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Pelgrims de Bigard
Herri met de Bles (Dinant or Bouvignes-sur-Meuse circa 1510-active in Antwerp between 1533 and 1566) Landscape with Abraham and Isaac on the Way to Sacrifice Oil on panel 63 x 90 cm Provenance : Lucas Acliros, Munich; sale Weinmuller, Munich 10 June 1959; private collection, Germany Literature: Weltkunst, 15 April 1959; Luc Serck, Henri Bles, thèse de doctorat UCL, 1990, cat. n° 7, pp. 297-299, ill. p. 299 The gallery is grateful to Dr. Luc Serck for confirming the authenticity of the painting.
W. Apolloni - Laocoon Gallery
Leoncillo Leonardi (Spoleto 1915-1968 Rome) Plate with abstract design, circa 1950 Glazed ceramic Ø 28 cm Signed below on the edge 'Leoncillo' Literature: E. Mascelloni (text by), M. F. Apolloni and M. Cardarelli (edited by), Leoncillo. Le Ceramiche, De Luca Editori d’Arte, Rome 2018 Exhibition: Leoncillo: Earth, Fire and Colours. A retrospective exhibition 1939-1955, 2026-2027
Galerie Berès
Henri Hayden (Warschau 1883-1970 Paris) Le banjo, circa 1920 Gouache on paper 28 x 36.7 cm Signed lower left 'Hayden' Certificate of authenticity inued by Pierre Célice dated 15 April 2012 This work will be included in the forthcoming Henri Hayden catalogue raisonné currently in preparation Literature: Henri Hayden (1883-1970), Bibliothèque Polonaise de Paris, 12 June-12 July 2013, p. 28 Exhibition: Henri Hayden, Soixante ans de peinture 1908-1968, Musée National d'Art Moderne de Paris, 3 May-2 June 1968
Franck Anelli Fine Art
Secretary Charles Topino (1742-1803), master in 1773 Transition period Oak, Breccia marble top, bronze and marquetry in rosewood, amaranth, holly, sycamore, lemonwood, stained woods and tobacco wood H 139 x W 92 x D 38 cm Stamped TOPINO and bearing the Jurande hallmark 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.
Harold t’Kint de Roodenbeke
Jane Graverol (Brussels 1905-1984 Fontainebleau) Femme Libérée, 1949 Oil on canvas 60 x 73 cm Signed and dated 'Jane Graverol 1949' Provenance: collection of his friend and artist Tom Gutt Literature: Xavier Canonne, Le surréalisme en Belgique: 1924-2000, Fonds Mercator, 2006; Le surréalisme en Belgique, Bozar Books, Fonds Mercator, 2024 Exhibitions: Le surréalisme en Belgique, Musée de Mons, March-August 2007; Histoire de ne pas rire, Bozar, Brussels, February-June 2024, ill. p. 221 Created in 1949, the year Jane Graverol met René Magritte, this work is an important example of the artist’s exploration of female identity and confinement. Graverol depicts herself inside a cage. The image reflects on women’s position in the mid-20th century, when social expectations strongly limited women’s independence. Yet, the open door suggests the possibility of emancipation and a desire to break away from prescribed roles. The painting was also repeatedly selected by the press to illustrate coverage of the Bozar exhibition. This artwork embodies something larger: the tension between the restrictions of an era and a woman’s desire to claim a space of her own. Full press references available on request.
Marjan Sterk Fine Art Jewellery
Claude Lalanne (Paris 1925-2019 Fontainebleu) 'Entrelacs' hinged bangle bracelet Paris, circa 1980-1990 18k yellow gold Signed Claude Lalanne Numbered 19/50 and bears the signature of Artcurial, Paris An eighteen carat yellow gold hinged bangle ‘Entrelacs’ designed as organically curling branches between which seven hydrangea flowers, with hinge and catch lock hidden in one of the flowers.
