Fantastique beasts: cult art from the Lalannes´ private collection to go on sale
(WorldNews France)

Surreal works from the home of François-Xavier Lalanne and his wife Claude expected to fetch up to £20m For years, a giant brass and Sèvres porcelain grasshopper that could, if needed, double as a wine-cooler sat outside the royal apartments at Windsor Castle; a gift from French president Georges...