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Auction 12 December 2023 Dispersal of Mrs. and Mr. G's collection - Bruxelles

Bid on the lot list Galerie Moderne : 12 December 2023 - Mardi 12 décembre 2023 à 13h30 Exposition Vendredi 8 décembre de 10 à 18 heuresSamedi 9 décembre 2023 de 10 à 18 heuresDimanche 10 décembre 2023 de 10 à 18 heures +32 2 511 54 15 Frais : 25% TTC (sans aucuns frais supplémentaires pour le Live) EnlèvementMercredi 13 décembre de 9h à 16h45Jeudi 14 décembre de 9h à 16h45Vendredi 15 décembre de 9h à 16h45 Bruxelles - Bruxelles

Dispersal of Mrs. and Mr. G's collection

Tuesday 12 December 2023 - 13:30 (CET) - Live

3, rue du Parnasse - B-1050 Bruxelles, Belgique

Galerie Moderne

Dispersal of Mrs. and Mr. G's collection

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Lot n° 501

Importante tête de Bouddha Shakyamuni.

Serene expression, with a hint of a smile. Long-lobed, pointed ears. Spiral hair and unisha. Gilt bronze with patina. Thailand. Ayutthaya period. 17th century. Height : 43 cm. Presented on base. No documents. Note: A very similar head sold at Christie's...

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Lot n° 502

Robert Brandy (1946-).

II. Dated 1990. Mixed media and collage on canvas. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 118 x 98 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 503

Coupe carénée à petit ombilic.

Bronze with green and brown oxidation. Greek art. Approximately 4th century B.C. Diameter: 13 cm. With French certificate of cultural property dated August 18, 1999. Provenance: Collection of Monsieur and Madame "G".

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Lot n° 504

Yvonne Serruys (Menin, 1873 - Paris, 1953).

For the factory of Georges Despret (1862-1952) in Jeumont. Art Nouveau model 873 bottle-shaped vase. Multi-layer blown colored crystal with metallic inclusions. Monogrammed "SY" and numbered 873. Period 1905-1910. Height: 27.5 cm. Very rare. Condition....

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Lot n° 505

Charles et Ray Eames.

Pair of coffee tables. A white circular top resting on a shaft. Four-legged base. Laminate and aluminum. Work from the 50's for Herman Miller. Dimensions: 42 x 76 x 76 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 506

Grand Christ Rhénan.

Alive, with long hair topped with a crown of thorns. Perizonium held by a rope, feet on top of each other. Carved oak. Late 16th century. Height : 74 cm. Condition. Some missing fingers and toes. Provenance: Collection of Monsieur and Madame "G". Acquired...

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Lot n° 507

Maitreya, Bouddha du futur.

Depicted standing, sporting a fine, wavy moustache, haloed head, knotted hair falling to shoulders. Ears adorned with curls in the shape of a seated lion. He wears a flat necklace and a long necklace with Makara heads. A water vase is held in the left...

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Lot n° 508

Diane Chasseresse.

Dressed in a tunic with a wide pleated belt, a bow in her hand, drawing an arrow from her quiver and accompanied by two animals. Bas-relief in carved white marble. Roman period. 2nd-3rd century. Dimensions : 43 x 27 x 5 cm. Presented on a pedestal. Provenance:...

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Lot n° 509

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973).

The painter and his model. Dated 1966. Aquatint numbered 14/50. Dimensions: 41 x 56 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 510

Ancien fétiche à clous, Nkisi Nkondi, Kongo.

Standing with feathered headdress. The smiling face reveals three teeth. Eyes represented by two shards of glass attached with an amalgam. Torso entirely covered with screws and nails. Carved wood with a shiny patina on the face and a crusty patina on...

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Lot n° 511

Chine Epoque de la dynastie Shang.

Tripod ritual vase with Ding food on cylindrical feet. Six-lobed body decorated with three Taotie masks on a background of small scrolls. Two ring handles, inside engraved with a long Jinwen inscription on three columns. Bronze . Late Shang or early Western...

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Lot n° 512

Culture Amlash. Déesse de Fertilité stéatopyge.

Carved bone. Mesopotamia. Neolithic period, 4000 to 3000 B.C. Height: 7.5 cm. Presented in a metal frame. Total height: 18.5 cm. Condition. As is. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G". Previously from the Cohen collection in Paris, circa 1985. It...

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Lot n° 513

Antonio Citterio (1950).

Area two-seater sofa with two separate backrests. Aluminum upholstered in green fabric. Work from the 90's for Vitra. Dimensions: 94 x 150 x 70 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 514

Etendard du Luristan.

Tubular idol flanked on either side by two large and two small lions resting on a flask with a tray neck. Bronze with greenish patina and azurite deposits. 1st millennium B.C. Height : 32 cm. Condition. Good condition. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and...

