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On April 9, at the Galerie Charpentier, the showroom of Sotheby's in Paris was arranged as a luxurious castle interior, according to the practices of this auction house whose decoration is always very careful. But that day, it is not a piece of furniture which made the top price. The hammer fell (if I dare this wording) at 2 M€ (before fees) on a pair of celadon Kangxi vases with Louis XV bronze…