Objects Endowed with a Spirit, from Braque to a Tortoiseshell Case

Result EUR337,500

Published on 20 June 2020, by Philippe Dufour

Auction on 13 June 2020 - 14:30 (CEST) - 8-10, rue de Castries - 69002 Lyon

A Cubist still-life and a Boulle inlaid case were the highlights of an auction boasting many, from paintings by Charreton or Stork to tableware by the Cristallerie de Saint-Louis.

Georges Braque (1882-1963), Jug, pipe, tobacco; 1928, oil on canvas, signed and dated... Objects Endowed with a Spirit, from Braque to a Tortoiseshell Case

Georges Braque (1882-1963), Jug, pipe, tobacco; 1928, oil on canvas, signed and dated 27 x 41 cm.
Result: €337,500

The highlight of this session, which 800 people followed live – Georges Braque’s 1928 still-life Pichet, pipe, tabac ( Jug, Pipe, Tobacco ) – fetched €337,500, surpassing its high estimate. This is a major, well-known…

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FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS, ANCIENT AND MODERN PAINTINGS

Saturday 13 June 2020 - 14:30 (CEST) - Live

8-10, rue de Castries - 69002 Lyon

Conan Belleville Hôtel d'Ainay

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From Bonnefond's Idealised Italy to Braque's Still Life

Each of them continually experimented with their art and broke new ground. One marked painting in 19th-century Lyon with his Romantic touch; the other contributed to the great Cubist revolution of the last century.