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1 STEPHAN ZICK (1639-1759) (circle) Anatomical model of a pregnant woman. Memento mori. Nürnberg, last quarter of 17th century. Ivory. Body with movable arms and detachable torso. Inside loose parts: intestines, fetus and lungs. In octagonal walnut case with extendable lid with inlay of floral motifs in ivory. L.: 16.5 cm (figuur/figure) (5 x 31 x 10 cm (etui/box)) (€ 10000-15000)
2 JOHANNES JANSONIUS (1588-1664) (atlas) New Atlas, A total of 361 double-page, coloured maps. Volume 1 with 97 maps: world map, North Pole, Europe, Sweden, Iceland, Norway, South Sweden, Uppland, Latvia, Russia, Moscow (2), Poland, Lithuania, Prussia, East Prussia, Crimea, Denmark, Zealand, Falster, Funen, Jutland, Schleswig, Germany, 'Germania veteris/ nova' (2), Saxony, Elbe area (2), Luneburg, Mecklenburg, Pomerania, Rugen, Brandenburg, Meissen, Thuringia, Mansfeldt, Magdenburg, Brunschweig, Hildesheim, Westphalia (2), Wadden Islands, Oldenburg, Frisia, Osnabrück, Münster, Bentheim, Paderborn, Ravenstein, Gülich, Ravensberg, Cologne, Rhineland (outlying), Liege, Trier, Nassau, Waldeck, Hesse, Hirschfeldt, Franconia, Hennenberg, Wertheim, Frankfurt, Palatinate, Erpach, Alsace (2), Strasbourg, Wurttenberg, Schwaben (2), Tyrol, Trent, Bavaria (2), Nuremberg, Danube region (outlying), Bohemia, Silesia (9), Moravia, Austria, Salzburg, Styria, Hungary, Transylvania, northern Italy, Croatia, Serbia.
Volume 3 with 94 maps: Italy, Croatia, Bergamo, Brescia, Crema, Verona, Ravigo, Vicenza, Paduo, Treviso, Feltrino, Friuli, Istria, Milan (3), Pavia, Cremona, Piedmont (2), Vercelli, Mantua, Genoa (3), Corsica, Sardinia, Luca, Tuscany, Siena, Ischia, Elba (in-texto), Parma, Modena, State della Chiesa, Ferrara, Bologna, Romagna, Orvieto, Perugia, Urbino, Sabina, Umbria, Ancona, Naples (2), Aburro, Lavoro, Molise, Capitanata, Bari, Otranto, Calabria (2), Sicily, Greece, Macedonia, Peloponessus, Crete, Asia, Turkey, Anatolia, Cyprus, Palestine, Persia, Tartar Empire, China, India (2), North India, Moluccas, Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Guinea, Ethiopia (2), America, North America, New England, Virginia, Florida, Bermuda, Mexico, Caribbean, South America, Colombia, Peru, Venezuela, Guyana, Brazil, Paraguay, Chile, Strait of Magellan, South Pole.
Volume 2 with 116 maps: old Belgium, 'Germania inferioris', Brabant, Leuven, Brussels, Antwerp, Bergen-op-Zoom, Zandvliet, 's Hertogenbosch, Limburg, Luxembourg, Gelderland, Maas area, Nijmegen, Roermond, Zutphen, Veluwe, 'Marie-Grift', Flanders (2), Dunkirk, West Flanders, East Flanders, Walloon Brabant, Artesia, Hainaut, Cambrai, Namur, Delft, Dordrecht, Haarlem, North Holland, Waterland, Zeeland, Mechelen, Utrecht, Drente, Friesland, Groningen, Old France, Empire of Charlemagne, France, Picardy, Calais, Boulogne, Vermondois, Champagne, Reims, Retelois, Sedan, Brie, Lorraine, 'le pais Messin', Islede-France (2), Valois, Gastinois, Beauvais, Normandy, Caux, La Beausse, Perche-Comté, Loudun, Saintonge (2), Ile-de-Ré, Guienne, Aiguillon, Bordeaux, Bearn, Aire, Languedoc, Quercy, Sarlat, Limoges, Auvergne, Bourbon, Nevers, Lyon, Bourgogne (2), Charolois, Bresse, Dombes, Dauphiné, Provence, Orange, Savois, Lac Leman, Switzerland, Basel, Zurich, Argow, Grison, Spain (2), Navarre, Vizcaya, Asturias, Galicia, Portugal, Castile, Andalusia, Granada, Valencia, Aragon, Catalonia, Mallorca.
