Lot Essay
Ce chapiteau à l’étonnante iconographie de chimères affrontées fit partie de la collection d’Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949). Fils de Victor, directeur de la Société générale de Belgique, il hérita d’une fortune colossale construite dans les finances et les chemins de fer. Il fut lui même ingénieur et repris les fonctions de son père. Amoureux des arts, époux de la fille d’Arthur Stevens, marchand et critique d’art, il est le commanditaire du palais Stoclet, célèbre œuvre d’art totale, érigé à Bruxelles par l’architecte Josef Hoffmann de 1905 à 1911. Le couple hérita et acquit une riche et éclectique collection d’œuvres d’art.
This capital with its astonishing iconography of confronting chimeras was part of the collection of Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949). The son of Victor, director of the Société générale de Belgique, he inherited a colossal fortune built on finance and railways. He was himself an engineer and took over his father's functions. A lover of the arts, husband of the daughter of Arthur Stevens, art dealer and critic, he commissioned the Stoclet Palace, a famous house in Brussels built by the architect Josef Hoffmann from 1905 to 1911. The couple inherited and acquired a rich and eclectic collection of works of art.
This capital with its astonishing iconography of confronting chimeras was part of the collection of Adolphe Stoclet (1871-1949). The son of Victor, director of the Société générale de Belgique, he inherited a colossal fortune built on finance and railways. He was himself an engineer and took over his father's functions. A lover of the arts, husband of the daughter of Arthur Stevens, art dealer and critic, he commissioned the Stoclet Palace, a famous house in Brussels built by the architect Josef Hoffmann from 1905 to 1911. The couple inherited and acquired a rich and eclectic collection of works of art.