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World's Most Expensive Chair

A chair belonging to late and great French fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent has just made history as the world’s most expensive chair.

The founder of the eponymous YSL luxury brand, Saint Laurent died in June of 2008 just a few days after marrying his partner and co-founder, Pierre Bergé.

The expensive armchair had belonged to a Paris-based art dealer before finding its way into the hands of Saint Laurent and Bergé. Reportedly, that very same art dealer is the person who paid ten times the chair’s estimated value to procure it at a Christie’s auction.

The chair was made by Irish designer Eileen Gray sometime between 1917 and 1919. Called the “Dragons” chair, it is one of Gray’s masterpieces and was expected to sell for €2-3 millions.

At Paris’ Grand Palais, held February 24th, the most expensive chair in the world was sold for €21.9 million—that’s US $27.8 million!

12 replies on “Most Expensive Chair”

  1. Wow
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    Wow. I’d like to sit in that.

  2. lia
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    La-Z-Boy still better xD

  3. masihullah
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    i want that chiar for my father

  4. Kitsumi
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    wow that is one expensive chair

  5. verieh
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    its U~G~L~Y IT AINT GOT NO ALABY!

    1. anonymous
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      is this a musical?

  6. john martinez
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    WOW! what a chair….. but not my type of chair….

  7. Helmi
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    Anyway it's something for rich people to find where they can spend money
    what a silly person will buy this chair…. hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

  8. Omar
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    Dude dears many of DES in ma hous

  9. Karl
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    The chair of diamonds from vincent poudrette is much more unique and classy!

  10. greg
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    i have that chair in my garage

  11. edd
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    it looks ugly as id huck i or sell it but it defo not worth the amount it is more like £30