While the art market shrank in 2009, many individual artworks achieved strong results at auction. The highest price paid in the decorative arts category went to an Art Deco armchair with lacquered wood arms shaped as dragons. The Eileen Gray-designed chair raised 21.9 million euros ($28.1 million), more than 10 times its low estimate at Christie’s Paris. From the collection of Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Berge, the chair established an auction record for 20th-century design.