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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 de la Présidence
Geer van Velde (Lisse 1898-1977 Cachan) Composition, circa 1953 Oil on canvas 81 x 100 cm Signed with the initials 'GvV' lower right Signed on the reverse 'G. van Velde' Provenance: collection Michel Guy, Paris; private colletion, Paris; private collection, France Certificate of authenticity from Pierre François Moget. This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Geer van Velde Painted Work currently in preparation by Pierre François Moget son of Piet Moget, under the n°118 059.
Galerie Hadjer
SONIA DELAUNAY (Gradizhsk, Russian Empire [present-day Ukraine], 1885 – Paris, France, 1979) Rythmes Ondulatoires Circa 1970 Handwoven Aubusson wool tapestry, woven by Pinton Frères, Felletin-Aubusson, France, after Sonia Delaunay’s original design. 165 × 225 cm 65 × 88 5/8 in. Signed “Sonia Delaunay” in the weave, lower left, and bearing the Pinton workshop monogram. Edition of six examples plus two artist’s proofs. Certificate Accompanied by a certificate from the Pinton workshops, Felletin-Aubusson, France. About the work Rythmes Ondulatoires is an important example of Sonia Delaunay’s exploration of colour, rhythm and movement translated into the medium of tapestry. The composition is structured through an intricate interplay of circles, semicircles, concentric arcs and intersecting geometric planes. Vivid fields of red, blue, green, yellow and orange are set against black, white and grey, generating a powerful sense of optical vibration and continuous movement across the woven surface. The composition reflects Delaunay’s lifelong investigation into simultaneous colour contrasts, developed from the early twentieth century onwards. Together with Robert Delaunay, she explored the capacity of juxtaposed colours and geometric forms to create rhythm, luminosity and movement. These principles became fundamental to her distinctive contribution to the development of abstraction. The Collection Société Générale similarly describes Delaunay’s work in terms of her investigations into light, the movement of colours and “simultaneous contrast,” through vivid geometric forms organised into rhythmic compositions. The tapestry also reflects Delaunay’s longstanding commitment to dissolving the traditional distinction between fine and applied arts. Throughout her career, her abstract vocabulary extended beyond painting into textiles, fashion, interior decoration and other forms of applied art. Her use of pure colour and simultaneous contrasts remained central across these different media. In Rythmes Ondulatoires, the translation of Delaunay’s composition into wool by the Pinton workshops, one of the leading modern tapestry manufacturers in the Aubusson tradition, gives physical substance and texture to her chromatic language. The concentric curves and repeated arcs create an almost musical rhythm, while the juxtaposition of geometric forms produces a composition that appears to expand and contract across the surface. References and comparable examples Another Rythmes Ondulatoires, dated 1970, is documented as a handwoven Aubusson wool tapestry in scholarly lecture material devoted to Robert and Sonia Delaunay. The Société Générale Art Collection also holds a work entitled Rythmes ondulatoires, measuring 167 × 225 cm, closely corresponding in dimensions and composition. The collection describes the work through its geometric lines and forms, interwoven vivid colours and characteristic rhythmic harmony. Another Pinton-woven Rythmes Ondulatoires was publicly presented by Galleria Antonio Verolino at ArtePadova in 2024, documenting the continued presence of this composition within the art market and exhibition context. Condition The tapestry is in very good overall condition, with strong and well-preserved colours. Restoration No restoration documented. Laboratory examination None undertaken.
Galerie Hurtebize
Marc Chagall (Vitebsk 1887-1985 Saint-Paul de Vence) Lumière du Cirque, 1969 Watercolour, pastel, gouache, coloured inks, and pencil on a black print lithograph M.566 38 x 52,3 cm Signed 'Marc Chagall' lower right Certificate of authenticity from the comité Marc Chagall Provenance: private collection, France
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
Spazio Nobile Gallery
Pao Hui Kao, Urushi Black in Red Lacquer Leaf, 2023, Crepe paper, rice glue, Urushi lacquer, red and black pigments, gold kinstsugi, 114 x 70 x 16 cm, unique piece, signed by the artist at the back /Black Urushi Paper Pleats, 2023 tracing paper, rice glue, Urushi lacquer, black pigment, sideboard (70 x 33 x 135 cm), low stool (45 x ø 32 cm), low bench (35 x 130 x 29 cm), side table (60 x ø 32 cm), unique pieces, signed and dated by the artist Certificates of authenticity Bibliographical references: Pao Hui Kao, 25 Seasons, Artist Book, Spazio Nobile Editions, Brussels, 2024 Exhibitions: Fondation POC, Brussels, 2020 Jewish Museum, Brussels, 2021 LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize Finalist, Seoul, 2022 Pao Hui Kao, 25 Seasons, Solo Exhibition, Spazio Nobile, Brussels, 2023-2024 Fondazione Dries Van Noten, Venice, 2026
