Christie’s Ocean Liner
New York – Wednesday June 25, 2008
Sale no: 2073 – Post Sale Summary
[All sold prices include buyer's premium]
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Sold: |
$643,375 |
£ 326,586 |
€ 415,081 |
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Lots Sold: 156 |
Lots Offered: 255 |
Sold by Lot: 62% |
Sold by $: 73% |
| Exchange Rate: £ = $1.97 / € = $1.55 | |||
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Lot |
Description |
Estimate ($)
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Purchase Price |
Buyer |
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79 |
A rare early 20th-century life preserver from the R.M.S. Titanic, attributed to Fobbery & Co., Rich St., Limehouse, London; circa 1912. | $60,000 – 80,000 | $68,500£34,772 €44,194 |
Anonymous |
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74 |
A rare list of second class passengers for the R.M.S. Titanic carried off the ship by Miss Bertha Watt and other related material; circa 1912. | $15,000 – 20,000 | $56,250£28,553 €36,290 |
Anonymous |
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94 |
Fred Pansing (American, 1844-1926)The Cunard Liner R.M.S. Umbria off Brooklyn Heights, on the East River, New York, 1885. | $40,000 – 60,000 | $43,750£22,208 €28,226 |
U.S. Private |
| Comment: Gregg Dietrich, Head of Sale for Ocean Liner: “Overall, a good result for our annual Ocean Liner auction here at Christie’s. Once again, R.M.S Titanic memorabilia, led by the $68,500 life preserver sold by a Nova Scotia family after 96 years of ownership, remains a consistent cornerstone of the market, particularly when offered fresh to international collectors. Beyond the Titanic section, we were encouraged by the performance of U.S. Lines material, especially for the Leviathan poster that sold for a remarkable $37,500, and memorabilia relating to the S.S. Normandie, with three out of the top ten connected to this celebrated ocean liner.” | |
| Next Sale: | June 2009 |
