Sculptures, marbles and bronzes

Igor MITORAJ (1944-2014) "Persée" (Perseus) Green patina bronze proof signed on the front and numbered on the back. A632/1000 "HC" for hors commerce proof. Travertine base. Total height: 48.5cm (Chips on the base) Enclosed: -a document holder with photographs and a biography of the artist -a hardcover book with dust jacket "IGOR MITORAJ Sculpture" published by Art-Objet 1988

A Chinese carved gray limestone head of Bodhisattva, probably Shandong region, circa 6th century Dark gray limestone. Very finely carved figure with a serene, meditative expression. Elongated ears. The hair lies in thick strands symmetrically across the forehead. Above it the ushnisha. In very good condition. Dimensions 30 x 20 x 15 cm. Condition: II

Toilet table mirror and baguier in silver-plated metal decorated with an elegant woman mirroring herself. Art nouveau period (Wear.) Height Height : 46 cm

Statuette depicting Isis breastfeeding Horus and wearing a sun disk crown Attractive reddish patina Bronze 15 cm Late Period Egypt Provenance: Henri Collection in Liège Years 70-80

A published red-figured Attic pelike with the depiction of Penelope, circa 450 B.C.. Masterly elaborated pelike in the red-figured style. The front depicts a woman with a servant. The lady sits on a stool, she wears a chiton and a himation with a black hem. She has her hair pulled back with a broad fillet. The right leg is crossed over her left one, and she rests her lowered head on the right arm. She seems to be lost in her thoughts. The depiction corresponds to that of Penelope's, wife of Odysseus, from the 5th century B.C. Similar representations can be seen in a marble sculpture from Persepolis and the Attic Skyphos from Chiusi, which gave the Penelope Painter his name. The servant faces her mistress. She wears a long, pleated chiton and a sakkos over her hair. Her arms are stretched out and handing a fillet to the lady. A wreath floating above the scene. The back depicts a young man with a fillet and a staff. On the neck between the handles egg-dart motive. Height 20 cm. Except for some minor wear intact. Published in: J. Oleson and D. Buitron, "Coins and Vases of Arthur Stone Dewing", Cambridge 1971, number 22. The painting style referring to the Sabouroff Painter or one of his successors - the Munich Painter 2363 or the Trophy Painter. Provenance: American private collection Arthur Stone Dewing (1880 - 1971), Boston, USA. By decent to his daughter Mary Morain (died 1999) and his son-in-law Lloyd (died 2010). Auctioned with Christie's New York on 9 June 2011, lot 91. Exhibited in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts from 1961 to 2002. On loan also in the Fogg Museum Cambridge from 11 March to 15 April 1971, as well as in 2002. Condition: I -

Étienne-Marin MÉLINGUE (1808-1875) Molière and Corneille Pair of brown patina bronzes One signed "MELINGUE" and titled "MOLIERE". The second signed "MELINGUE" and titled "CORNEILLE". Height 45 and 46 cm Related work: - Étienne-Marin Mélingue, Monument à Molière, 1843, bronze, Couilly-Pont-aux-Dames, inv. 3866 ;

France, circa 1700 Virgin and Child Polychromed wood statuette (Damage and missing parts.) Height Height : 33.5 cm

Dali, Salvatore (Figueras 1904 - 1989 Figueras) - Sculpture "Venus aux tiroirs", cast bronze, gold and green-brown patina, standing Venus with cloth on an irregular rectangular base and rectangular plinth, signed "Salvatore Dali" on the plinth, foundry mark "AIRANDOR" and numbered "33/987" on the reverse, h 20.5 cm, weight 832 g, Airandor Saint-Rémy-lès-Chevreuse 1980s, very good condition 3103

Pierre-Jules MÊNE (1810-1879) Trophy with dagger and body High-relief in bronze with medal patina Signed and dated "PJ / MÊNE / 1870". Height 30 cm; Width: 20 cm, in original natural wood frame (39 x 40 cm)

Max LE VERRIER (1891-1973) Monkey with brazier" nightlight Green patina bronze proof. Green veined marble base. Signed on the terrace. 14 x 15 x 8.5 cm