Volume 4 with 55 maps: England (3), islands, Kent, Sussex, Surrey, Hantshire, Wilshire, Somerset, Dorsetshire, Devonshire, Cornwall, Gloucestershire, Oxford, Buckingham, Hertford, Suffolk, Norfolk, Cambridge, Huntington, The Ferns, Northampton, Leicester, Lincoln, Nottingham, Derbyshire, Warwick, Staffordshire, Clester, South Wales, Hereford, Pembroke, Radmorshire, Cardigan, North Wales, Merioneth, York, West-Riding, East-Riding, North-Riding, Durham, Lancaster, Cumberland, Northumberland, Isle of Wright, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, Scotland, Leeds, Orcaden, Ireland, Mounster (?), Leinster (?), Connaught, Ulster. Some damage (tears, frayed edges, adhesive residue) on five or so maps. Otherwise fine overall condition. (€ 15000-20000)
3 EUGÈNE VERBOECKHOVEN (1798-1881) ‘Ane, vache, deux moutons’, 1839. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 'Eugene Verboeckhovenf(eci)t 1839'. 26 x 24 cm (39 x 27 cm) (€ 4000-6000) Provenance: Koller, 22.9.2004, lot 3128 Berko Fine Paintings Private collection Knokke
4 EUGÈNE VERBOECKHOVEN (1798-1881) A family of deer resting, 1855. Oil on panel. Signed and dated 'Eugene / Verboeckhoven f(eci)t 1855' 30 x 23 cm (€ 5000-6000) Provenance: Christie’s, 25.5.2016, lot 153 Berko Fine Paintings Private collection Knokke
5 ERNEST VERMEULEN (1838-1906) Ile de Philae (Hte Egypte), 1881. Oil on canvas. Title, date and signature at below. 15 x 24 cm (€ 1000-1200) Provenance: Berko Fine Paintings Private collection Knokke
6 ILLISIBLE XIX Piazetta Venice, 1847. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated. 68.5 x 100 cm (€ 6000-8000) Provenance: Private collection Knokke
7 ANONYME XIX Lady Elisabeth Mellor (1813-1894) with two of her children. Oil on canvas. Title of a later hand on the reverse. Fine frame in gilded wood. 125 x 100 cm (150 x 125 cm) (€ 6000-8000)
8 GUSTAVE WAPPERS (1803-1874) Romeo en Julia, 1864. Oil on panel (mahogany). Signed and dated 'Gustave Wappers / 1864'. Fine frame in gilded wood. 108 x 80 cm (150 x 120 cm) (€ 6000-8000)
10 EVERT JAN BOKS (1838-1914) 'Spring cleaning', 1876. Oil on panel (mahogany). Signed and dated 'E. J Boks / Antwerpen 1875'. 52.5 x 69 cm (71 x 88 cm) (€ 2000-3000) 9 PAUL DE LABOULAYE (1849-1926) Portrait of a young woman, 1897. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 'P La Boulaye / 1897'. 67 x 55 cm (84 x 70 cm) (€ 1500-2000)
Provenance: Christie's, 12.10.1993, lot 177
11 JULES DELAUNAY (1845-1906) Imaginary lover. Oil on canvas. Signed "J Delaunay". 65 x 44 cm (€ 3000-4000) Provenance: Private collection Knokke
12 JEAN DE LA HOESE (1846-1917) 'Le billet de faveur', 1885. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 'J De la Hoese'. 56 x 85 cm (80 x 108 cm) (€ 12000-15000) Provenance: Berko Fine Paintings Private collection Knokke
13 FERNAND TOUSSAINT (1873-1956) ‘La croisière’. Oil on canvas. Signed "F Toussaint". 73 x 53 cm (97 x 58 cm) (€ 12000-15000) Provenance: Berko Fine Paintings Private collection Knokke
14 GUNNAR BERG (1863-1893) 'Lofoten in den winter (Noorwegen)', 1887. Svolvaer/Lofoten Islands. Oil on canvas. Signed 'Gunnar Berg'. Title and date on the reverse. 82 x 127 cm (120 x 166 x 15 cm) (€ 30000-40000) Provenance: Private collection Sint-Niklaas
15 LOUIS ICART (1888-1950) Horse Racing. Oil on canvas. Signed "Louis Icart". 44 x 77.5 cm (€ 6000-8000) Provenance: Thierry-Lannon & Associés, 3.11.2012, lot 182 Berko Fine Paintings Private collection Knokke
16 ALPHONSE II VAN BEURDEN (1878-1962) The clearing. Oil on canvas. Signed 'A.v.Beurden'. 93 x 79 cm (108 x 90 cm) (€ 2000-3000) Provenance: Laurence Jacques, Knokke, 1940-1960 privately owned since then
17 JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) 'Coeur de rose/ Cléf d'épée (devise de De Taye), 1936. Colour pencil. Dated and signed 'Ostende le 23 Décembre 1936/ James Ensor'. 'A l'occasion de la manifestation organisée par ses admirateurs'. Large sheet, double folded. Inside handwritten ode to De Taye, black ink, signed 'James Ensor'. 25 x 16.5 cm (25 x 33 cm) (€ 6000-8000)
