Artcurial is a French

auction house An auction is usually a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bids, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder or buying the item from the lowest bidder. Some exceptions to this definition ex ...

which has its headquarters at the historic Hôtel Marcel Dassault in Paris.

History

In 2001, Nicolas Orlowski acquired the Artcurial Gallery from L'Oréal.Béatrice De Rochebouet
Nicolas Orlowski, monsieur Artcurial
'' Le Figaro'', June 24, 2014 He hired auctioneers Francis Briest, Hervé Poulain and Rémy Le Fur, and established an auction house by the same name. It is a subsidiary of the Dassault Group.Dassault Group: Artcurial
/ref> Additionally, Monegasque billionaire Michel Pastor was a shareholder until his death in 2014.Marie-Pierre Grondahl
L'héritière est décédée: Qui en veut aux Pastor?
'' Paris Match'', May 21, 2014 As of 2014, it was the third largest auction house in Paris after

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and Sotheby's.

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* * French auction houses Companies based in Paris Retail companies established in 2001 Dassault family {{France-company-stub