A rare German sculpture of a late Gothic knight, circa 1500 Oakwood sculpture of a knight on horseback with slight traces of polychrome paint throughout. The knight is clad in contemporary, finely carved armour with raised details, the tack of his sturdy stallion painted red. The bent horse leg and base restored. Small losses here and there, slight worming. Height 52 cm, rare secular sculpture. Condition: II -

CIRCLE OF IGNATIUS VAN LOGTEREN (DUTCH 1685-1732) AND AFTER MICHEL ANGUIER (FRENCH 1612- 1686), A CONTINENTAL SCULPTED LIMESTONE GROUP OF MERCURY AND COCKEREL, 18TH CENTURY - The god portrayed standing and 'heroically nude' but for drapery around his midriff, the petasus helmet worn back on his head, the cockerel beside him on the rectangular section base. 194 cm. high, 46 cm. wide, 42 cm. deep. Atop a limestone square section plinth, of spreading form, 105 cm. high, 90 cm. square, 299 cm. high overall. Mercury, usually recognizable by his petasus, caduceus and winged sandals was, other than his chief role as messenger of the gods, also associated with trade and commerce. He was also the patron god of financial gain, eloquence (and thus poetry), messages/ communication (including divination), travelers, boundaries, luck, trickery and thieves as well as being the guide of souls to Hades. In this group his association with a cockerel marks him as the Herald of the New Day, and he was similarly portrayed by the Flemish sculptor Artus Quellinus, and by the Dutch artist Hendrik Goltzius in a work of 1611.

Silver-plated metal and crystal vase decorated with a nymph holding a cornet vase. Art nouveau period (Wear.) Height Height : 26 cm

Man Ray (Philadelphia 1890 - 1976 Paris, recte Emmanuel Rudnitzky) - Sculpture "Les Amoureux", polished brass, artist's signature "Man Ray" on the underside, foundry stamp and numbered "90/499" on the reverse, w 21 cm, originally mounted on a black stone base, 24 x 8.6 cm, total weight 1,810 gr, Dr. Fritz Albrecht, ARA - Kunst Altrandsberg 1970/80s, very good condition 3104 After the artist separated from his lover Lee Miller in 1933, photos of her lips served him as inspiration for various creations, in 1975 the artist had a jewelry edition of a gold necklace with removable lip brooch made, limited to twelve pieces, this sculpture probably appeared in direct temporal connection

In the taste of CHIPARUS, resin sculpture of a dancer. Height 23 cm (worn, missing)

After Pierre-Jules MÊNE (1810-1879) Ibrahim Subject in patinated resin Height 35.5 cm; Length: 30.5 cm

Art Deko - Figur "Footsteps" nach Demetre H. Chiparus - Cast metal, patinated and partly painted with inlays of light-colored "Ivorine" (celluloid), barefoot expressive dancer in a belly-free, richly decorated dress on a high, multi-stepped pedestal base of cut agate and onyx, figure h 29.5 cm, total h 41.5 cm, weight 2,870 gr, ~1930, painting of the hands with small missing parts, otherwise good condition with minor traces of age 7002 Contemporary version after the 1928 figure "Footsteps" by Demetre H. Chiparus (1886 - 1947)

Dominique LEGROS (born 1950). Sculpture in ovoid terra cotta, glazed and polished in shades of black and gray. Signed under the base and dated '99'. H. 20 cm / D. 50 cm Artist in residence at LA BORNE.

Georges GORI (XIX-XX) The archer Bronze, shaded brown patina. Signed on the terrace. 65 x 70 x 25 cm

A bronze mortar by Peter van den Ghein II, Mechelen, dated 1582 Bronze with beautiful brownish-black patina. Slightly conical body with a strongly flared foot and lip. Circumferential decorative frieze on the wall. The lip with the inscription "PETRUS VANDEN GHEIN ME FECIT MDLXXXII". Height 14 cm, diameter 17.5 cm, weight 5.95 kg. Peter van den Ghein II, documented as a bell founder in Mechelen from 1561 to 1593, died in 1598 and took over the workshop of his father Peter van den Ghein I, who died in 1561. A mortar also signed by him with an identical frieze is in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam (object number BK-1976-10-A). Condition: II +

JEANCLOS Georges (1933 - 1997) - "The Sleepers" in terra cotta. Signed Jeanclos and dated 1980. French school. Resting on a blackened wood base. Size: +/-60x23x30cm.

