Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

British & Continental | September 9, 2025

Tue, Sep 9, 2025 10:00AM EDT
  2025-09-09 10:00:00 2025-09-09 10:00:00 America/New_York Brunk Auctions Brunk Auctions : British & Continental | September 9, 2025 https://live.brunkauctions.com/auctions/brunk/british-continental-september-9-2025-17910
Our September British and Continental Sale features a vast collection of paintings, bronzes, furniture, rugs, and decorative objects. Including pieces from a variety of esteemed collections. A few highlights of mention are a Philip de Laszlo oil on canvas, a Bayre bronze lion, an English Silver Two Handle Tray by Goldsmiths Company, Ltd, and a 42 Piece Rosenthal Versace Barocco Porcelain Table Service, among many others.
Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com
Lot 126

Theodore Gericault, Mameluck Defendant un Trompette Blesse

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500
Starting Bid
$500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

(French, 1791-1824) 

An Egyptian Mameluke Defending a Wounded French Trumpeter at Waterloo (D. 9, C. 8), 1818, unsigned, with faint collector's stamp lower right (L. 2187a), lithograph on cream wove paper, image 13-5/8 x 11 in., sheet 17-3/4 x 12-3/8 in.; gilt frame, 24 x 20 x 1 in.

Provenance: Ex-collection Alexis Hubert Rouart (1839-1911), Paris, France; By descent in family

Note from Lugt database: Alexis Hubert Rouart, brother of the collector Henri Rouart (1833-1912) renowned for his Corot and Degas, had himself gathered a large selection of lithographs in very beautiful proofs. All the great masters such as Charlet, Raffet, Vernet, Gericault, Delacroix, Boulanger, H. Monnier, Daumier, Deveria, Gavarni, Bonington, Grevedon, and Decamps, were represented there.

Literature: Delteil, Loys, et al. Theodore GeRicault: The Graphic Work = L'oeuvre Grave: A Catalogue Raisonne. Alan Wofsy Fine Arts, 2010, No. 9; Clement, Charles GeRicault; Etude Biographique et Critique, Avec Le Catalogue Raisonne de L'oeuvre Du Maitre. Didier, 1868, No. 8

Available payment options

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Amex
  • Diners
  • Discover
  • JCB
  • Union Pay

Purchased items will be available for pick up or shipping from our Asheville, North Carolina auction facility within ten business days of the auction, or will be assessed a storage fee of $5.00 per day, per item. Purchaser agrees that packing and shipping is done at the purchaser's risk and that the purchaser will pay in advance all packing expenses, materials, carrier fees and insurance charges. At our discretion, items will either be packed by an agent such as a packaging store or Brunk Auctions. Please allow two weeks for shipping after payment is received. Shipment of large items is the responsibility of the purchaser. We are happy to provide names of carriers and shippers if a purchaser so requests. Brunk Auctions will have no liability for any loss or damage to shipped items.

Ex-collection Alexis Hubert Rouart (1839-1911), Paris, France; By descent in family

hinged at top, light toning, some foxing, paper abraded verso with some thinning, pencil inscription verso; frame with abrasions, tapped crack in glass center left - Note - Brunk Auctions makes every effort to offer accurate and thorough information, but encourages prospective bidders to inspect items in person whenever possible. Condition statements are provided as a courtesy for general guidance and should not be considered complete or definitive. They do not represent a warranty or assumption of liability by Brunk Auctions. Certain condition issues may not be specifically noted in the report but may be visible in the accompanying photographs, which are considered part of the overall condition report. Please refer to our Terms of Sale for complete information and contact us for additional photos or information as needed.