Auction on
10 October 2018 - 13:30 (CEST) -
Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
Jacques Malatier (1926-2017) was one of those cultivated, questing spirits who still abounded in the 20th century. This intensely erudite banker, loyal to the Hôtel Drouot (where his collection is now being sold) put his talent and money into building up a top-level collection with treasures of exquisite French taste in...
Nizhny Tagil, Ural, last third of the 18th century, armed lodestone, h. incl. ring: 8.2 cm, stone size: 5.1 x 2.6 cm, total weight: 218.12 g. Estimate: €3,000/4,000
Nizhny Tagil, Ural, last third of the 18th century, armed lodestone, h. incl. ring: 8.2 cm, stone size: 5.1 x 2.6 cm, total weight: 218.12 g. Estimate: €3,000/4,000
Jacques Malatier (1926-2017) was one of those cultivated, questing spirits who still abounded in the 20th century. This intensely erudite banker, loyal to the Hôtel Drouot (where his collection is now being sold) put his talent and money into building up a top-level collection with treasures of exquisite French taste in different art specialities. As expert Éric Turquin tells us, "he started with objects and moved on to paintings." A love of the 18th century Here, every meticulously thought-out purchase was designed to take its place in an ensemble dominated by the 18th century. A pastel by Joseph Vivien (1657-1734) encapsulates its guiding spirit.…
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