PARIS.- Gros & Delettrez closed 2025 with a clear sense of momentum. The Paris-based auction house reported total sales of €24 million for the year—nearly a 30 percent increase over 2024—marking what it describes as a turning point in its recent history.

At the heart of this growth is the opening of Gros & Delettrez’s new Left Bank auction house, located at 2 rue de Bérite in Paris’s 6th arrondissement. More than a change of address, the space was conceived as a place where auctions, exhibitions, and conversations with collectors could unfold more fluidly. By extending exhibition times and clarifying its programming, the new venue has allowed the house to rethink how works are presented and how audiences engage with them.

The strong financial performance was also driven by a strategic expansion of expertise. In 2025, Gros & Delettrez launched three new specialist departments—Photography, Collector Cars and Automobilia, and Natural History—each developed through collaborations with independent experts and long-standing consignors. These additions complemented the house’s established strengths in modern and contemporary art, decorative arts, and jewelry, broadening both its reach and its appeal.

Photography made an immediate impact with the sale of the Jesse A. Fernández archive, presented alongside Paris Photo, while the Natural History department drew attention with the presentation and sale of a Triceratops skull, an object that bridged scientific significance and market appeal. Meanwhile, the launch of the Collector Cars and Automobilia department laid the groundwork for a first dedicated sale planned for early 2026.

Several standout results underscored the house’s growing stature. Works by Pablo Picasso and Victor Brauner achieved strong prices, while a calcedonio basin, a Printz desk, and a Chaumet clip highlighted continued demand in the decorative arts and jewelry categories. The Triceratops skull, sold for over €400,000, became one of the year’s most talked-about lots, signaling Gros & Delettrez’s ability to successfully place unusual and high-profile objects.

Reflecting on the year, President Charles-Édouard Delettrez described 2025 as a defining moment. The opening of the Left Bank auction house, he noted, provided an opportunity to rethink both presentation and dialogue with collectors, without losing sight of the firm’s core values. Remaining independent, curious, and exacting—while staying attentive to the stories carried by each object—continues to shape the house’s identity.

Looking ahead to 2026, Gros & Delettrez plans to build on this momentum. The new specialist departments will be further developed, programming at the Left Bank venue will be expanded, and the house aims to deepen its relationships with collectors and sellers in a market that shows no sign of slowing its evolution.

After a year marked by structural change and measurable growth, Gros & Delettrez enters the next chapter positioned not just as a successful auction house, but as one increasingly defined by adaptability, ambition, and a renewed sense of purpose.