Visite guidée : Enchères, Drouot en fonctionnement, son quartier historique

"I will introduce you to auctions and their procedures, the history of the institution, facts and anecdotes, who the auctioneers are, the Savoyard Red Collars, how a sale unfolds, what a reserve price is—in short, everything related to auctions and their operation: codes, rituals, professionals, valuations... these terms will become familiar to us.

Drouot is the largest auction house in France.

We will first explore on foot for about 1h30 the historic district (where appraisal companies, the National Chamber of Auctioneers, etc. work)."

Good to know:

Since the Vigipirate plan, groups are no longer permitted to congregate inside the auction house, so I will leave you free at the entrance of the building. You can thus attend auctions live, stroll through the exhibition rooms, browse the auction catalogs, but also view the artworks up close and examine them, learn about their estimates... and perhaps purchase the item of your dreams!

Please note: the tour may be canceled if there are fewer than 8 participants.

Insurance: tour participants remain under their own civil liability in the event of an accident.