13 + 15 June: ‘Patchwork’ auction, results
Viewing days
8 – 12 June
10am – 6pm
Live Auction
13 June, 2pm and 7pm
15 June, 2pm and 7pm
Timed Online auction
8 until 19 June
via live.bernaerts.eu
Catalogue online
from 26 May (Live auction)
from 7 June (Timed Online auction)
Platform concert Classic
Four Aces Guitar Quartet
Sunday 11 June 11am
Both classic and modern pieces were offered in the 13-15 June auction. Inspired by a large series of Kuba textiles and the Tom Wesselmann print ‘Still life with Liz’, this auction was aptly named ‘Patchwork’. Brief report below with hammer prices (excluding commission). All results can be found here.
Two different collections deserved special mention: the collection sold in the bankruptcy of a private equity firm and part of the Jan Hoet archives (following the two sales we were already privileged to organise in 2021 and 2022). The first collection was sold by order of the curators Mr. S. Boeynaems, Mr. Ch. Hendrickx and Mr. N. Taeymans, appointed over the bankruptcy NV Merit Capital and included works by Rinus Van De Velde (lot 1215, res. : € 20000), Folkert de Jong (lot 1186, res.: € 10000 ), Luc Tuymans (lot 1183, res.: € 6500), Cristof Yvoré (lot 1180, res.: € 17000) and Jan Cobbaert (lot 1175, res.: € 6000). Then again, from the Hoet archive, a unique photolitho by Jan Vercruysse (lot 1540, res.: € 8500) was sold alongside works by Thierry De Cordier (lots 1621, 1622, € 6000 and € 6500 respectively). There was also healthy interest in Joseph Beuys (lot 1585, res.: € 6500), Luigi Ontani (lot 1628, res.: € 5600) and Michael Büthe (lot 1619, res.: € 4500).
Finally, from an Antwerp private collection, a bronze ‘Multiplication des poissons’ by Jean-Michel Folon passed under the hammer almost doubling its estimate (lot 1174, res.: €58000) and the impressive Tom Wesselmann silkscreen, ‘Still life with Liz’ went away at the lower end of the estimate (lot 1151, res.: €20000).
Classical paintings were not lacking either, but most international interest went to classical antiques: a man-sized Mercury figure by Van den Kerckhove (lot 273) commanded €9500, a three-piece Louis XVI fireplace garniture changed hands for €11000 (lot 121) and a Raingo Brothers garniture for €12000 (lot 135).
However, a still life with Renaissance goblet by the Romanticist Jean-Baptiste Robie remained unsold, and for other works by Emmanuel Noterman, Eugene Siberdt and Max Carlier, among others, there was a stoic attitude.
Remarkable in the Timed Online auctions (these are auctions running parallel to our Live auctions since 2013, which can be bid for without an auctioneer in a so-called ‘silent sale’) were a French porcelain ‘Bru Jeune’ doll from the Roelants collection (lot 5039), which fetched no less than € 10000 and a mask from the Ivory Coast (lot 5591) for which one bidder offered € 9500.
As usual, the Spring was rounded off with a Live Auction Works on Paper, which included Frans Masereel’s “L’éléphant” (lot 1021) which stood out (res.: €2000). From the same consignor, two drawings by Jan Fabre (lots 1086, 1087, res.: €2000 each) and a matter painting by Bram Bogart (lot 1088, res.: €4200) also came under the hammer. Finally, the aforementioned auction of the Jan Hoet archive was the icing on the cake of this final auction of the brilliant auction season.
Viewing days
8 – 12 June
10am – 6pm
Auction
13 June, 2pm and 7pm
15 June, 2pm and 7pm
Catalogue online
from 26 May (Live auction)
from 7 June (Timed Online auction)
Platform concert Classic
Four Aces Guitar Quartet
Sunday 11 June 11am
Parking
Nearby underground parking: Kooldok or Steendok (5 min walking distance)
Collecting your goods
By appointment and after receipt of payment from Monday 19 June to Friday 30 June (9.00-12.00 & 13.00-17.00) and Saturday 24 June (10.00-13.00).
Bidding
You can place bids in four different ways:
- In our room Platform, Verlatstraat 18, Antwerp.
You receive a bid number after registration at the front desk, from 30 minutes before the start of the auction.
Commission = 25% - Online: you can submit a ‘prebid’ or you can bid along ‘live’ during the auction.
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During the auction, you log in to follow the auction live and to place your bids.
Commission = 28% - Place an absentee bid via the online catalogue or mail a completed form to info(at)bernaerts.be at the latest 12h prior to the live auction.
The auctioneer will try to acquire your lot at the most advantageous price possible.
Commission = 25% - Request a telephone line via the online catalogue or mail a completed telephone bid form to info(at)bernaerts.be, at the latest 12h prior to the live auction.
One of our team members will call you during the auction to bid live.
Commission = 25%