I put a star because I have to be able to publish. I would never buy a lot again on Drouot. For the delivery of a book of about 500g he asks me for 60 euros of delivery. I told them to keep the book. Super disappointed.
Avoid !!
They sell counterfeit on their site after no claim no trust nothing !!!
Always alive and changing museum every day with the sales sales exceptional pieces pleasure of the eyes and atmosphere
Grands Boulevards how not to come here unique place to stroll while listening admiring or buy works of art from any era of a painting of a grand master to an unheard-of bazaar of a collection of an illustrious unknown to incunabula; to discover randomly strolling in the rooms quietly
modern, friendly staff, a high place of sale .. to highly recommend
Too bad we have to wait standing in a corridor before opening the rooms
Good momentum, but an audience of greedy little business people often quite aggressive.
A word of advice, if you don't live in Paris, don't try to buy from Drouot! The Drouot auction house prides itself on distributing its sales on the Internet in order to reach buyers from all over the world, but lo and behold, when you just bought a lot remotely, in my case it was in the provinces, it was easy to be able to recover it!
First, security fees will be automatically applied after the first day of the sale and this, every day exponentially until you can collect your lot.
Secondly, if you ask to have your purchase brought back by the carriers linked to Drouot, the costs will be extremely high, even for a short distance and for a small object without great value!
Third, the longer the objects are stored at the Drouot store, the more they are prone to being damaged (according to an employee of a Parisian auction house).
So, if you live in Paris, you physically attend a sale and then you can bring your lot back, Drouot is indeed a place conducive to this but if not, refrain!
Experience more than mixed. On one side the pleasure of meeting with beautiful and beautiful objects, the excitement of the moments of the sale. On the other, very varied impressions during the exchanges with the salesmen during the exhibitions. Some auctioneers are hospitable, friendly and provide information that seems pretty rigorous. But others have a cold and distant attitude, not to mention the condescension of the one who knows (or thinks to know?) Compared to the one who does not know (or does as if he did not know). The experts and other trainees are from the same barrel, it goes from the best to the worst. A tip: stay very wary about this little world where the art of talking or not to talk to embellish, to hide the wolf, to stay on the surface of things reaches the peaks. This is at least one area for which the microcosm Drouot is worth five stars.
There are better places to stay. I got robbed my first visit while getting there. It is on the edge of a Jewish neighborhood which is targeted for a lot of vandalism. Not too safe after dark for a neighborhood.
Metro Richelieu-Drouot, hours 11am-6pm, Direct bids from 13:30, visit the lots the day before or the morning before sales. Hotel sales on 3 levels and 16 sales rooms, mythical by name it deserves local
more important worthy of the big English or US auction houses. WC toilets were padlocked there is still 1 year or 2 !! Free Wifi do not exist for the general public. 4G mobile networks are poorly captured in the basement and yet there is much to do on this side. Commissions increase each year (up to about 29 to 30 % for an item won at auction) .Too many commissions kill the auction, alas the investments decrease, The premises are small.They have installed a gourmet restaurant (?) in the DRC so that the commissionaires do not die of hunger!
* * The DROUOT LIVE auction site is shabby. Without stop in transformation, the information amuse while modifying it all the time for a result? The photos of the lots are not displayed correctly and the photo boxes are empty, which you never see on the big Anglo-American sites Sotheby's or Christie's **
Great for brainstorming, Drouot hotel nostalgia for the past with beautiful objects
The worst auction website of the planet :)
auctions companies would do better to go through auctions or interencheres, or even better by ebay!
An ephemeral museum permanently! You can find the rare or desired object and get the adrenaline rush by participating in the auction!
Always so hot, very nice products for sale. To see at least once
Everything is ready for sales expertise is clear and precise and everything is done to satisfy the customer
You have to go to Drouot at least once in your life to see what an auction house looks like with its simultaneous sales on several levels. strong attention risk of addiction
A large auction room open to all. In addition to attending auctions you can also see the items that will be put on sale. A nice walk to do !!
Main defect: the software imposes an overbid rate too high. For example, on a bid of 150 we have to go up to 200 while in the room 160 would suffice. Why penalize us so?
ALI BABA caverns. Magnificent place conducive to all purchases, professionals and individuals alike!
The temple of the auction in the heart of Paris ..... Professional amateurs passionate about art will find their account in this immense cave of Ali Baba .....
A must-see in the art market world, which has unfortunately lost its luster for several years. Despite this, we come with pleasure to see all the objects on offer. Drouot is a veritable ephemeral museum where master paintings rub shoulders with contemporary works, historical objects and erotic pictures.
The only complaint is the opening hours: 11am, it's a little too late ...
It is an amazing and exciting place where you can see incredible objects, even if you don't buy anything.
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