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 201
Bowl
China, 20th Century
Porcelain, the exterior decorated with shou character in gold on a coral ground, 燕喜同和 (Yangxi tonghe) mark to the centre of the base.
2.6 x 5.3 x 5.3 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 202
Bottle vase
China, 20th Century
Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels, a fine decoration of squirrels on a tree, apocryphal Qianlong mark to the centre of the base.
8.5 x 4.5 x 4.5 in.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 850
Lot 203
Beaker
China, 20th Century
Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels in light relief, a decoration of lotus flower tendrils with bats and symbols of good luck, close to the mouth a band of ruyi sceptre heads, apocryphal Daoguang mark to the centre of the base.
2.8 x 3.4 x 3.4 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 204
Large bowl
China, 20th Century
Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels, decoration of cranes and bats amidst rocks and pine trees, Tongzhi mark to the centre of the base.
4.5 x 8.3 x 8.3 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 205
Dish
China, 20th Century
Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels, the decoration consisting of a snowy landscape with inscription and seals.
Diameter 9.4 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 206
Water pot
China, 20th Century
Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels in light relief on a yellow ground, the exterior with a decoration of dragons amidst clouds, apocryphal Jiaqing mark to the centre of the base.
3.3 x 3.1 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 207
Incense burner
China, Yuan/Ming dynasties
Bronze, the container supported by three curved legs protruding from an animal head, the outside of the body with a geometric ground in light relief, ear handles with movable ring.
5.1 x 7.3 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 208
Buddha
China, 20th Century
Gilt-bronze, the deity seated on a large stylised bird supported by a lotus flower, in the Wei dynasty style.
6.9 x 3.1 x 2 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 350
Lot 209
Ornamental finial
China or Japan, 19th Century
Iron modelled as a figure on horseback with handle and lower ferrule.
5.7 x 4.7 x 0.2 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 210
Large dish
China, 18th Century
Lacquered wood with traces of gilding, decoration of dragons on the rim within cartouches reserved on a geometric ground.
Wear, defects.
Diameter 19.7 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 211
Vase
China, 20th Century
Metal with polychrome cloisonné enamel decoration, the two handles in the shape of a stylised dragon, the decoration with vegetal racemes and geometric bands.
9.4 x 5.5 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 212
Vase
China, 19th Century
Dark patina bronze, the outside with a decoration of archaic motifs in relief, handles shaped as mythological animal heads.
15.7 x 10.2 x 9.1 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 213
Bodhisattva
Cina, Ming dinasty, 16th-17th Century
Bronze with traces of gilding, the deity depicted seated on the back of a mythological animal, itself resting on a lotus flower base.
Consumption and firing defects.
9.3 x 5.9 x 4.1 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 214
Standing bodhisattva
China, 20th Century
Gilt-bronze, the deity depicted on a lotus flower base, Tang dynasty style.
10.2 x 3.3 x 3.3 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 215
Standing lohan
China, 19th-20th Century
Iron with incised details, the Buddha's disciple with his hands clasped in prayer, dressed in a large dress.
Defects and restorations.
18.9 x 6.7 x 4.1 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 216
Bodhisattva Manjusri
China, 20th Century
Bronze with reddish patina, the Buddhist deity seated on the back of a lion.
10 x 9.8 x 4.9 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 217
Standing Buddha
China, 20th Century
Bronze, the deity standing on a pedestal with lions at the sides, a flaming halo behind, Wei Dynasty style.
9.4 x 4.3 x 2.4 in.
Starting price: € 100
Lot 218
Four vessels
China, 20th Century
Two globular vases with metal lids with champlevé enamel decoration with wooden bases, a jar with lid and a small circular box with metal lid with cloisonné enamel.
The largest 12.2 x 7.9 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 219
Pair of standing figures
China, 19th Century
Glazed porcelain, both on bases simulating rocks.
Defects and missing parts.
The largest 20.9 x 10.2 x 7.5 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 600
Lot 220
Two Buddhist lions
China, 19th Century
Porcelain painted with polychrome enamels, one with a paw on the Ball, the other on a cub.
Restorations and small parts missing.
15.2 x 17.9 x 6.1 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 750
Lot 221
Pair of large candlesticks
China, early 19th Century
Enameled metal in rich polychromy, the decoration alternates compositions of flowers, birds and butterflies with reserves with figures in the landscape.
Defects.
20.5 x 7.9 x 7.9 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
Lot 222
Folding fan
China, Canton, mid-19th Century
Bone structure, the upper part with a paper band painted in polychrome with a crowded scene of figures and architectures in a landscape, within a wood and glass case.
17.3 x 24.4 x 2 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 223
Small table
China, 20th Century
Hardwood carved in relief with floral decoration, circular pink marble top.
17.7 x 16.5 x 16.5 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 224
Carpet
China, early 20th Century
Blue ground, in the corners a floral decoration in turquoise and salmon pink.
138.6 x 108.7 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 700
