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Vegetables Bring In $100,000 at Sotheby’s
Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 at 6:46pm. 861 Views, 0 Comments.
By FLORENCE FABRICANT
Christopher Smith for The New York Times
Brent Ridge, in his Wellington boots, waits for a chance to bid. Last night the old masters up for auction at Sotheby’s on York Avenue were heirloom vegetables. And they brought in more than $100,000 to support local farming programs.
“I’ve never sold some of these things,” said Jamie Niven, the auctioneer, who added that he had presided over more than 600 charity auctions. “I’m amazed.” He got $3,200 for Greenmarket tours, lunch and a gala dinner; $1,000 each for the ten crates of vegetables – Joe’s Round peppers, Turkey Craw beans, Winningstadt cabbages, Lady Godiva squash, and Striped Toga eggplants, among others–that would be sent to food pantries; $2,400 each from two bidders for a visit to…