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Willow Gallery
Georges Mathieu Boulogne-sur-Mer, France 1921 - Boulogne-Billancourt, France 2012 Forêts attentives Alkyd on canvas, signed. Inscribed verso. Painted 1989 Canvas size: 58 x 45in / 147 x 115cm Frame size: 63 x 50in / 160 x 128cm Provenance: Galerie Guy Pieters, Brussels Private Collection, Brussels Private Collection, Savoie Sale, Maison R&C, France, 17 July 2021, Lot 93 Private Collection, Europe This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Mr. Jean-Marie Cusinberche
Willow Gallery
André Lhote Bordeaux 1885 – Paris 1862 Pique-nique à Mirmande Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, signed. Painted in 1939 Paper size: 42 x 50in / 106 x 127cm Frame size: 50.5 x 58.5in / 128 x 149cm Provenance: Simone Lhote, Paris (wife of the artist). Suzanne Bermann, Paris (by descent from the above). Soufer Gallery, New York (acquired from the above, 1988). Acquired from the above by the late owner, March 1991. Private Collection, Chicago Exhibited: New York, Soufer Gallery, André Lhote: Cubism and Later Periods, April-May 1988 (illustrated in color; dated 1927). Literature: This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Dominique Bermann Martin and will be included in her forthcoming Lhote catalogue raisonné.
Galerie Boulakia
Georges Mathieu Louis VII épouse Eléonore d'Aquitaine, 1958 oil on canvas 97 x 162 cm 38 3/16 x 63 3/4 in signed bottom left This artwork is referenced among the authentic artworks of the « Archives by Jean-Marie Cusinberche on Georges Mathieu ». An attestation of the « Archives by Jean-Marie Cusinberche on Georges Mathieu » will be provided to the buyer. Provenance Galerie Europe, Paris
Bernardini Milano
Rolex, Bienne. Rare yellow gold “oyster chronograph” in pristine condition, 1956 One of the 36 made of this version of chronographs in 18kt. gold in the late 50’s. The untouched case and extensible bracelet host a perfect creamy silvered dial. The watch is complete of its original box, papers, invoice and various communications between owner and the Swiss Maison.previously unknown to the market, it’s a benchmark in terms of rarity and conservation.
Galerie bei der Albertina ▪ Zetter
Dagobert Peche 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, D 46 cm (lamp shade) Marks: WIENER / WERK / STÄTTE, monogram DP According to the MAK only two lamps were manufactured in the year 1923. Provenienz: Schedlmayer Collection Literature: cf. WW Archive, MAK Vienna, design sketch lamp base KI 12649-5-2, photo archive inventory number 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, no. 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, no. 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
Bernardini Milano
Patek Philippe, Genève. Rare waterproof chronograph in rose gold, 1945 Extremely rare and well preserved waterproof Patek Philippe Ref. 1463 chronograph in rose gold, made in 1945, bearing a uniquely spotless two-tone rose dial. The reference 1463, known in the collector’s community as “Tasti Tondi” (round pushers). This is a very sought after version of Patek’s chronograph produced between the early 40’s and mid 60’s. This watch is complete of its appropriate extensible Gay Frères bracelet. This example is one of the conditions ever appeared in the last years. [05/08/26, 16:39:03] Max bernardini: Patek Philippe, Geneve. Extremely rare and well preserved waterproof chronograph in rose gold, made in 1945, bearing a uniquely spotless two-tone rose dial. The watch is complete of its appropriate extensible Gay Frères. Previously unknown to the market. [05/08/26, 16:45:19] Max bernardini: Ref. 1463, known in the collector’s community as “Tasti Tondi”(round pushers) This is a very sought after version of Patek’s chronograph produced between the early 40’s and mid 60’s. This example is one of the conditions ever appeared in the last years.
