A pair of faux tortoiseshell sunglasses worn by Joan Didion sold for $27,000 Wednesday, one of a number of items fetching eye-popping prices at an auction of the late author's furniture, books and household items.
The auction, at Stair Galleries in Hudson, N.Y., netted nearly $2 million, with even ordinary possessions selling for many times the galleries' estimated price, evidence of the continuing fascination with Didion's life and works.