An archaic protome of a woman's head made of clay, 2nd half of the 6th century B.C. Female head made of clay, votive offering, probably depicting a goddess. Finely modeled face with an archaic smile. The hair over the forehead is held by a stephane. A chiton is pulled over the top as a head covering. Circular earrings in front of the earlobes. Lower left corner broken off, otherwise intact and with a very nicely preserved surface with traces of painting. Dark color on the chiton, circular eye motif in brownish color on the chest. Plus a Plexiglas stand. Exceptionally beautiful and well-preserved archaic protome. Height 13 cm, width 8.7 cm. Provenance: Berlin private collection. Taken over from the parents' possessions, acquired in 1981 by the father in the Swiss art trade (Münzen und Medaillen A.G. Basel). Condition: II +

A PAIR OF CAST IRON CAMPANA URNS, 19TH CENTURY - With rams heads on the side, on later carved limestone base. High overall 144 cm., diameter 60 cm., base 71 by 34 by 34 cm.

Jean VERSCHNEIDER (1872-1943) Man fighting an eagle Bronze, signed on the terrace. Height : 34 cm

BERROCAL Miguel (1933 - 2006) - "Alice II" in bronze with brown and gilded patina. Signed Berrocal and numbered 136/500. Spanish school. H.:+/-16,4cm.

Norddeutsch um 1200 - North German around 1200 Aquamanile Bronze, cast, engraved, chased, remnants of gilding. The hollow and very thin-walled casting vessel in the shape of a lion, cast using the lost wax technique, was once used for the liturgical washing of the priest's hands during the celebration of mass. The design of our aquamanile can be compared with a group of eleven other lion aquamaniles which, according to research by Otto von Falke and Erich Meyer (op. cit.), were made in a north German workshop, presumably in Lübeck, in the years around 1200 and which are now all kept in various museums, including the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg, the British Museum in London, the National Museum in Copenhagen and the cathedral treasury in Aachen. The X-ray fluorescence analysis of our lion from 2021, which has always been privately owned, did indeed reveal that there is no evidence of a post-medieval origin in the bronze alloy of copper, tin and lead. Secondly, and moreover, the alloy corresponds almost identically in its proportions of the various metals to the alloy of the lion aquamanile from the workshop group compiled by Falke and Meyer, which is kept in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg (inv. no. KG 491) (cf. Otto Werner: Analysen mittelalterlicher Bronzen und Messinge. Teil IV, Berlin 1981, p. 186, analysis no. 238). Small chips on the back, there a small rectangular contemporary addition. Larger oval contemporary addition on the underside of the body. Closure on the top of the head not preserved, presumably a small addition to the edge of the opening. Rubbing to the surface, minor chips. 18.5 x 9 x 21 cm. Expertise Artemis Testing Lab, Louisville (USA) 15.12.2021 (X-RAY Fluorescence Report). - Afterlight Inc, 23.11.2022 (3D-CT scan). Provenance Collection of Captain Herbert Willaume Murray (1870-1931), London. - Their sale at Christie's, London, 1.12.1908, lot 43 - Acquired there from the art dealer Samuel Willson & Son, Strand, London. - Arnold Broomhall Willson (1871-1961), London. - Acquired from his estate by Frederick Bucher (1886-1971), Rhode Island, New York. - Inherited by his daughter Frederica Bucher Morrow Parreno (1915-1998), Rhode Island, New York. - Acquired from her estate by the present owner in 1998. Literature For comparable aquamaniles, see Otto von Falke, Erich Meyer: Romanische Leuchter und Gefässe. Giessgefässe der Gotik, Berlin 1935, pp. 60-61 and 110, nos. 361-371, pl. 149-151, figs. 337-340 and 343-349.

An Etruscan bronze statuette of a warrior, 3rd - 2nd century B.C. Bronze figure of a warrior wearing muscle armor over a short tunic. The long, combed back hair falls in two strands over the shoulder onto the cuirass. The left hand is slightly bent and rests against the body, the forearm is white and slanting downwards; the right hand is raised in the gesture of the "adlocutio", the address of a military leader to his troops. The index finger of the right hand and the left foot broken off. Beautiful olive patina. Minimal traces of corrosion and remnants of crusted soil on the front, scratches across the armour and on the left thigh on the back. Comes with a plexiglass base. Height 11.3 cm (without base). Provenance: South German private collection, taken over from the collection of the grandfather. Condition: II

Bust of a Roman emperor Bronze, chased, engraved, golden brown patina. With round red and white marble base H 27.8 cm. Italy, 17th / 18th century.

