FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, WORKS OF ART
Important auction characterized by great quality and unexceptionable origins. The first part of the catalogue is dedicated to oriental art with 150 lots made out of jade, ivory, coral and porcelain. The second session is dedicated to the western arts including two prestigious private collections, the one of a Roman gentleman with high-period furniture, and the collection of Giuseppe Clinanti of antique glass, composed of pieces of absolute rarity from the 16th to the 19th Century. As regards the paintings there are important pictures of the 17th and 18th Century, among which an unpublished canvas by a young Luca Giordano and a great mythological scene by Lorenzo Pasinelli. The 19th Century is represented by a large painting of museum quality by Antonio Zona, two rare oils by Giovanni Giani and a beautiful landscape by Lorenzo Viani. The sale ends with a series of objects of royal and papal provenance, and with an eclectic silver candlestick whose adventurous story will be disclosed to you in the Bolaffi saleroom.
11 am | lots 1-145
2 pm | lots 146-476
Turin - Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17
VIEWING
5/11 April Turin - Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17 (10-13 am | 2-6 pm)
Lot 51
CARVED STONE
China, Quing dynasty, early 20th Century
With figures in a landscape at sunset, a house on stilts and a fishing boat, among high mountains, pines and bamboo. Inscription 夕陽 免 睡 Xiyang mian shui ("the setting sun flees from sleep").
6.3 x 3.9 x 2.4 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 52
SOLID INK PLATE
China, Quing dynasty, 19th Century
Soot, vegetable resin and glue plate, molded and partially gilded, decorated on the front with an imperial dragon and a large character in cursive calligraphy, both gilded. Inscription in archaic two-line writing on all four sides. On the back six dragons around the
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 53
SOLID INK PLATE
China, 19th Century
Soot, vegetable resin and glue plate, molded, painted and partially gilded, decorated with scenes of daily life, on the sides a phoenix and a dragon, on top and bottom pushou motifs.
Crack not passing through the upper half, fixed with visible white glue.
12 x 4.1 x 2.6
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Starting price: € 600
Lot 54
CUBE WITH SIX ENGRAVED SEALS
China, Quing dynasty, 19th-20th century
In shoushan stone, the cube faces are carved with seals in archaic calligraphy.
2 x 2 x 2 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 55
BLACK STONE QUADRANGULAR SEAL
China, Quing dynasty, 19th-20th century
With rounded edges and corners, on the upper surface few fluent characters engraved, the seal of the lower side is inscribed in the "writing of the offices" (lishu 隸書).
3.1 x 3.1 x 1 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 56
LARGE INK STONE
China, Quing dynasty, 19th Century
Duan rectangular stone, with cavity to mix water and ink, inside an hard wood case. The three characters "hall of the three rarities", referring to the hall that the emperor Qianlong had set up in 1747 in the Forbidden City, are carved on the surface of the stone.
Slight
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 57
QUADRANGULAR VASE WITH COVER
China, Quing dynasty, 19th-20th century
Of archaic form, in mold cast bronze, of black-green patina, with applied dragons and feral legs. The shape and decoration of the vase are inspired by the jian ritual vase (鑒 or.). Below the base are engraved four characters in the "bronze writing" (金文) characteristic
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Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 58
TRIPOD RITUAL BRONZE
China, Quing dynasty, 20th century
Globular, with two handles, three round felines on the lid and in the center a sunken Chilong dragon, on the body and on the lid a dragon and leiwen decoration, the upper part of the legs decorated with masks deriving from taotie.
10 x 9.8 in.
A welding error on one
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Starting price: € 1.500
Lot 59
TWO COLORS JADEITE DISK
China, 20th Century
In white jadeite with inclusions in apple green and russet, the profile of a carved phoenix on one side, on the other a deer resting under a tree laden with peaches of immortality. Together with a recent wooden base.
3.8 x 2 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 60
JADE PENDANT
China, Quing dynasty, 19th-20th century
In céladon and russet jade, glued to the wooden base, recently made. The pendant is decorated in light relief, on one side with a lotus flower, a fish, a large leaf, on the other with a poem, written in cursive calligraphy.
2.1 x 1.6 x 0.2 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 61
BI DISC IN MOUNTAIN JADE
China, Quing dynasty, 20th Century
Mountain jade (nephrite), carved on the recto in high-relief with a dragon that covers the circular hole, on the back in bas-relief with motifs of sceptres ruyi. Glued to the wooden base, recent.
3.1 x 4.1 x 0.8 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 62
CARVED LACQUER ROUND BOX
China, Quing dynasty, 19th Century
In red cinnabar lacquer, with black lacquered inside and on the base. A peony band surrounds the central medallion with literary scene around a palace on the banks of a river. Inscription painted in gold under the base 大 清 乾隆 年 製 by Qing Qianlong nianzhi ("produced
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Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 63
GLASS PANEL WITH TWO METAL PLATES
China, 20th Century
One circular plate and a fan-shaped plate metal one, perhaps in silver, depicting lake scenes, with inscribed poems, mounted on a glass, silk and trimming panel.
