Alfio Paolo Graziani Alfio Paolo Graziani (Ronco Ferraro 1900-Gavirate 1981) - Puppets, 1970 pair of paintings, one oil on masonite and the other oil on canvas panel 30.5 x 24 cm and 35.5 x 25 cm one signed at the top right and the other at the bottom right: A. P. Graziani on the back, both signed and dated: A. P. Graziani / 1970 This lot is subject to Artists Resale Rights

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French school, circa 1900, after Paolo Cagliari, known as Veronese (Verona 1528-1588 Venice) Allegory of Vigilance, after the ceiling of the College Hall in the Doge's Palace Gouache over black stone on paper 33 x 47.5 cm Expert : Pierre-Antoine Martenet

Lot 1269

Estim. 1 000 - 2 000 EUR

A BACTRIAN MARLY SANDSTONE COLUMN IDOL, LATE 3RD TO EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM BC A BACTRIAN MARLY SANDSTONE COLUMN IDOL, LATE 3RD TO EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM BC Published: Massimo Vidale, Treasures from the Oxus: The Art and Civilization of Central Asia, page 48, fig. 44. Oxus Civilization. The column of cylindrical form slightly flaring to the foot, the top and base with a crescent-shaped central groove which run down the sides of the body. The finely grained stone of red hue with yellow and orange bands Provenance: Axel Vervoordt Art & Antiques, Antwerp, Belgium. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from above in 2004. A copy of the original invoice addressed to Mr Paolo Bertuzzi, dated 30 January 2004, and stating a purchase price of EUR 4,800 or approx. EUR 7,500 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Axel Vervoordt (born 1947) is a Belgian antiques and art dealer, collector, and interior designer. He founded his company in Antwerp in 1969, and in 1998, he and his family acquired an industrial site which they turned into a small green town that offers spaces for art and exhibits works by renowned artists such as Anish Kapoor, James Turrell, Marina Abramovic, Otto Boll, and Tatsuo Miyajima. Vervoordt further designed several spaces for, among others, Robert de Niro, Kim Kardashian, and Kanye West. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, showing expected old wear and traces of use, small obvious losses, chips, and natural fissures. Weight: 11.7 kg Dimensions: Height 26.5 cm The Oxus Civilization or Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), recently dated to c. 2250-1700 BC, is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, previously dated to c. 2400-1900 BC, by Sandro Salvatori, in its urban phase or integration era. Though it may be called the “Oxus civilization”, apparently centered on the upper Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Bactria, most of the BMAC’s urban sites are actually located in Margiana (modern Turkmenistan) on the Murghab river delta and the Kopet Dagh mountain range. There are a few later sites in northern Bactria (c. 1950–1450 BC), the territory of southern Uzbekistan, but they are mostly graveyards belonging to the BMAC-related Sapalli culture. A single BMAC site, known as Dashli, lies in southern Bactria, the territory of northern Afghanistan. Sites found further east, in southwestern Tajikistan, though contemporary with the main BMAC sites in Margiana, are only graveyards, with no urban developments associated with them. BMAC sites were discovered and named by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi when he was excavating in northern Afghanistan between 1969 and 1979. Sarianidi’s excavations revealed numerous monumental structures in many sites, fortified by impressive walls and gates. Reports on the BMAC were mostly confined to Soviet journals. A journalist from The New York Times wrote in 2001 that during the years of the Soviet Union, the findings were largely unknown to the West until Sarianidi’s work began to be translated in the 1990s. Several stone objects of this shape have been excavated at sites of the Oxus Civilization. However, it is still unknown what purpose they once fulfilled. It is suggested that these miniature columns at some point entered the rituals of the Oxus funerary practices, having previously performed a practical function that involved strong laces running around and causing intensive wear to the grooves. The present object belongs to a group of shorter, heavily polished columns with one central groove along the top and bottom. Auction result comparison: Type: Closely related Auction: Christie’s London, 12 May 2004, lot 183 Price: EUR 7,170 or approx. EUR 11,200 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing Description: A Bactrian marble column idol, 2nd millennium BC Expert remark: Compare the related form and color of the stone. Note groves to the side and the size (29.5 cm).

