Iris Apfel to sell 800 pieces of vintage furniture and accessories

Mrs Apfel will sell the items on luxury flash sale site One Kings Lane She was involved in restorations of the White House under nine presidents

By Misty White Sidell

PUBLISHED: 17:51 EST, 31 March 2014 | UPDATED: 17:58 EST, 31 March 2014

Fashion icon and former interior decorator Iris Apfel is selling more than 800 pieces of vintage furniture, jewelry, and accessories on the luxury flash sale website One Kings Lane.

Mrs Apfel, 92, who is based in New York, was involved in design restoration projects for nine different presidents at the White House including Kennedy and Clinton.

Now a trendsetter in her own right, and famed for her love of bold jewelry, she is clearing out her warehouse storage unit.

Treasures for sale: Fashion star Iris Apfel, 92, will sell more than 800 items from her personal archives on luxury flash sale site One Kings Lane

Poodle play: These porcelain poodles are among the 800 relics for sale, and represent Mrs Apfel's habit of collection dog memorabilia

Global bunch: The relics represent an array of geographical areas including Europe (left) and Asia (right)

She told Refinery29: I've had all these things for many, many years, and they were a part of my home furnishing career. I kept holding onto them because I was thinking I'd go back into that business, but then all the fashion stuff came my way. I had those beautiful things lying in fallow in a warehouse it was time to let go.

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