Posted on 03/27/2021 at 8:12 p.m.
Auction. The first sale to the harbor, of over 300 articles, related to the world of comics has hardcover.
The lots were auctioned for four hours
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It is 2:30 p.m. yesterday when Jacqueline, in her 60s, pushes the door of the Sales Hall on Boulevard de Strasbourg in Le Havre. She leaves barely half an hour after the start of the auction devoted solely to the world of comics. ” I bought what I wanted, at the request of my son », Says this regular at the auction rooms. With under the arm a numbered edition of Crux Universalis signed by Enki Bilal, she paid 160 € for this signed piece estimated at 70 €. One of the rare women in the audience, as is often the case for this type of meeting, among around forty people who follow this sale on site, managed by Maître François Xavier Allix, and led by Denis Laurent, sales consultant. The latter is the friend of the seller who sheds his 360 lots of 2 to 10 comics, magazines or figurines. : 90% of the pieces come from the collection of a Normand from La Manche who worked in publishing for thirty years (read our edition of Monday, March 22). ” He is old, he clicked when he realized that his children were not interested in comics and preferred that his collection return during his lifetime in the hands of an amateur », Notes Maître Allix, who from the outset reminds us that this theme is a great first in this room, where a good-natured atmosphere reigns.
Tintin’s plane
A theme that did not attract curious people from far away due to the restrictions linked to the 10 kilometers. So, the sale is made between the room and the live on the internet with an average of 250 people online ” 75, 85, 95, 110, 145, 165, 185, 225 and 245 € through the live. You have the right to participate in the room! », Laughs the auctioneer. Awarded! Hammer blow, lot no. 7 is sold. This is a set of 3 BD The adventures of Gérard Lambert illustrated by Jacques Armand and scripted by a certain Renaud, intended for Cabu, with dedications by the authors.
A little before 4 p.m., welcome to the world of Hergé: comics, figurines, parody works … As for the other articles, there is something for all budgets in the universe of Tintin’s clear line. From 15 €, it is possible to have fun. And the fans do not deprive themselves. Even when lot 171 starts at almost € 300. It’s about a ” rare piece, known in ten copies », Loose Denis Laurent, the sales consultant, about a wooden model, the plane of the Golden claw crab. A beautiful object left for 500 € all round. The most important sale amounts to 700 € for the number 1 of the Journal de Tintin. After 6 p.m., after 4 hours of auction, François Xavier Allix recognizes that there is ” a market, that the clientele is different, while 90% of the lots are gone. “
The great classics work well, like Hugo Pratt, Moebius: the timeless marked 70s have been a hit.
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