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DESIGN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .92Aldo Bakker, the quintessence of the form

EXHIBITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98Auguste Rodin, the draughtsman

THE IMAGINARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104Rendez-vous with Fatin-Latour

MEETING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108Decorator and designer Roxane Rodriguez

CONTENTSUPCOMING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7Vintage cars, fashion, Modern Art

RESULTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 The best of the December auctions

NEWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38Jewellery market on top

TRENDS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84Paris, medieval art capital

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Editorial DirectorOlivier LangeI Editor-in-chief Gilles-Franois PicardI Distribution DirectorDominique VidementI Graphic DesignSbastien CourauI Editorial ManagerStphanie Perris-Delm([email protected])I Layout-artistNadge Zeglil ([email protected])I Sales DepartmentKarine Saison([email protected])I Internet ManagerChristopher PourtI RealizationWebpublicationI The following have participated in this issue:Sylvain Alliod, Marc Beaulieux, Claudine Boni, Phoebe Canning, Anne Foster, Bertrand GalimarDimitri Joannids, Sophie ReyssatI Translation and proofreading:4T Traduction & Interprtariat, a Telelingua Company 93181 Montreuil.La Gazette Drouot - 10, rue du Faubourg-Montmartre, 75009 PaTl. : +33 (0)1 47 70 93 00 - [email protected]. This issue of La Gazette Drouot is a publication of @uctionspress. All rights reserved. It is forbidden to place any of the informationcontained in this issue on a network or to reproduce same in any form, in whole or in part, without the prior consent of @uctionspress. ADAGP, Paris 2011, for the works o

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As these lines are being written we're still in 2011, juggling the latestresults of a particularly successful season. Press releases are pouringin. From New York comes news about the Hollywood bids on the

Elizabeth Taylor Collection and, from London, news about thephenomenal prices for works by Old Masters such as Brueghel II,Coorte and Velzquez. Meanwhile, the variety of specialities in Parisis growing. Contemporary art shines especially brightly this season,with a world record for Nicolas de Stal, Orientalist paintings - Levy-Dhurmer and tienne Dinet being the standard-bearers - and Asianart or archaeological items, always highly sought-after, as the Vrit

Collection's tremendous success shows. These pages will againdemonstrate that the art market is fit as a fiddle, offering investors arefuge. One example is the brilliant performance of the jewellerycollection, basking in the glow of a glamorous provenance, screenlegend Elizabeth Taylor. The art market, too, can make peopledream

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Paco Rabanne show

(2,000/3,000) or the pomegranate velvet gowncovered with red aluminium and gilt plastic plates(2,000/3,000). The auction gives Rabanne's futuristicdresses an opportunity to reveal their dreamlike power.Success is a foregone conclusion. Stphanie Perris-Delmas

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aco Rabanne was ahead of his time in thesixties, when the Spanish fashion designerexperimented with metal, plastic, paperand other unusual materials, thoroughly

transforming the image of women. Thosefuturistic dresses are now haute couture classics. Artcu-rial's 30 January auction will provide a retrospective of the "metallurgist's" career from 1979 to 2009 with thecollection gathered by Jorge Zulueta and JacoboRomano, who founded the Grupo Accin Instrumentalopera company in Buenos Aires. The troupe's stagingsfeature Rabanne's iconic "dress-sculptures, worn by ouroperas' heroes and heroines," say Zulueta and Romano,"which enabled us to heighten the music's dramaticimpact." The duo created Fa Fa Fashion, an opera thatpremiered at the 2009 Herrenhausen Festival, as atribute to Rabanne. The dresses and accessories up forauction trace 40 years of creation, with a specialemphasis on the eighties, including the metal "coffee-bean" dress with a colourfully-striped swan-feather skirt

Paco Rabanne, ca. 1979, dress and painted square wooden

bead necklace. Estimate: 3,000/4,000.

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Where ? Paris - Htel Marcel-Dassault

When ? 30 January

Who? Artcurial auction house

How much ? 150,000

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Rocking chair by Ron Arad This odd-looking object is a rocking chaise-longue, as polished as a mirror and as smooth asa wave-washed pebble. At the beginning of the1990s Ron Arad, its creator, was interested in steelblades, which could create all the curves filling hisunbridled imagination, as well as the rocking motion. That led to the appearance of Rolling volumes in1991; Papardelle, with its sinuous noodle-inspiredlines; Suitable Case, a cherry wood box that can alsoserve as a chair; and his more architectural version,called Looploop, the following year, like our rockingchaise-longue. One line and unsteady volumes arethe leitmotif of this architect, who says he stumbledinto design by accident. Resolutely independent incharacter, Mr. Arad rejects the barriers that segregatethe art world's diverse domains: unique pieces, indus-

trial production and architecture. He regroups theseobjects by family, depending on their shape, tech-nique or material, such as polished stainless steel andreflective materials that lend themselves to makingunsteady-looking chairs, a paradox for an objectmeant to provide a foundation. Mr. Arad talks of anew experience, insisting on the need for somethingelse to happen even when just sitting down.

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Ron Arad (born 1951), Before Summer 1992, bronzechaise-longue, numbered 4/5 of a production of 5 models and 3 casts by the artist, 129.9 x 170 x 37.8 cm.Marseille, on the 28 January. (Damien Leclre auctionhouse).Estimate: 80,000/100,000.


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Fouga CM 170 MagisterArtcurial is launching an aerospace adventure! The Dassault group's daughter is orga-

nising a novel auction entirely dedicated toaeronautics at the Rond-Point des Champs-lyses on 29 January in Paris. Aviation buf

won't see any Rafale or Falcone aircraft, but therewill be a Fouga CM 170 Magister, France's famou

stunt patrol plane from 1956 to 1980. It has a 700-hour flighcapacity. The estimated price is put at between 60,000 and 80,000. Th

sale includes 450 lots, from books to posters and Concorde parts, such as a cabin macmeter (10,000/12,000) that told passengers how fast the supersonic jet was flying.

Vintage carsOn 3 February, Paris auction house Artcurial Motorcars will offer a selection of 80 first-rate classic cars at Rtromobile,the flagship vintage car show at Porte de Versailles. Bidders will be able to relish the 1913 Delaunay Belleville with Torpedo bodywork by Rothschild, 1947 Delahaye cabriolet with bodywork by Farnay, once belonging to the Marquisde Cuevas (500,000/700,000 - reproduced), and the Ferrari 250 GT California Spider LWB, formerly owned by RogerVadim. Their only rivals will be masterpieces from the Peter Mullin collection which are not for sale! S. P.-D

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The Hubertus Wald Collection, Act One

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here is a good reason the auction of Germanphilanthropist Hubertus Wald's collectionsmay be one of the 2012 season's biggestevents: the famous German businessman,

who opened Karlsruhe's first postwarcinemas, was interested in 20 th-century European avant-garde works. His advisor was Sami Tarica, who coun-selled the most discriminating collectors, includingPierre Berg and Yves Saint Laurent. The result is one of the genre's most beautiful collections, bringing togethermasterpieces of Orphism, Surrealism and Dadaism. TheHubertus Wald Foundation, founded in 1993 to supportmedical research and develop culture in Hamburg,asked Christie's to disperse 87 paintings in several sales. The first, "The Impressionist and Modern Art & The Art of Surrealism", will take place on 7 February and the second,postwar and contemporary art, on 14 February. Dateshave already been set for spring. The works are so outs-tanding it will be hard to make a choice. The monu-mental 1926 painting that Robert Delaunay made inParis, whose little sister is owned by the the Pompidou

Where ? London

When ? 7 February

Who ? Christie's

How much ? 15-23M

USEFUL INFOPiero Manzoni (1933-1963), Achrome, kaolin on canva100 x 80 cm, circa 1959. Estimate: 1,800,000-2,500,00

Centre, is an example. The Eiffel Tower was one of thesubjects dearest to the artist, who painted it approxima-tely 30 times. The "Iron Lady" admirably loaned itself tohis experiments on colour, light and volumes (1,5M-2,5M). Other stars include Kees Van Dongen's Woman'sHead from his Montmartre period, when he paintedthoroughly erotic images of women (reproduced). TheSurrealists are well represented by Max Ernst's Shell


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Flower and Animal's Head on a Red Background, inwhich he experimented with scratching; Hans Arp's 1925relief Balcony; and Joan Mir's People and Birds,whose estimated prices range between 500,000 and800,000. The 14 February auction's main event will bethis Achrome by Piero Manzoni, dated around 1959,composed of 20 kaolin-soaked squares, whose wavesplay with light. The other flagship piece is a 1949 pain-

ting by Otto Wols. This is quite simply one of his master-pieces: Fire, which was exhibited at the 1958 VeniceBiennale. Well-known by connoisseurs, the paintingshould enable the Hamburg foundation to raise at least800,000, the low-end estimate, and honour Wald'swishes. "I was very lucky in my life," the philanthropistsaid, "and always felt the urge to give some of it back tosociety." Stphanie Perris-Delmas

Kees van Dongen(1877-1968), "Tte defemme" signed "v. Dongen" and indistinctlydated (lower right),oil on canvas, 65.2 x 54 cm,painted in 1913.Estimate 700.000-1.000.000.



