Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés

Founded in 1990 in the heart of the Hôtel Drouot district, BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés is today one of the leading auction houses on the French market for furniture and works of art. Since 2022, the firm has expanded its presence along the Paris–Normandy axis with the opening of a second office in the historic centre of Caen. The five partner auctioneers — Éric Beaussant, Pierre-Yves Lefèvre, Arthur de Moras, Vincent Héraud and Théo Lavignon — supported by a dedicated team and a wide network of experts, organise sales across a broad range of specialties, including furniture and works of art, jewellery, Asian art, Old Master and modern paintings, numismatics, historical memorabilia and charity auctions. Particularly renowned for its House Sales (Duino, Digoine, Daubeuf, Chiffrevast and Nernier) and for the dispersal of major collections, the auction house is distinguished by the presentation of prestigious ensembles and notable estates, both in France and internationally. Among its landmark auctions are Impressionist collections, princely jewellery — including that of H.I.H. Princess Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary — as well as furniture from great historic residences and important collections such as those of Anne-Aymone and Valéry Giscard d’Estaing. Asian art is one of the auction house’s major departments, with world records achieved for Japanese prints and the exceptional sale of albums from the Yongle Dadian, which realised €8.1 million. Sales of imperial seals and major print collections have further confirmed the house’s international reach. In high jewellery, the auction house regularly achieves notable results for exceptional diamonds and precious gemstones. It is also recognised for specialised sales in numismatics and phaleristics, demanding fields in which several collections have achieved sell-through rates close to 100% and record totals. Continuing its steady growth, BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés ranked 12th nationally in 2025 in the annual “Art & Collectibles” ranking published by the Conseil des Maisons de Vente, confirming its position as a key player in the French art market. Committed to building lasting relationships of trust, the auction house supports consignors and buyers at every stage — from valuation and expert appraisal to estate advice and sale strategy — with the aim of enhancing and preserving private collections.