Two people look on June 13, 2009 at Drouot Montaigne auction house in Paris pieces from Japanese Kenzo Takada designer's personal art collection prior to the sale on June 16 and 17 June. Auctioneer Claude Aguttes, who is organising the sale, estimated the 1,200-odd items expected to go under the hammer at around 1.5 million euros. The late Yves Saint-Laurent's mammoth art collection was put up for auction by his partner Pierre Berge last February and reached a 373.5-million-euro bonanza. At right, Chinese sculptures from Tang dynasty.
Two people look on June 13, 2009 at Drouot Montaigne auction house in Paris pieces from Japanese Kenzo Takada designer's personal art collection prior to the sale on June 16 and 17 June
A Chinese horse from Mingqi dinasty is seen on June 13, 2009 at Drouot Montaigne auction house in Paris among pieces from Japanese Kenzo Takada designer's personal art collection prior to the sale on June 16 and 17 June. Auctioneer Claude Aguttes, who is organising the sale, estimated the 1,200-odd items expected to go under the hammer at around 1.5 million euros. The late Yves Saint-Laurent's mammoth art collection was put up for auction by his partner Pierre Berge last February and reached a 373.5-million-euro bonanza
Two people look on June 13, 2009 at Drouot Montaigne auction house in Paris pieces from Japanese Kenzo Takada designer's personal art collection prior to the sale on June 16 and 17 June. Auctioneer Claude Aguttes, who is organising the sale, estimated the 1,200-odd items expected to go under the hammer at around 1.5 million euros. The late Yves Saint-Laurent's mammoth art collection was put up for auction by his partner Pierre Berge last February and reached a 373.5-million-euro bonanza
