Bidspirit auctions | Marco Polo Auctions - Asian Art Auctions Milano Auction May 28
Marco Polo Auctions - Asian Art Auctions Milano, May 28. 452 lots, estimates 50 - 18000 €.
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“East to West – From Italian Homes, including a fine selection of Tribal Arts” is an auction dedicated to the dialogue between East and West through a refined selection of decorative arts, furniture, and collectors’ objects from important Italian residences.
The catalogue features works inspired by Japonisme, Chinoiserie, and European Orientalist taste, alongside Grand Tour furnishings, Tribal Arts, historic design, and important examples of Italian modern design. The sale also includes a selection of furniture by Carlo Bugatti and an important collection of garden sculptures, reflecting a cultivated, eclectic, and cosmopolitan collecting taste.
The East to West – From Italian Homes auction will be divided into two sessions.
The first session will begin at 10:30 CET and will exclusively feature the Tribal Art selection, from lot 1 to lot 103.
The second session will begin at 12:00 CET and will continue with lots 104 to 226, including the garden statues from a Lombard villa, the Bugatti furnishings, and the remainder of the catalogue.
Lots in this catalog (452)
- Lot 1: TOTEM POLE, Dogon, Mali — €1,500 - €2,500
- Lot 2: WEIGHT FOR GOLD, Ashanti, Ghana — €250 - €300
- Lot 3: LOT COMPRISING TWO SENUFO SCULPTURES, Ivory Coast, mid-20th century — €400 - €600
- Lot 4: FEMALE FIGURE, Baule, Ivory Coast, mid-20th century — €600 - €900
- Lot 5: DAYAK MASK , Indonesian Borneo, 19th–20th centuries — €600 - €900
- Lot 6: SKULL, Cameroon, 20th century — €200 - €300
- Lot 7: FIGURE OF THE ANCESTOR ‘ETOS’, Culture Atoni, West Timor — €1,000 - €1,500
- Lot 8: SET COMPRISING TWO CHARMS AND AN ANIMAL-SHAPED STOPPER FOR A BAMBOO CONTAINER, Dayak, Borneo — €250 - €400
- Lot 9: A RITUAL MORTAR PESTLE HANDLE, Bali, 19th/20th century — €400 - €500
- Lot 10: ASHANTI FEMALE FIGURE, Ghana, 19th century — €900 - €1,500
- Lot 11: LOCK FOR A BARN DOOR, Bambara, Mali, mid-20th century — €300 - €500
- Lot 12: SALAMPASU MASK, Democratic Republic of the Congo — €600 - €1,000
- Lot 13: A BAMBOO POWDER FLASK WITH ANTHROPOMORPHIC STOPPER, Sumba Island, Eastern Indonesia — €200 - €300
- Lot 14: A PENDANT COMPRISING SIX BRONZE HEADS, Naga, Nagaland — €400 - €500
- Lot 15: A GREAT FIGURE OF AN ANCESTRAL FIGURE, West Kalimantan — €3,500 - €5,500
- Lot 16: SET OF THREE CHARMS , Dayak ethnic group, West Kalimantan — €400 - €600
- Lot 17: A CEREMONIAL BRONZE BRACELET, North India, first half of the 20th century — €100 - €150
- Lot 18: A LARGE CEREMONIAL BRONZE BRACELET, North India, first half of the 20th century — €500 - €600
- Lot 19: DAN MASK, Ivory Coast, first half of the 20th century — €900 - €1,500
- Lot 20: CEREMONIAL COMB, Baule, Ivory Coast, mid-20th century — €300 - €450
- Lot 21: FIGURE OF AN ANCESTOR, Choqwe, Angola, mid-20th century — €450 - €750
- Lot 22: SENUFO SCULPTURE, — €1,200 - €1,800
- Lot 23: MALE FIGURE, Baule, Ivory Coast, early 20th century — €300 - €500
- Lot 24: CARVED WOODEN MASK DEPICTING A HUMAN FIGURE, Bali, first half of the 20th century — €200 - €300
- Lot 25: HANUMAN MASK, Bali, 20th century — €200 - €400
- Lot 26: WOMEN'S DANCE MASK, Klungkung area, Bali, mid-20th century — €400 - €600
- Lot 27: WOODEN MASK FROM TRADITIONAL JAVANESE THEATRE, The island of Java, 20th century — €150 - €250
