On the first of the tree days about ‘Old Masters, Antiques, Maritima and Prints’ some paintings reached high prices. In chronological order, a large pastoral scene by Rosa da Tivoli (Philipp Peter Roos, lot 52) sold at €5000 and so long stayed under the estimation price. An anonymous Italian ‘Vanitas’-painting with a estimated value of €6000 achieved double its worth (lot 54, €12500) while a crucifixion by Frans Floris and his workplace were sold for €15000 (lot 63). Two works about the Old Testament, painted by Frans II Francken (lot 71) and Gilliam Forchondt (lot 72) found a new destination at €5400. One of the achievements of the evening was the obtained result of an anonymous tableau (lot 287), painted in the 17^th century after Adriaan Brouwer. This little panel (20×15 cm), with the picture of an insane and a pig, was very sought after and climbed from €1200 to €10500. A fully signed Jan Siberechts (lot 295) wasn’t that popular and got away at it’s average estimation of €15000. It was an anonymous Italian portrait of a Terpischore (presumably from the hand of Romanelli), with an assumed value of €4/6000, that took a lot of people their breath away. After a duel on the telephones, the masterpiece (lot 316) shut down at €36000. A price of €19000 was payed for a beautiful work from the 19^th century after a classical piece by Eugène Siberdt (lot 422) who an Antwerp master. The same amount was offered for ‘Cinq Cents’ by the hand of Vianelli (lot 452). The portrait of a beggar and a young boy by Piet van der Ouderaa (lot 420) was worth €5400. Both works by Willem Geets weren’t sold.

In the section of Belgian paintings these prices were reality: Edmond de Pratere (lot 554, €3200), Henri Schouten (lot 555, €2400), Ferdinand Verhaegen (lot 647, interior, cloth, 100×100 cm, €6600), Nico Eekman (lot 666, €2600), Floris Jespers (lot 667, ‘Matala’, 1952, €2400). Collectors of sculptures from the Art Déco-period bought Chiparus (‘La Bourrasque’, lot 625) for €13000 and Constant Montald (lot 630) for €3000. Simon Goossens, rare on the Belgian market, was quickly sold for €2100 (lot 634, ‘Les patineurs).