WorthPoint
NOVEMBER 20, 2024
Henry Aldridge and Son handled the auction. They are quite familiar with Titanic items, as they are the same auction house that sold the watch that Astor’s husband, John Jacob Astor IV, was wearing when he perished onboard the ship. The post Watch from Titanic Survivors Sets Auction Record appeared first on WorthPoint.
The Art Newspaper
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
If it goes for the auction house's estimate, "L'empire des lumières" (1954), from the collection of late interior designer Mica Ertegun, would set an auction record for the Surrealist artist
WorthPoint
AUGUST 21, 2024
Image Source: Goldin Auctions Just months after its latest record-breaking auction, Kenner’s 1979 Boba Fett rocket-firing prototype has achieved a new world auction record. million—more than double its previous record—making it the most expensive toy ever.
Invaluable
JUNE 10, 2024
In 2004, a world auction record was set for Weymss Ware, when a Scottish collector bid almost £70,000 (around $86,715) at a Sotheby’s auction for two sleeping piglets produced by the original Fife pottery. What Makes Wemyss Ware Pottery So Desirable Among Collectors?
Jewelry Judge
MAY 6, 2024
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor, the wealthiest passenger on the ill-fated Titanic, recently set an auction record as the most expensive piece of Titanic memorabilia. " That was nearly 10 times the high estimate established by British auction house Aldridge & Son. An American private collector paid $1.5
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