Stern Pissarro Gallery
GLENN BROWN (b. 1966) Drawing 2 (after Delacroix/Raphaël) Executed in 2019 Acrylic on polyester film laid down on cardboard 109.2 x 94 cm Signed and dated lower right, Glenn Brown 2019 The work has the artist's signed label on the reverse Provenance: Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin Private collection, Belgium, acquired from the above Exhibitions: Paris, Musée national Eugène Delacroix, Glenn Brown, 10 October - 9 December 2019 Berlin, Galerie Max Hetzler, And Thus We Existed, 30 October 2020 - 23 January 2021, no. 6, pp. 40-41, 43-44, 125, 152 (illustrated, p. 41, detail illustrated, p. 43, exhibition view illustrated, pp. 44, 125) Provenance Galerie Max Hetzler, Berlin Private collection, Belgium, acquired from the above Exhibitions Paris, Musée national Eugène Delacroix, Glenn Brown, 10 October - 9 December 2019 Berlin, Galerie Max Hetzler, And Thus We Existed, 30 October 2020 - 23 January 2021, no. 6, pp. 40-41, 43-44, 125, 152 (illustrated, p. 41, detail illustrated, p. 43, exhibition view illustrated, pp. 44, 125)
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 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, illustrated 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
Snackers Antiques & Fine Art
Louis Philippe mantel clock Paris, circa 1835 Partially fire-gilt and partially patinated bronze H 70 x W 75,5 x D 27 cm Produced by the clockmaker Douyon The goddess Victoria is depicted seated on a cushion, leaning against the clock and holding a laurel wreath. At her feet lie a caduceus and an anchor. Beneath the clock are ears of corn and fruit. The ears of corn and fruit signify abundance; the anchor symbolises fidelity; and the laurel wreath represents victory.
Anthony Short Antiques
An Exceptional 18th-Century George III Period Mahogany 6-Door Breakfront Secretaire Library Bookcase Stamped Gillows of Lancaster A magnificent late 18th-century George III period six-door breakfront library bookcase, in beautifully figured mahogany of exceptional quality. The moulded cornice sits above six astragal-glazed doors enclosing fully adjustable shelves, providing generous and elegant book storage. The lower breakfront centre section is fitted with a superb secretaire drawer, finely veneered and opening to reveal an arrangement of compartments beneath a sliding, tooled leather-inset writing surface, complete with concealed secret compartments. Below are six richly figured mahogany panelled doors, each opening to adjustable shelving, all raised on a moulded plinth base. The central drawer is stamped “Gillows of Lancaster,” as shown in the accompanying photograph. The bookcase displays outstanding colour and patina throughout, and its impressive scale, refined proportions, and the exceptional quality of the timber strongly suggest that it was made as a special commission. The Gillow family were among the most important British cabinetmakers of the 18th and 19th centuries, renowned for their superb craftsmanship, use of the finest woods, and designs that combined elegance with practicality and often ingenious mechanical details. Unusually, the firm operated both from Lancaster and from their London branch (opened in 1770), cementing their reputation and influence at the very forefront of British furniture making. A highly important, showstopping library piece for the serious collector. Height 252cm (99.2in) Width 340cm (133.9in) Depth 64cm (25.2in)
Franck Anelli Fine Art
Transition period secretary in wardrobe stamped Charles TOPINO (1742-1803) and Jurande hallmark Rectangular in shape, the front uprights with cut sides, the front legs arched, the hind legs straight, the oak frame, it opens with a drawer, two leaves and a flap revealing a compartmentalized interior of seven drawers and four compartments. Top of breccia marble from Aleppo. Inlaid decoration in rosewood, amaranth, holly, sycamore, lemon tree, stained wood, tobacco wood, drawing lattices on the uprights and the upper drawer, those of the latter, embellished with flowers, and trompe-l'oeil on the front and on the sides, a decoration of garlands of oval cartouches of stylised acanthus leaves uniting the panels of the toilet seat and the leaves, each also presenting, in the upper part, a leafy garland that can be found on the side panels. The latter are decorated with two gadrooned urns close to the flowered vases of the leaves. The toilet seat has a trompe-l'oeil perspective decoration, an orangery whose open shutters give a glimpse of a wooded landscape in the distance, a perspective accentuated by the checkerboard paving, also present on the leaves. Eight boxes of fruit trees are spread around a table on which are placed two flowered vases and under which is a watering can. The interior reveals six side drawers in three rows, inlaid with a floral vase pattern, as well as a central drawer. Stamped TOPINO and hallmark of Jurande Charles TOPINO received master in 1773 