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Battle of ChampignyDuring the 1870 Battle of Champigny, French armiesled a final attack to free Paris from Prussian control.France waged a desperate struggle resulting in terriblecasualties. The painters Alphonse de Neuville anddouard Bataille, two specialists in 19th century warpaintings, witnessed the battles, paying homage to thecourage of the glorious defeated. On 27 JanuarySothebys Old Master and 19th century painting auctionin New York will offer 13 studies and fragments of thePanorama de la bataille de Champigny from theForbes Collection.

The winner of the prestigious Turner prize , awardedeach year by the Tate Britain in London to a contem-porary British artist, was given to the Glaswegiansculptor Martin Boyce. He was rewarded for a work showing three artificial trees made from pillarscovered with paper leaves, the whole thing istrimmed off with a sculpture depicting a large whiteLibrary table. It should be known that few of thisartists works appear on the art market. In March 2009,Phillips de Pury & Company sold the poetic piece Wedissolve with the daylight for $18,750 in New York.

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Modiglianiangel with a sad face

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medeo Modigliani is no longer really thedamned artist described by his contem-poraries, a forgotten bohemian soul inParis during the Roaring Twenties. Nowa-

days, his works generate seven-figurebids. In June 2011 Bonhams had already sold a portraitof a woman for the handsome sum of 1,812,000. On 7February 2012 the auction house will attempt to betterthat result with its Impressionist and Modern Art sale,offering collectors a work dated around 1918-1919,when Modigliani had fully developed his style, basedon a sculptural approach to his subjects. Rememberthat portraits made up the bulk of his output. This parti-cular one from the Laurence S. Rockefeller Fund canpride itself on having an interesting pedigree. The esti-mated price for the pretty brunette, a touch severe, isput at 700,000/1M. Modigliani's fans Jacques mileBlanche, Paul Derme or, closer to home, J. M. G. LeClzio applaud the art of this Italian Jew, seductiveand mysterious: Modigliani is, along with Gauguin and

Where ? London

When ? 7 February 2012

Who? Bonhams auction house

How much ? 700,000-1,000,000

USEFUL INFO Amedeo Modigliani(1884-1920), "Jeune Fille auxcheveux noirs" ( young girl with black hair ), circa 1918-1919.

Van Gogh, one of those painters who gets closer to thesource of their art, which is magical and ritual. Othershowever, will most likely tire of these women tinted byAfrican art, with their doe eyes and swan-like necksHowever, they are without a doubt a minority.

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Modern ArtSpring promises to be radiant for great artlovers. At its Impressionist and Modern Artauction in London, Christies will disperse on 7February the private collection of a couple whochose to mix periods, genres and cultures. Theresult? A wonderful collection of modern worksconversing with African masks, Old Master pain-tings alongside contemporary sculptures, andeven medieval objects. The collection,expected to bring in between 25M and 35M,does not settle for playing with contrasts. Inorder to create dialogue between cultures, thecollectors chose the best, such as Personnageset oiseaux by Joan Mir (4-7M), an emble-matic 1940s work; La Femme au fauteuilpainted by Pablo Picasso in 1949 (4-6M); andTable devant le btiment by Juan Gris, whichbears the artist's dedication to his dealer,Lonce Rosenberg (1.5-2M). S. P.-D.

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Stamped by Mathieu BauveAccording to family tradition, this carved gilt flat-backed sofa " la Reine", the work of MathieuBauve, came from the famous salon of the influen-tial Madame Geoffrin, where all the cream of art

and culture of the time could be found, includingMarivaux, D'Alembert and Van Loo. The stamp of this cabinetmaker is rare, but is generally indi-cated by the extremely high quality of the itemson which it appears. Some experts believe that hemay have subcontracted work as a seat-maker forsome of his fellow craftsmen, notably NicolasHeurtaut. In 1769, the latter notably delivered aset of twelve armchairs and two sofas toMarie-Louise-Nicole-lisabethde La Rochefoucauld, DuchessedAnville, for her chateau at LaRoche-Guyon, with a modelsimilar to this one, with thesame triple-back design andGobelins tapestry upholstery.On 7 December at Drouot, anenthusiast wrestled for it up to433,720: double its estimate.

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433,720 Circa. 1765-1770, with Mathieu Bauve'sstamp, carved gilt wood sofa, resized Gobelinstapestry upholstery, 104.5 x 203 x 86 cm.


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China of the Qianlong MingsAs usual, the highest results of this sale of Asian art, at Drouot on the 25November (Beaussant-Lefvre auction house) which came to 1,018,795,

were accredited to Chinese art. We know that nothing stirs up enthusiasmquite like an Imperial Mark for both Middle Kingdom and Chinese

Diaspora objects. This attraction is exercised even on Europeanobjects, like the snuffbox, in reproduced gilded leather and

enamel, estimated at 80,000. It carried on its base themark of Qianlong with four characters. A young Euro-

pean accompanied by a little boy appears on bothfaces. It is important to note that enamel only

arrived in Canton and Peking between 1700 and1720, quickly reaching, as shown by our bottle,heights of brilliance.

216,860 Snuffbox bottle in painted enamel on leathQianlong mark (1735-1796) in four characters in blenamel. H. 4.9 cm.

Imperial bids forchinese art

A Hu porcelain vase with polychromedecoration, valued at 15,000 (Mathias,

Baron, Ribeyre, Farrando-Lemoyneauction houses), fetched 96,744 atDrouot on 9 December. Dating fromEmperor Jiaqing's reign, it is shaped likean ancient bronze model but the deco-ration, featuring rams in a landscape,takes full advantage of 18th-centurytechnical advances.

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Yongzheng mark This bowl, whose starting price was set at around12,000, fetched the auction's highest bid. Its mainasset is an imperial signature. The Mings had a policyencouraging studios in China to expand and multiply;at one point there were over 3,000 kilns. The pieceshave been inventoried and, like this bowl signedYongzheng (1722-1735), are known by the emperor'sname. It was made under the Qing dynasty, whichsucceeded the Kangxi, whose reign was contemporarywith the early days of porcelain in France. This bowl is afine example of the doucai, or contrasting colours,technique. The motifs' outlines were drawn in blue onthe underglaze before being highlighted with touchesof polychrome enamel on the overglaze, requiring asecond firing at a low temperature. The exquisitely-crafted piece is adorned with peaches symbolisinglongevity. Similar to examples at the Guimet Museum,it also features five bats evoking the five forms of goodfortune: durability, happiness, wealth, joy and health.

With features like these, the bowl whetted the appetiteof art lovers in the room and on several phones. Sixbidders were still vying for the piece at 100,000.It eventually joined the collection of a passionatecollector of Chinese porcelain. Chantal Humbert

Where ? Chinon

When ? 28 November

Who ? Chinon auction house. Mr. L'Herrou

How much ? 168,000

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China, Yongzheng period (1723-1735).Round, flaring porcelain bowl withpolychrome enamel doucai, six-characterYongzheng mark in a double squareon the back, dia. 9.5 cm.