18 JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) 'La cathédrale'. Etching in red ink on laid paper. On verso 'en-tête' from the magazine 'Le Coq Rouge'. Leaf somewhat discoloured. Extremely rare. This sheet is from the tribute album composed for the marriage between Eugène Demolder and Claire Rops (daughter of) on 21-12-1895. Besides this print, there was also the 'Mills at Slyke', also printed in red and with the vignette of 'Le Coq Rouge'. The album and 'La Cathédrale' were offered at auction in Brussels by Simonson on 16.12.1989. The album has since been kept at the 'Archives et Musée de la Littérature' in Brussels. Frame opened. (€ 8000-12000) Lit.: Taevernier nr. 7, III/III
19 JAMES ENSOR (1860-1949) 'La vengeance de Hop-Frog', 1898. Etching on simili-Japan paper. Signed and dated in the plate. Signed in pencil and also titled on verso. Leaf partially discoloured. This print can be dated before 1904. Frame opened. 35 x 24.2 cm (68 x 57 cm) (€ 8000-12000) Provenance: Dr. Trüssel, Bern (stamp on verso; not in Lugt) Lit.: Taevernier nr. 112, II/II
20 AD BOHM (1844-na 1891) San Marco, Venice, 1902. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 'Ad Bohm / 1902'. 63 x 93 cm (86 x 115 cm) (€ 5000-6000) Provenance: Private collection Knokke
21 FRANS GAILLIARD (1861-1932) Fontana di Trinità dei Monti in Rome. Oil on canvas. Signed 'F Gailliard'. 123 x 170 cm (150 x 190 cm) (€ 5000-6000) Provenance: Palais des Beaux-Arts-Servarts, 15.12.1989
22 FRANS GAILLIARD (1861-1932) ‘La plage d’Ostende’. Oil on canvas. Signed 'Frans Gailliard'. 37 x 57 cm (48 x 67 cm) (€ 8000-10000) Provenance: De Vuyst, 9.10.2004, lot 551 Berko Fine Paintings Private collection Knokke
23 PAUL MICHEL DUPUY (1869-1949) 'A la plage'. Oil on canvas. Signed 'P M Dupuy'. 37 x 60 cm (56 x 80 cm) (€ 2500-3500) Provenance: Chenu-Scrive-Berard, 8.11.2004, lot 73 Berko Fine Paintings Private collection Knokke
24 JOS DE MEY (1928-2007) 'Achtergebleven Bruegelse bruiloftsdoedelzakspeler in een renaissance kloostertuin', 1997. Oil on canvas. Title, signature and date on the reverse. Annotation 'project no. 32/42'. 80 x 100 cm (108 x 127 cm) (€ 2000-3000)
25 MAXIME VAN DE WOESTIJNE (1911-2000) 'Vruchtbaarheid', 1964. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 'Maxime van de Woestijne, 1964'. 90 x 70 cm (113 x 93 cm) (€ 3000-4000) Provenance: Collection J Van Elewijck, Antwerpen Private collection Antwerpen Expo: Mechelen, CC A. Spinoy, Kunsttentoonstelling Maxime van De Woestijne, 7.10-10.12.1989
26 MAXIME VAN DE WOESTIJNE (1911-2000) 'Verborgenheid', 1970. Oil on triplex. Signed and dated 'Maxime van de Woestijne 1970'. 90 x 70 cm (110 x 91 cm) (€ 4000-5000) Provenance: Private collection Antwerpen
27 PAUL DELVAUX (1894-1994) 'Anvers', 1948. Watercolour on paper. Signed and dated 'Anvers/ 15-10-48'. 60 x 80 cm (90 x 111 cm) (€ 6000-8000) Provenance: Marcel van Jole, Antwerpen Private collection Antwerpen Expo: Gent, Gemeentemuseum, 1978, cat.nr.21 Ferrara, Palazzo dei Diamanti, s.d.
28 FLORIS JESPERS (1889-1965) Woman with flowers by moonlight. Reverse glass painting. Signed 'Jespers'. 49 x 33 cm (61 x 45.5 cm) (€ 3000-4000)
29 JOHN PIPER (1903-1992) 'Kirkham Priory Gateway'. Mixed media (ink, watercolour, gouache). Signed in crayon. 50 x 65 cm (66 x 81 cm) (€ 3000-4000) Provenance: Vanthournout, Izegem
30 MARCEL BROODTHAERS (1924-1976) 'Citron - citroen (réclame pour la Mer du Nord)', 1974. Colour screenprint. Monogrammed and dated in marker. Numbered 18/100. 1048 × 661 cm (€ 3000-5000) The present lot is sold on behalf of receivership, estate sale.
31 MARCEL BROODTHAERS (1924-1976) 'La souris écrit rat', 1974. Lithograph. Monogrammed and dated in marker. With annotation 'à compte d'auteur'. Numbered 55/150. 77 x 57 cm (103 x 83 cm) (€ 3000-4000) The present lot is sold on behalf of receivership, estate sale.
