An auction of the late Yves Saint Laurent estate has raised 206 million for AIDS medical research through the Berg-Saint Laurent Foundation.
The auction is breaking records and hitting headlines, a Henri Matisse was sold for over 32 million and a 20th-century design leather armchair took in more than 21 million.
However controversy overshadows the event as China lays claim to two bronze sculptures, looted from Beijing in 1860, which sold at the Yves Saint Laurent auction for more than 31m.