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CHICAGO, Feb. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Auctions have always been entertaining, but Rebecca and Michael Rivich, co-owners of Chicago s Rivich Auction, hope to send the fun factor to a whole new level on February 21st with their Shakedown 1979 sale. The 226-lot auction of affordable midcentury modern and postmodern design will take place online through LiveAuctioneers, with a live online feed and live bidding at Madame Zuzu s Emporium in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The ultra-cool indoor/outdoor tearoom and retail establishment is owned by Grammy Award-winning Smashing Pumpkins founder Billy Corgan and his wife, Chloe Mendel. The auction s title – an homage to Corgan – is actually the opening line of the Smashing Pumpkins song 1979.
CHICAGO â Auctions have always been entertaining, but Rebecca and Michael Rivich, co-owners of Chicagoâs Rivich Auction, hope to propel the fun factor to a whole new level on February 21st with its âShakedown 1979â sale. The 226-lot auction of affordable midcentury modern and postmodern design will take place online through LiveAuctioneers, with a live online feed and live bidding at Madame Zuzuâs Emporium in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park. The ultra-cool indoor/outdoor tearoom and retail establishment is owned by Grammy Award-winning Smashing Pumpkins founder Billy Corgan and his wife, Chloe Mendel. The auctionâs title â an homage to Corgan â is actually the opening line of the Smashing Pumpkins song â1979.â
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