8th May - Private Collection II

Lot 1 - RENÉ LALIQUE (Aÿ, France, 1860- Paris, 1945). Ceiling lamp Gaillon Model, c. 1926. Modeled press glaze and bronze mount. It shows wear. In working order. Measurements: 19 x 47 x 47 cm. The design of the carving found on the screen has motifs of vegetal character completely synthesized and arranged in a symmetrical and rhythmic way, as these are repeated. The piece has brass sconces for the lights and a cord that serves to support the structure of the lampshade and fix it to the ceiling, adorned with a large tassel. The firm Lalique was founded by René Jules Lalique (1860 - 1945), one of the most prominent glassmakers of the time, and one of the first to sculpt glass for large monumental works, such as the fountains of the Champs Elysees. He enjoyed great recognition thanks to his original creations of jewelry, perfume bottles, glasses, plates, etc., within the Art Nouveau and Art Deco styles. He trained with the Parisian jeweler Louis Aucoq, and then continued his studies at Sudenham Art College in London. The excellence of his creations and the taste he applied to his works earned him important commissions for the interior decoration of ships, trains such as the Orient Express, churches such as St. Nicasius in Reims and numerous religious and civil goldsmiths. Lalique was not content with designing their models, but also founded a factory to produce large quantities, patenting several innovative manufacturing processes of glass, and various technical effects such as "satin Lalique" or opalescent glass. Lalique pieces are preserved in prominent museums such as the Corning Museum of Glass and the Metropolitan in New York, the Louvre or the Orsay in Paris, among many others. Wear and tear. In operation.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 200 EUR

Lot 2 - Spanish school; c. 1930. "Allegory of Spain." Gouache and ink on paper. It has wrinkles and faults. Signed in the inferior zone. Measurements: 43 x 33 cm; 60 x 49 cm (frame). Image starring an elegant lady dressed in a corset style thirties, puffed skirt and Cordovan cap. The lady holds a bull with her hands, and behind them decorating the background of the scene you can see a large manila shawl, symbols that are identified with "Spanish". It presents wrinkles and faults.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 3 - Screen; First half of the twentieth century. Oak wood and leaded glass. Damaged. Measurements: 161.5 x 61 x 3.5 cm (x 4). Screen with oak wood structure and leaded glass leaves. The set of the four leaves conceived as a stained glass window forms a common design based on a figurative scene. This shows a landscape of idyllic character, dominated by the presence of a temple that is located in the background, but in the upper area, so that provides depth to the figurative set of furniture. It presents damages.

Estim. 600 - 900 EUR

Lot 4 - Spanish school; 1935. "Bust of a lady". Watercolor and ink on paper. Signed and dated in the lower right area. Measurements: 33 x 24 cm; 50 x 44 cm (frame). The painter structures the scene using a synthetic and expressive stroke, related to the Art Deco current. The forms tend to a geometrizing essentialism, and the color is applied in flat areas, contrasting showy chromatisms.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 5 - Woman with panther; Possibly Vienna, c. 1950. Silver-plated brass and stained metal with wooden stand. It has slight flaws. Measurements: 26,5 x 28 x 9,5 cm (total). In this brass sculpture, the author wanted to express the extreme lightness that assumes the body of the dancer, giving it a filiform canon. The piece follows the aesthetic models of Karl Hagenauer (1898-1956) Son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna, where he was taught by Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad and imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after the death of his father, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was appointed a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Estim. 1 000 - 1 500 EUR

Lot 6 - VIERA SPARZA (Zaragoza, 1908 - Madrid, 1987). "Lady in the sun", c. 1950. Watercolor and ink on paper. Signed in the lower left corner. Measurements: 33 x 24 cm; 50 x 44 cm (frame). Known as Viera Sparza or Viera Landa, María Dolores Esparza Pérez de Petinto, was an illustrator, writer and graphic humorist. She had a close friendship with the painter Hipólito Hidalgo de Caviedes, who admitted in an interview in 1963 that he was her favorite painter and caricaturist. In 1923 she published the first cover of the magazine Blanco y Negro, with a drawing called "Al amor de la lumbre", of late symbolist tendency, signed with the real name of Dolores Esparza.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 7 - PEDRO MERCEDES (Cuenca, 1921-2008). "Rooster". Earthenware and partially polychrome. Signed. Measurements: 23 x 19,5 x 8,5 cm. Outstanding potter, Pedro Mercedes worked the ceramics of exceptional form, transforming the mud, opening it between his hands, always with the masonry at the point looking for the maximum expression of his works. His extensive production experiments in the world of shapes and volumes, remodeling concepts such as the ancestral Iberian bull, horses, deer, gods and even heroes, which Mercedes himself defined in that magical world in which the potter immerses himself. Artistic personalities approached the pottery where Mercedes modeled his brilliant works, and from it came pieces to all parts of the national and international scene. Even Picasso himself, an artist that Pedro Mercedes admired, came certain pieces commenting that: 'The same goblin has touched me and the potter of Cuenca'. In fact, in 2018 an acclaimed exhibition was held in Navarrete, La Rioja, in which pieces by Mercedes and Picasso coexisted and others by great artists such as Dalí, Miró, Palencia, Sarachaga, Sanguino or Faus, among other potters, were exhibited.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 8 - Bowl; Murano, 20s. Blown glass mounted on silver-plated metal. Measurements: 23,5 x 24,5 cm. Vase in blown glass and colored in blue. The piece has a bell-shaped structure decorated with overlapping glass grid in green. The piece is mounted on a silver-plated metal base. The high value of Murano glass is explained by the artisanal and secret process of its manufacturers. Made on the Italian island of Murano, this glass has special properties and offers colors and shapes unlike any other glass. The history of Murano glass manufacturing dates back to the 8th century. By the 12th century Venice had become extremely popular for its fine glass. To keep the glassmaking business unique and profitable, a law was passed in 1271 stating that no foreign glass could be imported for manufacturing and no foreign glass workers could be hired. However, in the 13th century all glassmaking furnaces were moved by law from Venice to Murano, because the fires there posed a great risk to the wooden structures of Venice. In combination, these two laws ensure that Murano glass is unique even today; created by artists and craftsmen from a small group of islands in Italy. The secrets of glassmaking have been passed down from father to son and from master to apprentice.

