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AUCTIONS
THE WEEKLY WISHLIST of ESTHETE PLACE
Auctions - Esthete Place 's weekly selection -
AUCTIONS from January 23 to January 29

MAISON R&C
Sale January 27 Lot 198
Shiro KURAMATA (1934-1991)
Armchair said with arms
Metal, velvet
Limited edition of 33 pieces
65x92x62cm.
Cappelini, model designed in 1982
Reference :
- Catalog of the exhibition, Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, Hara Museum, 1996, p. 163.
Estimate:
EUR 1,800 - 2,500
Shiro KURAMATA (1934-1991)
Armchair said with arms
Metal, velvet
Limited edition of 33 pieces
65x92x62cm.
Cappelini, model designed in 1982
Reference :
- Catalog of the exhibition, Shiro Kuramata 1934-1991, Hara Museum, 1996, p. 163.
Estimate:
EUR 1,800 - 2,500

PIASA Bruxelles
Sale January 25 Lot 2
Mithé Espelt (1923-2020)
Mirror model 'Lumen'
Glazed ceramic enhanced with gold
Model created around 1965
H 35.5 × W 24.5 × D 1 cm
Bibliography: Mithé Espelt,
The discreet luxury of everyday life, A. Candau, Ed. Odyssée, 2020, our copy reproduced p.111
Estimate:
3 500 - 4 500 EUR
Mithé Espelt (1923-2020)
Mirror model 'Lumen'
Glazed ceramic enhanced with gold
Model created around 1965
H 35.5 × W 24.5 × D 1 cm
Bibliography: Mithé Espelt,
The discreet luxury of everyday life, A. Candau, Ed. Odyssée, 2020, our copy reproduced p.111
Estimate:
3 500 - 4 500 EUR

OSENAT Versailles
Sale January 29 Lot 8
PIERRE JEANNERET (1896-1967)
- PJ SI 04 A -
"Bamboo Iron Chair with Cushion", circa 1954
Armchair in yellow lacquered iron rod, armrests, uprights of the backrest and sides of the seat in bamboo, backrest and seat in white cotton cord.
Model cushion
72x64x60cm
Restoration, replacement of strings
Note: A copy of this model was in the house of Pierre Jeanneret in Chandigarh
A copy is kept in the collections of the “City Museum” in Chandigarh.
Estimate:
25,000 - 35,000 EUR
PIERRE JEANNERET (1896-1967)
- PJ SI 04 A -
"Bamboo Iron Chair with Cushion", circa 1954
Armchair in yellow lacquered iron rod, armrests, uprights of the backrest and sides of the seat in bamboo, backrest and seat in white cotton cord.
Model cushion
72x64x60cm
Restoration, replacement of strings
Note: A copy of this model was in the house of Pierre Jeanneret in Chandigarh
A copy is kept in the collections of the “City Museum” in Chandigarh.
Estimate:
25,000 - 35,000 EUR

PIASA Bruxelles
Sale January 25 Lot 284
Carl Axel Acking (1910-2001)
Low table
Mahogany
Bodafors Edition
Model created in the 1940s
H 56.5 × W 95 × D 65 cm
Estimate:
1 800 - 2 500 EUR
Carl Axel Acking (1910-2001)
Low table
Mahogany
Bodafors Edition
Model created in the 1940s
H 56.5 × W 95 × D 65 cm
Estimate:
1 800 - 2 500 EUR

