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Floris van Wanroij Fine Art
Relief with the The Flight into Egypt and Miracles during the Journey (Matthew 2:13) Low countries, possibly Antwerp, Renaissance, last quarter of the 16th century, circa 1590 Pear-wood, carved in high relief, on later brass base H 19.6 x W. 16.8 cm (excl. base) Provenance: Jan Dirven Works of Art, Eindhoven, The Netherlands; collection Dreesmann-Houtkooper, The Netherlands; thence by decent private collection, Breda, The Netherlands Literature: Schuckman, Christiaan (1996). Hollstein's Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts 1450-1700, vol. XLIV: Maarten De Vos. Rotterdam, p. 65, cat. n° 263 This relief, probably carved in Antwerp, is based on a design by the influential Renaissance artist Maerten de Vos (Antwerp, 1532-1603). The original drawing is kept now in the collection of the Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museum, Braunschweig (inv./cat. n° Z. 1086) and is dated shortly before 1579. The drawing was published in engraving by Johannes Sadeler I, as the eighth prints of a twelve-part series on the birth and the first years of Christ. The series was published between 1579-1582 and the current sculpture probably originated shortly afterwards, ca. 1590, which indicates a date of the current sculpture around 1590. The Flight the Holy Family to Egypt, here represented as Joseph on foot and Mary sitting on a donkey with the Christ Child in her arms was, according to tradition, surrounded by miracles. At the top right in a chapel on a tree, a statue of a pegan god breaks in two. At the top left a group of accompanying Angels in the Heavens is depicted and trees bow down their branches in reverence to Christ.
Gallery de Potter d’Indoye
Jean Prevel (Paris, 18th century) A Louis XVI Ormolu, blued metal and white marble 'Pendule au temple de l’amour', circa 1780 White marble, gilded bronze, blue patinated bronze H 78.7 x Ø 34.9 cm Signed: Prevel à Paris (clock maker, Cour abbatiale, St-Germain, France) Provenance: collection of Dr. & Mrs. Constantin Mamouris The white marble tempietto features an ormolu figure of Athena topped with a dome segmented by blue patinated bronze panels and applied ormolu stars surmounted by a spherical clock with revolving chapter rings. The time is indicated by an arrow held by a perched putto. The striking movement is signed Prevel [à Paris]. In the form of a rotunda, the design of this charming clock was inspired by the ancient Greek and Roman temples, often reproduced or reimagined by talented painters such as Hubert Robert throughout the second half of the eighteenth century. When searching for contemporaneous French buildings that could have influenced the maker of this clock, Richard Mique’s famous Temple of Love comes to mind, designed for Marie-Antoinette in her gardens of the Petit Trianon, see D. Ledoux-Lebard, Versailles, Le Petit Trianon: Le Mobilier Des Inventaires de 1807, 1810 et 1839, Paris, 1989, p. 31. A number of clocks of this popular design exist, although none are exactly the same as this clock. Comparable clocks include one in the Spanish Royal Collection, illustrated in J. Ramon Colon de Carvajal, Catalogo de Relojes del Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid, 1987, p. 90, n° 73; one in P. Kjellberg, Encyclopédie de la pendule française du Moyen Age au XXe siècle, Paris, 1997, p. 292, fig. B; and one is in the British Royal Collections, see C. Jagger, Royal Clocks, The British Monarchy and its Timekeepers 1300-1900, London, 1983, p. 150. Unlike this clock, the above examples have ormolu or pierced marble domes, making the star-studded and blue patinated bronze panels roof of this clock particularly interesting and unique.
