The $12,000 Sconce

The New York Times, which issued an editorial just the other day complaining that a $400 ticket to a Broadway show was "astronomical" and "out of reach for the general public," now has an article in its Home section featuring a $12,000 sconce. This time around there's no criticism of the price and no suggestion that the money might be better spent on something other than an onyx and brass wall-mounted light fixture.