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TUDOR Submariner snowflake M.N. Marine Nationale Commando Hubert. Ref : 7021/0. N° 780720. Circa: 1973. Steel wristwatch, round case, blue lacquered 7021/0 snowflake dial, very nice homogeneous patina. Matching case and caseback references. Winding mechanism signed Rolex, screw-down caseback signed Rolex. Mechanical self-winding movement Tudor 2484. Original dial, hands, bidirectional bezel and movement. Steel bracelet Rolex oyster 7836/382. The watch is accompanied by the box, over-box and its original punched and stamped COMMANDO HUBERT papers dated September 1974. Diameter: 40 mm. Length: 20 cm. The Commando Hubert One of the seven most renowned marine commando units of the French Navy, was established in 1947 and transformed into a combat swimmer unit in 1953. Comparable to the American Seal-Team Six, the Italian Comsubin and the British Special Boat Service (MI5's action service), today it specializes in counter-terrorism, hostage rescue and offensive underwater intervention. The unit's badge, featuring an eagle, a dagger and a naval anchor, illustrates its versatility on land, in the air and at sea, its members being both combat swimmers and operational parachutists. In 1974, when the Submariner snowflake shown here was assigned to Commando Hubert, the unit was responsible for protecting the strategic oceanic force on Ile Longue near Brest. It was also temporarily deployed in the Suez Canal region during Operation Decan, which ran from November 15 to December 25, 1974, and again from March to May 1975, with the aim of clearing most of the sites on Lake Amer. Condition report: Case: very slight traces of wear, worn. Strap: original steel in good condition. Movement: not serviced, working. Dial: slightly cracked on the outside, original, good condition. Hands: original and relined. Bezel: beautiful, slightly gossamer patina.

Estim. 20,000 - 30,000 EUR

BERNAR VENET (born 1941) Undertermined Lines 1991 Signed, titled and dated lower right Oil stick on paper Gesigneerd, getiteld en gedateerd rechtsonder Olieverf op papier Signed, titled and dated lower right Oilstick on paper 110 x 129 cm Footnotes: Provenance / Herkomst Eric Van de Weghe Gallery, Belgium Collection privée / privécollectie, Belgium The authenticity of this work has been kindly confirmed by the artist. This work is registered in the archives under inventory number bv91d58 Bernar Venet became an artist at a time when lyrical abstraction was exploding in France and conceptual art in the United States. He didn't subscribe to these movements, and looked for something else to broaden the field of creation. So he looked elsewhere for inspiration, to disciplines outside the art world such as mathematics, geometry and physics. His work developed around one theme: the Line, which became straight, curved and indeterminate, before transforming into Arcs and Angles. From the outset, his work was radical, even austere, compared to the abstract art of the 60s, which was generally lyrical and colorful. Using black and industrial materials, with minimal and deliberately inexpressive gestures, his aim was to achieve the absolute object, whose form would refer only to itself and not to the artist's "style". He remains faithful to the initial principles of his creation (principle of equivalence, refusal of aesthetics and principle of monosemia) on which he founds a protean work: paintings, sculptures, drawings, photographs, architecture, poetry, sound works, films....Extract from text by Maud Barral. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR AR An additional percentage will be charged to buyers for lots preceded by the symbol AR corresponding to artists' resale rights under the Copyright Regulations 2006. Please refer to the sales conditions for further details. De koper is ons een extra premie verschuldigd ter dekking van onze kosten in verband met de betaling van royalty's krachtens de Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006. Zie onze algemene voorwaarden voor meer informatie. An Additional Premium will be payable to us by the Buyer to cover our Expenses relating to payment of royalties under the Artists Resale Right Regulations 2006. See our terms and conditions for further details. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Estim. 50,000 - 70,000 EUR