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Auction 08 December 2021 HAUTE-EPOQUE & CURIOSITES - Paris

Bid on the lot list Pierre Bergé & Associés : 08 December 2021 - <p><strong style="color: rgb(99, 120, 156);">LIEU DE VENTE</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Drouot Richelieu, 9 rue Drouot 75009 Paris - Salle 9</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(99, 120, 156);">DATE DE VENTE</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mercredi 8 décembre 2021 à 16 heures</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(99, 120, 156);">EXPOSITION PUBLIQUE</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mardi 7 décembre de 11 heures à 18 heures</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Mercredi 8 décembre de 11 heures à 14 heures</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Tuesday 7th of December from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Wednesday 8th of December from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&nbsp;</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(99, 120, 156);">CONTACT POUR LA VENTE&nbsp;</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Xavier Peters</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(99, 120, 156);">T</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.&nbsp;+33 (0)1 49 49 90 00</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">xpeters@pba-auctions.com</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(99, 120, 156);">EXPERT POUR LA VENTE</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Laurence Fligny</span></p><p><strong style="color: rgb(99, 120, 156);">T</strong><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.&nbsp;+33 (0)1 45 48 53 65</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">laurencefligny@aol.com</span></p> Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - Paris

HAUTE-EPOQUE & CURIOSITES

Wednesday 08 December 2021 - 16:00 (CET) - Live
Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
Pierre Bergé & Associés
HAUTE-EPOQUE & CURIOSITES
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Lot n° 1 

Important limestone capital sculpted...

Important limestone capital sculpted in high relief with traces of polychromy, probably representing Daniel in the lion's den. On one corner, the bearded prophet is standing, wearing a long tunic resembling an apron; he is framed by two creatures symbolizing...

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Lot n° 2 

Rare pair of marble plaques carved...

Rare pair of marble plaques carved in reserve and engraved representing the Virgin and Saint John. The Virgin, slightly turned to the right, raises her two hands in a gesture of intercession recalling the Virgin of the Deisis; she is dressed in a maphorion...

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Lot n° 3 

Chess pawn "with elephant" in marine...

Chess pawn "with elephant" in marine ivory carved in the round and monochrome red. It represents an elephant carrying a palanquin on which sits a dignitary, his legs bent and his arms resting on the armrests of his throne; his head bears a helmet decorated...

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Lot n° 4 

Christ in copper embossed, engraved,...

Christ in copper embossed, engraved, champlevé and enamelled with slight traces of gilding, blue and white enamels. Crowned head, inclined to the left, arms horizontal with elbows slightly bent, long perizonium falling behind the knees, belt with vertical...

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Lot n° 5 

Altar cross with flowers and square...

Altar cross with flowers and square crosspiece made of champleted and engraved copper. Front: parts in reserve for Christ and the figures, courses of foliage, titulus with monogram of Christ XPS and IHS; reverse: tetramorph at the ends of the branches...

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Lot n° 6 

A portable gilded and engraved...

A portable gilded and engraved champlevé copper, blue, red and turquoise enamels. Base truncated pyramidal with six slightly curved sides resting on rounded redents; decoration of the faces alternating armorial bearings, accompanied by two stems with...

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Lot n° 7 

Oak core box decorated with openwork...

Oak core box decorated with openwork plates of lead and gilded pewter alloy, set on a pink silk background. On the perimeter, a frieze of quatrefoils with ivy leaves and fruits centred on a rosette, flanked by ribbed leaves; the lid decorated with...

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Lot n° 8 

Virgin and Child in limestone...

Virgin and Child in limestone carved in the round. Standing, with an imperceptible wiggle, Mary carries the Child seated on her left arm; beautiful face with full forms with eyes tapering towards the temples, swollen eyelids, straight nose, kind mouth...

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Lot n° 9 

Saint Bishop in limestone carved...

Saint Bishop in limestone carved in the round. The mitred head, he is clothed in a chasuble with a wide collar forming V-shaped folds on the front; beautiful face with large almond-shaped eyes and prominent cheekbones; terrace with sides. Île de France...

