Georges VAN DE VOORDE (1878-1964). "The engagement" or "the act of marriage". 1921. Study for the gilded bronze version decorating the main staircase of the Schaerbeek town hall. Proof in plaster. Height: 38 cm. Damage. Provenance: Artist's studio. Collection of the Vandevoorde family since the mid-1960s (the spelling of the surname has no space in the civil register). We enclose a certificate of authenticity and provenance signed by Mr and Mrs Vandevoorde, the artist's grandchildren.