Sotheby’s is offering at auction 901 objects from the two homes of the late Brooke Astor, a New York philanthropist whose estate and charitable bequests were in limbo in recent years because of a ...

From homes to jewelry and art, go inside one of the great American fortunes. Oct. 9, 2009— -- In New York City, Brooke Astor, was an icon, the epitome of high society and a respected ...

NEW YORK (AP) – An auction of the contents of philanthropist Brooke Astor’s two homes brought in over $18.8 million, Sotheby’s said Tuesday. Sotheby’s offered 901 objects in all, including European ...

This early-1900s mansion has 9,800 square feet of living space with nine bedrooms and 10 bathrooms. Once the home of New York City philanthropist and socialite Brooke Astor, 40 Mountain Top Road in ...

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The museum says it had no idea at the time, but the heirs say the Met curator who bought and sold the work, a former U.S. Army specialist on looting, should have known better. By Graham Bowley Her ...

The unofficial first lady of New York City, Brooke Astor, who was 105 when she died Aug. 13, had taste, character and compassion. Always gracious and impeccably dressed, she presided over a vast ...

Originally expected to last no more than 10 weeks, the trial of Anthony Marshall, the son of the late New York philanthropist Brooke Astor, has exceeded 17 weeks, with no clear end in sight, reports ...

Anthony Marshall, whose aristocratic life as philanthropist Brooke Astor's only child unraveled as he was convicted of raiding her fortune, has died, his lawyer said Monday. Marshall was 90. Marshall, ...

Because of the advanced age, 105, to which Brooke Astor lived and because of the legal battle that enveloped her final year of life, the philanthropist may be remembered first by some younger New ...