Studio 2000 Art Gallery
theo van rysselberghe
Theo van Rysselberghe (Belgium, Ghent 1862-1926 Saint-Clair, France) Le ruban écarlate, 1906 Red chalk on paper 110 x 88 cm Signed with monogram and dated: Fev. 06 Provenance: private collection, Belgium; auction Christie’s, Amsterdam, 22 May 1991, lot 526; G. Gieseler (?), 1973; Galerie Druet, Paris Literature: A. Dreyfuss, Die Kunst fur Alle, 29, 1914, pp. 508-538; P. Fierens, TVR, Brussels, 1937; R. Feltkamp, Théo Van Rysselberghe. Catalogue raisonné, n° 1906-011 (ill.); R. Feltkamp, Théo Van Rysselberghe: Schilder van de zon, n° 59 (ill.). Exhibitions: Rotterdam, Rotterdamse Kunstkring, TVR (cat. n° 70) 23 October-21 November 1909; Groningen, Galerie Hofteenge, Picture TVR (cat. n° 56), 16 January–2 February 1910; Laren, Singermuseum, Théo van Rysselberghe. Schilder van de zon, 17 May–4 September 2022
Dalton Somaré
Guardian Head Tsogho, Gabon Wood, metal H 23 cm Provenance: Georges Vidal collection, Paris; Alain Bovis, Paris; private collection, Paris Literature: Tsogho. Les icônes du Bwiti, Paris, 2016, n° 178, p. 212; Art primitif, Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, 21 juin 1976, lot 182; Statuaire de l'Afrique Noire, ABC Collection, 1979, p. 16
Galerie Boulakia
pierre alechinsky
Pierre Alechinsky (Brussels, 1927) L'affaire du bois de Meillant, 1990 Acrylic on paper mounted on canvas 60 x 100 cm Signed and dated lower right: Alechinsky, signed, titled, and dated on the reverse: L’AFFAIRE DU BOIS DE MEILLANT 1990 Alechinsky Provenance: acquired directly from the artist Exhibitions: Alès, Musée Pierre André Benoit, Pierre Alechinsky, peinture - livres, June-October 1990, n° 42; Salzburg, Rupertinum, Pierre Alechinsky: Reisende Tusche, May-July 1991, n° 28 Born in 1927, Pierre Alechinsky moved to France in 1951 where he became a part of the CoBrA movement, sharing the same passion for the freedom of form and colour as other artists belonging to this group. After travelling around Japan in 1955, he became interested in Asian artistic techniques, ultimately adopting a style which incorporated the processes of Japanese calligraphy. The incorporation of calligraphic signage is apparent, set up against a blue border which elegantly frames the central composition. The title provides a playful backstory for the figures in the painting, whose wide eyes and claw-like hands draw us into a thrilling aesthetic narrative.
Finch & Co
Workshop of Georg Pfründt (Germany, 1603-1663) Goblet and support raised upon a turned pear-wood base Narwhal, wood South Germany, 17th century H 16.5 cm Provenance: London art market 1960s; private collection Georg Pfründt (1603-1663), born in Franconia, trained under one of the greatest ivory carvers of the Renaissance, Leonard Kern (1588-1662). Moving to Strasbourg in 1639, Pfründt worked in the service of Charles Ludwig, Elector Palatine, and Duke Eberhard VIII of Würtemberg. The goblet is carved in the same style as the equally celebrated 'Nef' favoured by princely courts for their kunstkammer (the 17th century art chamber) developed out of a medieval treasury which in turn became the Renaissance studiolo. The use of narwhal in this cup adds to the sense of rarity and exotica.
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Dr. Nöth kunsthandel + galerie
erich heckel
Erich Heckel (Döbeln 1883-1970 Radolfzell/Bodensee) Chinese artists, 1928 Watercolour, gouache, Indian ink, brown and grey wash on paper 54.5 x 70 cm Titled, signed and dated lower right: Chines. Artisten, Heckel 28 The Erich Heckel Foundation in Hemmenhofen has confirmed that the watercolour is authentic and has been registered in the archives of the estate. Certificate of authenticity by Hans Geissler and Renate Ebner from January 2014 Provenance: acquired directly from the artist in 1930 by Arthur Drey, Wiesbaden and Frankfurt. Drey (1890-1965) was a playwright and writer and an early collector of German Expressionism; thence by descent
Cabinet of Curiosities-Honourable Silver Objects
