Auction house
Hôtel Drouot
Paris, France
Auction house in Paris. 14 people in the register connected with it.
History
- 25 March 1870 – 26 March 1870Sale of the antiquities Cesnola found in 1868, 'Antiquites chypriotes provenant de fouilles faites en 1868 par M. Cesnola', catalogue by W. Froehner, H. Hoffmann expert. Buyers included the Louvre (inventory N 3519-3532), Louis de Clercq, Alexandre Bertrand (MAN 15132-15169), provincial museums and dealers. A second sale planned for 1871 did not take place.
ParisLuigi Palma di CesnolaWilhelm FroehnerHenri HoffmannLouis Constantin Henri François-Xavier de ClercqAlexandre BertrandMasson 1996Tatton-Brown 2001, p. 6
- 10 February 1873Sale of a Pierides lot of Cypriot antiquities (glass, jewellery, terracottas), 'Collection importante de verres antiques ... provenant des fouilles faites dans l'ile de Chypre par M. Pierides', Hoffmann expert, Me Delbergue-Cormont auctioneer.
ParisDemetrios PieridesHenri HoffmannV. Delbergue-CormontMerrillees 2017Hellmann 1991, n. 22
- 16 May 1878 – 18 May 1878Sale of the collection of J. M. Albert Barre (Greek antiquities, Tanagra terracottas, Cypriot pottery and glass), Froehner's catalogue, Hoffmann sale. Alessandro Castellani bought three Black-on-Red flasks there in 1878; they reached the Lyon museum with his estate in 1884.
ParisAlbert BarreWilhelm FroehnerHenri HoffmannAlessandro CastellaniCesnola 1878Yon 2012, p. 185
- 1 June 1885 – 9 June 1885Sale of J. Greau's ancient bronzes, which included Cypriot bronzes.
- 27 May 1887 – 28 May 1887Sale of the antiquities from Ohnefalsch-Richter's excavations at Polis tis Chrysochou (Arsinoe): 'Catalogue des objets antiques trouves a Arsinoe de Chypre', Delestre and Hoffmann. A painted vase signed Hermaios reached 4,900 francs. Reinach regretted the dispersal of the Arsinoe finds.
ParisMax Ohnefalsch-RichterMaurice DelestreHenri HoffmannReinach 1891Childs et al. 2012Recke 2018
- 15 June 1891 – 16 June 1891Sale of a Hoffmann-expert collection of antiquities (glass, marbles, bronzes, pottery) whose Cypriot terracottas were later published from the sale catalogue, nos. 31-146.
- 6 March 1901 – 7 March 1901Sale of the Cypriot collection of the former French consul at Larnaca (Boysset; written Boisse in the Melbourne and Berkeley catalogues), 'Collection formee en Chypre', dealer V. Raymond Serrure. The Sevres museum was the chief bidder; a figurine entered as lot 3 was bought by the Louvre for 46 francs but never accessioned by it. Berkeley and Melbourne bought through a Paris representative.
ParisAuguste-Emile BoyssetVeuve Raymond Serrure (forename unknown)Merrillees 1992Karageorghis & Amyx 1974, p. 12
- 1912Venue of the sale of the collection of the Paris dealer Lambros, a source of Boston bronzes.
ParisLambros (Jean P. Lambros of Athens?)Comstock & Vermeule 1971, p. 27
People
14 peopleStaff and members · 6
- V. Delbergue-Cormontauctioneer (1859–1875) · commissaire-priseur, rue de Provence 8Merrillees 20171859
- Henri Hoffmannspecialist (1870–1891)Masson 1996Hermary 1990, n. 71870
- Mademoiselle Roussetbidder at the Hoffmann sale (June 1891)1891
- Lambros (Jean P. Lambros of Athens?)venue of the 1912 sale of his collection1912
- Maurice Delestreauctioneer (1876–1901)Childs et al. 2012
- Wilhelm Froehnerspecialist (1870–1878)Masson 1996Cesnola 1878
Sellers and consignors · 6
- Luigi Palma di Cesnolaconsignor (1870–1870) · consigned objectsMasson 19961870
- Demetrios Pieridesconsigned objects1873
- Piéridès (consignor of the Drouot sale, 10 Feb 1873)consigned objects1873
- Albert Barreconsigned objects1878
- Julien Gréauconsigned objects1885
- Auguste-Emile Boyssetconsigned objects1901
Buyers · 2
- Alexandre Bertrandbuyer (1870–1870) · bought hereMasson 19961870
- Louis Constantin Henri François-Xavier de Clercqbuyer (1870–1870) · bought hereMasson 19961870
Objects
Black-on-Red flasks (three), Barre collection
via Albert Barre1878Yon 2012, p. 185
Base Ring figurine with child, lot 3 of the 1901 sale, said to be from Alambra
Sevres, no. as in Merrillees 1992from Alambravia Auguste-Emile Boysset1901Merrillees 1992
On Ancient Cyprus
2 pagesSources
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