MAISON R & C
Sale January 27 Lot 170
Pierre PAULIN (1927-2009)
Bench called Amphis
Foam, stretch fabric, metal
63x560x75cm.
Ubik edition, 1980s
References :
- Catalog of the Mobi Boom exhibition, Museum of Decorative Arts, 2010, p.172.
- Catalog of the exhibition, Pierre Paulin designer, Archibooks, 2007, p. 240, p. 241.
- Exhibition catalogue, Paulin, Center Pompidou, 2016, p. 128, p. 129.
- Yvonne Brunhammer & Marie Laure Perrin, French furniture 1960-1998, Massin, 1998, p. 62.
Estimate:
€15,0000 - €20,000
Pierre PAULIN (1927-2009)
Bench called Amphis
Foam, stretch fabric, metal
63x560x75cm.
Ubik edition, 1980s
References :
- Catalog of the Mobi Boom exhibition, Museum of Decorative Arts, 2010, p.172.
- Catalog of the exhibition, Pierre Paulin designer, Archibooks, 2007, p. 240, p. 241.
- Exhibition catalogue, Paulin, Center Pompidou, 2016, p. 128, p. 129.
- Yvonne Brunhammer & Marie Laure Perrin, French furniture 1960-1998, Massin, 1998, p. 62.
Estimate:
€15,0000 - €20,000

OSENAT Versailles
Sale January 29 Lot 24
PIERRE JEANNERET (1896-1967)
- PJ SI 59 B -
"Kangaroo", circa 1958
Teak sofa bench with three seats and three caned curved backrests, the uprights profiled in "Z"
60 x 156 x 68cm
Restoration and new caning
Estimate:
€20,000 - €30,000
PIERRE JEANNERET (1896-1967)
- PJ SI 59 B -
"Kangaroo", circa 1958
Teak sofa bench with three seats and three caned curved backrests, the uprights profiled in "Z"
60 x 156 x 68cm
Restoration and new caning
Estimate:
€20,000 - €30,000

ARTENCHÈRES
Sale January 25 Lot 163
Alain CHEVAL (born in 1941)
Factory, 1976
Oil on canvas,
signed and dated lower right,
countersigned, titled and dated on the back.
81 x 100cm
Estimate:
80 - 100 EUR
Alain CHEVAL (born in 1941)
Factory, 1976
Oil on canvas,
signed and dated lower right,
countersigned, titled and dated on the back.
81 x 100cm
Estimate:
80 - 100 EUR

PIASA Bruxelles
Sale January 25 Lot 169
Franco Albini (1905-1977)
Model PS16
Rocking lounge chair
Walnut, rope, textile and leather
Poggi Edition
Model created in 1956
H 76 × W 168 × D 69.5 cm
Bibliography: G. Gramigna,
Repertorio del Design Italiano: Volume I,
Ed. Umberto Allemandi & Co, p. 45
Estimate:
€7,000 - €9,000
Franco Albini (1905-1977)
Model PS16
Rocking lounge chair
Walnut, rope, textile and leather
Poggi Edition
Model created in 1956
H 76 × W 168 × D 69.5 cm
Bibliography: G. Gramigna,
Repertorio del Design Italiano: Volume I,
Ed. Umberto Allemandi & Co, p. 45
Estimate:
€7,000 - €9,000

MAISON R & C
Sale January 27 Lot 166
Joe COLOMBO (1930-1971)
Furniture called Combi-center
Walnut, aluminum, plastic
163 x 85cm.
Bernini, 1963
Combi center
Rosewood, aluminum, rubber, wood
64.17 x 33.46 in.
References :
- Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 60s Decorative Art, Taschen, 2000, p.242.
- Catalog of the Joe Colombo exhibition, Vitra Design Museum, 2005, p.150, p.151.
- Revue Domus, 1965-1969, Volume VI, Taschen, 2006, p.192, p.193.
- Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950-2000, Volume I, Umberto Allemandi & C, 2003, p.112.
Estimate:
8,000 - 10,000 EUR
Joe COLOMBO (1930-1971)
Furniture called Combi-center
Walnut, aluminum, plastic
163 x 85cm.
Bernini, 1963
Combi center
Rosewood, aluminum, rubber, wood
64.17 x 33.46 in.
References :
- Charlotte & Peter Fiell, 60s Decorative Art, Taschen, 2000, p.242.
- Catalog of the Joe Colombo exhibition, Vitra Design Museum, 2005, p.150, p.151.
- Revue Domus, 1965-1969, Volume VI, Taschen, 2006, p.192, p.193.
- Giuliana Gramigna, Repertorio del Design Italiano 1950-2000, Volume I, Umberto Allemandi & C, 2003, p.112.
Estimate:
8,000 - 10,000 EUR

