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Published on 16 February 2024

Success for a 12th-Century Carved Madonna

This sale dedicated to medieval and Renaissance art garnered keen interest from museums and resulted in the triumph of a Madonna in majesty.

Success for a 12th-Century Carved Madonna - Lots sold

Published on 15 January 2024

A Beautiful Renaissance Astrolabe

This very well-preserved astrolabe attests to the technical mastery of Renaissance craftsmanship, a successful marriage of scientific precision and...

A Beautiful Renaissance Astrolabe - Pre-sale

Published on 13 October 2023

Barry, a 150-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Goes Under the Hammer

After Big Sara the Allosaurus in 2020, Big John the Triceratops in 2021 and Zephyr the Iguanodon last year, Barry and its well-shaped head will kick off...

Barry, a 150-Million-Year-Old Dinosaur Goes Under the Hammer - Pre-sale

Published on 16 June 2023

A Monumental Astronomical Pendulum Clock Attributed to Jean-Louis Bouchet

It is time to discover a rare monumental pendulum clock revealing a complex mechanism that was totally cutting-edge for its time, the 1770s.

A Monumental Astronomical Pendulum Clock Attributed to Jean-Louis Bouchet - Pre-sale

Published on 02 June 2023

A Treasure Hunt Led by Modigliani and a Flesh-Eating Dinosaur

Who says temptation must be resisted? This sale of 17 carefully chosen lots, including a meteorite, a portrait by Modigliani, and a 154-million-year-old...

A Treasure Hunt Led by Modigliani and a Flesh-Eating Dinosaur - Pre-sale

Published on 24 March 2023

Van der Weyden and a Student of David: Glorious Together

The Lavoisiers, posing for French painter Jacques-Louis David's workshop, celebrates science alongside a Virgin by Goswin Van der Weyden.

Van der Weyden and a Student of David: Glorious Together - Pre-sale

Published on 27 January 2023

A 16th-Century Astrolabe Positioned Under a Lucky Star

This astrolabe weaves its golden thread on the roads of Renaissance Europe and expands the very limited corpus of Michael Piquer's instruments. The...

A 16th-Century Astrolabe Positioned Under a Lucky Star - Pre-sale

Published on 02 November 2022

Zephyr, a Dinosaur in the Wind of Auctions

A small step for an iguanodon, a great leap for auctions

Zephyr, a Dinosaur in the Wind of Auctions - Lots sold

Published on 05 October 2022

Zephyr the Roaming Dinosaur

Zephyr, a skeleton of a dinosaur in the Iguanodon genus which was unearthed 70% complete in Colorado, will go up for auction on October 20.

Zephyr the Roaming Dinosaur - Pre-sale

Cultural Heritage

Published on 08 June 2022

The Secrets of Claude-Siméon Passemant’s Clock

Claude-Siméon Passemant’s astronomical clock has been entirely taken apart, studied and restored for an autumn exhibition at Versailles featuring Louis...

The Secrets of Claude-Siméon Passemant’s Clock - Cultural Heritage

Published on 03 May 2022

The French Count de Buffon's "Oiseaux" Take Flight

The seminal work of the famous French naturalist, Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon (1707-1788), headed a sale dedicated to antique books, also brilliantly...

The French Count de Buffon's "Oiseaux" Take Flight - Lots sold

Published on 26 October 2021

Big John: The Record-Breaking Triceratops

The €6 million sale of the largest triceratops known to date reached fever pitch at Drouot and established a European record, eliciting rapturous applause...

Big John: The Record-Breaking Triceratops - Lots sold

Published on 05 October 2021

Picasso at the Service of Natural History

By providing images for the 18th-century French naturalist's writings, the painter gave a new look to a timeless work.

Picasso at the Service of Natural History - Lots sold

Published on 21 May 2021

In the Wake of Exotic Fish

A world tour with naval officer Duperrey and other seafarers who wrote travel books.

In the Wake of Exotic Fish - Lots sold

Published on 03 May 2021

Ernst Haeckel, the Zoologist Who Inspired 20th-Century Art

The 19th-century German scientist, who coined the word "ecology," is one of the heroes of Laura Bossi's exhibition "Origins of the World" at the Musée...

Ernst Haeckel, the Zoologist Who Inspired 20th-Century Art - Analyses

Published on 15 April 2021

Bruno Petitcollot Collection: An Inspiration to Travel

On April 23, collectors will have a chance to eye some sailing instruments, globes, half-hulls and boat models, engraved sperm whale teeth and paintings...

Bruno Petitcollot Collection: An Inspiration to Travel - Pre-sale

Published on 19 March 2021

Rubens: Illustrator of Science

A preparatory drawing from the Marquis of Lagoy’s fabulous collection reveals a little-known facet of the Antwerp master: he was also a vignette illustrator....

Rubens: Illustrator of Science - Pre-sale

Published on 07 December 2020

Benefiting the science of tomorrow

Gearing up for the future, the Palais de la Découverte in Paris reached for the stars with an auction of items telling its story.

Benefiting the science of tomorrow - Lots sold

Published on 31 October 2020

Exquisite Automatons and Treasures of Science

A box with automatons attributed to Frères Rochat and a Maghreb astrolabe top the bidding.

Exquisite Automatons and Treasures of Science - Lots sold

Published on 25 November 2019

The Thomas Vroom Collection Put in Perspective

This group embodying the birth of modern architecture, no less, was greeted with honour beneath Drouot's dome.

The Thomas Vroom Collection Put in Perspective - Lots sold

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