from 17 to 19 November, the auction house Christie's, in Paris trading, which exhibited the second part of art collection by Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge. Trades are supported by the auction house Pierre Bergé & Associates, the proceeds from the auction will be directed by Pierre Berge, a fund for research and development aimed at fighting AIDS.

at auction exposed about 1200 works of art from the chateau's "Gabrielle" and the Parisian apartment owned by Saint Laurent and Berge. Among the works the works of old masters paintings of the XIX century, masterpieces of impressionism and modernism, The Draw graphics, contemporary art, sculpture, ceramics, silverware, books, fabrics, jewelry, and furnishings and decorative art. The preliminary cost of the collection ranges from 3 to 4 million euros.

Chateau "Gabriel»

eclectic in its architecture style chateau built in 1874 for the American family and is located in the center of a large park in Benervile, near the town of Deauville, is the undisputed pearl of the Norman coast. Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé purchased Château in the early 1980's.

chateau interior design at the request of the new owners engaged in a popular decorator Jacques Grange, who drew inspiration from the novel by Marcel Proust's "In Search of Lost Time ", the atmosphere of the era of castles of King Louis II of Bavaria and scenery to film by Luchino Visconti (in particular, to a favorite movie Yves Saint Laurent" The Innocent »).

In his interview New York Times in 2005, Jacques Grange mentioned: "I love this chateau. This is a wonderful place. " Yves Saint Laurent described his house in Benervile as a "paradise island of salvation among the raging elements. Here I come when I want to restore power ».

Ground floor: entrance hall, lounge, conservatory, library, dining room

hallway Dutch chandelier adorns the XIX century (estimate 50-70 thousand euros). Wooden stairs leading to the second floor, is reflected in the monumental mirror XIX century (estimate 30-50 thousand euros). A little further, in an alcove gallery, leading to the living room and library, located the Chinese vase beginning of XVI century (estimate 40-60 thousand euros).

room. Sitting in an armchair era of Napoleon III, guests enjoy a view of the canvas by Sir Edward Burne-Jones's "Moon" (it was sold at Christie's auction in February 2009 for a record $ 1 095 400 euros). Living room walls are decorated with wallpaper with motifs drawn from the cycle of paintings "Water lilies" by Claude Monet - Monet is served Proust Elstir prototype of the artist, one of the heroes of the novel "In Search of Lost Time».

All furnishings of this room is designed to recreate the atmosphere of the works of Proust. All interior items thoroughly selected. Neo-Gothic chairs rosewood era of King Charles X (estimate 15-20 thousand euros) are on the carpet agrskom end of XIX century from northern India (estimate 20-30 thousand euros). The embodiment of impeccable taste, the owners are the ceramics of the XIX century, in the technique "barbotin, porcelain dishes and vases (estimate of 800 euros).

Winter Garden is next to the living room. He was always full of blooming orchids in a Chinese vase of white and blue porcelain (estimate 2-3 thousand euros).

Library. In this room the first eye-catching large stone fireplace, complete with two holders for wood made in the form of figures of Jupiter and Juno (estimate 6.9 thousand euros). On both sides of the fireplace on the walls hang bronze candelabra, made from sketches Bari (estimate 8.12 thousand euros). Tells about the library chandelier of gilt bronze, created in the workshops Maison Baguès (estimate 50-70 thousand euros). On the table of black wood era of Louis XVI (estimate 4.6 thousand euros) are pictures of Claude Monet and Marcel Proust. Completes the decor of the room a copy of a bronze sculpture of the Farnese Hercules Wizard of the Italian school of the XIX century (estimate 4.6 thousand euros).

dining room , in which the floor is covered with black white ceramic tiles, decorated with a clay oven XIX century in the eastern style (estimate 7.10 thousand euros), on the contrary it is veneered rosewood dining table (estimate 8.12 thousand euros). On unglazed clay consoles (estimate 15-25 thousand euros) are massive in Meissen porcelain bowl-style, decorated with figures representing the continents (estimate 40-60 thousand euros). These bowls thematically rhyme figurines from Africa, Asia, America and Europe from the Meissen porcelain of the XIX century (estimate 10-15 thousand euros), decorating the table neoclassical era of Louis XVI in the Italian style (estimate 5-7 thousand euros).

rooms of the second and third floor

Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge, give each room in the house names match the names of the heroes of Marcel Proust's masterpiece. Bedroom Saint Laurent was named in honor of Charles Swann, a bedroom, Pierre Berge - in honor of the Baron de Charlus.

atmosphere bedrooms couturier sends us to the turn of the XIX - XX centuries. A related study suite is furnished with Biedermeier era (six chairs and sofa, estimate 4.6 thousand euros) covers chandelier early 1900-ies (estimate 15-20 thousand euros) and is decorated with glass vases from the same period (estimate 300-400 Euro). In addition, a bedroom decorated with a pair of porcelain candlesticks by Emile Galle 1870 (estimate 5-7 thousand euros).

