Artcurial SA
Artcurial SA
12/20/2023 | News release | Distributed by Public on 12/20/2023 02:30
Over €2.2M for the Furniture & Works of Art Sale
On 13th and 14th December, the Furniture & Works of Art department held its final sales session of the year, auctioning more than 400 lots from prestigious historic provenances. The sales totalled €2,251,556, with 84% of lots sold, the second-highest result for the department since its creation.
A Louis XVI commodeStamp of Jean-Henri Riesener and Adam Weisweiler
Sold €144,320
With Paris presenting a busy schedule of events for the 18th-century market, French and international connoisseurs as well as major collectors were delighted by the selection of works presented in the sales illustrating a panorama of the classical decorative arts from the Haute Époque to the end of the 19th century. A rare Louis XVI commode delivered to the Controller General in Versailles, Jean François Joly de Fleury de Lavalette, fetched €144,320 while an important Regency console table sold for €98,400.
A Louis XV ormolu cartel clockAttributed to Jean-Joseph de Saint-Germain
Sold €65,600
"These excellent results reflect the renewed enthusiasm for 18th-century furniture and works of art. The fine selection of works and the research carried out delighted French and international collectors, who turned out in large numbers for our two auctions."
Filippo Passadore, Director of the Furniture & Works of Art department