- Lot 28: °RARE LARGE PAIR OF TRADITIONAL DOMESTIC ARCHITECTURAL COLUMNS, Nagaland, 20th century — €5,000 - €8,000
- Lot 29: A NECKLACE, Naga, Nagaland — €200 - €300
- Lot 30: RITUAL MORTAR , The Naga ethnic group, Assam, north-western India — €400 - €600
- Lot 31: FIGURE OF AN ANCESTOR, Cameroon, mid-20th century — €250 - €400
- Lot 32: LOT COMPRISING TWO FIGURES, Lunda, Republic of the Congo — €600 - €900
- Lot 33: DOGON IDOL, Mali, 20th century — €400 - €700
- Lot 34: °TRADITIONAL WOODEN HOUSE PORTAL, Nagaland, 20th century — €1,800 - €2,200
- Lot 35: TORAJA CEREMONIAL CUP, SULAWESI ISLAND, Late 19th / early 20th century — €100 - €150
- Lot 36: IFUGAO ZOOMORPHIC BOWL, — €1,200 - €1,600
- Lot 37: WILD BOAR IN IRONWOOD, Dayak, Indonesian Borneo — €400 - €700
- Lot 38: FIGURE OF A PROTECTIVE DEMON, Nusa Penida, early 20th century — €500 - €800
- Lot 39: LARGE WAR SHIELD, Asmat, villages in the north-west, West Papua — €900 - €1,500
- Lot 40: A GROUP OF THREE SMALL FIGURES, Lobi, Burkina Faso, 20th century — €400 - €700
- Lot 41: HEAVY WOODEN FRIEZE DEPICTING A DEMON, Bali, 20th century — €400 - €600
- Lot 42: FEMALE FIGURE, Burkina Faso, First half of XX century — €500 - €800
- Lot 43: FEMALE FIGURE, Tanzania, mid-20th century — €450 - €750
- Lot 44: FIGURE OF AN ANCESTOR, Lobi, Burkina Faso, mid-20th century — €600 - €900
- Lot 45: ANCIENT STATUE IN CORAL STONE (LAKE SEDIMENT), Central Sulawesi — €1,500 - €2,500
- Lot 46: A LARGE BRONZE PENDANT, Naga, Nagaland — €220 - €300
- Lot 47: A CEREMONIAL POLYCHROME WOODEN MASK, Tibet — €300 - €350
- Lot 48: A TIBETAN CEREMONIAL MASK, — €250 - €350
- Lot 49: BAKOR/EJAGHAM STONE STATUE, Cross River, Nigeria, 20th century — €1,200 - €1,500
- Lot 50: THE HUNTER'S MASK, Dogon, Mali — €1,200 - €1,800
- Lot 51: CEREMONIAL MOSQUITO-SWATTER HANDLE, Bacicacingo, Democratic Republic of the Congo — €400 - €600
- Lot 52: FIGURE OF AN ANCESTOR, Sukuma, Tanzania — €300 - €550
- Lot 53: A SET COMPRISING TWO PUPPETS , Bambara, Mali, first half of the 20th century — €400 - €700
- Lot 54: FIGURE OF AN ANCESTOR, Baule, Ivory Coast, mid-20th century — €600 - €900
- Lot 55: FEMALE FIGURE, Baule, Ivory Coast, early 20th century — €800 - €1,200
- Lot 56: ELEMENTS OF A TIBETAN CEREMONIAL NECKLACE, Tibet, 19th century — €600 - €800
- Lot 57: HEAVY WOODEN MASK DEPICTING HANUMAN, Bali, mid-20th century — €450 - €700
- Lot 58: ROOF RIDGE OF A TRADITIONAL HOUSE, Sumba Island, East Indonesia, 20th century — €800 - €1,200
- Lot 59: BATAK HOME DECOR, Batak. Sumatra — €800 - €1,500
- Lot 60: A LARGE SIZE CHARM, Dayak of Kalimantan, mid-20th century — €300 - €500
- Lot 61: WAR MASK , Dan, Ivory Coast, mid-20th century — €400 - €700
- Lot 62: SCULPTURE OF ANTENATO MOBA, Togo, early 20th century — €500 - €800
- Lot 63: MERAPU ALTAR FIGURE, SUMBA ISLAND, Eastern Indonesia, mid-20th century — €400 - €700
- Lot 64: HAMPATONG, Dayak, Central Borneo, 20th century — €1,000 - €1,500
- Lot 65: A HIMALAYAN WOODEN MASK, — €200 - €300
- Lot 66: HIMALAYAN WOODEN MASK, — €100 - €180
- Lot 67: A PAIR OF BRONZES DEPICTING SHIVA AND PARVATI, Madhyapranesh, 19th/20th century — €150 - €200
- Lot 68: YAKA IDOL, Congo, mid-20th century — €400 - €650
- Lot 69: KERIS HANDLE, Cerebon, 19th century — €500 - €700
- Lot 70: KERIS HANDLE, North Java — €350 - €550
- Lot 71: KERIS HANDLE, Madura, early 20th century — €400 - €650
- Lot 72: KERIS HANDLE, Cirebon, Java, early 20th century — €250 - €400
- Lot 73: KERIS HANDLE, Palembang, Sumatra — €300 - €500
