BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés

What BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés does

BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés is a Paris-based French voluntary auction house (commissaires-priseurs) established in 1990 as a family partnership. The firm is co-led by Eric Beaussant and Pierre-Yves Lefevre and operates from 32 rue Drouot, with regional offices in Caen (Normandy) and Brittany (Côte d'Émeraude). Sales are conducted primarily at the Hôtel Drouot and Hôtel des Ventes Drouot-Montmartre in Paris, supplemented by online auctions via the DrouotDigital platform and live broadcasts through Drouot Live and MoniteurLive. Core products include catalogued and uncatalogued auctions (Ventes Live and Ventes Online), absentee and telephone bidding, free online valuation, paid home-inventory appointments, online adjudication payments (via Ingenico with 3D Secure), and advance deposit services.

The house maintains specialized departments covering jewelry and watches, numismatics, Asian art (China, Japan, Vietnam), 20th-century art, and history and chivalry, alongside specialty services for château/estate sales, collections, charity auctions, and French state pre-emption handling. Notable recent transactions include the March 2026 sale of a Baldung Grien classified as a "Trésor National," a 99%-sold €3.8M numismatic sale in November 2025, and a record €26M in total auction turnover for 2025 versus €19.3M in 2024. The firm is licensed by the CVV under reference 2002-108, is PCI-DSS compliant via Ingenico, and operates under RGPD/GDPR.

Revenue is generated through buyer and seller's commissions on hammer prices (transaction-fee model), with ancillary income from home inventory fees and add-on services. The customer base comprises individual collectors, families disposing of estates, and French and international museums exercising pre-emption rights; there are no disclosed anchor enterprise contracts. The technology stack is conventional — a website integrated with DrouotDigital for online bidding, Ingenico for payments, and Google Analytics for traffic measurement — with no proprietary AI/ML components. With 13 employees, the firm is a small, operationally lean specialty auction house leveraging the prestige of the Hôtel Drouot venue and the DrouotDigital online ecosystem.

Name

BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés

Legal name

Beaussant-Lefèvre et Associés

Website

https://beaussantlefevre.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

French auction house founded in 1990, based at Hôtel Drouot in Paris with regional offices in Caen and Brittany. Conducts live and online sales across jewelry, Asian art, numismatics, 20th-century art, and historical items, serving individual collectors, estates, and museums.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Auction Commissions: Generates revenue through buyer and seller commissions on auction sales. Also charges for related services such as online payments and deposits.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés is a French auction house (commissaires-priseurs) founded in 1990 that conducts catalogued and non-catalogued auctions of fine art, jewelry, watches, numismatics, Asian art, 20th century art, and historical artifacts at the prestigious Hôtel Drouot in Paris and through online platforms. The firm offers specialized departments across multiple categories alongside ancillary services including online valuation, home inventory appointments, secure online payments, advance deposits, and lot retrieval. The firm also conducts charity auctions, château estate sales, collection dispersals, and manages French state pre-emption rights for institutional acquisitions.

Product overview

BEAUSSANT LEFÈVRE & Associés operates as a traditional auction house (commissaires-priseurs) with both in-room and online sales capabilities. The core offering consists of catalogued and uncatalogued auctions conducted as Ventes Live (broadcast via DrouotDigital) and Ventes Online (exclusively digital). Remote participation is enabled through Absentee Bids (Ordre d'Achat), Telephone Bidding (Enchère Téléphonique), and live streaming. Ancillary services include Online Valuation (Estimation en ligne) for preliminary estimates, Home Inventory appointments, Online Payment processing, advance Deposits, and Lot Retrieval. The house maintains specialized departments for Jewelry & Watches, Numismatics, Asian Art, 20th Century Art, and History & Chivalry, plus dedicated services for Château sales, Collections, Charity Auctions, and Institutional Pre-emptions. The company achieved 26 million euros in sales for 2025.

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Products and services

• Ventes aux enchères cataloguées Traditional and online auction sales with full catalog descriptions, photographs, and estimates for each lot, available to private collectors, institutions, and dealers.
• Ventes aux enchères non cataloguées Auctions without formal catalogs, typically for lower-value items or estate sales, for private sellers and estate executors.
• Ventes Live Live auction events conducted at Hôtel Drouot venues, broadcast via DrouotDigital and MoniteurLive platforms for remote participation by collectors and buyers.
• Ventes Online Exclusively online auctions conducted through the DrouotDigital platform for remote bidders worldwide.
• Ordre d'Achat (Absentee Bids) Service allowing users to submit maximum purchase prices for lots they cannot attend in person; the system executes bids automatically during the auction.
• Enchère Téléphonique (Telephone Bidding) Service allowing remote participation where auction staff call the bidder when their desired lot is being offered.
• Estimation en ligne (Online Valuation) Free online service for submitting item descriptions and photographs to receive preliminary auction estimates from experts.
• Inventaire à domicile (Home Inventory) On-site appointment service where experts visit a client's home to inventory and value multiple objects, subject to a fee.
• Paiement en ligne (Online Payment) Secure online payment service for adjudication statements via Ingenico payment gateway with 3D Secure authentication.
• Dépôt de caution en ligne (Online Deposit) Advance deposit service for future auctions, where users pre-fund their account as bid security.
• Retrait des lots (Lot Retrieval) Service for collecting purchased auction items from designated locations after payment.
• Ventes caritatives (Charity Auctions) Benefit auctions supporting charitable causes, conducted as a specialty department.
• Département Bijoux & Horlogerie (Jewelry & Watches) Specialized department handling jewelry, watches, and silverware auctions with expert assistance, for collectors and institutional buyers.
• Département Numismatique (Numismatics) Specialized department for coin and currency collections auctions, targeting numismatic collectors and investors.
• Département Arts d'Asie (Asian Art) Specialized department for Asian art including Chinese, Japanese, and Vietnamese works, serving collectors and museums.
• Département Arts du XXe siècle (20th Century Art) Specialized department for modern and contemporary art from the 20th century, including paintings, sculptures, and decorative works.
• Département Histoire & Chevalerie (History & Chivalry) Specialized department for historical artifacts, military decorations, and chivalric items, serving collectors and institutions.
• Châteaux & Grandes demeures (Castles & Large Residences) Estate sale service for castles, manors, and large private residences including contents, targeting estate owners and institutional buyers.
• Collections & House Sales Specialized service for dispersing collections and entire house contents, for estate executors and collectors.
• Préemptions et achats des institutions (Pre-emptions) Service managing French state pre-emption rights and institutional acquisitions from auctions, for museums and national institutions.

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Integration4 records

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Recent moves6 records

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Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOudduyq1-CC56Q5JNs31dQ
• Instagraminstagram.com/beaussantlefevreassocies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beaussantlefevre

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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