03 October 2012

Mrs. Astor Redux

Brooke Astor in her New York apartment in 1997. Photo: Annie Leibovitz


Last week, Sotheby's sale of Mrs. Vincent Astor's estate brought in $18.8 million. And there's another sale with Brooke Astor provenance in just two days. "Where?" you ask? Click here to learn more.

2 comments:

Jane Kilpatrick Schott said...

Wish I knew what that gold box was under the demilune table was...

The Devoted Classicist said...

If I may, my guess is that it was originally meant to be placed nearer the fireplace to hold neatly cut wood and kindling, but used here to counteract that dreaded Drawing Room affliction -- legginess.