Furniture, paintings and works of art
AUCTION
Wednesday 31 May 2023
9.30 a.m. | lots 1-279
2.30 p.m. | lots 280-653
Spazio Bolaffi, corso Verona 34/D, Turin
VIEWING
From Thursday 25 to Saturday 27 May from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. From Monday 29 to Wednesday 31 May from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Spazio Bolaffi, corso Verona 34/D, Torino
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Lot 71
Miniature armor
Japan, 20th Century
Full armor (gogatsu ningyo) with its chest. In the lot also a miniature helmet.
Chest 9.3 x 13 x 10.2 in.
Starting price: € 400 | Sold for : € 400
Lot 72
Italian economic mission in Japan
Interesting group of books and magazines concerning the Italian economic mission in Japan and in Manciukuò, sent by the fascist government in May and June 1938, belonged to Giovanni Battista Chiossi, Central Director of Chemical Industries at the time, member of the
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Starting price: € 150 | Sold for : € 475
Lot 73
Four nesting tables
Japan, Meiji period
Lacquered wood in shades of red and black, with floral decorations, peach branches, birds and butterflies, with openwork and black lacquered baluster legs, signed.
Widespread damage to the lacquer, especially along the edges, some
Starting price: € 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 74
Folding screen
Japan, Meiji period
Four doors, with compositions of flowers and birds embroidered and painted on fabric.
66.9 x 85.4 in.
Starting price: € 600 | Sold for : € 1.200
Lot 75
Folder of prints
Japan, 20th Century
Folder with thirty-four reproductions of famous Japanese graphic works, mostly Ukijo-e prints.
15 x 18.9 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 325
Lot 76
Tokaido
Japan, mid-20th Century
Nice volume with the integral reproduction of Utagawa Hiroshige's horizontal tokaido.
10.2 x 15 in.
Starting price: € 500
Lot 77
UTAGAWA KUNISADA 1786-1865
Two woodcuts
Polychrome, depicting female figures.
13.98 x 9.45 in.
Starting price: € 200
Lot 78
Folding screen
Japan, Meiji period
With four panels, depicting a landscape with a stream, hills and a pavilion containing female figures, while a male figure walks along the walkway that surrounds the building. The scene could be inspired by an episode contained in the Genji monogatari, "The Romance of
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Starting price: € 500 | Sold for : € 1.500
Lot 79
Silver incense burner
India, 20th Century
Incense burner in the shape of elephant on oval base.
Low title silver.
458 g
7.9 x 3.5 x 3.1 in.
Starting price: € 300 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 80
Bowl
Vietnam, Tra dynasty, 13th-14th Century
Celadon-glazed pottery, the exterior consisting of a water leaf motif.
2.8 x 5.9 x 5.9 in.
Starting price: € 300