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AUCTION HOUSE DROUOT -Estimated balance sheet and outlook

First Semester 2016


AUCTION HOUSE DROUOT (Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
AUCTION HOUSE DROUOT
(Source: © Ruby BIRD & Yasmina BEDDOU)
USPA NEWS - On June 28, was given a Press Conference presenting the publishing of the 'Estimated balance sheet and outlook' for the First Semester 2016. A whole set of figures and facts were given away to show the Great Success of the House regarding Sales and Events organized and linked to the world of Art...
On June 28, was given a Press Conference presenting the publishing of the 'Estimated balance sheet and outlook' for the First Semester 2016. A whole set of figures and facts were given away to show the Great Success of the House regarding Sales and Events organized and linked to the world of Art.



The First Semester showed the following :

- The World record in Art Product sales comes to Rodin for 'Le Baiser', a Bronze Work realized in 1927 and conceived in 1885.

- 547 sales at Drouot-Richelieu with : 12 sales over 500,000 Euros, 132 sales over 100,000 Euros, 21 categorie and more than 100 specialties presented.
- 51 diverse ollections

- 50 preemptions identified :

* 624,000 Euros for a statue AKYE in wood and gold (Musée Quay Branly)
* 412,500 Euros for a Pastel panting of Jean-Baptiste PERONNEAU (Musée des Beau-Arts d'Orléans)
* 156,000 Euros for a Saber from the Royal Factory of Naples (Musée du Château de Fontainebleau)

- 12 records with 10 international and 2 French :

* World records : 2,205,000 Euros for a posthumous cast-iron from Auguste RODIN (1840-1917), 812,500 Euros for a work of Hyacinthe RIGAUD (1659-1743), 745,800 Euros for a work of Kitagawa UTAMARO (1753 ? - 1806)
* French records : 265,000 Euros for a work of Le Pho (1907-2001) and 168,696 Euros for a work of Anton Van DYCK (1599-1641)

- DrouotLIVE.com (first Live Platform on the Art Market ) : 34,5 Million Euros of Products sales, an increase of 27%, 232 Houses of Sales represented (+ 25%), 30 International Houses of Sales usent this service, 111,000 registered on DrouotOnline and DrouotLive...

Source : Drouot

Ruby BIRD
http://www.portfolio.uspa24.com/
Yasmina BEDDOU
http://www.yasmina-beddou.uspa24.com/
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