• Auction 23540

    Le Gavroche Part I: The Restaurant

    10 April 2024 - 24 April 2024, London

    SALE TOTAL: 392,238 (GBP)
93 Lots for Sale 23540
Lot 1
ALFRED EGIDE CRICK (1858-1931)
Le Gavroche
bronze with a brown patina, on a Rouge Griotte marble base
25 in. (63.5 cm.) high, including base
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£11,340
($14,106)
Lot 2
A PAIR OF MAHOGANY CHEESE TRAYS
LATE 20TH CENTURY
The trays: 19 ¾ in. (50 cm.) overall
The plate: 10 ¾ in. (27.5 cm.) overall
estimate
£100 - £200
($124 - $248)

price realized
£4,032
($5,015)
Lot 3
A STAINED BEECH AND ELECTRO-PLATED CHAMPAGNE TROLLEY
LATE 20TH CENTURY
41 in. (104.1 cm.) high; 27 in. (68.6 cm.) wide
estimate
£400 - £600
($496 - $744)

price realized
£3,024
($3,761)
Lot 4
RICHARD BRAMBLE (B.1968)
Thierry Tomasin in the cellar at Le Gavroche
Pencil, gouache and watercolour on paper
13 5/8 x 10 1/8 in. (34.6 x 25.7 cm.)(9)
estimate
£100 - £200
($124 - $248)

price realized
£3,528
($4,388)
Lot 5
PAULINE BEWICK (1935-2022)
Window-side Dining
Pen, black ink, gouache and watercolour on paper
22 ¼ x 30 3/8 in. (140.3 x 77.2 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,480 - $3,720)

price realized
£2,520
($3,192)
Lot 6
PAULINE BEWICK (1935-2022)
Menu Design for Le Gavroche
Pen, ink, watercolour and gouache on paper
23 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (60.4 x 45.1 cm.)(2)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,720 - $6,200)

price realized
£10,710
($13,323)
Lot 7
PAULINE BEWICK (1935-2022)
Menu Design for Le Gavroche
watercolour, metallic paint, pen and black ink on card
23 ¾ x 17 ¾ in. (60.3 x 45.1 cm.)(2)
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,720 - $6,200)

price realized
£8,820
($10,972)
Lot 8
A SET OF SIX COPPER AND BRASS SAUTE PANS
BATTLE BRAND, LATE 20TH CENTURY
The smallest: 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) overall
The largest: 10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) overall
estimate
£100 - £200
($124 - $248)

price realized
£3,024
($3,761)
Lot 9
WILLIAM BALTHAZAR ROSE (B. 1961)
Cooking Lessons
oil on canvas laid down on panel
15 3/8 x 23 7/8 in. (39.1 x 59.4 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£3,528
($4,388)
Lot 10
WILLIAM BALTHAZAR ROSE (B. 1961)
The Red Shoe
oil on panel
15 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (40.7 x 60.8 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£4,788
($5,956)
Lot 11
WILLIAM BALTHAZAR ROSE (B. 1961)
Celebrity Chefs
oil on canvas
15 ¾ x 23 5/8 in. (40 x 60 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£3,024
($3,761)
Lot 12
A GROUP OF THIRTEEN SILVER-PLATED 'LE GAVROCHE' DOMED CLOCHES
LATE 20TH CENTURY
9 ¾ in. (25 cm.) high, overall
estimate
£300 - £500
($372 - $620)

price realized
£3,528
($4,388)
Lot 13
A SET OF THREE WHITE METAL HANGING DISPLAY MODELS OF A KNIFE, SPOON AND FORK
LATE 20TH CENTURY
Each 23 in. (58.5 cm.) high
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£4,788
($5,956)
Lot 14
THE 'LE GAVROCHE' SIGN
20TH CENTURY
14 ¾ in. (37.5 cm.) high; in. 33 ½ in. (84.5 cm.) wide; in. 6 ¾ in. (16 cm.) deep
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,240 - $1,860)