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Lot n° 10 

Right leaf of a deeply carved diptych...

Right leaf of a deeply carved diptych representing the Crucifixion accompanied by the Virgin and Saint John, under a series of three arcatures with gables, hooks and fleurons. Trace of green monochrome on the background, the gables and the redents of...

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Lot n° 11 

Left leaf of an ivory diptych carved...

Left leaf of an ivory diptych carved in bas-relief depicting the glorious Virgin under a broken arch housing a tri-lobed arch and surmounted by a gable with hooks, finial and pinnacles. Mary, crowned head, carries the Child on her left side; she is surrounded...

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Lot n° 12 

Left leaf of an ivory diptych carved...

Left leaf of an ivory diptych carved in bas-relief representing the Nativity with the shepherds under a series of three arcatures with gables, hooks and fleurons, with tympanums and spandrels furnished with trefoil motifs. Mary is lying down, resting...

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Lot n° 13 

Right leaf of a deeply carved ivory...

Right leaf of a deeply carved ivory diptych representing the Crucifixion under a series of three arcatures, the middle one more important, with gables, fleurons and hooks, the spandrels incised with trefoil motifs. On a cross with its bark, Christ is...

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Lot n° 14 

Large ivory diptych deeply carved...

Large ivory diptych deeply carved on two registers representing under a series of four arcatures with hooks and fleurons: left leaf, the Dormition of the Virgin and the Adoration of the Magi; right leaf, the Coronation of the Virgin and the Crucifixion....

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Lot n° 15 

Ivory plaque carved in high relief...

Ivory plaque carved in high relief representing the Crucifixion under a large arcature with redents, surmounted by a gable with fleuron and hooks, spandrels pierced with a trefoil. The Virgin and Saint John, on either side of the cross, each incline their...

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Lot n° 16 

Large left leaf of an ivory diptych...

Large left leaf of an ivory diptych carved in high relief with green monochrome highlights representing the Glorious Virgin under a large arcature with redents, surmounted by a gable with fleuron and hooks, cantoned with pinnacles. The Virgin is carrying...

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Lot n° 17 

Virgin and Child in carved ivory...

Virgin and Child in carved ivory with traces of polychromy, flat back. The bust slightly set back, Mary carries the Child on her left arm, her other arm surrounded by a flap of her cloak; beautiful face with stretched eyes with swollen upper eyelids,...

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Lot n° 18 

Right leaf of a diptych in carved...

Right leaf of a diptych in carved ivory with polychrome highlights in green and red representing in two registers the Crucifixion with the Virgin and St. John in the upper part and the Glorious Virgin in the lower part; two-sided back. A frieze of rosettes...

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Lot n° 19 

Left leaf of a carved ivory diptych...

Left leaf of a carved ivory diptych representing the Glorious Virgin under a large arcature with redents, surmounted by a gable with hooks and fleuron. Mary carries the Child on her left side, presenting him with a floral bud with her right hand; she...

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Lot n° 20 

Little Virgin and Child in ivory...

Little Virgin and Child in ivory carved in the round. Seated on a moulded throne-bench, she carries her Son on her knees; in a gesture of tenderness, he holds in one hand a piece of his Mother's veil and puts his other hand on her shoulder; Mary is dressed...

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Lot n° 21 

Diptych in ivory carved in high...

Diptych in ivory carved in high relief representing the Adoration of the Magi on the left panel and the Crucifixion on the right panel under a series of three arcatures with gables decorated with flowers, hooks and pinnacles, green monochrome background...

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Lot n° 22 

Rare ivory knife handle carved...

Rare ivory knife handle carved in the round, representing a young woman with a crown in her hands, a female orante at her feet. She is dressed in a long dress with a fitted leotard, rectangular neckline, closed with a row of buttons on the front; vertical...

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Lot n° 23 

Soul of Purgatory in sandstone....

Soul of Purgatory in sandstone. The child is naked, hands joined, sitting on one of his legs folded, the other raised in support; face with full cheeks and stretched eyes; half-long hair falling on the shoulders and in the back in curls at the ends rolled...

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Lot n° 24 

Altar cross in embossed, engraved...

