Nov 07, 2019· New York— Today’s cross-category La Ménagerie auction totaled $10,915,250 selling 84% by lot and 93% by value. The top lot of the curated sale, which was offered by Christie’s Design and Impressionist and Modern Art departments as part of its marquee 20 th Century Week, was a fully functional one-of-a-kind Unique 'Hippopotame I' Bathtub, 1969 by François-Xavier Lalanne, which …