2025年9月20日星期六 
Tessier – Sarrou & Associés — The Prunier Cellar
Lucien Paris — Paris mon Amour
Millon — The Antonio Seguí Collection
Hidden away for more than forty years, the reserve of a Parisian antiques dealer now comes to light, offering a rich assortment of paintings, objets d’art, silverware and furniture.
Among the works on canvas are Louis Carrier-Belleuse’s The Antique Dealers (est. €1,500–2,500) and Fabius Brest’s The Stagecoach (est. €1,500–2,000), inspired by the artist’s travels in Turkey between 1855 and 1859. Also of note is Jacques-Léon Dusautoy’s The Beautiful Oriental (est. €1,000–1,500).
Furniture includes elegant Louis XV pieces such as a pair of shaped shelves stamped G. Durand (est. €1,200–1,800), a mahogany side table (est. €800–1,500) and a superb Napoleon III commode stamped Krieger.
Silverware will present a refined panorama of table art, while glass marquetry vases enrich the decorative ensemble — including a Gallé soliflore (est. €500–600) and a second example with a pine tree motif (est. €400–600). The artistry of René Lalique is also showcased with two blown-moulded vases: Dahlias and Domrémy, also known as Thistles (est. €400–600 each).
September Highlights at Hôtel Drouot
T his September, the season opens at the Hôtel Drouot with a series of refined auctions echoing the European Heritage Days.
The programme begins with the great Italian schools, represented by a remarkable group of works ranging from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance. The Baroque will also be in the spotlight with a dazzling masterpiece by Paolo de Matteis.
From the treasure trove of a former Parisian antiques dealer to a magnificent collection of African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian art assembled by Antonio Seguí, the month will unfold under the sign of discovery. In a celebratory spirit, Lucien Paris will stage the 15th edition of Paris mon Amour, an ode to the City of Light.
The season will close on a festive note with a refined selection of wines, champagnes and spirits from the legendary cellar of the Prunier restaurant, offering connoisseurs the chance to raise one last exceptional toast at auction.
From the treasure trove of a former Parisian antiques dealer to a magnificent collection of African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian art assembled by Antonio Seguí, the month will unfold under the sign of discovery. In a celebratory spirit, Lucien Paris will stage the 15th edition of Paris mon Amour, an ode to the City of Light.
The season will close on a festive note with a refined selection of wines, champagnes and spirits from the legendary cellar of the Prunier restaurant, offering connoisseurs the chance to raise one last exceptional toast at auction.
Tessier – Sarrou & Associés — The Prunier Cellar
20 September
This sale brings together 250 lots of fine wines, champagnes and spirits from the cellar of one of Paris’s most iconic addresses: Maison Prunier. With its Art Deco façade, the celebrated establishment welcomes the Parisian elite and a cosmopolitan clientele alike.
For over a century, Prunier has been a discreet witness to the city’s history and its gastronomic rituals, where the finest vintages were chosen to accompany caviar and seafood. From Francis Scott Fitzgerald to Jean Cocteau, Ernest Hemingway to Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand, its tables have hosted an extraordinary cast. Legend has it that Colette was a regular, Joséphine Baker came for lobster, and Salvador Dalí once requested a dish “as extravagant as his imagination” — served, without hesitation, with a sublime Montrachet.
Each bottle in this cellar tells a story of post-theatre dinners, ambassadors’ luncheons and Parisian nights of celebration. Highlights include a magnum of Dom Pérignon 2009 (est. €300–400), a magnum of Yquem 2018 (est. €200–300) and four bottles of Domaine de la Grange des Pères 1995 from the cellar of Pierre Bergé (est. €400–500 per pair).
For over a century, Prunier has been a discreet witness to the city’s history and its gastronomic rituals, where the finest vintages were chosen to accompany caviar and seafood. From Francis Scott Fitzgerald to Jean Cocteau, Ernest Hemingway to Marilyn Monroe and Yves Montand, its tables have hosted an extraordinary cast. Legend has it that Colette was a regular, Joséphine Baker came for lobster, and Salvador Dalí once requested a dish “as extravagant as his imagination” — served, without hesitation, with a sublime Montrachet.
Each bottle in this cellar tells a story of post-theatre dinners, ambassadors’ luncheons and Parisian nights of celebration. Highlights include a magnum of Dom Pérignon 2009 (est. €300–400), a magnum of Yquem 2018 (est. €200–300) and four bottles of Domaine de la Grange des Pères 1995 from the cellar of Pierre Bergé (est. €400–500 per pair).
