FURNITURE, PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF ART
AUCTION
Thursday 27 October 2022
10.30 a.m. | lots 1-177
2.00 p.m. | lots 178-556
Spazio Bolaffi, corso Verona 34/D, Turin
THE AUCTION WILL START AGAIN AT 2.00 P.M.
VIEWING
From Friday 21 October to Thursday 27 October (Sunday excluded), 10.00 a.m. - 6.00 p.m.
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Lot 1
Pair of vases
China, first half of the 20th Century
Large metal vases with decoration of fantastic animals in cloisonné polychrome enamels, handles in the shape of lion head with a ring between the jaws, Qianlong apocryphal mark in the center of both bases, on a shaped wooden base.
Damage and restorations to the bases.
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Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 1.100
Lot 2
Pair of potiches with lid
China, 20th Century
Decorated metal with cloisonné polychrome enamels with mythological animals on a geometric background, on a shaped wooden base.
15 x 9.1 x 9.1 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 3
Pair of vases with lid
China, 20th Century
Baluster-shaped, metal with cloisonné decoration with polychrome enamels of lotus flowers and phytomorphic arabesques.
9.8 x 5.1 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 4
Vase with lid
China, 20th Century
Baluster-shaped, metal with cloisonné decoration with polychrome enamels of flowers, birds and rocks, with shaped wooden base.
9.1 x 4.7 x 4.7 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 5
Sculpture with Budai and children
China, 20th Century
Porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration, mark impressed on the base.
10.4 x 9.4 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 375
Lot 6
Two vases
China, second half of the 19th Century
Baluster-shaped, porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration, one with stylized dragon handles and adorned with figures in battle with banners, the other with a céladon background with birds and mythological animals.
The latter restored.
The biggest 25.6 x 9.1 x 9.1
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Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.100
Lot 7
Potiche with lid
China, 20th Century
Wucay porcelain with polychrome enamel decoration of male and female figures in the landscape.
14.4 x 9.1 x 9.1 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 1.500
Lot 8
Carved coral branch
China, early 20th Century
Coral sculpture depicting Guandi on horseback with bow and arrows, glued to a wooden base.
Minor lacks and some white inclusions.
166 g including base
8.3 x 3.5 x 2 in. including the base
The lot was made before 1947 and has a certificate of suitability for sale.
Starting price: € 350 | Sold for : € 1.100
Lot 9
Pair of vases
China, 20th Century
Metal with decoration of figures in the landscape in carved red lacquer, with wooden base.
6.3 x 3.1 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 10
Vase
China, Qing dinasty
Rouleau, porcelain with Green Family enamel decoration, depicting an audience scene with numerous military characters on the external, towards the base and neck bands with geometric decoration with floral corollas.
17.3 x 6.7 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 2.800
Lot 11
Bottle
China, first half of the 20th Century
Two-tone red and white glass with a decoration of fishes among sea herbs and lanceolate leaves.
9.4 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 250
Lot 12
Pair of dishes
China, 19th Century
Porcelain, decorated with polychrome enamels with a composition of chrysanthemums, peonies and bamboo on a yellow background, on the back three stylized lotus flowers and in the center of both a four-character Qianlong mark.
1.8 x 7.5 in.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800
Lot 13
Green stone sculpture
China, 20th Century
Green stone vase with cover. Lot includes also a red lacquer snuff bottle.
Different measures.
Starting price: € 50 | Sold for : € 50
Lot 14
Pair of vases
China, 20th Century
Porcelain, archaic in shape, engraved decoration depicting dragons and enameled in yellow and aubergine on a green background, Jiajing apocryphal mark in the center of the base of both.
10.6 x 3.9 x 3.9 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 950
Lot 15
Pair of tazzas
China, first half of the 20th Century
Porcelain, the external with scattered flowers in polychrome enamels on ruby pink background.
4.7 x 3.9 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 16
Two porcelain groups
China, first half of the 20th Century
Blanc de Chine porcelain, depicting Taoist deities and mythological animals, with a modern shaped base in wood and red velvet.
Restorations and small losses.
The biggest 11 x 5.1 x 3.5 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 550
Lot 17
Two porcelain figures
China, first half of the 20th Century
Blanc de Chine porcelain, depicting female deities standing, with a modern shaped base in wood and red velvet.
Small restorations and losses.
The biggest 13 x 4.3 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 175
Lot 18
Pair of sculptures
China, 20th Century
Ceramic with polychrome glazing, depicting lions, on a rectangular base, external details in relief, removable tails.
19.7 x 17.7 x 6.7 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 19
Sculpture
China, 20th Century
Ceramic with polychrome glazing, depicting a large Buddhist lion on a high pedestal.
23 x 9.8 x 12.2 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 20
Group of six bowls
China, 19th Century
Céladon and blue glazed porcelain.
2.8 x 7.3 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 21
Display dish
China, mid-18th Century
Porcelain, with openwork well and cobalt blue lake landscape decoration.
2.4 x 11.2 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 22
Pair of dishes
China, 20th Century
Porcelain, decorated with stylized cobalt blue vegetal motifs.
One restored.
1.8 x 10.6 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 23
Group of ten dishes
China, mid-18th Century
Porcelain, with polychrome decoration of goldfishes and flowers and gildings.
Some felures and chipping, small restorations.
Different measures.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 24
Potiche with lid
China, 20th Century
Porcelain decorated with floral arabesques and cobalt blue characters, Chengua apocryphal mark in the center of the base, wooden base.
