La Reine Margot - The Gallery

The gallery

For over 20 years, Gilles Cohen presides over the destiny of this gallery specializes in archaeological items, with the aim of sharing his love for ancient art and its magical beauty. "La Reine Margot" is the oldest Parisian gallery of Archaeology. It has become over time a must for all lovers of Classical Archaeology (Greece, Rome, Egypt), Asia (China, Cambodia, Thailand, India ...) or the Middle East (Mesopotamia, Persia, Arabia south ...) seeking to acquire or simply to contemplate quality objects, testimonies of the oldest civilizations.

Here, the spectacular Cycladic idols alongside the sensual Apsara. It reveals the simple poetry of the Hispanic culture but also the faces of Buddhist spirituality. No matter the size or material of the object, as long as we speak. The archaeological object steeped in history must stimulate the imagination of its buyer and live where it is exposed. In this perspective, we try to offer you a selection of items designed to transport you to another time, to charm you, you're an avid collector or a novice looking wonderful.

Our philosophy

The acquisition of a work of art is first and foremost a question of meeting.

Meeting between a person and a piece of archeology, in our case, meeting with another time, another culture, other horizons. This is the conviction that animates La Reine Margot. We do that smugglers of images and emotions, the instruments of this meeting. These objects that populate the gallery their souls are here to touch, but also to witness a story, and that's where come into play.

To ensure that this experience is as memorable as possible, we strive to accomplish our task with serioussness and professionalism. For that story outcrops, we collect essential to its constitution. We check the provenance of all objects we are offered, and then we will investigate and datons conscientiously so that they deliver their secrets. We do not hesitate to seek the views of experts in art history and archaeologists.

In this context, we have developed a specific protocol:

1. Gathering information on the origin and the dates of purchases required.

2. Checking with databases of this information and verification, to the extent possible that these objects are not of criminal origin.

3. Studies stylistic and historical iconographic.

4. Scientific studies if necessary.

5. European opinion of men of Art: restaurateurs, sculptors...