The sale of the Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint-Laurent collection of Art Deco pieces achieved remarkable results with a total turnover of over 59 millions euros on February 24th 2009 in Paris despite the fact that many of the pieces offered to buyers were not really outstanding.
Some glass works by Maurice Marinot quadrupled their estimates, meaning that they would be hard to sell at equivalent prices in regular sales whereas a" Dragon" armchair by Eileen Gray sold for a record price of 19,5 million euros (buyer's premium not included)
The Yves
Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé Collection
20th
Century Decorative Arts
Paris – Tuesday, 14 February 2009
– 6pm
Sale no: 1209 (1213) – Top Ten
[All
sold prices include buyer's premium]
Sold:
€59,155,050
£52,647,995
$76,540,719
Lots Sold:143
Lots Offered: 150
Sold by Lot: 95%
Sold by €: 98%
Exchange
Rate€:= £ 0.89 / $1.2939
Lot
Description
Estimate (£)
Purchase Price
Buyer
276
Eileen
Gray (1878-1976), the 'dragons' armchair, circa
1917-1919
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE
ARTIST
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR 20TH CENTURY
DECORATIVE ART AND DESIGN
2,000,000-3,000,000
€21,905,000
£19,495,450
$28,342,880
Robert and Cheska Vallois
243
Eileen
Gray (1878-1976), an enfilade, circa
1915-1917
2ND
HIGHEST PRICE AT AUCTION FOR THE ARTIST
3,000,000-5,000,000
€3,985,000
£3,546,650
$5,156,192
European Private
292
Jean
Dunand (1877-1942), two monumental vases, 1925
1,000,000-1,500,000
€3,089,000
£2,749,210
$3,996,857
Anonymous
317
Eileen
Gray (1878-1976), a 'satellite' hanging light, circa 1925
600,000-800,000
€2,977,000
£2,649,530
$3,851,940
Anonymous
348
Francois-Xavier
Lalanne (1927-2008), the 'YSL' bar, 1965
200,000-300,000
€2,753,000
£2,450,170
$3,562,107
Anonymous
350
Eckart
Muthesius (1904-1989), a pair of floor lamps, 1930
400,000-600,000
€2,529,000
£2,250,810
$3,272,273
Anonymous
277
Eileen
Gray (1878-1976), a console table, before 1920
1,000,000-1,500,000
€2,305,000
£2,051,450
$2,982,440
Anonymous
220
Claude
Lalanne (born in 1924), a set of fifteen mirrors with branches, 1974-1985
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE
ARTIST
700,000-1,000,000
€1,857,000
£1,652,730
$2,402,772
Anonymous
252
Gustave
Miklos (1888-1967), a pair of banquettes, circa
1928-1929
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE
ARTIST
2,000,000-3,000,000
€1,745,000
£1,553,050
$2,257,856
A rather disappointing bid
Anonymous
279
Armand
Albert Rateau (1882-1938), a circular occasional table, the model designed in
1919
600,000-800,000
€1,129,000
£1,004,810
$1,460,813
Robert and Cheska Vallois
The sale of the Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint-Laurent collection of Art Deco pieces achieved remarkable results with a total turnover of over 59 millions euros on February 24th 2009 in Paris despite the fact that many of the pieces offered to buyers were not really outstanding.
Some glass works by Maurice Marinot quadrupled their estimates, meaning that they would be hard to sell at equivalent prices in regular sales whereas a" Dragon" armchair by Eileen Gray sold for a record price of 19,5 million euros (buyer's premium not included)
The Yves
Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé Collection
20th
Century Decorative Arts
Paris – Tuesday, 14 February 2009
– 6pm
Sale no: 1209 (1213) – Top Ten
[All
sold prices include buyer's premium]
Sold:
€59,155,050
£52,647,995
$76,540,719
Lots Sold:143
Lots Offered: 150
Sold by Lot: 95%
Sold by €: 98%
Exchange
Rate€:= £ 0.89 / $1.2939
Lot
Description
Estimate (£)
Purchase Price
Buyer
276
Eileen
Gray (1878-1976), the 'dragons' armchair, circa
1917-1919
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE
ARTIST
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR 20TH CENTURY
DECORATIVE ART AND DESIGN
2,000,000-3,000,000
€21,905,000
£19,495,450
$28,342,880
Robert and Cheska Vallois
243
Eileen
Gray (1878-1976), an enfilade, circa
1915-1917
2ND
HIGHEST PRICE AT AUCTION FOR THE ARTIST
3,000,000-5,000,000
€3,985,000
£3,546,650
$5,156,192
European Private
292
Jean
Dunand (1877-1942), two monumental vases, 1925
1,000,000-1,500,000
€3,089,000
£2,749,210
$3,996,857
Anonymous
317
Eileen
Gray (1878-1976), a 'satellite' hanging light, circa 1925
600,000-800,000
€2,977,000
£2,649,530
$3,851,940
Anonymous
348
Francois-Xavier
Lalanne (1927-2008), the 'YSL' bar, 1965
200,000-300,000
€2,753,000
£2,450,170
$3,562,107
Anonymous
350
Eckart
Muthesius (1904-1989), a pair of floor lamps, 1930
400,000-600,000
€2,529,000
£2,250,810
$3,272,273
Anonymous
277
Eileen
Gray (1878-1976), a console table, before 1920
1,000,000-1,500,000
€2,305,000
£2,051,450
$2,982,440
Anonymous
220
Claude
Lalanne (born in 1924), a set of fifteen mirrors with branches, 1974-1985
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE
ARTIST
700,000-1,000,000
€1,857,000
£1,652,730
$2,402,772
Anonymous
252
Gustave
Miklos (1888-1967), a pair of banquettes, circa
1928-1929
WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE
ARTIST
2,000,000-3,000,000
€1,745,000
£1,553,050
$2,257,856
A rather disappointing bid
Anonymous
279
Armand
Albert Rateau (1882-1938), a circular occasional table, the model designed in
1919
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