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Univers du Bronze
Antonin MERCIÉ (1845-1916) GLORIA VICTIS Reduction n°1 bronze (3/5 from the original), richly shaded brown patina with gilt highlights. H : 187 cm, L : 112 cm, D : 91 cm Signed "A.Mercié" with the "F. Barbedienne Fondeur" mark, presented as chief-model with assembly and mounting pins parts, the one described in the Barbedienne catalogue raisonné (Rionnet, 2016) : "le janvier 1912, le sculpteur autorise l’éditeur à monter en épreuve et à mettre en vente le modèle n°1"1, a second example in this size is currently at the Musée des Augustins in Toulouse. Circa 1880-1912
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.
Chambre professionnelle belge de la Librairie Ancienne et Moderne (CLAM)
Pablo Picasso (Malaga 1881-1973 Mougins) and Hélène Parmelin (Nancy 1915-1998 Paris) Woman portrait in 'Les Dames de Mougins', 1965 Feltpen drawing on paper 29.8 x 27 cm Copy of the doctor René Gutmann Signed and dated 'pour mon cher ami Gutmann. Diego Picasso, le 8.11.65' Provenance: Dr. René-Albert Gutmann (1885-1981); thence by descent Librairie Lardanchet, Antiquarian bookseller
N. Vrouyr
Etablissements veuve Guillon et fils, Belgium Before 1925 Warp and weft, cellulose, pile, wool 460 x 370 cm Numbered at the back Literature: Arthur De Rudder, International exhibition of modern decorative and industrial arts (Paris, 1925): official catalogue of the belgian section Exhibition: International exhibition of modern decorative and industrial arts, Paris, 1925, Belgian Pavilion, gallery of complete interiors, dining room by the Maison Gustave and Edouard Blondel
DIE GALERIE
Christian Dotremont (Tervuren, 1922-1979) Zyzzling aardvark, 1972 Indian ink on Japanese paper 98 x 61 cm Signed and dated lower right 'Dotremont 1972' Titled lower left 'Zyzzling aardvark' Provenance: private collection Exhibition: Pierre Alechinsky and his artist friends, DIE GALERIE, Frankfurt am Main, 2025
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
Dr. Nöth kunsthandel
Raoul Dufy (Le Havre 1877-1953 Forcalquier) Cérès au bord de la mer, 1928 Gouache on paper 49.5 x 63.5 cm Signed lower center Certificate of authenticity by Fanny Guillon-Laffaille This work will be published in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné des 4Aquarelles, gouaches and pastels' currently in preparation Provenance: Hartford, Wadsworth Atheneum 1959, n° 24; Fr. Gershwin Godowski collection, Sotheby´s New York, 12 May 1999, lot 373
Almine Rech
Tom Wesselmann (Cincinnati 1931-2004 New York) Long Beach Seascape, 1991/95 Alkyd oil on cut-out aluminum 99.1 x 190.5 cm Signed and dated on the back Provenance: the estate of the artist Tom Wesselmann’s creative approach was in constant evolution throughout his long and productive career. Never one to follow artistic convention, he continually sought new materials and formats. His fascination with innovative surfaces and technologically advanced techniques drove him to push aesthetic and formal frontiers, as seen in 'Long Beach Seascape'. In the 1980s, Wesselmann developed a laser cutting technique that opened up a new world of creative possibilities. Using this novel method, the artist delighted in transposing his bold visual vocabulary into works that challenged the boundaries between painting, drawing, and sculpture. Speaking to the New York Times in 1985, Wesselmann couldn’t contain his enthusiasm for the new medium: 'I've just had the best year of my life [...] I always work in a kind of near ecstasy, anyway, but there's really been something about the new work that grabbed me.'' Centering dynamic line and vibrant colour, 'Long Beach Seascape' demonstrates the artist’s endless pursuit of radical forms of creative expression.
Gallery de Potter d’Indoye
An Empire bronze carousel automaton clock French, circa 1815 Chased and fire gilded bronze H 51 x W 26 x D 17 cm 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. 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
André Bizette-Lindet (Savenay 1906-1998 Sèvres) Diane the Huntress, circa 1937-1938 Bronze with a nuanced brown-green patina, on a blackened wooden base H 64 x W 70 x D 20 cm Signed ‘Bizette-Lindet’ Cast by Susse, bears the foundry’s mark ‘SUSSE Fres / PARIS / CIRE PERDUE’ and the inscription ‘BRONZE’ Literature: Amandine Delcourt, Bruno Gaudichon and Fanny Legru, 'Faire le Beau. Le bestiaire de La Piscine', Ghent, Snoeck, 2017, p. 57 A similar example is held at the Musée de la Piscine in Roubaix (Inv.: FNAC 6463)
Marty de Cambiaire
DENYS CALVAERT Antwerp circa 1540 - Bologna 1619 Holy Family with saint Jerome and the Infant John the Baptist Oil on copper. Signed and dated CALVA ... T ... / ... CIT / 158 ? ... lower centre. 50.4 cm x 39.6 cm (19 15/16 x 15 5/8 in.) PROVENANCE Von Planta Family, Samedan, acquired in the 1920s according to the family tradition, although it could have been acquired earlier; London, Sotheby’s, 3 December 2014, lot 18; Private Collection, Brussels.
Desmet Fine Art
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
WHITFORD
Joseph Lacasse (Tournai 1894-1975 Paris) Dominante Rouge (Dia 385), 1948-1950 Oil on canvas 130 x 89 cm Signed and dated upper left Signed, dated and inscribed on reverse Lacasse estate inventory Dia n° 385 Certificate of authenticity issued by Mme Joostens-Koob Provenance: the estate of the artist
Victor Werner
Franz Barwig (Germany, Shönau 1868-1931 Vienna) Group of Fauns, circa 1900 Sculpted oak H 94 x W 99 x D 18 cm Signed 'F. BARWIG' on the base This large, sculpted-oak masterpiece perfectly captures the essence of the Vienna Secession. Created by one of Austria's most influential Art Nouveau sculptors, the piece showcases Barwig's signature mastery of wood, blending powerful forms with raw, natural texture.
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.
Galerie Cento Anni
Philippe Wolfers (Brussels, 1858-1929) La source, 1908 White marble and green marble for the base H 60 cm Signed 'Ph. Wolfers' Provenance: Wolfers' family Literature: Werner Adriaenssens and Raf Steel, The Wolfers Dynasty, pp. 154 and 392, n° 223 Exhibitions: Brussels, 1908; Brussels, 1928; Ghent, 1979