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Imperial hallmarkComing from a private collection sold on the27 th November at Lyons-la-Fort (Pillet auction

house), this imperial stamp unleashed thepassion of art collectors present in the room aswell as on several phone lines. It was finallysold to a Chinese buyer after a livelyexchange of bids. A very rare piece, itrepresents one of the most brilliantperiods of Ancient China, the Kangxireign. A contemporary to King LouisXIV and also a great collector, thisChinese emperor used some 150stamps. Our stamp is embellishedwith a colourful handle; finelysculpted into a round form, it takesthe shape of a sleeping chimera,the head turned towards the left.In addition to this elegant sculp-ture, on its base it bears theinscription yuan Jian Zhai,known and referenced in manyspecialised works, which repre-sents the studio dapprentissageen profondeur. This institution, setup in Peking in the Forbidden City,enclosed the painting and otherletter documents belonging to theemperor Kangxi. Chantal Humbert

480,000 China, Kangxi period (1662-1722),square stamp in beige and red soap-stone, roundhandle sculpted into a chimera, 5.9 x 5.9 x 6.9 cm.



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312,500 for a libation cupRhinoceros horn scored yet another success with the312,500 obtained on 1 December at Drouot by this 17 th

century Chinese libation cup, which already had a high pre-sale estimate of no less than 80,000 (Kahn-Dumoussetauction house). It is carved and decorated in openwork withfour characters in a mountainous setting with maples andlongevity pine trees. Two scholars gaze at a waterfall, while athird walks among the maples trees, and the fourth mounts astairway. Three cartouches contain inscriptions in relief. Twoof them are on the outside, describing the landscape and thecharacters, while the third, on the inside, makes it possible todate the piece very precisely to the spring of 1651, i.e. the verybeginning of the Qing dynasty. According to Chinese tradi-tion, the rhinoceros horn had many virtues: as one of theEight Auspicious Treasures, it enabled poisons to be detected,was used to cure heart, liver and stomach conditions and, lastbut not least, had aphrodisiac powers. A not-so obscureobject of desire Sylvain Alliod

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Cretey world record

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his moving painting, expected to fetcharound 25,000, sparked a fierce biddingwar between the room and several phones.A Paris collector, who had specially made

the trip, acquired it for six times the esti-mate. Louis Cretey, who was born in the Capitale desGaules, painted "Le Christ moqu par les soldats" ( Christ Mocked by the Soldiers), which comes from an estate inBon-sur-Lignon, on Forez Plain. Cretey studied with hisfather before leaving for Rome in the early 1660s. Underthe protection of several patrons, including CardinalImperiali and the Boscoli family, the artist painted reli-gious as well as secular scenes. He spent around 20 yearsin Italy before moving back to his home town ca. 1680.In Lyon, Cretey was associated with two major decora-tive projects: the refectory of the Abbaye des Dames deSaint-Pierre, and the former courthouse, also known asthe Palais de Roanne. This work, which dates from theartist's Roman period, is similar to his "Le Christ dposaprs la Flagellation" ( Christ Deposed after the Flagella-

tion ), today in the Museum of Fine Arts of Marseille.Painted with great skill, it refers to an episode of Christ'sPassion: Pontius Pilate ordered the Roman-style flagella-tion, having Jesus tied to a column - the usual practicebefore an execution. The foreground's harshly-lit figuresstand out against a dark background, in the manner of Tintoretto and the Italian tenebrists. The high formathelps give the scene a tighter perspective. The powerful,strikingly sober composition is enlivened by a subtlebundle of oblique lines that draw the eye to Christ'sbody, the pivot of the layout. Chantal Humbert

Where ? Lyon

When ? 1 December

Who? Marais auction house. Mr. Millet

How much ? 176,400

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Louis Cretey(1630/1635-after 1700), "Le Christ moqupar les soldats" (Christ Mocked by the Soldiers), canvas,89.5 x 73.5 cm (detail).

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Delicious Diana by Van Haarlem

Cornelisz Van Haarlem (1562-1638), "Diana", 1607, oil onpanel, 66.5 x 49 cm.

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ou will undoubtedly have recognisedthis Diana dreamed up by Cornelisz VanHaarlem in 1607. Although at 223,056she remained below her estimate, it did

not prevent her from taking fourthplace in the artist's international record, and secondplace in France, pipped to the post by a much largerpainting from 1616 showing Paris and Oenone, soldfor FF2.5 M (the equivalent of 444,925 today) on 26November 2000 at Wetterwald & Ranou-Cassegrainin Nice. Near the spearhead, this panel bears themonogram "CH" with the bar of the "H" incorpora-ting a small "V", followed by the date, 1607. The pain-ter's works evince the typical style of the Haarlemschool, of which he was a founder. This naturalisticapproach, due to the practice of drawing fromnature and the study of antique sculptures, made itpossible to override the Mannerist influence of Bartholomeus Spranger (1546-1611), made popular

by the engravings of Hendrik Goltzius, another foun-ding member of the Haarlem school. Here Diana wasspared the concern for realism of a painter whonever hesitated to put dirt under the fingernails of his goddesses! This one remains unsullied by anysuch outrage Sylvain Alliod

Where ? Paris - Drouot-Richelieu - Rooms 5-6

When ? 2 December

Who ? Beaussant - Lefvre auction house. Mr. Auguier

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Spotlight on painting porcelain and bro

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he classic programme of this sale waswell-received, resulting in three six-figureand sixteen five-figure bids. At 192,076,the estimate was respected for the pain-

ting by Louise Moillon shown in thephoto, dated 1644. As we know, this artist trainedwith her father-in-law, the still life painter FranoisGarnier, and worked in the community of Flemishpainters in Saint-Germain-des-Prs, Paris. Ceramicsprovided the other highlight of this sale. Indicated inthe catalogue, a pair of Louis XVI bachelier vases inhard porcelain of royal provenance was finally attri-buted to the Lille factory, which had copied a Svresmodel and offered it to the Crown as a gift, probablyto obtain royal privileges. This change did notprevent the vases from achieving their initial esti-mate, at 125,000. They are decorated in polychromewith shells, foliage and exuberant garlands of

flowers. 151,182, after an estimate of 35,000, wentto a Louis XVI porcelain vase with a gilt bronzemount, while three series of vases with ormolumountings also attracted fine bids. S. A.

Where ? Paris - Drouot-Richelieu, Rooms 1-7

When ? 2 December

Who ? Maigret (Thierry de) auction house

How much ? 1,534,000

USEFUL INFO192,076 Louise Moillon (1610-1696), "Nature morte auxprunes et noisettes", 1644, canvas,54.5 x 73cm (detail).

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h is auction of archaeological objectstotalled 3,692,000. Eight six-figureand five five-figure sales were made,with ancient Egypt being particularly

well represented. The exceptionallylarge reproduced Middle Empire model boatdefied expectations by fetching 705,221,considerably more than its estimated upperprice of 100,000. The Middle Empire sawthe development of tomb furnishings,whose purpose was to guarantee the life of the deceased in the hereafter, because thepoor quality of the hypogeae's rock hindered the growth of painted decora-tion. At the opposite end of the size scale,Akhenaton's blue opaque pte de verreprofile, ca. 1353-1356 BC, (h. 4.5 cm),attesting to Egyptian craftsmen's mastery of glassware, sold for 124,996. A sixth-dynasty

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Where ? Paris - Drouot-Montaigne

When ? 1 December

Who ? Pierre Berg & Associs auction house.Mr. Kunicki

How much ? 3,692,000

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705,221 Egypt, Middle Empire, 11th-12th dynasty(2033-1786 BC), polychrome stuccoed wooden boand its crew, l. 152 cm.