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Lot n° 515

Collection de trois anciennes clefs de baratte à beurre, dites Ghurra.

Carved wood with patina. Nepal, Himalayas. Height: 24, 29 and 36 cm. Presented on base. Condition. Patina. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 516

Jef Lambeaux (Sculpteur. Anvers, 1852 - Bruxelles, 1908) (d’après).

The eagle scout. Important proof in patinated bronze. Signed Jef Lambeaux, dated 1894 and with the founder's mark "Alfonse et Félix Van Aerschodt". Height: 140 cm. Presented on a stone base (height: 25 cm). Total height: 165 cm. Provenance: Collection...

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Lot n° 517

Le Verre Français, Charles Schneider.

Large Berluze vase. Colorless blown glass with midnight blue stripes. Tricolor berlingot mark. Circa 1918. Height : 60 cm. Condition. Without accident or crack. Provenance: Collection of Monsieur and Madame "G".

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Lot n° 518

Marcellus Aubry (Châtelet, 1909 - 1982).

Large vase with shell handles. Salted stoneware with blue flamed glazes. Signed and numbered. Height: 29 cm. Georges Ponsart (Bouffioulx, 1892 - 1969). Large flat vase with double handle. Glazed salted stoneware. Signed and dated 1933. Width at handles...

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Lot n° 519

Egypte.

Isis. Depicted seated on a throne, holding her left breast with her right hand, wearing a tight-fitting tunic covering her to the ankles. She is wearing a bronze crown with a solar disk, carried by the horns of Hathor. Inlaid eyes. Wood partially covered...

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Lot n° 520

Bob Verschueren (1945-).

Wind Painting VIII Photo numbered 5/10 and signed lower right. Dimensions: 50 x 60 cm. Matières non assemblées Photo numbered 4/10 , dated 1966 and signed lower right. Dimensions: 38 x 53 cm. Two pendants. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 521

Padmapani.

Depicted standing in Tribhanga pose, with a pronounced wiggle. The divinity wears a tiara embellished with five turquoise cabochons and a large pectoral holding a sacred book. Hands in position to explain the Law. Slender legs adorned with a pleated dhoti...

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Lot n° 522

Bactriane.

Truncated cone-shaped bowl. Red-veined alabaster, carved and engraved inside and out with fine undulations. 3rd millennium B.C. Height: 11 cm. Upper diameter: 11.5 cm. Condition. Good condition. Accident-free. With a few chips on the lip. Provenance:...

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Lot n° 523

Nimy.

Art Deco piriform vase. Earthenware with matte black and gold glazes, featuring torso ribs and stylized flowers in medallions. Crown mark. Circa 1930. Height : 21 cm. Condition. Good condition with no accident or restoration. An Art Deco ball vase in...

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Lot n° 524

Fred Bervoets (1942-).

Character (dated 1989). Lithograph numbered 23/90. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 64 x 49 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 525

Tibet, Monastère de Densatil. Début du XVe siècle vers 1408.

High-relief plaque from Stupa Tashi Gomang featuring four tantric goddesses of Jouissance adorned with jewels. Each of their four hands holding various ritual instruments or forming mudras, their heads crowned and haloed by a scarf. The upper part of...

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Lot n° 526

Henri Heemskerk (1886-1953) pour les verreries de Scailmont (Manage).

Art Deco vase. Molded hyalite glass with stylized gold and green enamel decoration. Circa 1930. Signed "Scailmont H.H" in the decoration. Condition. Good condition, without accident or restoration. Height: 24.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs....

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Lot n° 527

Rik Wouters (1882-1916).

Potato peeler. Etching. Dimensions: 26 x 20 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 528

Maternité.

Fragment of a hollow terracotta sculpture depicting a seated mother, adorned with jewels, with bouncing bared breasts, holding a fruit in her left hand, the remains of a child seated on her lap. Upper Indus Valley. 2nd century B.C. / 2nd century A.D....

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Lot n° 529

Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) pour Classic Rose Rosenthal.

Heads. Vase created in 1952 based on a model by Fritz Heridenreich and a design by Jean Cocteau, published by Rosenthal. Porcelain proof with white glaze and black enamel. Marked, signed and dated. Height: 24.5 cm. Condition. Good condition, without accident...

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Lot n° 530

Belle statue d’ancêtre Hemba.

Depicting a standing man with elongated torso and prominent abdomen, arms at his sides. Triangular face highlighted by a fine beard. Almond-shaped eyes. Headdress with large bun adorned with two arrowheads. Carved and patinated wood. RDC. Height: 72 cm....

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Lot n° 531

René Guiette (1893-1976).

Interiority (dated 1956). Oil and fabric on canvas glued to panel. Dimensions: 172 x 122 cm. Reproduced in the René Guiette catalog by Manuela de Kerchove d'Ousselghem and Serge Goyens de Heusch, p.116, reference 975. Provenance: Collection of Monsieur...

