DENVER, Pa. â Bidders had a taste for luxury and rarity at Morphyâs lavish Dec. 8-10 pre-Christmas Fine & Decorative Arts Auction, paying above-estimate prices on many of the saleâs premier lots. The $4.3 million event boasted fabulous Tiffany lamps, art glass, high-quality silver, bronzes, coins, fine art, and a formidable array of art pottery, including exotic Amphora. More than 200 lots of magnificent jewelry and important watches attracted the attention of connoisseurs worldwide, with a superb timepiece â a platinum Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar wristwatch, Ref. D34714 â claiming top-lot honors.
Purchased new in Paris in 1994, the automatic âQuantieme Perpetuel Automatiqueâ octagonal wristwatch, hallmarked and featuring moon phases in solid platinum, has a textured blue dial and white gold hands and stick markers. The handsome, substantial watch with a gross weight of 225 grams attracted 17 bids and more than doubled its high