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LUC RICHARD (b. 1975) Rider, 2024 Sculpture in Louvie marble Monogrammed LR 31 x 17 x 13 cm LUC RICHARD - lives and works in Bordeaux A graduate of the Beaux-Arts d'Arras in the volume section, Luc Richard perfected his technique with Michel Lorenzi, in the master's molding workshop in Arcueil. He then went on to design sets - such as the one for Hellfest in 2017, which won the Saint Gobain prize, a jury and press favorite - and monumental installations - such as the 2022 memorial in Royan, which recalls the bombings of the Second World War. The sculpture presented here is the expression of his current research into direct carving and marble: an abstract work of great sensuality, inherited from the poetic universe of the great master Constantin Brancusi.

François Agathe (1950) & Liliane Balthazar: Sculpture circa 1990, openwork marble, titled "Danse", black marble base, Height without base: H: 43.5, W: 17, D: 17 cm

Sculpture circa 1970: calacatta white Carrara marble, featuring 2 children with basket, Ht: 79, Wg: 54, D: 48 cm

Sculpture circa 1990: Black mazzi marble, depicting a lady's nude, H: 102, W; 40, D: 28 cm

Tue 04 Jun

Terracotta on marble base "Child's bust". H. Carli (1868-1930). H: 29 cm.

Tue 04 Jun

Alabaster sculpture "Buste de femme en hiver" signed Giusto Vidi (Dim.+/- 24X22X7.5 cm.)

Tue 04 Jun

An Italian marble bust of Melpomene, Muse of Tragedy, After the Antique, late 18th / early 19th century, Inscribed to base Melpomen, on a cylindrical marble socle, 66cm high

Tue 04 Jun

Carved limestone modillion depicting a grimacing male head with open mouth and prominent almond-shaped eyes. 13th - 14th century. Dimensions: 22 x 20 x 17 cm. Provenance: Former François Bigot collection.

Tue 04 Jun

Marble bust of Aphrodite, wearing a chiton under her himation. She is adorned with earrings and a high diadem. Roman I-II century Height: 30.4 cm

Tue 04 Jun

Female aegis-shaped bust with calamistrated locks. Possibly a Lagid queen, such as Arsinoe or Cleopatra, depicted as an Isis Hathor. Banded alabaster (minor dents). Egypt, Ptolemaic period, c. 332-32 B.C. Height: 17.5 cm Provenance : Acquired from Galerie Jean-Louis DESPRAS, July 3, 1972.

Wed 05 Jun

Onyx obelisk 20th century Height: 47.5 cm

Wed 05 Jun

In the taste of the 17th century Two pendant lions in green porphyry, resting on two red marble pedestals Modern work 24 x 34 x 18 cm

Wed 05 Jun

Marble Sculpture, Woman - Unknown artist, Woman, marble sculpture, height: 35 cm, unsigned. Minor flaws, old repair.

Thu 06 Jun

GIUSEPPE UNCINI (1929-2008) - La porta del sole, 1983 - Granite and marble sculpture 36.5x29x8 cm Signature, dating and numbering (Exemplar 49/50) engraved Certificate of authenticity by Broseta Art Gallery 27 (BG)

Thu 06 Jun

BAILLY, Jean Sylvain & DUVEYRIER, Honoré-Marie-Nicolas - Procès-verbal des séances et délibérations de l'assemblée générale des électeurs de Paris, réunis à l'Hôtel-de-Ville le 14 juillet 1789. Written from April 26 to May 21, 1789, by M. Bailly (...) first president of this assembly, first mayor of Paris; and from May 22 to July 30, 1789, by M. Duveyrier (...) one of the Representatives of the Commune. Paris, Baudouin, 1790. 3 vols. in-8, portrait of Duveyrier, h. t. plate showing a medal, some light dampening on margins and some pages browned, contemporary fawn marbled boards, smooth spine decorated, two headpieces missing, some corners dull. TOURNEUX II, 5560. ''Le troisième volume est en très grande partie composée des Adresses envoyées aux Electeurs pendant le mois de Juillet 1789, par les villes et communautés du royaume.'' (Introduction). (Rel. à la suite :) Séance relative à la cérémonie du Te Deum, Tenue à l'Archevêché le 25 Juin 1790. Paris, Impr. Nationale. (1) f., 17 pp. This piece is sometimes attached to the Procès-verbal -- BERTOLIO, A. R. C. - Discours prononcé dans l'église métropolitaine de Paris, le 3 Juillet 1790, pendant la cérémonie du Te Deum. Paris, Buisson, 1790. 20 pp. -- Discours prononcé dans l'assemblée des représentans de la commune par M. de La Vigne, président des électeurs, en présentant à la ville le buste en marbre de M. Bailly premier Maire de Paris le 8 avril 1790. Paris, Impr. de Cailleau. 7 pp. -- Description de la fête du pacte fédératif. Paris, Garnery. 8 pp.

