Friday, June 24, 2016

Paris--Hotel Drouot. (The Auctions)

Our friend, Donna told us about Drouot, the auction house.  Always up for a new adventure, we made plans to meet at Hotel Drouot.




It's a large auction house in Paris, known for fine art, antiques and antiquities.  It consists of sixteen halls hosting seventy independent auction firms, which operate under the umbrella of Drouot. Each room contains items from a prominent firm for auction.






We had fun looking at all the items.  There was jewelry, Asian items, silver, a lot of art work, furniture and other beautiful things.






Every auction firm has its own catalog with all the items listed for auction today with an estimated selling value.





People were closely examining items for authenticity.



Here the auctioneer from Remy le Fur & Associes sells an item.  It was so fun to look even though there was no bidding from us!



Looking works up an appetite.  Today it's pizza and Donna knows just the place.




The pizza was delicious and we even brought home enough for dinner.

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