Lalanne's Centaur Leads Christie's $58.95m 'François-Xavier Lalanne, Sculpteur | Collection Dorothée Lalanne' Auction in New York

François-Xavier Lalanne's centaur was the headline sale at Christie's 'François-Xavier Lalanne, Sculpteur | Collection Dorothée Lalanne' auction on October 10 in New York.

• The sale totaled $58.95m, exceeding the pre-sale high estimate.

Snapshot of the sale

• 70 works sold totaling $58.95m.
• Estimates totaled: $15.9m (low) and $23.9m (high), excluding premiums.
• The sell-through rate was 100%, so a white-glove sale.

The star lot was: François-Xavier Lalanne, Très Grand Centaure (2001), which sold for $7.54m, 842% above its $800,000 low estimate.

The outperformer sold for 1244% above its low estimate. François-Xavier Lalanne, Canette à Thé (2003), sold for $201,600 ($15,000 low estimate).

• 70 works, or 100%, sold above their high estimate.
• 0 works, or 0%, sold within their low and high estimate.
• 0 works, or 0%, 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Withdrawn before the sale

0 works were withdrawn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. 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Withdrawn: This happens when a seller decides, for whatever reason, to withdraw a work before the bidding begins.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.