- Lot 74: KERIS HANDLE, Banjar Masim, Kalimantan, 19th century or earlier — €350 - €500
- Lot 75: KERIS HANDLE, Singaraja, Bali, first half of the 20th century — €450 - €700
- Lot 76: KERIS HANDLE, Java, 19th century — €300 - €500
- Lot 77: KERIS HANDLE, Java, 19th century — €350 - €500
- Lot 78: KERIS HANDLE, Malaysia, early 20th century — €400 - €650
- Lot 79: KERIS HANDLE, 19th century — €500 - €800
- Lot 80: KERIS HANDLE, Java, first half of the 20th century — €300 - €500
- Lot 81: KERIS HANDLE, Java, 19th century — €250 - €400
- Lot 82: KERIS HANDLE, Bali, 19th century — €400 - €600
- Lot 83: KERIS HANDLE, Early 20th century — €500 - €800
- Lot 84: KERIS HANDLE, Java, early 20th century — €300 - €450
- Lot 85: KERIS HANDLE, 19th century — €300 - €450
- Lot 86: KERIS HANDLE, Java, 19th century — €450 - €650
- Lot 87: KERIS HANDLE, Java, 19th century — €600 - €800
- Lot 88: KERIS HANDLE, Bali, mid-20th century — €150 - €250
- Lot 89: A HUT WITH A SEATED KOND MALE FIGURE, South India, 19th/20th century — €200 - €250
- Lot 90: A LOT COMPRISING TWO BRONZE KOND FIGURES , India, 19th/20th century — €300 - €500
- Lot 91: A BRONZE FIGURE DEPICTING A WARRIOR, Kond, India, 19th/20th century — €400 - €500
- Lot 92: A BRONZE FIGURE DEPICTING A KOND WARRIOR, India, 19th/20th century — €300 - €350
- Lot 93: A LOT COMPRISING SIX BRONZE FIGURES, South India, 19th/20th century — €120 - €180
- Lot 94: A LOT COMPRISING THREE BRONZE KOND SCULPTURES, India, 19th/20th century — €250 - €350
- Lot 95: A LOT COMPRISING SIX BRONZE FIGURES, South India, 19th/20th century — €120 - €180
- Lot 96: A LOT COMPRISING TWO BRONZE KOND SCULPTURES, South India, 19th/20th century — €250 - €350
- Lot 97: A LOT COMPRISING TWO BRONZE KOND OBJECTS, South India, 19th/20th century — €250 - €400
- Lot 98: A LOT OF TWO BRONZE KOND COBRAS, India, 19th/20th century — €200 - €300
- Lot 99: A LOT COMPRISING THREE ZOOMORPHIC KOND BRONZE FIGURES, India, 19th/20th century — €100 - €150
- Lot 100: A ZOOMORPHIC KOND BRONZE FIGURE, India, 19th/20th century — €200 - €300
- Lot 101: A BRONZE SCULPTURE DEPICTING A KOND SCORPION, Kond, India, 19th/20th century — €100 - €150
- Lot 102: A THREE-HEADED BRONZE KOND FIGURE DEPICTING A TURTLE WITH A FIGURE ON ITS BACK, India, 19th/20th century — €500 - €600
- Lot 103: A BRONZE SCULPTURE DEPICTING TWO SEATED FIGURES, BASTAR STYLE, — €120 - €180
- Lot 104: §A PAIR OF RED VERONA MARBLE LIONS, 19th / 20th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 105: §A PAIR OF MARBLE LIONS, 19th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 106: §A VICENZA STONE SCULPTURE DEPICTING FLORA, 19th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 107: §A LARGE VICENZA STONE SCULPTURE DEPICTING HEPHAESTUS, 19th century — €2,000 - €3,000
- Lot 108: §A LARGE FIGURAL VICENZA STONE VASE WITH LID, Venice, 18th / 19th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 109: §FOUR VICENZA STONE SCULPTURES DEPICTING PUTTI, 19th century — €2,000 - €3,000
- Lot 110: §A ISTRIAN STONE SCULPTURE DEPICTING A LADY, 17th / 18th century — €2,000 - €3,000
- Lot 111: §SCULPTURE IN ISTRIAN STONE DEPICTING THE MUSE MELPOMENE., 17th / 18th century — €2,000 - €3,000