Estim. 250 - 350 EUR

Lot 9 - PETER TERESZCZUK (Austria, 1875-1963). "Young people". Blued bronze and bakelite. With marble base. Presents faults. Measurements: 17,5 x 11 x 9,5 cm. Sculpture of round bulk of mobile character in which two young people are represented. The girls dressed as peasants have hinges in their skirts in such a way that allows the spectator to open the skirt of the two young women, leaving to see partially the naked body of the protagonists. Peter Tereszczuk was an Austrian sculptor. Born in Wybudow, in the present-day district of Kosowa, in the Ukrainian province of Ternopil, Peter Tereszczuk lived his creative peak between 1895 and 1925 in Vienna. He is known in collectors' circles for his bronze figures in Art Deco style, and sometimes with ivory inserts (e.g. carved ivory faces). As a representative of Art Nouveau, he made not only small sculptures, but also a series of utilitarian objects such as desk sets or lamps, which were handmade by Arthur Rubenstein and Weichmann, Wiesbaden. This piece follows the mode of the chryselephantine figures in bronze and ivory that became popular towards the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century, taking its name from the gold and ivory Athena of Phidias. Presents faults.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 10 - Following models of KARL HAGENAUER (1898-1956) ; first half of the 20th century. "Josephine Baker". Silver plated metal and gilded brass. Measurements: 29,5 x 24 x 9 cm. Son of the goldsmith Carl Hagenauer, Karl studied at the School of Arts and Crafts in Vienna, where he had as teachers Josef Hoffmann and Oskar Strnad and was imbued with the spirit of the Wiener Wekstätte. After obtaining his diploma in architecture, between 1917 and 1919 he did his military service, and upon his return he began working as an architect and in his father's workshop. During these years he created numerous pieces in silver, brass, copper, enamel, ivory, stone and wood. In 1928, after the death of his father, he took over the management of the workshop and was responsible for the expansion of the firm, expanding production to include cabinetmaking and opening stores in Vienna and Salzburg. From then on he exhibited his best pieces both in Austria and abroad, was twice awarded the gold medal at the Milan Triennale and was appointed a member of the Austrian Werkbund and the Werkstätte. Today his pieces are part of collections around the world, including the Victoria & Albert Museum in London, the MoMA and the Jewish Museum in New York, the Casa Lis in Salamanca and many others.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 11 - Spanish school possibly JOSÉ MARÍA LÓPEZ MEZQUITA (Granada, 1883 - Madrid, 1954); c. 1930. "A sad look". Ink on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 27 x 22 cm; 43,5 x 27 cm (frame), Outstanding painter of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, José María López Mezquita was a full member of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in Madrid and honorary member of the National Academy of Fine Arts in Paris. He began his training under the guidance of José Larrocha, and in 1897 he entered the Escuela Superior de San Fernando, where he was a disciple of Cecilio Pla. Shortly after, the Infanta Isabel de Borbón granted him a scholarship that allowed him to further his studies in France, Belgium, Holland, England and Italy. In the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts of Madrid he obtained first medal in 1901 and 19010, and he was aspiring to medal of honor in the editions of 1915 and 1924. He was awarded the third medal at the Paris Salon of 1903, and the second medal at the International Exhibition of Barcelona in 1907 and at the International Exhibitions of Munich (1909) and San Francisco (1915). He was also awarded the top prize at the Buenos Aires International of 1910, the Barcelona International of 1911 and the Panama International of 1916. In 1952 he was awarded the prize of honor of the Círculo de Bellas Artes of Madrid. Currently, López Mezquita is represented in the Prado Museum and the Fine Arts Museums of Granada and Alava, among others.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 12 - Pair of side tables; XX century. Wood and marquetry. Measurements: 50 x 40.5 cm; 44 x 40.5 cm. Set of side tables that present a square-shaped tabletop with a similar design based on marquetry with geometric shapes. The pieces, although they have similarities, differ both in size and in the base structure.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 13 - Spanish school; 20th century. Untitled. Oil on canvas. It has slight flaws in the pictorial surface. Signed in the lower left area. Measurements: 28.5 x 24 cm; 44 x 40.5 cm (frame). In this work the artist presents a concrete view of a landscape. Completely empty and without any hint of human presence, the author fixes his sight on the exuberance of the landscape, thus giving all the prominence to nature. The warm touches in the upper zone indicate that it is a precise moment in the day, just the dawn. The choice of a precise moment and the technique of long, loose brushstrokes show the great influence of impressionism as the aesthetics of this painting. It presents slight flaws in the pictorial surface.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 14 - Mexican school; XX century. "Portraits of ladies". Oil on canvas. Piece intervened on the front and back of the canvas. Measurements: 37 x 29 cm; 60 x 52 cm (frame). This work shows two female portraits, one located on the obverse side starring a woman with dark skin and dark hair, while on the reverse side the lady captured in profile is snowy skin with blond hair. The portrait became in the twentieth century the protagonist genre par excellence of painting, as a result of the new social structures that were implemented in the Western world throughout this century, embodying the ultimate expression of the transformation of taste and mentality of the new clientele, emerged between the nobility and the wealthy gentry, who would take the reins of history in this period. While official circles gave preponderance to other artistic genres, such as history painting, and the incipient collecting encouraged the profusion of costume paintings, portraiture monopolized the demand for painting destined for the more private sphere. Piece intervened on the front and back of the canvas.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 15 - JOSÉ NAVARRO LLORENS (Valencia, 1867 - 1923). Untitled. Watercolor on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 40 x 32 cm; 70 x 62 cm (frame). José Navarro Llorens was directed very soon to the painting, and he studied at the School of Fine Arts of San Carlos, in his native city. After his student period we lose track of him, and we will not find him again until 1895 when, according to Pantorba, he participated for the first and only time in the National Exhibition of Fine Arts, obtaining an honorary mention. That same year was the year of the consecration of Joaquín Sorolla, who unanimously won the first medal in that contest. Although they were lifelong friends, it is possible that Navarro, given his bohemian and humble character, did not aspire, like Sorolla, to make a brilliant career of official laurels and courtly prestige. It seems that he never intended to project his work beyond a limited local scope, as can be deduced from the fact that, in his early years, he devoted himself to painting costumbrista and gallant scenes for fans. Nevertheless, his early works show a certain influence of the style of Mariano Fortuny, whom Navarro admired, and from whose example he may have been inspired to travel to Morocco in a second stage. This trip must have taken place shortly after finishing his studies, and he devoted himself to painting local, North African and Orientalist themes. At the beginning of the 20th century he was hired to decorate a palace in Buenos Aires, although Navarro never arrived in Argentina. He embarked with such a destination, but during a stopover in Rio de Janeiro the painter decided to stay there indefinitely. In the Brazilian city he continued to work and held an exhibition that was widely celebrated. However, nostalgia for his homeland, the absolute protagonist of his pictorial language, led him to return to Valencia, settling permanently in Godella. There he lived the rest of his life in a simple and humble way, giving painting classes at the town's Academy and painting tirelessly. His style draws from various influences, such as Fortuny, Domingo Marqués or Levantine luminism, but always manifested itself deeply personal, linked to Navarro's own way of understanding the world. His painting refers to Mediterranean clarity through beautiful transparencies, a corporeal luminosity and nervous and vibrant brushstrokes. His is an energetic, robust and vital realism, which turns light into a plastic and even tactile value, rather than a chromatic one. José Navarro is represented in the Fine Arts Museums of Valencia and Asturias, the Carmen Thyssen Museum in Malaga and in the Gerstenmaier collection, among other public and private collections.

Estim. 500 - 700 EUR

Lot 16 - SEBASTIÁN GESSA Y ARIAS (Chiclana, Cádiz, 1840 - Madrid, 1920). "Flowers. Oil on canvas. Presents damage to the frame. Signed and dedicated in the upper left corner. Measurements: 20 x 25 cm; 35 x 40 cm (frame). Sebastián Gessa was formed in the School of Fine Arts of Cadiz with Ramón Rodríguez Barcaza. Later he will move to Paris, to continue his studies at the Imperial School of Fine Arts from 1863, under the direction of Alexandre Cabanel. However, he finally returned to Madrid, where he spent most of his life. He regularly attended the National Exhibitions of Fine Arts, where he obtained an honorable mention in 1864, third medal in 1871 and 1876, second in 1884 and 1892, second medal in 1884 and first in 1897. He also won a third medal at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1889. It is currently represented in the Museo del Prado, the Museo Municipal de Játiva and the Museo de Castrelos de Vigo, among other public and private collections. It presents damages in the frame.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 17 - FRANCISCO PRADILLA ORTIZ (Villanueva de Gállego, Zaragoza, 1848 - Madrid, 1921) "Remanso de río", c. 1890-1895. Oil on canvas adhered to cardboard. We thank the expert Don Wilfredo Rincón García for his help in the cataloguing. It has apocryphal annotations on the back. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 24 x 15 cm; 39 x 29 cm (frame). According to the words of the expert Wilfredo Rincón this work was created by the master Pradilla, during his time in Italy. In 1878, he participated in the National Exhibition in Madrid and won the Medal of Honor, the same distinction he won that same year at the Universal Exhibition in Paris. As a result of these successes, he received numerous commissions not only from Spain and France, but also from America and other European countries. He travels around Spain and is interested in capturing scenes full of grace and color, always supported by an exceptional mastery of drawing, although he did not have solo exhibitions, his works were part of exhibitions and competitions in cities around the world, such as London, Paris, Berlin, Sao Paulo and Buenos Aires. He was director of the Spanish Academy in Rome, and a member of the Royal Academies of San Fernando and San Luis, the French Academy and the Hispanic Society of New York. He was awarded, among other decorations, the Cross of Isabella the Catholic and the Legion of Honor.of the pictorial genres he cultivated, including graphic illustration for literary publications, we must highlight that of history painting, which was the one that brought him the most fame. As a portrait painter, his activity was more restricted and with uneven results when he had to deal with effigies of deceased people, but in front of living models he achieved portraits of serene expressiveness and studied and intoned workmanship. He also dedicated himself to genre painting, either of Italian popular inspiration or of matters of Madrid customs or of Galicia, his wife's place of origin and where he used to spend some seasons. Both in the history paintings and in these, Pradilla shows a clear inclination for outdoor settings, organizing the compositions in wide panoramic perspectives with a multitude of figures and motifs, interpreted with a very refined technique. However, the most outstanding aspect of his language is the sense of light and atmosphere, under which the tight drawing is softened and blended with the luminous background through small brushstrokes of a color rich in nuances and paste.Francisco Pradilla's work is present in the Prado Museum, the Fine Arts Museums of Bilbao, Buenos Aires, Havana and Sao Paulo, the MACBA in Barcelona, the Christchurch Art Gallery in New Zealand and the Romantic Museum in Madrid, among others.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 18 - Spanish school; 20th century. Untitled. Oil on panel. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 60 x 46 cm; 80 x 60 cm (frame). In this work the author uses a language of avant-garde heritage to address a traditional theme in art since the Baroque, the painting of flowers. However, the approach to the theme is totally modern; the space disappears, the vase becomes a stain of color and the flowers constitute a scene of color contained by a thick, dark, almost calligraphic stroke.

