There’s a new bar set for the highest price ever achieved at auction for a work by François-Xavier Lalanne. A heated 26-minute bidding battle between 7 bidders pushed the total price for ‘Hippopotame Bar, pièce unique’ to $31.4 million. The one-of-a-kind ‘Hippopotame Bar’ was commissioned in 1976 by Anne Schlumberger, a devoted early patron, and is the first and only example done in copper. Watch Auctioneer Simon Shaw hammer it home during Design Week at Sotheby's New York. Still haven’t subscribed to Sotheby’s on YouTube? ►►youtube.com/sothebys Watch MORE Bidding Battles ►► youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9LyZcEeKzXq6dHiqcOntxA5kHc-O2Vi_&si=7fazqgFh02YVTdrR #hippopotamus #sothebys #lalanne #design #interiordesign #bar #recordbreaker #interiordesign #interior #art #fineart #auction #artmarket #collection