Brown patina copper alloy statuette representing the Taoist - Lot 218

DECORATIVE ARTS PAST AND PRESENT

Including Collection de R. & G. Schmitt and Collection parisienne de M. et Mme T.

Sale on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 at 1:30 PM

Hôtel Drouot, room 1

9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris

Auctioneer Nicolas Nouvelet

Public exhibitions:

Monday March 18, 11am to 6pm

Tuesday, March 19, 11am to 12pm

Drouot, room 1

9, rue Drouot - 75009 Paris

Telephone during the exhibition: 01.48.00.20.01

Auction fees: 25% excl. VAT (30% incl. VAT)

Live auctions on www.drouotlive.com

Drouot Live fees: 1.5% excl. tax (1.8% inc. VAT)

Contact :

Nicolas Nouvelet

80, rue du Rocher - 75008 Paris

contact@nouveletauction.fr

Phone: 01.42.93.33.50 / 06.87.85.35.85

The successful bidder may pay for the auction by the following means:

• By bank transfer :

NICOLAS NOUVELET

IBAN : FR76 3000 4007 9900 0110 2645 560

BIC : BNPAFRPPXXX

• Directly online via our website: https://www.nouveletauction.fr/paiement-en-ligne

• By credit card directly at the boutique when you pick up your lot

• Or in cash (directly at the office) up to a maximum of €1,000 including costs for French nationals and €15,000 including costs for foreign nationals, on presentation of proof of identity and proof of address.

For all cash payments, please bring a deposit.

Cheques will not be accepted.

Shopping / collection of lots :

Magasinage Drouot: Any item/lot remaining in the auction room the day after the sale at 10 a.m., and not picked up by the auction company, is stored in the Magasinage department of Hôtel Drouot. Access via 6bis rue Rossini - 75009 Paris. Open Monday to Friday from 1.30 pm to 6 pm and Saturdays from 8 am to 10 am. The shopping service is subject to a fee, payable by the purchaser. Rates as of November 25, 2023 are as follows:

Processing fees, depending on the nature of the lot (€5 / €10 / €15 / €20 / €25 incl. VAT), capped at €100 incl. VAT per withdrawal.

Daily storage and insurance fees, from the 3rd working day, depending on the nature of the lot (€1 / €5 / €10 / €15 / €20).

A 50% discount on storage fees is granted to foreign customers and art market professionals outside the Paris region, on presentation of proof.

After one calendar year, lots will be stored outside the Hôtel Drouot warehouse.

Nicolas Nouvelet Commissaire-Priseur cannot be held responsible in any way whatsoever for storage at the Hôtel des ventes.

Study return :

Lots subject to a study return may be collected from Thursday 21 March 2024 at our office: 80, rue du Rocher 75008 Paris

Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 5:30pm.

Lots can only be collected on presentation of proof of identity in the buyer's name.