Estim. 400 - 600 EUR

Lot 19 - Anonymous; 20th century. "Composition." Oil on canvas adhered to cardboard. Presents restorations. Measurements: 28 x 40 cm; 50 x 63 cm (frame). In this work the author uses an abstract language, based on irregular geometry, cubist-inspired both in its layout and in its textures and colors. It is an open style, whose basic characteristic is the conception of the pictorial surface as a whole, as an open field, without limits and without hierarchy. Thus, as we see here, the pictorial forms are the result of a thoughtful composition and experimentation, with an image of gestural character, are not limited to a composition but go beyond, indicating to the viewer that it is about forms, ideas or suggestions that go beyond the boundaries of the purely pictorial. It presents restorations.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 20 - CARLOS SÁENZ DE TEJADA Y DE LEZAMA (Tangier, Morocco, 1897-Madrid, 1958). "The circus". Ink and watercolor on paper. Measurements: 33 x 24 cm; 59 x 51 cm (frame). Carlos Sáenz was academically formed in the workshop of the artist Daniel Cortés, although later he continued his education in the School of Fine Arts of Madrid, completing his studies by the hand of Master Sorolla and López Mezquita. During the Spanish Civil War he was head of the Graphic Section of Foreign Propaganda.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 21 - Spanish school; first half of the 20th century. "Portrait of a gentleman. Graphite on paper. Painted on both sides. Presents faults. Measurements: 21 x 15 cm; 40,5 x 35 cm (frame). As in the rest of Europe, the portrait became in the twentieth century the leading genre par excellence of Spanish painting, as a result of the new social structures that were implemented in the Western world throughout this century, embodying the ultimate expression of the transformation of taste and mentality of the new clientele, emerged between the nobility and the wealthy gentry, who would take the reins of history in this period. While official circles gave preponderance to other artistic genres, such as history painting, and the incipient collecting encouraged the profusion of costume paintings, portraiture monopolized the demand for painting destined for the more private sphere, as a reflection of the value of the individual in the new society. This genre embodies the permanent presence of the image of its protagonists, to be enjoyed in the intimacy of a studio, in the daily warmth of a family cabinet or presiding over the main rooms of the house. Presents faults.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 22 - Spanish school; second third of the 20th century. "La comanda". Ink and graphite on paper. Measurements: 15 x 24 cm; 28 x 39 cm (frame). The painter structures the scene using a synthetic and expressive stroke, related to the Art Deco current. The forms tend to a geometrizing essentialism. Due to its aesthetics, it is likely to be a work of the artist Carlos Sainz de Tejada, who was academically trained in the workshop of the artist Daniel Cortés, although he later continued his education at the School of Fine Arts in Madrid, completing his studies under the guidance of Master Sorolla and López Mezquita. During the Spanish Civil War he was head of the Graphic Section of Foreign Propaganda.

Estim. 50 - 100 EUR

Lot 23 - Spanish school; 20th century. "Caricature of a gentleman", c. 1820. Watercolor on paper. Signed in the lower left corner. Measurements: 39 x 28 cm; 54 x 43 cm (frame). Male portrait in watercolor. It should be noted that the author starts from a realistic language, although the distortion of the anatomy and the saturation of the forms give way to a portrait conceived as a caricature.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 24 - MARÍA JOSEFINA GARCÍA (20th century). "La partida", c. 1936. Charcoal and wax on paper. Signed in the lower right area. Measurements: 32 x 23 cm; 45 x 32 cm (frame). Charcoal and wax drawing on paper representing a young woman with her back to the viewer with a rose in her hand. Although we do not see the face and the action she is performing, the posture with one raised arm leaning on the tree and the other completely languid holding a rose that seems to be about to fall, seems to be a painful moment. This idea is reinforced by the presence of military men in the background.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 25 - GERMÁN ÁLVAREZ ALGECIRAS (Jerez de la Frontera, 1848-1912). "Study for character. Ink on paper. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 17 x 11 cm; 31 x 25 cm (frame). Formed in School of Fine Arts of Cadiz in 1868, Germán Alvarez Algeciras received a scholarship to complete his studies in Rome. In the Italian capital he attended the Chigi Academy and the International Center of Fine Arts, where he frequented the circle of painters close to Fortuny and met José Jiménez Aranda and José García Ramos. In the eternal city he recreated the monaguillista theme like almost all the Spanish costumbrista painters of that time, following Fortuny. In 1876 he returned to Spain and took up residence in Seville. During these years he frequented few exhibitions, although he showed his works in the neo-Gothic style in the fish market of the Sevillian city. In 1879 he returned to Jerez de la Frontera, participating very actively in the artistic and public life of the city. He became director of the Academy of Fine Arts of Santo Domingo between 1885 and 1901, and the main architect of the boom that this institution acquired; he held the position of president of the section of Fine Arts in the Scientific, Literary and Artistic Athenaeum from 1897 to 1900. He was also dedicated to politics. His work is currently housed in the Museum of Fine Arts of Malaga and other important institutions.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 26 - Spanish school; 20th century. "Baile". Ink on paper. Signed Saura in the upper left corner. Measurements: 40 x 32 cm; 57 x 49 cm (frame). Ink on paper in which a satirical scene is presented with a clearly humorous intention. The piece that chromatically is limited to white, black and a scale of grays manages to transmit a vital and dynamic atmosphere. Compositionally, the artist raises the viewer's point of view, so that he seems to observe the characters in the scene from an elevated position in the crowd. In the center a woman opens her coat revealing her half-naked body, while the man next to her covers his eyes and in shock is about to fall. This scene is contemplated by a multitude of characters with individualized and archetypal features.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 27 - Spanish school; c. 1950. "Lady at the window". Ink on paper. Presents illegible signature. Measurements: 20 x 16.5 cm; 49.5 x 43 cm (frame). The painter structures the scene using a synthetic and expressive stroke, related to the Art Deco current. The forms tend to a geometrizing essentialism. As in the rest of Europe, the portrait became in the twentieth century the leading genre par excellence of French painting, as a result of the new social structures that were implemented in the Western world throughout this century, embodying the ultimate expression of the transformation of taste and mentality of the new clientele, emerged between the nobility and the wealthy gentry, who would take the reins of history in this period. While official circles gave preponderance to other artistic genres, such as history painting, and the incipient collecting encouraged the profusion of costume paintings, portraiture monopolized the demand for painting destined for the more private sphere, as a reflection of the value of the individual in the new society. This genre embodies the permanent presence of the image of its protagonists, to be enjoyed in the intimacy of a studio, in the daily warmth of a family cabinet or presiding over the main rooms of the house.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 28 - ÁNGEL GARCÍA CARRIÓ (Gijón, 1886 - Barcelona, 1972). "Asturian musicians". Charcoal on paper. Measurements: 25 x 20 cm; 42 x 36 cm (frame). Son of the outstanding poster artist Julio García Mencía, he began his training with his father. Then he enters the School of Arts and Crafts of Gijón, to continue his studies in the Special School of Painting, Sculpture and Engraving of Madrid. He was a disciple in Asturias of his uncle, the painter Antonio García Mencía, and in Madrid of Antonio Muñoz Degrain and José Moreno Carbonero. He exhibited for the first time in 1906 at the General Exhibition of Fine Arts, and years later at the Ateneo Jovellanos de Gijón. His painting can be defined as postimpressionist and intimist. His luminous landscapes are part of Catalan post-impressionism, fundamentally influenced by Olot: rapid brushstrokes and light effects intended to give volume to objects. His mastery of drawing also stood out. In 1909 he was awarded a poster prize in Santander, and a second class diploma at the 1929 Barcelona International Exhibition. He did not make many individual exhibitions, but he did participate in several National Salons. He is represented in the MACBA, the Fine Arts of Santander and Oviedo and in the Jovellanos Museum of Gijón.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 29 - K-HITO (Villanueva del Arzobispo, 1890-Madrid, 1984). "Illustration". Ink and watercolor on paper. Signed in the lower left corner. Measurements: 27 x 20 cm; 46 x 40 cm (frame). K-Hito was the pseudonym of Ricardo García López (1890-1984), Spanish humorist, cartoonist, bullfighting critic, film producer and magazine editor. Considered part of the Generation of '27, he was founder and director of four magazines, in whose pages he created several characters, such as Gutiérrez, Macaco, Currinche and Don Turulato. n 1907 he moved to Valencia, where he began to collaborate in humor magazines and offered the first exhibition of his work in 1912 at the Círculo de Bellas Artes. Together with Joaquín Xaudaró and Antonio Got, he founded the Sociedad Española de Dibujos Animados (SEDA) in 1932. During the Civil War he lived in Valencia, where he worked as a calligraphy teacher at the Academia Comercial Morales.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 30 - Spanish school; c. 1950. "The man in the street". Ink and watercolor on paper. Presents faults. Signed in the lower left area. Measurements: 35 x 23 cm; 63,5 x 47,5 cm (frame). Illustration made for the cover of the book El hombre de la calle, written by Abdón Rodríguez Santos, Spanish journalist and writer. He was a member of the Initiating and Protective Association of the Galician Academy, of which he was vice-secretary in 1911.

Estim. 80 - 100 EUR

Lot 31 - Spanish school; c. 1920- 1930. "Caricatures." Ink and watercolors on paper. They present faults. Signed. Measurements: 31 x 24 cm; 45 x 34,5 cm (frame); 9,5 x 9,5 cm; 24,5 x 21 cm (frame). Set consists of four five works by different authors and made in different techniques. The only common feature is that in each of the cases the author starts from a realistic language, although the distortion of the anatomy and the saturation of the forms give way to portraits conceived as caricatures. They present faults.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 32 - WILLIAM BUDZINSKI (Berlin, 1875- 1950). "Stage Costume," c. 1925. Pencil, gouache and watercolor on cardboard. Possesses artist's stamp. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 33 x 18 cm; 45 x 30 cm (frame). William Budzinski was a costume designer and collector from Berlin. He attended a few semesters at the Sophienrealgymnasium and then an art school. Budzinski was hired by the costume company Hugo Baruch as a costume designer. At the same time, he worked with Pauline Hallmann, the "costume designer and head of costumes" at the Apollo Theater in Berlin. From 1910, Budzinski also made his first freelance designs for the Bruno Pruschinski company, which he took over in 1912. Until 1919, Berlin stage costumes were usually purchased by actors, especially for female performers, making him one of the three best-known Berlin designers of haute couture costumes. In 1930, the "Luxus-Werkstätten Pruschinski" went bankrupt as a result of the Great Depression. William Budzinski then sold his collection of some 3,000 costumes to the Museum of Decorative Arts in Berlin. Today, the collection is preserved in the Museum of European Cultures. In 1999, the exhibition on William Budzinski Varieté und Revue. Costume designer and collector William Budzinski 1875-1950 took place in Berlin.

