Furniture, works of art and the books of the late American author and journalist were bought for many thousands of dollars
A special auction was held at Stair Galleries in New York featuring Joan Didion, who passed away on December 23, 2021. Furniture, artwork, and books by the late American author and journalist fetched many thousands of dollars above estimates. .
As a pair of sunglasses sold for £27,000, a walnut desk once bought by her parents sold for $60,000 with an estimate of just $8,000 to 12,000. Desk clock “that appears to be non-working” as noted by online platform Bidsquare – estimated between $100-200. Sold for $35,000.
looking at the didion auction and honestly whenever I die just auction all the things in my house off for no more than four dollars per item, no matter what it is, and let the 15 people who would be interested battle it out for all the weird old t shirts, bobbleheads and whatnot
— Hanif Abdurraqib (@NifMuhammad) November 16, 2022
The high bids surprised many who watched the auction online. According to the Guardian, proceeds from the auction will go toward patient care and research into Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders at Columbia University and the Sacramento Historical Society.
one pair of sunnies went for 27 grand pic.twitter.com/j8PslFOtuK
— rachel syme (@rachsyme) November 16, 2022
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