Lucien Paris — Paris mon Amour
22 September
The 15th edition of Paris mon Amour will pay tribute to the capital through the collection of François Peyrat. Over more than 35 years, this commercial director assembled a unique ensemble devoted to the 1900 Exposition Universelle, encompassing decorative objects, models, posters, photographs, documents, books and memorabilia.
Complementing these treasures is a wealth of urban furniture from the late 19th century and the Belle Époque, drawn from Parisian collections. Among the highlights are a scale model of the famous Ferris wheel installed in 1900 near the Champ de Mars (est. €1,000–1,500); a menu from the Bosnian Pavilion illustrated by Mucha (est. €300–500); and a poster for the “Concours internationaux d’escrime” by Pal (est. €2,000–3,000).
Also featured are Albert Lebourg’s painting The Algerian Pavilion at the 1889 Exposition Universelle (est. €6,000–8,000) and an Étienne Dinet poster depicting Andalusia in the Time of the Moors (est. €3,000–5,000). Beyond their rarity, these objects weave a vivid narrative of memories and emotions, tangible witnesses to a pivotal moment in the history of Paris.
Millon — The Antonio Seguí Collection
22 September
Gathering nearly 200 works of African, Oceanic and Pre-Columbian art, this sale reveals the discreet yet profound passion of Antonio Seguí for forms and presences from faraway cultures.
Sculptures, masks, fetishes and ritual objects once animated the rooms of his Arcueil home and studio, within the singular setting of the Maison Raspail. They speak of a collector’s sensibility, freed from fashion and driven by a search for authenticity.
Seguí’s attachment to the arts of Africa and the Americas began in the 1950s, and deepened after his arrival in Paris in 1963, when he discovered so-called “primitive art” at the Musée de l’Homme and through his friendship with Jacques Kerchache, who helped shape his eye.
Highlights include a striking maternity figure from early 20th-century Côte d’Ivoire (est. €25,000–35,000) and a hieratic ritual head from the late 19th-century Republic of the Congo (est. €20,000–30,000). Other notable pieces include Baoulé statuettes, Téké, Bamileke, Fang and Ogoni masks, as well as Pre-Columbian figures from Peru, Mexico and Colombia, and a monumental shamanic vase acquired in his youth.
This sale pays tribute to a man for whom collecting was as much a way of life as it was a way of seeing.
Sculptures, masks, fetishes and ritual objects once animated the rooms of his Arcueil home and studio, within the singular setting of the Maison Raspail. They speak of a collector’s sensibility, freed from fashion and driven by a search for authenticity.
Seguí’s attachment to the arts of Africa and the Americas began in the 1950s, and deepened after his arrival in Paris in 1963, when he discovered so-called “primitive art” at the Musée de l’Homme and through his friendship with Jacques Kerchache, who helped shape his eye.
Highlights include a striking maternity figure from early 20th-century Côte d’Ivoire (est. €25,000–35,000) and a hieratic ritual head from the late 19th-century Republic of the Congo (est. €20,000–30,000). Other notable pieces include Baoulé statuettes, Téké, Bamileke, Fang and Ogoni masks, as well as Pre-Columbian figures from Peru, Mexico and Colombia, and a monumental shamanic vase acquired in his youth.
This sale pays tribute to a man for whom collecting was as much a way of life as it was a way of seeing.
Baron – Ribeyre & Associés — The Collection of an Italian Art Enthusiast
23 September
The great schools of the Italian Peninsula come alive through a selection of some twenty works of remarkable rarity. Painters and sculptors reflect the discerning eye of a passionate Italian collector, devoted to the artistic heritage of his homeland between the 14th and 17th centuries.
Sacred art predominates, with museum-quality pieces such as a Saint Anthony of Padua by Taddeo di Bartolo (est. €20,000–30,000). Once part of the left pilaster of an altarpiece painted in 1395 for the sacristy of San Francesco in San Gimignano, it is today reunited in spirit with related panels preserved at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest.
Other highlights include a Virgin and Child beneath a canopy held by two angels between Saint Francis and Saint Bernardino, painted around 1460 by a follower of Benozzo Gozzoli of the Florentine school (est. €10,000–15,000), and a Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John attributed to Leonardo da Pistoia (est. €20,000–30,000).
