Sales of the late Vogue credit director André Leon Talley’s items raised more than $3.55 million at Christie’s, well above the pre-sale estimate of $455,000. www.
All 66 lots put up for auction have been sold. These included a red jacket that sold for $25,200, three Louis Vuitton suitcases that sold for $94,500, and a pair of Louis Vuitton canvas briefcases for $69,300.
Other items at auction were two Karl Lagerfeld illustrations by Tally, which sold for $32,760 each, and Andy Warhol’s Diana Vreeland Rampant, which sold for $94,500. 1996 sold for $30,240.
Proceeds from the sales will benefit Baptist churches in New York and North Carolina.
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