Mies, Hermann. Dice game (same side). Limewood, painted blue and black. Monogrammed and dated in a lower corner. Titled on the original transport box. 1996, dimensions: 32 x 32 x 32 cm. Beautiful wooden sculpture by the sculptor Hermann Mies (1929-2001), who was born in Dortmund, worked in Lage for much of his life and was a member of the Lippischer Künstlerbund since 1977. From the very beginning, Hermann Mies devoted himself to creating graphic, abstract forms in wood that were directed towards and against each other, for which he developed his own machines. - With the transport box specially made by Hermann Mies. - Minimally dusty in places. - Provenance: Estate of the artist.

CHOISY-LE-ROI Green and ochre glazed terracotta bust of a young man. Stamped inside and on the base "Tuilerie de Choisy le Roi - Gilardoni fils et compagnie". Height : 42 cm

LOHE Yves (1947) - "Woman's bust" in translucent, blue and red glass paste with gilded bronze mount. Signed Lohé. French school. H.(total):+/-52,5cm.

Vaux, Marc. Sculpture marbre (Ossip Zadkine). Original photograph, silver gelatin, vintage. Handwritten inscription and copyright stamp on verso. 1922. Sheet dimensions: 22.3 x 16.6 cm. Corners minimally creased.

LOLÓ SOLDEVILLA"; Dolores Soldevilla Nieto (Pinar del Río, Cuba 1901-Havana, 1971). "Sailor with a boat", c. 1954. Mobile sculpture made of metals (bronze, iron and aluminium), Attached is a certificate issued by Doña Martha Flora Carranza Barba, granddaughter of the artist. Presents stamp and stamped signature of the artist. Measurements: 83.3 x 50 x 18 cm. Loló Soledevilla was the first person in Cuba, and one of the first in Latin America, to introduce sculptures that were completely interactive. In this case the work is presented by the artist as a metallic collage where each of the elements has independent movement, which allows the spectator to interact with the work from a playful perspective, a characteristic that was frequent in Soldevilla's sculptural work, who was interested in the spectators of her work being able to access her pieces in a personal way, thus intervening in the creative process. In this particular case, the author starts from figuration, creating a boat through the use of forged and assembled metals, thus extolling the values of the craft tradition and its culture. Her artistic career has always been marked by experimentation, not only stylistically but also technically, and she produced works in different media such as sculpture, engraving and drawing. His artistic career began in 1948, influenced by his friendship with Wifredo Lam, who encouraged and supported him in his beginnings in the world of painting. In 1949 he settled in Paris, where he studied at the Académie Grande Chaumière, making frequent trips and exhibitions in Cuba to show his work. In 1951 she joined the workshop of Dewasne and Pillet, where she stayed for two years, and attended a course on printmaking techniques by Hayter and Cochet, maintaining and encouraging creative exchanges with the School of Paris. Linked to the 26th of July Movement, she was forced to live a clandestine life, since during the pre-revolutionary period she collaborated in Diario de la Marina, Carteles, Información, El País, Avance, Porvenir, Tiempo en Cuba and Survey, as well as in the Parisian publications Combat and Arts. After the revolutionary triumph of 1959 she joined the newspaper Revolución as an editor and during the academic year 1960-61 she established herself as a professor of plastic arts at the School of Architecture of the University of Havana. From then on, Dolores Soldevilla combined her artistic career with her teaching work at the University's School of Architecture and at the newspaper Granma. Thanks to her aesthetic approaches, the Grupo Espacio emerged and she was a member of the group Diez Pintores Concretos; she was a member of the UPEC and the UNEAC and collaborated with Bohemia. During his lifetime his work was exhibited in important artistic spaces such as the Palacio de Bellas Artes in Cuba, in Caracas (Venezuela), Paris, in Valencia, Valladolid (Spain), Czechoslovakia, etc., achieving great recognition of his work at a global level. Today his work is preserved in numerous private collections all over the world and in institutions such as the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes de Cuba (where the main collection is kept).

