Lot no. 1
[NATURALIA]
Val.: €40 - €50
October 31st, 2026 at 2:00 PM
78350 Jouy-en-Josas - France
October 31st, 2026 at 2:00 PM
78350 Jouy-en-Josas - France
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Terms of sale
This sale, conceived as a genuine call to collecting, revives the spirit of the old cabinets of curiosities – those fascinating places where rare objects, natural wonders, human creations and artefacts from distant lands were brought together.
First appearing in Italy during the Quattrocento, with the famous studioli of Belfiore, near Ferrara, and later in Urbino, cabinets of curiosities spread throughout Europe from the 16th century onwards in the forms of the ‘Wunderkammer’ and the ‘Kunstkammer’. Their aim was to bring together, within a single space, a distillation of the known and unknown, the scholarly and the marvellous.
In 1565, the Flemish scholar Samuel Quiccheberg proposed one of the first classifications of these ‘chambers of wonders’. Several major categories were then distinguished: ‘naturalia’, wonders of nature; ‘artificialia’, man-made creations; ‘exotica’, objects from distant lands; ‘mirabilia’, rare, astonishing or admirable pieces; and ‘scientifica’, instruments bearing witness to advances in knowledge and observation.
It is in this spirit that our sale is organised.
It brings together “precious and unusual objects”, selected as much for their evocative power as for their uniqueness: collections of shells, fossils and natural curiosities stand alongside works of art and more contemporary creations.
Special prominence is given to a remarkable collection of “resins and bioplastics from the world of Pierre Giraudon”, a singular figure in 20th-century French creativity, whose inclusions and experiments with materials transform natural elements and fragments of reality into true objects of contemplation.
Straddling the boundaries of art, science and the uncanny, this sale thus forms a contemporary cabinet of curiosities: a miniature world where every object invites you to look, understand, marvel and, above all, ‘collect’.
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Sale commission: 28.8 % incl. taxes for voluntary sales
Nature of the sale Voluntary sale
Pictures credits:
François Mallet & Trianon Auctions
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Contact:
Trianon Enchères
Operator:
Trianon Enchères
Access information:
THE AUCTION WILL TAKE PLACE AT 20 RUE DROUOT, 75009 PARIS, ON SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER AT 2.00 PM
Sale commission: 28.8 % incl. taxes for voluntary sales
Internet fees: 1.5% excluding VAT of the hammer price for judicial sales, 1.5% excluding VAT for voluntary sales or €60 excluding VAT per vehicle. No additional fees will be applied on charity auction lots.
Adjudication: As the Live auction report is not binding, the winning bids are confirmed after the sale by the auctioneer.
Terms of sale: Download the auctioneer's conditions of sale
Legal notice for voluntary sales: Trianon Enchères Declaration date or accreditation number: 263-2024 Intra-Community VAT: 98371912100011
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