Les Lalannes' Auction Record Jumps 66%

Pomme de Ben. Image courtesy of Christie's

Claude Lalanne and Francois-Xavier Lalanne,

Pomme de Ben (2007)

sold for $8.73m (EUR7.5m), more than twice the low estimate at Christie's in Paris on May 27.

The Patinated bronze and gilt bronze work has been traded once in the past.

The sale beat Les Lalannes' previous auction record by $3.5m, a 66% rise.

Pomme de Ben (2013). Sold for $5.23m in 2021. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

The previous record was set by

Pomme de Ben (2013),

which sold for $5.23m at Sotheby's on November 04, 2021.

Claude Lalanne and Francois-Xavier Lalanne

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