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Ralph Gierhards Antiques / Fine Art
Marie Tassaert (Antwerp, 1642-after 1665) A garland of fruit surrounding a bust of Bacchus in a stone niche, 17th century Oil on canvas within a carved giltwood frame 85 x 69.5 cm Provenance: private collection, Namur (Belgium) Related works: A comparable oil on canvas of similar size (63.5cm x 53.5cm) and subject entitled 'A still life with a garland of fruit suspended from blue ribbons and a goblet in a niche', signed by Marie Tassaert, has recently been acquired by an important international Museum from the Rafael Valls gallery in London. It is interesting to note the similar composition of fruit garlands surrounding a central niche. The fruits and leaves on both paintings are identical and clearly painted by the same hand, as is the stone niche, up to and including the identical 'trompe l’oeil' cracks in the stone.
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Lemaire
Two Vincennes porcelain jardinières fitted with porcelain flowers France, Louis XVI period Soft paste porcelain jardinière with pink monochrome decoration holding porcelain flowers on painted metal stems H 9.3 and H 9.5 cm; overall 26.8 cm Marked with a double L in blue bearing the letter-date C for 1755-56 Marked by the painters Jean-Charles Sioux l'aîné (French, active from 1752 to 1792) and Mutel (active from 1754 to 1759). 3rd size A flower jardinière with the same decoration has been published by GWILT (J.), Vincennes and Early Sèvres Porcelain from de Belvedere Collection, V & A Publishing, 2014, p. 147
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Galerie Oscar De Vos
gust. de smet
Gustave De Smet (Ghent 1877-1944 Deurle) Landscape with church, 1930 Oil on canvas 66 x 81 cm Signed lower left: Gust. De Smet Provenance: Galerie Le Centaure, 1932, lot 76, bought by Théo Bogaerts for Mr. Nijkerk; collection M.B.B. Nijkerk, Amsterdam; collection Dr. K. Nijkerk, Amsterdam; private collection, Brussels Literature: Haesaerts, Gustave De Smet (1936), n° 115; Langui, Gustaaf De Smet. De mensch en zijn werk (1945), p. 239, n° 432; Van Hecke & Langui, Gustave De Smet. Sa vie et son oeuvre (1945), p. 249, n° 428; Vanbeselaere, Gustave De Smet. Retrospectieve tentoonstelling, cat. (1961), p. 75, n° 147; Kikkert, Gustave De Smet 1877-1943, cat. (1978), n° 32; Milo, Vie et survie du Centaure (1980), p. 105, n° 76; Boyens, Retrospectieve Gust. De Smet (1989), p. 166, n° 120 (ill.); Boyens, Gust. De Smet (1989), p. 229, p. 399, n° 846 (ill.); Denninger-Schreuder, Vlaamse expressionisten (1993), p. 31 (ill.); Boyens e.a. , De maat der dingen (2003), p. 30 (ill.) Exhibitions: 1936, Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Gustave De Smet, n° 115; 1961, Antwerp, KMSKA, Gust. De Smet Retrospectieve, n° 147; 1973, Sint-Martens-Latem, Gemeentehuis, Latemse kunstenaars in Nederlandse verzamelingen, n° 13; 1978, Warmenhuizen, Oude Ursulakerk, Gustave De Smet, n° 32; 1989, Ostend, PMMK, Retrospectieve Gust. De Smet, n° 120; 1993, Kortenhoef, Kunst aan de dijk, Vlaamse expressionisten, 31; 2003, Deinze, MuDeL, De maat der dingen, n° 39
Galerie Bertrand de Lavergne
Chinese Blanc de Chine porcelain group Representation of a gallant scene of Dutch characters holding glasses in their hands, seated on each side of a table on which a checkerboard is placed; their servants on both sides and in front of them, a dog, a monkey and a plant China, Dehua kilns (Fujian province), Kangxi period (1662-1722) H 14.5 x W 15.5 x D 8 cm
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Thomas Deprez Fine Arts
willem paerels
Willem Paerels (Delft 1878-1962 Braine-l'Alleud) Dans un cabinet de toilette, circa 1910 Oil on canvas 72 x 53 cm Signed lower right: Paerels Provenance: former collection Anna Boch (1848-1936); by descent in the family, until; private collection, Belgium Literature: The present work figures in the 'inventaire mortuaire' established upon Anna Boch's death in 1936, as part of the prestigious stairwell hanging in her own home designed by Victor Horta (Liste Blondel, private archives, as transcribed in: Thérèse Thomas & Cécile Dulière, Anna Boch 1848-1936, Paris, La Renaissance du Livre, 2000, p. 147, n° 357
