But they are not the only ones around here, because we spoke with Sabine Mund, formerly a member of the Cornette de Saint-Cyr team. Madame has just taken up residence at the Royal Skating Rink, under the flag of the Piasa auction room, which is managed by Mr. Frédéric Chambre. Before giving the floor to our compatriot, just a word to say that Pierre Bouchat, co-shareholder with the de Brouwers of the Stanley auction room, located in Zaventem, has just taken off and is launching a new auction room in Lasne . It will be under the name Tri-Art and the first session will take place in mid-November. We’ll come back to that.
Ambitions for Brussels
Let’s return to Sabine Mund, because Piasa, her new home, is full of ambition for its headquarters in Brussels. Frédéric Chambre will take advantage of the opportunity that Sabine Mund represents, to make our capital a pole of attraction again, next to Paris. “We will start with modesty and for a few months, I will be alone to manage the departments that we will develop. Very soon, in January, we will offer a sale of paintings, drawings and sculptures, mainly Belgian from the modern school. There will be a large touch of Belgian design within it. The important thing for us will be to be anchored in the Belgian landscape. European design will always be defended in Paris and, in this segment, we organize 24 sales per year. We are open to other parts, such as surrealism or even ancient art, which is part of the sales of atmosphere and illustrious provenances.“
At Me Millon, we feel that the Frenchman is dead following the break with the Partz clan. But Alexandre Millon is a fighter and he has the guts. “My grandfather was a good antique dealer, then my father started as an auctioneer and I took over his study with the ambition of making our company a major player in the French market and more if possible. I therefore developed activities towards our provinces, then Belgium and finally Italy. Our services must be transversal, with a presence as close as possible to customers and regional anchors. So Brussels is important, because your country is a mine and, beyond that, there is the Benelux. Then there is a vertical axis, which consists of responding to the demands of amateurs. We must be able to sell Picasso like less important works, without abandoning people. In Brussels, we are setting up at 37 rue Blaes, in an area where the art market is important, in a place where we can sell, right next to the Sablon.“
Édouard and Clémence Culot, born Salmon in the La Flèche region, will be responsible for the new entity. Édouard told us that he continued his studies in Namur, then at the Louvre. Then, loaded with diplomas (like his wife: École du Louvre and Paris-II Assas), he joined Millon as an intern. “I have been in this house for ten years and new perspectives are opening up to us.“The Culots are from Beloeil and have a notary office there. They are cousins of the ceramists of the same name, based in Incourt in the BW. The first sales will take place in November.
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