Bookcase inlaid on the front and sides in rosewood veneer, pewter in reserves highlighted with friezes of piastre, acanthus and foliage. It opens to two glass doors in the upper part and presents panels with an ebony background inlaid with stained wood and decorated with a flowering vase resting on an enta-blement and centered with a mascaron. Partly from the Louis XIV period. Height : 210 cm 210 cm - Width : 130 cm - Depth : 40 cm (restorations, resumption of the veneer composed of old elements)

Composed of several subsidiaries, the Drouot Group is a major player in the art market. Hôtel Drouot, located in the heart of Paris, has been the world's largest public auction center since 1852. 15 salerooms are available to more than 70 auction houses. The emulation generated by an annual offer of 230,000 artworks from 21 major specialities - from Antiquity to street art - attracts some 3,000 visitors every day. The Group's digital platform, Drouot.com, offers digital sales - Live auctions (live broadcasting and participation in auctions), Online-only auctions (dematerialised auctions) and Buy Now sales (sales of lots at fixed prices). Nearly 2 million items are offered annually by 600 auction houses. Auction news is reported every week in La Gazette Drouot, the leading weekly magazine for the art market and culture published by Auctionspress.