Family partner since 1990
Auction house
BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés
Family auctioneers specializing in House sales and Private Collections sales, BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés stands out every year in the French auction house rankings for its exceptional auctions and the dispersal of precious collections that are always eagerly awaited.
Among the House sales and Private Collections sales that have marked the history of the firm: the Impressionist paintings from the collection of Madame Julien Rouart, the jewels of H.I.H., Princess Soraya and Princess Eugenie of Greece and Denmark, furniture from Prince della Torre e Tasso's Château de Duino, furniture and works of art from the Anne-Aymone and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing collections, and house sales of the châteaux of Digoine, Daubeuf and Chiffrevast in Normandy.
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More recently, the sale of exceptional pieces has yielded significant results, such as the rediscovery of a silver coffee pot offered by the Siamese ambassadors to Louis XIV on their visit to Versailles on September 1, 1686, acquired by the Château de Versailles for €1m, or La tireuse d'épine by Ponce Jacquio, pre-empted by the Musée du Louvre in June 2020 for €1.4m.
Asian art and jewelry are among the House's flagship specialties.
These include the sale of the Portier collection of Japanese prints in association with Christie's, for which Christie's still holds the world record for a Japanese print (€745,800), and the sale of three imperial seals in 2009, 2014 and 2022. Other highlights include the rediscovery and sale in 2020 of Chinese albums by Yongle Dadian, which sold for €8.1m, the highest auction record in France for the year, all specialties combined. In April 2023, the sale of the Robert and Isabelle de Strycker collections fetched €1.8m (including €1.25m for the Japanese prints collection).
In the high jewelry segment, the auction house recently won a remarkable bid for a 20.45 ct diamond for €781,200, and achieved €1.3 million for a rare Burmese ruby.
Several times a year, the firm organizes specialized sales of collections of Numismatics and Phaleristics (History & Chivalry), two specialties that are now rare on the public auction market, but which are nevertheless very popular with collectors.
Historically close to the world of horse racing, the auction house has handled the sale of the Longchamp racecourse furniture and the estate of Madame Sylvia Wildenstein in March 2021.
Since 2022, the auction house has been expanding on a Paris/Normandy axis, with its second office in the historic center of Caen, in the former Hôtel Paisant, an 18th-century mansion located at 11, place de la République, formerly Place Royale, in addition to its Paris office at 32, rue Drouot, a stone's throw from the famous Hôtel des ventes.
BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés confirms its position as a key player in the furniture and fine art auction market, ranking 12th in the Conseil des maisons de ventes' annual art & collectibles ranking for 2022.
On the strength of world records and specialized sales in numerous fields, we are at your disposal to defend your interests and assist you in the appraisal and sale of your collections.
These include the sale of the Portier collection of Japanese prints in association with Christie's, for which Christie's still holds the world record for a Japanese print (€745,800), and the sale of three imperial seals in 2009, 2014 and 2022. Other highlights include the rediscovery and sale in 2020 of Chinese albums by Yongle Dadian, which sold for €8.1m, the highest auction record in France for the year, all specialties combined. In April 2023, the sale of the Robert and Isabelle de Strycker collections fetched €1.8m (including €1.25m for the Japanese prints collection).
In the high jewelry segment, the auction house recently won a remarkable bid for a 20.45 ct diamond for €781,200, and achieved €1.3 million for a rare Burmese ruby.
Several times a year, the firm organizes specialized sales of collections of Numismatics and Phaleristics (History & Chivalry), two specialties that are now rare on the public auction market, but which are nevertheless very popular with collectors.
Historically close to the world of horse racing, the auction house has handled the sale of the Longchamp racecourse furniture and the estate of Madame Sylvia Wildenstein in March 2021.
Since 2022, the auction house has been expanding on a Paris/Normandy axis, with its second office in the historic center of Caen, in the former Hôtel Paisant, an 18th-century mansion located at 11, place de la République, formerly Place Royale, in addition to its Paris office at 32, rue Drouot, a stone's throw from the famous Hôtel des ventes.
BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés confirms its position as a key player in the furniture and fine art auction market, ranking 12th in the Conseil des maisons de ventes' annual art & collectibles ranking for 2022.
On the strength of world records and specialized sales in numerous fields, we are at your disposal to defend your interests and assist you in the appraisal and sale of your collections.
Auctioneers - Partners
Five associate auctioneers to respond in the best conditions to your requests for inventories and valuations, whether of the entire contents of a property or apartment, of a collection or even of individual objects.
Assisted by Michel IMBAULT and Perrine MINOT, a team of associates and a network of some thirty experts in each specialty.
pylefevre@beaussantlefevre.com
Trained at ADER PICARD TAJAN, the auction house that dominated the French art market between 1970 and 1990, Pierre-Yves LEFÈVRE co-founded the firm in 1990, and has contributed to its success for 30 years alongside Éric BEAUSSANT. He has orchestrated many historic sales, as the sale of the Rouart collection of Impressionist paintings, including works by Gauguin, Manet, Monet, Degas and Renoir, the iconic collection of Her Imperial Highness Princess Soraya of Iran, and the sale of furniture and works of art from the Anne-Aymone and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing collections. A key figure in the horse world thanks to his Norman origins, he is also a race commissioner at France Galop.
