The latest auction of Karl Lagerfeld's personal collection, held by Sotheby's Paris, saw items like sketches, clothing, and furniture sell for nearly 10 times their high estimates. A pair of Chanel gloves and a driving mitten worn by Lagerfeld fetched nearly 20 times their high estimate, while a set of porcelain plates sold for more than 127 times their high estimate.
remains very much alive,” Pierre Mothes, vice president of Sotheby’s Paris, declared following the Jan. 31 auction of the late German designer’s sketches, clothing and personal effects .
A pair of fingerless Chanel gloves, and a single Causse driving mitten worn by the designer fetched 5,760 euros, nearly 20 times the high estimate, while a set of 24 porcelain plates from Meissen went for 102,000 euros, more than 127 times the high estimate.This was the fifth dispersement of Lagerfeld’s personal collection, attracting nearly 700 auction participants and nearly 5,000 bids, according to Sotheby’s.
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