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
Vase
China, second half of 19th Century
Canton polychrome porcelain, with decorations of birds and flowers and scenes of life within shaped rectangular reserves, with gilded lizards in relief and Pho dogs handles.
14 x 6.7 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 175
Guéridon
China, early 20th Century
Carved ebonized wood two-story table, with octagonal wood and pink marble top.
33.1 x 15.7 x 15.7 in.
Starting price: € 200
Vase
China, later 19th Century
Polichrome porcelain, baluster shaped, decorated with peonies and birds alternating with scenes of life within reserves.
11.8 x 3.9 x 3.9 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Group of three dishes
China, later 18th Century
Porcelain, with polychrome enamel decoration, each with a scene with figures in the center of the plate, floral compositions on the brim.
Diameter 9.1 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 350
Pair of pho dogs with guardian
China, early 20th Century
Polychrome glazed Shiwan ceramic on double-level bases.
Damage and losses.
19.3 x 24.4 in.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 22.000
Group of three objects
China, 20th Century
Porcelain, of different shapes and sizes.
Dish 10.6 in. diameter
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Sculpture
China, mid-20th Century
Porcelain, depicting a Iohan sitting on a rock, the robe painted in cobalt blue, with a shaped wooden base.
16.9 x 8.3 x 7.1 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 2.200
Group of three paintings
China, later 19th Century
Ink and watercolors on paper applied to canvas, on two inscriptions with seals, depicting Taoist wise men and academics.
51.2 x 17.7 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 225
Scroll
China, early 20th Century
Ten paintings in a horizontal scroll, ink and watercolor on silk, depicting erotic scenes.
10.6 x 98.4 in.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800
Emakimono scroll
Japan, 19th Century
Horizontal, painted in ink and watercolor on paper, depicting various scenes with characters and landscapes, with long inscriptions.
14.8 x 442.9 in.
Starting price: € 1.000
Sculpture of deity
China, Qing dynasty
Bronze with traces of gilding.
9.1 x 4.7 x 2.8 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Two sculptures
Thailand, 20th Century
Glazed ceramic, depicting horses and riders.
12 x 5.1 x 11.4 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Large display cabinet
Southern China, early 20th Century
Wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl with floral and bird decoration, the lower part shaped, with two doors, the upper part with glass doors and internal glass shelf, above the openwork gallery top a glass structure
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600
Sculpture
China, 20th Century
Green stone, depicting a Pho dog with a vase on its back, with a shaped wooden base.
9.4 x 7.9 x 2.8 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Miniature cabinet
China, mid-20th Century
Rectangular, in painted wood with metal and mother-of-pearl applications, with lower drawer and two upper doors.
11 x 7.3 x 5.7 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Sculpture
China, 20th Century
Agate shaped as two lotus flower leaves with ducks in relief, with wooden base.
2.4 x 8.3 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Portrait of ancestors
China, early 20th Century
Painted in ink and colors on paper, depicting a family group composed of male and female characters arranged in four parallel rows, between the figures commemorative tablets with inscriptions.
Wrinkles and tears.
82.
Starting price: € 350 | Sold for : € 350
Coffee table
China, 20th Century
Red lacquered and gilt wood, with hard stones and mother-of-pearl applications, top with battle scene and glass cover, scrolled legs.
18.1 x 40.6 x 21.3 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Portrait of ancestors
China, early 20th Century
Painted in ink and colors on paper, depicting a family group composed of twenty-five male and female characters arranged in four parallel rows.
Widespread stains, especially in the upper area.
92.5 x 57.5 in.
Starting price: € 350 | Sold for : € 350
Bodhisattva
Tibet, 20th Century
Metal alloy, depicted sitting on a lotus flower.
13.4 x 8.7 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Large cabinet with base
Japan, later 19th Century
Shaped base in teak, asymmetrical cabinet in teak inlaid with bone, mother-of-pearl and lacquer, with compartments, doors and drawers, with openwork sides.
Losses.
72.6 x 47.2 x 14.6 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.100
Silver vase
Pakistan, 1947
Globular, with embossed, chiseled and engraved vegetal decoration and applied silver and gold presidential seal.
520 g
5.9 x 5.9 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 500
Miscellaneous lot
China and Japan, 20th Century
Lot including a vase, a box, two Japanese bowls with lacquer lids and gold decoration and a Yixing ceramic teapot.
Vase 11.4 x 6.3 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 300
Console
Southern China, early 20th Century
Wood, with mother-of-pearl inlay decoration.
34.3 x 41.3 x 20.3 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 400
Pair of bowls with covers
X'ian, early 20th Century
Silver and silver-gilt, octagonal, with chiselled and engraved vegetal and animals decoration.
High purity silver.
600 g
3.5 x 5.5 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 700 | Sold for : € 700
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