The estate of Pierre Bergé , who died last September and was the partner of the late Yves Saint Laurent , amounting to 1,200 objects , is to be sold at Sotheby 's this autumn . The objects on sale are drawn from his properties , one of which was Bergé 's Paris home in which Édouard Manet was born in 1832 . “These are pieces I’ve lived with most of my adult life having known Pierre Bergé and Yves Saint Laurent since my early 20s, but I have adopted the policy of not holding pieces back,” he said. " I can not think of a single domain that is not represented in this sale " , said Mario Tavella , the chairman of Sotheby 's Europe . Revenue from the sale will benefit the Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent Foundation .
The estate of Pierre Bergé , who died last September and was the partner of the late Yves Saint Laurent , amounting to 1,200 objects , is to be sold at Sotheby 's this autumn . The objects on sale are drawn from his properties , one of which was Bergé 's Paris home in which Édouard Manet was born in 1832 . " I can not think of a single domain that is not represented in this sale " , said Mario Tavella , the chairman of Sotheby 's Europe . Revenue from the sale will benefit the Pierre Bergé - Yves Saint Laurent Foundation .