Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé collection breaks records at Christie’s
Posted on Feb 27 - Filed Under Antiquities, Arts | View Comments
One of the most anticipated art sale events this year so far was the week long viewing exhibition and auction of the collection of Yves Saint Laurent & Pierre Bergé. This stunning collection of antiquities, modern and decorative arts, interior designs, sculptures and everything in between and beyond was collected by the two men during a period of 50 years and now auctioned off by Christie’s and Pierre Bergé Associates in Paris. This Legendary Collection – as Pierre Bergé said – is a piece of art itself. Yves Saint Laurent noted – “Pierre Bergé and I wished for our selection to reflect our favourite pieces and for it to evolve with them, quality being the only criterion to guide us.”
The auction raised a total of €373,935,500 ($483,835,144), which is the world record sum for a private collection sold at auction. The nearly half a billion dollars will benefit the Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent Foundation and a new foundation with the purpose of supporting scientific research and the fight against AIDS. Many blogs and news outlets covered the record breaking sales and some of the controversies, so we decided to include some of the lots with million-dollar hammer prices, categorized according to Christie’s lots.
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1972 Maserati Boomerang Concept Prototype
Posted on Feb 19 - Filed Under Cars | View Comments
Christie’s Lot #40, Paris, France, 2/12/2005 – sold for €721,750
Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe sells for $4.4M in Paris
Posted on Feb 10 - Filed Under Cars | View Comments
The much anticipated 1937 Bugatti Type 57S Atalante Coupe auction fetched a stunning €3,417,500 ($4,423,612) including buyer’s premium. While it is below the high estimate of £6 million ($8.6 million), the price is nevertheless an amazing amount paid for this unique vehicle (1 of 17 made).
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McLaren F1 breaks record at the Automobiles of London auction
Posted on Oct 30 - Filed Under Cars | View Comments
A month ago, we wrote about the upcoming McLaren F1 auction to be held on Oct 29 by RM Auctions in association with Sotheby’s. Partial, unconfirmed results are in through Ultimatecarpage.com
The McLaren F1 auction sets record with the £2,530,000 (~$4,194,234) hammer price
Other high value sales at the same event include:
1965 Ferrari 250 LM Berlinetta – £2,255,000 (~$3,738,339)
1959 Ferrari 250 GT Tour de France – £2,255,000 (~$3,738,339)
1938 Bugatti Type 57C Atalante – £660,000 (~$1,094,148)
Both Sotheby’s and RM Auctions removed the auction details from their websites. I assume only for the time being until they record the results. Once we have confirmed information from either of them, we’ll update this post.
Patek Philippe watch sold for $475,000
Posted on Aug 1 - Filed Under Jewelry, Miscellaneous | View Comments
The Patek Philippe watch below was sold for “only” half a million dollars, so it’s a little bit short of our usual selection criteria, but nevertheless, this is one of the most expensive Patek Philippe I’ve ever seen and in its category, this sale event certainly worth mentioning.
It is a platinum automatic perpetual calendar wristwatch with retrograde date and phases of the moon. The Patek Philippe No.1908044 Ref.5013P was launched in 1992 and is one of the most complex wristwatches ever made by Patek Philippe with a total of 515 parts.
The watch was sold for 241,250 GBP ($475,817)
Other recent, interesting, high-end sales in their respective category at Sotheby’s auction include:
Emerald and diamond braclet by Tiffany & Co was sold for 145,250 GBP (~$287,000)
1990 Chateau Petrus red Bordeaux wine from Pomerol, France was sold for 23,000 GBP (~$45,000)
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