GENERAL ÉGALITÉ. Future King LOUIS-PHILIPPE, known at the beginning of the Revolution as General Égalité, son of Louis-Philippe-Joseph, duc d'Orléans, known as Philippe Égalité (Conventionnel de Paris, guillotined in 1793) - L.S. "Xavier AUDOUIN" as Deputy to the Minister of War - to citizen Ant. GIROUST, ci-devant Aide-de-camp. - Paris, June 18, 1793 - 1p in-folio - "... Not being one of the first 136 Aides-de-camp, your functions in this capacity ceased at the time of General ÉGALITÉ's emigration; and since you announce that you have resigned as Captain of the 1st Battalion of SEINE et MARNE, you no longer count among the Officers employed in the Armies of the Republic."

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.