Joint sale in Biarritz catches a crab
CARAYOL'S (19.73/16.14% buyer’s premium) annual two-day sale at the Hôtel du Palais in Biarritz was staged this year in collaboration with Paris firm Boisgirard & Associés. With muted success; only a quarter of the 800 lots found takers for a hammer total of around €400,000 (£265,000).
The pictures and sculpture that began proceedings had a rough ride; only 21 from 115 sold, led by Ba…