(2374-2140 BC) wooden statue of a dignitary (h.56 cm) met expectations at 200,000, its upperestimate. The nudity, slender shape and slightlyoversized head are characteristic of art from thisdynasty. The top bid on a Roman archaeological

object was 318,750 for a 1 st-2 nd -century giltbronze Gallo-Roman statuette of Mercury foundin Bavay. Edmond Haraucourt, the curator at theCluny Museum between 1912 and 1925, datedthis unusual piece to the first century AD. In1912 Charles Delaporte (1878-1974) bought the

statuette, which remained in his family. Located inthe Nord dpartement, Bavay, Bagacum in Antiquity,was a Roman settlement founded ca. 20 BC. Sevenroads named after a god, including Mercury, linkedthe town, a gateway between Germania and the port

of Boulogne, to neighbouring peoples' capitals. Thehighest bid for a piece of Greek art was 262,500 fora silver, partially-gilded fourth-century rhyton featu-ring an exquisitely crafted ibex-head protome and awide frieze of engraved palmettes emphasizing thevase's lip. Sylvain Alliod

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913,000 black granite falcon, Egypt, Ptolemaic Period,circa. 332-330 BC, 52 x 47 cm.


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The Vritarchaeological collection

277,000 limestone female head, Egypt, New Empire,late 18th dynasty, circa. 1388-1292 BC, h. 26 cm.

Where ? Paris

When ? 20 December 2011

Who? Christie's

How much ? 3,603,700

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Paris would be a big event. They wereright: the sale set a string of records totalling 44M.Pierre and Claude Vrit also collected archaeology,although less avidly than they did Fang, Baoul orSenufo masks. This collection, smaller in number(some 200 lots) as well as in standout works, mettremendous success in Paris, totalling 3.6M, fourtimes more than the low-end forecasts. The popularityof Egyptian statuary mainly accounted for that success.An example is this remarkable black granite falcon.Various bidders pushed up the cautiously estimatedprice of 80,000 before an American collector snat-ched it for 913,000. The sculpture, which dates fromthe Ptolemaic Period, when Egypt was a Greek province, offers an example of Egyptian artists' stun-ning mastery of the art of carving the hardest stones.

Another example is a delicate limestone female headthat originally belonged to a statue of a couple thatdemonstrates the finesse of New Empire sculpture,which can be admired here in the treatment of the wigand the delightfully curling lips. The expected price of between 25,000 and 35,000 climbed to 277,000,paid by an Asian gallery. A greywacke block statuefrom the Late Period of ancient Egypt fetched217,000. Interestingly, Internet bidders accounted for38% of the bids in this auction. Stphanie Perris-Delmas


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120,202 Rome, 4th century BC. Statuette of abearded satyr, bronze with a malachite green patinaon a red oxide base, h. 19 cm, alabaster base.


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FOR A PRETTY LADYS FINGERDiamonds are a girls best friend more so thanever, especially when it comes buying gifts at the

end of the year! On 21 November, youd have tohave spent 84,375 at Drouot to slip this sparklingring onto a pretty lady's finger, with a respectablysized emerald cut diamond weighing 8.85 ct (Gros& Delettrez auction house). The emerald cut isalways appreciated for its beauty and elegance,and for the soft, subtle light diffused by the stone. The brilliant cut has less intense sparkle and diffu-sion. This graduated shape generally has 58 facets,with their position making any impurities presentin the stone more visible. Closer to the naturalshape of rough diamonds, the emerald cut losesless of its material than the brillant cut. A weightyargument for diamond cutters

1940s Boucheron 50,807Here at 50,807 we have a more or less complete Boucheron jewellery set, including a necklace and a pair of pendantearrings skilfully remounted as a brooch, representing the watercolour design of the main piece (25 November, Drouot, Thierry de Maigret auction house). The latter's faithfulness to the model is exemplary. The geometric scroll motifsinspired by lace-making were fashionable at the time. In the 1920s, Ren Mass and Lucien Hirtz worked for the augusthouse run by Louis Boucheron (1874-1959) at the turning point for art-deco. Hirtz was with the company since 1893.As an enameller and designer, he stood out for the originality and quality of his creations, and was adept at incorpora-ting the fashions of the moment. In 1932 and 1934, Louis Boucheron's sons joined the company. Frdric (1907-1973)was made director of gemstones, while Grard (1910-1996) became the commercial and creative director. UnderGrard's leadership, Boucheron continued its quest to remain up-to-date. At the beginning of the 1940s, this jewelleryset was a fine example of the forceful, versatile creative dynamism of this company in the Place Vendme. It carries thehallmark of the Maison Verger Frres, which made jewellery for Boucheron. Sylvain Alliod



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Second round of the Cochet silverware collection

148,704 Paris, 1774 and 1775-1776, Jean-FranoisGarand, gold snuffbox with blue imitation lapis lazulienamel.Weight: 193g, 3.4 x 7.2 x 5.3 cm.

Where ? Paris - Drouot-Richelieu - Room 1-7

When ? 7 December

Who ? Fraysse & Associs auction house. Mr. de Sevin

How much ? 1,774,534

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he second part of the sale of douardCochet's silverware collection made a totalof 1,774,534, compared with 1,637,727for the first part. This time, no fewer than

38 five-figure bids were recorded, and twoat six figures. The 34 snuffboxes alone brought in724,808. The example shown in the photo, estimatedat no more than 30,000, finally went for 148,704.It was made by Jean-Franois Garand in Paris, and isdecorated with a miniature on enamel by Jean-Baptiste Le Tellier after a painting by Franois Boucher.Silverware from Strasbourg was very much at the fore-front of the sale aswell. 158,600 went to a toilette setin vermeil (1788-1789) by Jean Jacques Kirstein, apartfrom two pieces by Emmerich. Part of this set,presented by the subjects of Count von der Leyen tohis wife at the birth of their only son, is now in theMuse des Arts Dcoratifs in Strasbourg. At 89,200the estimate was doubled for a pair of square-based

silver candlesticks with square fluted shafts by ClaudeMott. 61,960 were garnered by a covered bowl andserving platter in vermeil (Strasbourg, 1779) byJacques Henri Alberti, with a removable handle formedof four hazelnuts placed in a leafy frame on a terracewith broad detached leaves. The whole item is deco-rated with laurel garlands, pompom swags and coatsof arms surmounted by a marquis's crown.

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Belperron, Boivin a charming duo

(1)183,400 An amethyst, emerald, silver and goldbracelet by Ren Boivin, 1937. (2)247,000 A tourmaline,emerald, peridot, beryl, coloured sapphire and gold braceleby Suzanne Belperron. (3)94,600 An ame thyst,tourmaline, kunzite bracelet by Suzanne Belperron.

bracelet in bulrush form decorated with a centralrectangular beryl brought in 94,600. These twopieces of jewellery carry the hallmark of Darde & Filsfor Belperron. A third example signed by Ren Boivinwas carried off by a European collector for 183,400.It is very similar to the two former models, so canperhaps be dated to the Boivin/Belperron period.


Where ? Paris

When ? 24th November

Who ? Christie's auction house

How much ? 3,3M

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uzanne Belperron had no need to signher work, her style being a signature initselfThis style once more achievedwonders at a Paris auction. A bracelet in

the shape of bulrush leaves with tourma-lines and emeralds set an auction record of 247,000for this type of jewellery. If any further proof wasneeded, this result (obtained through an Americancollector) confirms the popularity of this designer,building upon the excellent results noted on 19 May2010 in the French capital. That day, an art lover took home a brooch to the tune of 553,000, marking aworld record for Suzanne Belperron. She remainsone of the figureheads of French 20 th century jewel-lery. After working for Ren Boivin, she moved on towork with Bernard Herz, completely devoting herself to the creation of jewellery with shimmering coloursin natural shapes, a far cry from the geometryfavoured by the Art Deco movement. Another

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Jaeger-LeCoultre a unique adventure This Parisian sale on the 29 November brought in a total of 1,939,543

(Artcurial auction house). She enabled an overview of almost 180 yearsof timepiece creation, while celebrating 80 years of its most emble-matic model, the Reverso, patented in 1931. The most sought-afterpiece went up to 48,166. Produced in around 1933, it is made fromsteel and has an extremely rare midnight blue face. The mostpopular timekeeper, this reproduction carrying the single signa-ture of LeCoultre achieved 87,000. Jaeger and LeCoultre mergedin 1937, with all the movements put into cases by Edmond Jaegercoming from LeCoultre. This pocket watch, whose calibre was

produced between 1932 and 1934, was the first of its type to bemade in Staybrite steel with a perpetual calendar. It is without a doubt

a unique piece. Sylvain Alliod

role in this auction. Further evidence came with205,600 for a Parisian gold and platinum ring fromaround 1970, ornamented with an large rectangular

facetted Colombian emerald. The top-rank jewellerscored again with 179,280 for a platinum brooch pinfrom around 1965: an undulating ribbon set withtapered baguette cut diamonds dotted with brilliantcut diamonds, containing a new Colombian formermine rectangular faceted emerald (26.35 ct) in thecentre. This brooch can be worn as a pendant on a VanCleef & Arpels New York necklace. It cost its buyer149,600.

