By Julieta Mendoza<\/p>\n
An auction of personal art and furniture once belonging to late French fashion designer Yves Saint-Laurent and French businessman Pierre Berge raised $14.45 million, three times the amount expected.<\/p>\n
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Saint Laurent and Berge were known to possess one of the biggest and most important private art collections of the world for over fifty years, Reuters reports.<\/p>\n
The auction featured almost 1,200 works that used to decorate several of the designers’ properties, including Chateau Gabriel, a Normandy country house from the 19th century.<\/p>\n
The auction was held in Paris from November 17-20.<\/p>\n
Auctioned Items included:<\/p>\n
A pair of armchairs made at the beginning of the 19th century sold for about 359 957 (241,000 euros), according to Reuters.<\/p>\n
An umbrella holder valued between 300 and 500 euros sold for 109,000 euros ($162,802). The object used to be at Saint Laurent and Berge’s Paris apartment.<\/p>\n
Source : www.ibtimes.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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