Lot 1272

Estim. 200 - 400 EUR

A BACTRIAN BANDED CALCITE VESSEL, LATE 3RD TO EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM BC A BACTRIAN BANDED CALCITE VESSEL, LATE 3RD TO EARLY 2ND MILLENNIUM BC Published: Treasures from the OXUS, The art and civilization of central Asia, by Massimo Vidale, page 60, fig. 52. Oxus Civilization. Of flat base, the slightly waisted sides rising to a flat everted rim. The pale porous stone with russet veins. Provenance: Bruno Cooper, Norwich, United Kingdom. Paolo Bertuzzi, acquired from above in 2010. A copy of the original invoice addressed to Mr Paolo Bertuzzi, dated 18 April 2010, and stating a purchase price of EUR 1,900 or approx. EUR 2,500 (adjusted for inflation at the time of writing), accompanies this lot. Paolo Bertuzzi (1943-2022) was a fashion stylist from Bologna, Italy. He was the son of Enrichetta Bertuzzi, founder of Hettabretz, a noted Italian fashion company with customers such as the Rothschild family, Audrey Hepburn, and Elizabeth Taylor. Paolo Bertuzzi later took over his mother’s business and designed exclusive pieces, some of which were exhibited in the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum in New York, USA. He was also an avid collector of antiques for more than 60 years. His collection includes both archaic and contemporary art, and he edited two important books about Asian art, Goa Made - An Archaeological Discovery, about a large-scale archaeological project carried out with the Italian and Indonesian governments, and Majapahit, Masterpieces from a Forgotten Kingdom. Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, showing expected old wear and traces of use, minor chips and tiny losses, and some natural fissures which have developed into cracks overtime. Weight: 508.4 g Dimensions: Diameter 9.1 cm The Oxus Civilization or Bactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex (BMAC), recently dated to c. 2250-1700 BC, is the modern archaeological designation for a Bronze Age civilization of Central Asia, previously dated to c. 2400-1900 BC, by Sandro Salvatori, in its urban phase or integration era. Though it may be called the “Oxus civilization”, apparently centered on the upper Amu Darya (Oxus River) in Bactria, most of the BMAC’s urban sites are actually located in Margiana (modern Turkmenistan) on the Murghab river delta and the Kopet Dagh mountain range. There are a few later sites in northern Bactria (c. 1950–1450 BC), the territory of southern Uzbekistan, but they are mostly graveyards belonging to the BMAC-related Sapalli culture. A single BMAC site, known as Dashli, lies in southern Bactria, the territory of northern Afghanistan. Sites found further east, in southwestern Tajikistan, though contemporary with the main BMAC sites in Margiana, are only graveyards, with no urban developments associated with them. BMAC sites were discovered and named by the Soviet archaeologist Viktor Sarianidi when he was excavating in northern Afghanistan between 1969 and 1979. Sarianidi’s excavations revealed numerous monumental structures in many sites, fortified by impressive walls and gates. Reports on the BMAC were mostly confined to Soviet journals. A journalist from The New York Times wrote in 2001 that during the years of the Soviet Union, the findings were largely unknown to the West until Sarianidi’s work began to be translated in the 1990s.

Lot 153

Estim. 1 500 - 2 000 EUR

Alfio Paolo Graziani Alfio Paolo Graziani (Ronco Ferraro 1900-Gavirate 1981) - Mimosas and carnations oil on canvas 60 x 120 cm signed lower left: A. GRAZIANI on the back, on the canvas, labels and stamps of the National Institute of Art with references to the work This lot is subject to Artists Resale Rights

French school, circa 1900, after Paolo Cagliari, known as Veronese (Verona 1528-1588 Venice) Allegory of Vigilance, after the ceiling of the College Hall in the Doge's Palace Gouache over black stone on paper 33 x 47.5 cm Expert : Pierre-Antoine Martenet

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