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
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
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
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
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Starting price: € 3.500
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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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.
Starting price: € 1.500
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
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
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
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
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
Elephant
India, 20th Century
Lying elephant, with ornaments, carved and painted wood.
10.2 x 20.5 x 8.7 in.
Starting price: € 100
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
SCUOLA LEONARDESCA DEL XVI SECOLO
Madonna with Child
Oil on board.
12.99 x 9.84 in.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.400