Bidders also competed for several signs saying “The Four Seasons”, with one going for $65,000. The Times reporter on the scene says most items went for at least five times their estimates. It served its last meal on July 16.
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Four ashtrays showing “evidence of light surface wear” were expected to go for $700, tops, but somebody threw down$10,000 for those.
Watch the frenzied live auction above-which will continue well into the evening-to see rich design fiends drop thousands like they’re drunk at a strip club.
The 57-year-old restaurant, known as the birthplace of the NY power lunch, served its last meal on July 16.
The Four Seasons restaurant has some pretty dedicated fans.
The Phillip Johnson-designed eatery long attracted a parade of political powerhouses, A-list celebrities and deep-pocketed tourists hoping to catch a glimpse of them.
Sets of 12 Four Seasons plates bearing the classic, colorful four tree logo were auctioned off for an average of $5,000.
The Tuesday auction was fittingly over-the-top. Furniture by Johnson included a curved banquette and table set, which sold for $50,000.
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Two leather-tufted ottomans by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe that had graced the entrance lobby sold for $18,000. Organizers said that all the proceeds of the auction are being donated to the Canadian Center for Architecture.