The sale also features a Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth, a saint and Saint John the Baptist (after Raphael), created by an Italian artist in the early 1600s (est. €20,000–30,000). Among the sculptures, a terracotta relief of Christ at the Column by Giovanni Minelli de’Bardi (est. €10,000–15,000) enriches this ensemble of remarkable character.
Sacred art predominates, with museum-quality pieces such as a Saint Anthony of Padua by Taddeo di Bartolo (est. €20,000–30,000). Once part of the left pilaster of an altarpiece painted in 1395 for the sacristy of San Francesco in San Gimignano, it is today reunited in spirit with related panels preserved at the Museum of Fine Arts in Budapest.
Other highlights include a Virgin and Child beneath a canopy held by two angels between Saint Francis and Saint Bernardino, painted around 1460 by a follower of Benozzo Gozzoli of the Florentine school (est. €10,000–15,000), and a Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John attributed to Leonardo da Pistoia (est. €20,000–30,000).
The sale also features a Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth, a saint and Saint John the Baptist (after Raphael), created by an Italian artist in the early 1600s (est. €20,000–30,000). Among the sculptures, a terracotta relief of Christ at the Column by Giovanni Minelli de’Bardi (est. €10,000–15,000) enriches this ensemble of remarkable character.
Euvrard & Fabre — Interiors of Distinguished Properties
23 September
A true highlight of the season, Paolo de Matteis’s Armida Summoning the Demons (est. €80,000–120,000) reflects the influence of the artist’s Parisian stays, evident in the delicate tonalities of the enchantress at its centre.
This mythological panel, a theme the painter revisited throughout his career, embodies the duality of Armida: graceful and sinuous in form, yet emblematic of poisonous seduction and enslavement. It was likely conceived as part of a larger decorative ensemble, accompanied by companion pieces.
Another landmark of the sale is an exceptional tapestry, The Month of August or The Harvest, woven circa 1661 after the Master of the Months of Lucas or the circle of Bernard van Orley (est. €40,000–60,000). It forms part of the celebrated four-piece “Seasons of Lucas” series, examples of which are preserved in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Furniture also takes pride of place, with a Louis XV flat-back armchair commissioned by Cardinal de Rohan for his episcopal palace in Strasbourg (est. €6,000–8,000). Completing the ensemble is a walnut sculpture of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c. 1510–1520 (est. €2,000–4,000), richly adorned with carved embroidery and pearls in the refined style of Jan van Steffeswert.
This mythological panel, a theme the painter revisited throughout his career, embodies the duality of Armida: graceful and sinuous in form, yet emblematic of poisonous seduction and enslavement. It was likely conceived as part of a larger decorative ensemble, accompanied by companion pieces.
Another landmark of the sale is an exceptional tapestry, The Month of August or The Harvest, woven circa 1661 after the Master of the Months of Lucas or the circle of Bernard van Orley (est. €40,000–60,000). It forms part of the celebrated four-piece “Seasons of Lucas” series, examples of which are preserved in the Cleveland Museum of Art.
Furniture also takes pride of place, with a Louis XV flat-back armchair commissioned by Cardinal de Rohan for his episcopal palace in Strasbourg (est. €6,000–8,000). Completing the ensemble is a walnut sculpture of Saint Catherine of Alexandria, c. 1510–1520 (est. €2,000–4,000), richly adorned with carved embroidery and pearls in the refined style of Jan van Steffeswert.
Coutau-Bégarie & Associés — The Collection of a Parisian Antiques Dealer
30 September – 1 October
Hidden away for more than forty years, the reserve of a Parisian antiques dealer now comes to light, offering a rich assortment of paintings, objets d’art, silverware and furniture.
Among the works on canvas are Louis Carrier-Belleuse’s The Antique Dealers (est. €1,500–2,500) and Fabius Brest’s The Stagecoach (est. €1,500–2,000), inspired by the artist’s travels in Turkey between 1855 and 1859. Also of note is Jacques-Léon Dusautoy’s The Beautiful Oriental (est. €1,000–1,500).
Furniture includes elegant Louis XV pieces such as a pair of shaped shelves stamped G. Durand (est. €1,200–1,800), a mahogany side table (est. €800–1,500) and a superb Napoleon III commode stamped Krieger.
Silverware will present a refined panorama of table art, while glass marquetry vases enrich the decorative ensemble — including a Gallé soliflore (est. €500–600) and a second example with a pine tree motif (est. €400–600). The artistry of René Lalique is also showcased with two blown-moulded vases: Dahlias and Domrémy, also known as Thistles (est. €400–600 each).
