You Thought Your Needlepoint Pillows Were Expensive?!

Horse Country Chic explains that an eleven piece lot of dog and rabbit needlepoint pillows sold for $17,500 USD at the Mario Buatta auction.
http://horsecountrychic.blogspot.com/2020/01/mario-like-needlepoint-animal-pillows.html

This lot went for $10,000.
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/mario-buatta-prince-of-interiors/thirteen-pillows-with-sayings

Other needlepoint pillows sold well also.
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/mario-buatta-prince-of-interiors/five-decorative-pillows

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/mario-buatta-prince-of-interiors/eleven-dog-pillows

I am not sure all of these are needlepoint.
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/mario-buatta-prince-of-interiors/seven-floral-pillows

He had needlepoint rugs, too.
https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/mario-buatta-prince-of-interiors/an-english-needlepoint-story-rug

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/mario-buatta-prince-of-interiors/an-english-needlework-carpet-second-half-19th

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/mario-buatta-prince-of-interiors/a-floral-needlepoint-carpet-early-19th-century

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/mario-buatta-prince-of-interiors/a-dark-ground-floral-carpet

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/mario-buatta-prince-of-interiors/a-continental-needlepoint-carpet-first-quarter

https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2020/mario-buatta-prince-of-interiors/a-19th-century-carpet

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