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Galerie Taménaga
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (Limoges 1841-1919 Cagnes-surMer) Paysage de Cagnes, 1900 Oil on canvas 24 x 54 cm Signed with initials lower left 'AR' This work will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir currently in preparation by the Wildenstein Plattner Institute Provenance: Ambroise Vollard, Paris; private collection, Japan Literature: Ambroise Vollard, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Tableaux, pastels et dessins, Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, San Francisco, 1989, n° 612, 1185 and 1330, ill. pp. 155, 258 and 279
Galerie Nicolas Bourriaud
Emile Monier (Paris, 1883-1970) Bust of a Peulh woman, 1930 Fine Swedish granite H 65.5 x W 43 x D 30.5 cm Signed ‘EMILE MONIER’, dated ‘1930’ and titled ‘KOUMBO’ Unique piece Provenance: private collection, France Exhibitions: Société coloniale des artistes français, 1930, n° 101; Office privée des colonies, 34 rue Pasquier, Paris 8th arrondissement, until 19 December 1930
Galerie Cento Anni
Philippe Wolfers (Brussels, 1858-1929) Surprise nymph, 1925 (sketch) Bonze and marble base H 18 x W 15.5 x D 9 cm Signed 'Ph. Wolfers' Lost-wax casting, Wolfers Studio Provenance: Wolfers' family Literature: Werner Adriaenssens and Raf Steel, The Wolfers Dynasty, p. 420, n° 306 Exhibitions: Brussels, 1925; Milan, 1926; Brussels, 1928; Antwerp, 1929; Brussels, 1972; Ghent, 1979
Finch & Co
Ancient Celtic bust of a radiate deity ‘Sol Invicta’ wearing a Halo of the Rays of the Sun Limestone British, 1st century BC-1 st century AD H 42 x W 40 x D 20 cm Provenance: private collection, West Country, UK; Finch and Co, item n° 1, catalogue n° 30, Summer 2018; private collection Comparative reference: Dr Anne Ross, ‘Pagan Celtic Britain’ n° 916, for a similar 'stone radiate deity'
Ars Antiqua
Santi di Tito (Florence, 1536-1603) Portrait of Domenico di Lorenzo Passerini with his son Lorenzo Oil on panel 115 x 82.5 cm 130 x 100 cm (framed) Passerini family seal on the reverse Literature: Capolavori che si incontrano. Bellini, Caravaggio, Tiepolo e i Maestri della pittura toscana e veneta nella collezione della Banca Popolare di Vicenza, exhibition catalogue edited by Fernando Rigon, Geneva-Milan, 2014, pp. 168-69, 171-72; L. Scanu, Santi di Tito e l’arte del ritratto. Una nuova effige e una possibile serie dei senatori fiorentini, 'Bollettino Telematico dell’Arte', 11 September 2025, n° 983; N. Bastogi, Due ritratti femminili di Santi di Tito, 'Paragone Arte', 60, 2009, pp. 58-66
De Jonckheere
Pieter Brueghel the Younger (Brussels 1564-1638 Antwerp) The Payment of the Tithe or The Village Lawyer Oil on panel 78.9 x 123.2 cm Signed and dated lower left P.BREVGHEL 1622 Provenance: private collection, Belgium; J. Leegenhoek Gallery, Paris, 1991; private collection, France Literature: K. Ertz, Pieter Brueghel der Jüngere (1564-1637/38). Die Gemälde mit kritischem Oeuvrekatalog, Lingen, 1988/2000, Vol. I, p. 513, cat. E507, repr.; C. Currie, D. Allart (dir.), The Brueg(H)el Phenomenon. Paintings by Pieter Bruegel the Elder and Pieter Brueghel the Younger with a Special Focus on Technique and Copying Practice, 3 vols. in a box set, Scientia artis 8, Brussels, 2012, vol. III, pp. 1030-1031
Epoque Fine Jewels
René Lalique (Ay 1860-1945 Paris) Art Nouveau dragonfly brooch Paris, circa 1903 18 k yellow gold, 'plique-à-jour' enamel and polychrome enamel, old mine cut diamonds, citrine and pearls 11.6 x 4.4 cm Signed Lalique Accompanied by its original fitted case marked R. Lalique, 40, Cours-la-Reine, Paris, monogrammed 'E.A.' An important Art Nouveau dragonfly brooch by René Lalique, in 18-karat gold, designed as two opposing dragonflies with delicate wings of translucent plique-à-jour enamel, accented with old mine-cut diamonds. At the centre, the dragonflies clasp a cushion-shaped orange citrine, their bodies and legs enhanced with polychrome enamel. Graduated pearls trace the extremities of the wings, lending the composition a graceful sense of movement and lightness, characteristic of Lalique’s jewellery at the height of the Art Nouveau period.
Pauline Janssen
Friedrich Kreuter for Koch Edwardian tiara, circa 1911 Diamond & Ceylon Sapphires Total weight 61.7 gr Set with old cut and rose cut diamonds and faceted sapphires. Estimated centre diamond weight approximately 3.70 carats. Estimated total diamond weight approximately 20.00 carats. Estimated centre sapphire weight approximately 6.50 carats. Estimated total sapphire weight approximately 12.00 carats. The sapphires are of Ceylon origin with no indications of heat treatment. Diamonds are bright & lively. Mounted in platinum. German work by Friedrich Kreuter for Koch. Weight 61.5 gr. Accompanied by a CGL laboratory certificate. Accompanied by the original fitted box.
