BRUSSELS.- Fore Aeternum Futur by Fernand Khnopff (1858-1921) was the top lot at Bonhams' Stoclet Collections sale on Monday 23 October at Chaussée de Charleroi, Brussels. The work, which comes from the Adolphe Stoclet collection, and was displayed in his bedroom, sold for €165,500. The total of the sale achieved €380,335.

Christine de Schaetzen, Head of Business Development of Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in Brussels, commented: “It is a great honour to have been entrusted with the Stoclet Family Collection. The fresh-to-the-market objects with this exceptional provenance from Adolphe Stoclet, whose collection was amongst the most important European collections in the first part of the 20th century, generated strong demand. This, together with attractive estimates, drove competition across the world. Collectors were delighted to know that some of the pieces were bought at renown dealers between 1910 and 1939.”

Caroline Gentsch, Director of the Contemporary Art Department at Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr in Brussels, added: “Philippe R. Stoclet's collection showed an avant-gardiste taste for Contemporary Art. I was delighted to see that European collectors appreciated American artists such as Ed Paschke or Jack Beal.”

Among works from the collection of Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949), who bought, with passion South-East Asian, Chinese and Japanese works of art, a copper alloy Head of Buddha, Siam, 16th century, Thailand was sold for €35,840 (Estimate: €10,000 - €15,000), a Cloisonné enamel bowl from the Ming Dynasty, 16th century achieved €23,040 (Estimate: €8,000 - €12,000) and a Fine Maya stone Hacha was sold for €19,200 (Estimate: €10,000 - €15,000).

Among the works from the Philippe Stoclet’s collection, collectors paid tribute to American and British artists such as Ed Paschke (1939-2004) who was a Polish American painter belonging to the second generation of American Pop art. He was represented here with Bolo, a late oil on canvas, which sold for €19,200. A gelatin silver print by the contemporary British photographer, Adam Fuss (born 1961), known for his ethereal images created using a photogram technique, sold for €10,240.

Other highlights of the sale included:

• Jack Beal (1931-2013), Nude on Chaise with Chair, 1968. Sold for €7,680.

• Two 'hosoban yakusha-e' woodcut prints by Kitao Shigemasa (1739-1820) and after Toshusai Sharaku (active circa 1794-1796) sold for €11,520.

• "Brigadier" sofa created in 1977 by Cini Boerri (1924-2020) sold for €6,400.