Vintage sign from Wall Street intersection near NY Stock Exchange to be auctioned
By APFriday, June 18, 2010
Vintage Wall Street sign to be auctioned in NYC
NEW YORK — A vintage street sign that once marked an intersection on Wall Street near the New York Stock Exchange could attract some serious money.
The enamel “Broad St.” and “Wall St.” sign will be offered at Christie’s on Tuesday. The auctioneer’s presale estimate is $60,000 to $80,000.
The sign stood in front of the former headquarters of J.P. Morgan & Company.
The intersection was the scene of a 1920 Wall Street bombing that killed 38 people and injured hundreds. Shrapnel marks are visible on the sign.
Christie’s says the sign went up in the late 19th century and came down sometime after the bombing.
It recently was shown at the Museum of American Finance.
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