32 JAN HEYLEN (1931-1967) Untitled. Two clay sculptures. 46 x 25 x 25 cm (x2) (€ 5000-6000)
33 ADO CHALE (1928-2025) Fire Basket, 1970. Wrought Iron. 26 x 81 x 59 cm (€ 5000-6000) Lit.: I. Chale, pp. 168-169
34 ADO CHALE (1928-2025) Table lamp, ca. 1970. Welded copper and agate. Scratched signature. Collaboration with local blacksmith. With certificate Studio Ado Chale, 2025 (email). 60 x 34 cm (€ 6000-8000)
35 JAN BURSSENS (1925-2002) 'To Dover', 1961. Oil on canvas mounted on panel. Signed 'Jan Burssens'. 121.5 x 214 cm (123.5 x 215 cm) (€ 3000-4000) Provenance: Vanthournout, Izegem Expo: Label on verso
36 JEAN JACQUES SEMPÉ (1932-2022) 'Ca fait dix sept ans qu'on se dispute, Jean, et on ne se parle jamais', 1975. Pencil and brown ink. Signed in ink 49 x 37 cm (50.5 x 38.5 cm) (€ 2000-3000) Provenance: Vanthournout, Izegem Expo: Brussel, Palais des Beaux-Arts, oktober 1975
37 DAVID HOCKNEY (°1934)/ CP CAVAFY Fourteen poems by CP Cavafy/ chosen and illustrated with twelve etchings by David Hockney. London, Editions Alecto Limited, (1966). Fol. The complete artist's book, on wove paper, Edition B. Comprises twelve etchings, text by Constantine P. Cavafy. Signed in pencil, numbered 442/500, on the justification page by Hockney. Each etching stamped 'Edition B' in black ink verso. Original magenta cotton silk binding, black linen slipcase. (€ 6000-8000)
38 ANTONIO SEGUI (1934-2022) Untitled. 1972. Charcoal, pencil on canvas. Verso: study for character (oil paint). 147 x 114 cm (152 x 120 cm) (€ 6000-8000) Provenance: Vanthournout, Izegem
39 ANTONIO SEGUI (1934-2022) 'Juan correndo', 1986. Oil on paper. Signed and dated in pencil. 75 x 35 cm (97 x 55 cm) (€ 2000-3000) Provenance: Vanthournout, Izegem
40 Juvena table clock. Gold, platinum, diamonds, lapis lazuli, mountain crystal and tinted enamel. Pedestal, dial, and semi-circular legs in lapis lazuli. Dial, ferns, and floral borders in yellow gold (750/1000), tot. 233g. Two swallows in platinum (950/1000). Outer circle in rock crystal. The whole set with 574 brilliant-cut diamonds of 10.2 kt, grade G VS1 of natural origin. With accompanying box and restoration report 15.1.2009 Atelier Adam, Brussels. 16 x 15 x 10 cm (€ 15000-20000)
41 ARIM ANDREW (°1989) 'Trespass', 2020. Oil on canvas. 160 x 140 cm (€ 6000-8000) Provenance: MErode, Ronse
42 GOMMAAR GILLIAMS (°1982) 'By the sea', 2020. Mixed media (acrylic, oil, textile, collage) on canvas. Signature, date and title on verso. 200 x 150 cm (204 x 154 cm) (€ 9000-12000) Provenance: De Buck, New York
43 ALBERT POELS (1903-1984) 'Het waren twee conincskinderen'. Sculpture in polished bronze. Titled and signed 'Alb.Poels'. On black marble base. 53 x 99 x 15 cm (€ 5000-6000)
44 ALBERT POELS (1903-1984) Grief, 1931. Figure in bronze with olive green patina. Signed 'Poels Alb.', dated underneath 1931 and numbered 3/7. H.: 24.5 cm (€ 2000-3000) 45 ARNALDO POMODORO (1926-2025) 'Basso Rilievo', 1977. Sculpture. Gilt bronze. Signed, dated and numbered 12/30. Rosewood back and base. 23.2 x 23.5 cm (€ 8000-10000)
46 LEOPOLD PLOMTEUX (1920-2008) Untitled. 1956. Oil on triplex. Signed and dated 'L. Plomteux. 56'. 84 x 122 cm (86 x 124 cm) (€ 4000-5000) Provenance: MErode, Ronse
47 MICHEL SEUPHOR (1901-1999) 'Architecture', 1970. Nouvelle variation sur un thème de 1961. Brush in India ink on paper. Title, signature and date on verso. 73 x 51.3 cm (90 x 68 cm) (€ 1500-2000) Provenance: Sotheby's, 26.5.2005, lot 42
