The three-day sale of the Collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé at the Grand Palais in Paris, realized €373,935,500 / £332,802,595 / $483,835,144, set a world record for the most valuable private collection sold at auction, was the highest grossing sale in Europe on record, and set multiple world records for Impressionist and Modern Art, 20th Century Decorative Arts, Silver, Sculpture and Works of Art. One of the most exceptional and significant collections of art in private hands, it generated unprecedented interest from bidders throughout the world. (RT 1:58)
Paris, February 2009