Have Some Decorum: auction

Well, even though I couldn’t attend the big fat Zeineb et Jean-Pierre Marcie-Riviére Christie’s auction, at least we can ogle and awe at the results. Let’s start with the grand total of the auction. Ready for it? A whopping 32,498,488 euros! That’s 36,585,160 million dollars! The first thing I thought of was, “God, I wish they were my parents!”

Ok, let’s take a look at the results!

Remember that Francis Bacon Man in Blue VII? It sold for $6,882,554! I purchased it and it is hanging in my entry.

The Cy Twombly? The estimate was between €500,000-€700,000 but it sold for €1,381,500! Let this be a lesson… A Cy Twombly never disappoints… I don’t care if you think it’s a bunch of scribbles.

That drop dead gorgeous Nicolas De Stael? It sold for €2,169,500! Let’s not forget that this is just ONE of the paintings that this glorious couple had at their Parisian apartment!

The Pierre Soulages? It doubled its estimate of €200,000 and sold for €421,500! Don’t worry I will find a great replica of this at the flea market.

Colombe en Terre Cuite… The Hellenistic Terracotta Dove, Circa 4^th Century B.C? The little dove that I would have given my liver for? It was estimated between €500-€800 but it sold for €8,750! Do I have a good eye, or what!

The Torse de Faune Dansant en Marbre (A Roman Marble Torso of a Dancing Satyr, Circa 1^st Century B.C). The estimate was between €200,000 - €300,000 and yet it sold for €2,897,500! I am not too worried because my friend, Diandra, has one that I am sure she will give to me.

The François-Xavier Lalanne Rhinocéros ? Estimated between €120,000-€180,000 and it sold for €397,500! Remember this is from the same designer that did the sheep in Yves Saint Laurent’s apartment.

The Black Louis XV Chinoiserie Commode sold for €61,500, doubling its estimate! If I were rich, this would be my bedside table tonight. I would keep my beloved pain killers in the top drawer... All special like.

The 19^th Century Berlin White Porcelain Metal-Mounted 21 light Rococo Chandelier? The estimate was between €30,000-€50,000 and it sold for €37,500. Not to be a snob, but this is kind of doable. I would have bought this for my shop before ALS stole all of my money. And then, I would have sold it for $100,000. Don’t laugh, I would have.

The Matched Pair of Louis XV Japanned Tables-en-Cabaret, Mid-18^th Century? You know how I feel about chinoiserie. And red chinoiserie? Be still my heart. The estimate was between €15,000-€25,000 and they sold for €103,500! Let this be a lesson in chinoiserie… Always buy it. A little scoop… this month on my sale I will have red chinoiserie!

The Francois-Xavier Lalanne Colombes de Zenib that were designed especially for Madame Zenib Marcie-Rivière? The estimate was between €20,000-€30,000 and sold for €103,500! Jeez Louise!

The Lalanne Chandelier and Sconces? The chandelier sold for €1,833,500 and the Sconces sold for €721,500! Fabulous !

And lastly, The Ensemble de Dix Valises & Une Boite a Chapeau en Toile Enduite Monogram, Garniture en Laiton Doré… otherwise known as the LOUIS VUITTON Luggage sold for €15,000… totally worth it!

Well, my friends, that was the auction results. For more results, you can go HERE to check out all of the sale results. God, I love Christie’s!

I also just saw that the Joan Rivers Christie’s auction is in New York June 16-23. Can we talk? I am going to reserve judgment until I see everything but trust me… It ain’t Paris… No matter what.

Do you know what I love? Rich French people. Do you know what I love even more? Rich French people who have auctions. The good thing about rich French people is that luckily their taste and style is mostly sophisticated. Not a lot of nouveau riche folks who just won the power-ball lottery and splurged on a RV and headed to Vegas. Rich French people "collect." They collect art and antiques as God intended and for that I am grateful.

On June 8^th and 9^th in Paris is a very important auction of a sophisticated French couple who collected the best of the best and after donating some of their pieces to French museums have graciously offered the rest to the public via Christie’s Auction House. Be still my heart. Even though I can afford exactly nothing, it's still fun to look.

Nothing describes the couple more eloquently than Jean-Jacques Aillagon in the Christie’s catalog…

Can you imagine this auction! Heaven on earth and yours truly is going come hell or high water. I don't care if my feeding tube bursts and I die at the auction right in front of the Francis Bacon. It's worth it.

Let's look of some of the highlights of the auction…