48 GUILLAUME BIJL (1946-2025) ‘Votebooth/ Compositionele Trouvee', 1980. Installation (wood, nails, curtain, red pencil, metal). 200 x 82 x 108 cm (€ 6000-8000) Provenance: Zeno X, 1984 Collection Els & Vincent Vlasblom Expo: Wiels Brussel 2020 Laatste tentoonstelling (18 presentaties) Europees parlement Brussel 2024
49 GUILLAUME BIJL (1946-2025) 'FOUR AMERICAN ARTISTS', 1987-1990. SITUATION-INSTALLATION (Inside) (€ 8000-12000)
1. JANET FLEISCH (Installation, 120 x 138 x 16.5 cm) Four wall sculptures. Wood plastered with Formica. 96 x 15.5 x 6.5 cm 80 x 15.5 x 6.5 cm 85 x 18.5 x 6.5 cm 111 x 22 x 16.5 cm. Half rond 2. SAM ROBERTS (Installation, 210 x 76 x 36 cm) 36 x 44 x 36 cm. Case black + coffee beans 5 x 7 cm. Crown, gold metal 19.5 x 8.5 x 29.5 cm. 2 storage folders cardboard 71.5 x 24 x 10 cm. Hammer. Plastic, black / ochre 3 x 27 x 10 cm. 2 bats, black rubber 3. RICK TAVARES (Installation 80 x 180 x 15 cm) 32 x 22 x 12.5 cm, 3 sweepers and can. Red, Turquoise and Purple. Plastic. 7 x 15 x 15 cm. Crown. Silver plastic. 20 x 25 x 4 cm. 2 masks. Red / black. Cardboard, fabric and feathers 20 x 45 x 4.5cm, 1 Mask. Red / black. 4. WILLIAM HALL (Installation, 100 x 20.5 x 2.5/10 cm) 120 x 40 x 2 cm. Shelf, veneered wood. Stained, nameplate 'BAR' Aluminum 30 x 24 x 1.5 cm. Wooden frame / canvas. 20.3 x 30.3 x 2.5 cm. Aluminum / glass. (€ 8000-12000) Provenance: Collection Els & Vincent Vlasblom
50 MARLENE DUMAS (°1953) 'Tekstuur v Struktuur', 1979. Ink, collage. Signed and dated in pencil. 50 x 65 cm (73.5 x 92.5 cm) (€ 6000-8000) Provenance: Collection Els & Vincent Vlasblom
51 THIERRY DE CORDIER (°1954) 'Légume.. Je suis le Monde' (serie 'Boules'), 1988-89-92. Mixed media (sand, bristle, oil paint). Mounted on wooden base. Under plexi. 45 x 42 x 43 cm (€ 60000-80000) Provenance: Brussel, Galerie des Beaux-Arts Marie-Puck Broodthaers Collection Els & Vincent Vlasblom
52 ULAY & MARINA ABRAMOVIC (°1946) 'Three Houses/ Three Houses', 1980-83. C Print. Triptych. Signed and dated in marker on verso. Numbered 5/15. 39 x 29/ 29 x 29 cm (x 2) (70 x 139.5 cm) (€ 15000-20000) Provenance: Frank Uwe Laysiepen Marina Abramovic, 1989 Collection Els & Vincent Vlasblom
53 MICHEL FRANCOIS (°1956) 'Solitaire', 1990. 190 fragments. Mixed media (ceramic, clay, rope). (260 x 75 cm/ diam.: 90cm from floor) (€ 12000-15000) Provenance: Galerie Lumen Travo, Marjan van Tilborg, 1991 Collection Els & Vincent Vlasblom
54 KEITH HARING (1958-1990) 'Pop Shop III', 1989. Colour screenprint. Signed and dated in pencil. On paper with dry stamp. Numbered 146/200. 42 x 34.2 cm (€ 20000-25000)
55 KEITH HARING (1958-1990) 'Man on Dolphin', 1987. Lithograph. Signed, numbered and dated in red pencil 150/170. 66 x 80 cm (76 x 92 cm) (€ 25000-30000)
56 RON ARAD (°1951) Blo-Void 1, 2005. Mirror-polished superplastic inflated aluminium. Gallery Mourmans edition. Signed and numbered 7/20. 118 x 192 x 51 cm (€ 45000-55000)
57 RON ARAD (°1951) 'B.O.O.P. (Blown out of proportion) coffee table', 1998-2005. Mirror-polished superplastic inflated aluminium. 41 x 135 x 149 cm (€ 60000-80000)
58 KOEN VANMECHELEN (°1965) Untitled. 2003. Mixed media (pencil, charcoal, ink). Signed in pencil. With fotocertificaat van de kunstenaar, 21.05.2025 72 x 102 cm (93 x 125 cm) (€ 4000-5000)
59 KOEN VANMECHELEN (°1965) Untitled. 2010. Mixed media (pencil, charcoal, ink). Signed in pencil. With fotocertificaat van de kunstenaar, 21.05.2025 50 x 65 cm (78 x 94 cm) (€ 1500-1500)
60 KOEN VANMECHELEN (°1965) 'Artificial Crossbreeding - C.C.P.', 2015. Mixed media (ceramics, taxidermy, glassware). Ex. P.U. Under plexi. 45 x 125 x 40 cm (€ 8000-10000) This lot is being sold on behalf of receivership, estate sale.
