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Heutink Ikonen
Year Icon (Menologion) Russia, late 19th century Egg tempera on gesso on linen-covered wood 35.5 x 30.5 cm Provenance: private collection, Germany This beautifully painted year icon (menologion) brings together the entire Orthodox liturgical year in a single composition. The twelve months are divided into separate sections, each depicting the saints and feast days commemorated throughout the calendar year. At the centre of the composition is the Anastasis (the Resurrection of Christ), surrounded by scenes relating to the Church’s movable feasts, including the Ascension and Pentecost, as well as scenes from Christ’s Passion. Along the edge are numerous venerated images of the Mother of God - each associated with its own feast day in the church year. This icon stands out for its unusually compact size. Despite its modest dimensions, the painter has succeeded in incorporating an exceptionally extensive iconographic programme without compromising on clarity or refinement. Hundreds of figures, scenes and inscriptions are depicted with remarkable precision and virtuosity. Thanks to its good preservation, even the smallest of details remain clearly visible.
Klaas Muller
Maarten Rijckaert (Antwerp, 1587-1611) Forest landscape with hunters, 17th century Oil on panel 32.4 x 49.5 cm This beautiful painting is a typical example of Maarten Ryckaert’s talent for creating atmospheric woodland scenes. The painting presents a dense forest filled with tall trees,a river, rough terrain and rocks. Soft light filters through the branches, creating contrasts between illuminated clearings and darker shadowed areas. In the foreground, a group of hunters on the left- and rightside accompanied by dogs: their small scale compared to the towering trees highlights the dominance of nature over human activity. The hunters add a sense of narrative and movement to the otherwise peaceful setting. Ryckaert uses earthy tones such as deep greens, browns, and golden highlights to create a rich and natural atmosphere. Fine details in the foliage, rocks, and tree trunks demonstrate his close observation of nature and his skill as a landscape painter. The scene evokes both tranquility and mystery, inviting the viewer to imagine the sounds and silence of the forest. The painting reflects the Baroque interest in dramatic natural scenery while also expressing a calm, contemplative mood. Through the balance of light, composition, and detail, Ryckaert transforms an ordinary hunting scene into a poetic vision of the natural world. Maarten Ryckaert was born in Antwerp and became especially known for his imaginative woodland scenes, rocky landscapes, and peaceful rural settings filled with travelers, hunters, and small groups of figures. Ryckaert studied painting in Antwerp and was strongly influenced by earlier Flemish landscape artists such as Joos de Momper and Jan Brueghel the Elder. Unlike many painters of his time who focused on religious or historical themes, Ryckaert specialized in landscapes, giving nature the leading role in his compositions. His works often combine realism with fantasy, creating dramatic forests, winding paths, and mysterious mountainous scenery.
Franck Anelli Fine Art
Secretary Charles Topino (1742-1803), master in 1773 Transition period Oak, Breccia marble top, bronze and marquetry in rosewood, amaranth, holly, sycamore, lemonwood, stained woods and tobacco wood H 139 x W 92 x D 38 cm Stamped TOPINO and bearing the Jurande hallmark 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.
Spazio Nobile
Didi Ng Wing Yin (Hong Kong, 1989) Pleats Vase Cinnabar Red #19, 2026 Spruce wood, Indian ink, brushed, split, carved, ink-dyed, and finished with shellac H 56.5 x W 36.5 x D 25 cm Unique piece, signed by the artist Certificate of authenticity Literature: Didi Ng Wing Yin, The Nature of Wood, Artist Book, Spazio Nobile Editions, 2026 Exhibitions: LOEWE FOUNDATION Craft Prize finalist, Madrid, 2025; Spazio Nobile Gallery, The Nature of Wood, Solo Exhibition, Brussels, 2025; Fine Arts Asia, Hong Kong, 2026; Homo Faber, Isola di San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice, 2026
Snackers Antiques & Fine Art
Louis Philippe mantel clock Paris, circa 1835 Produced by the clockmaker Douyon Partially fire-gilt and partially patinated bronze H 70 x W 75.5 x D 27 cm The goddess Victoria is depicted seated on a cushion, leaning against the clock and holding a laurel wreath. At her feet lie a caduceus and an anchor. Beneath the clock are ears of corn and fruit. The ears of corn and fruit signify abundance; the anchor symbolises fidelity; and the laurel wreath represents victory.
De Zutter Art Gallery
Corneille (Liège 1922-2010 Auvers-sur-Oise) Le montagnard, 1950 Oil on canvas 36 x 46 cm Provenance: collection Janssen, Belgium Literature: CoBrA, 'La couleur spontanée', Le Mans, Musée de Tessé 2017-2018 and Musée de Pont-Aven 2018 Exhibition: CoBrA exhibition at the Royal Museum of Fine Arts of Belgium in Brussels, 2008-2009
Laurent Schaubroeck
Paul Evans (USA, Newtown 1931-1987 Nantucket Island) and 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 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.
Mearini Fine Art
Corinthian capital (variation of 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.
