Auctions: Six Inspired Furnishings From the Estate of the Queen of Mean

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The insanely huge Greenwich, Conn., estate that once belonged to billionaire criminal real estate mistress Leona Helmsley finally sold for $35M back in October after first hitting the market for an astronomical $125M in April 2008. Well, items from Dunnellen Hall, as the place is called, are being auctioned this week through Christie's—some pieces sold yesterday, larger offerings are on the block today. Turns out the Queen of Mean had some pretty unbelievable furniture—we've sifted through the lot and published a half-dozen pieces in the photogallery above. Great news! As this post is going up, they're all still up for grabs.

· Leona Helmsley's $125 Million Greenwich Estate Sells For $35M [Curbed NY]
· Sale 2430 [Christie's
· Leona Helmsley's furniture from massive Greenwich, Conn., estate up for auction [NYDN]

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Joey Tribbiani's Midcentury Furnishings: According to the L.A. Times it's...

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That's Rather Hideous: Fantastic Furnishings and Accessories From "As Seen on TV"

× Like us and you'll find top breaking news in your Facebook newsfeed. Sign up for our daily email newsletter and get top stories and breaking news delivered to your inbox. Tuesday, January 18, 2011, by Sarah

Nothing says hello quite like a tropical-bird bathroom set, eh? (Or a copy of The Week Magazine, for that matter.) The Flamingo Toilet Set ($14.95) is but one of the terrific offerings on As Seen on TV, the web extension of those infamous infomercials that have yielded modern-day wonders such as Pajama Jeans. Don't think the furnishings and home accessories arena is left unscathed, though—six more marvels follow the jump.

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Introductions: Behold the New Hermès Line of Upcycled Furnishings

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Can't afford a Birkin? Perhaps Birkin scraps are more in your price range. French luxury-goods firm Hermès is now spinning discarded and defective leftovers found on the sewing room floor into furnishings and home/personal accessories—or the much cooler-sounding "unidentified poetic objects." "Petit h," as the collection is called—no room for pronunciation error the second time around!—was unveiled in Paris late last year; it's coming to NYC and Beverly Hills in October after stopping in Japan in May.

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