Estim. 250 - 300 EUR

Lot 33 - Floor lamp; c. 1960. Glass and cast iron. In working order. Measurements: 156 x 39,5 x 39,5 cm. Floor lamp with cast iron structure. The piece sits on a round foot that gives way to a stem of the same material that stands out for a design inspired by nature. This is defined by a set of leaves that overlap each other in height, remaining slightly open in the upper area to give way to the cylindrical structure that holds the glass shade.

Estim. 800 - 1 000 EUR

Lot 34 - Ceiling lamp: mid-twentieth century. Crucible turquoise glass and gilded brass. Measurements: 53 x 35 x 35 cm; 19 x 35 x 35 x 35 cm. Ceiling lamp with golden brass structure and turquoise glass lampshade. The piece starts from a wall lamp of clear vegetal inspiration, from which three ornamented chains also support the lampshade. This has a hemispherical design where the glass is intermingled with brass, as a leaded.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 35 - Ceiling lamp; France, first half of the twentieth century. Glass. Measurements: 18 x 52 x 52 cm. Ceiling lamp with cord structure that supports the lampshade made of glass. This one presents a concave design of round profile with different shades of color that are superimposed. It offers a soft and diffused lighting that brings a great aesthetic value to any interior space.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 36 - Ceiling lamp; NOVERDY, Dijon, France, c. 1930. Mold pressed and carved glass. Measurements: 11 x 38 x 38 cm (ceiling). In the 1920s, Jean Noverdy, a pupil of Mr. Dubret, created his own glassworks located in Dijon, 17, Place Bossuet. To make the most of electric lighting, he designed lamps with shades mostly made of glass with two layers between which he sprayed colored enamels to give a marbled appearance. Molded glass vases and shades were also part of his production. He used the same techniques used by Daum Frères, André Delatte and Muller Freres in this period.Between 1926 and 1928, he was present at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français in Paris.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 37 - Ceiling lamp; DEGUÉ; France, c. 1930. Pressed glass. Signed. Measurements: 12 x 38 x 38 cm. Floral-inspired Art Deco ceiling lamp with pressed glass shade, with a design inspired by the plant world. Degué, founded by David Guéron, an artist and glass industrialist of Turkish origin. He ran the Verrerie d'Art Degué, on Boulevard Malesherbes, Paris, from 1926 to 1939. In the early 1920s he produced this type of Compiègne glass works, gradually introducing Art Deco models in his designs. World War II put an end to his activity as an artistic glassmaker, and Guéron left France for the United States in 1939 during the war period.

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

Lot 38 - Ceiling lamp; MAXONADE; Paris, c. 1930. Enameled glass. Signed. Measurements: 12 x 46 x 46 cm. . Art Deco ceiling lamp by Maxonade Verrier D'Art, Paris, with decoration of stylized geoemtrical motifs. The drawing is hand-painted and made with enamel paint in a very elaborate technique. Maxonade was a modernist Art Deco lighting and furniture company specializing in enameled and tube-coated glass soffits, similar to those of Loys Lucha. Maxonade Verrier d'Art "Specialiste du Luminaire Moderne" was located at 54 bis Rue Labrouste, Paris 15eme, workshop and showroom. By 1935, the premises were located at 20 bis Rue La Boetie, and also at 75 Boulevard du Montparnasse.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 39 - Ceiling lamp; LION HUGUE, France, early twentieth century. Frosted molded glass and gilded brass. It has slight restoration. Measurements: 88 x 67.5 x 67.5 cm. Lamp with brass structure and lights with glass shades. The piece is inspired by natural forms, such as the sinuous curves of plants and flowers. Its design is characterized by a sense of dynamism and movement, often given by the use of curved lines. Léon Hugue was a manufacturer of art deco lamps in Paris during the Art Deco period. He often used shades made by Degué for his lamps.

Estim. 2 500 - 2 300 EUR

Lot 40 - Art Deco ceiling lamp; first third of the twentieth century. Glass, opaline, gilt brass and fabric cords. In working order. Measurements: 99 x 41 cm. Lamp made of glass, opaline and golden brass. The piece is inspired by natural forms, such as the sinuous curves of plants and flowers. Its design is characterized by a sense of dynamism and movement, often given by the use of curved lines, as seen in the structure from which the lights hang. The piece retains a great symmetry that is especially evident in the glass shades that recreate the corolla of a flower, while the larger central one also has an ogival shape.

Estim. 800 - 1 200 EUR

Lot 41 - MAX LE VERRIER (France, 1891-1973). "Car mascot", c. 1925. Patinated metal on veined marble base. Measurements: 11 x 5 x 5 cm; 2.5 x 8 x 8 x 8 cm (base). Max le Verrier was born in Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Genoa. He then returned to Paris, where he opened his workshop. His first successful sculpture was Pelican. He received a gold medal at the Exposition des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels of 1925, which marked the height of Art Deco. He opened his foundry, where he worked with sculptors such as Pierre Le Faguays, Marcel Bouraine.... He gained a reputation for the quality of his metal works, then began to make more personal creations, flexible and athletic female figures. He received a medal of honor at the International of Paris 1937.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 42 - CHARLES VIRION (France, 1865- 1946). "Rayon". Partially glazed and partially glazed ceramic. Presents signature of the artist and stamp of the manufacture. Measurements: 10 x 9,5 x 6 cm. Charles Virion studied with Charles Gauthier and Jean-Paul Aubé at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris.After learning artistic faience in Choisy-le-Roi, Charles Virion moved to Montigny-sur-Loing in 1889, where he became a decorator, medalist2, sculptor and animal painter. After World War I, he designed war memorials for several municipalities, including Montigny-sur-Loing, Nemours, La Genevraye and Arbonne-la-Forêt. Works by Charles Virion are kept at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris3 and at the Jackson Hole Museum of Wildlife Art in Wyoming (USA).

