ASIAN ART
THE AUCTION WILL RESTART AT 3.00 PM
AUCTION
Thursday 12 June 2025
from 10.00 a.m. (lots 1-260) to 3.00 p.m. (lots 261-470)
Spazio Bolaffi, corso Verona 34/D, Torino
VIEWING
From Friday 6 to Thursday 12 June (Sunday excluded), from 10.00 a.m. to 6.00 p.m.
Spazio Bolaffi, corso Verona 34/D, Torino
Lot 376
Thangka
Tibet, 20th Century
Ink and colors on fabric.
49.2 x 32.7 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 377
Mold and votive tile
Tibet, 19th-20th Century
Bronze mold and related earthenware tile depicting Mahakala, a Buddhist deity.
5.1 x 7.1 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 378
Thangka
Tibet, 20th Century
Colors on fabric. Within wooden frame and protective glass.
36.2 x 24.4 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 379
Three thangka
Tibet, 20th Century
Colors on fabric. Each within wooden frame and protective glass.
14.2 x 11.8 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 380
Standing bodhisattva
Mongolia (?), 19th-20th Century
Polychrome painted bronze.
11 x 3.5 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 381
Painting
Himalayan area, 19th Century
Canvas painted in polychromy and applied on plywood, depicting a seated bodhisattva. Within wooden frame.
12.6 x 10.6 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 382
Frieze fragment
Gandhara style
Grey schist, depicting two Buddha with devotees and architectural motifs.
3.5 x 10.4 x 2.2 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 383
Buddha and devotees
Gandhara style
Gray schist, the scene in accentuated relief depicting the Buddha seated on a plinth and flanked by some devotees, columns on the sides.
8.3 x 12.2 x 1.8 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 384
Frieze fragment
Gandhara style
Grey schist, depicting two figures of Buddha seated between architectural elements and geometric motifs.
6.1 x 15.6 x 1.6 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 385
Frieze
Ancient region of Gandhara, 2nd Century
Sculpted grey schist, the front with a composition with seven cherubs holding a garland with flowers, fruits and flourishes, the left side outlined by a stylised palmette.
4.7 x 23.6 x 3.3 in.
Starting price: € 4.000
Lot 386
Vishnu head
India, 20th Century
Stone, with natural wood base.
20.1 x 14.6 x 10.2 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 387
Three deities
19th-20th Century
Bronze, one of Chinese manufacture depicting Manjusri with the lion, one Nepalese with the emaciated Buddha, one Burmese with a seated Buddha.
The largest 8.1 x 5.9 x 2.6 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 388
Seated Buddha
Gandhara style
Gray schist, the deity seated on a low plinth with a rectangular section.
9.4 x 7.5 x 3.3 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 389
Two groups with deities
India and Tibet, 20th Century
Metal alloy, one deity seated on a tortoise supported by a lotus flower base, four arms and a flaming halo, the other with two deities within an arched shrine.
The highest 7.3 x 3.9 x 1.8 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 390
Container
India, 20th Century
Gilt-metal, embossed with dancing figures and rampant lions on a ground of plant shoots.
7.3 x 8.5 x 8.5 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 391
Five miniature paintings
India, 19th-20th Century
Ink and colors on paper, depicting scenes with characters. Each within carved and painted wood frame in architectural style.
7.5 x 5.5 x 1.2 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 392
Large shelf bracket
India, 19th Century
Painted wood, carved in the shape of a lion embracing a standing female deity, between her legs a small figure of a devotee in a dancing pose, assembled with a not pertinent wooden shelf.
30.3 x 6.3 x 18.7 in.
Starting price: € 250
Lot 393
Miniature painting
India, 19th-20th Century
Ink and colors on paper, depicting a naked woman sitting on an armchair in a lascivious pose, while smoking a hookah and looking at a picture of her beloved. Within gilt-wood frame.
6.3 x 8.7 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 394
Stupa
Nepal, 20th Century
Bronze.
9.1 x 4.3 x 4.5 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 395
Four Buddha heads
Thailand, 12th-13th Century and later
Stucco.
The largest 9.1 x 3 x 3 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 396
Fragment with bust of female figure
Indonesia, Majapahit, 12th-15th Century
Earthenware, the figure in accentuated relief on a panel with rounded upper side.
5.3 x 5.1 x 2 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 397
Bowl
South-East Asia, 12th-15th Century
Ceramic with beige glaze, on wooden base.
3.5 x 5.1 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 398
Cap
Burma, 19th-20th Century
Finely embroidered fabric, glass inserts.
5.1 x 5.9 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 399
Standing Lokeshvara
Cambodia, Khmer style, 20th Century
Patinated bronze, the Buddhist deity with four arms, each holding an attribute, the head surmounted by a headdress with a small Buddha in the center.
16.1 x 3.9 x 3.9 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 400
Large Buddha
Burma, 19th-20th Century
Bronze with traces of lacquer and gilding, the deity seated with crossed legs, the right hand touching the ground, in a gesture of reassurance, the wide tunic leaving the right shoulder uncovered, the headdress with coloured glass inserts.
28.7 x 19.3 x 11 in.
Starting price: € 700