Galerie de la Présidence
Hans HARTUNG (1904-1989) « T1966-E40 » 1966 Vinyl paint on canvas and scraping 27 x 35 cm – 10.62 x 13.77 in. Signed and dated lower left Titled on the reverse, dedicated and signed Provenance - Waintrob collection, USA - Galerie Applicat-Prazan, Paris - Private collection, Paris This work is registered in the Archives of the “Fondation Hans Hartung & Anna-Eva Bergman” under number : T 1966-E40
Maison D'Art
KAREL VAN VOGELAER called CARLO DEI FIORI (Maastricht 1653 – Rome 1695) Still Life with Flowers Oil on canvas, 64.5 x 46 cm Literature: From Light to Enlightenment, Exhibition catalogue, Shanghai Art Museum, 2005, N 30, pp. 114-116, 150. Exhibited: From Light to Enlightenment, Exhibition in the Shanghai Art Museum, China, 12 -17 November 2005.
Gallery Sofie Van de Velde
Georges Vantongerloo (1886 Antwerp BE – 1965 Paris FR) Spiral with Certain Spots, 1946 Signed and dated: “Spirale avec certaines taches Paris 1946 G. Vantongerloo” (title / verso) Oil on masonite 738 × 588 mm Provenance: The artist Georges Baines Collection (acquired directly from the artist) Bernard Baines Private collection, Switzerland Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Antwerp Exhibitions: Paris, Palais des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris, 1st Salon des Réalités Nouvelles. Abstract Art, Concrete Art, Constructivism, Non-Figurative, July 1946 Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Antoine Pevsner, Georges Vantongerloo, Max Bill, 15 October – 13 November 1949, no. 78 Washington, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Georges Vantongerloo. A Traveling Retrospective Exhibition, 22 April – 17 June 1980, no. 176 (later shown in Dallas and Los Angeles) Brussels, Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Georges Vantongerloo 1886–1965, 23 January – 16 March 1981, no. 176 Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich, Georges Vantongerloo, 3 April – 17 May 1981, no. 176 Antwerp, Ronny Van de Velde, Georges Vantongerloo 1886–1965, 15 December 1996 – 31 March 1997, OCNO no. 176 Barcelona, MACBA – Museu d’Art Contemporani de Barcelona, Force Fields: Phases of the Kinetic, 19 April – 18 June 2000, no. 232 (later at the Hayward Gallery) Le Cateau-Cambrésis, Musée Matisse, Georges Vantongerloo 1886–1965, A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture, 28 October 2007 – 2 March 2008 (later at Mu.ZEE) Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Georges Vantongerloo: A Longing for Eternity, 3 November 2009 – 22 February 2010 Literature: Georges Vantongerloo, Paintings, Sculptures, Reflections, in Problems of Contemporary Art No. 5, New York, 1948, no. 176, Wittenborn, fig. 44 Georges Vantongerloo: A Traveling Retrospective Exhibition, Corcoran Gallery of Art / Dallas Museum of Fine Arts / Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Loiseau, Brussels 1980, p. 146 Jan Ceuleers, Ronny Van de Velde, Georges Vantongerloo 1886–1965, Antwerp, OCNO, 1996–1997, no. 176, p. 157 illustrated Serge Lemoine, Georges Vantongerloo (1886–1965). A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture, Musée Matisse, 2007, p. 148 illustrated Larkin Erdmann, Five Years, Zurich, 2019, pp. 83–84 Ostend, Mu.ZEE, Belgium–Argentina. Transatlantic Modernisms, 1910–1958, 2022
Bernardini Milano
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève. Rare and elegant pocket watch in platinum, 1938 Exquisite evening pocket watch in platinum from the late 1930’s. The very simple and rational design of the case contrast with the spectacular avant-garde dial in various tones of grey with ivory indexes.
