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
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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
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