ARMAN - 1928-2005 - ARMAN - 1928-2005, Untitled, wood carving, gilt brass, guitar steel strings and other materials, signed, numbered 1/8. Notes: Private collection. It was part of the "Arman" exhibition, held at Valbom Gallery, from October to November 2002. It is not reproduced in the respective catalogue., Dim. - 87 x 63,5 x 13 cm

"KAWS" Brian Donnelly (New Jersey, 1974). "Cat teeth bank (orange)", 2007. Vinyl. Edition of 400 copies. Remains in original packaging, with anagram. Dimensions: 12,7 cm (diameter); 16,5 x 16,5 cm (box). Round sculpture made of vinyl, in which the author takes advantage of the shape to create a figurative money box. Based on his idiosyncratic language, Kaws uses animation to bring this everyday object to life. He endows the sphere with eyes and an open mouth, which reveals affiliated teeth with a menacing aesthetic. This work belongs to a collection launched by the artist, consisting of four more pieces, which present the same physiognomy, but in a different colour; blue, green and black. Brian Donnelly, known professionally as Kaws (stylised as KAWS), is an American artist and designer. His work includes the repeated use of a cast of figurative characters and motifs, some of which date back to the beginning of his career in the 1990s, initially painted in 2D and later realised in 3D. Some of his characters are his own creations, while others are modified versions of existing icons. Kaws' sculptures range in size from a few centimetres to ten metres tall, and are made of various materials including fibreglass, aluminium, wood, bronze and an inflatable steel pontoon raft. His work is exhibited in galleries and museums, held in permanent collections in public institutions, and avidly collected by individuals, including music producer Swizz Beatz and rapper Pharrell Williams. Several books illustrating his work have been published. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York, creating sculptures, acrylic paintings on canvas and screen prints, while also collaborating commercially, predominantly on limited edition toys, but also on clothing, skateboards and other products.Kaws' work can be characterised by an emphasis on colour and line, distinctive graphics, such as the repeated use of "x" in the hands and eyes, and a re-appropriation of pop culture icons such as Mickey Mouse, the Michelin Man, the Smurfs, Snoopy, and Snoopy. Snoopy, and SpongeBob SquarePants. His characters are generally depicted in a timid or helpless pose often with their hands over their eyes. The characters are generally depicted in a timid or helpless pose often with their hands over their eyes.

Klimsch, Fritz (Frankfurt am Main 1870 - 1960 Freiburg) nach - Figure "Blick in die Sonne", terracotta cast, squatting nude girl with raised left arm, monogrammed "FK" on stand, h 41 cm, mounted on original wooden base with inlaid label "BLICK IN DIE SONNE von Prof. Fritz Klimsch", figure in good condition, undamaged, base with traces of age, mounting loose 5101

Pre-Columbian America Set of four dignitary heads Terracotta 4.3 to 7 cm Various cultures, including Valdivia Provenance: Henri Collection in Liège Years 70-80

After CLODION (1738-1814) Laughing children Pair of black patina bronze statuettes signed and standing on a varnished bronze and a cylindrical base in griotte marble. marble base. H. 25 and 24 cm

Kopenhagen - Sternzeichenfigur "Wassermann" - Bisque porcelain, reclining nude girl with clay jug on high, rectangular stone pedestal, blue-green manufacturer's mark (three waves with "ROYAL COPENHAGEN"), model number "1249 100", title "AQUARIUS" and artist's signature "Christel", H 18 cm, L 22 cm, designed by Christel Marott (1919 - 1992) 1980s, manufactured by Royal Copenhagen 1980s, very good condition with no significant signs of use, undamaged and unrestored 4751

Roger BLONDEL (1912-1981) - Woman and child. Wood sculpture. Signed on the terrace. H. 58 cm. Cracks, stains and rubbing.

