Exhibition Hall of Paris's Grand PalaisThe Yves Saint Laurent sale of the century, aka the biggest auction ever held in Europe, ended yesterday after netting an incredible $477 million in winning bids - including $28.3 million for a, dare I say... ugly, 90-year-old armchair crafted by famed Irish designer Eileen Gray.
Many other incredible pieces went up for auction, including two Qing bronzes as the star lots. Objections from the Chinese government and a legal challenge failed to halt their sale, and most likely added to the allure of obtaining them. I just have one question- what recession? 
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I just found your blog and am reading all your old post and I had to comment again...when I saw this chair and the price I thought I would die. It is horrible and I would put it in the garbage if my Grandmother had given it to me. I just don't get it. I am glad to hear you think it is ugly too.
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