On December 19, 2008, the iconic Lt. Robert E. Lee riverboat will be sold to the highest bidder - regardless of price - at an unreserved public auction in St. Louis, Missouri. Built in 1969, the 19th-century replica riverboat served for decades as a popular restaurant and nightspot on the Mississippi River; it was extensively […]
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Lt. Robert E. Lee Riverboat Auction
The vintage clock world was buzzing this past June when a magnificent E. Howard & Co. #61 astronomical floor regulator realized $195,500 at a Spring Clock Auction held by Fontaine’s. Lightning struck twice when another example, even nicer than the June clock, gaveled for $189,750 at Fontaine’s Fall Clock Auction, held Nov. 8 in at […]
Antiquorum raised about $12.7 million, in its weekend auction of Important Collector’s Wristwatches, Pocket Watches, Clocks and Horological Tools in Geneva on Nov. 15-16.
Top lot of the sale was Lot 730, “The Royal Presentation Mirror-Image Pair” of gold pocket watches with painted-on enamel and pearls. The very rare pocket watches, made circa 1815, fetched 2.6 million CHF (about $2.17 million), a worldwide record.
Additional highlights from the auction included a Greubel Forsey “Double Tourbillion 30-degree Vision” in 18-karat gold (Lot 703), a Harry Winston “Opus V” in platinum (Lot 707) and an Audemars Piguet “Perpetual Set N-degree 1 Quantieme Perpetuel” (Lot 708). The timepieces sold for 238,000 CHF, 226,200 CHF and 220,300 CHF, respectively (about $198,400, $188,500 and $184,000).
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Geneva Watch and Clock Auction Takes $12.7m
