Over €8.1M for the Art Deco & Design and Limited Edition departments

From May 19th to 21st, 2026, the Art Deco / Design, Italian Design, Limited Edition and Zao Wou-Ki auctions totaled over €8.1M. Among the highlights, a rare Singe attentif II by François-Xavier Lalanne achieved €1,438,000, alongside major results for Claude Lalanne, Gustave Eiffel, Pierre Dunand, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Zao Wou-Ki.

François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) 
Singe attentif II – 1999 
Vendu : 1 438 400 €

François-Xavier Lalanne (1927-2008) 
Singe attentif II, 1999 
Sold: €1,438,400

During the Art Deco / Design auctions, works by François-Xavier & Claude Lalanne once again confirmed strong collector demand. The exceptional group of 20 lots achieved a total of over €3.1M.  
François-Xavier Lalanne’s Singe attentif II was sold for €1,438,400, while Claude Lalanne’s eight-light butterfly ‘Structure végétale’ chandelier (1996) reached €503,120.

Pierre Dunand - Édition Leleu (1914 -1996) 
Huit panneaux double-face – circa 1950 
Vendu : 556 080€

Pierre Dunand (1914-1996)
Leleu Édition
Eight double-sided panels, circa 1950  
Sold: €556,080

Another standout performance came from Pierre Dunand’s Eight double-sided panels (Leleu Edition), which emerged as one of the sale’s surprises, achieving €556,080, well above its estimate.

Gio Ponti (1891-1979) 
Suspension « Pavone » – circa 1961 
Vendu : 66 200 €

Gio Ponti (1891-1979) 
Suspension « Pavone », circa 1961 
Sold: €66,200

The Italian Design sale highlighted Gio Ponti with a 1961 ‘Pavone’ suspension light sold for €66,200, alongside a group of works by Gabriella Crespi totaling €61,036.

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) 
Elsa, Dite La Viennoise, 1897 
Lithographies en couleurs : les 5 épreuves d’essai, l’état définitif signé 
Vendu : 119 160 €

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901) 
Elsa, Dite La Viennoise, 1897 
Colour lithographs: 5 proofs, the signed final version 
Sold: €119,160

The Limited Edition auction also paid tribute to Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec with Elsa, known as ‘La Viennoise’, a rare set of five color states from 1897, which achieved €119,160. Alongside these auctions, an online sale dedicated to master of lyrical abstraction Zao Wou-Ki totaled €181,878.

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