Altar cross in embossed, engraved and gilded copper with Christ in gilded bronze. The ends of the four-lobed branches with redents bearing busts in high relief, on the left and right, of the Virgin and St. John, on the upper part, of God the Father...

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Lot n° 25 

Christ in silver-plated bronze,...

Christ in silver-plated bronze, hollow cast. Head inclined on the right shoulder crowned with a twisted crown, short dissymmetrical perizonium, slightly bent legs with superimposed feet in internal rotation. 15th century Height: 14 cm - Width: 12,2 cm (slight...

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Lot n° 26 

Bronze Christ with traces of gilding,...

Bronze Christ with traces of gilding, hollow cast. Head crowned with a crown lying on the right shoulder, deep submammary ribs, short perizonium tied on the right hip, feet superimposed in the extension. Eastern France, early 16th century Height: 17...

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Lot n° 27 

Rare parchment binding painted...

Rare parchment binding painted in tempera representing two saints protecting Cistercian monks. On the front cover, a bearded saint of mercy sheltering under his cloak penitent monks kneeling in white habit; on the front cover, a saint in white habit and...

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Lot n° 28 

Rare ivory group carved in bas-relief...

Rare ivory group carved in bas-relief with slight traces of polychromy representing the Passover of the Virgin. In the center, the fainting Virgin is supported by St. John behind her who looks up to the right; two holy women are next to her, their hands...

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Lot n° 29 

Ordo Fratrum Praedicatorum (Order...

Ordo Fratrum Praedicatorum (Order of Friars Preachers) Xylography coloured Venice, 1494 Height: 14 cm - Width: 9.4 cm (laminated on vellum, small tears) This rare xylography was the frontispiece of a processional of the Dominican Order first printed in...

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Lot n° 30 

A gilded pastiglia chest decorated...

A gilded pastiglia chest decorated with races and interlacing foliage with, in the center, a four-lobed cartouche with redents furnished with a shield with a fess; molded lid. Florence, 15th century Height: 34 cm - Length: 81 cm - Depth: 38 cm (some restorations...

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Lot n° 31 

Pair of ceroferous angels in wood...

Pair of ceroferous angels in wood carved in the round, polychromed and gilded. One knee on the ground, they each carry a candlestick; half-length hair held by a diadem. Siena, 15th century Heights: 64.5 cm - Widths: 28.5 cm and 24.5 cm - Depths: 24 and...

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Lot n° 32 

Important Ansan saint of Siena...

Important Ansan saint of Siena in poplar carved with some traces of old polychromy, hollow back. Standing, the saint is slightly stooped, leaning on his left leg; head elongated on a graceful neck; face with regular features with straight nose and sharp...

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Lot n° 33 

Bronze mortar and pestle. Body...

Bronze mortar and pestle. Body with six buttresses topped with a fleur-de-lys; medallion bearing a shield with a coat of arms within a quatrefoil and a four-lobed cartouche with points with a founder's mark; inscription in Gothic letters on the lower...

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Lot n° 34 

Suite of six poplar ceiling panels,...

Suite of six poplar ceiling panels, called tavolette, painted a tempera representing different characters under arcatures with accolades and flowery redents, red, black and white pigments: young man flexing before his sword laid on the ground in front...

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Lot n° 35 

Large rosewood and bone veneer...

Large rosewood and bone veneer box carved in low relief, ebony, rectangular shape with high molded cushion lid, resting on ball feet. Decorated all around with standing figures: on the front and sides, facing each other in pairs, mostly bearded figures,...

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Lot n° 36 

Madonna in polychrome and gilded...

Madonna in polychrome and gilded stucco, hollowed out back. The Madonna in bust form holds the Child standing next to her; she is dressed in a red girdled robe and a veil forming a mantle; the Child Jesus, a loincloth around his hips, blesses with his...

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Lot n° 37 

Wooden case with a pastiglia decoration...

Wooden case with a pastiglia decoration on a gold background on all sides. Between colonnette uprights: front depicting Marcus Atilius Regulus standing in the spiked barrel surrounded by Carthaginian soldiers; on the back, Judith holding the head of Holofernes...

