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Laurent Schaubroeck
PAUL EVANS & PHILLIP LLOYD POWELL Monumental Wall Unit Unique piece ORIGIN: USA DATE: c. 1960 MATERIALS: Steel, wood, gold leaf DIMENSIONS: W236 × D51 × H282 cm PROVENANCE: 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.
Galerie Lowet de Wotrenge
Nicolaas Struyck (Amsterdam, 1686-1769) Insect Studies Bodycolour, watercolour and pencil on laid paper 44.5 x 28.2 cm Provenance: 'Verschyden Uyt-lansche Insecten, getekeent na het cabinet van Hn. Seba, J. ten Kate, & C, versamelt door N. Strüyck, Junior', 1719 (an album of drawings by Struyck, disassembled in the XIXth century); private collection, Belgium
Gallery de Potter d’Indoye
An Empire bronze carousel automaton clock, circa 1815 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. Height: 51 cm, Width: 26 cm, Depth 17 cm 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.
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.
Victor Werner
Louis Tuaillon (Berlin 1862-1919) Stag, ca. 1912 Bronze garden sculpture with natural green patina Signed ‘Louis Tuaillon’ on the base Bears the foundry ‘Martin u. Piltzing Hofbildgiesser Berlin’ H. 110 x L. 90 x D. 32 cm A neoclassical bronze sculpture depicting a stag in a standing sentinel pose. This design was acquired in 1912 by the prominent art philanthropist Eduard Arnhold for his private estate in Hirschfelde (Brandenburg), where a large-scale version still stands today as a public monument.
Univers du Bronze
Rembrandt BUGATTI (1884-1916) DEUX ANTILOPES GOUDOU or "DEUX AMIS" (c. 1911) Bronze, richly dark brown patina à patine brun richement soutenu. H : 23.1 cm, L : 43.2 cm, 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)". Cast in 1925.
Univers du Bronze
Jean-Baptiste CARPEAUX (1827-1875) 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 cm L. 44,5 cm 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
Willow Gallery
Georges Mathieu (Boulogne-sur-Mer 1921-2012 Boulogne-Billancourt) Forêts attentives, 1989 Alkyd on canvas 147 x 115cm Signed and inscribed on the reverse Provenance: Galerie Guy Pieters, Brussels; private collection, Brussels; private collection, Savoie; sale, Maison R&C, France, 17 July 2021, Lot 93; private collection, Europe This painting is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Mr. Jean-Marie Cusinberche
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 des Modernes
Jean Dubuffet (Le Havre 1901-1985 Paris) Personnage (buste) M. 406, 29 March 1967 Marker pen and gouache on paper with cut and pasted elements 45,5 x 26 cm Signed with the artist’s initials and dated lower right Annotated lower right Provenance: Jean Dubuffet collection, Paris; Ludovic Massé collection (1900–1982), Perpignan (gift from the artist, March 1968); private collection, France Literature: Max Loreau, 'Catalogue des Travaux de Jean Dubuffet, Fascicule XXII: Cartes, Ustensiles', Weber Publisher, Lausanne, 1972, pp. 145 and 188, ill. p. 145, n° 371
Stern Pissarro Gallery
PABLO PICASSO (1881 – 1973) Guitare Executed in 1923 Pastel on paper 21 x 14 cm Signed upper right, Picasso Provenance: Galerie István Schlégl, Zürich Private collection, acquired from the above in 1988 Literature: C. Zervos, Pablo Picasso Oeuvres de 1923 à 1925, Vol. V, Editions cahier d'art, Paris, 1952, no. 70 (illustrated in black and white)
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.
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.
Francis Janssens van der Maelen
Ravinet d'Enfert Art Deco centrepiece, Paris, circa 1930 Sterling Silver 950 Jardinière: H 9 x W 35 x D 23 cm Mirrored plateau: H 3 x W 50 x D 38 cm Total net silver weight: 4,990 g Total gross weight: 9,210 g French Minerva hallmark Important sterling silver centrepiece comprising a jardinière and its mirrored plateau. The jardinière, of geometric canted rectangular form, has a plain body highlighted by stepped moulded borders around the rim and base. It rests on small rectangular feet. Removable silver-plated metal liner bearing the square Ravinet d’Enfert maker’s mark in full. The plateau, of matching rectangular form with canted corners, echoes the geometric lines of the jardinière. It consists of a solid silver frame with stepped geometric mouldings, raised on small feet and enclosing a mirrored glass panel.
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: 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.
