Erotic Art and a 200-Year-Old Condom Turn on Paris Buyers at a Titillating $850,000 Auction

"A graphite drawing by Hans Bellmer was the top lot, fetching €27,262 ($35,500) after a mere €3-4,000 ($3,900-5,200) estimate. Two daguerreotypes from 1850-51 by Jules Duboscq also inspired heated competition. The first, a black-and-white depiction of a naked woman gazing into a mirror, reached €24,164 ($31,500), while the second, a color scene of a young man displaying his erect member to a courtesan, was sold for €13,631 ($17,775). A nineteenth-century lacquer box with an image of an orgy accompanied by a concert of wind instruments soared past its €2-3,000 ($2,600-3,900) estimate, finally going for €8,427 ($11,000)."  [Read Full Article]

Published by:  Artinfo
On:  12/22/11
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