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Franck Anelli Fine Art
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 -
Galerie Hurtebize
Marc Chagall (Vitebsk 1887-1985 Saint-Paul de Vence) Lumière du Cirque, 1969 Watercolour, pastel, gouache, coloured inks, and pencil on a black print lithograph M.566 38 x 52,3 cm Signed 'Marc Chagall' lower right Certificate of authenticity from the comité Marc Chagall Provenance: private collection, France
robertaebasta
Mario Quarti ( 1901-1974) Large sideboard in italian walnut. 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. Italy, around 1940. Dimensions:cm 322 x 50 x 97,5 H. Provenance: private collection, Italy.
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
Bernardini Milano
Patek Philippe, Genève. Rare waterproof chronograph in rose gold, 1945 Extremely rare and well preserved waterproof Patek Philippe Ref. 1463 chronograph in rose gold, made in 1945, bearing a uniquely spotless two-tone rose dial. The reference 1463, known in the collector’s community as “Tasti Tondi” (round pushers). This is a very sought after version of Patek’s chronograph produced between the early 40’s and mid 60’s. This watch is complete of its appropriate extensible Gay Frères bracelet. This example is one of the conditions ever appeared in the last years. [05/08/26, 16:39:03] Max bernardini: Patek Philippe, Geneve. Extremely rare and well preserved waterproof chronograph in rose gold, made in 1945, bearing a uniquely spotless two-tone rose dial. The watch is complete of its appropriate extensible Gay Frères. Previously unknown to the market. [05/08/26, 16:45:19] Max bernardini: Ref. 1463, known in the collector’s community as “Tasti Tondi”(round pushers) This is a very sought after version of Patek’s chronograph produced between the early 40’s and mid 60’s. This example is one of the conditions ever appeared in the last years.
Galerie Berès
Fernand Léger (Argentan 1881-1955 Gif-sur-Yvette) 'Composition pour les Illuminations d'Arthur Rimbaud', 1949 Gouache and ink on paper 33 X 24 cm Monogrammed and dated lower right, F.L.49 Certificate of authenticity by the Comité Fernand Léger Certificate of authenticity by Irus Hansma Provenance: private collection, Paris
Galerie Uzal
Josuë Dupon (Belgian 1864 - 1935) Pair of groups 'Panther and Serpent' Circa 1900 Bronze, rich brown patina and ivory on one Griotte marble and one faux-marble base Signature : ‘Josuë Dupon' Foundry mark : 'F. van Aerschodt Fondeur' Height bronze 114,5 - Width 104 cm (Both) CITES document available for both sculpture
Grusenmeyer-Woliner
FIGURE OF A WINGED ATLAS Gandhara, ancient Greco-Buddhist region, Pakistan or Afghanistan 3rd –4th century Grey schist H. 34.3 cm (13.5 in.) Provenance: • Shirley Day, New York, 30 January 1992. • Collection of Martha Sharp Joukowsky, Rhode Island, USA. • Christie’s, Paris, Property from the Joukowsky Collection (sale), 27 September 2023.
Galerie Alexis Pentcheff
Cadre en bois sculpté doré à la feuille, monté avec sa glace au mercure. Ornements symétriques avec quatre chérubins, rinceaux stylisés, feuilles d'acanthe et gemmes aux angles. Espagne, XVIIème siècle. Provenance : Collection Amedeo Montanari Bibliographie : Amedeo Montanari et Roberto Lodi, Répertoire du cadre européen, éditions Galleria Roberto Lodi, 2003, reproduit sous le n°641, p. 323.
Galerie Flak
Goli Glin Buffalo Mask Baule, Ivory Coast, early 20th century Carved wood and pigments H 65.5 cm Provenance: Collection Frank Crowninshield, New York, acquired before January 1936, presumably with the assistance of John D. Graham, New York; Jacques Seligmann Gallery, New York; Collection of the Surrealist artist Enrico Donati (1909-2008), New York, acquired in the 1940s Exhibitions: Jacques Seligmann Gallery, New York, 'Exhibition of Sculptures of Old African Civilizations', 4-22 January 1936; Brooklyn Museum, New York, 'African Negro Art from the Collection of Frank Crowninshield', 20 March - 25 April 1937
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, 7th Nov 1946, lot 65; Mr. Jussaume, Buenos Aires; Mr. Foret, Buenos Aires; private collection , France (acquired from the above in 1956); Christie's London 7 Febuary 2001, lot 127; private collection, Texas
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)
Galerie Taménaga
Jean Fautrier (1898–1964) Tête 1927 Oil on canvas 35 x 27 cm Signed upper right: “Fautrier” Provenance Jean-Paul Ledeur, Paris Exhibitions Hamburg, Kunstverein, Jean Fautrier, 19 May–17 June 1973, no. 16. Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum / Zurich, Kunsthaus, Jean Fautrier, 11 January–4 May 1986, no. 35, illustrated p. 25. Paris, Galerie Jeanne Castel, 1986. Bibliography 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, no. 319. Marie-José Lefort, Fautrier. Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Éditions Norma, Paris, 2023, no. 256, illustrated p. 199.
Galerie de la Présidence
Geer van Velde (Lisse 1898-1977 Cachan) Composition, circa 1953 Oil on canvas 81 x 100 cm Signed with the initials 'GvV' lower right Signed on the reverse 'G. van Velde' Provenance: collection Michel Guy, Paris; private colletion, Paris; private collection, France Certificate of authenticity from Pierre François Moget. This work will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Geer van Velde Painted Work currently in preparation by Pierre François Moget son of Piet Moget, under the n°118 059.
