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Julien's Auctions Realizes $1,048,626 in Gwyneth Paltrow and Archival Luxury Sale
The curated event achieved a 98.2% sell-through rate, led by design classics from Paltrow's Hamptons home and historic celebrity travel trunks.
Facts Table · market analytics
Python computed · 2026-03-25- Lots offered
- 500
- Lots sold
- 491
- Lots unsold
- 9
- Sell-through rate
- 98.2%
- Classified sold lots
- 164
- Pending classified lots
- 327
- Classification coverage
- 33.4012%
- Realized value
- $1,048,626
- Average sold price
- $2,136
- Median sold price
- $1,147
- 90th-percentile sold price
- $4,506
- Top 10% value share
- 47.1071%
- Value concentration (HHI)
- 0.688892%
- Value concentration (Gini)
- 56.1805%
- Price dispersion
- 154.352%
- Lots within estimate
- 9.77597%
- Estimate surprise rate
- 90.224%
- Realized / midpoint estimate
- 236.877%
- Observed bids
- 5,810
- Average bids per observed sold lot
- 12
Five-year context
same category / currency- Sell-through vs 5-year category medianCurrent 98.2% · five-year median 98.2% · n=104
- +0.0 pts
- Average sold price vs 5-year category medianCurrent $2,136 · five-year median $10,737 · n=104
- -8,601 USD
- Realized value vs 5-year category medianCurrent $1,048,626 · five-year median $839,024 · n=104
- +209,602 USD
Contextual data provided by Pricing Culture Analytics; this is not an exhaustive list. Pricing Culture Analytics organizes publicly available auction data to analyze and produce insights. Source-bound lot results; calculation version pc-auction-market-facts/2.0. Metrics with incomplete or mixed-currency inputs are withheld.
Auction highlights
Gwyneth Paltrow | Mah Jong Modular Lounge Sofa by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois
Estimate$6–8KSold$19,200Latest bid$15,000Bids10Gloria Swanson | Monogrammed Louis Vuitton Malle Courier Trunk
Estimate$6–8KSold$19,200Latest bid$15,000Bids6Hermes | 2005 Gold Clemence Birkin 35 CM
Estimate$15–25KSold$19,200Latest bid$15,000Bids9Gwyneth Paltrow | Lindsey Adelman Nine Globe Branching Bubble Chandelier
Estimate$8–10KSold$16,000Latest bid$12,500Bids16Hermes | 2011 35 CM Birkin Tosca Clemence Leather Handbag
Estimate$10–20KSold$16,000Latest bid$12,500Bids8Gwyneth Paltrow | 1999 Christian Dior Suede Gown (With Signed Image)
Estimate$2–3KSold$16,000Latest bid$12,500Bids12Hermes | 2012 35 CM Kelly II Capucine Togo leather Handbag
Estimate$10–20KSold$16,000Latest bid$12,500Bids9Gucci | 2003 Fall Collection By Tom Ford Finale Red Evening Gown
Estimate$3–5KSold$11,520Latest bid$9,000Bids19Christian Dior | John Galliano 2006 Spring/Summer Bias Cut Gown
Estimate$2–3KSold$10,240Latest bid$8,000Bids20Roberto Cavalli | 2003 Beaded Embroidered Wedding Gown
Estimate$1–2KSold$10,240Latest bid$8,000Bids10Gwyneth Paltrow | Julian Mayor Lunar Table (With Image)
Estimate$2–4KSold$10,240Latest bid$8,000Bids4Gwyneth Paltrow | BAUME & MERCIER 18K Yellow Gold Hampton Milleis Wristwatch
Estimate$2–3KSold$8,960Latest bid$7,000Bids14
Estimate track marks the pre-sale range; the tick marks the sold price.
Contextual data provided by Pricing Culture Analytics; this is not an exhaustive list. Pricing Culture Analytics organizes publicly available auction data to analyze and produce insights.
Julien's Auctions concluded its highly anticipated curated event, realizing a total of $1,048,626[1] [1] with 491 of 500 lots sold, representing a 98.2% sell-through[1] [2] rate. The official sale results published by Julien's Auctions [3] confirm the strong performance of the celebrity-consigned design pieces and archival luxury accessories. Among the highlights was a seventeen-piece cream linen Mah Jong modular sofa designed by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois, sourced directly from Gwyneth Paltrow's Hamptons home [4]. The sale also featured historic celebrity memorabilia, including a Louis Vuitton "Malle Courier" canvas monogram trunk belonging to Gloria Swanson, which was originally offered in 1983 from her estate [5].
Auction highlights
Sale file- Gwyneth Paltrow | Mah Jong Modular Lounge Sofa by Hans Hopfer for Roche Bobois | estimate $6,000[3][2] [6] to $8,000[5][3][2] [7] | sold for $19,200[4][3][2] [8] (above the high estimate)
- Gloria Swanson | Monogrammed Louis Vuitton Malle Courier Trunk | estimate $6,000 [9] to $8,000 [10] | sold for $19,200 [11] (above the high estimate)
- Hermes | 2005 Gold Clemence Birkin 35 CM | estimate $15,000[4] [12] to $25,000[4] [13] | sold for $19,200 [14] (within estimate)
- Gwyneth Paltrow | Lindsey Adelman Nine Globe Branching Bubble Chandelier | estimate $8,000 [15] to $10,000[8][6][5] [16] | sold for $16,000[8][7][6][5] [17] (above the high estimate)
- Hermes | 2011 35 CM Birkin Tosca Clemence Leather Handbag | estimate $10,000 [18] to $20,000[8][6] [19] | sold for $16,000 [20] (within estimate)
- Gwyneth Paltrow | 1999 Christian Dior Suede Gown (With Signed Image) | estimate $2,000[7] [21] to $3,000[9][7] [22] | sold for $16,000 [23] (above the high estimate)
- Hermes | 2012 35 CM Kelly II Capucine Togo leather Handbag | estimate $10,000 [24] to $20,000 [25] | sold for $16,000 [26] (within estimate)
- Gucci | 2003 Fall Collection By Tom Ford Finale Red Evening Gown | estimate $3,000 [27] to $5,000[9] [28] | sold for $11,520[9] [29] (above the high estimate)
By realized value, this event represents Julien's Auctions' #7 sale of 45 concluded this year. Across all its sales year to date, the house has realized $24,188,867[1] [30], with a total of $24,188,864[1] [31] realized [32] at a year-to-date sell-through of 96.6%[1] [33]. In the broader collectibles category, which has realized $2,088,388,603[1] [34] across all tracked houses this year with an average sell-through of 93.2%[1] [35], Christie's continues to lead the market.
Source note: The auction house publishes this official lot page as part of the sale, providing a direct first-party source for the listed object.[4]
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Juliens Auction
Hermes | 2005 Gold Clemence Birkin 35 CM - 05
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Juliens Auction
Hermes | 2011 35 CM Birkin Tosca Clemence Leather Handbag - 07
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Hermes | 2012 35 CM Kelly II Capucine Togo leather Handbag - 09