AUCTION
Wednesday 31 May 2023
9.30 a.m. | lots 1-279
2.30 p.m. | lots 280-653
Spazio Bolaffi, corso Verona 34/D, Turin
VIEWING
From Thursday 25 to Saturday 27 May from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. From Monday 29 to Wednesday 31 May from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Spazio Bolaffi, corso Verona 34/D, Torino
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Plate
China, Qing dynasty
White jade, rectangular, finely carved with a flying dragon among stylized arabesques, scattered a lingzhi mushroom, a bird, a bat and the Eight Buddhist Emblems.
0.2 x 6.1 x 2.6 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 12.000
Panel
China, late 19th Century
Carved and gilded wood, with figures of dignitaries on the right below a porch and on the left near a pine tree. Originally the panel was probably part of a more complex piece of furniture.
7.5 x 19.7 x 2.4 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Incense burner
China, 20th Century
Cloisonné enamel with a yellow background, tripod, the globular body supported by three legs with a lion's head, on the sides lion's head handles with a movable ring between the jaws, openwork lid surmounted by a Buddhist lion top, glass with wooden profiles case
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Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 325
Pair of vases with lid
China, 19th Century
Blue and white porcelain, the exterior decorated with the classic pattern of plum blossoms on cracked ice, Kangxi apocryphal mark in the center of the base of both.
11 x 6.5 x 6.5 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
Group of six dishes
India Company, 19th Century
Six porcelain dishes with Imari decoration with flowers and ducks.
Wear, one broken.
Diameter 8.9 in.
Starting price: € 500
Large cup with lid
China, 20th Century
Gilt-metal and cloisonné enamels, decorated with flowers and peonies on blue ground.
13 x 5.7 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Four saucers and two bowls
China and Japan, 18th-19th Century
Imari porcelain with floral decorations, three saucers from China, early 18th Century, one saucer and two bowls from Japan, 19th Century.
Breaks and chipping.
The largest bowl 3.3 x 6.9 x 6.9 in.
Starting price: € 200
Four emakimono rolls
Japan, 19th Century
Ink and colors on paper, with texts alternating with images probably taken from a literary work of the Heian-Kamakura era.
Different measures.
Starting price: € 1.500
Incense burner
Japan, 19th Century
Bronze, the globular body supported by a base with three feet protruding from a lion's head, the body decorated in relief with flying geese, the curved handles with an animal mask, the lid partly openwork and surmounted by a Buddhist lion.
13 x 9.4 x 6.7 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 325
Kakemono
Japan, early 20th Century
Polychrome painted silk depicting a Tanuki badger among flowers, grasses and the moon. Silk frame, signature and seal lower right, wooden case.
Widespread breaks, wear and damage.
70.5 x 16.5 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
The four seasons
Japan, Meiji period
Four ink and colors paintings on silk, each depicting a geisha.
29.9 x 13.6 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 425
Kakemono
Japan, early 20th Century
Polychrome painted fabric depicting a scene from the Noh theatre, signature and seal lower left, silk frame, wooden case.
79.1 x 24 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 250
Pair of vases
Japan, Meiji period
Bronze with patina, embossed with lions and leaf decorations, on a shaped base supported by wreaths of leaves, the rim of the mouth with a Greek frets.
14.4 x 6.3 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 400
Pair of vases
Japan, 19th Century
Glazed and gilded terracotta, with landscapes and figures and mixtilinear reserves on a geometrical decoration ground, on quadrangular shaped carved wood base.
19.7 x 3.9 x 3.9 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
Vase with cover
Japan, 19th Century
Inlaid, lacquered and gilt wood with silvered metal application, with reserves with landscapes and figures and reserves with flying cranes, with gilt and silvered metal handles in the form of dragons, an eagle on top of the cover.
12.4 x 9.6 x 5.3 in.
Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 3.200
Large incense burner
Japan, Meiji period
Bronze, the base shaped like a rock around which a dragon moves, supports a figure of a rakan, a ruyi scepter in the left hand, the right one supporting a large globular container with relief dragon decoration, the openwork lid
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800
Drummer boy
Japan, Meiji period
Satsuma pottery, the dress finely decorated in polychrome with profusion of gold floral motifs.
8.3 x 4.5 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Three wise men
Japan, Meiji period
Satsuma pottery, depicting three Chinese wise men.
7.5 x 2.8 x 2 in.
Starting price: € 200
Folding screen
Japan, Meiji period
With six panels, depicting a landscape with streams, hills and glimpses of pavilions partially hidden by clouds, in which male and female figures move, dressed and styled according to the taste of the Heian period. The scene could be inspired by episodes contained in
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Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.700
Miniature armor
Japan, 20th Century
Full armor (gogatsu ningyo) with its chest. In the lot also a miniature helmet.
Chest 9.3 x 13 x 10.2 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Italian economic mission in Japan
Interesting group of books and magazines concerning the Italian economic mission in Japan and in Manciukuò, sent by the fascist government in May and June 1938, belonged to Giovanni Battista Chiossi, Central Director of Chemical Industries at the time, member of the
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Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 475
Four nesting tables
Japan, Meiji period
Lacquered wood in shades of red and black, with floral decorations, peach branches, birds and butterflies, with openwork and black lacquered baluster legs, signed.
