FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, WORKS OF ART
AUCTION
Tuesday 22 September 2020
9.30 am | lots 1-292
2 pm | lots 293-665
Sala Bolaffi, Torino, via Cavour 17
VIEWING
From Thursday 10 September by appointment only (+39 011 0199101; info@astebolaffi.it).
From Thursday 17 to Tuesday 22 September 2020, free entrance from 10 am to 6 pm.
Sala Bolaffi, Torino, via Cavour 17
Lot 1
Polychrome porcelain baluster vase and cover
China, second half of 19th Century
Cylindrical body, the neck surmounted by a domed cover with the finial shaped as a Fo dog, the exuberant 'Canton' decoration consisting of cartouches reserved on a ground of floral arabesques and butterflies, some of them with figures inside pavilions, others with
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 2
Pair of polychrome porcelain baluster vases
China, second half of 19th Century
Cylindrical body, the neck surmounted by a flared mouth, a pair of lion's heads with a ring in the mouth on the shoulder, the 'Canton' decoration consisting of 'birds and flowers' compositions inside framed cartouches reserved on a ground of flowers, butterflies and
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Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 3
Large polychrome porcelain baluster vase
Japan, Meiji period
Ovoid body surmounted by a sturdy cylindrical neck with wide ogivated mouth, with painted decoration of big flower heads amidst geometrical grounds and flows of water, a sinuous dragon in high relief with gilt details.
27.6 x 12.6 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 4
Group of four Famille Rose serving dishes
China, second half of 19th Century
Composed of two large oval serving dishes shaped with sauce-holder, an oval narrow tray and a large oval tray, with a rich 'Canton' style decoration painted in polychrome enamels and touches of gold, consisting in lobed cartouches with figures and pavilions alternating
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 5
Group of eight Famille Rose serving dishes
China, second half of 19th Century
Composed of three leaf plates, an oval dish with open-work edge, four large oval serving dishes, with a rich 'Canton' style decoration painted in polychrome enamels and touches of gold, consisting in lobed cartouches with figures and pavilions alternating to 'birds and
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Starting price: € 1.200
Lot 6
Group of four serving dishes
China, second half of 19th Century
Composed of two soup tureens and two sauce boats with a rich 'Canton' style decoration painted in polychrome enamels and touches of gold, consisting in lobed cartouches with figures and pavilions alternating to 'birds and flowers' compositions.
Minor damages and wear.
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Starting price: € 800
Lot 7
Polychrome porcelain baluster vase
China, second half of 19th Century
Cylindrical body and flared mouth with wavy rim, the shoulder with two pairs of relief stylized dragons, each handle shaped as a pair of facing crouched Fo dogs, with 'Canton' decoration consisting of cartouches reserved on a ground of floral arabesques and butterflies,
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Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 8
Group of twenty Famille Rose dishes
China, second half of 19th Century
Composed of ten plain dishes and ten fruit dishes with a rich 'Canton' style decoration painted in polychrome enamels and touches of gold, consisting in lobed cartouches with figures and pavilions alternating to 'birds and flowers' compositions.
Some félures, chips and
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Starting price: € 1.200
Lot 9
Large display cabinet
Japan, Meiji period
On four cabriole legs base, the top carved as an all-round dragon, with shelves and compartments closed by doors and a platform to support the reproduction of a Buddhist temple portal, with gold lacquered panels depicting glimpses of landscapes with figures and
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Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 4.000
Lot 10
Jadeite vase with cover
China, 20th Century
Carved in maculate green stone, on wooden base with silver inlays.
Height 8.3 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 11
Ivory standing bearded sage
China, early 20th Century
On a wooden base, the right hand touching the end of the long beard, the left hand holding a long bow.
Height 10.2 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 12
Two small ivory sculptures
China, early 20th Century
One depicting Budai, the other a daoist immortal, both on wooden base.
The higher 4.1 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 13
Polychrome porcelain food warmer and cover
China, probably Guangxu period
Quadrangular, shaped, on two sides a pair of circular metal rings coming out from the mouth of animal heads, an additional container inside, the domed lid surmounted by a finial shaped as a Fo dog, two sides of the main container and the outside of the lid decorated
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 6.500
Lot 14
Pair of polychrome porcelain dishes
China, 20th Century
Both decorated in rich polychromy with scenes with figures.
Diameter 9.6 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 300 - 600 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 15
Polychrome porcelain Budai mounted as a lamp
China, 20th Century
Seated smiling deity with a rosary in the left hand, the right hand holding the edge of the wide robe which leaves the belly uncovered, on wooden base with a light bulb to be inserted inside the body of the figure.
Height 9.8 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 700
Lot 16
Polychrome porcelain panel
Attributed to Wang Qi (1884-1937)
Depicting a group of deities in a landscape, one seated on flowing water with a snake nearby, a long inscription with seals on the upper right side, partially open-work wood frame.
A restoration on the upper part.
29.1 x 8.3 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 17
Polychrome porcelain panel
Attributed to Xu Zhongnan, 1936
Depicting on the right side a group of bamboos emerging from rocks, a long inscription with seal on the upper left side, dated 1936, partially open-work wood frame.
28.9 x 8.3 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 18
Polychrome porcelain panel
Attributed to Wang Yeting, 1927
Depicting a lake view, some big pine trees on the left side, a literate on a boat on the lower section, a long inscription with seals on the upper right side, dated 1927, wooden frame.
28.7 x 7.7 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 19
Pair of ancestor's portraits
China, 20th Century
Formerly vertical hanging scrolls, painted in ink and colors on paper, depicting an official and his wife, seated on an armchair on a carpet, original silk frame, wood frame and protective glass.
44.5 x 24.4 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 20
Pair of porcelain baluster vases
China, early 20th Century
Circular section, ovoid body and cylindrical neck with flared rim, toward the base and to the shoulders two biscuit bands with geometrical motifs, between the shoulder and the neck a pair of moulded biscuit Chilong dragons, the body and the neck with a polychrome
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Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 21
Green stone sculpture
China, 20th Century
Depicting a landscape with figures, on shaped wooden base.
12.6 x 24 in.
Starting price: € 400
Lot 22
Lacquered and gilt wood chest
China, early 20th Century
The external surface lacquered in brown, the front side decorated with gilt flowering branches and butterflies, metal lock, standing on a wood pedestal.
12.2 x 29.3 x 18.9 in.
Starting price: € 400
Lot 23
Polychrome porcelain vase
China, 20th Century
Ovoid body, cylindrical neck with flared mouth, the handles shaped as stylized fishes, the whole surface with a dense ground of arabesques, flowers and animals, the body with a group of deities, the neck with children inside
Starting price: € 300
Lot 24
Polychrome porcelain vase
China, 20th Century
Circular base, semi-ovoid body, inclined shoulders, cylindrical neck with flared mouth, the handles shaped as stylized dragons, the whole surface with a dense ground of arabesques, flowers and animals, the body with two groups of children inside lobed reserves, the neck
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Starting price: € 400
Lot 25
Polychrome porcelain vase
China, 20th Century
Ovoid body, cylindrical neck with flared mouth, the handles shaped as stylized fishes, the whole surface with a dense ground of arabesques, flowers and animals, the body with a group of deities, the neck with children inside
Starting price: € 400