Animals

Live Auction: 22 April 2022 • 2:30 PM CEST • Paris

ANIMALS 22 April 2022 • 2:30 PM CEST • Paris

O n April 22, Sotheby’s will pay tribute to Animals and present the first sale devoted to one of the most universal themes in the history of art. As a primary subject in art, the representation of animals bears witness to the importance of this ancestral relationship between animals and humans across all art forms, countries and periods.

Since prehistoric times, animals have been a major source of inspiration and creativity for artists. Wild or domesticated, real or imaginary, depictions of animals can be found in all civilizations, this omnipresence an illustration of the strength of their symbolic charge.

Symbols of Power

An Egyptian bronze head of a cat, 26th/30th dynasty, 664-342 B.C. | Tête de chat en bronze, art égyptien, XXVIe / XXXe dynastie, 664-342 avant J.-C.

An Egyptian bronze head of a cat, 26th/30th dynasty, 664-342 B.C. | Tête de chat en bronze, art égyptien, XXVIe / XXXe dynastie, 664-342 avant J.-C.

Estimate: 15,000 – 25,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

A silver panther, Buccellati, Milan, modern | Panthère en argent par Buccellati, Milan, moderne

A silver panther, Buccellati, Milan, modern | Panthère en argent par Buccellati, Milan, moderne

Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Emerald, enamel and diamond bracelet, 'Panthère' | Bracelet émeraude, émail et diamants, "Panthère"

Estimate: 7,000 – 10,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Antoine-Louis Barye

Antoine-Louis Barye

Walking Tiger (on plinth) | Tigre qui marche (sur plinthe), vers 1844

Estimate: 18,000 – 25,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Pair of carved oak armchairs with high flat backs, late 19th century | Paire de fauteuils à haut dossier plat en chêne sculpté, fin XIXeme siècle

Pair of carved oak armchairs with high flat backs, late 19th century | Paire de fauteuils à haut dossier plat en chêne sculpté, fin XIXeme siècle

Estimate: 15,000 – 20,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Call of the Wild

Giraffes in Mirage on the Taru Desert, Kenya, 1960

Estimate: 200,000 – 300,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Jouve, Paul -- François-Louis Schmied -- Rudyard Kipling

Jouve, Paul -- François-Louis Schmied -- Rudyard Kipling

Le Livre [et le Second Livre] de la Jungle. Paris, Société du Livre Contemporain, 1919.

Estimate: 75,000 – 100,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Jacques Chalom des Cordes

Jacques Chalom des Cordes

The Jungle Tiger, Lakarda

Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Ogoni antelope Mask, Nigeria | Masque antilope, Ogoni, Nigeria

Ogoni antelope Mask, Nigeria | Masque antilope, Ogoni, Nigeria

Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 EUR

Estimate: 5,000 – 7,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Zèbre de Grévy et Grue

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 EUR

Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Gustav Wertheimer

Gustav Wertheimer

Couple of Lions in front of ruins of an Egyptian temple | Couple de lions devant les ruines d'un temple égyptien

Estimate: 15,000 – 25,000 EUR

Estimate: 15,000 – 25,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

A Playful Bestiary

Skili side table | Guéridon Skili

Estimate: 15,000 – 25,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Charlotte Champion (b. 1969) Rapido presto

Charlotte Champion (b. 1969) Rapido presto

Estimate: 1,000 – 1,200 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Humberto et Fernando Campana

Humberto et Fernando Campana

Panda puff | Tabouret Panda

Estimate: 8,000 – 12,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Colima standing Dog Figure, Mexico, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BC-AD 250 | Chien, Colima, Mexique, Protoclassique, ca. 100 AV. J.-C.-250 AP. J.-C.

Colima standing Dog Figure, Mexico, Protoclassic, ca. 100 BC-AD 250 | Chien, Colima, Mexique, Protoclassique, ca. 100 AV. J.-C.-250 AP. J.-C.

Estimate: 15,000 – 25,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Unique Resurrection de Guenola |Resurrection de Guenola, pièce unique

Unique Resurrection de Guenola |Resurrection de Guenola, pièce unique

Estimate: 2,000 – 2,500 EUR

Estimate: 2,000 – 2,500 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Animals as Parts of Our Daily Lives

François-Xavier Lalanne

François-Xavier Lalanne

Mouton de Pierre

Estimate: 150,000 – 200,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Vase aux chèvres (A.R.156)

Estimate: 15,000 – 25,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

A group of six colored glass decanters the largest representing a cockatoo and the five small ones a lapwing, Spain, 20th century | Groupe de six carafes en verre de couleur représentant la plus grande en forme de cacatoès, les cinq petites en forme de vanneaux, les montures en argent et métal-argenté, Espagne, XXème siècle

A group of six colored glass decanters the largest representing a cockatoo and the five small ones a lapwing, Spain, 20th century | Groupe de six carafes en verre de couleur représentant la plus grande en forme de cacatoès, les cinq petites en forme de vanneaux, les montures en argent et métal-argenté, Espagne, XXème siècle

Estimate: 3,000 – 4,000 EUR

Estimate: 3,000 – 4,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Petite Boite 'Catogram' Chapeau Bag, Gold Hardware 2018 | sac Petite Boite 'Catogram' Chapeau, Garniture Gold 2018

Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 EUR

Estimate: 2,000 – 3,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

Pair of ibex andirons, circa 1940 | Paire de chenets aux bouquetins, vers 1940

Pair of ibex andirons, circa 1940 | Paire de chenets aux bouquetins, vers 1940

Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 EUR

Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

A set of twelve silver-plated animal knife-rests designed by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) for Maison Gallia, Paris, circa 1930 | Ensemble de douze porte-couteaux 'animaux' d'après Edouard Marcel Sandoz, Maison Gallia, Paris, vers 1930

A set of twelve silver-plated animal knife-rests designed by Edouard Marcel Sandoz (1881-1971) for Maison Gallia, Paris, circa 1930 | Ensemble de douze porte-couteaux 'animaux' d'après Edouard Marcel Sandoz, Maison Gallia, Paris, vers 1930

Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR

22 April 2022 | 2:30 PM CEST | Paris

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