FIRST LIVE SALES TO BE HELD BY INTERNATIONAL AUCTION HOUSE SINCE LOCKDOWN
CHRISTIE’S PARIS CLASSIC WEEK REALISED
€5,470,637/£4,921,083/$6,048,279
Strictly adhering to social distancing rules
Christie’s Paris sales across 2 days:
- Sold 37% of lots via Christie’s LIVE/ 41% via the telephon105 new registrants / 22% bidders from France /Buyers from 23 countries
- Camille de Foresta, auctioneer for The Collector: Le Goût Français auction
CLASSIC WEEK
26-27 May 2020 | Paris
The first sales to be held by an international auction house since lockdown, concluded this evening at Christie’s Paris headquarters on avenue Matignon and saw strong sell through rates of 75% of lots sold with 76% bought by clients bidding remotely, either online or via telephone. In a specially arranged saleroom to comply with social distancing rules, The Collector Le Goût Français, Books and Manuscripts and Old Master Drawings auctions were held across the last 2 days. More than 750 clients chose to visit the gallery space to view the pre-sale exhibition over the 9 days of viewing, either by appointment or by adhering to a strict number limit for each room, all designed to respect health and safety precautions but allowing for the 578 objects to be viewed in person. Despite these limitations, the average sale through rates were strong selling 75% by lot and 81% by value.
