Sotheby’s presents the fifth and final online auction of Karl Lagerfeld's estate, featuring nearly 250 personal items. This sale pays tribute to the designer's private world, with unique pieces reflecting his taste for design and innovation.
From January 21 to 31, the auction house Sotheby’s will highlight the final chapter of the sale of Karl Lagerfeld's estate. Nearly 250 items from the personal world of the German designer, who passed away in 2019, will be auctioned in this fifth and final online sale, which pays tribute to his private interior. Among these pieces are caricatures, furniture, iconic outfits, and personal items.
The Last Pompadour
The caricatures created by Lagerfeld, some depicting public figures like former Chancellor Angela Merkel or former French Minister Roselyne Bachelot, play a central role in this sale. One of the most intriguing works portrays Valérie Trierweiler, former partner of François Hollande, dressed in a court gown in front of the Élysée Palace, declaring "I am the last Pompadour," referring to Louis XV's mistress.
The iconic outfits of the designer are also up for auction, with about ten looks reconstructed by Sotheby’s. The “Kaiser” set includes, among other items, a velvet jacket and Dior jeans, a Dior tie, Hilditch and Key gloves, Massaro boots—all in black tones—along with a white shirt from his Karl Lagerfeld brand.
New Technologies
The furniture is not left out: an ebony desk designed by Hedi Slimane, and a pendant light by Ron Arad, estimated at 20,000 euros, are part of the items that reflect the designer’s taste for design. A self-portrait with his famous cat Choupette, as well as several lots of iPods, also reveal Lagerfeld’s attachment to new technologies. He, who had an impressive collection of Apple digital music players, was fascinated by the design of these innovative objects, as noted by Pierre Mothes, Vice President of Sotheby’s France.
Since 2021, the auction house has been handling Lagerfeld’s estate, with impressive results: 22.5 million euros raised from the first four sales, far exceeding initial estimates. Last March, his Paris apartment was sold for 10 million euros, twice its estimated value. This sale has allowed Lagerfeld to be reclaimed by the public, much more than other haute couture figures, who are often seen as more intimidating.
The catalog will be available online on Monday, January 20th in the afternoon, and all the works and items will be presented at Sotheby’s Paris location in the 8th arrondissement, from January 24 to 31.
With AFP
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