Thu 06 Jun

Italie, vers 1800 - Plautilla Grey-veined white marble bust (wear to the skin, restoration to the nose and minor accidents). Height : 40 cm Pink marble pedestal Related work : Portrait of Plautilla, 2nd century AD, marble (Height: 65 cm), Florence, Uffizi Palace, 1914 n,318.

Thu 06 Jun

Jean-Antoine HOUDON (1741-1828), d'après, école française du XIXe siècle Louise BRONGNIART (1772-1845) - White marble bust (soiling and minor accidents). Height: 35 cm Related works : Jean-Antoine HOUDON, Louise Brongniart (1772-1845), daughter of architect Alexandre Théodore BRONGNIART (1739-1813),1777, terracotta (Height: 34.5 cm), Paris, Musée du LOUVRE, inv. RF 1197. Jean-Antoine HOUDON, Louise Brongniart, 1777, marble (Height: 37.7 cm - Width: 25.3 cm - Depth: 19.5 cm, Washington, The NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART, inv. 1942.9.124. Bibliography : Hiorvardu HARVARD ARNASON, Jean-Antoine Houdon: le plus grand sculpteur français du XVIIIe siècle, Lausanne, Edita Denöel, 1976, model listed under n°fig. 94. The model of this charming bust of Louise BRONGNIART at the age of five, presented at the Salon of 1777 as a counterpart to that of her brother Alexandre BRONGNIART, is part of a body of work by HOUDON on the theme of the child's face. The artist's models included his three daughters, Sabine, Anne-Ange and Claudine. Following the success of this type of portrait at the Salon, HOUDON had several copies made in his studio in plaster, terracotta and marble, with variations in cut, costume and hairstyle.

Thu 06 Jun

École française du XVIIIe siècle - Presumed portrait of the young Louis XIV Composite bust: head in white marble and drapery in red Flanders marble. Flanders marble (head and bust rearranged later, restoration to the nose and drapery). Height: 80 cm Pedestal height: 16 cm Provenance : Collection R in Puteaux.

Thu 06 Jun

Alfio Castelli - Senigallia 1917 - Rome 1992, 56x55x35cm., "Incastri semispherici," sculpture in marble and wood, resting on a plexiglass base

Fri 07 Jun

Nicolas François Gillet (1712-1791) Hébé White marble bust Signed and dated "N.F. GILLET. 1753". H. 58 cm, on a marble pedestal H. 14.5 cm If Nicolas-François Gillet is a rare artist, it's because his works were scattered between Rome, Paris and Saint Petersburg. Born in Metz and trained in the workshop of Lambert Sigisbert Adam, he followed the official career path of sculptors of his generation, and after winning two second prizes in sculpture at the Académique Royale in 1743 and 1745, he was accepted as a boarder at the Académie de France in Rome. In the Eternal City, where he stayed for six years, he sculpted a remarkable Saint Augustine for the church of Saint Louis des Français. Returning to Paris in 1752, he was admitted to the Académie in 1753 and became an Academician in 1757. His reception piece, Le berger Pâris prêt à donner la pomme qui doit être le prix de la beauté, is now in the Musée du Louvre (inv. MR1863; N15457). His departure for Russia was the turning point in his career. He helped found the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg and became its director. For twenty years, he fulfilled official commissions from Empress Elisabeth Petrovna and then Catherine II, training most of the great Russian sculptors over two generations before coming to France to end his days. Works by Gillet are sufficiently rare to suggest that our bust is the one presented by the artist as Hébé at the Salon of 1757 (N°141). The bust from the 1757 Salon has not been located, the iconography matches and it is entirely conceivable that the artist presented a bust sculpted a few years earlier at the Salon. It would be equally appealing to see our Hébé depicted on a saddle to the sculptor's left in the fine portrait of him painted by Nicolas Benjamin Delapierre (1734-1802), now in the Hermitage Museum. Related literature Stanislas Lami, Dictionnaire des sculpteurs de l'École Française au XVIIIe siècle, Paris, 1910, Kraus Reprint, 1970, pp. 372-374.

