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 26
Two embroideries
China, 20th Century
Both embroidered in polychromy on a red ground with scenes with figures inspired by the traditional theatre, one with a silk ground the other with a rougher fabric. The embroideries were used on the set of the 1987 film 'The Last Emperor' directed by Bernardo
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Starting price: € 1.500
Lot 27
Porcelain baluster vase
China, 20th Century
Ovoid body, cylindrical neck with flared mouth, the handles shaped as stylized animals, a red enamel Buddhist lion on a side, the other side with a long inscription.
16.7 x 7.1 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 28
Two embroidered silk military banners
China, Qing dynasty, 19th Century
Both in the shape of a right-angled triangle, the innermost part decorated with a dragon flying amidst clouds in pursuit of the flaming pearl, the scene framed by a meander and by a frieze of stylized waves, the band for the insertion of the pole with two versions of
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Starting price: € 1.000
Lot 29
Polychrome porcelain vase with cover
China, 20th Century
Ovoid shape, the circular flat cover with cone finial, the decoration consisting on one side of a scene with female figures in a garden, on the other of a long inscription.
12.6 x 8.3 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 30
Pair of calligraphic scrolls
Attributed to Zhang Daqian, 1960
Two calligraphies mounted as vertical hanging scrolls, dated 1960.
40.9 x 10.6 in.
Starting price: € 800
Lot 31
Nine Imari porcelain dishes
China, Qing dynasty, early 18th Century
Decorated to the exterior in blue and red enamels with compositions of flowers and rocks.
Diameter 8.86 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 32
Five small sculptures
China and Japan, early 20th Century
A turquoise female figure on a wooden base with silver inlay, a green stone female figure, two painted bone snuff bottles shaped as female figures, an ivory netsuke of a demon with movable face.
The higher 4.25
Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 33
Green jade plaque
China, 20th Century
Circular Green jade with foliate decoration.
4.9 x 4.3 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 34
Pair of large porcelain vases with covers
Samson, 19th Century
Decorated in chinoiserie with life scenes within reserves and bouquets of flowers on purple ground.
23.6 x 13 in.
Starting price: € 700 | Sold for : € 4.200
Lot 35
Polychrome porcelain baluster vase
China, 20th Century
Ovoid body, cylindrical neck with flared mouth, tho the shoulder a pair of lion masks with rings in the mouth, the decoration on the body consisting of a scene with a lady and children near a pavilion, on the other side a long inscription.
16.7 x 6.7 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 36
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 children doing various activities, the neck with children inside lobed cartouches,
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Starting price: € 300
Lot 37
Polychrome porcelain baluster vase
China, 20th Century
Cylindrical body and flared mouth, the neck with two handles shaped as a pair of resting Fo dogs, the decoration consisting on a side of a scene with two female figures and two children near a table and a pine tree,
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 38
Wooden screen with mother-of-pearl inlay
Southern China, late 19th-early 20th Century
Three panels supported by a basement with splayed feet, the lower and higher sides with a pierced decoration of floral motifs, the front of the three panels with mother-of-pearl inlays forming a decoration of trees, pavilions, birds, animals and figures, the central
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 425
Lot 39
Pair of porcelain peaches
China, 19th-20th Century
Naturalistically moulded with the branch with leaves in relief, painted in polychromy.
3.5 x 5.7 x 4.7 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 40
Six-panel screen
China, 20th Century
Each door uniformly lacquered in black with decorations of figures in a landscape lacquered in gold with mother-of-pearl, bone and hard stones inlays.
67.7 x 89.8 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 950
Lot 41
Enamelled metal snuff bottle
China, 19th Century
The external surface with polychrome enamel decoration on a white background, the two larger sides with compositions of flowers and birds, the smaller ones with flowers and a butterfly, agate stopper and metal spoon, apocryphal Qianlong four characters mark to the
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Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 42
Pair of 'blanc de Chine' porcelain Guanyin
China, 20th Century
Depicted standing on a circular section base with lotus flowers, both with a lotus flower in one hand, wide wavy robe and a diadem on the head.
Height 14 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 43
Painted ivory cup
China, early 20th Century
Circular section with maximum width near the mouth, on the exterior an accentuated high relief decoration of cranes and pine trees.
4.1 x 5.3 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 44
Large 'Swatow' ceramic dish
China, 17th Century
Circular section with ring base and rounded walls, a pale blue glaze. Natural defects.
Diameter 14.96 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 45
Pair of painted enamel metal vases
China, 20th Century
The circular base supporting a globular body surmounted by a long
cylindrical neck with handles shaped as ram's heads, the whole external surface decorated with floral scrolls, two large reserves with compositions of flowers and birds.
15.7 x 4.1 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 46
Painted enamel metal vase
China, 20th Century
Shaped body surmounted by a square section long neck with curved handles, the external surface with geometrical and floral grounds interrupted by cartouches with undulating profiles painted with scenes of female figures in a garden and glimpses of landscape.
20.3 x 10.4
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 47
Pair of polychrome porcelain vases
China, 20th Century
Ovoid body with short neck and flared mouth, the main decoration consisting of two large reserves with geisha in the landscape, apocryphal Qianlong mark.
18.5 x 3.7 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 48
Women’s embroidered silk robe
China, Qing dynasty, 19th Century
Jacket with wide sleeves, circular collar and the opening on the front with gilt metal buttons, the dark blue silk ground with a lively embroidered decoration of scattered flowers, the lower part with waves, ruyi scepter heads and good auspicious objects, the collar and
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Starting price: € 2.000
Lot 49
Embroidered silk court robe
China, Qing dynasty, 19th Century
The upper part embroidered with polychrome and golden threads on apricot ground with five-clawed dragons arranged on the front, on the back and on the shoulders, on the other parts with dragons surrounded by auspicious emblems and among them the eight Buddhist symbols
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Starting price: € 3.000
Lot 50
Wooden pedestal
China, early 20th Century
Six arched legs connected at the bottom by a circular tile, with hexagonal support on top, carved with bats and auspicious objects.
31.9 x 16.9 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 300