9.6 x 8.1 in.
The poem on the circular one recites: Snow of the river, a hundred mountains and no birds, a
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Starting price: € 200
Lot 64
JADE PLAQUE MOUNTED ON PANEL
China, 20th Century
Green jade circular plaque with foliate decoration mounted on a glass, silk and trimming panel.
The plaque 4.9 x 4.1 in.
The panel 11.4 x 10.2 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 65
DECORATIVE PANEL WITH COINS
China, 20th Century
Glass, silk and braid, containing ten Chinese dollars of the twentieth Century.
11 x 7.7 x 0.8 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 66
BALAUSTER VASE
China, Quing dynasty, 19th-20th Century
Painted in 'famille verte', on the body flower decoration, rocks and peach branches within reserves on a white background, the base of the neck with a trellis decoration.
17.7 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 1.100
Lot 67
ALTAR JAR WITH LID
China, Quing dynasty, 20th Century
Porcelain glazed inside and outside, engraved and painted with polychrome 'famille rose' enamels. In the middle a large vase with flowers, together with a bell and a steaming teapot. On the two sides branches with fruits, the “hands of Buddha” on one side, the peaches
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 68
TWO-HOLE BRUSH WASHER
China, Quing dynasty, 20th Century
In dark jade, with two circular cavities for the brush, outside decorated in high relief with three chilong and one mask.
1.5 x 5.7 x 1.4 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 69
TWO BAMBOO CARVED BRUSH-HOLDERS
China, Quing dynasty, 19th-20th Century
Both carved with figures inserted in a landscape. The carving is different, light in the case of the foggy river sight, deeper to realize the figures of the writers who meet under a pine tree in the mountains.
One height 6.9 in., the other 6.1 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 70
WOOD DECORATIVE PANEL
China, 20th Century
In lacquered and gilded sweet wood, divided in three parts carved in bas-relief with domestic life scenes.
47.2 x 12.2 x 1.4 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 71
TURQUOISE FIGURE
China, 20th Century
In turquoise with a few black veins, depicting a flute player, with a glued wooden base.
2.7 x 1 x 0.6 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 72
CORAL FIGURE
China, 20th Century
Depicting a laughing man, in red coral, on a wooden base.
1.8 x 0.8 x 1.2 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 73
FEMALE FIGURE WITH UMBRELLA AND BANANA TREE
China, 20th Century
Uniform turquoise with a vein at the base of the banana tree. With glued wooden base.
3.5 x 2.4 x 1.3 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 74
ONE SNUFF BOTTLE AND TWO SMALL VASES
China, 20th Century
Above glaze painted porcelain and "glass of Beijing ", ice glass decorated with glass paste relief.
The higher 3 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 75
PAIR OF PORCELAIN MAGU FIGURES
China, Dehua (Fujian), Quing dynasty, 19th Century
With baskets of flowers on the shoulders, in blanc de chine porcelain.
11.9 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 76
PORCELAIN BASIN AND DISH
China, Quing dynasty, 20th Century
Rectangular shaped basin painted on the outside with 'famille rose' enamels with “a thousand flowers and insects”, on the inside and on the base glazed in light turquoise tones. Dish painted with four famous figures, four cartouches with inscriptions, four inscriptions
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Starting price: € 200
Lot 77
LARGE FISHBOWL
China, 20th Century
Porcelain with polychrome enamel on the glaze, white interior, unglazed base. In the central band are depicted court ladies, strolling in the garden, writing, playing a board game, playing the qin. The title of the composition is inscribed on the body, together with a
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 78
IVORY COMPOSITION WITH EMBROIDERER LADY
China, 20th Century
Ivory finely worked and painted in partially indian ink, on a glued wooden base.
8.1 x 8.1 x 4.7 in.
Height comprising the wooden base.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 79
IVORY COMPOSITION
China, 20th Century
Depicting a female flute player and a large phoenix, on a wooden base carved with pine trees.
10 x 4.6 x 3.5 in.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.400
Lot 80
MAGU FIGURE WITH IVORY FLOWER AND BASKET
China, Quing dynasty, 19th Century
Ivory painted in indian ink, with glued wooden base.
Height 9.4 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 81
IVORY COMPOSITION
China, Quing dynasty, 19th Century
Depicting a tambourine player with three playing hares, ivory painted in partially indian ink, on a circular wooden pin base.
8.7 x 4.4 x 4.3 in.
Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 82
MA JIATONG 1865-1937 PAIR OF PAINTINGS ON SILK WITH FLOWERS AND BIRDS
Late Qing dinasty, Guangxu reign (1871-1908)
Indian ink and tempera on silk. The two paintings were certainly kept in a vertical roll and were framed and placed under glass after their arrival in Europe. Inscription, signature and seal of the artist.
Small folds and abrasions, one of the two paintings is detached
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Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.300
Lot 83
ATTRIBUTED TO KANG YOUWEI 1858-1827 PAIR OF VERTICAL ROLLS INSCRIBED IN FLUENT CALLIGRAPHY
End of 19th-early 20th Century
Idian ink on red paper, kneaded with fragments of gold leaf and mounted on paper, with wooden board at the base and an upper rope board.
Signature of the author; two of his seals (kang youwei yin 康有为 印, wei xin bai ri chu wang liu nian san zhou da of you bian si zhou
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Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 84
LOT OF SIX ADVERTISING PRINTS
China, 1920-1950
Beautiful lot composed by six lithographs and silk-screen prints on paper depicting advertising for the Chinese market.
Defects, tears, losses and wear.
Various measures.
Defects, tears, losses and wear.
Starting price: € 2.000
Lot 85
SEVEN SMALL SCUPTURES
China, 20th Century
Three in ivory, one in jade, one in coral, one in turquoise and one in malachite, depicting deities and different figures.
The higher 8.3 in.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 86
PORCELAIN JAR WITH COVER
China, end of 19th Century
Porcelain painted in cobalt blue under the glaze and polychrome enamels on the glaze with red fish decoration, with unglazed interior. On a wooden recent base.
At the base mark of the kingdom of Jiajing within two concentric circles.
Inside a suture that runs along the
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 87
GREEN STONE FIGURE
China, 20th Century
In spinach green stone, depicting a female figure with a flower, on a wooden base.
5.3 x 2.2 x 1.5 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 88
PAIR OF JADE BIRDS OF PARADISE
China, 20th Century
Céladon jade with rust color inclusions. On carved wood bases.
9.4 x 2.5 x 1.4 in.
Starting price: € 600
Lot 89
CORAL LADY FIGURE
China, Quing dynasty, 19th-20th Century
In red coral with white inclusions, depicting a female figure with a bulbul bird. Glued on a wooden base.
Height 8.3 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 90
CHINOISERIE PANEL
19th Century
Beautiful decorative panel depicting a figure in a landscape with two birds on a branch.
Mixed technique on paper.
53.3 x 34.4 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 91
FOUR WATERCOLORS ON PAPER
19th Century
Painted in chinoiserie, with spring landscapes, birds and insects within a wooden frame, black passepartout with gold border.
12.8 x 7.7 in.
Starting price: € 800
Lot 92
CHINOISERIE PANEL
19th Century
Decorative panel depicting an architecture with two dignitaries.
Indian ink and watercolor on paper.
57.5 x 22.2 in.
Starting price: € 400
Lot 93
SEVEN DRAWINGS DEPICTING CHINESE COSTUMES
China, 19th Century
Watercolor on rice paper, short margins with small losses.
4.3 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 94
LARGE GUANYIN IN ROSE QUARTZ
China, 20th Century
Dressed in a wide tunic, the figure is sitting with the left hand on the left knee while holding a ruyi scepter with the right hand, a necklace with the head of a ruyi at the neck, a small figure of Buddha in the center of the high chignon.
23 x 10.2 x 7.1 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 95
EMBROIDERED SILK PANEL
China, late 19th-early 20th Century
Red geranium background in iridescent silk with a larger dragon in the center with clouds, four other smaller ones surround it forming an ideal oval, all enclosed within a thin frame of stylized scrolls.
89.8 x 70.1 in.
Starting price: € 700
Lot 96
BRONZE TAOIST DEITY
China, Quing dynasty
In partially gilt bronze, dressed with the long traditional dress, the figure is seated, the hands clasped to the chest are holding the tablet which indicates the rank, with goatee-beard and on the head a hat without flaps.
9.8 x 4.9 x 2.8 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 97
STANDING CORAL GUANYIN
China, 20th Century
Red coral with some white inclusions, depicting a lady wrapping herself in her clothes.
Height 5.2 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 98
FIVE HARD STONE SCULPTURES
China, 20th Century
In chalcedony, tiger's eye, amethyst, malachite and pink quartz. All figures stand on a wooden base.
The higher 7.5 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 99
JADEITE FIGURE WITH TRIPOD
China, 20th Century
Céladon jadeite with small apple-green inclusions. On wooden base.
3.7 x 1.6 x 0.9 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 100
JADEITE GOOD LUCK COMPOSITION
China, 20th Century
Céladon jadeite with russet inclusions. A ruyi scepter crosses the composition, while the classic circular pierced coins expand in the middle. Below, a bat carved in the russet part of the composition.
Height 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300