GIQUELLO & ASS
Sale January 27 Lot 18
Set of five softwood ceiling panels painted in tempera, closures, representing for three of them human or animal heads, two by two, greyhound in hat and head of a woman, gentleman wearing a hood with a cornette with the face of a canine and a caricatured monk with the head of a dog, a character with an ape-like face wearing a cane, looking at a mustachioed Moor and, for the other two, a winged chimerical creature with the head of a bearded man and a bear. South of France, Roussillon?, around 1400 Heights: 17.4 to 19.7 cm - Lengths: 32.3 to 39.5 cm (accidents and restorations) Found in the south of France, mainly in Languedoc and Roussillon , painted ceilings composed of historiated panels, called closoirs, which took place between the joists, along the walls or the main beams. Reserved for palaces, noble houses and sometimes churches, these enclosures are decorated with a wide variety of themes, animals, busts, coats of arms, foliage... of a whole imaginary and fanciful world with a most often humorous and satirical connotation. Works consulted: M. Bourin, M. Pérez-Simon and G. Puchal under the dir. de, From Aragon to Frioul: sketch of a geography of medieval painted ceilings, Proceedings of the RCPPM meetings (Lagrasse, October 2015), Editions de la Sorbone, Paris, 2021 (online) L. Ceccantini and D. Grenet, Margins and marginalia, from the Middle Ages to today, Funny ceilings? Analysis of medieval painted ceilings in the light of manuscript margins, Ecole Nationale des Chartres, Cahiers Jean-Mabillon, Paris, 2016 (online).
Estimate 2000 - 3000 EUR
Set of five softwood ceiling panels painted in tempera, closures, representing for three of them human or animal heads, two by two, greyhound in hat and head of a woman, gentleman wearing a hood with a cornette with the face of a canine and a caricatured monk with the head of a dog, a character with an ape-like face wearing a cane, looking at a mustachioed Moor and, for the other two, a winged chimerical creature with the head of a bearded man and a bear. South of France, Roussillon?, around 1400 Heights: 17.4 to 19.7 cm - Lengths: 32.3 to 39.5 cm (accidents and restorations) Found in the south of France, mainly in Languedoc and Roussillon , painted ceilings composed of historiated panels, called closoirs, which took place between the joists, along the walls or the main beams. Reserved for palaces, noble houses and sometimes churches, these enclosures are decorated with a wide variety of themes, animals, busts, coats of arms, foliage... of a whole imaginary and fanciful world with a most often humorous and satirical connotation. Works consulted: M. Bourin, M. Pérez-Simon and G. Puchal under the dir. de, From Aragon to Frioul: sketch of a geography of medieval painted ceilings, Proceedings of the RCPPM meetings (Lagrasse, October 2015), Editions de la Sorbone, Paris, 2021 (online) L. Ceccantini and D. Grenet, Margins and marginalia, from the Middle Ages to today, Funny ceilings? Analysis of medieval painted ceilings in the light of manuscript margins, Ecole Nationale des Chartres, Cahiers Jean-Mabillon, Paris, 2016 (online).
Estimate 2000 - 3000 EUR

MORAND & MORAND
Sale January 27 Lot 73
GHANA - ASHANTI people. Chiefdom seat in curule form, decorated with a panther devouring a turtle. Circa 1950. H. 41.5 cm x W. 57 cm.
Estimate
300 - 400 EUR
GHANA - ASHANTI people. Chiefdom seat in curule form, decorated with a panther devouring a turtle. Circa 1950. H. 41.5 cm x W. 57 cm.
Estimate
300 - 400 EUR