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Lot n° 38 

Pair of limestone sculptures, fragments,...

Pair of limestone sculptures, fragments, featuring a kneeling and reclining fool and a chimeric creature miescargot, half devil. Second half of the 15th century Height: 26 cm - Length: 34 cm - Depth: 16 cm Height: 21 cm - Length: 34 cm - Depth: 13,5 cm (slight...

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Lot n° 39 

Saint Barbara in sculpted and polychromed...

Saint Barbara in sculpted and polychromed limestone, back partly hollowed out. The saint is standing next to the tower in which her father locked her up, holding an open book in her left hand and the palm of martyrdom in the other; oval head with full...

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Lot n° 40 

Saint Gilles in carved, polychromed...

Saint Gilles in carved, polychromed and gilded wood. The holy man is represented standing, protecting the doe with his arm pierced by the arrow that was intended for him; he wears the long beard and a sleeveless tunic of the hermit. South of France, second...

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Lot n° 41 

Nativity made of oak carved in...

Nativity made of oak carved in high relief and partly monochrome, altarpiece group. On the left, Mary kneels with her hands joined, her long wavy hair falling down her back; in the center, the naked Child Jesus rests on a radiant mandorla tinted with...

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Lot n° 42 

Holy crowned woman (Marguerite?)...

Holy crowned woman (Marguerite?) in polychrome and gilded limewood, hollowed out back, an animal lying at her feet. Swabian, end of the 15th century Height: 88.5 cm (right hand and crown finials missing)

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Lot n° 43 

Carved, polychromed and gilded...

Carved, polychromed and gilded Saint Sebastian, rough back. The saint is tied to a tree, his right arm raised; face with emaciated features framed by curly hair falling to his shoulders; hips girded with a loincloth, he wears a cloak tied to his chest. Swabian,...

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Lot n° 44 

Flaps of a triptych in polychrome...

Flaps of a triptych in polychrome painted enamel with remains of gold highlights representing Saint Barbara and Saint John the Baptist, bluish lumpy counter-enamel. Left pane: under an arch with flowered pinnacle and hooked ramps, the saint places her...

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Lot n° 45 

Ivory Kiss of Peace carved in bas-relief...

Ivory Kiss of Peace carved in bas-relief representing Saint Anne Trinitarian under a three-lobed arcature between two columns, guilloche background. Artois or Flanders, circa 1480 Height: 10,5 cm - Weight: 78 g (missing handle, hole for suspension)

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Lot n° 46 

Small beechwood box covered with...

Small beechwood box covered with pewter plates formerly gilded and placed on leather. Decorated with quatrefoils and fleurons around the edge; lid decorated with rosettes furnished with fleur-de-lys, crowns and feathers; brass lock with a pivoting hasp;...

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Lot n° 47 

Important marble fountain lion's...

Important marble fountain lion's head carved in appliqué. Italy, Tuscany, 16th century Height: 29 cm - Width: 29 cm - Depth: 19 cm Metal base (small lack on one side, erosion on the nose) Provenance: former private collection, Verona

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Lot n° 48 

Large marble funeral monument frame...

Large marble funeral monument frame carved in bas-relief with skulls, bones, hourglasses and ribbons. Italy, 15th/16th century Height: 173 cm - Width: 97 cm - Thickness: 10.2 cm Sitting in a metal base of a coffee table, Height: 36 cm - Length: 174 cm...

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Lot n° 49 

Ceroferous angel in terracotta,...

Ceroferous angel in terracotta, polychrome enamelled and gilded. One knee on the ground, depicted in left profile, he carries a candelabra with both hands; beautiful youthful face framed by half-length hair falling down the back; he is dressed in a belted...

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Lot n° 50 

Virgin in white glazed terracotta,...

Virgin in white glazed terracotta, in high relief, fragment of a Visitation. Florence, attributed to the workshop of Giovanni della Robbia (1469-1529), circa 1525 Height: 66 cm - Width: 24.5 cm - Depth: 12 cm In a Renaissance-style gilded wood frame...

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