Fri 07 Jun

French school circa 1900 Bacchus White marble bust H. 27 cm Accident to the nose

Fri 07 Jun

19th century French school after the antique Apollo of Belvedere White marble bust H. 62 cm Reference work : Mid-2nd century AD, Apollo of Belvedere, white marble, Rome, Vatican Museum, inv.1015

Fri 07 Jun

Late 19th-century French school Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755) Alabaster bust H. 26 with red velvet-covered base

Fri 07 Jun

Pierre Aubert (1853-1912) Portrait of a man White marble bust Signed and dated Pr Aubert 1908 H. 50 cm including beige marble base 15 cm

Fri 07 Jun

Jean-Baptiste Auguste Clésinger (1814-1883) Portrait of Paul Dalloz (1829-1887), lawyer 1870 White marble bust Signed "J. Clésinger" and dated "1870". H. 75.5 cm Paul Dalloz, lawyer, journalist and press owner, was a key figure in the artistic and political world of the late 19th century. He frequented many artists, both painters and writers, including Gustave Doré, Gustave Flaubert and Alphonse Daudet. At the 1863 Salon, Auguste Clésinger presented a bust portrait of the famous lawyer, probably a plaster version that would later be carved in marble in 1870.

Fri 07 Jun

Alexandre FALGUIERE (1831-1900) - Diana. Sculpture in carved white marble. Signed. Pedestal in veined black marble. Marble height: 45 cm - Total height: 61 cm. A few small chips.

Sat 08 Jun

Franz Peleschka-Lunard (1873-?), Art Nouveau sculpture, around 1910 Finely crafted alabaster marble sculpture by the sculptor Franz Peleschka-Lunard. Young girl with long hair. Versus incised signature "Peleschka". Minimal chip to the tip of the nose otherwise very good condition. Height: approx. 13 cm.

Sat 08 Jun

WOMAN'S BUST in the Antique style in white marble. Bust dressed in a tunic with drapery covering the entire chest, pedestal. Probably Italian work circa 1700 Height: 88 cm (some restorations). Expert: Laurence FLIGNY

Sat 08 Jun

Guglielmo PUGI (c.1850-1915) - "Elégante à la cruche" sculpture in beige marble, signed on the terrace. H. 80 cm (accidents on the fingers)

Sat 08 Jun

G. ROSSI (19th) "Woman à l'Antique on a meridian holding an apple". Marble sculpture signed on the terrace on the back Height : 28 cm - Width : 50 cm - Depth : 16 cm. (one toe missing)

Sun 09 Jun

199 Bis P. CONTI (early 20th century). Seated woman Sculpture in white marble and alabaster. 41 x 36.5 x 17 cm.

Sun 09 Jun

200 Fortunato GORI ( 1886 - 1925 ) The alarm clock Carrara marble sculpture, Sienna marble base Base carved in semi-relief with winged victories Signed Small accident to base Total height: 110 cm

Sun 09 Jun

Head sculpted in high relief, depicting a moustachioed, bearded man, his hair composed of wavy locks falling to the top of his forehead and temples. The pupils of the eyes are perforated. Limestone (gaps and restorations). Eastern Roman art, late 2nd-3rd century. Height 32 cm - Width: 23 cm - Depth: 30 cm Metal base from the 60s and 70s (sealed in the head). Provenance : - Purchased from the Simone de Montbrison gallery at the Biennale des antiquaires de Paris, circa 1963, as coming from Palmyra (according to a letter dated 2003); - Collection of Mr. Jean-Claude Fournier, veterinary surgeon at L'Isle-Adam and head of the Ceramics department at the Musée Louis Senlecq, L'Isle-Adam; - Bequeathed to the current owner by two holograph wills dated 1995 and 2003, kept by the notary's office of Vincent ANNEBICQUE and Charles LEFEVRE until Monsieur Fournier's death in 2019. Appraisal by Antoine TARANTINO - [email protected] - 06 15 44 68 46

Sun 09 Jun

Sculpted limestone modillion with a man's head; median parted hair, slightly wavy locks, eyes with round, slightly swollen pupils whose outline delicately stretches to form an oval, thin, closed mouth, beard and moustache; upper part decorated with a frieze of quatrefoils (some slight accidents). 12th century. Height : 29.2 cm - Width : 17.5 cm - Depth : 25 cm Appraisal by Mr. Benoît BERTRAND - 06 88 47 62 42 - [email protected]

Sun 09 Jun

SCULPTURE "THE HEAD" IN THE STYLE OF C.BRANCUSI Unsigned marble sculpture Dim : 28 x 13 x 14 cm Accident to the base

Sun 09 Jun

ANTONIO ROSSETTI (1819-1881) - Bust of the Duke of Pimodan, 1878 White Carrara marble Signed and dated on reverse H : 83 x W : 59 cm Provenance: By descent to the current owner Georges de Rarécourt de La Vallée de Pimodan, Marquis de Pimodan, Comte de la Vallée, Duc de Rarécourt (Roman duke), brigadier general, was born in 1822 and died at the battle of Castelfidardo in Italy on September 18, 1860. This would appear to be a posthumous posthumous bust