61 MAX PINCKERS (°1988) 'Imperial Palace', 2022. Archival pigment print mounted on dibond 143 x 175 cm (€ 3000-4000) Expo and provenance: Gallery Sofie Van De Velde, Arrangements, 22.1-6.3 2022 MErode, Ronse
Terms and conditions buyer The joint stock company Auction House Bernaerts JSC (hereafter BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS) announces to the participants of the sale that the sale will be held according to the terms and conditions listed below and any participation in the auctions implies the unconditional acceptance of the present conditions of sale. 1. Auction day The auction takes place through an oral or written bid. The highest bidder for each item is the successful bidder who will purchase the item against cash payment. At the time of the purchase and to the extent that he did not previously, the potential purchaser must register by presenting proof of identity and indicating his name, address, telephone number, the number of his identity card and his signature on the registration form of BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS. In return, he will receive a paddle with its personal number to participate in the auction. In other cases, the purchaser presents himself to complete and sign his entry form, after which he will receive a paddle with his personal number. Online sale bidders must register at least 5 hours before the beginning of the auction by filling the form on My Account. For each new online sale, the buyer must register by accepting the Terms and Conditions of sale. 2. Commitment of the bidder By its offer, the bidder commits himself to purchase the auction items for sale at the price he has proposed. He nevertheless has no say when the sale is suspended for any reason at all. BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS may, in case of a negligent buyer, decide to cancel the sale and sell the lot to the underbidder. BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS may then recover any costs or lost revenue from the buyer. 3. Conduct of sale, order The judicial officer maintains order during the sale. It is he who ultimately rules all possible disputes born of the sale, including the bidding increments and the designation of the highest bidder. The auctioneer has, among others, the right to set the minimum price of each offer, not to accept the bid of persons that he does not know or whose identity or creditworthiness not seemed proven – in which case, the previous bidder remains bound-, to suspend the sale, without having to explain thereon to the bidders, to split, join or withdraw any item. In case of obstruction or disruption of the auction by violence, threat or a fraudulent way, the provisions of article 314 of the Penal Code will be applied. In case a price limit has been set by the provider/ seller, BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS has the right to bid on behalf of the provider/seller. BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS reserves the right to refuse any offer made by unknown buyers. 4. Buyer by mandate or third-party buyer The purchaser may designate a proxy, provided that he signals it to the auctioneer at the end of the sale. The purchaser answers for the solvency and the competence of its proxy; each purchaser remains responsible for its purchase, even if another person is stated as (proxy) purchaser. 5. Guarantee The successful bid does not imply any guarantee on the part of the auctioneer responsible for the sale nor on the
part of the acting judicial officer, concerning among others the authenticity. Items and art objects are sold in the state in which they are at the auction exhibition and sale, and without any guarantee. Buyers are expected to have reviewed items and objects of art and to have made their offer being informed. The estimated prices quoted in the catalogue serve for information purposes only. If necessary, the catalogue on paper takes precedence over the electronic version (on paper catalogues can be consulted or downloaded free of charges on www.bernaerts.be ). In exceptional cases, the sale of an art object can be cancelled and the hammer price refunded to the purchaser if the object bought is returned within three weeks, with evidence that it is a falsification, and provided that the object remained in the same condition as at the time of the auction. 6. Indivisibility and particularity All obligations of purchase are by law, jointly and indissolubly, both for legal persons as for physical persons, the responsibility of all those who buy for a joint account, the final purchaser and those who bought for him, on the securities between them and those for whom they act as guarantor, as well as the heirs and successors of each of the people mentioned above. 7. Payment of the purchase price and the additional costs by the purchaser The purchaser in the room and the purchaser who has bid by purchase order must pay, immediately after the sale or at the time of the removal of the items, the hammer price, plus 25% on the hammer price in the room, on the absentee bid and by telephone bid, including VAT, for costs. The simultaneous sale in live (webcast) bidders must pay the purchase price increased by 28% on the hammer price, VAT included. The silent sales and/or aftersales bidders must pay the purchase price increased by 30% on the hammer price, VAT included. For each item, an additional administrative costs of € 2 will have to be paid and, if applicable, a droit de suite (right to follow or resale right). The droit de suite is an extension of the copyright law that entitles a compensation to the creator of a work of art in case of a resale of the work. This right may apply both to sculptures and to graphic works of art. A droit the suite is charged in case of a resale of original works of art of living artists or artists who died less than 70 years ago and from a price of € 2,000.00 on. It amounts to 4% of the price up to € 50,000.00; to 3% of the auction price segment between € 50,000.01 and € 200,000.00; to 1% of the auction price segment between € 200,000.01 and € 350,000.00; to 0.50% of the auction price segment between € 350,000.01 and € 500,000.00; to 0.25% of the auction price segment above € 500,000.01 price. However, the droit de suite can never exceed € 12,500.00. The rate of the first segment, i.e. 4%, should be applied to the entire amount that lies within this segment. (Law of 4 December 2006 and R.D. of 2 August 2007).
