# @guyhepner on Instagram

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- **Posted:** 2026-04-25T19:23:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Guy Hepner (@guyhepner) — https://gondola.cc/guyhepner

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The Collection of Jean & Terry de Gunzburg – Design Masters sale achieved a remarkable $96 million total, delivering a white-glove result and doubling its high estimate.
Over more than four decades, Jean and Terry de Gunzburg assembled one of the most important and dynamic private collections of 20th-century art and design. Built through a shared instinct for discovery and a refined sensitivity to form, the collection was largely shaped within their New York residence—described by the couple as “New York on the outside, Paris on the inside.” Objects were not simply acquired, but thoughtfully curated into a living environment, bringing together a diverse group of artists and designers whose works explore line, colour, texture, and ornament. The interiors were orchestrated by their close friend, the celebrated decorator Jacques Grange.
At Sotheby's in New York, Claude Lalanne’s enchanting Ensemble of Fifteen Mirrors achieved a monumental $33.5 million, far exceeding its $10–15 million estimate and setting a new auction record for the artist.
Originally commissioned in 1974 by Yves Saint Laurent, the suite evolved over a decade from two mirrors into fifteen unique works. Each piece is crafted in gilt bronze, galvanised copper, and mirrored glass, framed with electroplated foliage drawn from Lalanne’s own garden. The ensemble was later acquired in 2009 by Terry de Gunzburg, former Creative Director of Yves Saint Laurent Beauté.
In total, Sotheby’s presented approximately 135 works from the Gunzburg collection, with a combined estimate of $67–99 million, including a dedicated single-owner sale estimated at $30–44 million.
Courtesy of Sotheby's
📸 Annie Schlechter
#Sothebys #ClaudeLalanne #MarkRothko #AlexanderCalder #Picasso

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