Paris Mon Amour auction

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Paris Mon Amour auction

Paris Mon Amour

The Drouot will auction some old Paris pieces. From a lamp post to a park bench go on the auction block next week. Highlight of the event is the piece de resistance 40 iron steps from the Eiffel Tower, all 7.8 meters (25.6 feet) of them.


Among the 301 items to be auctioned is a section of glass broken during the construction in 1987 of the glass pyramid now standing at the entrance to the Louvre Museum. Estimated at euro500 to euro1,000 ($735-$1,470), it is accompanied by a photograph taken at the time.


From Drouot.com, http://www.drouot.com/?bpage=article...niques&id=1960 describes the item.