Vagabond Antiques
Giocondo Albertolli (Bedano 1742-1839 Milan) (Attributed to) Milan, late 18th century Wall lights H 72 x W 45 x D 37 cm These elegant gilt-metal wall sconces are attributed to the Milanese architect, designer and ornamentist Giocondo Albertolli, one of the leading figures of Italian Neo-classicism. Their design closely relates to the engraved ornament published in Albertolli's celebrated pattern books, particularly Ornamenti Diversi (Milan, 1782), which played a central role in disseminating the new classical taste throughout Lombardy and Northern Italy. The sconces display many of the motifs associated with Albertolli's ornamental vocabulary, including scrolling acanthus brances, finely fluted candle sockets and radiating drip pans. Their unusually tall proportions and boldly projecting arms give them a distinctly sculptural character, creating a sense of movement and depth rarely encountered in wall lights of the period. The open voluted arms, enriched with naturalistic foliage, closely resemble a number of Albertolli's published designs for girandoles and wall lights. Born in Bedano, near Lugano, Albertolli settled in Milan in 1774 at the invitation of the architect Giuseppe Piermarini. As Professor of Ornament at the Brera Academy he exerted a profound influence on the decorative arts of Northern Italy, providing designs for architecture, furniture, metalwork and interior decoration. His published engravings became an important source for craftsmen working in the Neoclassical style throughout the late eighteenth century. The present sconces are attributed to Giocondo Albertolli and were almost certainly produced by craftsmen working within the circle of artists and decorators associated with him in late eighteenth century Milan. Their refined design and high quality of execution reflect the sophisticated decorative arts tradition that flourished in Lombardy during the Neoclassical period.
Labellov
Delvaux Lady Gipset, Brillant black edition Box calf leather, silk pink, hand-embroidered with sequins and semi-precious stones: rose quartz, tourmaline, red jasper, sodalite and amazonite H 36 x W 20.5 x D 35 cm Limited edition of 9 pieces worldwide Entirely embroidered by hand, requiring approximately 100 hours of craftsmanship
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
Repetto Gallery
Carla Accardi (Trapini 1924-2014 Rome) Carminio su tela grezza, 1997 Vinyl on raw canvas 50 x 70 cm Signed lower right; signed, titled, dated and archive number on the reverse Certificate of authenticity on b/w photograph signed by the artist, n° 18/98 Registered at Studio Accardi, Rome, archive n° 629A Provenance: Soffiantino Arte Contemporanea, Turin; private collection Literature: Germano Celant (edited by), 'Carla Accardi. Catalogo ragionato', (Charta, Milano) 1999, p. 419, n° 1997 62 (B&N), ill.
Francis Janssens van der Maelen
Luigi Genazzi (Milan, 1876-1946) 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.
Dalton Somaré
Chokwe chair Angola, late 19th century Wood, metal, and leather H 68 x W 31 x D 38 cm Provenance: collection of Joyce and Donald Doyle, diamond mine directors for the Compagnie de la Forminière in the Belgian Congo in the 1920s. The majority of their collection was donated to the Princeton University Art Museum. Thence by descent to their daughter Suzanne "Sue" Miers, née Doyle (1922–2016), Africanist historian and professor at Ohio University. Thence by descent to her children Charles Miers and Caroline Farrington, New York Literature: Narrative Wisdom and African Arts (Exhibition catalogue), St. Louis Art Museum, 19 October-16 February, 2025, pp. 74, 75, 81 Exhibition: Narrative Wisdom and African Arts, St. Louis Art Museum, 19 October-16 February, 2025
Victor Werner
Svend Rathsack (Fredericia 1885-1941 Frederiksberg) Eve with the Serpent, 1941 Bronze garden sculpture with natural green patina H 128 x W 47 x D 37 cm Signed with the artist's monogram, dated '1941', and inscribed 'n°1' on the base Bears the foundry mark 'Lauritz Rasmussen, broncestøber, København' Provenance: acquired by the previous owner's aunt in 1941, where it remained in a garden in Charlottenlund until 2016; thence by descent
Artimo Fine Art
Émile Jespers (Deurne 1862-1918 Antwerp) Reclining Female Nude on a Wave, circa 1907 Model created in 1907 Carrara marble H 36 x W 70 cm Signed on the base 'E. Jespers' This refined Carrara marble depicts a reclining female nude stretched across a dynamically carved rocky form evocative of a breaking wave. Resting on her forearms, her head gently raised and turned towards the viewer, the figure follows a long, sinuous movement from the shoulders through the waist and hips to the crossed legs. Jespers exploits the contrasting treatment of the marble to reinforce the composition. The smooth, highly polished surface of the female body emerges from the vigorously worked base, whose rougher texture and irregular contours suggest the movement of water. The sweeping silhouette of the figure follows the rhythm of the wave beneath her, closely associating the female body with the natural element. The composition belongs to the Symbolist and Art Nouveau exploration of the relationship between the female figure and nature that developed in Belgian sculpture around the turn of the twentieth century. It may notably be considered in relation to Charles Van der Stappen’s La Mer of 1902, conceived for Victor Horta’s Hôtel Solvay in Brussels, in which the female figure is similarly associated with the imagery of the sea. The plaster model is documented in 1907 through signed and dated versions of the composition, described as a reclining female nude and, more explicitly, as a nude woman reclining on a wave. The present Carrara marble corresponds closely in composition and dimensions to this documented example.