At Tavern auction preview, a hunt for antiques and nostalgia

January 5, 2010 7:00 PM

They kicked the tires. Grandly. For the first time, dozens of potential bidders for 25,000 orphaned treasures from Tavern on the Green were admitted to the shuttered and bankrupt landmark restaurant in Central Park on Wednesday. They previewed next week's three-day auction of 1,000 lots of items that have been valued at $100 to $1.2 million.

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