Mon 10 Jun

COPY AFTER A 17TH CENTURY SPANISH SCHOOL The Black Madonna of Montserrat limestone sculpture wear H: 42.5 cm

Mon 10 Jun

Antoine GILLIS (1702 - 1781), attribué à, d'après Alessandro ALGARDI (1595 - 1654) - Antoine GILLIS (1702 - 1781), attributed to, after Alessandro ALGARDI (1595 - 1654) Charity oak sculpture pitting, missing parts and restorations H: 57 cm l: 27 cm

Mon 10 Jun

NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRENCH SCHOOL, BASED ON BAS-RELIEFS FROM THE QUEEN'S DAIRY AT RAMBOUILLET Milking the goat alabaster bas-relief H: 15 cm W: 35 cm

Mon 10 Jun

D'après CLODION (1738 - 1814), Claude Michel, dit - After CLODION (1738 - 1814), Claude Michel, known as Allegory of Dance gilded bronze sculpture, signed on the terrace Clodion, dated 1762, engraved under the base Bievelot H : 40 cm D : 16 cm

Mon 10 Jun

GRAND TOUR : Ecole italienne du XIXe siècle, d'après la sculpture de Pietro TACCA (1577 - 1640) à la Fontana del Porcellino de Florence - GRAND TOUR: 19th century Italian school, after the sculpture by Pietro TACCA (1577 - 1640) at the Fontana del Porcellino in Florence Seated boar known as Il porcellino sculpture in serpentine marble. The original bronze sculpture was cast around 1633 by Pietro Tacca from a Hellenistic marble original, now on display at the Uffizi Museum in Florence. Several copies exist, including one in the grounds of Château d'Enghien and a variant in the grounds of Château d'Annevoie (Namur). small chips on the base H: 24 cm W: 22 cm Depth: 13 cm

Mon 10 Jun

GRAND TOUR: NINETEENTH-CENTURY NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, AFTER THE NEAPOLITAN FISHERMAN FROM THE CASA DELLA FONTANA PICCOLA IN POMPEII Young fisherman bronze sculpture with dark green patina H : 55 cm W : 44 cm

Mon 10 Jun

Auguste MOREAU (1834 - 1917) - Auguste MOREAU (1834 - 1917) Spring and Autumn pair of brown patina bronze sculptures, signed on the terrace, griotte red marble bases H : 50 cm W : 17 cm

Mon 10 Jun

Edile LESCRAUWAET (XIXe) - Edile LESCRAUWAET (19th century) The Lovers sculpture in patinated terra cotta, signed on the terrace. Gilded wood base hunter's head glued back, small missing parts H : 42 cm W : 45 cm Depth : 20 cm

Mon 10 Jun

AUSTRIAN SCHOOL LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY EARLY TWENTIETH CENTURY Franz Joseph & Elisabeth two sculptures in bronze with gilded patina, marble bases Height: 19 cm

Mon 10 Jun

Pierre-Jules MÈNE (1810 - 1879), d'après - Pierre-Jules MÈNE (1810 - 1879), after Sheep sculpture in bronze with green-brown patina, signed on the terrace, sea-green marble base H : 20 cm W : 26 cm Depth : 13 cm

Mon 10 Jun

Léon BUREAU (1866 - 1906) - Léon BUREAU (1866 - 1906) The pheasant sculpture in bronze with green and gilded patina, signed H : 36 cm W : 11 cm

Mon 10 Jun

Amanda CROWE (1928 - 2004) - Amanda CROWE (1928 - 2004) Brown bear wood sculpture, signed under the base H : 13.5 cm W : 18 cm Depth : 9 cm

Mon 10 Jun

Franz BERGMANN, Vienne - Franz BERGMANN, Vienna Match holder with bird in Vienna bronze, signed Bergmann geschützt H : 20 cm W : 20 cm

Mon 10 Jun

MID 20TH CENTURY WORK Pair of deer in gilt and silver-plated metal H : 75 cm W : 75 cm Depth : 19 cm

Mon 10 Jun

EARLY 20TH CENTURY BELGIAN SCHOOL The slave sculpture in terra cotta with black patina small lack of patina on the right foot H: 60 cm W: 25 cm

Mon 10 Jun

Paule BISMAN (1897 - 1973) - Paule BISMAN (1897 - 1973) Naiad bronze sculpture with shaded brown-green patina, signed, numbered I/VI, foundry stamp Batardy Bruxelles. Sea-green marble base and travertine column (HT: 152 cm) H: 77 cm excluding base W: 44 cm Depth: 33 cm