Dr. Nöth kunsthandel
Armand Guillaumin (Paris 1841-1927 Orly) Bords de l'Orge à Epinay, 1890 Oil on canvas 81 x 65 cm Signed lower right Certificate of authenticity from the Comité Guillaumin This work will be included in the second volume of the forthcoming catalogue raisonné currently in preparation Provenance: Galerie Durand-Ruel, Paris; Clara de Plessis Whelan, New York; Sale Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 7 November 1946, lot 65; Mr. Jussaume, Buenos Aires; Mr. Foret, Buenos Aires; private collection, France (acquired from the above in 1956); Christie's London 7 February 2001, lot 127; private collection, Texas
Victor Werner
Svend Rathsack (Fredericia 1885-1941 Frederiksberg) Eve with the Serpent, 1941 Bronze garden sculpture with natural green patina H 128 x W 47 x D 37 cm Signed with the artist's monogram, dated '1941', and inscribed 'n°1' on the base Bears the foundry mark 'Lauritz Rasmussen, broncestøber, København' Provenance: acquired by the previous owner's aunt in 1941, where it remained in a garden in Charlottenlund until 2016; thence by descent
Gallery Sofie Van de Velde
Victor Servranckx (Diegem 1897-1965 Vilvoorde) Opus 20, (Calm Blocks Fallen from an Obscure Disaster), 1927 Oil on canvas 146 x 81 cm Signed and dated lower left Provenance: Félix Carlier, Watermael-Boisfort (purchased from Galerie Le Centaure, Brussels, 1929); Galerie J.-P. Alaerts, Brussels; London, Christie’s, 16 October 1990, lot n° 61 (ill.); Lokeren, De Vuyst, 6 October 2001, lot n° 489; private collection, Brussels; Galerie Ronny Van de Velde, Antwerp Literature: La Nation belge (Brussels), 12th year, n° 48, 17 February 1929, ill. p. 3; Le Peuple (Brussels), 5th year, n° 48, 17 February 1929, ill. p. 1 Exhibitions: Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 1929 (no catalogue); Brussels, Galerie Le Centaure, Exhibition De Boeck, Flouquet, Gailliard, Servranckx, 1929, n° 33; Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, 1947, n° 45 '146 x 92 cm'; Brussels, Musée d’Ixelles/Museum van Elsene, Retrospective Le Centaure. Homage to Walter Schwarzenberg, 1963, n° 117; Brussels, Musée d’Ixelles/Museum van Elsene, 1965, n° 107; Hasselt, Provinciaal Begijnhof, 1970, n° 57 (ill.) Thanks to a photograph showing the artist during his solo exhibition at the Palais des Beaux-Arts (Brussels) in January 1929, we know that the painting was exhibited there. Félix Carlier acquired the work at the group exhibition (featuring works by De Boeck, Flouquet, Gailliard, and Servranckx) at Galerie Le Centaure in Brussels in 1929. As one of the leading pioneers of the abstract movement in Flanders, Servranckx explored the new possibilities of modern art with extraordinary intensity. Opus 20, (Calm Blocks Fallen from an Obscure Disaster), dating from 1927, can rightly be regarded as a pivotal work in his oeuvre. It represents a remarkable synthesis of geometric abstraction and the artist’s lyrical imagination, while also anticipating the emergence of Surrealism. Jacques Lipchitz (Lithuania, Druskininkai 1891-1973 Capri) Sitting figure, 1915 Bronze H 87 cm Signed 'JLipchitz' and numbered 2/7 (on base) Provenance: the estate of the artist; acquired from the above mentioned in 1989 by current owner Exhibition: Musée des Années 30, 'Lipchitz, Les Années Françaises de 1910 à 1940', 2005-2006, n° 10, pp. 16-17, ill. in colour
MassModernDesign
Jorge Zalszupin (Warschau 1922-2020 São Paulo) L'Atelier, Brazil 1959 Bergere chair Hardwood, fabric H 92 x W 83 x D 93 cm This exceptional Bergère armchair perfectly embodies the essence of Jorge Zalszupin’s design philosophy. A masterful interplay of organic forms, contrasting materials and outstanding craftsmanship, the chair combines beautifully sculpted wooden armrests with refined upholstery and luxurious textures in a remarkably harmonious composition. The contrast between the warm brown suede, textured ivory fabric and richly grained wood highlights Zalszupin’s sophisticated approach to materials and his great attention to detail. Every curve, joint and transition has been carefully considered, reflecting the fine woodworking skills and uncompromising standards of quality that defined his workshop, L’Atelier. More than simply a comfortable armchair, this rare 1959 design is a sculptural expression of Brazilian modernism, bringing together elegance, innovation and traditional craftsmanship in a single, harmonious creation. It remains in excellent condition, a rare occurrence for a piece of this age.
