Yves Saint Laurent's Lalanne Mirror Collection Heads to Sotheby's with $15 Million Estimate
On April 22, Sotheby's Breuer will host an auction featuring fifteen gilt bronze mirrors created by Claude Lalanne for Yves Saint Laurent's Paris residence. These mirrors, commissioned in 1974 and finalized by 1985, showcase electroplated leaves and are valued between $10-15 million. Jean and Terry de Gunzburg, the current owners, purchased them for €1.9 million ($2.4 million) in 2009 but now find themselves with insufficient display space. This auction is part of a design collection of 123 lots, anticipated to surpass $40 million. Notable pieces include sheep sculptures by François-Xavier Lalanne ($700,000-$1 million each) and Claude Lalanne's Pomme d'Hiver ($3-5 million). The couple's art collection will be auctioned separately in May, as Lalanne's works have recently seen a rise in value.
Key facts
- 15 Claude Lalanne mirrors commissioned by Yves Saint Laurent in 1974 will be auctioned at Sotheby's on April 22
- The mirrors have a $10-15 million estimate as part of a 123-lot design collection sale
- Current owners Jean and Terry de Gunzburg purchased the mirrors for €1.9 million in 2009
- The de Gunzburgs' design collection could exceed $40 million in total sales
- The sale includes 16 Lalanne lots including François-Xavier Lalanne's sheep sculptures and Claude Lalanne's Pomme d'Hiver
- Other designers in the sale include Alexandre Noll, Jean Royère, Alberto Giacometti, and Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
- Terry de Gunzburg founded By Terry cosmetics after working at Yves Saint Laurent
- The couple's art collection with Picasso, Rothko, and Martin will be sold in May
Entities
Artists
- Claude Lalanne
- François-Xavier Lalanne
- Yves Saint Laurent
- Alexandre Noll
- Jean Royère
- Alberto Giacometti
- Émile-Jacques Ruhlmann
- Pablo Picasso
- Mark Rothko
- Agnes Martin
- Paul Karpidas
- Diane Arbus
- Konstantin Andreevich Somov
- Albrecht Dürer
- Salvador Dalí
- Les Lalanne
- Constantin Brancusi
- Man Ray
- Max Ernst
- Bill Copley
- Serge Gainsbourg
- Verushka
- Pierre Bergé
- André Groult
- Jean-Michel Frank
- Terry de Gunzburg
- Jean de Gunzburg
- Jacques Grange
Institutions
- Sotheby's
- By Terry
- Da Volterra
- Christie's
- Bonhams
- Doyle
- Phillips
- Musée des Arts Décoratifs
- Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Centre Pompidou
- Yves Saint Laurent Beauty
- Kasmin Gallery
- Dicconson Fine Art
- Sotheby's New York
- Galerie J
- Cooper Hewitt Museum
- Musée d'Histoire Naturelle
- Chanel
- Dior
- Tom Ford
- École des Arts Décoratifs
- École des Beaux-Arts
- Atelier de la Grande Chaumière
- Julian Academy
- Louvre
- Whitechapel Gallery
- Galerie Mitterrand
- Musée Picasso
- Fitzwilliam Museum
- Cornell University Library
- Yves Saint Laurent Beauté
- Galerie Magazine
- Breuer Building
- YSL
- Kasmin gallery
Locations
- Paris
- France
- New York
- United States
- London
- United Kingdom
- Switzerland
- Upper East Side
- St Petersburg
- Russia
- Portugal
- Greenwich Village
- Washington Square Park
- Central Park
- Hudson St.
- West 10th streets
- Charles Street
- Versailles
- Agen
- Ury
- Château de Chenonceau
- Venice
- Milan
- Italy