Courtesy Svv Camard-Stéphane Briolant, Paris

Eileen Gray, two circa 1922 ceiling lanterns constructed partially from ostrich shells

July/August 2009 Auction Reviews

Impressionist & Modern Art

Contemporary Art

American Paintings

Bonhams

Lempertz

Nagel

Christie's

Bukowskis

Sotheby's

Dorotheum

Sloans & Kenyon

Eldred's

Skinner

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PARIS—Top lot: Two circa 1922 ceiling lanterns constructed partially from ostrich shells extended designer Eileen Gray’s recent hot streak at auction, bringing a combined €440,000 ($540,000). The one pictured was the more expensive of the two highly decorative lamps, selling for €240,000 ($336,000) — double its high estimate of €120,000.

"In Brief: Camard" originally appeared in the July/August 2009 issue of Art+Auction. For a complete list of articles from this issue available on ARTINFO, see Art+Auction's July/August 2009 Table of Contents.