price realized
£30,240
($38,314)
Lot 15
A GROUP OF THREE PORCELAIN 'LE GAVROCHE' ESPRESSO SETS
MODERN
The saucer 4 5/16 in. (11 cm.) overall
The cup 2 in. (5 cm) high
The teaspoon 4 ¾ in (12 cm.) high
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£5,040
($6,269)
Lot 16
WILLIAM BALTHAZAR ROSE (B. 1961)
Modern Economics
oil on panel
15 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (40.7 x 60.8 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£5,040
($6,269)
Lot 17
WILLIAM BALTHAZAR ROSE (B. 1961)
Nowhere to Go
oil on panel
15 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (40.7 x 60.8 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£3,024
($3,761)
Lot 18
WILLIAM BALTHAZAR ROSE (B. 1961)
The chefs' dispute
oil on panel
12 x 16 in. (30.4 x 40.8 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£5,292
($6,583)
Lot 19
A SET OF FOUR RED TOLE-PEINTE GLAZED WALL LANTERNS
SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF COLEFAX & FOWLER
13 in. (33 cm.) high; 9 ¾ in. (25 cm.) wide; 5 ¾ in. (15 cm.) deep
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£1,764
($2,194)
Lot 20
A PAIR OF SILVER-PLATED WINE COOLERS
MASTER CUTLER, SHEFFIELD, LATE 20TH CENTURY
10 in. (25.4 cm.) high; 9 ¼ in. (23.5 cm.) wide
estimate
£100 - £200
($124 - $248)

price realized
£5,292
($6,583)
Lot 21
A GROUP OF SEVEN 'LE GAVROCHE' MENUS
20TH CENTURY
Three: 14 in. (35.5 cm.) high; 7 ¼ in. (18 cm.)
Four: 12 ½ in. (32 cm.) high; in. 8 ¾ in. (22.5 cm.) wide
estimate
£100 - £200
($124 - $248)

price realized
£1,008
($1,253)
Lot 22
A SET OF FIVE GILT-BRASS FLAMING TORCH WALL APPLIQUES
MID-20TH CENTURY
25 ¼ in. (64 cm.) high, overall
estimate
£1,500 - £2,500
($1,860 - $3,100)

price realized
£2,772
($3,448)
Lot 23
WILLIAM BALTHAZAR ROSE (B. 1961)
The Waiter
oil on canvas
10 x 13 7/8 in. (25.4 x 35.3 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£6,300
($7,837)
Lot 24
WILLIAM BALTHAZAR ROSE (B. 1961)
Extraction of the Cupcake
oil on canvas
15 7/8 x 23 5/8 in. (40.7 x 60 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£5,292
($6,583)
Lot 25
WILLIAM BALTHAZAR ROSE (B. 1961)
Pile Up
oil on panel
15 7/8 x 23 7/8 in. (40.7 x 60.8 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£4,032
($5,015)
Lot 26
PAULINE BEWICK (1935-2022)
All about - Mouton Rothschild - wine lable designs -
Sheet 685 x 505 mm.
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,240 - $2,480)

price realized
£6,930
($8,620)
Lot 27
PAULINE BEWICK (1935-2022)
Ram at lunch
Plate 485 x 235 mm. (each)(2)
estimate
£1,000 - £2,000
($1,240 - $2,480)

price realized
£3,276
($4,075)
Lot 29
MICHELE BATTUT (B. 1946)
Parisian Balcony with Bubbles
Image 535 x 430 mm.
estimate
£100 - £200
($124 - $248)

price realized
£2,016
($2,554)
Lot 30
PAUL GAISFORD (B.1941)
Château de Fontpinot
watercolour on board
20 ½ x 14 1/8 in. (52.1 x 35.8 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£4,410
($5,486)
Lot 31
PAUL GAISFORD (B.1941)
A cockerel
watercolour and gouache on board
18./1/4 x 27 in. (46.4 x 68.6 cm.)
estimate
£500 - £800
($620 - $992)