Mon 10 Jun

Bernhard HOETGER (1874 - 1949) - Bernhard HOETGER (1874 - 1949) Laughing Buddha "The Light", circa 1912 sculpture in ochre-brown wax spangled with gold, signed. Wooden base Note: Titled "Bronze d'humour" in the monumental version cast in 1914, this model was created as part of the 15-figure cycle of "Côtés de la lumière et de l'ombre" for the Darmstadt artists' colony at the Mathildenhöhe. Ceramic examples can be found in the collections of the Mathildenhöhe Institute (Darmstadt), the Focke-Museum (Bremen) and the Museum Ostwall (Dortmund), among others. Provenance: Private collection, Belgium Bibliography: Uta BERNSMEIER, Licht und Schatten, Catalogue of the exhibition at the Bremen State Museum 16.04 - 13.06.1993, Bremen, page 58 two cracks H: 16 cm W: 10 cm Depth: 11 cm

Mon 10 Jun

Gérard BOUVIER (Né en 1942) - Gérard BOUVIER (Born 1942) Frog made of welded metal spoons, signed H : 4.5 cm W : 8 cm Depth : 9 cm

Mon 10 Jun

GIUSEPPE CROFF Milan 1810-1869 Torno "Penitent Magdalene" 52x22x30 marble sculpture Work signed at base Flaws. For comparison, esp.: Turin 1843, Exposition of Fine Arts.

François Agathe (1950) & Liliane Balthazar: Sculpture circa 1990, calacatta openwork marble, titled "Danse", on black marble base, Height without base: H: 43.5, W: 17, D: 17 cm

Tue 11 Jun

BODHISATTVA HEAD CHINA, LONGMEN - TANG DYNASTY (618-907) Limestone Chubby face, hair in a rolled-up bun adorned with a flower. A limestone head of a Bodhisattva China, Longmen - Tang dynasty (618-907) H. 29 cm Base Provenance : - Former French private collection, before 1950

Tue 11 Jun

GUANYIN HEAD CHINA - MING DYNASTY (1368 - 1644) Limestone Chubby face, half-closed eyes, hair treated in two coils and coiffed in a high bun. A limestone head of Guanyin China - Ming dynasty (1368 - 1644) H. 61 cm Provenance : - Former Belgian private collection

Tue 11 Jun

Nike di Samotracia, large white marble sculpture - tall red Verona marble pedestal, the sculpture: cm. 180x120x120, weight approx. 400 kg; the pedestal: cm. 92x70x70, weight approx. 350 kg. Lot not on display

Richard AURILI (1834 - 1914) - Richard AURILI (1834 - 1914) Bust of a young girl sculpture in marble and alabaster, signed on the back. holes for a cartouche on the base H: 31.5 cm W: 29 cm Depth: 9.5 cm

B. MAZZANTI - B. MAZZANTI Cricketer Alabaster sculpture, signed and located Firenze, Italia on the lower back. Height: 48 cm

Tue 11 Jun

A white marble bust of Narcissus, 19th Century Damages 30 cm 350 - 400 €

Wed 12 Jun

BAZZANTI GALLERY Portrait of a Young Man - Bust in alabaster, signed and dated 1902 at base. Breaks and restoration. 150.00 x 37.00 x 25.00 cm

Wed 12 Jun

XIX-XX CENTURY ITALIAN SCHOOL Contadinella - White marble sculpture. Breaks and restoration. 173.00 x 18.00 x 23.00 cm.

Wed 12 Jun

Stylized statue of a standing Buddha in gray limestone sculpted, North Qi period China - Province Shandong, 550 to 577 AD, Art Loss Register no S00013882 - mounted on pedestal | Height of statue 72 cm. - Mounted on iron pedestal of 5.5 cm. -/Height pedestal 90 cm. - Plateau 26 x 34 - With accompanying certificate head and hands gone.

Wed 12 Jun

BRUNINI P. signed 'Ladies bust' hand sculpted alabaster | Height 33 cm. - Width 31.5 cm. - Depth 15 cm. - Piece in back glued in and some chips to rim

Wed 12 Jun

CIPRIANI C. sig. 'Reclining lady with bare bosom' alabaster sculpture | Height 51.5 cm. - Width 46 cm. - Depth 18 cm. - Left hand glued and fingers off

Wed 12 Jun

Female bust of alabaster mounted on alabaster sculpted column | Height of column 105 cm. - Crack at bottom of column / Height of bust 33 cm. - Restoration to nose

Wed 12 Jun

GORI A. get. 'toddler with curl in hair' alabaster sculpture | Height 32 cm. - Width 28.5 cm. - Depth 13 cm.

