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 81
A FIGURE OF BUDDHA SEATED ON A THRONE China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Carved wood, lacquered in red and black, and partially gilded. The devotional niche on the back is sealed. Good condition. The wood presents some small cracks due to its age. The hands joined in his
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 82
TWO FIGURES OF BODHISATTVAS China, Ming dynasty, 17th century
One of the two wooden figures is heavy, gilded, with red paint on the lotus throne. The other is lighter, with traces of black lacquer and red paint. The bodhisattvas are both seated cross-legged, with the
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 83
A FIGURE OF GUANYIN AMONG FLOWERS
China, Qing dynasty, 19th Century Finely carved wood with a few traces of black lacquer and gilding (on the left shoulder). The goddess of mercy is seated on draped fabric, the folds of which partially cover the throne made of a fretwork
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 85
TWO FIGURES OF GUANYIN WITH INFANT IN ARMS China, Ming dynasty and later, 17th and 19th century
Carved wood with traces of lacquer and gilding. The figure in perfumed wood is in good condition, the other shows some woodworm damage, while the corner on the top right of
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 86
A FIGURE OF GUANYIN WITH CHILD China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Carved wood, painted. Traces of gilding. Signs of woodworm and some small seasoning cracks, but nothing broken. Niche on the back is empty. Height 10.63 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 87
THREE FIGURES OF GUANYIN China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Carved wood, painted and gilded. Three of the countless variants in which Guanyin, the goddess of mercy, appears in the classic Buddhist iconography: one of the figures is seated in vajrasana and with three
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 1.400
Lot 88
A GROUP OF FIVE FIGURES OF GUANYIN
China, Qing dynasty, 17th-19th Century Carved wood, lacquered or dry-lacquered, gilded and painted. One of the devotional niches on the back is missing its lid: the small offerings can still be seen inside. Paint is worn, various breaks
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 89
A SHRINE WITH GUANYIN AND INFANT
China, Qing dynasty, 19th Century Carved, lacquered, painted, and partially gilded wood. The goddess of mercy is seated on the lotus throne, the baldachin behind her is carved with a bird on one side, a vase on the other, and a small
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Starting price: € 500
Lot 90
A FIGURE OF WARRIOR DEITY (ZHENWU) WITH TORTOISE AND SNAKE UNDERFOOT China, Qing dynasty, 19th century
Carved wood, lacquered and gilded, beard made of real hair. Zhenwu (“true warrior”) is one of the most powerful gods of Daoism, venerated for invoking the healing of
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Starting price: € 700