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Tavern on the Green Auctions Treasures for the Home

by Van Sias, Posted Jan 11th 2010

Tavern on the Green is auctioning off everything -- chandeliers, topiaries, tables and chairs.

Want a Piece of Yves Saint Laurent?

by Erin Loechner, Posted Nov 19th 2009

Nearly a year and a half after Yves Saint Laurent's death at age 71, his surviving partner Pierre Burge is presenting the final auction for the pair's remaining possessions.

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Celebrities Design Trash Cans -- Want One?

by Jaime Derringer, Posted Oct 26th 2009

Danish design company Vipp is celebrating its 70th anniversary this October by hosting Can It!!! -- a charity auction held in New York City in collaboration with design retailer Design Within Reach. The auction will sell Vipp cans designed by 35 leading figures in the worlds of architecture, art, design, fashion and entertainment. Think: David Stark, Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Michael Aram and Mike Perry, among others.

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Barbra Streisand Raises a Half-Million Selling Her Old Stuff

by Jaime Derringer, Posted Oct 21st 2009

Barbra Streisand's recent auction of more than 500 personal items at Julien's Auctions raised just over $573k for the Streisand Foundation, a nonprofit that supports environmental and women's health programs.

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Barbra Streisand Puts Her Antiques Up for Auction

by Jaime Derringer, Posted Oct 16th 2009

Make room for Barbra Streisand, or her antiques, that is. The design-loving diva is auctioning off about 500 pieces from her personal collection of antiques and collectibles. Did you know she was so into interior design? Me neither. (She's writing a book about decorating her Malibu home.) The auction will take place October 17th and 18th at Julien's Auctions and will benefit the Streisand Foundation, a nonprofit that supports environmental and women's health programs.

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The Ugliest Chair in the Universe

by Jaime Derringer, Posted Sep 16th 2009

Would you pay $28.5 million for a chair? Believe it or not, Greek shipping mogul Dinos Martinos did. Apparently someone forgot to tell him about the current economic crisis. Or that his taste, well, kinda stinks.

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