FURNITURE, PAINTINGS, WORKS OF ART
AUCTION
Tuesday 22 September 2020
9.30 am | lots 1-292
2 pm | lots 293-665
Sala Bolaffi, Torino, via Cavour 17
VIEWING
From Thursday 10 September by appointment only (+39 011 0199101; info@astebolaffi.it).
From Thursday 17 to Tuesday 22 September 2020, free entrance from 10 am to 6 pm.
Sala Bolaffi, Torino, via Cavour 17
Lot 601
Three sabres
19th Century
One with ivory handle and brass ferrule, another with gilt-metal handle with geometrical decoration and curved blade, the third with bone and brass handle, brass hilt, the steel blade with the upper part engraved with arabesques, inscribed 'J.R. Gaunt & Son - Limited -
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Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 1.300
Lot 602
Large propeller of the Airship 'Norge'
Italy, 1923-1924
Wood and metal.
Wear.
126 x 10.2 in.
Evocative and magnificent witness of one of humanity's largest flight companies. The N-1 airship, known as Norge, was the first aircraft in history that flew over the North Pole on the historic date of May 12, 1926. Giving up dog
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Starting price: € 4.000 | Sold for : € 6.000
Lot 603
Automaton with an orchestra of monkeys
Early 20th Century
Wooden theatre with painted backdrop and orchestra made up of 10 moving monkeys, electrified music box in the lower part, shaped frame with high top containing coat of arms within an oval cartouche. On the drum of the central monkey the arms of the French Republic.
48 x
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Starting price: € 8.000
Lot 604
Boite à musique
Late 19th Century
Within a walnut rectangular case, a glued label with the names of the music pieces.
5.1 x 17.5 x 6.3 in.
Starting price: € 300
Lot 605
Small center table
Emile Gallé, France, 1906-1910
Walnut inlaid in different woods and painted with carnation leaves and flowers, signed on top, left.
29.9 x 22.6 x 13.2 in.
Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 606
Silver duck
20th Century
Realistically engraved and chiseled.
350 g
6.3 x 8.7 x 5.5 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 607
Tray with en suite pliant
Emile Gallé, France, 1910 circa
Walnut inlaid in different woods with floral decoration, rectangular, with shaped plian with canvas crosspieces.
26.6 x 28.3 x 16.1 in.
Starting price: € 1.300 | Sold for : € 1.900
Lot 608
Pair of silver presse-papiers
Miracoli, Milan, 20th Century
Depicting a pair of flying ducks.
1.528 g
7.5 x 6.7 x 6.1 in.
Starting price: € 700 | Sold for : € 1.300
Lot 609
Two-tiered tea table
Wood and briar wood with a motif of leaves and butterflies inlaid.
Signed.
32.28 x 36.22 x 26.77 in.
Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 610
Portrait of a young lady 1917
Oil on board.
36.61 x 27.95 in.
Signed V. W. Krauss and dated upper left recto.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600