James ENSOR (1860-1949). Entourage de. Family keepsake. "Ale - Lot 39

James ENSOR (1860-1949). Entourage de. Family keepsake. "Alexandrine" Black ceramic cat with sulfide eyes and yellow ribbon painted with Alexandrine's first name. Height: 29.5 cm. According to family tradition, this cat was a gift from James Ensor to his niece Alexandrine. Attached are two postcard letters between Alexandrine and Marie Thérèse in 1965, as well as a photo of Alexandrine in Ostend in 1959 and an old postcard. Provenance: A series of four lithographs and an "Ensorien" souvenir from a Belgian private collection close to the painter. Origin: Alexandrine Daveluy (1924-2006), niece of painter James Ensor, daughter of Mitche Ensor, wife of a Chinese diplomat. -Private collection of Madame Marie Thérèse Van Den Weghe, Alexandrine's close friend. The friendship between Alexandrine and Marie Thérèse is rooted in the friendly relationship between James Ensor and the Ostend notable Maurice van den Weghe (1896-1969). In the family ever since. A certificate of provenance signed by the current owner, a descendant of the Van den Weghe family, close to James Ensor, will be given to the purchaser. A certificate of provenance signed by the current owner, a descendant of the Van den Weghe family, close to James Ensor, will be given to the purchaser.