Auctions

70 years ago Hubert De Givenchy, French aristocrat and fashion designer who founded the house of Givenchy in 1952, presented his first Haute Couture Collection in Paris. Today, auction house Christie’s has the immense pleasure of announcing the sale of his art collection. Composed of 1,100 works of art, sculpture, and furniture from the elegant Hotel d’Orrouer in Paris and the Chateau du Jonchet, the auction will take place in Paris from 14-17th June for live sales and then online from the 8th June-23rd June.

Collected over several decades, often with the sourcing help of his dear friend Bunny Mellon, the selection of pieces heading under the hammer embody the quintessence of elegance and “French Taste”. Amongst the items on offer collectors are given the opportunity to bid on a Giacometti door knocker and the exquisite “Femme qui Marche” sculpture, Picasso’s “Faune a la lance” drawing estimated to reach between €1,500,000– 2,500,000, Lalanne’s Oiseau de jardin II, and the spectacular David Roentgen and Francois Remond desk that could fetch between €500,000–800,000. 

During a recent investment of Passion talk led by Christie’s Monaco in collaboration with Rothschild & Co, Simon De Monicault, Vice President of Christie’s France, highlighted the skillset and energy that couturier’s such as Hubert De Givenchy, Karl Lagerfeld, and Coco Chanel had creating a collection. Many of whom paired extremely desirable pieces with objects of lust with a lesser value. Take Hubert De Givenchy, who for example displayed the Femme qui Marche Giacometti sculpture in his lounge behind a chair, frame and lamp.