First, what stops look at the entrance to the bedroom, Pierre Berge, -- a mantel decorated pendulum clock era of Louis-Philippe of gilded bronze colored glass cabochon (estimate 4.6 thousand euros). On the floor lies bearskin, and the walls are decorated with silk wallpaper saturated purple. On both sides of the room are a desk-bureau (estimate 15-20 thousand euros) and the bed mahogany (estimate 10-15 thousand euros). Under the ceiling hangs a chandelier with 24 Dutch brass horns (estimate 10-15 thousand euros).

second floor are six guest rooms, each guest was assigned to her room, an association with one of the characters in Proust . For example, Charlotte, Ayo was assigned to room "Oriane de Guermantes," Anne-Marie Munoz, and Albertini and Loulou Klossowski - Room "Madame Verdyuren, Madison Cox - Room Charles Morel," and Betty Catroux - Room "Madeleine Lemaire."

Paris office Yves Saint Laurent on Avenue Marceau

total of ten meters from the studio, where he worked for Saint Laurent, is an office, decorated in the style of works by the artist Christian Berard, who Saint Laurent admired. Berard was the embodiment neoromantiki - the style that he created, along with Eugene Berman and Pavel Fedorovich Paul Chelishchev .

pair of plaster Doric columns (estimate 600-800 euros), crowned with garlands of gilded bronze with inclusions of rock crystal (estimate 2-3 thousand euros), framed mirror in a frame decorated with intertwining stems of reeds (estimate 3 -4 thousand euros). Inside the office environment complements couple of chairs made from sketches, allegedly belonging to Rene Proulx (estimate 2-3 thousand euros). On the mantelpiece, also decorated with magnificent bronze garlands (estimate 5-7 thousand euros) worth of XVI century chandelier of gilt bronze and rock crystal (estimate 5-7 thousand euros). Above the fireplace hangs a mirror in a frame, also decorated with floral ornament (estimate 6-8 thousand euros). In the office, as in other houses belonging to Yves Saint Laurent, there is a constant bunch of wheat ears.

Paris apartments

In the February auction house Christie's for auction exhibited works of art from the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge, having the status of unconditional masterpieces. At the November auction items on display that are more personal in nature - it works, which bear the unique imprint of the daily lives of prominent collectors. Among the more than 500 lots of the upcoming auction - works of the era of Art Deco and the work of the representatives of modernism, furniture, antiques, works of old masters and paintings of the XIX century.

the Paris apartment, as well as the entire collection in general characteristic of organic combination of works of different styles and eras. Thus, in each room there are boxes in the Art Deco style. Some of them are made in the technique of marquetry, while others are decorated with enamel, shark skin or silver (estimate of 300 euros). Among the hours there are some instances in which there are branded firm Cartier (estimate of 700 euros). Private copper were performed Dunant and Linos (estimate of 800 euros).

Among the works of the period of Art Deco in the auction are a pair of alabaster lamps of night work of Michel Dufay, created around 1921 (estimate 1,2-1,5 thousand euros), seven wall-mounted lamps by Jean Perczel (estimate of 500 euros) and six wall lights of gilt bronze and rock crystal, created in the workshops Maison Baguès about 1970 (estimate 40-60 thousand euros) and decorated the walls of the bedroom Yves Saint Laurent.

Among the furniture items deserve special attention carved screen of beech (estimate 1,2-1,5 thousand euros), made in 1930 -- ies table of tulip tree, lined with shark skin (estimate 2-3 thousand euros), and the table-stand with the ornament in the form of ears of wheat (estimate 3-5 thousand euros). Bedside table, also decorated with carved motifs of ears (estimate 0,8-1,2 thousand euros), served as a stand for the work is most valuable for Yves Saint Laurent. Most of them were sold at the February auction. Among the items that were specifically set aside for the upcoming auction, the organizers pay attention to the casket of gilded bronze of Lin Votren engraved with her name of one of the most famous poems by Paul Verlaine Il pleure dan mon cœur (in translation Bryusov - "The sky above the city weeps ; estimate 1-1,5 thousand euros), as well as small and neat cross from the windows of the XIX century (estimate 200-400 euros). The sale will feature six works of Cesar (Baldachchini), one of which - "Man of Draguignan - estimated by experts of the auction house in the 40-60 thousand euros, while the other -" compression "- in the 20-30 thousand euros.

At auction will also be exhibited etching Joan Miro "Equinox" in 1967 (estimate 25-35 thousand euros), etching by Pablo Picasso's "Dreams and fictions Franco in 1937 (estimate 10-15 thousand euros), as well as watercolors Frantisek Kupka (estimate 20-30 thousand euros) and Natalia Goncharova (ballet costume sketch, estimate 3-5 thousand euros). Among the top lots in the section of modernist painting - gouache paintings of Fernand Leger's "The travelers on vacation" in 1950 (estimate 80-120 thousand euros).

In addition, on sale for ten jewelry, performed on sketches by Yves Saint Laurent in the form of hearts, crosses or wheat ears of rock crystal, gold and semiprecious stones (estimate of 800 euros). Sale Road collectors luggage - suitcases Louis Vuitton (estimate of 500 euros) and Hermes (estimate 4.6 thousand euros), as well as a black car "Mercedes-Benz Class S 350L 2007 issue (estimate 30-50 thousand euros).

Source: press release Christie's

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