7 tons and whaddya get? A quarter of a million for a Frank Gehry desk

The 7-ton glass desk designed by the late architect Frank Gehry for the lobby of the Inland Steel Building sold at auction Wednesday for $243,200. The 16-piece ensemble, made of emerald-colored glass and named Icehenge, had been anticipated to fetch between $100,000 and $200,000. Freeman's, who handled the online auction of the desk, listed the winning bid on its website. While Freeman's made known the successful bid for the one-of-kind item, the auction house was mum on the identity of the…