Works of art

To transform your interior, online art auctions offer finely ornamented everyday objects in bronze, wood, ceramic, glass, metal, mother-of-pearl, tortoiseshell, ivory, textiles, and more. “When you can’t change the world, you must change the decor,” wrote Daniel Pennac. Online Decorative Arts auctions bring together decorative objects created by master craftsmen — bronze workers, sculptors, ceramists, glassmakers, silversmiths, and upholsterers — including antique and modern frames, boxes and cases, mirrors, vases, clocks, fireplace garnitures, display items, carpets, and tapestries. Ornamentation reigns in sculpted and gilded wooden mirrors, in glass vases by Emile Gallé, Lalique, and Daum, and in William Morris’s printed textiles. Art Nouveau, Art Deco, and Arts and Crafts combine beauty and utility in these Decorative Arts auctions, extending into contemporary design. Find the finest live decorative arts auctions on Drouot.com — in Paris, throughout France, and internationally (United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, United States, etc.)