A pair of fauteuils ‘ Boule’ dits ‘ours Polaire’ by Jean Royere sold for €1.6 million at Christie’s Design sale in Paris on May 25. With 167 lots the sale attracted global participation with bidders from 21 countries and achieved €19,436,730. The auction opened with the Perriand by Perriand collection from the apartment-studio of Charlotte Perriand, rue las cases, in Paris. Proceeds from the sale will support the Perriand Archives. The 13 lots, most of which were prototypes designed for the designer’s studio achieved a combined total of €1,457,820. Top lot was a 16 candle chandelier Structure végétale aux papillons by Claude Lalanne, 2009. It made €2,202,000 more than twice its pre-sale low estimate.