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The Malatier Collection

Published on , by Anne Doridou-Heim
Auction on 10 October 2018 - 13:30 (CEST) - Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
During a two-day exhibition at Drouot, everyone came to admire the objects assembled by Jacques Malatier (1926-2017). The erudite spirit imbuing this collection was reflected in the final result: €3.2 M, with 94% of lots sold. It took a battle up to €505,600 to carry off the large composition by Jean-Charles Nicaise Perrin...
€88,420Sèvres, 1766, "Roussel" ewer and oval basin in soft paste porcelain with a... The Malatier Collection
€88,420
Sèvres, 1766, "Roussel" ewer and oval basin in soft paste porcelain with a polychrome decoration of blue cabbage leaves, with gold fillets and garlands of flowers, h. 18,2, l. 27 cm.
During a two-day exhibition at Drouot, everyone came to admire the objects assembled by Jacques Malatier (1926-2017). The erudite spirit imbuing this collection was reflected in the final result: €3.2 M, with 94% of lots sold. It took a battle up to €505,600 to carry off the large composition by Jean-Charles Nicaise Perrin (1754-1831), "Hector in Helen's palace upbraiding Paris for his cowardice and announcing a single combat". Everything in the painting is permeated with a sense of antique theatricality, from the majestic Hector poised for combat, alone before his passive brother, to the group of women troubled by…
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Wednesday 10 October 2018 - 13:30 (CEST) - Live
Salle 5-6 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009 Paris
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SGL Enchères - Frédéric Laurent de Rummel et Peggy Savidan
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