Edouard Simoens Gallery
Pierre Alechinsky Le trou du souffleur , 1997 Signed and dated on the back Acryl and ink on paper laid on canvas 146 x 113 cm 57 1/2 x 44 1/2 in Provenance "Pierre Alechinsky: Olie, acryl, aquarel, ets, litho..." Atelier 22, Schilde 2004 Literature/Press Wordt opgenomen in de oeuvrecatalogus in voorbereiding door de heer Frédéric Charron onder nr. 3216
Desmet Fine Arts
Odoardo Fantacchiotti (Rome 1809 – 1877 Florence) Musidora, Firenze 1859 Inspired by the James Thomson’s poem ‘Summer’, originally published in 1727 Marble H 167,6 x W 49 x D 49 cm Plinth: H 95,3 x D 63 cm (at base) Total height: H 262,9 cm Signed 'Per commis del meritis / ... / Odoardo Fantachiotti / Scolpiva in Firenze / l'anno 1859 Provenance: commissioned by August Belmont (1813-1890) USA; Randall family, Clarendon Court (Newport – USA) Art Loss Register: S00258863 Literature: Ricordi fotografici degli artisti contemporanei in Toscana : ‘La Musidora’(Firenze-1858); V. Lia Bernini, G. Moradei, Odoardo Fantacchiotti scultore (1811-1877): atti delle giornate di studio nel bicentenario della nascita 1811-2011, (Toscana 2021), Volume 227, pp. 37-41 Other verions: 1862, for Baron Belper, Edward Strutt (Israele collection); 1865, for the king of Portugal (Lisbon Palacio Nacional da Ajuda)
Finch & Co
A Rare Ancient Celtic Bust of a Radiate Deity ‘Sol Invicta’ Wearing a Halo of the Rays of the Sun Limestone British 1st Century BC - 1st Century AD Size: 42cm high, 40cm wide, 20cm deep - 16½ ins high, 15¾ ins wide, 8 ins deep Provenance: Ex Private collection West Country U.K. Ex Finch and Co, item number 1, catalogue number 30, Summer 2018 Ex Private collection cf: Dr Anne Ross ‘Pagan Celtic Britain’ no. 916, for a similar Stone Radiate Deity
Univers du Bronze
Rembrandt BUGATTI (1884-1916) DEUX ANTILOPES GOUDOU or "DEUX AMIS" (c. 1911) Bronze, richly dark brown patina à patine brun richement soutenu. H : 23.1 cm, L : 43.2 cm, D : 11.9 cm Signed "R. Bugatti", original cast and edition by "A.-A. Hébrard cire perdue Paris" (seal and inscribed in the wax "Fondu en 1925"), engraved "(13)". Cast in 1925.
Desmet Fine Arts
Egidius Van den Vliete, called Egidio della Riviera (Mechelen, circa 1535-1602, Rome) (Workshop of) Allegory of Sleep (Morpheus, Phobetor and Phantasos, the Oneiroi of Greek myth) Rome, late 16th - early 17th century Marble H 25,4 x W 64,8 x D 59,7 cm Provenance: the Estate of Stanley Moss, New York; Related versions: Galleria Borghese, Rome, inv. n° CLXXXIV (acquired by Cardinal Scipione Borghese by 1609); Formerly Giustiniani collection, Rome; Formerly Palazzo Colonna, Rome A further group of this subject, photographed under the same title in the Palazzo Pitti, Florence
Caretto & Occhinegro
The Master of Antwerp Adoration (Active in Antwerp first decades of XVI century) "The Annunciation to St Anne" Oil on panel cm 59x62 1525 c. Expertise Peter van den Brink Bibliography: Van den Brink 1997, pp. 32, 35 note 22, fig. 5 Van den Brink 2007, pp. 168, 175, 179 note 38, fig. 16b Cécile Scailliérez, in Paris 2017, pp. 84, 86, fig. 32
Galerie Flak
Goli Glin Buffalo Mask Baule Ivory Coast Carved wood and pigments Early 20th century Height: 65.5 cm – 25 ¾ in. Provenance Collection Frank Crowninshield, New York, acquired before January 1936, presumably with the assistance of John D. Graham, New York Jacques Seligmann Gallery, New York, acquired from the above Collection of the Surrealist artist Enrico Donati (1909-2008), New York, acquired in the 1940s Exhibitions Jacques Seligmann Gallery, New York, “Exhibition of Sculptures of Old African Civilizations”, January 4 – January 22, 1936 Brooklyn Museum, New York, “African Negro Art from the Collection of Frank Crowninshield”, March 20 – April 25, 1937
Rueb Modern and Contemporary Art
Alighiero Boetti (Turin 1940-1994 Rome) Cinque x Cnque Veticinque, 1988 Embroidery 21 x 22 cm Signed and inscribed n° 82769 on the reverse Provenance: kunsthandel E.J, van Wisselingh & Co, Haarlem, the Netherlands This work is accompanied by the certificate of Archive Boetti n° 10891 dd May 2026
