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Important and rare door from an Haussmannian building in oakwood, late 19th century

These high oak doors were built in the late 19th century. In very good condition, the details were carefully executed : fine moldings discretely rhythm the structure, as well as the inlaid marquetry panels at the bottom of the doors. The sleek design of these doors highlights the fluid lines that animate the top of the composition, carved with foliage, flowers, and beautiful shells.

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Cast iron fireback depicting Venus in a medallion

This Louis XVI style fireback was cast in the 19th century. It is adorned with a medallion hang with a ribbon in which is represented the goddess Venus only dressed with a drapery, looking at herself in a mirror. The medallion is surrounded by a decor of acanthus leaves scrolls.

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18 m² lot of point de Hongrie parquet flooring

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Pair of andirons with female busts

These two andirons are each adorned with a female bust. The head of each woman is covered with a lion's skin that stops above her breast. The latter is highlighted by a fabric. Both andirons have a simple base.

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Odoardo TABACCHI, La Tuffolina or The Diver, after 1877

This sculpture representing a diving bather, titled La Tuffolina in Italian (from the verb “tuffare”, to dive), was created by the sculptor Odoardo Tabacchi after 1877. Odoardo Tabacchi (1831-1905) was a student at the Accademia di Brera, before working in sculptors’ studios in Milano, Rome, Firenze, and Napoli. He established his own practice in Milano between 1860 and 1868, before moving to Turino, where he became a professor at the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in 1867. While he was primarily interested in monumental sculpture, his reputation was also built on his delicate and expressive female figures. The sculptor created a marble statue on this subject and presented it at the Esposizione Artistica di Napoli in 1877. It was acquired by the King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele II, following its presentation. He sent it to Paris for the 1878 Paris Exposition, where it was exhibited in the Italian section of the Galerie des Beaux-Arts. Today, it is on display at the Museo di Capodimonte in Naples. There are numerous reproductions of this work. Our silvered bronze statuette, signed on the side of the base (“O. Tabacchi Torino”), is one of them. The young woman is depicted as if at the water’s edge, about to dive. With her legs pressed together and straight, she bends forward at the waist, arms extended, just before making the final leap. She wears a knitted swimsuit covering her from the upper thighs to the upper arms, but her forms are visible through the fabric. Her face is highly expressive, her lips stretched into a smile that reveals her teeth. The Musée La Piscine in Roubaix holds a bronze version of this sculpture, appropriately placed at the water’s edge. Numerous bronze statuettes of various sizes, mostly with a brown patina, were also made, evidence of the enduring success of this work.

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Émile HÉBERT, The Champion, circa 1890

The Champion was created by Émile Hébert around 1890. The sculptor Émile Hébert (Paris, 1828-1893) first learned sculpture from his father, Pierre Hébert (1804-1869), and then from Jean-Jacques Feuchère (1807-1852). He participated in the Salons, where he was particularly noticed in 1859, and in the World's Fairs. The Champion is a bronze statuette with a silver patina, depicting a victorious rower with a joyful expression, saluting an invisible crowd with his cap in his right hand while still holding an oar in his left hand. He is dressed in a sports jersey and knee-length pants. The long, slender lines of the skiff rest on waves still stirred by the movement of the boat. The plaque on the base indicates the title of the work: “Le Champion”. The skiff is one of the few rowing events that have always been part of the Olympic disciplines, although events have sometimes had to be canceled due to bad weather. Like a self-referential piece, The Champion can be a trophy intended to be awarded to the winner of a skiff race. This function is even clearer for another version of the sculpture sold by Coutau-Bégarie in 2019, whose base indicates that it is a trophy for the Coupe de Paris 1898, a competition held on the Seine that year. Hébert created at least one other sports-related work in his career: it is Bare-Knuckle Fight, also called The Boxers. This suite different work was sold by Coutau-Bégarie in 2021. It depicts the fight between two men, whose musculature and movements suggest the power of the blow delivered at that moment. Here, the men are in action, in the violence of the sporting effort. However, the sculpture does not require as much technical knowledge of the sport as the one representing the skiff.

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18 m² lot of Point de Hongrie parquet flooring

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Small Louis XVI style stone fireplace mantel