Roger Capron (1922-2006)

In Marseille, the spotlight was on 20th-century decorative arts and their sometimes unusual forms, in a summer sale with dazzling French and Italian pieces.

Poetic diversity combined a Bouquet by Osias Beert with advanced design by Line Vautrin and Roger Capron.

Roger Godchaux's innate sensitivity is evident in this beautiful bronze of two lion cubs at play: a talent that made him one of the foremost 20th-century animal sculptors.

Typical of the geometric style promoted by the Wiener Werkstätte under the Viennese architect’s influence, these silverware artifacts are not often found in France.

After 43 years at the architecture firm, pioneer high-tech architect Richard Rogers is stepping down from Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners. He founded the practice in 1977, the same year that works finished on the Pompidou Centre, the building that catapulted his career. His retirement has been planned since 2007.

Walking around Paris it is difficult to miss the dramatic chocolate sculptures showcased in the shop windows of Patrick Roger. These monumental works, which transcend edible creations, have earned him the nickname the “Rodin” of chocolate. An accomplished artist, Roger’s practice extends beyond chocolate.

One of Britain’s most celebrated architects, Richard Rogers, most known for co-designing Paris’ Centre Pompidou, has died aged 88. Along with the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, Rogers changed the London skyline, creating distinctive creations such as the Millennium Dome and the ‘Cheesegrater’.

Roger Passeron started out with a passion and turned it into connoisseurship. The first two sales of his large, emblematic collection span the history of printmaking from Dürer to Masson.

Twenty-five paintings by Roger Mühl (1929-2008) estimated between €250 and €12,000 evoke the subject dear to the artist of the Provencal landscapes.

When the Covid pandemic settled over Manhattan, New Yorkers took solace in Central Park, the 843-acre green oasis. Finding respite from the hardships of confinement, they were perhaps unaware that this public sanctuary was saved from almost irreversible ruin thanks to the extraordinary efforts of Elizabeth Rogers.