COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. C. - PART 1 - SELECTION SALE
COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. C. - Part 1 - Selection Sale
Sunday March 17, 2024 at 2pm
Public exhibitions :
Friday, March 15, by appointment only, to present certain pieces for private viewing
the day before the sale, Saturday March 16 from 10am to 6pm.
the morning of the sale, Sunday March 17 from 10am to 12pm.
"Harmony
This word alone could sum up the life and collection of Mr. and Mrs. C.
This eclectic collection will be dispersed over three days of sales.
As the hammer strikes, we'll be recounting their art of living in their apartment in
Cannes, in their home near the most beautiful avenue in Paris, and in the discreet
discretion of a vast property in the Yvelines.
Born in the 1930s, these two self-taught art lovers worked in the hotel
hotel and restaurant business. As young inn owners in Auvergne in the
1950s, they went on to live and enjoy great success in Paris from 1961, until their
their retirement in the 2000s.
They won a star for their restaurant "Le Mercure Galant", welcomed the whole of
Paris at "l'Atelier Maître Albert" opposite Notre-Dame (now owned by chef Guy
Savoy), and at the "Taverne du Sergent Recruteur" on the Île Saint-Louis.
They met and rubbed shoulders with the Paris of art, business and notoriety.
Mr. and Mrs. C. ran elegant tables, and for several decades set about
to build up an important collection over several decades, based on their discoveries
and their "coups de coeur" among art dealers and gallery owners, both in Paris and the surrounding region.
They tastefully furnish their properties, where the harmony of the family is matched by the harmony of colors
and the perfect harmony between decorative objects, contemporary paintings, furniture
and tableware.
Passionate about what they do, they bring together a number of pieces that have become out of the ordinary.
the avant-garde, acquiring important works of modern art from the
1960s to 1980s.
Mr. and Mrs. C. assembled this collection in three locations: the French Riviera, in
Paris near the Champs-Elysées, and in the Île-de-France region. Achieving harmony in each.
Contact and information:
Tel: 04.93.67.63.79
Mail: antibes@metayer-auction.com
[Sale broadcast live and indoors].
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Special conditions: Delivery to buyers must be made by prior appointment. Lots may be collected on site after the sale. Then, from Wednesday, March 20, 2024 by appointment: in our furniture repository near the Antibes exit.
Our teams are entirely at your disposal to draw up a transport estimate before or after the sale.
Terms of payment : Payment may be made : - in cash up to a limit of 1,000 euros (French residents and professionals). - by Visa or Master Card (please note that it is not possible to pay by credit card remotely). - by bank transfer in euros.
Sales charge: 28.5% incl. VAT on a voluntary basis.
Place of sale :
Bastide du Roy
3055, Avenue Michard Pellissier
06600 Antibes, France
La Bastide du Roy
Access A8 freeway: 4 km
Train: Antibes TGV station: 3 km
Nice Côte d'Azur airport: 12 km
Quai des Milliardaires Antibes: 4 km
Heliport on request