Tiffany Studios Window Leads Christie’s June Design Sale to $23.6 Million Haul

Christie’s held two design-focused auctions on 12 June 2025, achieving total sales of $23.6 million despite a sluggish market.

🔹 American Avant-Garde Single-Collection Sale

A curated selection from the James D. Zellerbach estate brought in $8.1 million, driven primarily by two major lots:

• Two Alberto Giacometti works sold for approximately $2.95 million and $2.83 million.

• A bronze-and-copper chandelier by Claude Lalanne fetched $1.5 million.

• Other highlights included a bronze sculpture of Zeus and Europa at $1.13 million. (art-insider.com)

🔹 Design Sale Featuring Tiffany Studios

The broader Design auction yielded $15.4 million, headlined by The Goddard Memorial Window from Tiffany Studios—a three-pane, six-foot-tall glass landscape sold for $4.28 million (hammer price $3.5 million). This marks the second-highest auction result for Tiffany Studios, trailing only a $12.5 million sale at Sotheby’s last year. (art-insider.com)

🎯 Why It Matters

• The strong performance of Tiffany Studios underscores renewed collector interest in Gilded Age decorative art.

• Major lots from Giacometti and Lalanne reaffirm robust demand in the post-war market. (art-insider.com)

• With $23.6 million in total sales, Christie’s demonstrated resilience, showing that exceptional design can attract strong bidding even in challenging conditions. (art-insider.com)