Widespread damage to the lacquer, especially along the edges, some
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Folding screen
Japan, Meiji period
Four doors, with compositions of flowers and birds embroidered and painted on fabric.
66.9 x 85.4 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 1.200
Folder of prints
Japan, 20th Century
Folder with thirty-four reproductions of famous Japanese graphic works, mostly Ukijo-e prints.
15 x 18.9 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 325
Tokaido
Japan, mid-20th Century
Nice volume with the integral reproduction of Utagawa Hiroshige's horizontal tokaido.
10.2 x 15 in.
Starting price: € 500
UTAGAWA KUNISADA 1786-1865
Two woodcuts
Polychrome, depicting female figures.
13.98 x 9.45 in.
Starting price: € 200
Folding screen
Japan, Meiji period
With four panels, depicting a landscape with a stream, hills and a pavilion containing female figures, while a male figure walks along the walkway that surrounds the building. The scene could be inspired by an episode contained in the Genji monogatari, "The Romance of
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Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 1.500
Silver incense burner
India, 20th Century
Incense burner in the shape of elephant on oval base.
Low title silver.
458 g
7.9 x 3.5 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Bowl
Vietnam, Tra dynasty, 13th-14th Century
Celadon-glazed pottery, the exterior consisting of a water leaf motif.
2.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 300
Two containers
Southeast Asia, 20th Century
Silver, in the shape of a pumpkin.
Low title silver.
The largest 4.9 x 6.7 x 4.7 in.
Starting price: € 50 | Sold for : € 50
Silver scroll case
India, 20th Century
Embossed and chiselled with leaf scrolls and zoomorphic motifs.
Low title silver.
326 g
14.2 x 2 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Buddha
Burma, 19th Century
Large lacquered and gilt bronze sculpture.
33.5 x 21.7 x 9.1 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 2.200
Deity sculpture
Burma, 19th-20th Century
Carved wood with glass inlays, the deity depicted in a dynamic position as it was flying, the body in a sinuous pose with upturned legs and bent arms.
12.6 x 19.7 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 300
Pair of peacocks
Burma, 20th Century
Two sculptures in carved and painted wood.
28.3 x 31.1 x 9.1 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 750
Two boxes
Burma, 20th Century
Lacquered wood, each containing further containers with covers, the polychrome decoration with stylized deities, animals and plant motifs.
The largest 8.5 x 8.9 x 8.9 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
SCUOLA FIAMMINGA DEL XVI SECOLO
Water, Fire and Air's allegories
Oil on board.
14.17 x 20.28 in.
Starting price: € 6.000 | Sold for : € 8.500
HEINRICH ALDEGREVER 1502-1562
The rape of Lucretia 1553
Etching, monogrammed lower left, trimmed to the plate.
4.33 x 2.76 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Madonna with Child
18th Century and later
Rectangular painted plaster plaque.
Repaintings.
15.9 x 12.4 in.
Starting price: € 500
SCUOLA VENETA DEL XVI SECOLO
Flight into Egypt and Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem
Oil on copper.
12.40 x 17.91 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 1.700
SCUOLA ITALIANA DEL XVI SECOLO
Crucifixion
Oil on board transferred to canvas.
Restorations.
59.05 x 38.58 in.
Starting price: € 7.000
Carpet
Turkmenistan, 20th Century
Yomut carpet with polychrome floral and geometrical decoration.
49.2 x 31.1 in.
Starting price: € 150
PAGINA DI ANTIFONARIO Fine XV secolo
Manuscript leaf on vellum in red and black ink, with musical notation and three watermarked initials, 740 x 485 mm, in a modern frame.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Group of three prints
France, 17th Century
Etchings on paper from famous paintings of the Flemish school, laid on canvas with wooden sticks on the short margins.
The largest 17.7 x 15.9 in.
Starting price: € 100
SCUOLA FIAMMINGA DEL XVII SECOLO
Roman Emperor profile
Oil on canvas.
From the Twelve Caesars by Pieter Paul Rubens
24.61 x 19.09 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Archive table
18th-19th Century
Walnut, with turned legs and oblique openable tops, two drawers on the front.
Wear and small damage.
33.1 x 50.8 x 48.8 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
ANTONIO TEMPESTA 1555-1630
Seascape
Oil on canvas.
35.43 x 27.56 in.
Starting price: € 3.000 | Sold for : € 3.000
Candle holder
20th Century
Carved and gilded wood, with round base, feral feet and fluted baluster stem with knots with vegetal decoration, transformed into a three-light lamp, with cream fabric lampshade and trimmings.
55.9 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
DA GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI
Madonna with Child
Oil on canvas.
38.58 x 31.10 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.200
DA GUIDO RENI
The Birth of the Virgin
Tempera on paper.
22.05 x 21.26 in.
Starting price: € 250