It was called the “sale of the century,” but February’s Yves Saint Laurent-Pierre Bergé $491 million art auction has prompted an encore at Christie’s in Paris. On Tuesday, 1,185 more lots from the fashion couple’s collection were up for bid during a four-day auction, with proceeds benefitting HIV research and advocacy.
While Matisse, Mondrian, and Ensor was the order of the day earlier this year, the November auction emphasizes furniture and other objets d’art from the couple’s Normandy coast estate, Chateau Gabriel. As before, Christie’s emphasizes Bergé’s and Saint Laurent’s delight in rarified variety: a Louis XV-style chandelier, a Ming dynasty basin, 20th century obelisks and a circa-1873 vase by Tiffany & Co are among the offered gems.
The breadth of the couple’s collection promises something for all tastes–albeit those with adequate cash at their disposal. Studio art enthusiasts can rejoice in the inclusion of a Miró and a Leger (the top lot at an estimated 50,000 to 70,000 euros), while fashion lovers will revel in the beauty of a cross-shaped YSL pendant.
The Christie’s auction takes place through at Théatre Marigny in Paris. —Jeremy Allen
Clockwise from top right: painting by Fernand Leger, vintage YSL pendant, 20th-century obelisks, painting by Joan Miro, Ming dynasty jade basin.
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