Chocolate artworks by some of France’s most famous pastry chefs sold at auction on Monday for more than €100,000 in a charity event that had bidders smacking their lips.
The Paris auction, organised by the pastry chef Pierre Herme, featured such whimsical creations as a chocolate clock, a bouquet of white chocolate roses and a monumental piece made of 495 chocolate eggs − plus one of ritzy Daum crystal.
The event raised €108,100 for a charity that helps children hospitalised with leukaemia, according to auction house Artcurial.
Read more about the event and see more photos on Times2.
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