The lure of provenance: the much celebrated collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge to be sold this month in Paris is almost as notable for its roster of previous owners as for the objects themselves.

The Magazine Antiques | February 1, 2009| | Copyright

There many never be another event to match this month's seven hundred lot sale of the collection of Pierre Berge and the late Yves Saint Laurent. What could well be one of the greatest private collections of the twentieth century, the result of fifty years of passionate and informed acquisition, is estimated to bring between 200 and 300 million euros during the three days of February 23 to 25 at the Grand Palais in Paris. But astonishing as these figures are, there are matters more riveting than money there, are matters more riveting than money here, and among them is the ...

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