Auctions

April 13, 2023

Barbarian and Ethnic: Strength and Simplicity… René Boivin

From the same private collection, these two pieces of jewellery in vermeil and amethysts tell us the beautiful story of the “René Boivin style”. Whenever I have been asked about the identity of this style, it is very often this type of jewellery made of simple materials with expressive and elegant shapes that comes to […]

April 5, 2023

Magnificent 19th Century French Porcelain of Sèvres

Paris – For our prestigious Furniture & Decorative Arts auction on May 31, Elsa Kozlowski, department director and auctioneer, will present part of a 19th century Sèvres service with an agate blue background and a decor from King Louis-Philippe service for the châteaux of Saint-Cloud and Compiègne, comprising : – 3 milk pots – 2 […]

April 3, 2023

Asia awakens at Tajan on April 12, 2023

  Blossoming buds are slowly taking over the landscape. In Japan, the tradition of hanami, which is the celebration of cherry blossoms and the awakening of nature, is honoured between March and April. Tajan’s Asian Art Department is also participating in the spring festivities with its first Asian Art sale of the year on Wednesday, […]

March 24, 2023

A rare set of sculptures by Pierre Székely

« Time inevitably passes, it cannot do otherwise. My sculptures are timeless human signs, because their only purpose is to give pleasure. » Pierre Székely, Paris, 1998  

March 20, 2023

A painting of the Outrage of Anagni at Tajan auctions on March 23, 2023

PARIS – On the occasion of its fine auction of Old Master Paintings & Drawings organized on March 23, Tajan Auction House presents a work by the Polish artist Jules Boncza Tomaszewski (1834 – 1920) depicting the historic scene of the Anagni outrage.