Christie's Collection Jeanne-Marie de Broglie Auction Totals $4.64m
3 min read · 01 Oct 2026
'Cradle' coffee table, a unique piece featuring 'Séraphine', Jeanne-Marie de Broglie's dog by Diego Giacometti sold for $945,200. Image courtesy of Christie's
A work by Diego Giacometti was the headline sale at Christie's 'Collection Jeanne-Marie de Broglie' auction on September 30 in Paris.
- The sale totaled $4.64m (EUR4.08m), exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.
Snapshot of the sale
- 155 works sold totaling $4.64m.
- Estimates totaled: $1.89m (low) and $2.79m (high), excluding premiums.
- The sell-through rate was 100%, so a white-glove sale.
The star lot was: Diego Giacometti, 'Cradle' coffee table, a unique piece featuring 'Séraphine', Jeanne-Marie de Broglie's dog (1981), which sold for $945,200, 107% above its $455,700 low estimate. It has not been traded before.
CARTIER GOLD, BLACK ENAMEL AND DIAMOND CIGARETTE CASE by Cartier sold for $17,500 (1814% above estimate). Image courtesy of Christie's
The outperformer sold for 1814% above its low estimate. Cartier, CARTIER GOLD, BLACK ENAMEL AND DIAMOND CIGARETTE CASE (Undated), sold for $17,500 ($911 low estimate).
- 113 works, or 73%, sold above their high estimate.
- 20 works, or 13%, sold within their low and high estimate.
- 22 works, or 14%, sold below their low estimate.
- 0 sold with undisclosed estimates.
Guaranteed sales
No sales had a guarantee.
Works that did not sell
0 works were bought-in.
Withdrawn before the sale
0 works were withdrawn
Terms and definitions
All results include the fees and premiums added to the price of a work of art when the auctioneer's hammer falls. Estimates, sale prices and totals are converted into US dollars. Sale prices are compared to the auction house’s low estimate, which do not include premiums.
Guarantees: Sometimes an auction house guarantees to pay a seller for a work, regardless of whether the bidding reaches the reserve price, a figure that is typically confidential.
Bought-in: If there are no bids for a work, or if bidding falls short of the reserve price, the lot is unsold or “bought-in”.
Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.
Premiums: Typically a sliding-scale of charges paid in addition to the hammer price by the buyer, plus any other fees.
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