Word: auction
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Some of the best bargains are in luxury goods--antique furniture, for example. In a recent sale at the Phillips auction house in London, American dealers and collectors bid up the prices of fruitwood furniture one- third or more above the advance estimates. An 18th century walnut desk that went unsold at $1,875 last year brought $4,680; a Queen Anne walnut bureau expected to go for $16,800 reached $33,600. Such prices wiped out the savings that American buyers got from the strong dollar, but London prices for decorative furniture are still at least 20% lower than...
Five hundred guests, mostly ARI subscribers, will bid on over 240 items and services, according to the auction's organizers. Most of the smaller prizes--including a script from "All in the Family" signed by Norman I car--will be on display early in the evening for a silent auction, while the truly quirky goods will not be sold until after...
That's when Buchwald will take center stage at the Charles Hotel--the site of this year's event--to auction off the 40 or so big-name items...
...your not to bid on those--and 238 other--items at the American Repertory Theatre's (ART) second annual benefit auction tonight...
...auction will be one of the first events ever held at the new Charles Hotel in Harvard Square, which in out week, tickets, costing $35 apiece, include a buffet dinner, champagne, and a chance...