Buyers are flocking to nature-inspired works by the French artists François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne

Plus, a bovine Lalanne sculpture and a pair of Chinese vases

Jose Mugrabi and Antoine Arnault among collectors bidding at "white glove" sale of works by François-Xavier and Claude Lalanne

A sale of the artist duo's collection at Sotheby's Paris this week could further fuel market demand for Les Lalanne's playful works that fuse flora and fauna