A gold mine for collectors. This is how we could define the auction which takes place this Sunday, June 20, in Poitiers (Vienne). Nearly 180 lots are presented, from the mansion of the descendants of the Gondouin family, former directors of the Gien earthenware factory.
“This place belonged to the grandchildren of Jeanne Gondouin (1851-1942), who bear the name of her husband, Gabriel Langlois de Rubercy. She comes from a long family line at the head of the earthenware factory of Gien in the second mid-19th century His grandfather, Charles Geoffroy (1793-1871), was one of the first directors, says auctioneer Aymeric Rouillac. It’s more than a collector’s house, it’s a house full of life. There are more than 150 years of collection. We pay homage to a certain art of living. “And here are five objects that represent it.
A pair of Gien dishes
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A large number of Gien ceramics adorn the house: vases, dishes, plates … Among them, a very rare pair of dishes made in Gien and decorated at the Imperial Sèvres Manufactory (Hauts-de-Seine), where there is a scene of wild boar hunting. The center of the dish is decorated with a medallion with the head of a Gorgon.
Estimate between 500 and 800 euros.
A table à la tronchin
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“She is beautiful, coward from the outset Aymeric Rouillac, auctioneer. If you approach, you notice the zippers that allow you to transform it.” This late 18th century mahogany mechanical table hides a game of backgammon in the drawer of his belt. It can also be transformed into a desk or drawing table.
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Estimate between 2,000 and 4,000 euros.
A bell glass
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Made in the Netherlands, the Venetian-style bell glass dates from the 16th century. “It is a rare piece, there are very few, says Aymeric Rouillac. It is highly sought after by collectors. “Only half a dozen copies are known.
Estimate between 8,000 and 12,000 euros.
A torchiere angel
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The torchiere angel, known to only five copies, was created by the earthenware factory of Gien for the Universal Exhibition of 1900.
Estimate between 1,500 and 2,000 euros.
Citroën miniature cars
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This rare copy of a livriason van, blue in color, is part ofa set of seven model cars produced by Citroën. They were kept in the game room of the mansion.
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Estimate between 500 and 1,500 euros.
Home exposure, this morning, from 10 am to 12 noon, at 11, rue de la Marne in Poitiers.
Sale by designation at the Poitiers conference center, 58, boulevard du Grand-Cerf, at 2 p.m. By reservation at 02.54.80.24.24.
Live auction, on the site rouillac.com. Sale catalog.
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Elodie Pradel
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