Tempus Fugit, Time Flies

Result EUR40,300

Published on 05 February 2021, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 27 January 2021 - 13:30 (CET) - Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

Among the Larminet-Davioud Collection’s 16^th-century pieces, ivory and wooden sculptures drew the most interest.

Allegory of Time, ivory carved in the round depicting a nude, winged allegorical... Tempus Fugit, Time Flies

Allegory of Time, ivory carved in the round depicting a nude, winged allegorical figure bestriding a globe and carrying a skeleton wrapped in a shroud on his back, 16^th-century, h. 11.8 cm (4.65 in).
Result: €40,300

Georges Davioud, a Lille antique dealer, built this collection over the course of a lifetime but kept it out of sight. The pieces are in a wide variety of materials.…

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HAUTE- EPOQUE - Collection Larminet - Davioud

Wednesday 27 January 2021 - 13:30 (CET) - Live

Salle 9 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris

Pierre Bergé & Associés

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Treasures from the Larminet-Davioud Collection

The Lille antique dealer’s collection of ivory, wood, stone, leather and bronze objects looks like a library of materials. His family is now parting with them.