Galerie Lowet de Wotrenge
Nicolaas Struyck (Amsterdam, 1686-1769) Insect studies Bodycolour, watercolour and pencil on laid paper 44.5 x 28.2 cm Provenance: 'Verschyden Uyt-lansche Insecten, getekeent na het cabinet van Hn. Seba, J. ten Kate, & C, versamelt door N. Strüyck, Junior', 1719 (an album of drawings by Struyck, disassembled in the XIXth century); private collection, Belgium
Galerie bei der Albertina ▪ Zetter
Dagobert Peche (Sankt Michael im Lungau 1887-1923 Mödling) Lamp, Design 1921 Manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte, model number M 3494-M la 24 Brass, embossed, floral decoration, foot with beaded decoration, one flame, lamp shade renewed, new electrification H 87 cm - Ø 46 cm (lamp shade) Marks: WIENER / WERK / STÄTTE, monogram DP According to the MAK only two lamps were manufactured in the year 1923 Provenance: collection Schedlmayer Literature: cf. WW Archive, MAK Vienna, design sketch lamp base KI 12649-5-2, photo archive inventory n° WWF 98-116-1 as well as entry in the book of commissions of the Wiener Werkstätte model book WWKA 679; cf. Exhibition catalogue ‘Die Überwindung der Utilität. Dagobert Peche und die Wiener Werkstätte’, ed. by Peter Noever, MAK, Vienna 1998, ill. p. 221, n° 51; cf. Exhibition catalogue ‘Dagobert Peche and the Wiener Werkstätte’, ed. by Peter Noever, MAK, Vienna 1998, Neue Galerie, New York 2002, ill. p. 228, n° 45; Exhibition catalogue ‘Die Sammlung Schedlmayer. Die Entdeckung’, ed. by Ivan Ristic, Hans-Peter Wipplinger, Leopold Museum, Vienna 2021, ill. p. 72 Exhibition: Vienna, Leopoldmuseum, 'Die Sammlung Schedlmayer. Eine Entdeckung', 2021
Galerie Flak
U’u Club Marquesas Islands, Polynesia, 18th or 19th century Carved wood and fibers H 138.5 cm Provenance: David Petty collection, London; Pierre-Richard Royer collection, Paris; Alexandre Bernand collection, Paris; private collection, acquired from the above in September 2016 Exhibition: TEFAF 2024, Maastricht, Serge Schoffel, catalogue T3, p. 28
Harold t’Kint de Roodenbeke
René Magritte (Lessines 1898-1967 Brussels) Lilith Original pencil drawing 14.6 x 9.8 cm Signed upper right Provenance: private collection, Paris Literature: Les Lèvres nues, 'Le cache sexe des anges', 1978, ill. p. 9; René Magritte, 'A lab of ideas', 8 may-4 september 2022, Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Skarhamn, Sweden, n° 164, ill. p. 123; Xavier Canonne, René Magritte, La ligne de vie, 15 November 2025-22 February 2026, KMSKA, Antwerp, Belgium, ill. p. 103. Exhibitions: René Magritte, 'A lab of ideas', 8 May-4 September 2022, Nordiska Akvarellmuseet, Skarhamn, Sweden, n° 164, ill. p. 123; 'René Magritte, La ligne de vie', 15 November 2025-22 February 2026, KMSKA, Antwerp, Belgium, ill. p. 103
Galerie Jean-François Cazeau
Yayoi Kusama (Matsumoto 1929-2026 Tokyo) Uchu/Universe, 1994 Acrylic on canvas 91 x 73 cm Signed, titled and dated in Japanese on the reverse 'Yayoi Kusama 1994' This work is registered in the Archives of Yayoi Kusama Studio as n° 1518 Provenance: Ota Fine Art, Tokyo; private collection Sotheby’s London, 2022, lot 318; acquired by the current owner at Sotheby’s London; private collection, France
Galerie Taménaga
Jean Fautrier (Paris 1898–1964 Châtenay-Malabry) Tête, 1927 Oil on canvas 35 x 27 cm Signed upper right: 'Fautrier' Provenance: Jean-Paul Ledeur, Paris Literature: Marcel-André Stalter, Recherches sur la vie et l'œuvre de Jean Fautrier (1898-1964) de leurs commencements à 1940. Essai de catalogue méthodique et d'interprétation, doctoral thesis, Université de la Sorbonne, Paris IV, 1982, n° 319; Marie-José Lefort, Fautrier. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Éditions Norma, Paris, 2023, n° 256, ill. p. 199 Exhibitions: Hamburg, Kunstverein, Jean Fautrier, 19 May-17 June 1973, n° 16; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum / Zurich, Kunsthaus, Jean Fautrier, 11 January-4 May 1986, n° 35, ill. p. 25; Paris, Galerie Jeanne Castel, 1986