Important auction characterized by great quality and unexceptionable origins. The first part of the catalogue is dedicated to oriental art with 150 lots made out of jade, ivory, coral and porcelain. The second session is dedicated to the western arts including two prestigious private collections, the one of a Roman gentleman with high-period furniture, and the collection of Giuseppe Clinanti of antique glass, composed of pieces of absolute rarity from the 16th to the 19th Century. As regards the paintings there are important pictures of the 17th and 18th Century, among which an unpublished canvas by a young Luca Giordano and a great mythological scene by Lorenzo Pasinelli. The 19th Century is represented by a large painting of museum quality by Antonio Zona, two rare oils by Giovanni Giani and a beautiful landscape by Lorenzo Viani. The sale ends with a series of objects of royal and papal provenance, and with an eclectic silver candlestick whose adventurous story will be disclosed to you in the Bolaffi saleroom.
11 am | lots 1-145
2 pm | lots 146-476
Turin - Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17
VIEWING
5/11 April Turin - Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17 (10-13 am | 2-6 pm)
FRESCO
16th Century
A putto in the center, two lateral bands with a floral decoration.
Damages and lacks, a rectangular lacuna in the middle of the upper portion.
59.4 x 40.2 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
LARGE TILTING LANTERN
Rome, 18th Century
Tole lacquered in light blue and red, with wooden support painted in black, ochre and light blue.
Bruises and damages to the lacquer.
Height 100.4 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
PAIR OF S. ANNA CHAIRS
Rome, 17th-18th Century
In lacquered and giltwood, with turned legs, straw seats and high backrests with a crest surmounted by a closed crown.
Damages and losses, a break at the top of one back, repaired and reinforced on the reverse.
49.2 x 21.7 x 17.7 in.
Starting price: € 800
PAIR OF LARGE FLOWER-SHAPED WALL LIGHTS
18th Century
In tole painted in green and ochre, the long stem with broad foliate scroll with spiral ribbon, with five lights.
Damages to the lacquer, bruises.
61 x 25.6 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 1.000
PAIR OF CORINTHIAN CAPITALS
Rome, 18th Century
In carved and gilt-wood.
Some losses, damages to the gilding.
20.9 x 22.4 x 24.8 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.200
IMPORTANT BUREAU CABINET
Veneto-Trentino area, 18th Century and later
Entirely veneered in olive briar, strongly moved and waved, with three drawers and two doors in the upper part, inside a central arch compartment with door and a series of smaller side pidgeon holes, the top with two lateral carved and gilt wood friezes, centered by a
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Starting price: € 45.000
PAIR OF LARGE ARMCHAIRS
Rome, first half of 18th Century
In walnut, shaped, on scrolled foliate legs, the arms with opposed S volutes, the backrest centered by a large flowered shell, the edges of the seat interrupted by clasps with flowered shells, upholstered in amaranth velvet.
Damages and wear.
49.2 x 26.4 x 21.3 in.
Starting price: € 3.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
PAIR OF PORCELAIN CUPS WITH DISHES
Meissen, 19th Century
With scrolled handle, 'mazzetto' decoration on crème-white ground.
One of the dishes probably not pertinent.
2.4 x 5.3 in.
Starting price: € 500
SMALL SÈVRES SUGAR BOWL
France, Second half of 18th Century
On the body two reserves with landscapes on a blue ground, the cover with alternated spiral bands in blue and gold, and with flowers on white ground.
3 x 4.1 x 3 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 550
PAIR OF PORCELAIN CUPS WITH DISHES
19th Century
Cylindrical, square scrolled handle, with plum colour landscapes and views on a white background, not marked.
Restorations.
2.8 x 5.1 in.
Starting price: € 300
PORCELAIN CUP WITH DISH
Meissen, Marcolini period, circa 1790
With a gentleman profile on the cup and a lady one on the dish within oval reserves with gilt flower borders, on cobalt blue ground, with geometrical scrolled handle.
3 x 5.3 in.
Count Camillo Marcolini-Ferretti, was appointed director of the Meissen manufactory in 1774
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Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
PORCELAIN CUP WITH DISH
Derby, England, late 18th-early 19th Century
With gold trellis decoration on a white ground, with cobalt blue rims.
3 x 5.3 in.
Starting price: € 300
MINIATURE PORCELAIN TEA POT
19th Century
On the body two oval reserves with domestic scenes with gilt borders on a white ground with butterflies, the beak with a silver terminal.
Restorations.
3.1 x 3.9 x 2.2 in.
Starting price: € 100
PORCELAIN CUP WITH DISH
Paris, 19th Century
Gilt and partially opacified, a reserve with a bucolic scene on the body, scrolled handle with a lion head on top.
Dish marked 'À l’éscalier de cristal'.
3.7 x 4.9 in.
L'éscalier de cristal (1802-1923), renowned boutique specialized in crystals, porcelains and gilded
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Starting price: € 300
FIVE PORCELAIN BOWLS WITH DISHES
Doccia, late 18th-early 19th Century
Three with a fine decoration with gold bunches of flowers on a creamy white ground, the other two, heavier, similar.
Only three are marked.
1.6 x 4.3 in.
Starting price: € 500
PAIR OF PORCELAIN CUPS WITH DISHES
Probably Naples, 19th Century
Cylindrical, scrolled handles, with landscapes within oval reserves and cobalt blue and gold rims.
2.6 x 4.1 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
PAIR OF ENAMEL SALT CELLARS
19th Century
With country landscapes within reserves on a cobalt blue ground with gilt trellised decorations.
1 x 2.6 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
ST. MICHAEL ARCHANGEL
Rome, 18th Century
Carved and gilt-wood sculpture.
Damages.
30.1 x 11.8 x 5.7 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 750
PAIR OF CANDLESTICK BASES
19th Century
In carved, gilt and cobalt blue painted wood, hexagonal balauster-shaped, with wrought iron tip.
16.9 x 10.6 x 5.3 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 350
LARGE CHEST OF DRAWERS
Rome, 17th-18th Century
In walnut wood, the angular pilasters with carved and gilt wood falls of flowers, with three drawers and a sliding top in the frieze, the handles of drawers mask-shaped in carved and giltwood.
Damages and losses, especially to the gilding.
38.4 x 57.5 x 28.3 in.
Starting price: € 5.000 | Sold for : € 4.000
SCUOLA ITALIANA
San Giovannino
Oil on red marble.
6.69 x 5.12 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
SEGUACE DI FRANS FRANCKEN II
Il banchetto di Baldassarre 16th-17th Century
Oil on canvas, upper center inscribed 'Ma [n] and Thetel Phares' and below 'Baldassar'.
Spread loss of color, defects, wear and tear.
30.31 x 39.17 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
SCUOLA ITALIANA
Ritratto di gentiluomo
Oil on board.
11.02 x 8.66 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 1.100
SCUOLA ITALIANA
Adorazione dei Magi
Oil on board.
6.69 x 5.51 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 300
PAIR OF SMALL TABLES
19th-20th Century
In walnut, in 17th Century style, quadrangular, with barley twist carved and turned legs with stretchers.
16.1 x 21.3 x 21.3 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300