#estate-sales

#estate-sales

After several lean auction seasons, next week's marquee sales in New York are packed with inventory. On Monday night alone, Christie's will send 80 works to the block. Across the week, 27 lots carry estimates north of $10 million-a "staggering number for a bumpy market," as one art adviser recently put it. In May, there were about half as many, with few fireworks in the salesroom. Is the market ready?

While I love warm weather for the flea markets and yard sales that pop up this time of year, whenever I'm looking for staple household items, I typically head to estate sales.