Paco Rabanne: the auction of his objects in Brest generates 440,000 euros in revenue

2023-06-06T08:00:59.207Z

Highlights: Paco Rabanne died in his house in Portsall, near Brest (Finistère), on February 3, 2023. He was a lover of Brittany, of Basque origin, born first hand of the designer Balenciaga. A crystal ball that belonged to the couturier, who had predicted in 1999 the fall of the Mir station in Paris, sold for 1,050 euros. A long dress in purple velvet from 1688 sold for 6,500 euros, a set of 55 designs of dresses was sold for 2,700 euros.

Died in his house in Portsall, near Brest (Finistère), on February 3, 2023, the great couturier and perfumer had left behind him u

Before his death on February 3, 2023, the great fashion designer Paco Rabanne spent a lot of time in his house in Portsall (Finistère), facing the sea, which he had bought in the early 2000s. This lover of Brittany, of Basque origin, born first hand of the designer Balenciaga, had a very tenuous link with Finistère, where he was a refugee with his family, from 1939. He lived near Morlaix, and was even hidden from the Gestapo in the working-class district of Recouvrance in Brest, where he lived until 1947...

"Shortly after his death, on February 3, he was the victim of a burglary," says Yves Cosquéric, auctioneer from Brest (Brest and Quimper Adjug'Art auction houses). But what the thieves did not know was that there were rooms hidden in the house, and objects and rooms that he had left with his neighbors... ». The result, last Saturday, at the Capucins, in Brest, was a large-scale public sale that attracted up to 400 people and generated some 440,000 euros in revenue (about 353,000 euros excluding costs, "knowing that 60% go to the State to pay inheritance tax").

A dress at 29,000 euros and a crystal ball...

The main buyer of this sale remains the Maison Paco Rabanne, to which had already returned by right several thousand drawings made between 1966 and 2001. "A chain mail dress with floral patterns, created by Paco Rabanne in 1966, which was sold for 29,000 euros (excluding fees), A long dress in purple velvet from 1688 sold for 6,500 euros, a set of 55 designs of dresses was sold for 2,700 euros, but also prestigious awards such as the gold dice and the golden needle of French Haute Couture (3,000 euros each)". Inter alia...

Great creators, who have remained anonymous, as well as collectors or individuals "fans of Paco Rabanne", have bought symbolic or original pieces. A crystal ball that belonged to the couturier, who had predicted in 1999 the fall of the Mir station in Paris, at 1,050 euros, for example. Or a perfume bottle at 1,400 euros, or even his sofa in confidant, created by the couturier especially for his house in Portsall (7,200 euros), his medal of the Legion of Honor (2,000 euros), his makila (1,650 euros) or one of his sculptures, an elongated male nude, made in 1963 (3700 euros).

Source: leparis

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