Exceptional pieces brought to auction
We examine each piece, document it and champion it through to the hammer.
We examine each piece, document it and champion it through to the hammer.
Auctions
All auctions
The firm, in figures
- 20-25
- auctions a year
- 6
- partner auction houses
- 77
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References
- TF1Grands Reportages
- La SorbonneParis 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and Paris IV
- GIC Wuhanprofessor at the Gemological Institute of China
Independent of every auction house
Each piece goes to the house and the sale best suited to its market.
The right sale, never an imposed one
Six partner houses (Boisgirard Antonini, Castor Hara, Biarritz Enchères, Baron Ribeyre, Armor Enchères, Drouot): together we choose the one that serves your piece best.
One expert, from examination to hammer
The expert who examines the piece is the one who describes it in the catalogue, champions it to buyers and follows it through to the hammer.
Buyers beyond borders
A 1925 Cartier necklace entrusted to the firm was acquired by an American collector without a prior viewing: the expert description and the dossier carry a piece across borders.
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Have you inherited a piece?
You need know nothing before writing to us: “I don’t know” is an accepted answer.
The piece is unsigned: is that a problem?
No. A signature guides our research, but it is not a condition: the period, the stones, the workmanship and the history of the piece are enough to open a file. Some of the greatest makers never signed their work.
Does reviewing a file cost anything?
No. Sending a file and having it reviewed commits you to nothing: no fee is asked at this stage. Fees apply only if a sale takes place, and they are set out in writing with you before anything is offered for sale.
What happens after I send the file?
You will hear from us within two business days with a first opinion. Then comes the examination of the piece itself, by appointment, at the firm, at your home or at your bank. If a sale is decided, the piece is presented in the sale best suited to its market. Nothing is committed without your written agreement.
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