Heading west, for “Deal Done”. On the tray, the plates are overflowing with kouign-amann, pancakes, oysters and seafood, under a Breton flag. Even the model was dressed in a yellow raincoat and the Music has a strong bagpipe connotation… Beyond the Breton caricature, Julia Vignali and her buyers are focusing on several emblematic pieces: a typical earthenware by the ceramist Robert Micheau with four painted dancers, a landscape oil from Douarnenez (29), by the artist-architect Pierre Raighasse, a neo-Breton wooden coat rack dating from the 1870s (photo), sculpted with characters, a delightful model of the Pen-Duick or a very beautiful bronze “Return of the Fisherman” by François Méheut, made using a particular technique, that of lost wax casting. Estimated by the auctioneer Yves Cosquéric, one of the star experts of the show for several years, whose office is in Brest, the objects are priced between €100 and €2,000, and all find buyers!
“We brought Brittany to us”
The producers, Martin Pêtre and Catherine Montel (Warner), had a very precise wish list: “We love Brittany, so in this show we wanted to hear the sea, the sea spray, the sound of the seagulls, which is the case with these emblematic objects,” explains Catherine Montel. “We brought Brittany to us,” adds Martin Pêtre. Unlike event programs on the regions, the producers chose their favorites from a selection of items already offered by sellers on the channel’s website, always with the aim of presenting a panel of different objects “We worked on the casting with essential pieces: ceramics from Quimper, Breton furniture offered in its own style, which is not always the case, explains Catherine Montel. We are dealing with ancient, heritage, folkloric objects, but it is not a pejorative term. It rather illustrates the richness of our heritage and we learn lots of things. »
Boost audiences?
The rest of the week, the show will offer objects from the Grand Est, such as marquetry furniture, or from Provence, such as ceramics from Vallauris (Alpes-Maritimes) or santons, in order to complete the tour of France. Other themed programs are coming: Christmas, Heritage Days, Valentine’s Day, the Music Festival and the Cannes Film Festival… “Birthdays, parties, celebrations, we don’t hold back anything when choosing themes linked to current events”, concludes Martin Pêtre.
A solution to boost audiences? The show, launched in 2017 by Sophie Davant and taken over since September 2023 by Julia Vignali, is running out of steam and has suffered a drop of 1.5 points in audience share over the past year.
“Deal done”
Every day, at 4:15 p.m., on France 2.
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