▲铁达尼号最富有乘客阿斯特四世(右)的金怀表拍出120万英镑天价。
铁达尼号(Titanic)曾是世上最大海上船舶,1912年首航时却撞上冰山沉没,导致1514人罹难。时隔112年,当年最富有乘客的金怀表在拍卖会上以120万英镑(约新台币4944万元)成交,打破历史纪录。
卫报报导,在英国拍卖商「Henry Aldridge &
Son」27日的拍卖会上,一名美国私人搜藏家以120万英镑收购了这块金怀表。此前,拍卖价格最高昂的铁达尼号遗物,是船只沉没时正在演奏的小提琴,成交价为110万英镑,2013年也在这间拍卖行售出。
金怀表的主人是德裔美国商人阿斯特四世(John Jacob Astor
IV),他不仅是铁达尼号最富有的乘客,也被认为是当时全球最有钱的人之一,净资产大约8700万美元,相当于现在的数十亿美元。
船难发生时,阿斯特四世目送妻子登上救生艇,最后一次被目击时,不仅穿着体面,还一边抽烟,一边跟其他乘客聊天。7天后,他的遗体在大西洋被打捞起来,身上寻获这块精美的14K金沃尔瑟姆(Waltham)怀表。
拍卖师奥尔德里奇(Andrew
Aldridge)表示,铁达尼号遗物的拍卖价格「绝对令人难以置信」,「它们不仅反映了遗物本身的重要性与稀有性,也展现出铁达尼号故事的持久吸引力与魅力。112年后,我们仍在谈论这艘船、乘客与船员……每个男人、女人和孩子都有故事可以说,遗物则在今天讲述了这些故事。」
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