price realized
£6,048
($7,523)
Lot 32
Books on British cookery
A group of 26 volumes
estimate
£300 - £500
($372 - $620)

price realized
£1,008
($1,277)
Lot 33
Books on European Cookery
A group of 22 volumes
estimate
£300 - £500
($372 - $620)

price realized
£504
($638)
Lot 34
Roux Brothers cookery
4 volumes
estimate
£300 - £500
($372 - $620)

price realized
£3,780
($4,702)
Lot 35
GEORGES BRAQUE (1882-1963)
Si je mourais là-bas: one plate
Block 420 x 330 mm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£2,520
($3,134)
Lot 36
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
Derrière le miroir: one plate
Image 465 x 345 mm.
estimate
£600 - £800
($744 - $992)

price realized
£1,638
($2,037)
Lot 37
MARC CHAGALL (1887-1985)
David sauvé par Michal, from: Verve, Vol. X, Nos. 37 et 38
Image 340 x 250 mm.
estimate
£300 - £500
($372 - $620)

price realized
£1,134
($1,410)
Lot 38
SALVADOR DALI (1904-1989)
Cymbeline, from: Shakespeare II
Plate 175 x 126 mm.
estimate
£300 - £500
($372 - $620)

price realized
£2,520
($3,134)
Lot 39
AFTER PAUL GAISFORD (B.1941)
Le Gavroche; On the corner of Upper Brook Street
two reproduction prints
ea. 22 ¼ x 15 in. (56.5 x 38.1 cm.)(4)
estimate
£400 - £600
($496 - $744)

price realized
£5,040
($6,269)
Lot 40
Books on Asian cookery
A group of 22 volumes
estimate
£300 - £500
($372 - $620)

price realized
£504
($638)
Lot 41
Culinary Chemistry, exhibiting the Scientific Principles of Cookery, with...
ACCUM, Friedrich Christian (1769-1838)
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($744 - $1,240)

price realized
£1,386
($1,724)
Lot 42
Books on Italian Cookery
A group of 16 volumes
estimate
£300 - £500
($372 - $620)

price realized
£756
($940)
Lot 43
The Art of Cookery. Containing above Six Hundred and Fifty of the most...
THACKER, John (fl.18th century)
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($744 - $1,240)

price realized
£1,512
($1,880)
Lot 44
Books on American Cookery
A group of 12 volumes
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£378
($478)
Lot 45
ÉDOUARD JOSEPH GOERG (1893–1969)
Vase with flowers and two faces
Image 505 x 390 mm.
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£1,260
($1,596)
Lot 46
HENRI LAURENS (1885-1954)
Dialogues: one plate
Image 315 x 210 mm.
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£1,638
($2,037)
Lot 47
BERNARD LORJOU (1908-1986)
Tête
Image 620 x 510 mm.
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£2,268
($2,821)
Lot 48
AFTER JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)
Album 19: one plate
Image 300 x 210 mm.
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£2,520
($3,134)
Lot 49
JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)
Derrière le miroir. Miró: one plate
Image 360 x 270 mm.
estimate
£300 - £500
($372 - $620)

price realized
£3,780
($4,702)
Lot 50
The Modern Art of Cookery Improved; or, Elegant, Cheap, and Easy Methods, of...
SHACKLEFORD, Ann (fl.18th century)
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($744 - $1,240)

price realized
£1,260
($1,567)
Lot 51
Books on Jewish cookery
A group of 7 volumes
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£504
($626)
Lot 52
The English House-Wife. London: printed by J. Streater for George...
MARKHAM, Gervase (c.1568-1637)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£1,512
($1,880)
Lot 53
Books on general cookery
A group of 106 volumes
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,240 - $1,860)

price realized
£1,008
($1,277)
Lot 54
Manuel des Amphitryons; contenant un traité de la dissection des viandes à...
[GRIMOD DE LA REYNIERE, Alexandre-Balthasar-Laurent (1758-1838)]
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($744 - $1,240)

