FLEURIAU d'ARMENONVILLE (Joseph Jean baptiste) Died 1728 - Intendant, Directeur général des Finances 1701; Ministre de la Marine 1716; Garde des Sceaux (1722 - 1727) - Letter signed "D'ARMENONVILLE", à VERSAILLES (78) le 16 juin 1727 - 2 pages in-folio - to a Conseiller. The latter requests the Grace to have Honorary Councillor Letters after 8 years of service. "... No such letters have been granted until after twenty years of service, and this is a law from which I cannot depart for any consideration whatsoever."

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.