Circle Gerard Opstal (1605-1668) Carved relief with bacchanal scene, Bachus and five putti Ivory, tropical wood (frame) Southern Netherlands/Flanders, late 17th century 6.3 x 6.3 cm (relief) 11 x 11 cm (frame) Provenance: Stodel, Amsterdam Literature: Les Ivoires, Evolution décorative du Ier siècle à nos jours. Avec la collaboration de M. l'abbé P. Bidault, H. Levasseur, J. Joire, et de MM. les Conservateurs des Musées européens, Paris, Tardy, 1966, pp. 104-106, 109, 128; Elfenbein, Otto Pelka (Bibliothek für Kunst und Antiquitäten Sammler), p. 73, n° 262; Ivoires du Musée du Louvre 1480-1850, une collection inédite (Dieppe: Editions d’Art/Château-Musée de Dieppe, 2005), pp. 56, 220, n° 38; L’amour des ivoires, E. Mannoni, éd. Ch. Massin, Paris
Galerie Alexis Pentcheff
albert marquet
Albert Marquet (Bordeaux 1875-1947 Paris) L'Estaque, 1918 Oil on canvas 46 x 65.5 cm Signed lower right Certificate of inclusion in the digital catalogue raisonné being prepared by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute dated 2 February 2018 Provenance: sale Champain-Lombrail, Enghien-les-Bains, November 1979; private collection, Switzerland; Galerie Pentcheff, Marseille, 2015; private collection
Thomas Deprez Fine Arts
emile fabry
Emile Fabry (Verviers 1865-1966 Brussels) A monumental triptych, including: Le péché originel, Les Déesses de la Vie and Prométhée & Pygmalion, circa 1896 Oil on canvas 246 x 138 cm | 249 x 205.5 cm | 245 x 140 cm All canvases waxed and retouched The middle panel carrying a certificate by Edmond Delescluze, the artist's son-in-law, dated April 6th 1990 Provenance: by descent in the family of the artist, after his death in 1966; former collection Suzanne Fabry and Edmond Delescluze, the artist’s daughter and son-in-law; triptych dismantled and sold separately, with different provenances on request; United again for the first time under single ownership, 2023 Literature: a list of contemporary press critiques available on request; Jacqueline Guisset, Emile Fabry 1865-1966, Brussels, Fonds du Patrimoine de Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, 2000, ill. pp. 75, 77 & 78; Sébastien Clerbois, L’Esotérisme et le Symbolisme belge, Anvers, Pandora Publishers, 2012, ill. p. 104 Exhibitions: Exposition du Cercle Pour l'Art, Brussels, 1896; Retrospective Emile Fabry, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Centre culturel, 2000
Giammarco Cappuzzo Fine Art
Willem Eversdijck (Dutch, circa 1620-1671) Unknown Zeeland family, circa 1665 Oil on canvas 138 x 194 cm Provenance: Horace Buttery, London; Christie's London, 20 November 1925, lot 97, bought by Frank Partridge London; (probably) Lady Bertha Schaul Baron (1899-1981); property of a Lady, Christie's London, 10 May 1935, lot 46, bought by W. Sabin, London; Christie's London, 24 February 1939, lot. 57, bought by Berendt; Christie's London, 17 March 1939, lot 23, bought by Suttle; Viorel Virgil Tilea C.B.E. (1896-1972) at Sotheby's London, 28 November 1951, lot 147; Antonio Roque' Rivero (1918-2015), Barcelona Literature: F. van der Ploeg, C.E. Zonnevylle-Heyning, Brave koppen en gladde aangesigten, Middelburg, 1999, pp. 112-114 & p. 136, n° WE5, ill. n° 107
Kunsthaus Kende
Josef Hoffmann (Czech Republic, Brtnice 1870-1956 Vienna, Austria) For the Wiener Werkstätte Decorative basket in 'Cloverleaf' pattern, Vienna, 1910 900 grade silver basket H 12.1 x W 18.7 x D 12.5 cm The design drawing for the object is in the inventory of the MAK, Vienna under the number KI 12031-26. According to the calculation book of the Wiener Werkstätte, seven examples of this basket were made in 1910 Provenance: American private collection
Gallery de Potter d’Indoye
Pair of ornamental columns, late 18th century Black marble with matte and polished gilt bronze mounts and applications, decorated with vases and toupie feet H 57.5 x W 17.5 x D 14.5 cm Provenance: European private collection A comparable pair of obelisk-shaped black and white marble ornaments had been part of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's collection, having been acquired from Vladimir Barjanasky. Mrs. Kennedy Onassis had graciously loaned these pieces to the White House during her husband's presidency, where they adorned the mantel in the Red Room. Subsequently, these items were included in the estate sale held at Sotheby's New York from April 23 to 26, 1996.
