Everything must go: the Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé art auction

Bergé recently claimed that he and Saint Laurent never disagreed about what to buy. 'In life, from time to time, yes. But about art? Never!' Photograph: David Levene

The Bodendieck table fountain (large goblet at centre), a rare gilt work by Evert Kettwyck, Hamburg, c1630. Christie's estimate: €150,000-200,000 Photograph: David Levene

A figure of Hercules based upon a celebrated Roman marble dating from about 200 AD, by Laurent Delvaux, c1722. Christie's estimate: €60,000-80,000 Photograph: David Levene

Instruments de Musique sur un Guéridon by Pablo Picasso (1915-16). Christie's estimate: €25-30m Photograph: David Levene

An 18th-century French bust, parcel-gilt, with white-painted carved wood. The piece is similar to the marble sculptures ordered by Charles Le Brun during the Grand Commande of 1674, when major works were commissioned for the gardens of the Palace of Versailles Photograph: David Levene

Marcel Duchamp's Belle Haleine - Eau de Voilette (1921). A perfume bottle encased in a box that resembles a coffin, it features a picture of what appears to be a beautiful woman but is actually a photo of Duchamp in a wig taken by Man Ray. Christie's estimate: €1-1.5m Photograph: David Levene

Les Coucous, Tapis Bleu et Rose (1911) by Henri Matisse, from a sequence of works based on flowers, fruit and textiles. Christie's estimate: €12-18m Photograph: David Levene

L'Adoration des Mages, a tapestry by Edward Burne-Jones (1904), Christie's estimate: €400,000-600,000; immediately in front is a Roman marble torso of Mercury (first to second century AD), Christie's estimate: €150,000-250,000 Photograph: David Levene

The Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé collection is on view to the public until 4 February at Christie's London, with the sale taking place on 23-25 February at the Grand Palais, Paris Photograph: David Levene