- Lot 112: §A GROTESQUE MARBLE ZOOMORPHIC FIGURE , 19th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 113: §AN ISTRIAN STONE VESSEL, 19th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 114: §A PAIR OF LARGE MARBLE LIONS, 19th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 115: §A VENETIAN WELL IN CARVED ISTRIAN STONE, Venice, late 15th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 116: §A VICENZA STONE SCULPTURE DEPICTING SATURN, 19th / 20th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 117: §A WHITE MARBLE SCULPTURE DEPICTING SAINT JOHN NEPOMUK, 17th / 18th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 118: §FOUR NEOCLASSICAL MARBLE BUSTS, 18th / 19th century — €4,000 - €8,000
- Lot 119: §AN ISTRIAN STONE BENCH, Late 19th / early 20th century — €2,000 - €3,000
- Lot 120: §A PAIR OF LARGE VICENZA STONE VASES WITH LIDS, FEATURING A FRUIT TRIUMPH, 19th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 121: PAIR OF RARE MARBLE PUTTI CANDLEHOLDERS, Roman workshop, 17th/18th century — €18,000 - €22,000
- Lot 122: A PAIR OF PUTTI I IN WHITE MARBLE, 17th century — €350 - €500
- Lot 123: A MARBLE BAPTISMAL FONT, 17th / 18th century — €1,100 - €1,500
- Lot 124: °MARBLE SCULPTURE DEPICTING ARIADNE AND THE PANTHER, 19th century — €1,300 - €1,800
- Lot 125: PAIR OF LARGE LACQUERED WOODEN COBRAS, Late 19th century — €3,000 - €5,000
- Lot 126: Carlo Bugatti (attr.) FOUR CHAIRS, 1900 ca. — €1,200 - €1,500
- Lot 127: Carlo Bugatti(1856 - 1940) FRAME WITH PAINTINGS, 19th / 20th century — €1,000 - €1,500
- Lot 128: Carlo Bugatti(1856 - 1940) ORIENTALIST WALL CABINET, 1900 ca. — €5,000 - €8,000
- Lot 129: Carlo Bugatti(1856 - 1940) AN IMPORTANT INLAID WOOD AND HAND-PAINTED VELLUM MOSQUÉE CABINET, 1900 ca. — €15,000 - €30,000
- Lot 130: Carlo Bugatti(1856 - 1940) PEDESTAL, 1900 ca. — €6,000 - €9,000
- Lot 131: Carlo Bugatti(1856 - 1940) LIBRARY CABINET, 1900 ca. — €10,000 - €15,000
- Lot 132: Carlo Bugatti(1856 - 1940) RARE WRITING DESK WITH CHAIR, 1910 ca. — €12,000 - €18,000
- Lot 133: Carlo Mancini(1829 - 1910) A VIEW OF THE CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE IN ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, — €700 - €1,000
- Lot 134: Domenico Morelli (Attr.)(1826 - 1901) A BATHING ODALISQUE, — €500 - €800
- Lot 135: A MORO TORCH-BEARING SCULPTURE, Venice, 19th century — €1,500 - €2,000
- Lot 136: ORIENTALIST ENAMEL PLAQUE, 19th century — €400 - €600
- Lot 137: TWO ORIENTALIST BRONZE BUSTS, Vienna, 19th century — €800 - €1,200
- Lot 138: LARGE TRUMEAU, Venice, 18th century — €4,000 - €6,000
- Lot 139: A PAIR OF POLYCHROME AND LACQUERED PAPIER-MÂCHÉ MAGOTS, Piedmont, early 19th century — €4,000 - €6,000
- Lot 140: A PAIR OF “SAVONAROLA”-TYPE ARMCHAIRS IN WOOD INLAID WITH MOTHER-OF-PEARL, Ottoman Empire, 19th century — €700 - €1,000
- Lot 141: A SAVONAROLA ARMCHAIR, Anglo-Indian, 19th century — €900 - €1,200
- Lot 142: °A BERBER BRACELET IN SILVER AND POLYCHROME ENAMELS WITH SET CORALS, Algeria, early 20th century — €500 - €800
- Lot 143: °A BERBER ANKLET IN SILVER AND POLYCHROME ENAMELS WITH SET CORALS, Algeria, early 20th century — €1,200 - €1,400
- Lot 144: °A SILVER BRACELET, Turkey, 19th century. — €700 - €1,000
- Lot 145: °AN INK HOLDER, AN AMULET AND A SHELL, Late 19th / early 20th century — €300 - €500
- Lot 146: A NOBLE CHOGA IN PASHMINA WOOL EMBROIDERED WITH GOLD THREAD, India, Anglo-Indian Empire (1858–1947) — €800 - €1,200
- Lot 147: °TWO VERREPAINTS DEPICTING KNIGHTS, India, 19th/ 20th century — €600 - €1,000
- Lot 148: ☼IVORY STATUE OF NAPOLEON, China, Canton, mid-19th century — €1,500 - €2,000
- Lot 149: A LARGE SAMSON PORCELAIN FISH TANK, France, 19th century — €2,000 - €3,000
- Lot 150: TWO LARGE POWDER BLUE PORCELAIN POTICHES, China, 20th century — €400 - €600