FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, WORKS OF ART
The auction includes three collections of oriental art from China, Japan and South East Asia, fine furniture, works of art and a fine selection of paintings from private collections
Part 1, Asian Art from the 2nd to the 20th Century 10.30 am | lots 1-321
Part 2, European Art and Oriental Carpets from the 14th to the 19th Century 3.00 pm | lots 322-690
VIEWING from Saturday 20 May to Wednesday 24 May 10 am/1 pm - 2 pm/6.30 pm (Sunday included) - Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17, Torino
Lot 251
A CUP WITH COVER IN GREEN STONE China, 20th century
Black and dark green marble; carved wooden pedestal. Production defect on the cover. Old repairs of the rim (four chips glued) and the pedestal. Height 2.79 in. (base included), diameter 3.31 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 252
A PLAQUE IN THE FORM OF A PHOENIX IN JADE China, early 20th century
Olive green and beige, non-transparent nephrite, worked in slight relief on both sides. Two holes, one in the crest, the other in a wing. 11.18 x 5.71 x 0.24 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 253
A FIGURINE OF KOI FISH IN JADEITE China, Qing dynasty, late 19th-early 20th century
Apple-green jadeite. Detailed craftsmanship. Base in finely carved wood. 1.61 x 2.56 x 1.46 in. The fish is a symbol of good luck and health because yu ("fish") is a homophone of yu
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 254
A SMALL FIGURE OF MAGU IN JADEITE China, 20th century
Carved in white and apple green jadeite all around. Base in briarwood. 2.36 x 1.18 x 0.67 in. Magu is an immortal fairy associated with the wish for long life. She is always represented with a rod and a basket of
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 255
A JADE LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES AND BUILDINGS China, 19th-20th century
Spinach green and white jade worked in fretwork. The front is carved with mountains, buildings, trees, and human figures. On the back instead there is the large wheel of life, which is at the base of
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 256
A MOUNTAIN JADE WITH CARVING OF LANDSCAPE WITH FIGURES China, Qing dynasty, 18th century
Céladon jade with a few russet veins on the back. The whole block of stone is carved and features an inscription on the front. 4.92 x 4.41 x 2.60 in. By optimising the natural shape
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Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 4.400
Lot 257
A QUARTZ TRIPOD, MOUNTED WITH GOLD AND STRINGS OF NATURAL PEARLS
European workmanship, late 19th - early 20th Century Essential and harmonious shape. Knob carved in the shape of a flower. Mounting with gold leaf and wire and small cultivated pearls. One bead is detached,
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Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.300
Lot 258
THREE KATABORI-NETSUKE
Japan Edo Period (1603-1868) The lot consists of an old man (Jurojin?) and child with deer, signed Kogetsu (江月); a wood gatherer with child, signed Doragon (青龍); a wood gatherer resting, signed on the base. Old man 1 x 1.73 x 1.42 in. Wood gatherer
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Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 259
A CARP-SHAPED TEAPOT AND TWO ANIMALS WITH EGG AND SPINACH GLAZING
China, Kangxi reign period (1661-1722) Mould-produced porcelain, finished with some modelled elements and engravings and decorated on the biscuit with splashes of traditional sancai (“tri-colour”) glazes
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Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 260
TWO FIGURES OF GUANYIN IN JADE China, 20th century
A Guanyin and child in white jadeite, which is yellowish at the bottom and has spinach green inclusions towards the top, with a shaped solid wood base. Another Guanyin with a full vessel and a bird in celadon jadeite
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Starting price: € 2.500 | Sold for : € 3.200