MONACO: Artcurial starts the year on a high note in Monte-Carlo!
Artcurial resumes its winter quarters on the Riviera, a? the Hermitage hotel, from January 15 to 19, in the heart of the eternal elegant: Monte-Carlo.
A few days during public exhibitions and prestigious sales of Jewelery, Collection Watchmaking, Le Temps est feminine and Hermes & Luxury Bags will take place. Unprecedented sales with many lots carefully selected by experts for these new vacations a? Monegasque.
Jewelry
Salvation? for the success of this summer session which totals? close to 6.3 M €, the department brings together a? new a beautiful collection of pieces of contemporary jewelry and with iconic signatures such as Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Boucheron but also rarer signatures at public sale just as emblematic as Wiese, Gilbert Albert, Verdura and David Web …
Collector’s watchmaking
For this new sale a? Monaco, from the side? of the independents, Francois-Paul Journe will be in the spotlight with one of his first pieces produced, an Octa Reserve de Marche watch from 2003. The other star of the sale will be the Comex, entitled “The last One ”, this reference 16610 is the watch that belonged to Comex’s last scuba diver.
Rating ? Vintage, iconic pieces will obviously be present like this Speedmaster ref. 2998-6, from the early 1960s. Launched in 1959, the ref. 2998 is certainly the most sought after of the Speedmaster collection. Prime Mode? Le a? grinder of the black epoxy bezel, the reference 2998 is recognizable by? its Alpha needles.
Hermès and luxury bags
Herme? S, leather goods emblem, will be at the heart of this winter session with the iconic fashions of the Birkin, Kelly and Constance bags. The Chanel and Louis Vuitton houses will also be represented, in particular a? crosses the classics Timeless and Speedy. The most wanted parts has? like special orders and limited editions will delight collectors the world over.