ESCROC - Charles PERLET (1765-1828, journalist during the Revolution, bookseller and secret agent in the service of the Empire, he made royalist émigrés believe he was playing a double game and represented in Paris a committee of powerful personalities for the restoration of the Bourbons in order to extract large sums) / Autograph letter signed, 1 p large in-8 plus address page, Paris, December 15, 1808, to bookseller Nicolle, to whom he curtly states that he is the sole owner of the "Répertoire du Théâtre français".

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.