Just as modern art and Old Master drawings and photographs by artists like Picasso, Fernand Léger and Miró, for sale in Paris, includes furniture and objects to the sumptuous Art Deco decor of the rooms of the castle Saint Laurent.
The first sale of the treasures belonging to Saint Laurent and his companion and partner, Pierre Berge, raised over 370 million euros ($ 525 million) in February, the largest private auction in Paris, seen in many years.
The second sale to be held on November 17-19, includes nearly 1,200 works housed at Gabriel Castillo, a 19th century Normandy house the couple bought in the 1980s, and their two residences in Paris.
As in the first sale, which includes masterpieces by artists from Picasso and Matisse to ancient Roman sculptures, German 17th century silver and furniture art deco, the proceeds will be donated to AIDS research.
Bergé and Saint Laurent built one of the world’s largest and most important private art collections over five decades, but some Berge decided to sell after Saint Laurent died last year.
Christie’s said that after the auction of the main pieces of the collection in February, the second provides the objects of a more understated charm. "
The two men in their country of residence is decorated in a style inspired by the rarefied atmosphere of Marcel Proust’s novel cycle A la recherche du temps perdu "(" In Search of Lost Time "), a big favorite of the late designer.
Among the outlets is a great Ming dynasty basin.
The first auction was hit by a dispute over two bronze sculptures stolen from China in the 19th century.
China said the two bronzes of the Qing Dynasty, took over Beijing in 1860 during the Opium War, it must be returned because it had taken illegally.
Berge dismissed the claim, but said they would again if China guarantees human rights and allowed the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama to return to their homes.
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