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1962 Roman Red convertible Corvette with hard top, fully restored, estimated at $60,000-$90,000

Little red Corvette fit for a Prince at Nye & Co., Oct. 19-20

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1962 Roman Red convertible Corvette with hard top, fully restored, estimated at $60,000-$90,000

1962 Roman Red convertible Corvette with hard top, fully restored, estimated at $60,000-$90,000

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – Nye & Company Auctioneers will hold back-to-back online sales in October. Wednesday, October 19 brings A Moment in Time; The Watch Sale, featuring nearly 75 lots of watches by makers such as Patek Philippe, Rolex, Cartier, Omega, Universal Geneve and others. A large number of pieces come with the original boxes and papers. On Thursday, October 20, there will be a live-online Chic and Antique Estate Treasures Auction featuring around 550 lots of fine and decorative arts spanning the 17th century to the present day, including a fully-restored 1962 Roman Red Corvette. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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Indulge yourself: live life elegantly like a Bridgerton

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Left, an English Regency casket-form sewing box that realized $650 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2014; Center, a matched pair of English Regency giltwood mirrors sold in March 2015 for $3,750 plus the buyer’s premium; Right, a tilt-top mahogany English Regency breakfast table that achieved $1,500 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020. Images courtesy of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery, David Skinner Antiques and LiveAuctioneers.

Left, an English Regency casket-form sewing box realized $650 plus the buyer’s premium in November 2014; Center, a matched pair of English Regency giltwood mirrors sold in March 2015 for $3,750 plus the buyer’s premium; Right, a tilt-top mahogany English Regency breakfast table achieved $1,500 plus the buyer’s premium in May 2020. Images courtesy of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries, Ahlers & Ogletree Auction Gallery, David Skinner Antiques and LiveAuctioneers.

NEW YORK – Today, March 25, fans of the Netflix series Bridgerton rejoice as the long-awaited second season of the show, produced by Shonda Rhimes and based on Julia Quinn’s book series, goes live. The plot is drawn from book two, The Viscount Who Loved Me, which follows eldest son Lord Anthony Bridgerton (played by Jonathan Bailey) in his quest to find a suitable wife among the ranks of the ton, a compression of “le bon ton” — French for “the good tone” and the era’s term for the fashionable and favored. As with the first season, English Regency style will be on full display in the sumptuous early 19th-century settings.

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