It is High Holy Days weather in New York. And if you were to stand on the Upper West Side this evening, you might hear on the chilly breeze a great collective moan of sorrow. This is not the mass lamentation of a care-worn and inquiring people begging for forgiveness and inscription into the Book Read More
When Christie’s auctions off Barbra Streisand’s collection of Arts & Crafts furniture, lamps and ceramics on Nov. 29, one of the more significant lots of Stickley furniture to be offered comes with a controversial history.
The pieces in question are a pair of oak Stickley corner cabinets with copper hardware that were custom-made for Read More
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PEOPLE WHO NEED EIGHT BEDROOMS: BARBRA STREISAND OFFERS 8,000-SQUARE-FOOT ARDSLEY PENTHOUSE. When newlyweds Barbra Streisand and James Brolin return to New York, they may have to deal with prospective buyers traipsing through the Ardsley duplex penthouse the singer has inhabited for years. According to real estate brokers, the 8,000-square-foot apartment, which Read More
“Imagine what a shocker this was,” said William Beadleston, tugging at the breast of a statue of Venus de Milo by Salvador Dali. The 37 1/2-inch-tall painted bronze has a set of six drawers: one on Venus’ forehead, one on each breast, two in her abdomen and one on a knee. Mr. Dali refashioned the Read More
DAVID BOWIE LANDS A LOFT
David Bowie and his wife, supermodel-actress Iman, are moving into their golden years-Major Tom turned 51 last month, after all. And to celebrate, they’ve bought themselves a 5,000-square-foot loft at 704 Broadway, near East Fourth Street. The loft was on the market for $1.7 million, and the couple were said Read More
Every dog derided as hopelessly uncool in one decade has its day somewhere down the line. Look at the entities that have blossomed under the light of recent reappraisal. Disco? Cool. The Bee Gees? Cool. Burt Bacharach? Cool. Kiss? Cool. Fleetwood Mac? Cool. Such belated iconography is invariably intended ironically but has the effect of Read More