87,000 LeCoultre, around 1934, pocket watch in Staybrite steel with a perpetuahand-wound LeCoultre 19LRCB mechanical movement.


Van Cleef & Arpels This jewellery sale totalled 2,3M the 2 December inParis (Crdit municipal). An epic bidding war lastingten minutes took a pair of reproduced pendant

earrings by Van Cleef & Arpels New York up to605,207. The two Colombian emerald drops theycontain undoubtedly come from a former mine. Of almost identical weights but different shapes, theydominate the composition of their settings, beingslightly asymmetric. The art of being subtly different

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605,207 Van Cleef & Arpels, New York,around 1960-1970,pair of pendant earringsin platinum setwith diamonds, eachwith an emerald drop.30.09 and 30.26 ct,Colombia.

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A girls best friend!According to Marilyn Monroe,diamonds are a girl's best friend

Well-heeled husbands, take note!One of these bought a diamondfor 294,929 in a Paris sale atDrouot (Fromentin auctionhouse) on 5 December. With arespectable weight of 8.73 ct, itglitters in a setting by Boucheron,one of the great names of the PlaceVendme. Here the celebrated jeweller exhibited admirable restraint,giving full expression to the qualities of the stone, duly analysed by the French Labo-ratory of Gemmology. But nothing can measurethe appeal of a diamond's sparkle to theonlooker especially when it is worn by a beau-tiful woman

Perpetual rewinding The face of this hunter watch presaged some fine bids And that's just what happened atDrouot on 6 December, with a result of 50,807 for a high estimate of 16,000 (Millon & Associsauction house).The watch was made in around 1880 by Haas Jeune, a French factory foundedin 1848 by Benjamin Haas, which in 1868 became the official producer for Emperor NapoleonIII. Attentive to the elegance of its models, the firm strove to slim them down, so much so thatat the Geneva Exposition of 1896, it presented an extra-flat watch with a movement only 2 mmthick! This one, meanwhile, is equipped with a grand complication clockwork, and has a chro-nograph, a minute repeater, a perpetual calendar, an indicator for the phases of the moon anda lunar calendar. Sylvain Alliod



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Roger Viviers creations620,000Exceptional materials, refined work and great originalitywere the hallmarks of Roger Vivier's creations. Producedwhen the bootmaker was making models for ChristianDior between 1953 and 1963, this pump was designedfor the lovely Princess Soraya. A Cinderella slipper for thewoman who had married the last Shah of Iran,Mohammad-Reza Pahlavi, in 1951. Although a lovematch, their childless marriage regrettably disintegratedunder the tough demands of dynastic law. This shoe isall that remains of the carefree years of life at court,where the princess showed off her most beautiful finery. The hammer fell on the sum of 19,763: the price for amemory and the excellence of this genuine work of art.Roger Vivier's unique and remarkable designs embo-died the ultimate refinement. In this respect, they had a

number of celebrities at their feet, including Elizabeth Taylor, Brigitte Bardot, Cary Grant and Cecil Beaton. The prototypes produced by Vivier for these glitteringcustomers were fiercely fought over, like all the otherpieces by the designer. French and foreign biddersoutdid each other in their enthusiasm for the bootma-ker's sheer imagination, and nearly all the 350 piecesfound takers, for an overall result that doubled the fore-casts 620,000 (Neuilly-sur-Seine, 30 November.Aguttes auction house). Numerous items will remain inFrance thanks to a number of institutions, first and fore-most the Muse International de la Chaussureof Romans-sur-Isre, which pre-empted fifty-five emble-matic models. A tribute to talent that never put afoot wrong! Sophie Reyssat

19,763 Roger Vivier for Christian Dior, evening pump withde chvre" heel, silver thread and topaz embroidery on tullemounted on nylon mesh, with embroidery work by the RbCompany, 1962.

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Fabric Empire The popularity rating of Napoleonic souvenirs

was as high as ever in the Rue Royale, in Fontai-nebleau (Osenat auction house). This time, theappeal lay in the refinement and femininity of aball or evening gown enhanced with a train.Made of white satin, this dress is embroidered insilver patterns of "vermicelli", leaves, skittles andshuttles by Augustin Picot. Under Napoleon, thisoutstanding embroiderer perpetuated theexcellence of a company that had worked forMarie-Antoinette, with archives going back to

1775. For despite the Revolution, the splendourof the regime had certain demands that couldnot be ignored The silver motifs marvellouslyemphasised a feminine figure, transformed andlightened thanks to the abandonment of corsetsand paniers, and now made slender with a high,simplified waist echoing the Antiquity then invogue. The Empress Josephine wore very similardresses to the model on offer this Sunday, asshown by a pattern now in the archives of theMaison Brocard, the inheritor of Picot's expertise,and a dress now in the Muse National duChteau de Malmaison. The stuff of dreams Aprivate French collector yielded to the charms of this item, laying out 125,000 to acquire thehistoric costume on 4 December. S. R.

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Contemporary artDedicated to contemporary art,this Christies sale in Parisgarnered the tidy sum of 11,747,599 from 132 lots. Thestars of the day were Jean-Michel Basquiat, with 1,297,000 for anacrylic and oil on canvas, and Nicolas de Stal, whose small 1953 painting of the countrysidein the South of France obtained 1,017,000. These latest resultsconfirmed the excellent value of

paintings in the capital. Nicolasde Stal's works sell for the most in Paris; another example was the7,033,418 paid for a beautiful sleeping nude on 6 December: aworld record for the auctionhouse Artcurial (see page 70).

235,448 This is the result for a drawing by

Auguste Rodin representing "Prom-the" made circa 1875-1876. It wasproposed during a Parisian sale on

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World forSraphine de Senlis

106,050 Sraphine Louise, called Sraphine de Senlis(1864-1942), "Fleurs des champs" (Flowers in the field ),circa. 1924, oil on canvas, 79x 60 cm.

Where ? Paris

When ? 1 December

Who ? Tajan auction house

How much ? 172,445

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n two auctions Sraphine de Senlis not onlytotalled 172,445 but also broke a world record(source: Artnet) with 106,050 for "Fleurs deschamps" ( Flowers in the field ), ca. 1924. The other

result, 66,400, was for a 1927-1928 oil, glosspaint and mixed media on cardboard depicting alush Jesse Tree. Sraphine's works are rare on theauction scene: the Artnet database lists just around40 sales since the late 1980s. In the general public'smind she has joined the pantheon of accursedartists alongside Camille Claudel thanks to MartinProvost's 2009 eponymous film, which won sevenCsar awards. The previous year, the MaillolMuseum had hosted an exhibition of works by theartist, a simple housemaid and self-taught painter,who died in a psychiatric hospital. One of heremployers, Wilhelm Uhde, a German collector andart historian whose name is inseparable from the

early 1900s Paris avant-gardes, discovered her.A friend of Braque and Picasso, Uhde spent some

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Market sceneOn 23 November at Drouot, JacquesMajorelle garnered 185,880 withthis oil on canvas entitled "March MZamer" from around 1950(Coutau-Bgarie auction house). Itshows a market scene where theblazing sunlight stifles colour, crea-ting a subtle monochrome thatechoes the reddish-pink of thedesert. From 1937-1938, Majorellefocused on depicting daily life in avery precise and objective way, brea-king with the idyllic images of tourist office publicity campaigns.Flix Marcilhac sums up this changeas follows: "A long way from theusual trivialities and picturesquedetails, he now speaks of the worldin a universal language. The light isstill that of Morocco, the colours arestill those you find in the country,but above and beyond the subject,what we find is Humanity encapsu-lated as a whole." Sylvain Alliod