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 43 - JOSEP PUJOL I MUNTANER, 20th century. "Fish". Glazed and glazed earthenware. Presents seal and labels on the base. Measurements: 30 x 29 x 10 cm. The tone, as well as the refined lines of the sculpture, are typical of the Art Deco style, which developed in Europe and the United States throughout the decade of the twenties. Josep Pujol i Muntaner designed for the ceramic brand Tamarit CMT a set of decorative animals that are characterized, like this seal, by their simple but forceful lines and bright tone.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 44 - LUIS MAPELLI LÓPEZ (Málaga, 1911- Córdoba, 1982). "Lying woman". Blued bronze. Exemplary 10/30. Signed and serialized. Measurements: 4,5 x 12,5 x 9 cm. Bronze sculpture representing a woman lying down. Technically the work stands out for the expressiveness achieved by the author through the movement, not only reflected in the posture but also in the way of conceiving the anatomy and the hair of the young woman who becomes the protagonist of the work.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 45 - Set of two sculptures and a relief; Spain and Austria; 20th century. Bronze. Two of them are signed and the other has marks on the base. Measurements: 3 x 8 x 5,5 cm (smaller); 14,5 x 11 x 0,5 cm (larger). Lot consists of two sculptures and a relief all of them made in bronze. The pieces of the XX century have different aesthetics and themes.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 46 - Set of boxes, cigarette cases and matchboxes; XX century. Silver and nickel silver. They show wear. Measurements: 3,5 x 2,5 x 0,5 cm (smaller); 10 x 7 x 1 x 1 cm (larger). Set of 10 objects including cigarette cases, boxes and matchboxes, some made in alpaca and others in silver. In fact, one matchbox and two cigarette cases have a punch of 800.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 47 - Set of eleven letter openers; France, first half of the twentieth century. Metal, beads and cabochons. They show wear. One of them has an inscription. Measurements: 29 x 4,5 cm (larger); 11,5 x 2,5 cm (smaller). Lot formed by eleven letter openers of different designs made in metal and in some cases adorned with beads and cabochons. Some of them stand out for the figurative design of their handles in which you can appreciate figurative motifs such as a rooster or a snake in another of them. They show wear. One of them has an inscription.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 48 - LUCIEN BAZOR (1889-1974) Letter opener, 1928. Patinated bronze. Signed and dated. Measurements: 0,5 x 25 x 4 cm. Lucien Goroges Bazor was Head of Engraving at the Paris Mint from 1930 to 1958. He was born in Paris in 1889 and initially studied with his father, Albert Bazor, who later became a student of Patey at the École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts. In 1923 he won the Grand Prix de Rome for his etchings. Bazor is best known for his design of the 1933 5 franc piece, known then as "Bedoucette" (after the name of the Minister of Finance at the time), and now as "Bazor". This small copper and nickel coin was rejected by the French public as too far removed from the previous large silver pieces.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 49 - PEDRO MERCEDES (Cuenca, 1921-2008). Animals, bowl and ashtray. Earthenware, scratched and partially polychrome. They have slight flaws. Signed. Measurements: 19.5 x 17 x 5.5 cm (larger); 2.5 x 9 x 12.5 cm (smaller). Outstanding potter, Pedro Mercedes worked ceramics in an exceptional way, transforming the clay, opening it between his hands, always with the masonry at the ready, looking for the maximum expression of his works. His extensive production experiments in the world of shapes and volumes, remodeling concepts such as the ancestral Iberian bull, horses, deer, gods and even heroes, which Mercedes himself defined in that magical world in which the potter immerses himself. Artistic personalities approached the pottery where Mercedes modeled his brilliant works, and from it came pieces to all parts of the national and international scene. Even Picasso himself, an artist whom Pedro Mercedes admired, came certain pieces commenting that: 'The same goblin has touched me and the potter of Cuenca'. In fact, in 2018 an acclaimed exhibition was held in Navarrete, La Rioja, in which pieces by Mercedes and Picasso coexisted and others by great artists such as Dalí, Miró, Palencia, Sarachaga, Sanguino or Faus, among other potters, were exhibited. They have minor faults.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 50 - ANTONIO PEYRO (Castellón 1881-1954) and Cerámica CARRECIO; Seville, 1950. Glazed and glazed earthenware. Signed on the base. Measurements: 15.5 x 22 x 12.5 cm (larger); 14 x 13 x 8 x 8 cm (smaller). Set consists of three sculptures of animals. Antonio Peyró Mezquita was a painter, sculptor, ceramist and goldsmith. He was born in Onda (Castellón) in 1881. He began working in his father's forge when he was just a child, it was his first approach to the fire of the forge. After his time in the forge, he entered as an apprentice in the workshop of the master Viciano, coinciding with the sculptor Francisco Paredes. At the age of fourteen Peyró received a scholarship to study at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos (Valencia). In 1926 he went to Madrid to continue his studies at the Academia de San Fernando, where he met professors such as Emilio Sala and Muñoz Degrain. He became interested in painting, ceramics, design, sculpture and goldsmithing; thanks to his diversity of themes, his dynamism and fantasy placed him among the most important painters of his generation from Castellón. His most outstanding works include his series of large group paintings, such as: "Valencians on horseback on a gala day". Thanks to Peyró's artistic works, he ended up discovering the typical ceramics of Castellón. Among his production the ceramic figurines stand out, especially those dedicated to reflect the Valencian female figure, such as: "Valencianas", "Juegos Florales" (Floral Games) and "Danza Valenciana" (Valencian Dance). The figures were finished to perfection, the forms were solid and simplified. Peyró's works had great acceptance in his time, such was the success that he opened two houses of sale of the figures in Valencia and Madrid. He was a professor at the School of Ceramics in Madrid, the city where he lived most of his life. He died in Valencia in 1954.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 51 - WILLAM GOEBEL and Luxembourg manufacture; c. 1930. Porcelain and glazed earthenware. They present faults and marks on the base. Measurements: 34.5 x 19 x 11 cm; 12 x 23 x 7 cm. The firm was founded by Franz Detleff and William Goebel in 1871. It was known as F&W Goebel. At first, it manufactured marbles and slates, but soon began making chinaware and porcelain figurines. By 1893 the company was wholly owned by William Goebel. The factory also produced Meissen-style figurines. In 1911 Max Louis Goebel took over the management of the factory. He brought an innovative spirit to the company. One of the examples of his new approach was the luxury brand "Kunstwerkstätten Wilhelmsfeld".

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 52 - GEORGES LUCIEN GUYOT (France, 1885-1973) & SÈVRES "Babouin assis", c. 1928. Glazed earthenware. Signed on the base. Measurements: 18 x 13 x 14 cm. Georges Guyot was born in Paris, in the working-class district of the Bastille, where most of the artisans were concentrated. When he reached adolescence, his talent for drawing was evident and he became an apprentice to a local woodcarver. Guyot discovers Barye's works during a visit to the Louvre and decides to change direction. He wants to make animal sculptures and learn to work with other materials. In 1906, he exhibited for the first time at the Salon des Artistes Français with a statue of a beggar bear, and in 1909 he exhibited his first bronze work and from then on he devoted himself exclusively to sculpture. In 1910 he received a bronze medal. At this time he exhibited mainly representations of dogs and some busts. These first works were very realistic, but soon after he began to stylize his statues more, preserving the naturalism. His work is part of the collections of several museums, including the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris. A large bear by Guyot is also in the Vincennes Zoo.

