The sale was fueled by heated competition between museums and private collectors, paying homage to the collector's passion, driven exclusively by a love of eighteenth-century aesthetics.
- The protagonist artist was Jean-Honoré Fragonard, with The Happy Family, sold for 2.866.000 €, beyond expectations.
- The work will probably be exhibited at the exhibition Fragonard, l'Enfant chéri de Grasse at the Musée Jean-Honoré Fragonard (19 June – 18 October 2026).
- The Petite coquette has achieved great success, reaching 1.016.000 €, almost three times the estimate.
Among other notable achievements:
- Hubert Robert's interior scenes were purchased by the Louvre for 2.439.000 €, tripling the estimate.
- A drawing by Antoine Watteau was sold for 838.200 €.
- A work by Gabriel de Saint-Aubin has reached 622.300 €, quadrupling the estimate.
- Two pairs of historical drawings by Jean-Michel Moreau, dedicated to the birth of the Dauphin (son of Marie Antoinette), have been purchased by the Château de Versailles for 381.000 € e 254.000 €.
Ancient and 19th century drawings
The traditional auction of works on paper, organised in conjunction with the Salon du Dessin, totalled 1.287.653 €.
Among the main lots:
- A preparatory drawing by François Boucher, depicting Venus, sold for 127.000 €.
- An Baptism of Christ of the Fontainebleau School has reached 88.550 €, more than five times the estimate.
- A drawing attributed to Ludovico Carracci was sold for 69.850 €.
- A view of the Place de la Concorde by Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine obtained 76.200 €.
The poetic library of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller
The last part of the collection The poetic bibliothèque of Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller he totaled 1.240.663 €, exceeding estimates. Consisting of nearly a thousand works gathered over fifty years, the collection reflects the erudition and passion of its owner, Jean Paul Barbier-Mueller.
Among the most significant results:
- Two copies of the works of the “Prince of Poets” have reached 158.750 € e 111.760 €.
- An edition of the works of the poet Louise Labé was sold for 133.350 €, double the estimate.
- A manuscript by Marguerite de Bretagne was purchased by the Municipal Library of Rennes for 53.340 €.
- A work by Jacques Béreau (1565) was acquired by the Poitiers Library for 3.302 €.