Wed 12 Jun

MAZINI P. get. 'Bust of elegant lady decorated with flowers with hat' sculpture of alabaster | Height 34.5 cm. - Width 22,5 cm.

Wed 12 Jun

Unsigned 'Lady with hat' bust of alabaster | Height 34 cm.

Wed 12 Jun

Unsigned 'Girl with curly hair and raised dress' sculpture of alabaster | Height 46.5 cm. - Small flake of nose

Wed 12 Jun

Fragment of a marble sculpture partly polychrome, depicting a cow suckling her calf. India, 20th century Length : 24 cm

Wed 12 Jun

D'après Etienne Maurice FALCONET (1716-1791) - After Etienne Maurice FALCONET (1716-1791) Lovers disputing a heart. Alabaster group. Dimensions: 44 cm x 30 cm x 25 cm

Wed 12 Jun

Auguste Henri CARLI (1868-1930) - Auguste Henri CARLI (1868-1930) Bust of a young lady Alabaster signed on octagonal black marble base. Dimensions with base: 30 cm x 20 cm x 9 cm

Wed 12 Jun

Bronze patiné d'un chinois en tenue traditionnelle - Patinated bronze of a Chinese man in traditional dress, opening from a matchbox. An extinguishing leaf on a Sienna marble base. Work of the 19th century. Height : 17 cm Width : 11 cm

Wed 12 Jun

Paire de cassolettes couvertes en marbre rose - Pair of covered cassolettes in pink marble with applied gilt bronze decoration. Early 20th century. Height : 42 cm

Wed 12 Jun

Daliux Female warrior bust in carved Carrara marble, wearing a cartel necklace. 19th century Height: 61 cm Wear, foot restored, missing parts and small chips

Wed 12 Jun

Prosper d'EPINAY (1834-1914) Bust of a young woman with flowers Alabaster signed "P.D'Epinay". Height 64 cm Minor accidents

Wed 12 Jun

ZANNONI UGO (1836 - 1898) - ZANNONI UGO (1836 - 1898) Busto di fanciulla con velo e ghirlanda di fiori. Marmo. Cm 65x38x27. Con piedistallo in legno (110x43x43 cm). Firmato e datato al retro 'Milano 1870'.Provenienza: Collezione privata, Verona

Wed 12 Jun

SCULTORE ITALIANO DEL XVIII-XIX SECOLO - SCULTORE ITALIANO DEL XVIII-XIX SECOLO Busto di Maddalena. Marmo. Cm 54x37x27. Dimensioni solo busto: 44x37x27 cm.

Wed 12 Jun

SCULTORE ITALIANO DEL XVIII-XIX SECOLO - SCULTORE ITALIANO DEL XVIII-XIX SECOLO Busto di Omero. Marmo. Cm 39x22x25. Dimensioni con base: 54x27x23 cm.

Wed 12 Jun

SCULTORE ITALIANO DELLA PRIMA META' DEL XIX SECOLO - SCULTORE ITALIANO DELLA PRIMA META' DEL XIX SECOLO Busto di fanciulla. Marmo. Cm 61,50x41x23. Dimensioni solo busto: 48x41x23 cm. Base di epoca posteriore.

