AUCTION
Tuesday, April 2 2019 - Sala Bolaffi, Via Cavour 17, Turin
11am
VIEWING
from Thursday 28 March to Tuesday 2 April (Sunday included) from 10am until 6pm
Sala Bolaffi, via Cavour 17, Turin
PAIR OF BOOK-HOLDERS
19th-20th Century
Representing two dark patina bronze horses on rectangular base in Siena yellow marble.
Danni.
3.9 x 5.5 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 250
NEUCHATEL PENDULUM CLOCK WITH CONSOLE
1850 circa
Bordeaux lacquered wood with floral decoration, the white enamel dial signed by Robert with Arabic numerals for the minutes and Roman for the hours.
27.6 x 12.2 x 4.7 in.
Starting price: € 700
WOODEN SNUFF BOX WITH MINIATURE
19th Century
With tortoise-shell internal rim, a rural scene miniature on the cover.
A crack on the cover's rim.
Diameter 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 300
SILVER GOBLET
Probably Austria, Late 18th Century
Oval, smooth, a crowned monogram on the front, gilt inside. In original leather case.
A dent on the base, damages to the case.
126 g
3.5 x 3.9 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 700 | Sold for : € 1.100
IVORY BOX
19th Century
Rectangular, in ivory partially painted in china ink, on the cover a bas-relief of dogs that hunt a wild boar and on the sides bas-reliefs of hunting dogs.
Some break ans lack to the borders.
1.2 x 3.7 x 1.8 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 200
BRONZE SNUFF BOX
19th Century
Round, dark patina bronze, with lady profile in high-relief at the center of the cover.
Diameter 3.3 in.
Starting price: € 150
GROUP OF SIX BOXES
19th Century and later
Three tortoise-shell round small boxes, one in briar with bas-relief of landscape with architectures on the cover, one silver-plated metal and one rectangular in inlaid wood.
Breaks and lacks.
The briar box 3.5 in.
Starting price: € 400
PAIR OF BRIAR AND TORTOISE-SHELL BOXES
18th-19th Century
Circular, with Mars and Jupiter profiles in high-relief on the covers, the inside lined in tortoise-shell.
Damages and breaks to one of the boxes.
Diameter 3.5 in.
Starting price: € 250
GROUP OF MINIATURES
Antonio Masutti, Turin, 1894
The largest, rectangular, depicting the sons of Charles I of England, from the famous painting by Antoon van Dick, signed and dated, two depicting Charles I and Charles II of England, also from van Dick and two depicting
Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 1.200
TORTOISE-SHELL SNUFF BOX WITH MINIATURE
France, first half of 19th Century
Rectangular, in tortoise-shell and silver-gilt, a lady miniature on the cover.
Breaks.
3 x 1.8 x 0.8 in.
Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 150
TWO TORTOISE-SHELL SNUFF BOX WITH MINIATURES
Late 18th Century
One round, in piqué tortiose-shell with small gold stars applied, a reclining lady miniature on the cover and one with a mythological scene on the cover, broken.
Diameter 3.3 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 375
POCKET WATCH WITH KING VITTORIO EMANUELE II MONOGRAM
Piedmont, 19th Century
Ivory and gold, the white enamel dial signed 'C.H. Oudin Breveté, Palais Royale', with double numeration, Arabic on the dial and Roman in gold on the ivory cover. With rope chain and ivory and
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 1.100
WAX PORTRAIT OF MARIA ANNA ELISA BONAPARTE
Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo, early 19th Century
Fine wax sculpture on blue glass, mounted on a wooden architectural frame, with four circular reserves with carved musical trophies, at the base a rectangular reserve with the
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 2.800
BRIAR SNUFF BOX WITH CARVED FLOWERS
Giuseppe Maria Bonzanigo, early 19th Century
Circular, with ebonized wood rims, a carved wood flower vase on the cover, under a domed glass.
Diameter 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 4.000
WAX PORTRAIT OF GIUSEPPE BARETTI
Giuseppe Plura il Giovane, 1777
Wax sculpture of Giuseppe Baretti facing left. Incribed at the back '1777 My portrait made by the English Plura from Piedmont, small son of the famous sculptor Plura'.
6.1 x 4.3 x 1.2 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.900
IVORY CHRIST WITHIN CARVED WOODEN FRAME
In the manner of Bonzanigo, early 19th Century
Within walnut, ebonized wood and carved fruit wood frame, with vines and trophies, at the top of the cross the Crown of Thorns and below a Veronica.
Damages.
8.7 x 5.9 x 1.6 in.
Starting price: € 200 | Sold for : € 1.600
TORTOISE-SHELL SNUFF BOX
19th Century
Circular, with gilt-metal internal rim.
Minor wear, on the cover traces of an applied crown, now missing.
Diameter 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 150
GROUP OF FOUR PROFILES
First half of 19th Century
Wax and stone sculptures, one depicting the famous politician, historiographer and wrighter Carlo Botta, one Napoleon and two others, in ebony, ebonized wood and gilt-metal.
Tha Carlo Botta portrait 5.3 x 5.3 in. with
Starting price: € 1.000
BRONZE SHIELD
Entirely embossed with figures of warriors and centered by Attila's profile, lined at the back in fabric and rope.
21.7 in.
Starting price: € 600
SILVER CRUET
Naples, 1835-1863
Rectangular base on feral legs, the two cylindrical containers with three floral decoration bands, the central handle baluster-shaped, the top ring with opposing birds of paradise, two cylindrical stopper-holders on scrolled arms.
Mark of the
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
PAIR OF SILVER CANDLESTICKS
Giuseppe Felice Borrani, Turin, late 18th Century
Smooth, with fluted column stem and palmettes rims and fluted knot.
872 g
10 x 5 in.
Starting price: € 2.000
TEA AND COFFEE SET
Carlo Balbino, Turin, after 1824
Comprising teapot, coffee pot, milk jug and sugar bowl, with poly-lobed pyriform bodies, scrolled handles, a teapot and a coffee pot with ivory rings inserted into the handles. In the lot also a silver flower tea
Starting price: € 1.500
TOLE PAINTED CHANDELIER
19th Century
Green painted tole, with eight lights on scrolled arms, the central part with laurel wreath.
Repainted. In the lot also a ceiling hook, not painted in green.
31.1 x 41.7 x 25.6 in.
Starting price: € 800
PAIR OF SILVER CANDELABRA
Turin, mid 19th Century
On a circular domed base, fluted column stem, detachable upper part formed by a large spherical knot, three scrolled arms and a central candle-holders, with baluser-shaped candle holders.
Weighed at the base.
16.5 x 10.2 in.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 800