Hermés Heir’s Auctions Start with a White Glove Sale at Sotheby’s Paris for $25 M.
about 10 months ago (12/15/2023)
Hermés Heir’s Art Collection Sells for €22.9 Million at Sotheby’s – ARTnews.com Skip to main content By Daniel Cassady Plus Icon Daniel Cassady Senior Writer, ARTnews View All December 15, 2023 4:09pm Pierre Soulages, Peinture (1970) Florian PERLOT pour ArtDigitalSt Earlier this week, at Sotheby’s Paris, the first of five sales of art and furniture collected by Hubert Guerrand-Hermès , the great-great-grandson of the founder of renowned luxury brand Hermés , tripled its pre-sale estimate during a white glove evening sale, according to the auction house. The “white glove” sale, a term applied to auctions in which every lot was purchased, brought in more than €22.9 million (roughly $25 million) against an estimate of €6.1 million – €8.9 million. Among the top lots of the December 13 sale was a carved and regilded Louis XVI chair that is thought to have been executed for Marie-Antoinette’s personal rooms at the Château de Versailles, which broke the record for the sale of a single piece of 18th century furniture after selling for €2,589,000, and crisp work by the painter Pierre Soulages, Peinture (1970), that sold for just over €3 million.