A Lehman Brothers analyst told the Associated Press that the unit could bring fetch about $3.5 billion, assuming it had annual sales of $700 million and about $300 million in operating profit.
The painting, he said, could fetch about a million dollars.
Bedpans, for example, whether made of stainless steel or plastic, fetched about a quarter each.
According to Mr. Grace, rhino horns fetch about $5,000 a pound in the United States, but it is worth $25,000 a pound by the time it gets to Asia, where it is ground down to make potions with unproved medicinal benefits and perceived aphrodisiacal qualities.
Peppers, he said, fetch about $15 a box.
Judging from past deals in the industry, Grey Global could fetch about $1,300 a share, he said.
Nomi Ghez, an analyst at Goldman , Sachs said she thought the holding company could fetch about $33 a share, based on its assets.
If the earlier decision stands, the school taxes on the homes could fetch about $400,000 a year for the Tarrytown school district, the superintendent, Howard W. Smith, said.
Despite the travails of the industry, the price of local oysters has been relatively stable over the last decade, rising and falling only slightly with the bans and scarcity; bay oysters fetch about $4 or $5.50 a dozen at local markets.
Analyst said Dial, the maker of Dial soap, Purex laundry detergent and Armour canned meats, could fetch about $2 billion in a sale, with price estimates ranging from $19 to $22 a share.
The chain is expected to fetch about $2 billion in a sale, said these people, who requested anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the deal publicly.