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Lot n° 532

Dague rituelle bouddhique, dite Phurbu.

Triangular blade topped with a grip featuring a standing figure with curly hair and clasped hands. Carved wood with glossy patina. Tibet. 19th century. Height: 25.5 cm. On base. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 533

Cinq coupelles. Luxembourg à l’expo 58.

Length: 13.5 cm. A "galet" vase (length: 23 cm). A cornet vase and a Keralux pleated vase (height: 19 cm). Set of multicolored ceramics from the 1950s. Condition. No damage. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 534

Venise. Milieu du XXe siècle.

Pair of luminous basins. Blown and bubbled lime-green glass. Each with four gold-powdered glass ribs. Height: 32 cm and 35 cm. Condition. No damage. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 535

Gaston Bertrand (1910-1994).

The Bank of Brussels (dated 1966). Etching numbered 139/170, signed lower right. Dimensions: 50 x 64 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 536

Pablo Picasso (1881-1973).

Female bullfighter, horse and dying bull II. Etching numbered 36/200. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 30.5 x 35.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 537

Rik Poot (Sculpteur. Vilvoorde, 1924 - Jette, 2006) (d’après).

Seated horse. Head turned to the left. Proof in patinated bronze. Signed "Rik Poot". Numbered 42/60. Dimensions : 13 x 10.5 x 4.5 cm. Condition. Good condition. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 538

Pied votif, dit voeu du podologue.

Terracotta. Indus Valley, pre-Aryan period. Circa 200 B.C. Dimensions : 11 x 7 x 6 cm. Condition. Good condition, without accident. Provenance: Collection of Monsieur and Madame "G". Former collection of Professor Kotlar, circa 1965-70. Acquired from...

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Lot n° 539

Collection de cinq verseuses.

Free-form. Multicolored ceramic from the 1950s. Height : 19 to 30 cm. Condition. Good condition, no accidents. Provenance: Collection of Monsieur and Madame "G".

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Lot n° 540

Amazone blessée.

Dressed in a tunic tied at the waist and attached to the left shoulder, right arm raised. Carved white marble in classical Greek style. Hellenistic copy from 3rd/1st century B.C. or Roman copy from 1st/IInd century A.D. Eastern Mediterranean. Height:...

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Lot n° 541

Francis Herth (1943-2018).

Untitled (dated 1980). Ink on paper signed lower left. Dimensions: 24.5 x 32.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 542

Barbara & Michael Leisgen (XXe/XXIe).

Fur Walter Benjamin n°5. Photo on aluminium. Two pendants. Dimensions: 25 x 25 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 543

Hevajra.

The deity is shown standing, her three heads crowned with a diadem, trampling two reclining figures. Each of her six hands is performing a Mudra or holding a double Vajra. Base with unbroken row of lotuses. Black-patinated copper alloy inlaid with colored...

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Lot n° 544

Zébu. Vallée de l’Indus.

With schematic features. Standing on four tubular legs. Patinated terracotta. Pre-Aryan art. 1st millennium B.C. Dimensions : 22 x 19 x 8 cm. Condition. Restoration to legs. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G". Previously in the collection of Professor...

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Lot n° 545

Barbara et Michael Leisgen (XX/XXI siècle).

Untitled (dated 1974). Black and white photograph. Signed lower right. Six pendants. Dimensions: 29 x 41.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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Lot n° 546

Culture Idoma.

Small anthropomorphic mask with smiling face, revealing pointed teeth. Carved wood with crusty patina. Nigeria. Height: 25 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G". No documents.

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Lot n° 547

Grand Bouddha.

Seated in Vajrasana, in the gesture of taking the earth as witness. He is dressed in monastic robes, with one shoulder uncovered. Long earlobes fall to shoulders. Smiling mouth.The feet and palm of the left hand marked with a Dharma wheel. Headdress with...

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Lot n° 548

Michael Powolny (1871-1954) (attribué à).

Secessionist planter (height: 18 cm), basket (diameter: 20.5 cm) and bowl (diameter: 13 cm). Yellow and orange "Tango" glass and black opaque glass. Basket with filet and pastillage motifs. Condition. No damage or restoration. Minor chips to the lip of...

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Lot n° 549

Boch Luxembourg, Service à limonade Fifties.

With pourer (height: 25 cm) and six large goblets (height: 12.5 cm). Black and multicolored glazed earthenware. Marks. A spindle-shaped vase with "cordé" motif in Keralux ceramic is included. Height: 36.5 cm. Condition. Good condition. Provenance: Collection...

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Lot n° 550

Michel Mineur (1948-).

Le bain (dated 1985). Drawing on paper. Signed lower right. Dimensions: 25 x 20.5 cm. Provenance: Collection of Mr. and Mrs. "G".

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