Lot 4472
Morgan, J. Pierpont (1837-1913) American banker and financier. Signature cut from a vellum document, n.p., n.d., 1 x 4½ in. Matted with a copy of a 10 x 12½ in. photograph of Wall Street taken in 1911 by Irving Underhill, a 6 x 4½ in. image of Morgan, and a plaque engraved "J. Pierpont Morgan / Owner of the Titanic" and handsomely framed to an overall size of 20¾ x 26½ inches. Morgan's company, International Mercantile Marine, bought the White Star Line in 1902. White Star decided to build the largest, most luxurious ships in the world. The first was the Olympic; the second was the ill-fated Titanic that sank in 1912.
Estimated Value $200 - 400.
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| Realized $242 |