Estim. 600 - 800 EUR

Lot 53 - LOUIS FONTINELLE (Paris 1886-1964) and HENRI GUINGOT (1897-1952) For Saint Clement, c. 1930. Enameled and glazed earthenware. It has some faults. Signed and with manufacturer's stamps. Measurements: 18 x 12,5 x 8,5 cm; 12 x 7 x 7 x 7,5 cm. Henri Guingot was a draftsman and sculptor from Lorraine who became curator of the museums of the Vosges. He was the son of Louis Guingot, a painter of the Nancy School, who brought him into contact with Louis Majorelle and Émile Gallé, among others, at an early age. After graduating from high school, he enrolled at the École nationale supérieure d'art de Nancy, where he studied sculpture and modeling with Victor Prouvé. In 1914, he worked with his father on the first camouflage costumes. In 1915, at the age of 17, he enlisted as a volunteer in the Great War, from which he returned with several decorations. It presents some faults.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 54 - JOSEP PUJOL I MUNTANER; 20th century. Five pieces. Glazed and glazed earthenware. They have slight fracture lines. Signed on the base. Measurements: 24 x 31 x 14,5 cm (larger); 11,5 x 10 x 6,5 cm (smaller). Group formed by five sculptures made all of them in enameled and glazed earthenware that represent different types of birds. The use of the refined lines of the sculptures are typical of the Art Deco style, which developed in Europe and the United States throughout the 1920s. Josep Pujol i Muntaner designed for the ceramic brand Tamarit CMT a set of decorative animals that are characterized, as in this case, by their simple but forceful lines and bright tone.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 55 - Set of five sculptures of animals; XX century. Enameled and glazed earthenware. They have slight flaws. Measurements: 23 x 25 x 15 cm (larger); 8 x 15,5 x 12 cm (smaller). Lot consists of five sculptures made of glazed and enameled earthenware. The set consists of a duck, a turkey, two greyhounds, two bears and an orangutan with her baby in her arms.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 56 - Sculpture; 20th century. Patinated bronze. Presents inscription. Measurements: 28 x 11 x 11 cm. In the lower area, the base of this piece you can read the word Tragedy, thus intuiting the theme of the sculpture. But also the face of this piece is very reminiscent of the masks used by the actors in the Greek theater.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 57 - Set of sculptures; Manufacture Marcó Quart Girona, XX century. Patinated ceramic. With seal on the base. Measurements: 40 x 10 x 9 cm (larger); 8 x 9,5 x 4 cm (smaller). Pair of sculptures made in patinated ceramic, both represent the human figure, one full body and the other only the bust. Although both pieces have the same head gesture. Cerámicas Marcó is a family manufacture that dates back to 1473. Located in the municipality of Quart, near the Gavarres massif, it is one of the oldest craftsmen's workshops in the Mediterranean. Dating back to 1473 and with vocation and passion for art and craftsmanship.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 58 - ANDRÉ VINCENT BECQUEREL (1893-1981) for Etling Paris, c.1920. "Car mascot". Blued bronze and marble base. Slight flaws in the bases. Signed. Measurements: 21 x 11 x 7,5 cm. André Vincent Becquerel was a French sculptor. He studied at the School of Fine Arts of Paris with Hector Lemaire and Prosper Lecourtier. He exhibited sculptures of animals, including felines, horses, cats and ornithological subjects at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français from 1914 to 1922. Becquerel made numerous decorative sculptures, with a preference for wild animals. For the Paris Universal Exposition of 1937, he exhibited a monumental sculpture in patinated plaster for the International Pavilion. They have slight flaws in the bases.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 59 - Pair of candlesticks; HUGO BERGER, twentieth century. Patinated iron. They show wear. Signed on the base. Measurements: 21 x 14 x 14 cm (x2). In 1895, Hugo Berger (Goberg) founded in Schmalkalden (Germany) his first metal factory, where decorative ironwork was manufactured in a traditional way. Typical of Goberg's work is the use of honest materials such as iron and brass. The handmade character clearly catches the eye. His style, method and materials fitted perfectly with the Arts & Crafts movement, a very popular style at the time.In the early 20th century he became known throughout the world, due to the fact that Liberty department stores and other associated stores sold much of his work. They show wear and tear.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 60 - After VICTOR DEMANET (Givet, France, 1895 - Ixelles, Belgium, 1964). "La forcé". Blued bronze. Signed. Measurements: 8,5 x 10 x 6,5 cm, According to the catalog of the exhibition held at the MEAM, "Victor Demanet was a student at the School of Fine Arts in Namur. Despite the first recognitions achieved in the field, he abandoned sculpture to enlist as a soldier in the First World War. During the war, he was stationed in Brussels, where the discovery of Meunier's work acted as a revelation to him. This revelation was confirmed when in 1921 he traveled to Paris and became acquainted with the sculpture of Rude, Carpeaux and, above all, Rodin. It was then that he recovered his passion for sculpture. In 1923 he exhibited his bust Napoleon in Arcole, which consecrated him and gave him access to public and private commissions, even international, producing monumental works, medals or portraits of important Belgian personalities, such as the painter James Ensor or his master, the sculptor Désiré Hubin. His main themes were sports and, especially, the world of work, where he combined his two great influences in a personal way: Meunier's subject matter with a plastic treatment indebted to Rodin.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 61 - After MARCEL COURBIER (France, 1898-1976). "Jean Moulin". Blued bronze. Signed Coubier. Measurements: 12 x 2 x 2 cm. Marcel Louis Maurice Courbier was a French sculptor and medalist. Marcel Courbier moved to Paris to study Law, at the same time that he was enrolled in the School of Fine Arts, in the workshops of the sculptors Jules Coutan. From 1925, he exhibited regularly at the Salon des Artistes Français, where he won several prizes: the Grand Prix Roux in 1925, a second-class medal and the Grand Prix National des Beaux-Arts in 1926 for his Jeune fille au chevreau, a gold medal at the 1933 Salon and a gold medal at the Exposition Universelle de Paris.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 62 - Bookend; c. 1930. Metal with marble base and bakelite. Signed H. Moreau. Measurements: 12 x 6 x 4 cm; 2 x 8 x 12 cm (base). Bookend made of metal supported on a marble base. The piece represents an elephant with its trunk upwards and its mouth open. Despite the realism sought by the author, both the posture and the technical treatment of the animal's body indicate a certain abstraction.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 63 - After PAUL MOREAU VAUTHIER (France, 1871- 1936). "Bullfighter". Blued bronze. Signed. Measurements: 16 x 8,5 x 6 cm. Paul Moreau-Vauthier was a French sculptor.Moreau-Vauthier first achieved public notoriety with his statue La Parisienne, exhibited at the Exposition Universelle (1900) in Paris, and is perhaps best known today for his wall commemorating the victims of the revolutions (Mur des Fédérés) on the Avenue Gambetta in Paris. He also created an allegorical work to commemorate Louis Blériot's first airplane flight across the English Channel in 1909. His work was also part of the art competitions for the 1928 and 1932 Summer Olympic Games.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 64 - French school; 20th century. "Maternity". Patinated metal and marble pedestal. Signed H. Vozzo. Measurements: 35 x 11 x 11 cm (total), Starting from figuration, the modeling of this piece is ascending towards an abstraction of pure and emphatic forms that are not detached from reality but that aspires to the immutable. The sinuous forms, roundings and hollows are presented as a game in which light and shadows play a major role. The rotundity and the totemic, relevant characteristics in the work of Jesús Valverde are appreciated in this monumental figure.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 65 - ÉDOUARD MARCEL SANDOZ (Switzerland, 1881-1971). "Rabbit". Patinated bronze. Signed and with foundry stamp. Measurements: 5 x 3 x 5,5 cm. Édouard Marcel Sandoz was a Swiss figurative and animalistic sculptor and watercolor painter. He was the son of Édouard Sandoz, founder of the chemical and later pharmaceutical company Sandoz (now Novartis), and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with Antonin Mercié and Jean-Antoine Injalbert. Sandoz is best known for his numerous porcelain boxes, bottles, jugs and tea and coffee sets. He worked in various materials, such as marble, bronze and ceramics. His style is indebted to Art Nouveau. He was particularly interested in animal sculpture, especially fennecs and rabbits, of which he made numerous representations. In 1933 he founded the Société Française des Animaliers. His commitment to his fellow artists led him to preside for almost twenty years over the Taylor Foundation, created by Isidore Justin Séverin Taylor.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 66 - French school; 20th century. "Bust of a child". Plaster. Signed. Measurements. 17,5 x 13 x 12,5 cm. Round sculpture made of polychrome plaster, representing a bust of a small child. It is a baby with closed eyes. The protagonist shows an ideal face with symmetrical features, of clear classical roots, but realistic. The author thus offers us an image of restrained expressiveness. Regarding the technical and formal aspects, the sculptor demonstrates a great mastery of the craft, a virtuosity especially evident in details.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 67 - Medal adapted; After JEAN AUGUSTE BRIQUEMONT (Paris 1879-1951). Plaster and wood. Presents a slight pitting. Signed. Measurements: 4 x 14,5 x 14,5 cm, Medal realized in plaster adapted to box of the poultry society of the west of France, Nantes. Jean-Auguste Briquemont studied drawing and sculpture.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 68 - Attributed to ROBERTO LAORGA; 20th century, Untitled, c. 1950. Blued bronze. Measurements: 11 x 10 x 7 cm. In this work the author uses an abstract language, based on irregular geometry, of organic character both in its layout and its textures, to build an image that has much of archaic ritual, evoking ancient prehistoric cultures. Starting from figuration, the piece ascends towards an abstraction of pure and emphatic forms that are not detached from reality but that aspires to the immutable.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 69 - RENATO BROZZI (Traversetolo, 1885 -1963). Untitled, 1925. Silver. Signed and dated. Measurements: 2 x 30 x 30 cm. Weight: 522 grams. Renato Brozzi was an Italian sculptor, engraver and goldsmith. He learned the trade of engraver very young in a bronze foundry and later worked for an antique workshop. Supported and encouraged by the painter Daniele de Strobel, he attended the Academy of Fine Arts in Parma, where he was taught by Cecrope Barilli. In 1907 he moved to Rome, where he remained with his family for more than 50 years. He attended the School of the Art of the Medal in the workshops of the National Mint, where he perfected his engraving technique. In 1915, he won a gold medal at the San Francisco International Fine Arts Exposition. In 1917, he exhibited fifty-four works including pastels, copper plates and silver plates in solo exhibitions organized by the Milan Permanent Exhibition (where he had already exhibited in 1910). In 1919 he designed the reverse of the 10 cent lira coin, depicting a bee perched on a poppy flower. His works attracted the attention of Gabriele D'Annunzio, who wanted him as his personal sculptor and goldsmith from 1920.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 70 - Austrian school; c. 1930. Gilded and enameled bronze. Measurements: 13 x 8 x 8 cm. Sculpture made in gilded bronze that presents a young woman crouched contemplating herself in the mirror. The scanty clothes and the opulence of the cushion where the young woman is leaning move us to the gallant scenes that were popularized during the XVIII century and at the beginning of the XIX century, in fact, the style of interior clothes and hairstyle clearly refers to that time, showing the taste of the artist for the historicist current.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 71 - French school; 1932. Modeled plaster. Signed and dated. Measurements: 26,5 x 26 x 3,5 cm. Relief made in plaster starring several characters with idealized body of clear classical roots, but with marked volumes and tending to a geometrized conception of the forms. Despite the obvious presence of geometry, the author offers us an image of great expressiveness and dynamism. Regarding the technical and formal aspects, the sculptor demonstrates a great mastery of the craft, a virtuosity especially evident in the details that make up the scene and in the volumetric play of the relief.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 72 - Vase; Spanish school, twentieth century. Glazed and glazed ceramic. Measurements: 47,5 x 24 x 24 cm. Vase made in glazed and glazed ceramic that presents a classic format of flared crow and mouth in the shape of a duck's beak. It is in the decoration where you can see a completely contemporary design based on abstract motifs and an expressive play of color that joins ornamentation in relief.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 73 - KARL ENS (Germany, 1867- 1940). "Emperor penguins". Glazed and glazed porcelain. Presents marks on the base. Measurements: 49,5 x 19,5 x 11 cm. During the XIX century the sculpture of animal thematic will reach finally an own status, inside the context of the romantic sculpture. Seeking to break away from the classical sculptural ideal, many artists saw in the animal theme a new way of expression, linked to the emotional and irrational nature, in a purely romantic sense. Karl Ens was a renowned German potter known for his porcelain creations. Ens developed his passion for ceramics at a young age, honing his skills under the tutelage of his father, Eduard Ens, who was also a respected potter. In 1890, Karl Ens took over his father's porcelain factory in Volkstedt and began expanding the business. Under his leadership, the company flourished. Ens was especially celebrated for his artistic bird and animal figures, which became his signature.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 74 - SANDRO VACCHETTI (Italy, 1889-1976) for ESSEVI, Turin, c.1939. "Bust of a lady". Glazed and glazed earthenware. It has slight flaws in the chin. Signed and dated on the base. Measurements: 23,5 x 10 x 14,5 cm. Female bust made in glazed and glazed earthenware. The artistic ceramics factory Essevi was founded in 1934 by the painter, ceramist and designer Sandro Vacchetti in collaboration with the Turin ceramist Nello Franchini, both former employees of the ceramics manufacturer Lenci of Turin. Essevi's production closely continues the Lenci aesthetic, of which Vacchetti was artistic director from its founding until 1933. It presents slight faults in the chin.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 75 - Vase; Spanish school; 20th century. Polychrome ceramic. Measurements: 29 x 22,5 cm. This vase made in polychrome ceramic is framed within the aesthetic current of costumbrismo. This genre of costumbrismo was born as a way of interpreting a growing feeling of national consciousness, now present in the middle class as it advanced towards social hegemony. To a certain extent, the painters' concern was to deepen the vision of their country through a language, that of painting, that everyone could understand, thus helping the common people to understand the nature and meaning of their nationality, especially as it had manifested itself in the recent past, still alive in the memory of the elders.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 76 - ANTONIO PEYRO (Castellón 1881-1954) and MELIANA; 20th century. Glazed and glazed ceramics. They present faults and restorations. Signed. Measurements: 35 x 12 x 12 cm; 28 x 17 x 16 x 16 cm. Antonio Peyró Mezquita was a painter, sculptor, ceramist and goldsmith. He was born in Onda (Castellón) in 1881. He began working in his father's forge when he was just a child, it was his first approach to the fire of the forge. After his time in the forge, he entered as an apprentice in the workshop of the master Viciano, coinciding with the sculptor Francisco Paredes. At the age of fourteen Peyró received a scholarship to study at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos (Valencia). In 1926 he went to Madrid to continue his studies at the Academia de San Fernando, where he met professors such as Emilio Sala and Muñoz Degrain. He became interested in painting, ceramics, design, sculpture and goldsmithing; thanks to his diversity of themes, his dynamism and fantasy placed him among the most important painters of his generation from Castellón. His most outstanding works include his series of large group paintings, such as: "Valencians on horseback on a gala day". Thanks to Peyró's artistic works, he ended up discovering the typical ceramics of Castellón. Among his production the ceramic figurines stand out, especially those dedicated to reflect the Valencian female figure, such as: "Valencianas", "Juegos Florales" (Floral Games) and "Danza Valenciana" (Valencian Dance). The figures were finished to perfection, the forms were solid and simplified. Peyró's works had great acceptance in his time, such was the success that he opened two houses of sale of the figures in Valencia and Madrid. He was a professor at the School of Ceramics in Madrid, the city where he lived most of his life. He died in Valencia in 1954. They present faults and restorations.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 77 - ISTVÁN LÖRINCZ for HEREND, c. 1930. "Leda and the Swan." Glazed and glazed porcelain. Presents stamps on the base and serial number incised. Measurements: 14 x 18.5 x 9 cm. The story of Leda and the swan comes from Greek mythology. Leda was the wife of Tindarus, king of Sparta. One day, while walking along the river Eurotas, after having sex with her husband Tindarus, Leda was seduced by Zeus, who appeared in the form of a swan, something he often did to have sex with women. From these relations, Leda had four children, two from her mortal husband Tindarus and two from the god Zeus.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 78 - JACQUES ADNET (France, 1900-1984). "Rooster". Glazed earthenware. Signed. Measurements: 34 x 24 x 12 cm. Jacques Adnet was formed in the Municipal School of Design of Auxerre and in the École des Beaux-Arts of Paris. He was known for his leather designs. He favored the functional aspect of furniture combined with geometric simplicity and was inspired by pre-classical styles, being well acquainted with traditional furniture. From 1928 to 1960, he directed the Compagnie des Arts Francais. His team of decorators included Francois Jourdain, Charlotte Perriand and Georges Jouve. Adnet chaired the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs from 1947 to 1949. During the 1950s, he created furniture and concentrated on the many commissions he received, such as the decoration of the President's private apartments at the Elysée Palace or the meeting room at UNESCO headquarters in Paris. In 1959 he was appointed director of the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs in Paris until 1970. Adnet exhibited at the Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes in 1925. Clearly avant-garde, Adnet was one of the first to expect metal and glass to be integrated into the structure and decoration of furniture. In 1970, Adnet was appointed director of the École nationale supérieure des arts décoratifs.