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Francis Maere Fine Arts
paul delvaux
Paul Delvaux (Antheit 1879-1994 Veurne) Femmes devant la mer, 1928 Oil on canvas 80 x 100 cm Signed and dated upper right: P. DELVAUX 28 Provenance: Jean Giron, Brussels; private collection, Belgium Literature: A. Eggermont, Les arts plastiques in Le Thyrse, Brussels, March 1931, p. 104; M. Butor, J. Clair, S. Houbart-Wilkin, Paul Delvaux-catalogue de l'oeuvre peint, Cosmos Monographies, Brussels, 1975, cat. n° 35, p. 156 Exhibitions: 1928 Brussels Galerie Manteau, Paul Delvaux et Robert Giron, 1931 Brussels Palais des Beaux-Arts, Paul Delvaux, 1969 Paris, Musée des Arts décoratifs; 1974, Sint Martens Latem, Georges Buysse Gallery, Delvaux, Spilliaert, Pérot; 1985 Paris, Centre Culturel Wallonie-Bruxelles, Hommage à Paul Delvaux © Foundation Paul Delvaux, Belgium/SABAM, 2023-2024
HELENE BAILLY Paris-Genève
pablo picasso
Pablo Picasso (Malaga 1881-1973 Mougins) Le Peintre (Mousquetaire aux 2 visages), 1967 Oil on canvas 100 x 81 cm Signed: Picasso and dated: 21/2/67 at the top left Provenance: Louise Leiris Gallery; Galerie Taménaga (label on reverse); former Pierre and Jeannine Consten collection Literature: Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso vol. 25 - oeuvres de 1965 et 1967, Editions Cahiers d'Art, Paris, 1972, n° 281, repr. in black and white pl. 126; Catalogue Exposition Internationale du Figuratif, 1971, ed. Tokyo ado banku, repr. in colour; Alan Wofsy, The Picasso's Project, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Sculpture, The Sixties, Part II, 1964-1967, enlarged second edition, San Francisco, 2023, p. 302, n° 67-075
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VKD Jewels
gold, diamond, ruby and sapphire earclips
Van Cleef & Arpels Pair of 18k gold earclips, each set with three small flower elements of diamonds, rubies and sapphires France, circa 1960 Signed VCA USA, Made in France, 750, French assay marks for gold and numbered 18695 Provenance: private collection
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Rueb Modern and Contemporary Art
pablo picasso
Pablo Picasso (Malaga 1881-1973 Mougins) Personnage assis dans un fauteuil, 1915 Pencil on paper 32.5 x 23.5 cm Dated and numbered 178 on verso Provenance: studio of the artist; collection of Marina Picasso Literature: Christian Zervos, Pablo Picasso, vol. 29, Paris 1975, ill. n° 177 p. 78 Exhibition: Genève, with Galerie Jan Krugier, Pablo Picasso, 1986
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Guy Pieters Gallery
christo and jeanne-claude .
Christo (Gabrovo 1935-2020 New York) and Jeanne-Claude (Casablanca 1935-2009 New York) The Floating Piers (Project for Lake Iseo, Italy), 2014 Pencil, wax crayon, enamel paint, photographs by Wolfgang Volz, technical data and fabric sample 66 x 43 cm Provenance: private collection Linda and Guy Pieters Certificate of authenticity n°308-11 recorded in the archives of the Estate of Christo V. Javacheff
Gallery de Potter d’Indoye
Pair of ornamental columns, late 18th century Black marble with matte and polished gilt bronze mounts and applications, decorated with vases and toupie feet H 57.5 x W 17.5 x D 14.5 cm Provenance: European private collection A comparable pair of obelisk-shaped black and white marble ornaments had been part of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's collection, having been acquired from Vladimir Barjanasky. Mrs. Kennedy Onassis had graciously loaned these pieces to the White House during her husband's presidency, where they adorned the mantel in the Red Room. Subsequently, these items were included in the estate sale held at Sotheby's New York from April 23 to 26, 1996.