A bronze attachment with three "goat protomes" in wicker work with knots on an iron spike, Luristan, early 1st millennium B.C. Iron thorn, crowned by a tin bronze attachment which encloses the end of the thorn in overcast casting. Below a square bar with ribs at the top and bottom. Above this is a three-part sculpture: in the angles between three outward-pointing thorns is a network of knots, from the middle of which emerges a goat protome. Above that there are again three thorns pointing outwards and above that a stylized animal head. Extremely beautiful, blue-green patina of the attachment. Height 14.8 cm. A measurement revealed the composition of the tin bronze: 43% tin, 8% lead, 0.3% Ag, 0.3% gold, 0.2% nickel and 15 other elements. Provenance: South German private collection, acquired in the South German art trade in the 80s. Condition: I - II

Dimitri CHIPARUS (1886-1947) after : Oriental dancer. Subject in bronze with brown patina on circular marble base. Foundry stamp L'art Bronze. Total height 73 cm

MANIFATTURA TRAPANESE DEL XVIII SECOLO, Scultura - EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY TRAPANI MANUFACTURE. Polychrome alabaster sculpture depicting "St. Michael and the Devil" (Wear and tear of time with small nicks at base) Provenance: private collection Palermo. cm H. 37.

Harry Bertoia (1915-1978) Spray series - Unique piece Sculpture Stainless steel and phosphor bronze Model created in 1964 H 90,5 × Ø 43 cm Referenced under no. S.BW.61 in the online Harry Bertoia catalogue raisonné. The buyer can be provided with a copy of the Harry Bertoia foundation letter and of the sketch.

Prof. Victor Heinrich Seifert (1870 - 1953) - a large knight figure Bronze with dark green patina (somewhat rubbed). Signed on the plinth "Prof. V. H. Seifert" on the plinth. Standing full-length figure in armor, both hands resting on a sword in front of the body. On an octagonal gray marble base (loose, chipped). Slightly damaged in places, signs of age. Total height 75 cm, weight approx. 28 kg. Proud pose with an introspective, concentrated expression. Victor Heinrich Seifert was a pupil of Herter, Manzel and Breuer at the Berlin Academy of Art. He created several monumental bronze sculptures for monuments such as the Bismarck monument in Sebnitz or the Hindenburg monument in Bad Reinerz. Condition: II

Harry Bertoia (1915-1978) Sonambient series - Unique piece Sound sculpture Beryllium copper, bronze and brass Model created in the 1970 H 70,5 × L 17,5 × W 17,5 cm Referenced under no. #SO.TO.380. in the online Harry Bertoia catalogue raisonné. The buyer can be provided with a copy of the Harry Bertoia foundation letter.

Ronald CAMERON (1930-2013) - Female nude. Brown patina resin edition. Signed and numbered 89/100. Black marble base. Total height : 41.5 cm. Small chips on the base.

Lucien GIBERT ( 1904-1988) Galleon at sea Bronze with several patinas on a black marble base. Allegories of the maritime world engraved on the sails. Signed on the terrace 69 x 65 x 20 cm

Bust of a Roman woman from the 1st century Cast bronze with brown-gold patina. Realistic-looking portrait with her curly hair pinned up over her forehead, dressed in a palla. H 15.7, on a modern base H 33.8 cm. France or Italy, 17th/18th century. This bust may have been modeled on the marble bust of the Roman Empress of the Flavian era in the Glyptothek in Munich. The hair fashion was taken up by Barthélemy Prieur (1540 - 1611) for his bronze statue of Maria de' Medici as Juno (Louvre, Inv. OA 11055).

PISTOLETS LEPAGE FRERES Boulle-style marquetry cassette, monogrammed on the lid and sheathed in red velvet, containing a pair of dueling pistols, richly decorated with fluting and carvings on the wood and fine engraving on the metal parts. Percussion locks. Octagonal barrels, blued and marked with gold "acier tordu" and "1" and "2". Numerous accessories complete the cassette: ladle, mallet, bullet mold decorated en suite, powder flask, barrel shooter, oiler...a screwdriver for removing the chimney is not original, and a capsule tool is missing. These guns are signed around the hammers by "Lepage Frères, 12 rue d'Enghien à Paris". This signature can also be found on the inside of the lid. These high quality guns, with decorations typical of the period, are in very good condition. Marginal damage to the marquetry. Note a few dents in the copper on the outside of the cassette. Second Empire period. Caliber: 12 mm - Barrels: 26 cm Long: 40 cm al