Sarah Booth Conroy's Estate

You might not recognize Sarah Booth Conroy’s name, but I grew up knowing about her. She and my grandmother, Dorothy McCardle, both wrote for the Washington Post’s Style section for years, covering the social side of official Washington. What little I remember about her includes the wild colors she would wear, in addition to even wilder jewelry, much of it sculpted by her husband, Richard.

She invited me into her home in the early ‘90s once to talk to me about my grandmother’s journalism career, and I remember her home, which was just as quirky and eclectic as her fashion. Now that Conroy is in a retirement home and her husband lives with their daughter, according to this item in the Post,  almost everything in it is up for grabs in an estate sale that starts tomorrow. 

I had no idea when I visited her more than a decade ago how valuable her household furnishings were. They include mid-century originals from Knoll, Eames and Noguchi,

Art nouveau and Arts and Crafts objects from the late 19th century,

Noritake china, circa 1920,

and modern art and sculpture by Richard Conroy.

Check out the offerings, which fill four floors of Richard and Sarah Booth Conroy’s former home on 16th Street in Washington. The best ones are sure to go quickly, so you’ll want to be first in line for tomorrow’s 10 a.m. opening.