"Consume," says a sign advertising a close-out sale.

For sale, doesn't say a price though, but look, doesn't half look new doesn't it?

"no sale," he said, the last one he had left in the flat had cleaned it out groceries, liquor, glasses, towels, even the ashtrays.

The larger question is what the sale of Gazprom says about investors' attitudes toward Russia.

The sale brought in $22 million before taxes, and $12 million after taxes, Bank of New York said.

"No sale," the resident said, clutching her duck.

Bloomingdale's traditional sale the Monday and Tuesday before Thanksgiving was eliminated this season, he said.

Mr. Carter is aware of the commotion the sale has caused, but said he feels he has left the paper in good hands.

Collectors and dealers interviewed after the sale said they expect the repercussions of this auction to be felt for years to come.

And it's all for sale, every streamlined stick of furniture, say, in the Wallpaper-cool living room of a young pajama-clad couple.