"In 1974, the fashion designer commissioned his favorite artistic collaborator to craft two mirrors for the Salon de Musique of his Paris apartment. By 1985, Lalanne had made 15, each framed in gilt bronze and alive with electroplated leaves plucked from her garden."
"The commission established the mirror as a Lalanne hallmark, offering her botanical fantasies on a scale beyond jewelry and tableware. For the past 15 years, however, this scale has been something of a problem for the mirrors' second owners: Jean and Terry de Gunzburg."
"Billed as the auction house's most valuable single-owner design sale to date, the 123-lot auction could net north of $40 million, reflecting four decades of omnivorous collecting in 20th-century design, from Art Deco to postwar avant-garde."
Yves Saint Laurent commissioned Claude Lalanne to create mirrors for his Paris apartment, resulting in 15 unique pieces by 1985. The de Gunzburgs purchased these mirrors in 2009 for €1.9 million. Now, they face challenges in displaying them due to their size. The mirrors will be auctioned at Sotheby's with an estimated value of $10 million to $15 million. This sale is part of a larger collection that could exceed $40 million, reflecting the rising value of Lalanne's work in recent years.
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