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4,6M for the ge d'AirinProduced between 1875-1877, the ge d'Airin (TheAge of Bronze) is one of Auguste Rodin's mostfamous works, and the one that made his name.On 1 December in Paris (Christies), a Europeancollector bought a cast in black and green patina

created during the artists lifetime, to the tune of 4,657,000. The world record for a work by theartist is currently held by the beautiful Eve, alarge bronze model sold in New York for$18,969,000 (12,264,000). In this same sale, astudy on canvas of Les Baigneuses by PauCzanne was sold within its estimates for

2,305,000. S. P.-D

Fabius BrestOn 2 December at Drouot, an Orientalist breeze blew in fromthe Bosphorus A painting by Fabius Brest, "Le Khan de lasultane Valid Constantinople", dating from 1861 (Drouot-Esti-mation auction house) went for 229,252. For twenty years orso, the artist relied on memories of his four-year stay in Turkeyfor the subjects of his works. And we can see how precise theywere! The Valide mosque, begun in 1597 on the orders of Sultana Safiye, the mother of Mehmed III, was completed in1660 at the expense of Mehmed IV's mother, who gave it hername. This view can be compared with the panoramic photo-graphs taken in 1860 by James Robertson and Felice Beato.A variant of this painting is now in the Manial Palace Museum inCairo. It originally belonged to the collection of PrinceMohamed Ali Tewfik. S. A.

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Three byEtienne Dinet

500,000 tienne Dinet (1861-1929), "Baigneuse dapalmeraie" (Bather in the Palm Grove ), oil on canvas,71 x 59 cm.

tional jewellery. The figures in Two Young GirlPutting on Make-up, which fetched 237,500, aremuch more modestly dressed. In a humble interior, ayoung Algerian woman puts kohl on her friend'seyelids. They are sitting on the floor, one in blue, theother in pink, both in white veils. Sylvain Alliod

Where ? Paris - Drouot-Richelieu - Room 7

When ? 12 December

Who ? Gros & Delettrez SVV. Mr. Chanoit

How much ? 1,012,500

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t the end of this year, Orientalism hasbecome associated with the nametienne Dinet, three of whose paintingsfetched a total of 1,012,500. The young

beauties hidden in the shadow of theoasis were the focus of attention, first from Dinet, nowfrom buyers. Bather in the Palm Grove (reproduced)garnered the highest bid, 500,000. In the sales cata-logue, an excerpt from Spring of Hearts, whichSlimane Ben Ibrahim and Dinet wrote in 1902, empha-sizes the young girl's charms: "Her name was Nakhla.Her smile was as sweet as dawn and men in Bou-Saadaenvied he who would possess this perfumed rose.In the verses poets sang in her honour, they would say,Oh Nakhla, your beauty shines like the sun! Be gone,for two suns would dry up the world." The sunlitYoung Girls Drying their Laundry, which sold for250,000, offers a domestic variation on the bathertheme, with scantily-dressed women wearing tradi-


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World record for Levy-DhurmerOriental beauties continued to win over artlovers. These three Moroccan graces

provided their creator, Lucien Levy-Dhurmer,with a new world record at297,946. Paintedaround 1930, the work bears witness to theartists incredible mastery of pastel, his favou-rite material. The other stars of this Parisauction at the Htel Dassault (artcurialauction house) were tienne Dinet, whosecanvas "Les Prisonniers du Cheikh" went for152,960, and Jacques Majorelle. Art enthu-siasts were offered several pieces by thepainter. One, "March de Bamako" from 1949,fetched 149,242, another, "Souk des soie-ries", 146,764.

Grme in the Orient250,318Paintings by Jean-Lon Grme were tremen-dously successful during the 16 December Parissale at Drouot (Bondu-L'Huillier auction house)Three of them sparked bidding wars. Solomon'sWall, a theme the artist depicted several times, inparticular in a work at the Israel Museum of Jeru-salem, fetched 101,614, much more than theinitial estimate of 10,000/15,000. View of Cairoa sketch for the painting of General Bonaparte atHearst Castle in San Simeon, California, sold fo92,940, while Souks found a buyer at 55,764The three works were presented in the sameframe but sold separately. S. P.-D.

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Monotype by Edgar Degas This monotype by Edgar Degas, from around 1877-1879, was subject toa lively bidding war on the 7 th December at Drouot, taking it up to216,860 although it had a high estimate of 80,000 (Audap-Mirabaudauction house). Despite not being described by Eugenia Parry Janis inher annotated catalogue of the artists monotypes, our Duo is close insize and subject to numbers 7 and 13 of the publication, which containscenes from cabarets and caf-concerts. They come from the first sale of the collection of Henri Gallice organised at the Charpentier gallery on the25th May 1934. Let us remember that the monotype is an engravingobtained from a non-repeatable process. Therefore it is not a reproduc-tion, but a unique pieceFor our engraving, Degas worked with a black ink needle on a plate of metal, which is then applied to a flat sheet of damp paper which he went over with pastels. Sylvain Alliod

The Prouvost collectionMade around 1910, the oil oncanvas by Pierre Bonnard camefrom the Anne and Albert Prou-vost collection from which two paintings were proposed at Drouot on the 5 th December (Baron-Ribeyre & Associs auctionhouse, Mathias auction house,Farrando - Lemoine auctionhouse). Auctioned for 169,302 , it depicts yachts in Deauville. TheProuvosts were lovers of abstrac-tionand yachting ! The fortuneof this family of textile manufactu-rers from the north of Francegoes way back: in 1472, JeanProuvost, Lord of Wasquehal, wasnamed municiple magistrate of Roubaix. The Prouvosts werealready wool merchantsOur couple are also, as you know, art lovers, and in 1969 they created the Septentrion foundation in thefarm of their propety in Vert-Bois,in Marcq-en-Bareuil, which each year organises amongst other things, exhibitions. They knew Bonnard in 1946, one year beforehis death.

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198,860 for Eugne Atget

14,200 Eugne Atget (1857-1927), Impasse Barbette38 rue des Francs Bourgeois, 1899, period print on albupaper after a glass negative, 21.8 x 17.6 cm.

the Saint Germain des Prs neighbourhood ca. 1900,ranked second at 14,500. A view of 27 rue Saint-Andr des Arts from rue Gt-le-Coeur and an 1899photo of Rue Galande came in third at 14,000.

Chantal Humbert

Where ? Nmes

When ? 3 December

Who ? Nmes auction house. Mr. Yves Di Maria

How much ? 198,860

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wenty-nine Belle poque Atget photo-graphs in a good state of conservationfetched 198,860. They belonged to thefamily of an art historian who was a

curator at the Louvre Museum in the1920s and 30s. The appraiser, Yves Di Maria, showedthese pictures, which Atget took while walking thestreets of Paris in 1898-1899, during Paris-Photo. Theirestimated worth was put at between 600 and5,000, but excited collectors snatched them up atmany times those amounts. The first battle wasbetween French and American bidders, before abitter duel between two French collectors for eachlot. This photo bearing the negative number 3555,valued at around 3,500, won the highest bid, at sixtimes more than the estimates. The foreground of this proof with well-preserved tones features a quaintsign shaped like an open book that says "Lecture"(Reading). A picture of the Cour du Dragon, taken in


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25,200 Eugne Atget, Corner of rue Laplace and rue de la Montagne-Sainte-Genevive, 1898, perioprint on albumin paper after a glass negative,22.2 x 17.8 cm.

