An eclectic collection of art and memorabilia from the watering hole on Manhattan's Upper East Side went on the auction block Tuesday at Doyle New York. The restaurant, a longtime favorite of writers and celebrities, shut its doors in May following the death of owner Elaine Kaufman.
Table No. 1 was the most desirable table in the house, where patrons sat to see and be seen.
The auction sales totaled $385,000, including a papier-mache carousel horse that hung in the restaurant's window and fetched $4,000. The old-fashioned cash register went for the same amount.
Pieces from Kaufman's collection of fine art and vintage Art Nouveau posters also went for big bucks.
