ADER Entreprises & Patrimoine

Name

ADER Entreprises & Patrimoine

Legal name

ADER Entreprises & Patrimoine

Website

https://ader-ep.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Auction House Services

akta.pro industry

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Auction Houses (Luxury Watches & Jewelry)

Consumer Products & Retail/Jewelry, Watches & Luxury Accessories/Pre-owned, Vintage & Resale Luxury

Keywords

• Auction services
• Design furniture
• Art auctions
• Online bidding
• Valuation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris, Île-de-France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Auction Commission (Buyer's Fees): ADER charges buyers a percentage of the hammer price as commission. Standard buyer's fees are 33.6% TTC (28% TTC in English version) with additional platform fees of 3.6% TTC for Drouot Online sales.
2. Valuation Services: Free online and verbal valuations offered; paid in-depth expert appraisals available for detailed authentication and valuation
3. Home Inventory Services: On-site inventory services at client residences on appointment basis, billed separately

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ADER Entreprises & Patrimoine is a French voluntary auction house (Société de Ventes Volontaires) that conducts live in-room auctions at the Drouot-Richelieu and Drouot-Montmartre auction halls in Paris, as well as fully online auctions via the DrouotDigital and Interencheres.com platforms. The firm specializes in design furniture, art, lighting, and collectibles consigned from luxury hotels, institutions, corporations, and private collectors, and offers supporting valuation, absentee and phone bidding, home inventory, and online payment services.

Product overview

ADER Entreprises & Patrimoine operates as a French auction house (operateur de ventes volontaires) offering a dual-channel sales platform combining live in-room auctions at Drouot halls in Paris with online-only auctions via DrouotDigital. The core offering consists of live and online auction services for furniture, art, and design objects. Supporting services include online and in-person valuation, home inventory, absentee bidding, phone bidding, and integrated payment processing through Ingenico. The company specializes in design furniture and art from prestigious provenance including luxury hotels and institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Auction for good: Charitable auction initiative supporting various causes

Products and services

• Live Auction Services In-room auction sales conducted at Drouot-Richelieu or Drouot-Montmartre halls in Paris, broadcast live via MoniteurLive and DrouotDigital platforms. Targeted at collectors, dealers, and institutional buyers acquiring design furniture, art, and decorative objects on consignment from luxury hotels, corporations, and private estates.
• Online Auction Services Fully online auctions conducted exclusively via the DrouotDigital platform, accessible remotely by bidders worldwide. Targeted at remote buyers acquiring design furniture, art, and collectibles from ADER's consignors.
• Valuation Services Expert valuation services including free online estimation requests via photo submission, free verbal estimation at ADER's premises, and paid in-depth expert appraisals for authentication and detailed valuation. Targeted at private owners, estates, and institutions needing professional appraisal.
• Home Inventory Services On-site inventory of multiple objects at client residences on an appointment basis, billed separately. Targeted at private collectors, estates, and institutions requiring full on-premises cataloguing of assets.
• Charitable Auction Services (Auction for Good) Special auction events conducted to support charitable causes, including sales benefiting institutions such as L'Ecole du Domaine du Possible. Targeted at non-profit organisations and foundations coordinating art donations and donor management.

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and supporting.

• Drouot (Drouot Patrimoine)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDrouot provides auction room facilities (Hôtel des Ventes Drouot-Richelieu and Drouot-Montmartre) and operates the DrouotDigital platform used by ADER for online auction participation. ADER conducts both live auctions in Drouot rooms and online sales via the Drouot platform.
• Interencheres.comminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSecondary online platform partner allowing remote participation in ADER's live auctions via interencheres.com.
• IngenicosupportingTechnology or IntegrationPayment service provider certified PCI-DSS handling online payment processing and 3D Secure authentication for auction payments.
• ADER PariscoreOthersRelated auction house brand operating as a separate entity under the ADER group, with its own website and potentially shared resources.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Artcurial: Leading French auction house operating at Drouot with parallel strengths in design furniture, luxury collectibles, and institutional consignments. Closely comparable business model, customer mix, and sales channels to ADER Entreprises & Patrimoine.
• Piasa: Major French auction house conducting live and online sales of design, art, and collectibles through Drouot infrastructure. Directly comparable in scope, customer base, and auction cadence to ADER.
• Binoche et Giquello: Paris-based auction house operating at Drouot with specialty sales in design and modern decorative arts. Comparable in scale, geographic focus, and category mix to ADER.
• Beaussant Lefèvre et Associés: Paris-based auction house at Drouot with comparable specialty in furniture, art, and decorative objects. Similar mid-sized independent French auctioneer profile.
• Millon: Established French auction house with operations at Drouot covering art, antiques, and decorative objects. Comparable mid-sized independent French auctioneer profile.
• Cornette de Saint-Cyr: Paris-based auction house conducting sales of art, design, and collectibles. Comparable in independent ownership structure and French-market focus to ADER.
• Tajan: French auction house specializing in art and luxury objects at Drouot. Comparable in scope and customer mix, with similar appeal to collectors and institutional sellers.

Broad incumbents

• Christie's: Global auction house with Paris operations covering fine art, luxury, and design at a vastly larger scale. Overlaps with ADER in design furniture and collector segments but operates globally with far greater brand reach.
• Sotheby's: Global auction house with Paris operations in art, design, and luxury collectibles. Comparable in auction format and category overlap but vastly larger in scale, brand, and geographic reach than ADER.

Others

• Ader Paris: Sister auction house brand under the same ADER group operating at Drouot. While legally distinct, it shares ownership with ADER Entreprises & Patrimoine and competes in the same French auction market for design and art consignments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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