Rare wines, vintage champagne and art from Michel Roux Jr’s recently closed two Michelin-starred London restaurant Le Gavroche are to be auctioned.
The sale will also include porcelain, silver and decorative objects from the Mayfair restaurant.
Le Gavroche was founded by brothers Michel and Albert Roux in 1967, and in 1974 it became the first restaurant in the UK to earn a Michelin star.
It closed in January after more than half a century of service.
Roux Jr said he wanted to spend more time with his family and concentrate on other business ventures.
Bottles of 2013 vintage Domaine de la Romanee-Conti grand cru, a sought-after Burgundy wine, are expected to reach between £9,000 and £12,000 when they go under the hammer in April, according to auction house Christies.
A painting of a fictional street urchin from Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel Les Miserables, after which the restaurant is named, is estimated at £10,000 to £15,000, while bidding will start at £1,000 for the illuminated sign that hung above the restaurant door.
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