Strictly French policy translates into healthy bidding at Tajan
THE Decorative Arts sale on May 19 at Tajan (14.35/20.33% buyer’s premium) was devoted almost exclusively to Art Deco and saw 165 of its 288 lots (57 per cent) find takers en route to a total of €3.18m (£2.2m) including premium. Unlike the sales at Sotheby’s and Christie’s, the catalogue was in French only with no English translations.
The hoped-for highlight, Edgar Brandt’s monumental cast iron vasque La Danse, 5ft 2in (1.58m) tall, …