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By allowing these cookies, you agree to the deposit, reading and use of tracking technologies necessary for their proper functioning. Read more about our privacy policy. Aguttes Aguttes online. Main Points 1. In , Aguttes totaled 47 million euros including costs, after-sales and private sales and retained its position as the fourth largest auction house in France for the fourth year in a row.
These figures certainly reflect a relative decline linked to the international health context, but on the other hand they demonstrate the solidity and regularity of Aguttes over the last few years. Charlotte Aguttes-Reynier and a work by Le Pho sold for more than a million euros Objects and measuring instruments from the sale of Measuring worlds , a private collection dispersed in October and which totalled 2. Context of the health crisis 1. Expertise : Specialists and in-house experts were able to meet with fewer sellers in the context of appraisals and estimates during this year because of the confinement and the rules of social distancing.
In contact with buyers, they were nevertheless aware of their interest, but a period of adaptation was necessary to reassure sellers and demonstrate to them the persistence of buyer demand on the market. These two points are the main reasons for the slowdown in the auction house's activity. Viewings : The absence of public viewings ultimately had a relatively moderate impact. To compensate, it was necessary to create additional content videos, more extensive condition reports, additional photos, video interviews with specialists and to spend more time accompanying and advising buyers in their remote purchasing process.
Sales : The sales took place successfully, with the necessary adaptations in terms of format: sales behind closed doors or very limited public viewing, remote and telephone auctions, mainly for major works. The impact was therefore low. Buyers, confident in the expertise of the qualified in-house specialists who have joined the house in recent years, actively bid and bought remotely, breaking several world records.
