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Galerie Uzal
Jean Delville (Louvain 1867-1953 Forest) La Libération, 1936 Oil on canvas 188.5 x 240.5 cm (framed) Signed and dated Exhibition: Brussels, Salon de la Société des Beaux-Arts-Salon de Printemps 1936 In a letter addressed to the former owner and dated 1 July 1947, Jean Delville described the work as follows: 'Man, in flight, frees himself and escapes towards broader horizons and spaces of freedom, while the forces of evil hold him back in the lower spheres of the world, where the inert mass of beings remains imprisoned by their prejudices, desires, passions and selfishness.'
Francis Janssens van der Maelen
Luigi Genazzi (Milan, 1876-1946) Large 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.
F. Baulme Fine Arts
Nicolas Vleughels (Paris 1668-1737 Rome) King Solomon Sacrificing to the Idols, 1721 Oil on canvas 38 x 52.5 cm Monogrammed and dated lower left 'N.V.F 1721' Provenance: Paris, de Troy sale, 9 April 1764, n° 123; Pierre Rémy collection, 1764 Literature: Bernard Hercenberg, Nicolas Vleughels, directeur de l’Académie de France à Rome, 1668-1737, Paris, Léonce Laget, 1975 (cat. n° 93, p. 89; engraving, fig. 100, repr.) Related works: Edme Jeaurat, after Nicolas Vleughels, King Solomon Sacrificing to the Idols, 1723, engraving; Nicolas Vleughels, King Solomon Sacrificing to the Idols, 1720, oil on panel, 21.5 x 30 cm, private collection; Nicolas Vleughels, Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, 1728-1729, oil on copper, 39 x 50.7 cm, Paris, Musée du Louvre (RF 1992 412)
Galerie Raf Van Severen
Jean Brusselmans (Brussels 1884-1953 Dilbeek) Decor for Erwartung, 1936 Mixed media on paper 60 x 90 cm Label at the back; Erwartung; Decor pour 'Erwartung', d’Arnold Schoenberg, 1936; Decor pour le 4e acte Literature: Paul Haesaerts, Jean Brusselmans, 1939, p. 67; Robert L. Delevoy, Jean Brusselmans: CR établi par Mme G. Brys-Schatan, 1972, 421.IV
Argento Gallery
Jacob Fransz. van der Merck ('s-Gravendeel circa 1610-1664 Leiden) Portrait of a man with a skullcap, 1646 Oil on panel 72.5 x 56.5 cm Signed and dated upper right Provenance: private collection; Chorley’s Auctioneers, Cotswolds, 26 November 2025, lot 993 A portrait of an older man with a grey moustache, goatee and a skullcap. The painting is identified as a work by Jacob van der Merck on the basis of its style and signature. It closely resembles his signed male portraits from 1642-1648, painted during the period when he was principally based in The Hague.
Laurent Schaubroeck
Paul Evans (USA, Newtown 1931-1987 Nantucket Island) & Phillip Lloyd Powell (USA, Germantown 1919-2008 New Hope) Monumental Wall Unit, circa 1960 Steel, wood, gold leaf H 282 x W 236 x D 51 cm Unique piece Provanance: Martin Brooks, Doylestown Extraordinary wall-mounted cabinet by Paul Evans and Phillip Lloyd Powell, two key figures in American postwar design. This one of a kind piece combines carved wood, torch-cut and enameled metal, and gold leaf. Features four floating shelves and a two-door lower cabinet with concealed storage. Rare in both scale and collaboration.
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 - 1st Century AD H 42 x W 40 x D 20 cm Provenance: private collection West Country UK; Finch and Co, item number 1, catalogue number 30, Summer 2018; private collection Comparative reference: Dr Anne Ross ‘Pagan Celtic Britain’ n° 916, for a similar 'stone radiate deity'
Mearini Fine Art
Corinthian capital (variation on a Roman type from the 3rd/4th century) Central-southern Italy, late 12th - early 13th century Greek Marble H 52 x W 50 x D 50 cm In this unusual variation on the Corinthian there are three orders of acanthus leaves, finelly indented with drill holes in evidence, which reach up to the top of the kalathos. Already in ancient times this type of capital was exported to Aquileia (Udine) a city destroyed by Attila in 452 and temporarily abandoned upon the arrival of the longboards in 568, as shown by a fragmentary example in the national Archeological Museum datable between the 3rd and 4th century.
CKS Gallery
Jean Gabriel Domergue (Bordeaux 1889-1962 Paris) Grand Gala Oil on canvas 100 x 80 cm (unframed) 126 x 107 cm (framed) Signed, titled and inscribed 'A Madame G.' Inscriptions on the stretcher: A Jacky Grasseau 'Ce coin de la vie parisienne' Provenance: private collection Exhibition: Galerie Goya, 28 allées de Tourny, Bordeaux, Domergue n° 1
F. Baulme Fine Arts
Godfried Maes (Antwerp, 1649-1700) Ceres Transforming the Old Woman’s Son into a Lizard Black chalk, pen and black ink, grey and brown wash on paper 18 x 24 cm Provenance: Maes’s widow sold to Jacob de Wit before 1717; Jacob de Wit sale, Amsterdam, 10 March 1755, n° 87; Cronenburgh sale, 22 March 1762, n° 1; anonymous sale, Mak van Waay collection, Sotheby’s, 15 January 1974, n° 1273; Dr. A. Dreesmann sale, Christie’s, 11 April 2002, n° 668-670 Related works: Engravings by Bernard Picart and Peter van Gunst for the 1732 edition of Ovid’s Metamorphoses translated and annotated by Abbé Banier, a member of the French Academy
robertaebasta
Mario Quarti (Milan, 1901-1974) Large sideboard in Italian walnut, circa 1940 Walnut and brass H 97.5 x W 322 x D 50 cm Provenance: private collection, Italy Main body raised from the floor by three elements show on the fron six doors decorated with an inlaid diamond pattern in walnut of different shades, brass handles.
Repetto Gallery
Lucio Fontana (Santa Fe 1999-1968 Varese) Madonna col Bambino, 1953-1954 Glazed and painted terracotta: white, light blue and blue H 24.5 x W 13.5 x D 9 cm Signed on the reverse 'L. F.' Certificate of authenticity on photograph by Fondazione Lucio Fontana, n° 2543/1 Provenance: Galleria Blu, Milan; private collection, Gorle (2543/1) Literature: L. M. Barbero, 'Catalogo ragionato delle sculture ceramiche', Tomo I, p. 212, n° 53-54 FMA 1
Galerie Alexis Pentcheff
Carved wooden frame, gilded with gold leaf, fitted with its original mercury glass Spain, 17th century Symmetrical decoration featuring four cherubs, stylised scrolls, acanthus leaves and gemstones at the corners Provenance: Amedeo Montanari collection Literature: Amedeo Montanari and Roberto Lodi, Directory of European frales, editions Galleria Roberto Lodi, 2003, repr. n° 641, p. 323
CKS Gallery
Edwin Lord Weeks (Boston 1849-1903 Paris) A game of chess on a cairo street, 1879 Oil on canvas 72 x 100 cm (unframed) 110 x 137 cm (framed) Signed and dated lower left 'E.L. Weeks 1879' Letter of authentification issued by Mrs Ellen K. Morris, dated 20 May 2010 This painting will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist currently in preparation by the Edwin Lord Weeks’ expert, Mrs Ellen K. Morris