IVOIRE
Sale January 24 Lot 16
18th century SCHOOL
Vanity
Oil on canvas
46.5 x 57 cm (many accidents, losses and restorations)
Estimate :
€600 to €800
18th century SCHOOL
Vanity
Oil on canvas
46.5 x 57 cm (many accidents, losses and restorations)
Estimate :
€600 to €800

PIASA
Sale January 25 Lot 15
Mithé Espelt (1923-2020)
Mirror model 'Anahuac'
Glazed ceramic enhanced with gold
Model created in the 1990s
diameter 75.5cm
Note: This model is the largest known mirror by Mithé Espelt.
Estimate
15000 - 20000 EUR
Mithé Espelt (1923-2020)
Mirror model 'Anahuac'
Glazed ceramic enhanced with gold
Model created in the 1990s
diameter 75.5cm
Note: This model is the largest known mirror by Mithé Espelt.
Estimate
15000 - 20000 EUR

GIQUELLO & ASS
Sale January 27 Lot 9
Head of a bearded man in limestone carved with traces of polychromy and gilding. Elongated face with clear forehead, wide eyes, fine mouth; tonsured hair with voluminous curls at the temples and bifid beard with wavy locks. Lorraine under Western influence, around 1330 Height: 23.5 cm - Width: 21 cm Base (deposits of pollution, restoration on the nose) Work consulted: A. Köstler, Die Lothringische Skulptur des 14. Jahrundherts, Petersberg, 2005, cat.328 at 330, p 497 to 499. An appraisal by Edouard Bresset dated January 11, 1983 (Reims workshops from the end of the 14th century) will be given to the purchaser.
Estimate
4000 - 6000 EUR
Head of a bearded man in limestone carved with traces of polychromy and gilding. Elongated face with clear forehead, wide eyes, fine mouth; tonsured hair with voluminous curls at the temples and bifid beard with wavy locks. Lorraine under Western influence, around 1330 Height: 23.5 cm - Width: 21 cm Base (deposits of pollution, restoration on the nose) Work consulted: A. Köstler, Die Lothringische Skulptur des 14. Jahrundherts, Petersberg, 2005, cat.328 at 330, p 497 to 499. An appraisal by Edouard Bresset dated January 11, 1983 (Reims workshops from the end of the 14th century) will be given to the purchaser.
Estimate
4000 - 6000 EUR

DAGUERRE
Sale January 24 Lot 165
Bergere in molded wood stamped A. BONNEMAIN, Louis XVI period. The rounded back, it rests on tapered, fluted and rudentés feet. H. 96 W. 67 D. 56 cm Antoine Bonnemain received master in 1753.
Estimate
300 - 600 EUR
Bergere in molded wood stamped A. BONNEMAIN, Louis XVI period. The rounded back, it rests on tapered, fluted and rudentés feet. H. 96 W. 67 D. 56 cm Antoine Bonnemain received master in 1753.
Estimate
300 - 600 EUR

Maison R&C & Ass
Sale January 27 Lot 13
Jean ROYERE (1902-1981)
Wall lamp called Serpentin Metal, fabric 19 x 131 cm. circa 1945 Coil wall light Painted metal, paper shade 7.48 x 51.57 in. References: - Pierre Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Norma, 2002, p. 147. - Pierre Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Norma, 2017, p. 159.
Estimate
12000 - 15000 EUR
Jean ROYERE (1902-1981)
Wall lamp called Serpentin Metal, fabric 19 x 131 cm. circa 1945 Coil wall light Painted metal, paper shade 7.48 x 51.57 in. References: - Pierre Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Norma, 2002, p. 147. - Pierre Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Norma, 2017, p. 159.
Estimate
12000 - 15000 EUR

DE BAECQUE & Ass
Sale January 26 Lot 159
Claire DEBRIL (Born in 1927) Flared cup in red clay with fine shard, cloudy white enamel drips on clay background, black base H. 8.3 cm - W. 13 cm - D. 12 cm
Estimate
300 - 500 EUR
Claire DEBRIL (Born in 1927) Flared cup in red clay with fine shard, cloudy white enamel drips on clay background, black base H. 8.3 cm - W. 13 cm - D. 12 cm
Estimate
300 - 500 EUR

