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 As regards the paintings there are important pictures of the 17th and 18th Century, among which an unpublished canvas by a young Luca Giordano and a great mythological scene by Lorenzo Pasinelli.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 331
PAIR OF BLOWN GLASS CHALICES
Venice or façon de Venise, 17th Century
With lattimo 'a penne' decoration, the stem with dark green and colorless glass wing handles.
Height 9.8 in.
The arduous technique of "penne" decoration, also known as "graffito" or "fenicio", is obtained by applying lattimo strings combed with a special tool onto the
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Starting price: € 3.000
Lot 332
BLOWN GLASS CHALICE
19th Century
With parallel vertical bands, in white, pink and prune.
7.2 x 3.9 in.
Starting price: € 600
Lot 333
LARGE GLASS VASE
20th Century
Copy from the ancient, with extensive traces of oxidation.
Starting price: € 800
Lot 334
GLASS EWER
18th Century
Piriform, in cobalt blue glass and rose glass reticello filigree, with shaped handle.
Starting price: € 800
Lot 335
BLOWN GLASS VASE WITH COVER
17th-18th Century
Cylindrical, in colorless glass, with bands in lattimo and cobalt blue glass filigree, a blackberry on top of the cover.
10 x 4.5 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 336
PAIR OF BLOWN GLASS VASES WITH COVER
17th Century
Pyriform, on the body a polychrome enamels cartouche with Roman numerals XXII and XXV respectively, with two applied lion head handles with traces of gilding, a yellow glass ring applied to the base.
One of the covers not pertinent.
12.2 x 7.1 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 337
THREE BLOWN GLASS PHARMACY VASES
18th Century
In slightly amber glass, on the body a cartouche with initials in polychrome enamels.
The higher 8.66 x 3.14 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 338
FOUR GLASS VASES WITH COVER
17th-18th Century
With noble and ecclesiastical arms in black enamel on the body, one of which in form of goblet with a high graded lid and three cylindrical ones, with a ring-shaped cover handle.
Not all covers are pertinent.
Wear to the enamels.
The higher 14.96 x 5.51 in.
Starting price: € 600
Lot 339
FOUR GLASS VASES WITH COVER
17th-18th Century
Cylindrical, with noble and ecclesiastical arms in black enamel on the body, three with spherical cover handle and one in form of a wing
Wear to the enamels.
The larger one 14.76 x 5.11 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 340
TWO GLASS FARMACY VASES
17th-18th Century
Colorless glass, on the body a cartouche with the name of the preparation in polychrome enamels, with domed covers, one with a ribbon handle, the other one with a pear handle.
13.6 x 4.5 x 4.7 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 450