Galerie BG Arts
René Lalique (Ay 1860-1945 Paris) 'Branches de Laiteron' vase, 1914 White, lost-wax cast-molded glass with sepia patina H 20.4 cm Provenance: Kajikawa collection, Japan; sale Christie's New York, 'highly important Lalique from the collection Tsuyoshi Kajikawa'; private collection, London (acquired at the above) Literature: Félix Marcilhac, René Lalique-Catalogue de l'Œuvre de Verre, Les Editions de l'Amateur, Paris, 2011, CP77 Exhibitions: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, René Lalique, Maître-Verrier, 5 April-29 May 1988, p. 145; Osaka, Navio Museum, René Lalique, 13 January-6 February 1996, p. 15, fig. 3; Gifu, Gifu City Museum of History, René Lalique: The Fantasy of Light - The Beauty of Glass Art, 1 June-22 July 2001, p. 15, fig. 2; Hamamatsu, Hamamatsu Municipal Museum of Art, René Lalique: The Fantasy of Light - The Beauty of Glass Art, 21 September-21 October 2001, p. 15, fig. 2
Galerie Cento Anni
Philippe Wolfers (Brussels, 1858-1929) Salomé Drapée, 1928 Bonze and marble base H 52.5 x W 49.5 x D 17.5 cm Signed 'Ph. Wolfers' Bears the foundry mark Montagutelli Provenance: Wolfers' family Literature: Werner Adriaenssens and Raf Steel, The Wolfers Dynasty, p. 426, n° 324 Exhibitions: Antwerp, 1929; Ghent, 1979
Finch & Co
Ancient Celtic bust of a radiate deity ‘Sol Invicta’ wearing a Halo of the Rays of the Sun Limestone England, 1st century BC-1st 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'
Van Pruissen Asian Art
Ban'ura Shogo (Nanao 1901-1982 Kyoto) Paper and writing box with pea plant design Japan, 1950-1960 H 20.8 x W 32 cm Signed Shogo saku Provenance: Ben Janssens collection, UK Literature: Jan Dees, Splendour in detail-20th century Japanese lacquer from the Ben Janssens collection, 2021 Exhibition: Japan museum SieboldHuis, 2021
Thomas Deprez Fine Arts
Gabrielle Montald (born Canivet) (Brussels, 1867-1942) Decorative bird, 1929 Gouache and ink over gold ground on paper 61.5 x 46 cm (sheet) 64 x 48 cm (framed) Signed and dated lower right ‘G. Montald 29’ Provenance: private collection, Belgium Related works: Among Gabrielle Montald’s most significant autonomous bodies of work, the so-called 'Oiseau décoratif series' occupies a central position. Although the motif appears as early as 1914, the majority of these works were produced between 1925 and the early 1930s. Following her international recognition at the 1925 'Exposition des Arts Décoratifs in Paris', where her imaginative bird drawings were prominently exhibited, the series expanded in both scope and refinement. In 1927, three of the works shown in Paris were acquired by the Belgian government, marking the beginning of an institutional recognition that endures to this day. Rarely appearing on the market, a large part of Gabrielle Montald’s known oeuvre, including her textiles and bookbindings, is now preserved in Belgian museum collections.
Verdini Antiques
Vincenzo Raffaelli (Rome, 1783-1865) Circular tabletop in coloured marbles, circa 1835-1845 Approximately 200 specimens of coloured pebbles, Bardiglio marble and bronze Tabletop: Ø 91.2 cm - 5.2 cm Vincenzo Raffaelli Rome, Via del Babuino 93 performed between 1835 and 1845 ca. Round top in coloured marbles 'pebble' samples 200 ca. The round top in coloured marble that we are dealing with, is a real 'pebble' sample made of ancient 'excavation' marble and modern marble, that is, used after the sixteenth century such as Malachite, Portoro or Napoleonic Orbicular Granite etc. The particularity and rarity of this table is given by the fact that the samples of marbles used, in addition to being rare then (and even more so today), were worked differently from all the other types of samples that were made between the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The sample tables of this period generally have a frame in black marble from Belgium or other fine marbles, which contains all the rare colored samples committed.
