Sotheby’s Paris Takes $21.5 M. from Manny Davidson Collection, 2025’s Record for a Single-Owner Sale in France

Sotheby’s Paris took a combined €18.6 million ($21.5 million) from collection of the late real estate mogul Manny Davidson on Wednesday (evening sale) and Thursday (day sale). The result marked the highest total for a single-owner sale in France this year, and with the collection’s third online sale closing on Friday, that figure will climb higher.Titled “The Manny Davidson Collection: A Life in Treasures and Benevolence,” the trio of sales comprise almost 500 lots.