18.1 x 8.7 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 275
Lot 25
Pair of vases
Cina, early 20th Century
Porcelain, baluster shaped with zoomorphic handles, decorated in cobalt blue with an arabesque of leafy branches, with flowers and pomegranates.
16.1 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 1.100
Lot 26
Vase
China, late 19th Century
Porcelain, baluster-shaped, square-section, with Green Family enamels decoration on a black background depicting Taoist immortals on the four sides.
Neck and mouth restored, a chip at the base.
20.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 250 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 27
Three pairs of baluster vases
China, 20th Century
Porcelain, a couple with biscuit decoration of dragons, the others with biscuit bands and decorations of figures in cobalt blue.
Defects, the neck of one of the vases with biscuit decoration of dragons broken and
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 28
Pair of vases
China, 20th Century
Baluster-shaped, porcelain with a beige background with craquelure, on which a battle scene in polychrome enamels, neck and handles embossed in biscuit.
10 x 3.9 x 3.9 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 29
Pair of vases
China, 20th Century
Porcelain, with polychrome decoration of dragons flying in the clouds and flaming darts, on the neck of both Wanli apocryphal mark, each with a wooden base.
6.7 x 4.7 x 4.7 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 1.400
Lot 30
Pair of sculptures
China, Tang dinasty style, 20th Century
Terracotta, depicting horses, the external covered with Sancai glazing.
The biggest 18.5 x 16.1 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 31
Two sculptures
Thailand, 20th Century
Glazed ceramic, depicting horses and riders.
12 x 5.1 x 11.4 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 32
Pair of sculptures
China, Tang dinasty style, 20th Century
Terracotta, depicting horses, the external covered with Sancai glazing.
The biggest 18.9 x 6.3 x 17.3 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 33
Box
China, Canton, mid-19th Century
Lacquered wood, with lid, rectangular with shaped profiles, inside trays of various sizes, the external and internal decorated with gold and touches of polychromy with figures in the landscape.
Restorations and small losses.
4.7 x 12.6
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 34
Group of silver objects
Far East, 19th-20th Century
Including a glass, three spice caddies and a small bowl.
472 g
Different measures.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 35
Sculpture
China, 19th Century
Wood, depicting a male figure, removable head and hand, on a modern base.
25.2 x 14.2 x 11.8 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 36
Three sculptures
China and Thailand, 20th Century
One in wood depicting a wise man with a child, one in bronze with a seated Buddha surrounded by a flaming nimbus and the third in bronze depicting a Buddha's head.
The biggest 11.4 x 3.5 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 37
Two sculptures
China, 20th Century
Soapstone, depicting Taoist immortals, on a stone base.
The biggest 11.8 x 5.5 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 38
Large box
China, 20th Century
Wood box with lid, with a polylobed shape, the external part lacquered in red with lotus flowers and the Shou character in the center of the lid.
Small defects.
5.9 x 13.2 x 13.2 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 39
Large box
China, 20th Century
Wood box with lid, polylobed shape, red lacquered on the external with floral arabesques and ovals with phoenixes.
4.3 x 14.2 x 14.2 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 40
Large box
China, 20th Century
Wood box with lid, polylobed shape, lacquered on the external with a red background with phytomorphic arabesques, auspicious animals, rocks and waves.
Small defects.
6.3 x 17.3 x 14.6 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 41
Large vase
China, 19th Century
Porcelain, tianqiuping, with refined polychrome enamel decoration of the auspicious motif of the nine peaches, the fruits elegantly placed on the branches of the plant in combination with white and pink flowers, in the lower part of the
Starting price: € 10.000 | Sold for : € 15.000
Lot 42
Large vase
China, 19th Century
Porcelain, tianqiuping, finely decorated with polychrome enamels, on the body a wide landscape scene with large rocky mountains in the distance, pine trees, pavilions with figures, small lakes and a bridge crossed by a wise man on the back
Starting price: € 10.000 | Sold for : € 11.000
Lot 43
Frame
Burma, early 20th Century
Embossed silver-plated metal, the external decorated with leaves, the Naga snake in the lower corners, the Buddha in the upper center and two mythological figures at his side.
13 x 8.7 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 44
Pair of boxes
Burma, first half of the 20th Century
Two circular boxes in polychrome lacquered wood, the external decorated with scenes with figures and vegetal stylizations.
8.3 x 8.3 x 8.3 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 46
Small table
Southern China, late 19th Century
Wooden pedestal carved with flowers and mythological animals, with mistio marble octagonal insert on top.
24.8 x 16.9 x 16.9 in.
Starting price: € 150
Lot 47
Sculpture
Pre-Columbian style
Terracotta, depicting a seated priest.
Restoration on the lower side of the robe.
8.1 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 48
Sculpture
Burma, 19th Century
Lacquered wood, depicting a Buddhist deity, on a modern wooden base.
Damage to the braid and to the arm, small losses and wear to the lacquer.
36 x 9.6 x 7.5 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 49
Large brazier
Japan, 19th Century
Patinated bronze, the lobed profile base supports three legs with the head of a fantastic animal on which a globular body is grafted, surmounted by an important lid with a composition of rocks and birds, the exterior of the body
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 50
Pair of oil lamps
Japan, Meiji period
Gilt bronze mounted Imari porcelain, with painted opal glass tulip-shaped lampshades. One inner cylinder glass broken.
Height 21.3 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 425