The art of marquetry The bronzes are discreet on our desk and this is intended to give pride of place to marquetry, qualified as wooden painting. If it is possible and tempting - rightly to link a cabinetmaker to his marquetry and this is regularly the case for Topino whose utensil marquetry inspired by the borders of Chinese Coromandel lacquer screens of the time is a characteristic of the artist - it turns out that the models circulated and that inlaid panels could be used by the same circle of cabinetmakers. If the vases, potiches, flowers, utensils reproduced, invented, associated, allow us to recognize Topino's art, it should be noted that the framing motif made up of oval reserves with quartefeuilles and spandrels can be found on secretaries, a chest of drawers and a dressing table stamped Jacques Bircklé. By this same cabinetmaker, a secretary also presents the same vases present on our furniture. Very similar marquetry panels. both in their compositions and in their frames can be found on a chest of drawers attributed to Jacques Bircklé, illustrated in the book by Pierre Kjellberg, who also defines the paving pattern as Bircklé's "almost exclusiveness". our secretary thus witnessed the circulation of drawn or engraved models -
Galerie Hurtebize
Maurice Utrillo (Paris 1883-1955 Dax) Commune de Maixe (Meurthe-et-Moselle), 1924 Oil on canvas 98,4 x 131,3 cm Signed and dated lower left Certificate by Hélène Bruneau, President of the Utrillo-Valadon Committee Provenance : private collection, France Literature : P. Pétridès, L’Œuvre complet de Maurice Utrillo, Paris, 1974, vol V, p. 238, n° 2720 (ill. p.239)
Gallery de Potter d’Indoye
An Empire bronze carousel automaton clock, circa 1815 This rare clock, entirely composed of chased and fire gilded bronze, takes the form of a hexagonal pedestal with chamfered corners, housing a movement with a circular white enamel dial on its front. A rich repertoire inspired by antiquity adorns this pedestal: winged griffins, musical putti, cornucopias, scrolled palmettes and rosettes, and, flanking the short sides, two horse heads, chased in the round, each supporting a "pike" enriched at the base with a corolla of lanceolate water leaves, and punctuated by a ringed tablet for one, and a laurel wreath. An imposing carousel, structured around a richly chased central column ending in a ball, distinguishes the clock. Three putti riding swans—one winged, the second wearing Mercury's helmet, and the third dressed as a court jester—each attempt to grasp the tablet's ring with a curved object. The clock rests on a projecting hexagonal base decorated with a frieze of alternating stylized palmettes and fleurons. A spring mechanism, wound with a key accessible on the rear right-hand chamfered edge of the pedestal, sets the carousel in motion. This mechanism is activated either when the clock strikes or, at other times, by operating a small lever visible beneath the keyhole. Height: 51 cm, Width: 26 cm, Depth 17 cm A very similar model is held in the clock collection of the François Duesberg Museum in Mons, Belgium. It differs only in its dial and, most notably, in the inscription "Nicolas Esterhazy, SOUVENIR D’ENFANCE" (Nicolas Esterhazy, Childhood Memory), visible on the front of the base. Also noteworthy is a clock of the same type, signed VAILLANT A PARIS, which was part of the collection of Countess Valtesse de La Bigne Ville d’Avray (1859-1910) and is now in private hands. Another similar example was presented at Drouot on September 15, 2016 (Mac-Arthur Kohn lot 83). It came from the former collection of the Marchioness of Tweeddale.
Galerie Nicolas Bourriaud
BUGATTI Rembrandt (1884–1916) Small Elephant at Rest (1912) Bronze with a nuanced brown patina, signed ‘R. Bugatti’ Cast by Hébrard, numbered ‘11’, bears the mark ‘CIRE PERDUE A.A. HEBRARD’. H. 20.3 x W. 20.5 x D. 12.5 cm Circa 1923 Only twenty examples have been recorded to date. A certificate by Véronique Fromanger will be provided to the buyer Provenance: Cahier Hébrard inv. no. 3717, formerly in the collection of the Countess de V, Toulouse, acquired in 1923 or 1924; private collection, Marseille Bibliography: Véronique Fromanger, "Rembrandt Bugatti, Sculptor: A Monographic Catalogue: A Meteoric Career", Paris, Les éditions de l’Amateur, 2016, model listed under no. 300, p. 364.
De Zutter Art Gallery
Corneille (Liège 1922-2010 Auvers-sur-Oise) Le montagnard, 1950 Oil on canvas 36 x 46 cm Provenance: collection Janssen, Belgium Literature: CoBrA, 'La clouleur spontanée', Le mans, Musée de Tessé 2017/2018 and Musée de Pont Aven 2018 Exhibition: CoBrA expositie Museum voor schone kunsten Brussel 2008/2009
Galerie Alexis Pentcheff
Cadre en bois sculpté doré à la feuille, monté avec sa glace au mercure. Ornements symétriques avec quatre chérubins, rinceaux stylisés, feuilles d'acanthe et gemmes aux angles. Espagne, XVIIème siècle. Provenance : Collection Amedeo Montanari Bibliographie : Amedeo Montanari et Roberto Lodi, Répertoire du cadre européen, éditions Galleria Roberto Lodi, 2003, reproduit sous le n°641, p. 323.