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Galerie Nicolas Bourriaud
BIZETTE-LINDET 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)
Bernardini Milano
Vacheron & Constantin, Genève. Rare and elegant pocket watch in platinum, 1938 Exquisite evening pocket watch in platinum from the late 1930’s. The very simple and rational design of the case contrast with the spectacular avant-garde dial in various tones of grey with ivory indexes.
Galerie bei der Albertina ▪ Zetter
Vally Wieselthier Female Head with Green Flower, 1928 Manufactured by the Wiener Werkstätte, model n° 494 Red pottery, polychrome glaze H 28.5 cm, W 13.5 cm, D 14.5 cm Marks: monogram VW, WW, MADE IN AUSTRIA, 494, I Hörmann WV-K 587 Minor chips professionnally restored Exhibitions: Kaiserslautern, Museum Pfalzgalerie, "Vally Wieselthier - Golden Girls No. 2", 2022/23 New York, Austrian Cultural Forum, Vally Wieselthier, Sculpting Modernism, 15. 10. 25 - 09. 02. 26 Literature: cf WW-Archives, MAK Vienna, Photo-Archives WWF 110-42-3 cf Marianne Hörmann, Vally Wieselthier, Wien 1999, ill. p. 165, no 77f and p. 286, WV-K 587
Argento Gallery
Four portraits of officers Gerard van Honthorst (1592–1656) and workshop 1637–1639 Oil on canvas 76.5 × 63.7 cm each Each signed and dated: two 1637, one 1638 and one 1639 Four unidentified military officers portrayed in armour with differently coloured sashes, each within a painted oval with a sculptural border. Originally belonging to a larger series, the portraits display Honthorst’s characteristic treatment of faces, fabrics and reflected light on metal.. The identities of the officers and the original patron remain unknown. Provenance: - Collection of Charles Marsham, 4th Earl of Romney, Mote Park. - Acquired with Mote Park in 1895 by Marcus Samuel, later 1st Viscount Bearsted. - By descent to his son, Colonel Walter Horace Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted. - Christie’s, London, 13 December 1929, lots 83, 82, 80 and 79. - Presumably inherited by his sister, Nellie Ionides, née Samuel. - By descent in 1968 to her grandson, Toby Jessel, The Old Court House, Hampton Court. - Sotheby’s, London, 30 April 2014, lots 725–728. - Private collection. - Christie’s, London, 1 April 2026, lots 30–33. Literature: Upton House. The Bearsted Collection: Pictures, London: The National Trust, 1964, p. 41, no. 137; J.R. Judson and R.E.O. Ekkart, Gerrit van Honthorst, Doornspijk: Davaco, 1999, pp. 315–316, nos. 475, 474, 478 and 479.
Mearini Fine Art
Corinthian capital. Variation on a Roman type from the 3rd - 4th Century Greek Marble Central-southern Italy, Late 12 th - Early 13 th Century Hight cm 52 x 50 x 50 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.
Marjan Sterk Fine Art Jewellery
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. Signed Claude Lalanne, numbered 19/50. Made in Paris, ca 1980-90. With signature of Artcurial, Paris.
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
Gallery de Potter d’Indoye
EMPIRE CHANDELIER Chandelier with 18 lights in crystal and finely chiseled and gilded bronze. It is composed of two circles of fillets bordering a frieze of laurels and flowerets separated by eight arrows, joined at the centre by a blue enameled globe and scattered with gilt stars. The basket ends with a rose and a seed-shaped knob. A panache and small palm leaves crown the chandelier from which hang garlands of crystals. Period: Empire, circa 1810 Crystal: by Ladoupède du Fougerais, entrepreneur and owner of the Manufacture de cristal du Mont-Cenis de leurs Majestés Impériales et Royales. Ladoupède du Fougerais delivered a very similar chandelier with 16 lights on 24 April 1810, for the small salon of the apartments of the Empress at the Petit Trianon in Versailles. This chandelier is illustrated in Versailles, le Petit Trianon", by Denise Ledoux-Lebard, published by Editions de l'Amateur, 1989, р. 95, n° 6l. Height 117 cm 3 ft 10 in Diameter 81 cm 32 in
Univers du Bronze
Rembrandt Bugatti (Milan 1884-1916 Paris) Deux antilopes Goudo or 'Deux Amis, circa 1911 Bronze, dark brown patina H 23.1 x L 43.2 x D 11.9 cm Signed 'R. Bugatti' Original cast and edition by 'A.-A. Hébrard cire perdue Paris' (seal and inscribed in the wax 'Fondu en 1925'), engraved '(13)'. Edition cast in 1925
Thomas Deprez Fine Arts
Gabrielle MONTALD ♀ Née CANIVET, 1867 | 1942 Oiseau décoratif - Decorative bird - 1929 615 × 460 mm (sheet) | 64 × 48 cm (framed) Guoache and ink over gold ground on paper. Signed and dated l.r.: ‘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.
Univers du Bronze
François-Xavier Lalanne (Agen 1927-2008 Ury) Lampe pigeon, circa 1991 Copper with patinated bronze, polished glass H 21.1 x W 26.5 x D 13.5 cm Monogramed 'FXL' on the right side of the tail, stamped 'Artcurial' and numbered '539/900' on the left side of the tail Edition produced circa 2000
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)
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)
F. Baulme Fine Arts
Claude-Marie DUBUFE (Paris, 1790 – La-Celle-Saint-Cloud, 1864) Expression Head: Modesty Circa 1827-1828 Oil on canvas 55.5 x 46.5 cm Provenance: England, private collection. Literature: Emmanuel Bréon, Claude-Marie, Édouard et Guillaume Dubufe, Portraits d’un siècle d’élégance parisienne, exh. cat., Paris, Délégation à l’Action Artistique de la Ville de Paris, 1988 (engraving after the present painting, p. 70, repr.). Related work: Claude-Marie Dubufe, Modesty, 1828, engraving.
Univers du Bronze
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (Valenciennes 1827-1875 Courbevoie) Les trois Grâces (Trial example, variant), 1873-1874 Bacchant crowned with ivy, Bacchant with roses et Bacchant with laurels. Terracotta with pinkish patina, 'Atelier-Dépôt à Auteuil, 71 rue Boileau, Paris' H 79.2 x W 44.5 x D 36 cm Trial example, earlier version prior to the final composition, signed ‘J B-te Carpeaux’ and dated '1873' with 'Propriété Carpeaux' seal : variations in the respective positioning of the Bacchantes with laurel and ivy, and a variation in the right leg of the latter; vibrations in the particularly subtle modelling of the figures; sketch-like modelling, rough indications in the central plant stem, the quiver, and the laurel, ivy and rose leaves crowning the Bacchants, with an improvised rose in a different position than the edited examples. Artist’s intervention. Kilned in 1873
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.