Estim. 800 - 1 000 EUR

Lot 79 - Spanish school; XX century. Polychrome ceramic. It shows some wear. It has seals on the base and back. Signed "S.Casany". Measurements: 47 x 22 x 22 cm. This work is framed within the aesthetic current of costumbrismo. This genre of costumbrismo was born as a way of interpreting a growing feeling of national consciousness, now present in the middle class as it advanced towards social hegemony. To a certain extent, the painters' concern was to deepen the vision of their country through a language, that of painting, that everyone could understand, thus helping the common people to understand the nature and meaning of their nationality, especially as it had manifested itself in the recent past, still alive in the memory of the elders.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 80 - ANTONIO PEYRO (Castellón 1881-1954). "Costumbrista portrait". Glazed and glazed earthenware. Signed on the front and back. Measurements: 18,5 x 15 cm. Antonio Peyró Mezquita was a painter, sculptor, ceramist and goldsmith. He was born in Onda (Castellón) in 1881. He began working in his father's forge when he was just a child, it was his first approach to the fire of the forge. After his time in the forge, he entered as an apprentice in the workshop of the master Viciano, coinciding with the sculptor Francisco Paredes. At the age of fourteen Peyró received a scholarship to study at the Academy of Fine Arts of San Carlos (Valencia). In 1926 he went to Madrid to continue his studies at the Academia de San Fernando, where he met professors such as Emilio Sala and Muñoz Degrain. He became interested in painting, ceramics, design, sculpture and goldsmithing; thanks to his diversity of themes, his dynamism and fantasy placed him among the most important painters of his generation from Castellón. His most outstanding works include his series of large group paintings, such as: "Valencians on horseback on a gala day". Thanks to Peyró's artistic works, he ended up discovering the typical ceramics of Castellón. Among his production the ceramic figurines stand out, especially those dedicated to reflect the Valencian female figure, such as: "Valencianas", "Juegos Florales" (Floral Games) and "Danza Valenciana" (Valencian Dance). The figures were finished to perfection, the forms were solid and simplified. Peyró's works had great acceptance in his time, such was the success that he opened two houses of sale of the figures in Valencia and Madrid. He was a professor at the School of Ceramics in Madrid, the city where he lived most of his life. He died in Valencia in 1954.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 81 - Set of three animals; Spanish School; XX century. Clay. The sculpture of the boar has restorations. One of the pieces is signed. Measurements: 27.5 x 18 x 25 cm (larger); 7.5 x 20 x 12 cm (smaller). During the 19th and 20th centuries, animal-themed sculpture finally achieved its own status within the context of Romantic sculpture. Seeking to break away from the classical sculptural ideal, many artists saw in the animal theme a new way of expression, linked to the emotional and irrational nature, in a purely romantic sense.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 82 - JOSÉ RAUSELL SANCHÍS (Meliana, 1929) and others. Clay and mud. Present faults and restorations. Signed. Measurements: 20.5 x 8.5 x 23 cm (larger); 20 x 10 x 8 x 8 cm (smaller). Group formed by three sculptures made in clay that represent two of them a naked feminine figure and in another case a maternity. Starting from figuration, the pieces present a realistic language based on pure and rounded forms that are not detached from reality but aspire to the immutable. They present faults and restorations.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 83 - Set of four animals; XX century. Glazed ceramic. They have slight flaws. Measurements: 22.5 x 9.5 x 19 cm (larger); 18 x 4.5 x 6 cm (smaller). During the 19th and 20th centuries, animal-themed sculpture finally achieved its own status within the context of Romantic sculpture. Seeking to break away from the classical sculptural ideal, many artists saw in the animal theme a new way of expression, linked to the emotional and irrational nature, in a purely romantic sense. They have minor faults.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 84 - Set of six animals; Spain and France, 20th century. Ceramic and plaster. They present faults. Measurements: 20 x 12, 5 x 22,5 cm (larger); 10,5 x 5 x 9,5 cm (smaller). During the nineteenth and twentieth century the animal-themed sculpture will finally reach a status of its own, within the context of romantic sculpture. Seeking to break away from the classical sculptural ideal, many artists saw in the animal theme a new way of expression, linked to the emotional and irrational nature, in a purely romantic sense.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 85 - LUIS MOLINA DE HARO (Granada, 1889 1967) and others; 20th century. Earthenware and patinated plaster. They present faults and some need restorations. Measurements: 30 x 10 x 14 cm (larger); 16.5 x 15 x 10 cm (smaller). Set of three female busts made of clay and plaster. In spite of dealing with the same theme, the pieces differ from each other, being completely individualized portraits that represent different archetypes of women. Although it is worth mentioning that the three sculptures have a common characteristic and that is the use of a posture in which the model slightly tilts her face, thus avoiding frontality. They show faults and some require restoration.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 86 - Pair of sculptures: Spain or Italy, XX century. Blued bronze. One piece has a marble base. Measurements: 19,5 x 10 x 10 cm; 15,5 x 19,5 x 9,5 cm. Pair of sculptures made in bronze. One of them represents the naked body of a woman captured from a completely expressionist language in which the detail is blurred in favor of the rotundity of the forms. The other sculpture is a bust of Dante Alighieri, Italian writer and philosopher. Known for his work the Divine Comedy, originally called Comedìa and later christened Divina by Giovanni Boccaccio, considered one of the most important poems of the Middle Ages and the greatest literary work in the Italian language. Dante is known for establishing the use of the vernacular language in literature at a time when it was the most important literary work in the Middle Ages.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 87 - Valencian School; XX century. "Popular types". Glazed ceramic and plaster. They present faults, restorations and Repainting. One of the figures is signed. Measurements: 37 x 19,5 x 8,5 cm; 34 x 18 x 15,5 cm. Pair of sculptures made in ceramic and plaster representing two women dressed in regional style. Traditionally, 19th century Spanish sculpture and literature have been interested in popular customs and types. Sorrolla himself commented "I want to give, always within the verism of my school, a representation of Spain; not looking for philosophies, but the picturesque of each region". This trend spread throughout all the provinces of Spain, Andalusia being the most famous in the representation of popular life.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 88 - Spanish school; 20th century. "Allegorical scene". Patinated bronze. It has stamp "Hermanos Codina, Madrid". Measurements: 29 x 17,5 x 10 cm. Figure made in patinated bronze representing an allegorical scene starring a man and a woman who kneeling rests on his male companion. The piece has a stamp of the Codina Brothers Foundation, which was established in the early twentieth century and achieved great popularity for the quality of his work, becoming frequented by renowned artists such as Mariano Benlliure.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 89 - MARTI FONT; 20th century. "Black cat", c. 1920. Polychrome metal and wooden base. It has slight losses. Signed on the base of the sculpture and the pedestal. Measurements: 25 x 12 x 13 cm (total). During the nineteenth and twentieth century the animal-themed sculpture will finally reach a status of its own, within the context of romantic sculpture. Seeking to break away from the classical sculptural ideal, many artists saw in the animal theme a new way of expression, linked to the emotional and irrational nature, in a purely romantic sense.