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Signsof the times

495,680 Simon Hanta, "Blanc" (White), 1973, acrylic oncanvas initialled and dated on the bottom right, 261 x 26

chance and control of the creases in the pre-crum-pled canvas. One art lover went for the exactopposite of polychromy with Antoni Tapies'"T renvers en noir" at 371,760. This mixed media oncanvas laid on panel dates from 1961. Also note-worthy were the bids recorded for Jean Fautrier andhis 1959 "Inepties": 346,976, oil on paper laid oncanvas, and for Pierre Soulages (born in 1919):179,684 for "Peinture sur papier 65 x 50 cm, 1950-13", a walnut stain on paper from 1950. Sophie Reyssat

Where ? Versailles

When ? 11 December

Who? Versailles Enchres auction house

How much ? 4,728,906

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bstract and contemporary art loversfaithfully reported present at this newVersailles sale, and took the final total to4,7M. Zao Wou-ki featured in the result

to the tune of 831,560 with a paintingthat went for over twice its estimate. This is a particu-larly interesting composition because it marks aturning point in the painter's artistic development. Itdates from 1951, when the young Chinese artistdecided to turn to Abstraction, influenced by thework of Paul Klee, whom he had recently discoveredin Basel. While in this picture the silhouette of ghostlyboats can still be distinguished, depicted by a fewblack lines in the ultramarine, their dilution seems toindicate that signs will soon supplant figuration.Simon Hanta hardly went unnoticed either, at495,680. His "Blanc", painted in acrylic in 1973 on amonumental canvas, consists of an explosion of multicolour dabs, the result of a skilful combination of

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Precious cabinet 240,000This elegant ebony veneer cabinet makes play with the contrastbetween wood and chased gilt bronze ornamental figures. Thefaade features refined marquetry work in coloured marble, repre-senting still lives inspired by the Northern schools. They are reminiscent of the art of Domenico Gucci, an Italian sculptor whodirected the cabinetmaking workshop at the Gobelins in the latterhalf of the 17th century. After falling into disfavour, this stylereturned in force in the second half of the 18th and early 19th centu-ries, as seen in this cabinet, which comes from a residence in theVal de Loire, and was offered for sale at an auction in Nantes on 6December (Couton-Veyrac-Jamault auction house). It carries thestamp of tienne Levasseur, and stands out for its magnificentexecution.

Dazzling Urbino majolica270,000This majolica piece, attributed to Francesco

Xanto Avelli da Rovigo (c.1486 - c.1542), certainlywhetted the appetites of the collectors presenton 5 December in Tours (Giraudeau auctionhouse sale room). At 100,000, a dozen bidderswere still in the running. Knocked down for fifteentimes its estimate, it now joins the collection of anardent enthusiast. A masterpiece of the Renais-sance, this plate illustrates the refinement of majo-lica ware, produced in Urbino at the beginning of the16th century. It was famous for the extraordinary picto-rial quality of its decoration, and frequently commis-sioned by high-ranking Italian houses.

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World record for Gabbrielli 142,500A rare find in the market, this violin, made in Florence in 1769, still has its originalribs and neck and, as a further bonus, three original pegs, certainly turned by the18th century instrument maker himself, Johannes Baptista Gabbrielli. A memberof a famous Florentine family of violinmakers, he made violins that produced anextraordinarily refined sound. Inspired by Jacobus Stainer of the German school,Gabbrielli created instruments with an impeccable finish. This violin, offered ataround 30,000 at Vichy on 8 December (Vichy Enchres auction house), provokeda positive riot of bids between various eager musicians and collectors, and was even-tually bought by a violinist. Chantal Humbert


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By Charles Cressent"with dragons"

Charles Cressent (1685-1768), Louis XV period,circa 1740-1750, commode described as "with dragons"in satinwood and purplewood, with gilt bronze mounting89.5 x 130 x 64.5 cm.

the Getty Museum of Los Angeles). This one featuresa monkey in a swing, examples of which are found invarious public collections including those of theLouvre and the Metropolitan Museum. The group of commodes "with crossed palms and dragons" is verysmall: two are now in the Rothschild collections, athird in that of Richard Wallace, a fourth in the Metro-politan Museum of New York, and a fifth in theVictoria and Albert Museum in London. The absenceof a crowned "C" on the mountings of this commodemeans that it can be considered one of the very firstexamples made. It also has an unsullied pedigree,having never been in a sale before. An item of extraor-dinary freshness, despite its age Sylvain Alliod

Where ? Paris Drouot-Richelieu - Room 5

When ? 9 December

Who ? Piasa auction house. Mr. Dayot

How much ? 558,180

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ieces by Cressent stand out particularlyfor the quality of their bronze mountings here placed on a purplewood back-ground following their exact shapes ,

reminding us that before he was a cabi-netmaker, he was a sculptor. He thus modelled andfinished his bronzes himself, causing many a problemwith the guilds: their rigid regulations, designed topreserve their monopolies, did not include buildingbridges between the trades of cabinetmaker andfounder-finisher. A carved wood panel above a doorin the Hotel de Soubise in Paris has similarities withthe central section of this commode. We also find theprinciple of the multi-foiled cartouche and the motif of two intertwined knotted palms, justifying thedesignation "with crossed palms and dragons"characteristic of the period between 1740 and 1745. This commode belonged to a small group representa-tive of the cabinetmaker's most accomplished works. They come from his mature period, like the famousmodel "with children" (an example of which is now in

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French Record for aBalthus drawing

409,500 Klosslowsky de Rola, known as Balthus(1908-2001), Study for La Leon de guitare, 1954, inkgraphite highlights on paper; overleaf, a study of twocharacters on a delivery tricycle, 25 x 20 cm.

Where ? Paris - Htel Marcel-Dassault

When ? 6 December

Who? Artcurial - Briest - PoulainF. Tajan auction house

How much ? 4,498,188

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his work by Balthus quadrupled its esti-mate at 409,500, setting a French recordfor a drawing by the artist (source: Artnet),and taking third place in his global record

for drawings. It is a study for La Leon deguitare, an oil on canvas from 1934, emblematicof the artists work, and now in a private collection.On 1 December 1933, he described his project toAntoinette de Wateville: I am working on a new pain-ting. A rather savage painting. Dare I speak to youabout it? () It is an erotic scene. But please unders-tand, theres nothing funny about it, nothing like theusual scandalous little scenes that people show eachother secretly with much nudging and winking. No,I want to shout out the unshakeable law of instinct tothe world. Let us go back to the passionate content of art. Death to all hypocrites! Nothing could be moreexplicitAccording to historians, Balthus was inspiredby the Piet de Villeneuve-ls-Avignon, a master-

piece of 15 th century French painting where the bodyof Christ is seen lying face up on the knees of the VirginMary. According to Sabine Rewald, this is how the artisttook his revenge on the parish community of Beaten-berg, who had destroyed the murals with which hehad decorated the church in 1927. A guitar melody assadistic as it is vengeful S. A.

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World record for a fon sculpParis noted a new world record for the earlyarts. This time it was for a fon lion from Benin,

a court object, which are rarely seen on themarket. It was proposed on the 13 th December

by the auction house Christies in its African andOceanian art sale, which brought in 4,543,588,

1.017M of which was for our sculpture, greatlyexceeding its high estimate. Another notable result,although more in line with its prediction, was the931,000 obtained by a NGil fang mask from Came-roon. Before its big sale of the evening, the auctionhouse had reunited these curiosities from the collec-tion of Daniel Blau, the son of the sculptor Georg Base-litz. A Fueafa fly swatter from the islands of Samoa alsowent for 33,400. Stphanie Perris-Delmas

Jean Poncet collection The dispersion of the Jean Poncet Collection inCannes on 18 December (Besch Cannes Auctionauction house) was very successful, totalling

1,135,000. Poncet, a great industrialist who foundedthe Constructions mtalliques du Dauphin, a steelcompany, assembled a collection of gold and silverFrench coins dating from the reign of Charles IV le Bel tothat of Louis-Philippe, creating a wonderful portrait gallery. Thestar was this 8 Louis dor by the engraver Jean Warin, a coin that hasbeen struck only twenty times. It was cashed in for 85,400.

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Chu Teh-chun 425,000 The wintery imagery in Nuances de givre I, never leaveyou cold. The 1986-1987 oil on canvas paintings quadru-pled their high estimate, reaching 425,000 at Drouot(Binoche and Giquello) on Thursday 15 December. Likehis countryman Zao Wou-ki, Chu Teh-chun, who movedto France in the 1950s, glorifies the union of traditionalChinese painting and contemporary abstraction in hisworks. The auction offered three other canvasses by theartist. Chu teh-chun achieved a total 637,790 for allthese paintings.

