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 371
A SCOTTISH SNUFFBOX Scotland, 19th Century
Horn and silver, inscribed ‘A. Coutts’ on the silver border and with monogram AC on the cover. Length 3 in.
Starting price: € 700
Lot 372
A TRAVEL NOTEBOOK 19th Century
Blind tooled leather binding, uncut, a document holder and pencil. Few damages. 7.48 x 5.51 x 1.57 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 373
AN INK BUFFER Made out of two 18th Century
books with calf binding tooled in gold. 7.08 x 4.33 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 374
A WOODEN GROLLA CUP WITH COVER Valle d’Aosta, 18th Century
Walnut, on a circular foot, doomed cover. 6.10 x 4.33 in.
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 375
A WOODEN SPICE BOX 18th Century
Walnut, with doomed foot, in the shape of an acorn. 9.45 x 4.72 in.
Image refers to lot 374-375-376-377
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 376
A WOODEN TWINE BOX 19th Century
Walnut, egg-shaped with a threaded scroll. 6.10 x 3.15 in.
Image refers to lots 374-375-376-377
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 377
A WOODEN SPICE-BOX 18th Century
Circular, with cover, three internal partitions. 3.74 x 5 in.
Image refers to lots 374-375-376-377
Starting price: € 350
Lot 378
A FOOT KALEIDOSCOPE AND A TABLET KALEIDOSCOPE
Circa 1840 The foot kaleidoscope in the form of wooden telescope, brass and ebonized wood; the other one in walnut with a crank. The largest 7.87 x 6.50 in.
Starting price: € 400
Lot 379
A GROUP OF TWO TELESCOPES, LEONARDO SEMITECOLO Venice, 18th Century
One in ornate leather on red background with bone rings, the other one with blue background and brass rings, both consist of four concentric tubes of different diameter, according to the classical
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 380
A GREGORIAN TELESCOPE, JOHN DOLLOND London, first half of the 18th Century
In brass and wood, on tripod feet. 22 x 21.65 in.
Starting price: € 1.500