Read Jour de Galop magazine's portrait of Pierre-Yves LEFÈVRE
ademoras@beaussantlefevre.com
A graduate of the École du Louvre and holder of a Master's degree in business law from the Sorbonne, complemented by business training at ESSEC, Arthur de MORAS began his career as head of a contemporary art collection in the Middle East, before gaining experience in international auction houses in New York and Paris in the Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art departments. In 2016, he joined the Actéon group as a general auctioneer before becoming a partner at BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés. Familiar with sales of major collections (Coll. Crichton including a Jasper Johns Flag $28.6m, Ulmann, Maison G Furniture...), he applies his experience as a generalist auctioneer to meet your requests for inventories and estimates in Paris or Normandy, his native region.
vheraud@beaussantlefevre.com
With a Master's degree in Business Law and a degree in Art History from the Sorbonne, Vincent HERAUD began his career in the Inventories and Collections department of a major French auction house, after two years with an international auction house in Paris. His involvement in the successful sales of major collections (Coll. Altounian, including a set of drawings by Modigliani sold for €1.4m, Jacques Bacri, Post Close de Bekessy, Kenzō Takada...) make him a privileged contact for the organization of Houses sales and private collections sales at BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés, where he is now associate auctioneer. Originally from Lyon, with roots in the Gers and Cantal, he regularly travels to the provinces for inventories and appraisals.
tlavignon@beaussant-lefevre.com
With a Master's degree in business law from the Sorbonne and training at the École du Louvre, Théo LAVIGNON joins BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés as an associate auctioneer after five years' experience in a major Parisian firm, where he rounded out his generalist training with a specialization in Asian art. Participating to the reputation of the Parisian market in this specialty, he has contributed to the success of sales of exceptional collections, and in 2020 achieved a remarkable auction result with the sale of a Chinese imperial vase from the Qianlong period for €4.4m. As a generalist auctioneer, he is also responsible for sales of Asian art at BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés, which is renowned in this specialty, recording the highest bid in France in 2020 for two rare Chinese albums (€8.1m) and retaining the world record for a Japanese print (€745,800).
Assisted by Michel IMBAULT and Perrine MINOT, a team of associates and a network of some thirty experts in each specialty.
Éric BEAUSSANT
Partner / Founder - Voluntary and judicial auctioneer
ebeaussant@beaussantlefevre.com
One of Paris's leading auctioneers, Éric BEAUSSANT co-founded the firm in 1990 with Pierre-Yves LEFÈVRE. His ability to listen and his recognized expertise in organizing sales of international stature (Furniture from the Châteaux of Duino and Digoine, Coll. Portier, Démogé, Libaude, Bismuth...) enable him to provide families and collectors with the best possible support in organizing their furniture assets at every key moment in their lives. Éric BEAUSSANT has always had strong ties with the Vendée region, and regularly carries out inventories and appraisals there.
He is a member of the Compagnie des Commissaires-priseurs judiciaires de Paris
Read Éric BEAUSSANT's portrait in Barnebys magazine
Pierre-Yves LEFÈVRE
Founder - Auctioneerpylefevre@beaussantlefevre.com
Trained at ADER PICARD TAJAN, the auction house that dominated the French art market between 1970 and 1990, Pierre-Yves LEFÈVRE co-founded the firm in 1990, and has contributed to its success for 30 years alongside Éric BEAUSSANT. He has orchestrated many historic sales, as the sale of the Rouart collection of Impressionist paintings, including works by Gauguin, Manet, Monet, Degas and Renoir, the iconic collection of Her Imperial Highness Princess Soraya of Iran, and the sale of furniture and works of art from the Anne-Aymone and Valéry Giscard d'Estaing collections. A key figure in the horse world thanks to his Norman origins, he is also a race commissioner at France Galop.
Read Jour de Galop magazine's portrait of Pierre-Yves LEFÈVRE
Arthur de MORAS
Partner - Voluntary auctioneer and judicial graduateademoras@beaussantlefevre.com
A graduate of the École du Louvre and holder of a Master's degree in business law from the Sorbonne, complemented by business training at ESSEC, Arthur de MORAS began his career as head of a contemporary art collection in the Middle East, before gaining experience in international auction houses in New York and Paris in the Impressionist, Modern and Contemporary art departments. In 2016, he joined the Actéon group as a general auctioneer before becoming a partner at BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés. Familiar with sales of major collections (Coll. Crichton including a Jasper Johns Flag $28.6m, Ulmann, Maison G Furniture...), he applies his experience as a generalist auctioneer to meet your requests for inventories and estimates in Paris or Normandy, his native region.
Vincent HERAUD
Partner - Voluntary auctioneer and judicial graduatevheraud@beaussantlefevre.com
With a Master's degree in Business Law and a degree in Art History from the Sorbonne, Vincent HERAUD began his career in the Inventories and Collections department of a major French auction house, after two years with an international auction house in Paris. His involvement in the successful sales of major collections (Coll. Altounian, including a set of drawings by Modigliani sold for €1.4m, Jacques Bacri, Post Close de Bekessy, Kenzō Takada...) make him a privileged contact for the organization of Houses sales and private collections sales at BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés, where he is now associate auctioneer. Originally from Lyon, with roots in the Gers and Cantal, he regularly travels to the provinces for inventories and appraisals.
Théo LAVIGNON
Partner - Voluntary auctioneer and judicial graduatetlavignon@beaussant-lefevre.com
With a Master's degree in business law from the Sorbonne and training at the École du Louvre, Théo LAVIGNON joins BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés as an associate auctioneer after five years' experience in a major Parisian firm, where he rounded out his generalist training with a specialization in Asian art. Participating to the reputation of the Parisian market in this specialty, he has contributed to the success of sales of exceptional collections, and in 2020 achieved a remarkable auction result with the sale of a Chinese imperial vase from the Qianlong period for €4.4m. As a generalist auctioneer, he is also responsible for sales of Asian art at BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés, which is renowned in this specialty, recording the highest bid in France in 2020 for two rare Chinese albums (€8.1m) and retaining the world record for a Japanese print (€745,800).