Heutink Ikonen
The Ladder of Divine Ascent Russia (Vyg), circa 1800 Egg tempera with gold leaf on a wooden panel surfaced with gesso and linen 35 x 31 cm This rare iconography is based on the work 'The Ladder of Divine Ascent' by the hermit John Climacus, who lived in the Sinai Desert in the seventh century. The work was a major influence on Orthodox Christianity, comparable to 'The Following of Christ' by Thomas à Kempis in Roman Catholicism. The icon shows how monks may get closer to Christ through several stages of asceticism (steps on the ladder) and ultimately reach heaven. Angels encourage the monks and pray for succour, while to the left of the ladder demons are attempting to lure the monks into succumbing to earthly temptations. The steadfast monk who reaches the top of the ladder is welcomed with open arms by Christ in heaven. The monks who surrender to the temptations of the world fall into the devil's wide-open mouth. The icon was probably meant as a reminder and encouragement for monastics to live a virtuous life.
Giammarco Cappuzzo Fine Art
Giuseppe Vermiglio (Milan, circa 1587-circa 1635/1636) The sacrifice of Isaac, circa 1610-1618 Oil on canvas 132 x 162 cm Provenance: private collection, Italy Literature: Alessandro Morandotti, Gli anni romani di Giuseppe Vermiglio, in Giuseppe Vermiglio. Un pittore caravaggesco tra Roma e la Lombardia, exhibition catalogue Campione d’Italia, Galleria Civica, 10 September-3 December 2000, ed. by D. Pescarmona, Milan 2000, p. 45, fig. 23; Ferdinando Bologna, Tre note caravaggesche, Prospettiva, 33-36, 1983-1984 (Studi in onore di Luigi Grassi), pp. 204-207, fig. 5; Mina Gregori, Il Sacrificio di Isacco: un inedito e considerazioni su una fase savoldesca del Caravaggio, Artibus et Historiae, X, 1989, p. 141, note 16
Ralph Gierhards Antiques / Fine Art
A pietre dure cabinet Pietre dure: Florence, late 17th century Cabinet and stand: England, late 18th century Pietre dure, pietre tenere, ebonised oak, mahogany, brass, gilt metal Cabinet: H 65.1 x W 76.5 x D 41.9 cm Table: H 82.6 x W 81.3 x D 41.9 cm Provenance: Partridge Fine Arts, London 1985; This cabinet belonged to The Gilbert Collection, Victoria and Albert Museum, London 1991; private collection, Italy Literature: This cabinet is illustrated in Anna Maria Massinelli, The Gilbert Collection-Hardstones, Philip Wilson Publishers in association with The Gilbert Collection, fig. 5; Baldini, Giusti and Pampaloni Martelli 1979, fig. 164; Kreisel 1970, fig. 186; Kunsthistorisches Museum 1987, p. 33 Exhibition: Los Angeles (USA), 1991 A cabinet with eleven pietre dure and pietre tenere mosaic panels on the front, with Tuscan landscape views on a background of Albarese limestone. This cabinet was made in England in the late eighteenth century and is typical of the furniture inspired by the taste of travellers who, during their Grand Tour of Italy, bought Florentine mosaic work in the Grand Ducal workshops and had it set in made-to-measure cabinets on their return. The landscape panels are linked to those on a cabinet documented as being in the Villa del Poggio Imperiale after 1691. They demonstrate the interest in landscape subjects in the Grand Ducal workshops during the late seventeenth century. Similar types of panels can be found on early eighteenth-century German furniture. Examples include cabinets from Ambras castle, Braunschweig and a desk in the castle at Wiesentheid. This cabinet was exhibited in Los Angeles in 1991 and the cabinet is illustrated in the book The Gilbert Collection – Hardstones
Willow Gallery
Marc Chagall (Vitebsk 1887-1985 Saint-Paul de Vence) Flûtiste jaune et bouc dans l’arbre en fleurs, circa 1960-1964 Gouache, pastel, oil pastel and Indian Ink on paper 51 x 34 cm - framed: 70 x 53 cm Stamped with artist’s signature This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Comité Marc Chagall Provenance: estate of the artist; thence by descent