BEAUSSANT LEFEVRE & Ass
Sale January 27 Lot 282
Dominique CHEVALIER and Ali BAYAT PARSUA rug, in wool, hand-knotted decorated with stylized red flowers on an off-white background. Iranian work, 2008. Signed with the monogram CB, numbered on the bolduc 0680. 420 x 303 cm.
Estimate
1500 - 2000 EUR
Dominique CHEVALIER and Ali BAYAT PARSUA rug, in wool, hand-knotted decorated with stylized red flowers on an off-white background. Iranian work, 2008. Signed with the monogram CB, numbered on the bolduc 0680. 420 x 303 cm.
Estimate
1500 - 2000 EUR

IVOIRE
Sale January 24 Lot 168
Victor GUERRIER (1893-1968)
Paris, elegant woman with a bouquet of flowers near the Madeleine church
Oil on canvas signed lower left
73 x 100cm
Estimate :
€1,500 - €2,000
Victor GUERRIER (1893-1968)
Paris, elegant woman with a bouquet of flowers near the Madeleine church
Oil on canvas signed lower left
73 x 100cm
Estimate :
€1,500 - €2,000

FERRI & Ass
Sale January 26 Lot 233
CHINA: Barrel STOOL (Height 44 cm) AND TWO Elephant SELETTE (Height 58 cm) in enamelled sandstone.
Estimate 30 - 50 EUR
CHINA: Barrel STOOL (Height 44 cm) AND TWO Elephant SELETTE (Height 58 cm) in enamelled sandstone.
Estimate 30 - 50 EUR

DAGUERRE
Sale January 24 Lot 183
Imari porcelain cup, 19th century With polychrome decoration of pagodas and foliage It rests on a bronze mount H. (total) 28 cm D. (cut) 30 cm
Estimate
700 - 800 EUR
Imari porcelain cup, 19th century With polychrome decoration of pagodas and foliage It rests on a bronze mount H. (total) 28 cm D. (cut) 30 cm
Estimate
700 - 800 EUR

GROS & DELETTREZ
Sale January 24 Lot 117
19th century school
Portrait of a nun with a missal Oil on canvas 35 x 24 cm
Estimate
200 - 400 EUR
19th century school
Portrait of a nun with a missal Oil on canvas 35 x 24 cm
Estimate
200 - 400 EUR

Maison R&C & Ass
Sale January 27 Lot 13
Jean ROYERE (1902-1981)
Wall lamp called Serpentin Metal, fabric 19 x 131 cm. circa 1945 Coil wall light Painted metal, paper shade 7.48 x 51.57 in. References: - Pierre Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Norma, 2002, p. 147. - Pierre Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Norma, 2017, p. 159.
Estimate
12000 - 15000 EUR
Jean ROYERE (1902-1981)
Wall lamp called Serpentin Metal, fabric 19 x 131 cm. circa 1945 Coil wall light Painted metal, paper shade 7.48 x 51.57 in. References: - Pierre Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Norma, 2002, p. 147. - Pierre Emmanuel Martin-Vivier, Jean Royère, Norma, 2017, p. 159.
Estimate
12000 - 15000 EUR

DE BAECQUE & Ass
Sale January 26 Lot 80
Xavier DUROSELLE (born in 1961) Covered ovoid sandstone pot decorated with large white drips on a brown background Signature of the monogram stamp H. 13.5 cm Accident glued to the edge of the lid
Estimate 100 - 150 EUR
Xavier DUROSELLE (born in 1961) Covered ovoid sandstone pot decorated with large white drips on a brown background Signature of the monogram stamp H. 13.5 cm Accident glued to the edge of the lid
Estimate 100 - 150 EUR
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