Estim. 500 - 600 EUR

Lot 90 - Spanish school; 20th century. "Skull". Oil on canvas. It has no stretcher frame and is missing. Signed "Betancourt" in the lower right corner. Measurements: 32 x 40 cm; 49.5 x 56.5 cm (frame). The vanitas, which represented human skulls, were used as meditation objects or, rather, to enrich the cabinet of curiosities. By means of this type of object, the intention was to remind us of the mortality and finite life of the human being. The origin of the use of the skull as a reminder of the end of human life may have its roots in Ancient Rome, especially in the face of the generals who entered the streets of the capital victorious who, on their backs, carried a servant who reminded them that they too were men.

Estim. 200 - 300 EUR

Lot 91 - Spanish school; second third of the 20th century. "Desudo femenino". Oil on canvas glued to cardboard. Presents inscription Measurements: 44 x 37 cm; 55,5 x 47 cm (frame). Oil on canvas in which you can see a female nude with her back to the viewer, so that the identity of the young woman is not revealed to the viewer. The work has been conceived through the use of color that models the forms and predominates over the precision or rigidity of a marked drawing, although it is worth mentioning that several lines can be appreciated that serve as a sketch of this body that flees from the rigidity of the academic, thus showing itself exuberant to the viewer.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 92 - EDUARDO VICENTE PÉREZ (Madrid, 1909 - 1968). "En balcón". Ink and watercolor on paper. It has a frame of the nineteenth century. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 63 x 43 cm; 88 x 69 cm (frame). Master in the representation of the daily life of Madrid, Eduardo Vicente was formed in the School of Fine Arts of San Fernando, and he was related with the most outstanding intellectuals of the time. He was an important representative of the Madrid school, juror in 1951 of the First Hispano-American Art Biennial and invited to the Venice Biennial. He is currently represented in the MNCA Reina Sofía, the Municipal de Madrid, the Sacred Art Museum of Orihuela, the National Art Museum of Catalonia, the National Library and other collections, both public and private.

Estim. 100 - 150 EUR

Lot 93 - JOSEP SALA LLORENS (Barcelona, 1928 - 2010). "Landscape". Oil on canvas. Signed in the lower right corner. Measurements: 26 x 46 cm; 56 x 72 cm (frame). Josep Sala studied technical studies at the Escuela Industrial and La Lonja, both in Barcelona. He began his career in advertising design, winning several awards. He made his individual debut in 1950 in the Barcelona gallery El Jardín, but it was not until 1975 when he dedicated himself completely to painting. Since then he held personal exhibitions in prominent galleries in Madrid, Girona, Bilbao, Sitges, Alcoy, Valencia, Reus and Barcelona. He also participated in numerous international exhibitions in the United States, Japan, France, Belgium and Portugal. He has taken part in traveling exhibitions such as the one organized by the Department of Culture of the Generalitat de Catalunya in 1993, the one of the Pinacoteca Municipal Llegat Francesc Galí in 1992, and in "Homage for Catalonia" in 2000. In 1994, the 22nd edition of the Salon de Mayo in Barcelona was dedicated to Josep Sala as a tribute.

Estim. 400 - 500 EUR

Lot 94 - FRANCISCO MARSÀ FIGUERAS (Tárrega, Lérida, 1900 - 1969). "Landscape. Oil on tablex. Signed and dedicated in the lower left corner. Measurements: 30 x 19 cm; 43 x 33 cm (frame). Francisco Marsà was formed in the School of Fine Arts of Sant Jordi, in Barcelona, where he had Félix Mestres as a teacher. He completed his studies at the Círculo Artístico de Sant Lluc, and made his debut at the Art Exhibition held in Barcelona in 1919. From 1925 he participated assiduously in the exhibitions organized by the Barcelona group Art Vivent. He specialized in the still life genre, with works in which he demonstrates a good compositional mastery and in which he distances himself from the colder procedure of the traditional Spanish still life. His language evolved from the initial impressionism to reach a certain expressionism in his final works. He participated in several group exhibitions and artistic competitions, both in Spain and abroad, being distinguished on several occasions. He was awarded a gold medal at the 1934 Spring Exhibition of the Academy of Sant Jordi, and also participated in the Venice Biennale in 1941, was awarded a prize in Berlin and also exhibited in Stockholm and in the Gaspar room in Barcelona. In 1941 he was awarded a second class medal at the National Exhibition of Fine Arts in Madrid. He was also part of the Third Salon of the Eleven of Madrid (1945), being presented by Eduardo Aunós. Marsà was one of the most appreciated still life painters of the thirties and forties in Spain, and a year after his death his hometown paid tribute to him with an anthological exhibition of his work. Francisco Marsà is represented in the Museo del Prado (work on deposit at the Museo de l'Empordà), as well as in other public and private collections.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 95 - Spanish School; 1943. "Bridge of San Martín de Toledo". Oil on canvas. Presents illegible signature on the back. Located and dated on the back. Measurements: 55 x 62 cm; 57 x 63 cm (frame). Oil on canvas in which a section of the bridge of San Martín de Toledo is represented. The author uses a low point of view that allows the spectator to contemplate a scene sketched as if he was on the bank of the river that dominates the foreground. The tonality and the blurred aspect of the architecture invite us to think of an aesthetic of symbolist character.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

Lot 96 - PEDRO MOZOS (Valdecañas, Palencia, 1915 - Palma de Mallorca, 1982). "Bailaora". Graphite on paper. Signed in the upper right corner. Measurements: 27 x 20 cm; 43 x 34 cm (frame). Pedro Mozos was a self-taught painter who completed his training by attending several schools as a free student, showing his early talent for drawing and painting. He became a professor of Artistic Drawing at the School of Applied Arts and Artistic Trades in Madrid and Professor of Drawing at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the Complutense University of Madrid. His work has been exhibited in Madrid, Alicante, Palencia, Barcelona, etc., and is kept in several private collections and institutions such as the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and the Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, in Madrid, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, the Diputación de Palencia, the Museo de Bellas Artes de Vitoria, etc.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 97 - ÉDOUARD MARCEL SANDOZ (Switzerland, 1881-1971). "Rabbit". Patinated bronze. Signed and with foundry stamp. Measurements: 12 x 7,5 x 12 cm. Édouard Marcel Sandoz was a Swiss figurative and animalistic sculptor and watercolor painter. He was the son of Édouard Sandoz, founder of the chemical and later pharmaceutical company Sandoz (now Novartis), and studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris with Antonin Mercié and Jean-Antoine Injalbert. Sandoz is best known for his numerous porcelain boxes, bottles, jugs and tea and coffee sets. He worked in various materials, such as marble, bronze and ceramics. His style is indebted to Art Nouveau. He was particularly interested in animal sculpture, especially fennecs and rabbits, of which he made numerous representations. In 1933 he founded the Société Française des Animaliers. His commitment to his fellow artists led him to preside for almost twenty years over the Taylor Foundation, created by Isidore Justin Séverin Taylor.

Estim. 600 - 700 EUR

Lot 98 - Set of three sculptures; Following Austrian models; XX century. Silver plated metal and marble and wood base. They have slight flaws. Measurements: 24.5 x 12 x 5 cm (larger); 22 x 22 x 8 cm (smaller). Set of three sculptures made of silver metal. The author wanted to express the extreme lightness that assumes the protagonist body of each of the sculptures, giving it a filiform canon. They have minor faults.

Estim. 300 - 400 EUR

Lot 99 - Bird; 20th century. Wrought iron and copper. Measurements: 36 x 42 x 14,5 cm. During the 19th century, animal-themed sculpture finally achieved its own status within the context of Romantic sculpture. Seeking to break away from the classical sculptural ideal, many artists saw in the animal theme a new way of expression, linked to the emotional and irrational nature, in a purely romantic sense.

Estim. 100 - 200 EUR

Lot 100 - Popular types; Montalván pottery, Triana, XX century. Glazed and glazed ceramics. They have slight flaws. Signed on the base. Measurements: 34,5 x 12 x 8,5 cm; 33 x 14,5 x 10 cm. Traditionally, Spanish sculpture and literature of the 19th century have been interested in popular customs and types. Sorrolla himself commented "I want to give, always within the verism of my school, a representation of Spain; not looking for philosophies, but the picturesque of each region". This trend spread throughout all the provinces of Spain, Andalusia being the most famous in the representation of popular life. They have minor faults.

Estim. 150 - 200 EUR

8th May - Private Collection II

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