Wed 12 Jun

MARCHESI POMPEO (1783 - 1858) - MARCHESI POMPEO (1783 - 1858) Busto di Cristo Fanciullo (Il Nazareno). Marmo. Cm 54x40x22. Firmato e datato 1854.Provenienza: Collezione privata, BresciaBibliografia di riferimento: I. Fumagalli in "Biblioteca italiana", 1833, t. 212, p. 270;G. Barbieri, "A Pompeo Marchesi, per lo dono fatto all'autore d'un piccolo Nazzareno portante la divina epigrafe 'Diliges' in "La Moda", 16 dicembre 1841, p. 398;M. Mondini e C. Zani (a cura di), "Paolo Tosio. Un collezionista bresciano dell'Ottocento", Brescia 1981, p.40, fig. II.20;A. Sassi, "Pompeo Marchesi", Saltrio 1983, p. 36 e p. 63, fig. 38;O. Cucciniello, "Neoclassico/Romantico. Pompeo Marchesi scultore collezionista", GAM Milano 2023, p. 20 (fig. 7) e pp. 194 e 195, n° V.8.La scultura qui presentata è una riduzione a busto del celebre e fortunato modello a figura intera del "Cristo fanciullo docente nel Tempio" (noto anche come "Gesù fanciullo tra i dottori"/"Il Nazareno"/"Redentore") realizzato per la prima volta da Pompeo Marchesi nel 1833 su commissione del conte Paolo Tosio per la cappella del suo palazzo a Brescia ed esposto a Brera nel medesimo anno, dove incontrò un entusiasmo unanime ("[...] il fanciullo divino in attitudine di muoversi favellando addita il cuor colla manca per esprimere che tutta la legge è amore, e levata un poco la destra con aperte due dita significa i due capi di questo precetto [...] il volto spira un'aura di mansuetudine e di dolcezza che innamora, e forse innanzi tempo ne richiama un poco quella fisionomia di convenzione che si suol dare al Redentore" - I. Fumagalli in "Biblioteca italiana", 1833, p. 270).La bellezza idealizzata unita al delicato sentimentalismo espresso magistralmente dalla dolcezza dei tratti crearono le condizioni per la sua fortuna collezionistica e per la produzione di altre versioni da parte di Marchesi: repliche a figura intera furono realizzate, tra le altre, per il futuro zar di Russia Alessandro II nel 1841 e per l'imprenditore di origine tedesca Enrico Mylius nel 1842, versione tutt'oggi conservata nel cimitero di Villa Vigoni a Laveno di Menaggio. Oltre alle 'figure intere', Pompeo Marchesi realizzò anche delle versioni a busto (come quella presente), forse come dono per amici e mecenati, come testimonierebbe la poesia celebrativa composta dal poeta Giuseppe Barbieri "A Pompeo Marchesi, per lo dono fatto all'autore d'un piccolo Nazzareno portante la divina epigrafe 'Diliges'", pubblicata in "La Moda" del 16 dicembre 1841.Per alcuni dettagli delle pieghe del manto, il nostro busto sembra derivare direttamente dalla versione 'Mylius' più che dalla scultura originale per il conte Tosio, e risulta idealmente accostabile alla tipologia del busto 'Barbieri' anche per la presenza della medesima scritta incisa alla base.

Wed 12 Jun

SCULTORE DEGLI INIZI DEL XX SECOLO - SCULTORE DEGLI INIZI DEL XX SECOLO Maschera di Ludwig van Beethoven. Marmo. Cm 29x22x12. Dimensioni con base di appoggio: 40x40x14 cm.Il volto ritratto nella presente maschera è identificabile con quello del celebre compositore Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), vero e proprio esempio di artista romantico e incarnazione del 'genio' assoluto il cui mito ebbe un importante seguito e influsso sull'arte del secondo '800 e degli inizi del XX secolo. L'apice di questa 'venerazione' fu raggiunto nel 1902 (75° anniversario della sua morte) con l'esposizione della Secessione di Vienna, che fu dedicata proprio al grande compositore di Bonn, occasione nella quale, tra gli altri, Gustav Klimt dipinse il celebre "Fregio di Beethoven".Il presente ritratto rappresenta una variante sul modello della maschera tratta 'in vita' da Franz Klein, nel 1812, dal volto del compositore: i tratti somatici, l'inclinazione delle labbra, la fossetta del mento riprendono riprendono fedelmente questa versione, a cui vengono qui aggiunti i capelli e il dettaglio delle orbite vuote. Ad eccezione di quest'ultimo elemento, è possibile accostare la nostra maschera al rilievo in gesso patinato, raffigurante il medesimo soggetto, ad opera di Franz Von Stuck (1900 circa), una cui versione è conservata al Musée d'Orsay a Parigi (inv. n°68183), con cui la presente scultura condivide molti dettagli e l'impianto generale del volto. L'elemento delle orbite vuote, che rimanda invece all'esperienza di Adolfo Wildt, rafforza ancora di più l'idea della 'maschera' in senso quasi teatrale, accentuando contestualmente gli elementi più strettamente simbolisti ed enigmatici emanati dal leggendario volto di Ludwig van Beethoven, che assurge così al ruolo di 'idolo' moderno, al di sopra del tempo e della Storia.

