"Pauline Karpidas"

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: Staff members with Pauline Karpidas' bespoke Mattia Bonetti bookcase, with Max Ernst's Loplop presente, 1929-68 (estimate: GBP60,000 - 80,000) and sculptures by Niki de Saint Phalle, Man Ray and Henri Laurens among others, nestled amidst the shelves and Unique Petit Rhinoceros Mecanique Condiment Holder by Francois-Xavier Lalanne, estimate: 180,000 - 250,000 on the table during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: A staff member looks at ''Cannibalisme des objets, tete de femme avec soulier'' by Salvador Dali, estimate: GBP350,000 - 450,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: A staff member looks at ''The Poet and His Muse (After de Chirico)'' by Andy Warhol, estimate: GBP600,000 - 800,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: An art handler holds ''Deux amies'' by Francis Picabia, estimate: GBP2,200,000 - 2,800,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: Art handlers hold ''Madonna and Self-Portrait with Skeleton's Arm (After Munch)'' by Andy Warhol, estimate: GBP1,500,000 - 2,000,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: Art handlers hold ''Them and Us'' by Grayson Perry, estimate: GBP150,000 - 200,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: An art handler poses with Unique Choupatte by Claude Lalanne, (estimate: GBP300,000 - 400,000) sitting atop Diego Giacometti's Berceau Low Table, 1963, (estimate: GBP180,000 - 250,000), with a Unique Baya Sofa by Mattia Banetti, (estimate: GBP15,000 - 20,000) and a pair of 19th century Russian giltwood and mahogony armchairs either side (estimate: GBP8,000 - 12,000) during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: Art handlers with Jacques Grange Sofa and sculptures by Jean Arp (estimate: GBP120,000-180,000) (L) and Henri Laurens (estimate: GBP80,000- 120,000) behind during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: An art handler holds ''Buste d'homme'' by Pablo Picasso, estimate: GBP1,500,000 - 2,500,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: A photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: A staff member looks at ''Madame Recamier de David'' by Rene Magritte, estimate: GBP500,000 - 700,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: Art handlers look at ''Fascia IV'' by Rebecca Warren, estimate: 250,000 - 350,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: An art handler looks at ''Poodle'' by Jeff Koons, estimate: GBP1,000,000 - 1,500,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: An art handler holds ''La Statue volante'' by Rene Magritte, estimate: GBP9,000,000 - 12,000,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: An art handler holds ''La Statue volante'' by Rene Magritte, estimate: GBP9,000,000 - 12,000,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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8 September 2025

LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - SEPTEMBER 08, 2025: An art handler holds ''Titre inconnu'' by Yves Tanguy, estimate: GBP1,000,000 - 1,500,000 during a photocall at Sotheby's auction house for the 'Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection' exhibition and sales in London, United Kingdom on September 08, 2025. The extraordinary personal collection of legendary patron and aesthete Pauline Karpidas, showcasing the masterpieces of Surrealist art and furniture design that adorned her one-of-a-kind home in London will be offered at Sotheby's on 17 and 18 September, together estimated in excess of GBP60 million (the highest estimate ever placed on a single collection at Sotheby's in Europe), preceded by a public exhibition, opening on 8 September.

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