YVES SAINT LAURENT FIN 1980 TWO BELTS: the first in red lizard, the second in chocolate leather (T 80) (small folds and traces, discolorations, numerous folds and mini accident on the red one) (no guarantee of condition) Provenance: private collection. (Specimen of Varanus Niloticus, CITES appendix II/B) This specimen is freely marketable in the EU. For a request to send the lot after sale, outside the EU, it will be necessary to make a CITES re-export request, which will be at the buyer's expense. All buyers must check the legislation in force in their country for this type of specimen before bidding.

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.