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$13.4 Million Saint Laurent Auction Beats Estimate (Update2) Christie’s International’s four-day sale of the remaining collection of the late fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge ended today in Paris, having raised double its estimate.

$13.4 Million Saint Laurent Auction Beats Estimate (Update1) Christie’s International’s four-day sale of the remaining collection of the late Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge ended today in Paris, having raised double its estimate.

Jeanne-Claude -- Christo’s Dynamic Muse: Manuela Hoelterhoff Like the projects she created over the decades with her husband, Christo, Jeanne-Claude is no longer here, but the memory of her will linger.

Jeanne-Claude, ‘The Gates’ Artist With Husband, Dies (Update1) Jeanne-Claude, the artist who collaborated with her husband, Christo, on large-scale public works that included wrapping Berlin’s Reichstag in aluminum and decking out New York City’s Central Park with sheets of yellow- orange fabric, has died. She was 74.

Geneva Auctions Raise $95 Million on Demand for Gems (Update1) Christie’s International and Sotheby’s sold a combined $95 million in Geneva auctions of watches, gems and wine this week as the rich seek rare objects to hedge against inflation.

Diana’s Travolta Waltz Feted as Palace Gets $20 Million Revamp Princess Diana’s dark-blue, figure- hugging gown is on show more than two decades after she wore it to spin around the White House ballroom with John Travolta.

Whisky Bottle of 141-Year-Old Malt Sells for $46,400 (Update1) A bottle of Scotch whisky made of malt vintages dating as far back as the reign of Queen Victoria fetched 27,600 pounds ($46,400) at auction in Edinburgh today.

Sotheby’s Sells Ruby Necklace, Earrings for Record $5.8 Million Sotheby’s set a record for a matching group of ruby jewelry with its sale of 19th-century ruby and diamond earrings and a necklace owned by Mary, the Duchess of Roxburghe.



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