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Heutink Ikonen
Ascension of Christ Russia (Yaroslavl), 17th century Egg tempera with gold leaf on a wooden panel surfaced with gesso and linen 72 x 48.5 cm This monumental icon shows an unusual division of planes. In the upper register, Christ is depicted in a green mandorla that is carried to heaven by two angels. The footprints in the earth beneath the mandorla show how Christ was still standing on the earth shortly before. The disciples left beneath gaze and point upwards in wonder. Noticeably, the disciples are standing before the openings of a cave, a reminder of Christ's resurrection from the grave. Directly below Christ, the Mother of God is depicted, flanked by radiant white angels. She bows her head slightly and raises her hands in prayer and reception - a pose reminiscent of the Annunciation. Just as Mary received her divine child at that time, she now leaves him to return to his heavenly father.
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Opera Gallery
Bernar Venet (Château-Arnoux-Saint-Auban, 1941) 228.5º Arc X 5, 1999 Rolled steel H 222.3 x W 222.3 x D 49.5 cm Stamped lower right with the title '228.5º ARC X 5' Provenace: Armand P. Arman, New York; Corice Canton Arman, New York; Sotheby's, New York, 19 May 2017, lot 231; private collection Exhibition: Denver Art Museum, 2004
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Galerie La Patinoire Royale Bach
lita albuquerque
Lita Albuquerque (Santa Monica, 1946) On a sliver of sun, she travels toward the moon, 2021 24kt gold leaf on resin and pigment on panel 2.10 x 2.10 m Provenance: the artist's studio Exhibitions: Lita Albuquerque: Liquid Light; Collateral Event of 59th La Biennale di Venezia, Biennale Arte 2022; Presented by bardLA, Los Angeles, California. Curated by Elizabeta Betinski and Neville Wakefield
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HELENE BAILLY Paris-Genève
marc chagall
Marc Chagall (Vitebsk 1887-1985 Saint-Paul de Vence) Au Cirque (Clown à la trompette), 1959-1968 Oil and gouache on paper mounted on canvas 63 x 47.5 cm Signed lower left: Marc Chagall and countersigned on reverse Certificate of authenticity issued by the Comité Marc Chagall Provenance: former Galerie Alex Maguy collection, label on reverse
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Galerie Kevorkian
persian art, samanid dynasty
'Buff ware bowl' with seated figure, animals and inscriptions Persian art, Samanid dynasty Earthenware pottery, painted in black, yellow and green under a transparent glaze Eastern Iran (Khurasan), Nishapur, 10th century H 6.2 cm; Ø 18.2 cm Provenance: former collection P.M., Paris; Hôtel Drouot, 10 July 1980, lot 9
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Galerie des Modernes
paul delvaux
Paul Delvaux (Belgium, Antheit 1897-1994 Veurne) Les deux Amies, 1972 Watercolour and ink on paper 35.5 x 27 cm Signed and dated lower right: P. DELVAUX 1972 Certificate of authenticity from Mr. Charles Van Deun of the Foundation Paul Delvaux Provenance: private collection, Brussels, acquired directly from the artist; Galerie Eric Gillis Fine Art, Belgium; private collection, France © Foundation Paul Delvaux, Belgium/SABAM, 2023
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Repetto Gallery
Giorgio de Chirico (Greece, Volos 1898-1978 Rome, Italy) Piazza d’Italia con Arianna, Beginning 1950s Oil on canvas 70 x 100 cm Signed lower left, inscribed on the reverse: questa pittura metafisica è opera autentica da me eseguita e firmata, Giorgio de Chirico. COA by Fondazione Giorgio e Isa de Chirico n. 0050/10/33 OT Provenance: Galleria Renzo Spagnoli, Florence; Private collection, Italy Literature: Fondazione Giorgio e Isa de Chirico, Giorgio de Chirico. Catalogo generale – opere dal 1913 al 1976, vol. 3/2016, Maretti Editore, p. 236, n° 1166