Drouot's Storage Service is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 10am and from 1:30pm to 6pm, as well as some Saturdays.
The storage area can be accessed after presenting an ID card.
Lots purchased at the Hôtel Drouot can be collected free of charge in the auction room until 7pm on the evening of the sale and between 8am and 10am the next morning.
After this deadline, you can request the services of Transport Drouot-Géodis to have your purchases shipped anywhere in the world.
If you are unable to collect your lot immediately, the Storage Service will take care of it.
This service is subjected to the following conditions:
- Administration fees incl. tax by lot: €5
- Storage and insurance fees incl. tax by lot:
€1/day, for the first 4 working days
€1, €5, €10, or €20/day, with effect from the 5th working day depending on the nature of the lot*.
Administration fees are capped at €50 incl. tax per collection.
A 50 % reduction of storage costs is granted to foreign clients and French professionals based outside of Paris, upon presentation of supporting documents.
Lots shipped by Transport Drouot-Géodis benefit from a 10-day free storage.
Please be advised that:
- Lots are handed over by Drouot Storage after full and clear payment of the storage costs, upon presentation of the
paid invoice and/or the sales’
ticket.
- Any lot that has not been collected within one year from its entry date into the Storage Service will be deemed abandoned and its ownership transferred to the Hôtel Drouot as a guarantee to cover storage costs.
* Lots are deemed:
Extra small: jewellery, books, unframed works on paper, lots with a volume of less than 0.10 m3 and a weight of under 10 kg.
Small: paintings measuring less than 1.5 x 1.5 m, lots with a volume of less than 0.10 m3 and weighing between 10 kg and 20 kg, lots with a volume between 0.10 m3 and 0.50 m3 and weighing less than 20 kg
Medium: paintings measuring more than 1.5 x 1.5 m, lots with a volume of less than 0.50 m3 and weighing between 20 and 50 kg, lots with a volume between 0.50 m3 and 2 m3 and weighing less than 50 kg
Large: lots weighing more than 50 kg, lots with a volume of more than 2 m3, sets of furniture
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