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Les Dillée : Une dynastie d’experts et de collectionneurs

18 March 2015 - 19 March 2015 | 4:00 PM CET | Paris

SALE TOTAL

10,191,918EUR
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  • 129
    Importante paire d'appliques au canon et aux armes de France en bronze doré et patiné d'époque Louis XVI
    LOT SOLD.1,143,000EUR
  • 43
    Exceptionnelle paire d'aiguières en porcelaine de Chine céladon craquelé gris et brun d'époque Kangxi (1662-1722), à monture de bronze doré d'époque Régence, vers 1730-1740
    LOT SOLD.819,000EUR
  • 104
    Exceptionnelle paire de fauteuils à châssis en bois sculpté et doré "à la grecque" à deux tons d’or d’époque Louis XV, vers 1765-1770
    LOT SOLD.435,000EUR
  • 1
    Important médaillon en émail peint représentant L'Abondance,
    Limoges, vers 1540, par Léonard Limosin (1505-1575/77)
    LOT SOLD.411,000EUR
  • 72
    Paire de fauteuils à dossier plat en bois doré d'époque Louis XV, estampillée L.C. CARPENTIER
    LOT SOLD.315,000EUR
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Sale Number: PF1541 Lots : 482

SALE TOTAL

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Sessions

  • Session 1: 18 Mar 2015 | 04:00 PM | Lots 1 - 129
  • Session 2: 19 Mar 2015 | 10:30 AM | Lots 130 - 281
  • Session 3: 19 Mar 2015 | 02:30 PM | Lots 282 - 485
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RESULTS

The Dillée Collection achieved a total of € 10.2 million, with 93% of lots sold, 99% in value and 65% above the high estimate. Following a five-day exhibition which drew over 2,500 visitors, the sale of the private collection of the Dillée family opened to a packed salesroom on 18 March at the Galerie Charpentier. Almost 500 people registered to bid in this historic auction of 17th- and 18th-century French decorative arts, which attracted bids from collectors across the globe..

The sale was led by a Louis XVI pair of patinated and gilt-bronze wall lights with the Royal French coat of arms, which soared to €1,143,000 - a new auction record for any wall lights of any period (est. €200,000-300,000). A magnificent pair of ewers in crackled celadon and gilt bronze from the French Regency period realised the second highest price in the sale, selling for €819,000 (est. €400,000-600,000).

Mario Tavella, Deputy Chairman of Sotheby’s Europe and Chairman of Private European Collections: “This was one of the most thrilling collections I have ever had the pleasure of working with. Apart from the aura of the name of Dillée, the beauty of the works and the encouraging estimates, I hope it was also the presentation of the collection that helped inspire new collectors in our saleroom this week” 

AUCTION DETAILS

For three generations, the Dillée family name has been significant on the French art market. Bernard, Jean-Pierre and, more recently, Guillaume have all placed their expertise at the disposal of collectors, auction houses and museums. They have collected a wide variety of objects, from  mounted and gilt-bronze items, to bronze and terracotta statues, but always with a preference for the 18th century and distinguished provenances. As professionals they are renowned for their knowledge and expertise, but it is as keen collectors that they gathered the furniture, objects, paintings and drawings to be offered in our forthcoming auction taking place on 18-19 March in Paris. The sale will include over 450 lots and will be divided into three sessions, with a mix of scientific objects, French decorative arts of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, old master paintings and drawings, bronze animal sculptures and hunting weapons.

The predominantly 18th-century furniture, decorative objects, paintings and drawings demonstrate an exquisite and precise taste founded on knowledge and refinement. The collection is extraordinary for having been accumulated over three generations, each conscious of both the heritage of the previous and of its own vision for the transmission of knowledge and taste. These charming, rare and unusual objects were only appreciated and coveted by enthusiasts; they are not flamboyant nor pretentious as their main purpose was to share the daily life and the decor of the person who found and chose them. These objects are a concrete representation of that transmission of knowledge and a reflection of family’s tradition and shared passion for hunting, the French 18th century and its art de vivre through the generations.

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Contact Information

Mario Tavella
Président-directeur général
Sotheby's France
Chairman Sotheby’s Europe
+33 1 53 05 53 12
mario.tavella@sothebys.com
Brice Foisil
Senior Director
International Senior Specialist
Continental Furniture
+33 1 53 05 53 01
brice.foisil@sothebys.com
Louis-Xavier Joseph
Director
Head of Department
Continental Furniture
+33 1 53 05 53 04
louis-xavier.joseph@sothebys.com
Ulrike Christina Goetz
Head of Department
European Sculpture & Works of Art
+33 1 53 05 53 64
ulrike.goetz@sothebys.com
Alexander Kader
Senior Director
Co-Worldwide Head of European Sculpture & Works of Art
+44 20 7293 5493
alexander.kader@sothebys.com
Gregory Rubinstein
Senior Director
Head of Department, Worldwide
Old Master & Early British Drawings
+44 20 7293 5417
greg.rubinstein@sothebys.com
Cristiana Romalli
Senior Director
Senior Specialist
Old Master Drawings
+44 20 7293 5419
cristiana.romalli@sothebys.com
Pascale Pavageau
Senior Director
Head of Department, Paris
19th Century Paintings & Drawings
+33 1 53 05 53 10
pascale.pavageau@sothebys.com
Thierry de Lachaise
Senior Director
Head of Department
Silver
+33 1 53 05 53 20
thierry.de.lachaise@sothebys.com
Constance Schaefer-Guillou
Senior Cataloguer
Furniture
+33 1 53 05 53 06
Constance.schaefer-guillou@sothebys.com
Stéphanie Veyron
Head of Sales
Sculpture
+ 33 1 53 05 53 65
stephanie.veyron@sothebys.com
Sofia Bergström
Deputy Director
Office & Business Manager
Finance & Operations
+ 33 1 53 05 5303
sofia.bergstrom@sothebys.com
Edith Parmentier
Post Sale Manager
+33 1 53 05 53 81
edith.parmentier@sothebys.com
   
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