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 CARDS HOLDERS
Western Asia, 19th-20th Century
Wood with a geometric decoration of bone, metal and hard wood inlays.
3.9 x 3 in.
Starting price: € 150
BUDDHA
Thailand, Ayutthaya period, 16th-17th Century
Bronze with fusion material inside.
Height 6.10 in.
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 275
THANGKA
Tibet, 19th Century
Painted in polychromy on fabric, the thangka depicting to the centre the figure of Thangtong Gyalpo (1385-1464) – an ascetic disciple of the Buddha, famous also as an engineer, an architect and an expert in the working of metal – surrounded by
Starting price: € 200
THANGKA WITH SROG LHA
Mongolia, 19th Century
Ink and colours on fabric, silk frame.
14.4 x 11 in.
The main deity depicted in this thangka is Srog Lha, one of the Five Personal Gods, the other four - Yul Lha, Po Lha, Mo Lha and Dra Lha – depicted in the lower zone of the
Starting price: € 1.500
THANGKA WITH BUDDHA
Tibet, 19th Century
Gouache on paper on canvas, with a few strokes painted in gold. The Buddha is seated on a lotus throne, flanked by two acolytes. In the foreground there is an altar. In the background there is a landscape. Faded and somewhat
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 8.000
THANGKA WITH SEATED MASTER
Tibet, late 18th-early 19th Century
Gouache on paper on canvas, with a few strokes painted in gold. Very worn, with large horizontal zones completely wrecked. Lot accompanied by export license.
Image 28.27 x 19.29 in., full canvas
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 1.100
THANGKA WITH SHRI DEVI
Mongolia, 18th-19th Century
Ink and colours on fabric, silk frame.
13.8 x 10.2 in.
The central figure of this finely painted thangka is Shri Devi Magzor Gyalmo (“the queen with the power of turning back the armies”), a deity often evocated in
Starting price: € 1.000
THANGKA WITH WHITE TARA
Mongolia, 19th Century
Ink and colours on fabric, silk frame.
14.4 x 11 in.
The deity here depicted is the White Tara (Mrtyuvancanopadesa Tara). Born from a tear in the left eye of the bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, she radiates mercy, compassion and
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 500
MAIOLICA DISH
Rossetti, Turin, first half of 18th Century
White and blue maiolica, shaped, the rim with foliage scrolls, centered by a foliage reserve.
The dish is the left one of the picture
Diameter 11 in.
Starting price: € 400
MAIOLICA DISH
Probably Leroy, Marseille, 1730 circa
Shaped, in white and blue maiolica, the rim with foliage scrolls, centered by a flower.
The dish is the one on the right side of the picture
Diameter 9.8 in.
Bibliografia/Literature
AA.VV., Ceramica antica, n. 2., Febbraio
Starting price: € 400
TWO SILVER SUGAR BOWLES AND A SILVER MUSTARD CUP
Turin, 18th Century
The two sugar bowles marked Turin, second half of the 18th Century, assayer Giovanni Battista Carron. One oval, embossed with scrolls and rocailles on an opaque ground, silversmith Carlo Fin, the other
Starting price: € 1.200 | Sold for : € 2.800
SILVER SUGAR BOWL
Turin, 1780 circa
Oval, with lambrequin feet, an opacified reserves with garlands of embossed roses decoration, a dahlia on top.
Assay and contre-assay marks of Carlo Micha
240 g
4.1 x 4.1 x 3.3 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 2.200
THREE SILVER SUGAR BOWLS
Turin, late 18th Century
Two with assay and contre-assay mark by Giuseppe Fontana,one with rocailles on opacified ground, the other godrooned and fluted, the third with Giuseppe Vernoni assay and contre-assay mark, smooth with a pine cone on top.
6
Starting price: € 1.700 | Sold for : € 1.700
SILVER COFFEE POT AND CHOCOLATE POT
Chambery and Turin, 18th-19th Century
Coffee pot piriform, smooth, tripod, with turned wooden handle, Chambery, first half of 19th Century. Chocolate pot piriform on a circular base, with turned wooden handle, with worn marks for Turin,
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
TWO SILVER STANDS
Turin, second half of 18th Century
On circular base, polylobate, smooth.
Dents and scratches.
1.524 g
2.8 x 9.8 in.
Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 2.200
THREE ÉGOISTE TEA POTS
Two in silver with wooden handles, piriform, with marks for Turin late 18th Century and one in agate, with dragon head handle, on a wooden base.
The agate one 4.3 x 5.5 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 4.000
CHOCOLATE POT AND ÉGOISTE COFFEE POT
Possibly Paris, 18th-19th Century
Chocolate pot piriform, tripod, a coat of arms and two initials engraved on the body, with turned wooden handle, the cylindrical égoiste coffee pot smooth, with turned wooden handle.
Wear, dents,
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 1.000
THREE CHAMBER CANDLESTICKS
France and Turin, 18th-19th Century
One tripod, circular, shaped with a turned wooden handle, Turin, late 18th Century, one octagon-shaped with a turned ebonized wooden handle, France, 1819-1838 and a circular one, with silver scrolled handle,
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 900
TWO SILVER COFFEE POTS
Turin, 18th Century
Small damages, restorations.
614 g comprising the wooden handles.
The larger 7.1 x 6.9 x 3.7 in.
Starting price: € 800 | Sold for : € 850
SILVER CHOCOLATE POT
Giuseppe Mandola, Turin, 1770 circa
Tripod with twisted legs, piriform with twisted flutes, with turned wooden handle. Bartolomeo Pagliani assay and contre-assay mark.
870 g
9.4 x 8.9 x 3.9 in.
Starting price: € 2.000 | Sold for : € 3.000
THREE SILVER ECUELLES
Turin, 18th Century and later
Two gilt inside, with the mark of the essayer Bartolomeo Bernardi, one probably assembled.
Restorations and replacements.
1588 g
The larger 4.1 x 10.2 x 5.6 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
SILVER COFFEE POT
Giuseppe Mandola, Turin, late 18th Century
Tripod with geometric feet, piriform, smooth, the finials of the legs and of the beak with acanthus leaves. With turned wooden handle, probably replaced.
Some dents.
850 g comprising the wooden handle.
10.4 x 9.4
Starting price: € 1.500 | Sold for : € 2.200
SILVER ÉCUELLE
Turin, 1760 circa
Circular with ear handles with ribbons and flowers, the cover embossed with twisted reserves and flowers trophies, a pomegranate on top.
Restorations.
602 g
4.3 x 10.6 x 6.7 in.
Starting price: € 1.000 | Sold for : € 3.200
PAIR OF PHARMACY MAIOLICA VASES WITH COVER
18th Century
Baluster-shaped, in white and blue maiolica, with floral decoration and masks, the preparation name in black on the center.
9.8 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 600