Only banknotes in euros (up to an amount of € 2,999 per object, fees included) will be accepted for payment of the purchase price and costs. In case of payment through a non-certified cheque, delivery of the items may be suspended until the crediting. 8. Compensation – confusion The buyer cannot claim nor compensation, nor confusion, nor article 1653 of the Belgian Civil Code in case of trouble of the purchaser. 9. Resale – irresponsible bidding If the purchaser, the highest bidder, the guarantor and/ or the indicated proxy have failed to immediately fulfil the obligations set out in these terms and conditions or to immediately meet one of the conditions of sale, the item may be resold on the basis of an irresponsible bidding, at the expense of the highest bidder. The resale is done by the judicial officer already requested, under the same conditions of sale. The failing purchaser shall pay the difference between the purchase price and the resale price, without being able to claim the balance between the purchase price and the resale price in case the resale price exceeds the purchase price. This balance will be to the benefit of the provider/seller or to the creditors. The irresponsible bidder is required in addition to the payment of expenses caused by its negligence and by the resale, as well as other charges of any kind, without prejudice to damages for any reason whatsoever. Delivery of a cheque which is not paid immediately at the first presentation, is considered failure to pay, without prejudice to the application of the criminal law if necessary, nor of the protest, discount and other grant. 10. Transfer of ownership – provisional measures As soon as the highest bidder is determined, all risks related to the purchases will be the responsibility of the purchaser. The item is delivered in the state it is at the time of the auction, with all its apparent and hidden defects. At the auction, the item shall be kept with the utmost care. However, the buyer must take all measures for the preservation of the item. As soon as the highest bidder is determined, items only remain on-site at the risk and under the responsibility of the purchaser, which is solely responsible for the item he bought. 11. State of the items – exhibition Since items and works of art are exhibited before the auction, and the terms and conditions have been communicated, the purchaser is supposed to be informed fully, personally and on his own responsibility of the state of the items and art objects. He has no recourse against BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS, against the acting judicial officer or against the auctioneer, for error, inaccuracy, or negligence in the description of the items and works of art, nor for inconvenience, discomfort, the state of the items and works of art, their repair or restoration. The information on www.bernaerts.eu takes precedence over the information on all other bidding platforms (among which Invaluable, Drouot and LiveAuctioneers). All data concerning items and the works of art in catalogues, advertisements, brochures or any other written or digital communication from BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS, and especially their description, are provided only for information purposes and without prejudice. Neither BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS, nor the acting judicial officer assume any responsibility in
this regard. The sale is preceded by an exhibition during
re-auctioning. The auction house also reserves the right
BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS and the written bids are the
which BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS will be available –
to dispose of the goods at the buyer’s expense if resale
highest bid for the item in question, the item will be awar-
physically or virtually – to the public to provide information
is not feasible.
ded to the first written bid having reached BERNAERTS
to the best of its possibilities; the exhibition is intended
6. Deduction of Costs in Case of Re-Auction: In the event
AUCTIONEERS. The auctioneer is not required to inform
to allow the examination of the state of conservation and
of re-auctioning, the buyer shall have no right to any po-
the public beforehand. The non-execution of a written bid,
the quality of the items as well as to provide guidance on
tential surplus proceeds from the new sale. The auction
a telephone bid or an online bid by mistake or for any other
possible defects or inaccuracies in the description of the
house is entitled to apply the proceeds of the re-auction to
cause (technical or otherwise) cannot be the subject of a
catalogue. The public can also appeal to BERNAERTS
cover the damages, storage fees, and other costs owed to
claim for damages to BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS. The
AUCTIONEERS or to an expert chosen by the interested
it, specifically: deduction of the due compensation (mini-
written, telephone and online bids are a free service of-
person, for a thorough review and that, for the duration of
mum €1,500 or 10% of the purchase price) + deduction of
fered to customers and cannot result in any kind of res-
the exhibition. BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS is not prepa-
storage fees (€5 per lot per day of delay) + administrative,
ponsibility of BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS.
red to take the item back if the description of the catalogue
transport, insurance, and re-auctioning costs.
is revoked during the sale and that the right description
7. Transport of Purchased Goods: As a general rule, the
15. Damage
is given orally to the public. Each visitor is responsible for
buyer shall be responsible for arranging the transport of
Each visitor is responsible for the damage caused to the
the damage that he causes to the exposed objects and
purchased goods at their own risk and expense. Upon the
exposed objects and items.
items, even if it happened coincidentally or involuntarily.
buyer’s request, BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS BV may ar-
Similarly, the provisions of article 2280 of the Civil Code
range the shipment of items at the buyer’s expense and
16. Court of jurisdiction
apply to this auction.
risk. All transportation costs, including customs, insu-
All disputes over the sale fall, as appropriate, under the
Condition reports cannot be requested for goods included
rance, and any related formalities, shall be borne by the
exclusive competence of the courts of Antwerp, regardless
in a Timed Online Auction.
buyer. Such shipments shall not be insured by the auction
of the domicile of the parties. In case these terms and con-
house unless otherwise agreed in writing.
ditions are a translation, the Dutch text will prevail.
12. Passing of possession – removal
8. No Reimbursement: The buyer shall under no circum-
1. Collection Period: The buyer is required to collect the
stances be entitled to a refund of the purchase price or
17. Pre-emption right Flemish Government
purchased and fully paid goods within a period of 10 ca-
any other compensation if they fail to collect the goods in
Pursuant to the Decree of 24 January 2003 on the pro-
lendar days from the auction date at the location designa-
a timely manner.
tection of movable cultural heritage of exceptional impor-
ted by the auction house. Identification and presentation
9. Legal Consequences: If necessary, the auction house
tance, as amended on 29 March 2024,the Flemish Go-
of a purchase card are mandatory upon collection. No
reserves the right to take legal action in cases of non-col-
vernment has a pre-emption right on the (cultural goods)
lot shall be delivered before full payment of the purchase
lection, including but not limited to claims for damages,
(works of art) that feature in auction and that it considers
price and associated costs, unless expressly agreed other-
storage fees, and other incurred costs. Any legal and col-
to be rare and indispensable to the Flemish heritage. The
wise by BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS BV. Any potential
lection costs shall also be fully borne by the buyer.
Flemish Government can exercise this pre-emption right until two months after the date of the auction.
damage incurred during the collection or transport of the goods is entirely at the buyer’s risk and expense.
