The price was nearly 10 times the high estimate established by British auction house Aldridge & Son.
A 14-carat timepiece belonging to John Jacob Astor IV, the wealthiest passenger aboard the ill-fated Titanic, sold for nearly ...
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold ...
A gold watch worn by John Jacob Astor IV, a member of the wealthy Astor family and the richest man aboard the Titanic, sold for a record-breaking £1.175 million ($1.485 million) at auction on ...
The timepiece was recovered from the body of John Jacob Astor, after he died in the sinking of the ship in the early hours of April 15, 1912. A prominent American businessman, real estate ...