The Duke and Duchess of Windsor at the Waldorf Astoria, 1941
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The Grande Dame of the New York resort scene, the Waldorf Astoria, is auctioning off 80,000 objects of household furniture from the suites that the Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Sir Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe and Cole Porter all known as property for a person time or another.
‘Fine Furnishings of the Historic Waldorf Astoria New York’ will run until eventually 15 November with Kaminski Auctions, who hosted previews this weekend. ‘This is a at the time-in-a-lifetime event,’ auction house CEO Frank Kaminski