Founded in Paris · MCMXXVIII

Mastersof theAuctionHouse

For nearly a century, the Millon Auction Group has shaped the European art market — from the salerooms of Drouot to Milan, Brussels and beyond. Four historic houses. One singular heritage of connoisseurship.

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1928Founded in Paris
€120MAnnual sales
350+Auctions each year
49Specialist departments
35Cities worldwide
Chapter I

A Century of Connoisseurship

In 1928, in the elegant Trocadéro quarter of Paris, a young court-appointed auctioneer opened the doors of his study at 5 avenue d'Eylau. Nearly a century later, that modest office has grown into the largest independent auction group in Europe — a family-led maison spanning four countries and five millennia of art, design and the decorative arts.

Under the direction of Alexandre Millon, the group has quietly redrawn the map of the European market. Where once tradition dictated that prestige belonged to a handful of Anglo-Saxon names, Millon has built something quieter, deeper, and unmistakably French: a federation of historic houses bound by a single, exacting standard of expertise.

From the hush of the Drouot salerooms to the frescoed halls of Palazzo Crivelli in Milan, from the avenue Kléber to the chaussée de Waterloo — every hammer that falls under the Millon banner carries the weight of a century of scholarship.

Chapter II

Four Houses, One Standard

Each maison carries its own history, its own saleroom, its own legendary clientele — united under a shared commitment to scholarship, discretion, and the pursuit of the exceptional.

1928
M

Millon

The Flagship House

Paris · Drouot

Nearly a century of scholarship at the heart of Hôtel Drouot. Millon Paris brings together some thirty specialists across seven departments — a house equally at home handling a Song dynasty bowl, an Oceanian mask, a Monet seascape or a rediscovered Guido Reni.

Departments
  • Asian Art
  • Tribal & Primitive Arts
  • Old Masters
  • Modern & Contemporary
  • Decorative Arts
  • Islamic & Indian Art
Recent record

Monet · Coucher de soleil sur la mer — €1.1M

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1974
IP

Il Ponte

Casa d'Aste

Milan · Palazzo Crivelli

Italy's most active auction house, based in the frescoed halls of Palazzo Crivelli in the Brera district. Joined the Millon Group in 2024, bringing its unmatched authority in Italian modern art, 20th-century design and high jewellery to the European federation.

Departments
  • Italian Modern Art
  • 20th-Century Design
  • High Jewellery
  • Watches
  • Old Masters
  • Vintage Fashion
Italian auction record

Modigliani · Portrait de Beatrice Hastings — €2.8M

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2002
PB

Pierre Bergé

& Associés

Paris · avenue Kléber

Named for Yves Saint Laurent's legendary partner and co-collector, the house bears the weight of one of the 20th century's most celebrated names in taste. Historic protagonist of the Sale of the Century (2009) — still the most valuable private collection ever sold at auction.

Departments
  • Books & Manuscripts
  • 20th-Century Design
  • Photography
  • Modern Art
  • Haute Couture
  • Fine Wines
Historic sale

The YSL-Bergé Collection — €375.3M

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1935
GM

Galerie Moderne

The Belgian Institution

Brussels · Ixelles

Ninety years of continuous practice on the chaussée de Waterloo, in the heart of Ixelles. Galerie Moderne anchors the group's presence in Belgium — a saleroom long trusted by the great private collections of Brussels for paintings, silver, Asian art and fine jewellery.

Departments
  • Paintings & Sculpture
  • Silverware
  • Antique Jewellery
  • Chinese Porcelain
  • Furniture & Carpets
  • Objets d'Art
In Brussels since

1935 — nine decades of Belgian patronage

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Chapter III

Five Thousand Yearsof Expertise

Forty-nine specialist departments, each led by recognized experts — curators, ceramicists, gemmologists, historians. Every hammer-fall backed by a lineage of scholarship.

  • Asian Art

    Song to Qing, Imperial ceramics & scholar's objects

  • Tribal & Primitive Arts

    Africa, Oceania, the Americas

  • Old Master Paintings

    European schools, 15th–18th century

  • Modern & Contemporary

    From Impressionism to the present day

  • 20th-Century Design

    Prouvé, Ponti, Perriand, Italian design

  • Books & Manuscripts

    Livres anciens, illuminated, first editions

  • Haute Joaillerie

    Signed jewels, historic collections, gems

  • Fine Watches

    Collector's timepieces & independents

  • Photography

    Vintage prints, masters, contemporary editions

  • Islamic & Indian Art

    Manuscripts, metalwork, ceramics

  • Wines & Spirits

    Fine cellars, old vintages

  • Numismatics

    Ancient, royal, world coinage

  • Antiquities

    Mediterranean, Egyptian, Near Eastern

  • Haute Couture & Fashion

    Archives, Yves Saint Laurent & beyond

Chapter IV

The Gavel Falls

Landmark results — records broken, masterworks rediscovered, collections of historic importance brought to market.

€375.3M
2009

The Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé Collection

733 lots · Grand Palais, Paris

Still the most valuable private collection ever sold at auction.

€2.8M
2025

Amedeo Modigliani — Portrait de Beatrice Hastings (c. 1915)

Il Ponte, Milan

Italian auction record for the artist.

€1.12M
2024

Claude Monet — Coucher de soleil sur la mer

Millon, Paris

A luminous late seascape, hotly contested.

€787K
2024

Ossip Zadkine — Tête d'homme, Bouddha

Millon, Paris

World record for the sculpture.

€624K
2024

Louis Anquetin — Portrait of Lili Grenier (1889)

Millon, Paris

Rediscovery of a Post-Impressionist masterwork.

€537K
2026

15th-Century Illuminated Manuscript

Il Ponte, Milan

Nearly double its high estimate.

Chapter V

From Paris to the World

Five salerooms across four countries. Thirty-five cities of appraisal. A single network of trust — from the Seine to the Lagoon, from Brussels to Hanoi.

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Paris
Brussels
Milan
Nice
Hanoi
Millon
Global Network
  • Paris
    France
    Headquarters · Drouot
  • Nice
    France
    Millon Riviera
  • Brussels
    Belgium
    Galerie Moderne
  • Milan
    Italy
    Il Ponte · Palazzo Crivelli
  • Hanoi
    Vietnam
    Millon Vietnam
  • Lyon
    France
    Appraisal office
  • Marseille
    France
    Appraisal office
  • Deauville
    France
    Appraisal office
  • Geneva
    Switzerland
    Appraisal office
  • London
    United Kingdom
    Appraisal office
  • Hong Kong
    China SAR
    Appraisal office
  • Beirut
    Lebanon
    Appraisal office

★ saleroom · others represent local appraisal offices within the group's thirty-five city network.