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 261
A FEMALE FIGURE (THE GODDESS OF THE MOON?) WITH LANTERN IN LAVENDER JADE China, 20th century
Lavender jade all over the figure, except for a green section on the back. In her right hand the goddess holds a teapot with a cup, and a lantern in her left hand. Carved wooden
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Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 3.200
Lot 262
A FIGURE OF GUANYIN WITH RUYI IN JADE China, 20th century
In grey-green jadeite with small white clouds and some parts with lavender hues. The Goddess of Mercy holding a ruyi in one hand and in the other, she holds the ribbon that goes around her waist. Both are
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Starting price: € 1.200
Lot 263
A COMPOSITION WITH GUANYIN AS A BUDDHA WITH AN ACOLYTE IN JADE China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Exceptional workmanship with transparent parts and many intricate details. Intense dark celadon jade. Translucent flaming aureole and circular aura. Though in the guise of
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Starting price: € 4.000
Lot 264
A VASE WITH PEONIES AND A PAIR OF BULBULS IN TURQUOISE China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Very fine workmanship with decorations only on the front of the vase. The two long-tailed, small-crested bulbuls ( pycnonotus sinensis), though not standing close to each other, are
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Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.700
Lot 265
A VASE WITH LID DECORATED WITH PEONIES AND A BULBUL IN TURQUOISE China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Decoration in high relief and in the round on the lid. Extremely fine working. A black vein runs across the entire vessel from the bottom to the top. 4.41 x 2.36 x 1.85 in.
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Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 266
A VASE WITH CHRYSANTHEMUMS AND A PAIR OF DOVES IN TURQUOISE
China, Qing Dynasty, 19th Century Decoration in high relief and in the round on the lid. Fairly light turquoise, yellowish on the shoulder and with large black veins mainly in the lower section. Height 4.80 in.
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Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 1.600
Lot 267
A COMPOSITION WITH TWO FEMALE FIGURES IN THE SHADE OF A PALM TREE IN ROSE QUARTZ China, 20th century
Workmanship showing few details. A figure standing with a cup in her hands, the other is seated with a book scroll (?) in her left hand. La palm tree indicates that the
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 268
A VASE WITH LID MADE OF JADEITE China, 20th century
Jadeite with green and white clouds. The handles are in the shape of a lion on the shoulder and a dragon on the lid; masks of the taotie type are depicted in relief on the belly. The knob of the lid is shaped as a
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Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 7.000
Lot 269
AN ARCHAISTIC CUP WITH HANDLE IN JADE China 18th Century
White jade with some darker spots. Carved wooden base. Height 2,20 in. (including bas), diameter 2,48 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 270
A LARGE COMPOSITION WITH EIGHT FEMALE FIGURES IN LAPIS LAZULI ON CARVED IVORY BASE China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
Very detailed and well finished workmanship. The stone has rather uniform colouring, dotted with small inclusions of pyrite. Four figures, each with a
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Starting price: € 3.000