Wed 12 Jun

KOEN VANMECHELEN (Sint-Truiden, Belgium, 1965). "Face off", 2013. Marble sculpture. Unique piece. Enclosed certificate signed by Guy Pieters. Measurements: 120 x 45 x 45 cm. In "Face off", the Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen gives us an allegorical image of modern times while resorting to classical art. A marble gorgon (the Greek goddess Medusa) with a head bristling with snakes and the skulls of mutant chickens replicates herself by looking into a mirror. It is the "face to face" of the monster that petrifies with its gaze. Like the venom of Medusa and her snakes, which, in mythology, had the power to resurrect the dead. Medusa is thus a metaphor for the ability to kill and give life. Koen Vanmechelen is a conceptual artist of Belgian origin. He began his career in the early 1990s. His work focuses on biocultural diversity. Around this theme, Vanmechelen has also collaborated with scientists from different disciplines. These cross-border projects earned him an honorary doctorate from Hasselt University in 2010 and the Golden Nica Hybrid Art Prix Ars Electronica in 2013.Koen Vanmechelen is best known for his The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project or (CCP), a unique art project he launched in the late 1990s. This project focuses on the chicken and, more specifically, on crossing national chicken breeds to turn them into "cosmopolitan chickens". In 2018, the 22nd generation within this global project was born at the Serlachius Museum in Finland: the Danish Malinois, a cross between a Finnish breed and the Danish Malinois (CCP21) that hatched at the Danish Biennale a year earlier. Meanwhile, the various cosmopolitan chickens carry genes from Belgium, France, England, the United States, Germany, the Netherlands, Mexico, Thailand, Brazil, Turkey, Cuba, Italy, Russia, China, Egypt, Senegal, Slovenia, Austria, Indonesia and Denmark. Biocultural diversity and the resulting interaction between art and science are the main theme of his work. Vanmechelen often collaborates with scientists and experts from various disciplines, such as Jean-Jacques Cassiman, Willem Ombelet, Maarten Larmuseau, Rik Pinxten and Marleen Temmerman. He uses innovative technologies such as 3D scanning, morphometry, 3D printing and interactive visualization techniques. His work is multimedia and ranges from expressive paintings and drawings to photography, video, installations, glasswork and wood sculptures. The common thread that often recurs is the chicken and the egg. Over the years, these objects have become symbols connecting scientific, political, philosophical and ethical issues. Throughout his prolific career he has had solo and group exhibitions at the National Gallery (London), Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Museum Kunstpalast (Düsseldorf), Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Amsterdam), Macro (Rome), MAD Museum (NY), Slot Belvedere (Vienna), ZKM (Karlsruhe) and Pushkin Museum (Moscow), among others. In addition to the Venice Biennale, his work has been exhibited at the Moscow, Dakar, Havana and Poznan Biennials, the 2010 Shanghai World Expo, the Guangzhou Triennial, Manifesta 9 and dOCUMENTA (13).

Thu 13 Jun

Peter Hayes (b.1946) Sculpture stoneware and marble signed 17cm high.

Thu 13 Jun

SCULTURA - 16th-century sculptor Venus Callipigia marble sculpture (defects) h cm 64 In a prissy manner the goddess of beauty is pictured in the act of lifting her softly draped peplos. With her head turned to the right she turns her gaze behind her shoulders to observe her hips and buttocks in the so-called anasyrma ritual.

Thu 13 Jun

Raymond SUDRE - Raymond SUDRE (1870-1962) - Woman leaning against architecture (variation on "Hélèna"), circa 1930. Sculpture in white saccaroid marble Artist's print. Very probably the only one of its kind. Signed on the edge of the terrace - 40.7 x 20.8 x 14 cm

Fri 14 Jun

CHINE - Dynastie MING (1368-1644) - Pair of green and yellow glazed stoneware ridge tiles in the form of two standing, bare-chested demons. H: 32 cm. Wooden bases. (Glaze chips and splinters).

Fri 14 Jun

Fragment of a carved limestone head with frowning eyebrows and curly hair. Work from the 15th century. Height : 18 cm x Width : 20 cm

Fri 14 Jun

Escultura en mármol "Moisés” - Italian sculpture in green marble. "Moses", reproduction of the monumental work by Michelangelo Buonarroti realized for the basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli in the city of Rome. 39 x 17 x 19 cm. With restorations.

Fri 14 Jun

Escultura en mámol de Siena “Ruinas del Templo de Vespasiano y Tito” - Architectural sculpture in miniature, in Siena marble. "Ruins of the Temple of Vespasian and Titus". S. XIX. 60 x 19 x 22 cm.

Sat 15 Jun

Alabaster Skulptur - schreibender Knabe nach Antonio CANOVA (1757-1822), - Alabaster, Italy, 1st third of the 20th century, sculpture after Antonio Canova, inscribed on the book CANOVA, H 39 cm x W 17 cm x D 20 cm, weight approx. 9.8 kg, glued base, abrasion

Sun 16 Jun

BUST of Napoleon Bonaparteen white marble on a grey marble pedestal. Very fine quality of execution. 1st half of the 19th century. H.65 L.46.

Carved marble. Bust of a bearded man. Early work. Height : 11 cm.

Nude woman by the sea with triton. Art Deco marble sculpture. Monogrammed. Dimensions : 21 x 42 cm.