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...Apparently, the prince of Brunei has confronted the same dilemma. He?s put thousands of his belongings on the auction block this week, hoping, perhaps, to clear out a bit of open space in the palace. (He also seems to be interested in collecting a bit of cash to pay back a few billion dollars of debt he?s accumulated since his business dealings hit the wall a few years ago, but I?m trying to focus on the positive here...
...Following is a quick rundown of what you might expect to bid on at Prince Jefri?s auction, and what you can find at my sidewalk sale next weekend. I think you?ll find, as I have, that sometimes good old American shabby chic (emphasis on shabby) is just as good as fabulously extravagant pieces of art. (Sometimes, of course...
...Jefri has a thing for motor vehicles, it seems, many of which are up for auction. He?s accumulated innumerable cars (enough, it?s reported, to fill three parking lots), two Mercedes fire engines, one Comanche attack helicopter simulator, a Formula One car, and an Airbus A340...
...makeshift nature of Cissokho's showroom may contribute to the bargains he is able to offer, but similar deals can be found elsewhere. An online auction by the Howard S. Rose Gallery in Manhattan featured a number of Noks, including a "fine large-size sculptural terra-cotta, low-fire ceramic human head" with a minimum required bid of just $2,300. A woman who answered the phone at the gallery insisted that the items were "certifiably genuine." When asked about Nigeria's prohibition on the export and sale of Noks, she replied, "Maybe they were here before this...
...initially had so little confidence in her professional skills. Born in 1917, Katharine Graham had a privileged, if emotionally constrained childhood in the Washington suburbs. She attended Vassar, then the University of Chicago, then began writing lifestyle pieces for various papers. Her father purchased the Post at a bankruptcy auction in 1933 for $825,000, and Katharine returned to Washington to start work on the editorial page...