13. Refund
If this occurs, the auction house cannot be held responsi-
2. Responsibility After Purchase: From the moment of
In case BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS, for whatever reason,
ble for the exercise and conditions of the pre-emption right
payment of the purchase price and associated costs, the
is required to repay the funds that have already been paid,
by the Flemish government.
risk of loss, damage, or theft fully transfers to the buyer.
no interest can be counted on this sum.
The auction house shall not be liable for any damage to or loss of uncollected goods after the expiration of the col-
14. Written and telephone bids
lection period.
Through a written bid, BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS takes
3. Storage Fees for Late Collection: If the buyer fails to
care of its customers purchase bids, free of charge. The
collect the goods within the stipulated period, they shall
purchase of the items is done in the cheapest way pos-
automatically and without prior notice of default be liable
sible, provided the price limits or other possible offers al-
for a storage fee of €5 per lot per day of delay. These costs
low it. The price limits set by phone are accepted at the
shall be calculated from the first day following the expiry of
risk of the seller. They must be confirmed by letter or fax,
the collection period.
undersigned by the bidder. You complete the ‘absentee
4. Compensation for Non-Collection: If the buyer fails to
bidding form’ [link] during your visit at the auction house,
collect the goods within a period of 10 calendar days, a
or you download [link] it and deliver it no later than 24
fixed compensation of 10% of the total purchase price,
h prior to the auction to BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS, or
with a minimum of €1,500, shall be charged. This com-
you send it by email (info(at)bernaerts.be) or by fax (+ 32
pensation shall be due in addition to the storage and other
3 248 15 93), no later than 5 hours prior to the start of
costs.
the auction. The auctioneer will try to purchase the item
5. Re-Auctioning in Case of Non-Collection: If the buyer
for you at the most beneficial price. These bids are no
does not collect the goods within a period of 2 months, the
purchase orders nor commissions, but the orders to buy
auction house reserves the right to re-auction the goods af-
at the price indicated. In case of equal bid, the oral of-
ter written notice. In this case, the buyer shall be deemed
fer has priority on the written and digital ones. If several
to have given their explicit and irrevocable consent to the
written bids of the same amount on the same item reach
COMMISSIE/ BUYERS' PREMIUM
HOE BIEDEN/ HOW TO BID
Live in Antwerpen Registreer u vanaf 30 minuten voor aanvang van de veiling aan het onthaal met uw identiteitsbewijs Het persoonlijk biednummer blijft geldig tijdens de verschillende zittingen van de veiling.
Live in Antwerp From 30 minutes before the start or during the auction register at the reception desk with your ID. The personal bid number remains valid during the different sessions of the auction.
Online of via de app Plaats een ‘prebid’ op één van de biedplatformen Bernaerts Live, Invaluable of Drouotonline. Dit kan vanaf twee weken voor de aanvang van de kijkdagen.
Online or via the ‘Bernaerts app’ From 2 weeks before the auction, you can place a ‘prebid’ on one of our platforms Bernaerts Live, Invaluable or Drouotonline.
U kan op deze platformen ook meebieden tijdens de Live veiling. Registreer u ten laatste 5u voor start van de veiling. Vanaf een kwartier voor aanvang van elke veilingsessie kan u inloggen.
You can also bid live on these platforms during the Live Auction on live.bernaerts.be Register at least 5h before the start of the auction. You can log in from 15 minutes before the start of each auction session.
U kan hiervoor ook onze app ‘Auctioneers Bernaerts‘ gebruiken, te downloaden via de appstores (Apple Store of Google Play Store).
You can also use our app for this, downloadable from the app stores (Apple Store or Google Play Store).
Via kooporder Plaats via uw Bernaerts account een schriftelijk bod op de catalogus online. Of u kan een kooporder met uw maximum bod mailen naar info@bernaerts.be, ten laatste 12u voorafgaand aan de live veiling. De veilingmeester probeert uw lot aan een zo voordelig mogelijke prijs te verwerven.
By absentee bid Place a written bid via the online catalogue or mail a completed form with your maximum. bid to info@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.
Via telefoon Vraag een telefoonlijn aan via de online catalogus, dit kan via uw Bernaerts account. Of mail een ingevuld telefonisch biedformulier naar info@bernaerts.be, ten laatste 12u voorafgaand aan de live veiling.
By telephone Request a telephone line via the online catalogue or mail a completed telephone bid form to info@bernaerts.be, at the latest 12h prior to the live auction.
Eén van onze medewerkers belt u op tijdens de veiling om live mee te bieden. Deze dienst is enkel mogelijk voor loten vanaf € 500.
One of our team members will call you during the auction to bid live. This service is only available for lots from € 500.
U bent helemaal zeker van uw bieding als u hierbij een zgn. ‘safety bid’ geeft, een schriftelijk bod waarmee Bernaerts kan werken indien de lijn tijdens de veiling door omstandigheden wordt verbroken.
You are completely sure of your bid if you include a so-called ‘safety bid’, a written bid that Bernaerts can work with if the line is broken during the auction due to circumstances.
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BERNAERTS AUCTIONEERS BV Verlatstraat 20 2000 Antwerpen T +32 (0)3 248 19 21 info@bernaerts.be www.bernaerts.be