WWD – Sotheby’s Paris Preps Fourth Auction of Books From Pierre Bergé’s Personal Library

If reading is the key to enlightenment, Pierre Bergé sure had a lot of books to spark his intelligence.

Sotheby’s Paris will hold the fourth auction for a selection of books from Bergé’s personal collection on Dec. 14. Several choice lots are on view at Sotheby’s New York office through Saturday, and they illustrated the myriad interests of the late French business titan: botany, gardens, philosophy, activism and more. The upcoming auction is expected to drum up between 5 million euros and 6 million euros, according to a Sotheby’s spokeswoman.