Sale features 19th financial tycoon J. Pierpont Morgan’s personal possessions, many from his famed yacht Corsair. Highlights include: 225 pieces of china from Corsair when she was flagship of the New York Yacht Club in 1897; 30-foot port side tender from Corsair; 300 ivory poker chips from Corsair set into a mahogany and velvet lined box by Black, Starr & Frost; a bottle of vatted scotch whiskey from J. Pierpont Morgan’s private cellar; many silver accessories once owned and used by J. Pierpont Morgan, some by Tiffany; a silver cigar cutter/ashtray with JPM Monogram, by Tiffany; a 17th century map once used on Corsair; a silver lamp in the likeness of the Morgan crest from the late 19th century. Previews will be Thursday, April 28, noon-7 p.m.; Friday, April 29, noon-7 p.m.; Saturday, April 30, 11a.m.-5 p.m., and Sunday, May 1, 8 a.m.- 10:30 a.m.
Upcoming Event Openings
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May 24, 2012 - May 26, 2012 
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888 Auctions
May 24, 2012
888 Auctions
15-280 West Beaver Creek Road
Richmond Hill, Canada
www.888auctions.com
Saint Louis Art Museum
May 24-25, 2012
Saint Louis Art Museum
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
www.slam.org
Saint Louis Art Museum
May 25, 2012
Saint Louis Art Museum
One Fine Arts Drive
St. Louis, Missouri
www.slam.org
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
May 26, 2012 - April 21, 2013
deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum
51 Sandy Pond Road
Lincoln, Massachusetts
http://www.decordova.org
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