price realized
£756
($940)
Lot 55
Encyclopedic books
A group of 69 volumes
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£4,410
($5,486)
Lot 56
A Perfect School of Instructions for the Officers of the Mouth: shewing the...
ROSE, Giles (fl. 1664-1681)
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($4,960 - $7,440)

price realized
£3,024
($3,761)
Lot 57
Books on bread
A group of 11 volumes
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£1,260
($1,567)
Lot 58
The Honours of the Table. London: printed for the author, 1788
TRUSLER, Revd John (1735-1820)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£1,764
($2,194)
Lot 59
Books on eggs
A group of 7 volumes
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£630
($783)
Lot 60
Manuscript recipe book, [England, c.1736]
Hester Gilbert
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,240 - $1,860)

price realized
£3,024
($3,761)
Lot 61
Books on cheese
A group of 4 volumes
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£630
($783)
Lot 62
Manuscript recipe book, [United States, c.1830s and later]
Anonymous authors
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($744 - $1,240)

price realized
£1,134
($1,410)
Lot 63
Books on ingredients
A group of 75 volumes
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£1,008
($1,277)
Lot 64
Books on chefs and places
A group of 65 volumes
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($744 - $1,240)

price realized
£1,764
($2,234)
Lot 65
Reference books
A group of 80 volumes
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($744 - $1,240)

price realized
£882
($1,097)
Lot 66
Books on regional French Cooking
A group of 53 volumes
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£1,260
($1,596)
Lot 67
Books on patisserie
A group of 53 volumes
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£882
($1,097)
Lot 68
Books on Classic French
A group of 73 volumes
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,240 - $1,860)

price realized
£3,528
($4,388)
Lot 69
Books on wine and spirits
A group of 8 volumes
estimate
£300 - £500
($372 - $620)

price realized
£1,638
($2,037)
Lot 70
Books on general French cooking
A group of 10 volumes
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£630
($783)
Lot 71
Books on Middle Eastern cooking
A group of 7 volumes
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£378
($478)
Lot 72
Books on Eastern and Central European cooking
A group of 12 volumes
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£252
($313)
Lot 73
JOAN MIRÓ (1893-1983)
Maîtres graveurs contemporains
Image 230 x 255 mm.
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£4,410
($5,486)
Lot 74
JACQUES TRUPHEMUS (1922–2017)
Le Café
Image 425 x 420 mm.
estimate
£600 - £1,000
($744 - $1,240)

price realized
£2,520
($3,134)
Lot 75
A FRENCH SIMULATED-BAMBOO CAST-IRON HALL STAND
BY DEVILLE PAILLIETTE & CIE, LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
77 in. (186 cm.) high; 25 ½ in. (65 cm.) wide
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£3,024
($3,761)
Lot 76
A PATINATED-SPELTER 'LE GAVROCHE' LAMP
AFTER ARISTIDE DE RANIERI, LATE 20TH CENTURY
15 ¾ in. (40.5 cm.) high
estimate
£100 - £200
($124 - $248)

price realized
£4,032
($5,015)
Lot 77
A SET OF FOUR RED TOLE-PEINTE GLAZED WALL LANTERNS
SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF COLEFAX & FOWLER
13 in. (33 cm.) high; 9 ¾ in. (25 cm.) wide; 5 ¾ in. (15 cm.) deep
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£1,638
($2,037)
Lot 78
PAULINE BEWICK (1935-2022)
Watermelon and other fruit on a terrace in Tuscany
watercolour, gouache, pen and black ink on paper
20 7/8 x 30 in. (53.1 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,480 - $3,720)

price realized
£3,024
($3,761)
Lot 79
PAULINE BEWICK (1935-2022)
Vegetables by a swimming pool
pen, ink and watercolour on paper
21 x 29 7/8 in. (53.3 x 75.9 cm.)

estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,480 - $3,720)

price realized
£5,292
($6,583)
Lot 80
PAULINE BEWICK (1935-2022)
At the doorstep
watercolour, pen and black ink on board
21 x 29 7/8 in. (53.3 x 76.1 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,480 - $3,720)

price realized
£2,772
($3,448)
Lot 81
PAULINE BEWICK (1935-2022)
Denbeigh Post Office
Pen and black ink on paper
21 ½ x 30 ¼ in. (54.6 x 76.8 cm.)
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£2,772
($3,448)
Lot 82
PAULINE BEWICK (1935-2022)
Child seated at table with foliage and berries
Pen, black ink, gouache and watercolour on paper
21 ½ x 22 5/8 in. (54.6 x 57.5 cm)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,480 - $3,720)

price realized
£5,670
($7,053)
Lot 83
PAULINE BEWICK (1935-2022)
A lady reading by a flower pot
Pen, black ink, watercolour and gouache on paper
22 ¾ x 30 in. (57.8 x 76.2 cm.)
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($2,480 - $3,720)

price realized
£4,788
($5,956)
Lot 84
A GROUP OF FOUR MAHOGANY OVAL BUTLER'S TRAY TABLES
20TH CENTURY
22 in. (56 cm.) high; 27 in. (69 cm.) wide; 19 ½ in. (49 cm.) deep, variations to measurements
estimate
£300 - £500
($372 - $620)

price realized
£2,520
($3,134)
Lot 85
A THREE-FOLD SCREEN
MODERN
Each panel: 59 ½ in. (151 cm.) high; 16. 3/4 in. (42. 5cm.) wide
estimate
£100 - £200
($124 - $248)

price realized
£6,048
($7,662)
Lot 86
A PAIR OF SILVERED CHAMPAGNE BUCKETS AND STANDS
LATE 20TH CENTURY
Each 31 ¼ in. (79.5 cm.) high
estimate
£200 - £300
($248 - $372)

price realized
£1,512
($1,880)
Lot 87
A SET OF SIX RED TOLE-PEINTE GLAZED WALL LANTERNS
SECOND HALF 20TH CENTURY, IN THE MANNER OF COLEFAX & FOWLER
13 in. (33 cm.) high; 9 ¾ in. (25 cm.) wide; 5 ¾ in. (15 cm.) deep
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,488 - $2,232)

price realized
£2,142
($2,664)
Lot 88
A COMPOSITE WEDGWOOD AND HALCYON DAYS PORCELAIN PART DINNER-SERVICE
MODERN, PRINTED FACTORY MARKS
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) diameter, the under-plates
estimate
£800 - £1,200
($992 - $1,488)

price realized
£11,340
($14,106)
Lot 89
A GROUP OF GLASS DECANTERS
MODERN
13 ¼ in. (33.5 cm.) high, the tallest decanters
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,488 - $2,232)

price realized
£2,520
($3,134)
Lot 90
A COMPOSITE WEDGWOOD AND HALCYON DAYS PORCELAIN PART DINNER-SERVICE
MODERN, PRINTED FACTORY MARKS
12 ¼ in. (31 cm.) diameter, the under-plates
estimate
£1,000 - £1,500
($1,240 - $1,860)

price realized
£11,970
($14,890)
Lot 91
ANON, 20TH CENTURY
The 'Le Gavroche' Boy
oil on canvas
29 ½ x 10 in. (74.9 x 25.4 cm.)
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,400 - $18,600)

price realized
£21,420
($26,646)
Lot 92
The Le Gavroche guestbooks, 1967 - present
Signed by Charlie Chaplin, Madonna, Freddie Mercury, Mick Jagger, Barbra
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($3,720 - $6,200)

price realized
£37,800
($47,023)
Lot 93
CHARLIE MACKESY (B.1962)
au ‘voir
watercolour and charcoal on paper
16 ½ x 20 1/8 in. (41.9 x 51.1 cm.)
estimate
£1,200 - £1,800
($1,488 - $2,232)

price realized
£4,410
($5,486)
Lot 94
A PRIVATE DINNER FOR SIX GUESTS AT CHRISTIE’S
HOSTED BY MICHEL ROUX
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($12,400 - $18,600)

price realized
£18,900
($23,511)
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