Furniture, paintings and works of art


AUCTION
Thursday 23 November 2023
11 a.m. (lots 1-163); 2.30 p.m. (lots 164-489)
Spazio Bolaffi, corso Verona 34/D, Turin

VIEWING
From Friday 17 November to Thursday 23 November, Sunday excluded
10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Spazio Bolaffi, Corso Verona 34/D, Turin

Lot 26

Pair of ewers
X'ian, early 20th Century
Silver and silver-gilt, in the form of turtles.
High purity silver.
880 g
4.5 x 6.7 x 5.3 in.

Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 900

Lot 27

Large bowl with cover
X'ian, early 20th Century
Silver, shaped and lobed, with chiseled and engraved vegetal and deer decoration.
High purity silver.
3.480 g
10 x 14.6 in.

Starting price: € 2.500 | Sold for : € 3.000

Lot 28

Large candelabrum
X'ian, early 20th Century
Silver and silver-gilt, with fourteen lights, shaped as a stylized tree, on the branches of which monkeys and birds in dynamic positions, in the upper part of the main stem a Chilong dragon, the upper surface of the circular base decorated in relief also with Chilong read all

Starting price: € 3.500

Lot 29

Pair of pagodas
X'ian, early 20th Century
Silver and silver-gilt, hexagonal, with embossed, chiseled and engraved warriors and fantastic animals and some opening doors.
High purity silver.
5.000 g
22 x 7.9 x 7.9 in.

Starting price: € 4.000

Lot 30

Dessert server
India, British Colonial, 19th Century
Silver and mother-of-pearl, with chiselled, engraved and openwork decoration of foliage scrolls and spirals. Inscribed at the back "27th February 1847".
90 g
12.3 x 3.1 in.

Starting price: € 200

Lot 31

Bowl
China, British Colonial, 19th-20th Century
Silver, round, with two geometrical scroll handles, embossed decoration of dragons on a opacified ground.
234 g
3.9 x 6.7 x 4.3 in.

Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 225

Lot 32

Small table
Early 20th Century
Oval, shaped, lacquered and gilt wood with chinoiseries on black ground.
24 x 31.5 x 26.2 in.

Starting price: € 250

Lot 33

Large vase
X'ian, early 20th Century
Copper, baluster shaped on a quadrangular base with embossed, engraved and applied decorations of Taotie masks.
Spread oxidation.
10.2 x 6.9 x 6.9 in.

Starting price: € 300

Lot 34

Ewer
China, 20th Century
Silver, baluster-shaped, with chiseled and engraved decoration partially opaque and the character Shou (longevity) on the front within reserves, auspicious inscriptions on the neck, on openwork shaped base.
580 g
11 x 6.3 x 6.3 in.

Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 700

Lot 35

Vase
China, 20th Century
Bronze and polychrome cloisonné enamels, with floral decorations on an opaque background with geometric motifs, handles in the shape of an elephant's head.
9.4 x 6.3 x 5.5 in.

Starting price: € 100

Lot 36

Coptic scroll
Ethiopia, 19th Century
Color painting on fabric, depicting Christ between two Saints and inscriptions.
47.2 x 35.4 in.

Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200

Lot 37

Utagawa Yoshitsuya (1822-1866)
Watonai tiger hunting, circa 1846-48
Colour woodcut on three loose rice papers.
14.2 x 9.8 in.

Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 650

Lot 38

Utagawa Yoshitora (act. 1836-1881)
Battle scene, 19th Century
Colour woodcut on three loose rice papers.
14.4 x 9.7 in.

Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200

Lot 39

Utagawa Yoshitora (act. 1836-1881)
Battle scene, 19th Century
Colour woodcut on three loose rice papers.
14.2 x 9.8 in.

Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200

Lot 40

Utagawa Yoshitora (act. 1836-1881)
Battle scene, 19th Century
Colour woodcut on three loose rice papers.
14.2 x 9.8 in.

Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200

Lot 41

Nabeshima dish
Japan, Edo period (late 17th - early 18th Century)
Polichrome porcelain with daffodils decoration with polychrome enamels, the exterior decorated in white and blue with jewels tied by ribbons, with a high foot with a comb motif.
1.6 x 5.8 x 5.8 in.

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Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 8.000

Lot 42

SCUOLA DI TOSA
Hanging scroll 16th-17th Century
Ink and watercolour on paper. 
47.24 x 14.76 in.
The painting depicts a nobleman and his attendant. The fluid line, style and quality of the paper suggest that the work was part of a larger scroll from the Muromachi period.

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Starting price: € 1.500

Lot 43

KATSUSHIKA HOKUSAI 1760-1849
Pages from Manga
Two pages in a frame with protective glass.
7.68 x 10.43 in.

Starting price: € 80 | Sold for : € 80

Lot 44

Miniature carousel
Persia, 20th Century
Wrought iron carousel, with a quadrangular wooden base with brass applications.
26.8 x 18.5 x 18.7 in.

Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300

Lot 45

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: € 100 | Sold for : € 100

Lot 46

Scale
Persia, 20th Century
Brass and metal, with modern plexiglass support, with elephant-shaped weights.
24.8 x 15.2 x 5.1 in.

Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200

Lot 47

Two elephants
20th Century
White porcelain elephant and one in terracotta with floral decoration on white ground.
17.3 x 17.7 x 8.7 in.

Starting price: € 800

Lot 48

Elephant
India, 20th Century
Lying elephant, with ornaments, carved and painted wood.
10.2 x 20.5 x 8.7 in.

Starting price: € 100

Lot 49

Two elephants
20th Century
One white porcelain and one carved wood elephant.
The largest 18.1 x 22 x 9.4 in.
 

Starting price: € 250

Lot 50

SCUOLA LEONARDESCA DEL XVI SECOLO
Madonna with Child
Oil on board.
12.99 x 9.84 in.

Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.400

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