Galerie Nicolas Bourriaud
Rembrandt Bugatti (Milan 1884-1916 Paris) Small Elephant at Rest (1912), circa 1923 Bronze with a nuanced brown patina H 20.3 x W 20.5 x D 12.5 cm Signed ‘R. Bugatti’ Cast by Hébrard, numbered ‘11’, bears the mark ‘CIRE PERDUE A.A. HEBRARD’ Only twenty examples have been recorded to date. Certificate of authenticity by Véronique Fromanger Provenance: Cahier Hébrard inv. n° 3717, formerly in the collection of the Countess de V, Toulouse, acquired in 1923 or 1924; private collection, Marseille Literature: Véronique Fromanger, 'Rembrandt Bugatti, Sculptor: A Monographic Catalogue: A Meteoric Career', Paris, Les éditions de l’Amateur, 2016, model listed under n° 300, p. 364 All of Rembrandt Bugatti’s talent as an animal sculptor is evident in his Little Elephant at Rest, depicted standing upright, somewhat ungainly, leaning on his trunk to maintain his balance. Through the sensitive yet dynamic treatment of its modelling, the sculpture beautifully reveals the Master’s ability to convey a palpable sense of life through the medium of sculpture. This endearing model was produced in an edition of only 20 examples. This particular example, numbered 11, is distinguished by the beauty of its patina, with its particularly nuanced and delicate shades of brown enhanced by touches of green, as well as by the exceptional quality of its casting, executed by Albino Palazzolo at the Hébrard foundry. So finely rendered is the bronze that the artist’s fingerprints remain visible in numerous places.
Galerie Oscar De Vos
Frits Van den Berghe (Ghent, 1883-1939) The companions, 1932 Oil on canvas 150 x 130 cm Signed lower right 'FVBerghe 32' Provenance: Alla and Bénédict Goldschmidt collection, Brussels Literature: Langui, Frits Van den Berghe en de jongere generatie, in: Kunst-Kultuur, yr. 1, 1940, p. 4; Van Hecke, Frits Van den Berghe, in: Les Peintres Contemporains, 1948, pp. 99-110, cat. 55; Van Hecke, A propos des deux expositions de Frits Van den Berghe, in: Les Arts plastiques, n° 5-6, 1948, pp. 240-242, pl. 55; Haesaerts, Sint-Martens-Latem. Gezegend oord van de Vlaamse kunst, 1965, n° 689; Langui, Frits Van den Berghe. Catalogue raisonné de son oeuvre peint (Bruxelles: Laconte, 1966), n° 396; Langui, Het Expressionisme in België, 1970, pl. 81, p. 128; Hoozee, Tahon-Vanroose & Bown-Taevenier, Frits Van den Berghe, 1983, p. 164; Boyens, Frits Van den Berghe, 1999, pp. 161, 233, n° 132; Boyens, Frits Van den Berghe, 1999, p. 290, n° 753; Pauwels, Als een fonkelenden spiegel, 2019, pp. 296-297 Exhibitions: Frits Van den Berghe en Joseph Cantré, 1933, Ghent, n° 6; Belgisk Konst, 1934, Stockholm, n° 204; Belgisk kunst - Belgisk utstillung av moderne kunst i Norge ordnet ved L'art contemporain i Antwerpen, 1934, Oslo, n° 204; Hedendaagse Belgische Kunst, 1937, Moscow & Leningrad, n° 9; Les Compagnons de l'Art, 1938, Brussels, n° 187; Deurle 6 July 1997 (The Deurle Conversation), 1997, Deurle; 1999, Ostend, Retrospectieve Frits Van den Berghe, n° 132
Repetto Gallery
Carla Accardi (Trapani 1924-2014 Rome) Carminio su tela grezza, 1997 Vinyl on raw canvas 50 x 70 cm Signed lower right; signed, titled, dated and archive number on the reverse Certificate of authenticity on b/w photograph signed by the artist, n° 18/98 Registered at Studio Accardi, Rome, archive n° 629A Provenance: Soffiantino Arte Contemporanea, Turin; private collection Literature: Germano Celant (edited by), 'Carla Accardi. Catalogo ragionato', (Charta, Milano) 1999, p. 419, ill. n° 1997 62 (B&N)
Francis Janssens van der Maelen
Luigi Genazzi (Milan, 1876-1946) Art Deco vase, 1930 Silver 800, 2.900 gr 35 x 32 cm Hallmarked and signed by the artist Large hammered silver vase or wine cooler, embellished with two geometric handles and enhanced by a finely detailed decorative design. A testament to Milanesità - the elegance and timeless character of Milanese silversmithing. Bearing the hallmarks of the silversmith Luigi Genazzi and his signature.
Galerie Uzal
Josuë Dupon (Ichtegem 1864-1935 Antwerp) Pair of groups 'Panther and Serpent', circa 1900 Bronze, rich brown patina and ivory on one Griotte marble and one faux-marble base H 114.5 x W 104 cm Signed ‘Josuë Dupon' and bears foundry mark 'F. van Aerschodt Fondeur' Provided with the CITES document for both sculptures