Mochica jewellery setNoteworthy for its size (h. 120 cm), this Mochica jewellery setalso stands out due to its remarkably good condition. It was soldat Drouot for 250,000 on 12 December (Castor-Hara auctionhouse). It comes from the collection of Julieta Guillot, who inhe-rited it from her father Alvaro Guillot-Munoz, a specialist inprehistory and the history of early civilizations at the Universityof Plata in Argentina. Passionate about the cultures of Pre-

Columbian America, he hence started a collection. Scientists willhave the rare privilege of admiring it. Jacques Kerchache carriedoff three pieces for a future Quai Branly Museum exhibition, LesMatres du dsordre, which will display other pieces from theJulieta Guillot collection from 11 April 2012.


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7,033,400 Nicolas de Stal (1914-1955),Nu Couch, 1954, oil on canvas, 97 x 146 cm.World record for the artist (detail).

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PARIS, Important and rare pair of fine earthenwarevases decorated with lively scenes in an 18th century style.Rich bronze ornamentation, engraved and patina of Frenchcoat of arms. After 1900. H. : 145 cm ; L. : 60 cm.

Pedestal table in carved and gildedwood, black marble table top inlayed withsix oval micro-mosaic medallions aroundcentral medallion, depicting the famousmonuments of Rome. Italy, 19th century.H. : 92 cm ; Diam. : 69 cm.


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Pavel Ovchinnikov 's stamp

Russia, 1884, "Jsus bnit et tient lvangile ouvert" ( Jesusblessing the Gospel and holding it open), oil on wood, rizain enamelled silver by Pavel Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 18832 x27.5 cm.

Where ? Rossini Room

When ? 8 December

Who ? Rossini auction house. Ms de Saint-Marcq

How much ? 138,790

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hich of the two the icon or its silverriza pushed a bidder up to138,790 to obtain this Christ Panto-crator? Probably the latter: a real

masterpiece of champlev enamel-work on silver. It bears the stamp of Pavel Ovchinnikov(1830-1888), a silversmith with a singular career. Hisparents were serfs of Prince Volkonsky. His gift fordrawing and painting quickly attracted attention, somuch so that he was made a freeman because of thequality of the work he carried out in his silversmithbrother's Moscow workshop, where he learned his craft.He married and founded his own workshop in 1853. Hewon acclaim at exhibitions within and outside Russia,and was eventually noticed by the future Alexander IIIand appointed official supplier to the imperial court. TheOvchinnikov workshops excelled in all kinds of enameltechniques, whether painted, transparent, champlevor ornamented with guilloche. Ovchinnikov redisco-vered the secret of cloisonn enamels and perfectedan enamel lacquer technique making it possible to

cover an item entirely. The company flourished remar-kably between 1870 and 1880. At the end of the 19 th

century, the Ovchinnikov workshops, now run by thefounder's son, managed to transform up to five metrictons of silver. In its imperial Russian silverware room, theMuse Royal de lArme et dHistoire Militaire in Brusselshas a spectacular silver punch bowl by Ovchinnikovweighing over 50 kg, decorated with enamelled scenesand portraits. Sylvain Alliod

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On the 2 December at Drouot,the auction house Piasaproposed a collection of medieval sculptures. A ravishing14th century Virgin with child insculpted wood, managed toseduce an art lover out of a40,190 bid. A Roman capital inlimestone, sculpted with decora-

tive acanthus leaves, was pre-empted by the muse deChlons-en-Champagne whowas interested by its prove-nance, the famous monastery of Notre-Dame-en-Vaux. Theprice? 20,365 . Finally, fourgargoyles probably comingfrom a Normandy church, wereauctioned off for 27,800 .

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Miniature masterpieceA number of art enthusiasts were willing to sell their souls at Drouot on Wednesday 14 December (Rieunier & Associs)in order to acquire this incredibly rare calligraphied manuscript from the second quarter of the 13th century featuringsemi-gothic or filigree letters by a single scribe, 1,800 large initials decorated in two or three colours and miniature pain-tings on two levels. These qualities alone would have portended a fierce bidding battle. This gradual of 262 vellumsheets was created in the Abbey of Saint Victor in Paris, a centre of excellence in Christian Europe in the Middle Ages,which unfortunately no longer exists. No wonder the manuscript fetched 216,860 , well above the estimate.


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ollywood is the place of excess anddreams. As everyone knows, everything ittouches turns into gold! The latestexample: the first five parts of the Eliza-

beth Taylor saga brought in $156,7Msurpassing the wildest expectations, relegatingSotheby's 1987 historic, although less glamorous,auction of the Duchess of Windsor's jewellery ($50M) tosecond place. Time stood still for nearly a week. Theslump and gloom were forgotten. The world's camerasfocused on New York's Rockefeller Center, where Chris-tie's scattered the collections of the woman withamethyst eyes, the unforgettable Martha in Who's Afraidof Virginia Woolf? and Cleopatra, whose opulent chestcould topple empires. Ms. Taylor, Liz to her close friends,fired men's imaginations for her generous shape andwomens for her extraordinary jewels. She collectedmen but even more so precious stones, her most beau-tiful love story. On Valentine's Day in 1969, a head-over-

Where ? New York

When ? 13 to 17 December

Who ? Christie's Auction

How much ? $156.7M

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$11,842,500 La Peregrina, anatural pearl, diamond, ruby andcultured pearl necklace by Cartier.


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$662,500 Andy Warhol (1928-1987), Liz,offset lithograph in colour, 1964, dedicated"to Elizabeth with much love", from theedition of approximately 300.

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heels in love Richard Burton, husband number five, gave herone of the world's most beautiful pearls, the famous Pere-

grina, a sumptuous gem mounted in a Cartier diamondand ruby setting that had belonged to Queen Mary

Tudor, the queens of Spain and the Bonapartefamily. Mr. Burton had bought it from a member

of Spain's royal family for $37,000. On 13December it was the star, selling for$11,842,500, breaking the previous recordset by the Baroda pearls at Christie's in 2007($7,096,000). Mr. Burton had also boughthis beautiful wife a magnificent diamondnamed after her. At $8.8M, it outpriced theAnnenberg Diamond. For her 40thbirthday, he gave Ms. Taylor the Taj Mahal,a heart-shaped diamond bearing the

inscription Nur Jahan, the name of EmperorSha Jahangir's beloved wife, dangling from a

gold and ruby Cartier necklace. At $8.8M itbecame the world's most expensive piece of

Indian jewellery. The list of records goes on and on. The jewellery alone fetched $137.2M. The Elizabeth

Taylor effect continued with the same frenzy for the Holly-wood icon's other relics. The Christian Dior ensemble shewore for Guy de Rothschild's ball at the Chteau de Ferriressold for $362,500. The Gina Fratini dress, which Ms. Taylorwore at her second wedding to Mr. Burton in Botswana in1975, fetched $128,500. Versace's The Face jacket, adornedwith portraits of Ms. Taylor in her most famous roles, found abuyer at $128,500. Her Vuitton luggage set fetched$245,500. Haute couture dresses and fashion accessoriesposted a triumphant total of $5.6 M, proving that "There'smore to life than money. There are also furs and jewellery."



$8,818,500 The Taj Mahal Diamond Gift from RichardBurton on the occasion of Elizabeth Taylor's 40th birthday.


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Coorte Velzquez stars of a London sale

2,057,250 Adriaen Coorte active at the end of the 17thcentury, "Three peaches on a stone ledge with a Red Admbutterfly signed with monogram 'AC' oil on paper, laiddown on panel, 31.3 x 23.3cm.

private collection, ending at 2,057,250, after a pre-saleestimate of 300,000/500,000. This was very simply anew world record for a work by the painter, active inMiddleburg at the end of the 17 th century: an artist,who as we know, only painted subtle, discreet, simple,almost Jansenist still lifes, full of poetry.


Where ? London

When ? 7 December

Who? Bonhams auction house

How much ? 6,329,5

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