Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
An 18th-century Neoclassical work, Two Vestals holding an Athenian, from the designer’s estate sold for €56,700 in Sotheby’s December 14 Paris auction.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
Circa 1920 French marble bust of a woman went for a jaw-dropping €107,100, shattering its early estimate of €5,000-€8,000.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
Jean Burkhalter lithograph L’inhumaine (1924), which achieved €30,240, far exceeding its €8,000-€12,000 pre-sale estimate.
Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
Circa 1968 Maria Pergay round cocktail table brought in €37,800, far above its €8,000-€12,000 pre-sale estimate.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
Close to 30 pieces by Martin Szekely were featured in Sotheby’s December 14 Paris auction of the estate of Karl Lagerfeld. This circa 2006 console by Szekely saw the hammer drop at €35,280.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
A.C. console (2005) by Martin Szekely sold for €52,920, far exceeding its €10,000-€15,000 pre-sale estimate.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
This Martin Szekely D.K. chest of drawers (2002) went for €11,340
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
While Szekely’s 2007 Mirror Soleil Noir set a new auction record for the designer when it sold for €375,500, this limited-edition Blanche table by the designer also achieved a staggering sum, selling for €214,200, ten times its €20,000-€30,000 its early estimates.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
Marc Newson designs also featured heavily in the Lagerfeld sales, including this 1998 Zénith armchair from the designer’s apartment at 8 rue des Saints Pères, that doubled the low-end of its pre-sale estimate, selling for €81,900.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
Circa 2008 Carbon ladder by Marc Newson that realized €44,100 in Sotheby’s December 14 Paris auction.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
Two polished stainless steel champagne buckets by Martin Margiela from the estate of Karl Lagerfeld, which sold for €10,080 at auction at Sotheby’s Paris.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
A playful collection of Flamen-Fleury, Paris tableware, that went for €3,780 in Sotheby’s December 14 Paris auction.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
A sculptural composition of the designer’s famed shirt collars far surpassed it’s €400-€600 estimate to bring €13,860 in Sotheby’s December 14 Paris auction.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
One of the December 14 Paris auction’s most outstanding lots, this 2010 Chanel black embossed lambskin tote with silver hardware sold for a blockbuster €94,500 against a pre-sale estimate of €2,000-€4,000, setting a new auction record.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
Black and grey Yves Saint Laurent jacket, perforated brown lambskin Chanel gloves, and Karl Lagerfeld sunglasses from the designer’s estate sold for €4,410 in Sotheby’s December 14 Paris auction.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
The online auction of Karl Lagerfeld’s estate featured myriad portraits of the artist and other memorabilia with his depiction. This print of the designer went for €4,788 against a pre-sale estimate of €200-€300.
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Karl Lagerfeld Auctions Achieve Staggering Sums for Works of Art and Design
A burgundy velvet tuxedo jacket by Saint Laurent once belonging to Karl Lagerfeld sold in the online auction for €6,048.
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