Tag: Titanic
Titanic survivors’ gold cigarette case to auction at Hanson’s
A gold cigarette case owned by two of the Titanic’s most famous survivors, Sir Cosmo and Lady Duff-Gordon, is heading for auction in the U.K next month. The couple gave […]
2018-08-21
Titanic postcard auction to take place in July
A postcard written aboard the Titanic four days before it made its fatal rendezvous with an iceberg will appear at Warwick & Warwick Auctioneers on July 18. The writer was […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-06-20
Titanic hero’s menu set for £100,000 auction
An incredibly rare menu from the first meal ever served aboard the Titanic could sell at auction for more than $100,000 this week. The menu will cross the block on […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-04-16
Titanic survivor’s moving letter sent days before disaster struck
A rare letter written aboard the Titanic just days before it sank is heading for auction next week, as part of a sale dedicated to the doomed ocean liner. The […]
By Tom Meyrick
2018-04-11
Titanic Stories exhibition to show at National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum in Falmouth, UK is hosting a major new exhibition titled Titanic Stories. The show, which runs until January 7, 2019, will feature an astonishing array of […]
2018-03-08
Rare Titanic locker keys sold for more than $100,000
A rare set of locker keys from the Titanic has sold for more than $100,000 at auction in the U.K this past weekend. The keys had originally belonged to Sidney […]
2017-10-23
Tragic letter written aboard the Titanic could top $100,000
One of the last-known letters written aboard the Titanic before it sank is expected to sell for more than $100,000 at auction this week. The four-page letter describes life on […]
2017-10-17
Photograph of the iceberg which sank the Titanic up for auction
A rare photograph of the iceberg which sank the Titanic could sell for $50,000 when it goes up for sale at RR Auction next week. The photograph is part of […]
2017-10-16
Fur coat worn aboard Titanic lifeboat leads Henry Aldridge auction
A fur coat worn by Titanic survivor Mabel Bennett as she was rescued from the sinking ship will lead an upcoming sale at Henry Aldridge & Son. Bennett served as […]
2017-04-11
Titanic keys bring £20,000 in Christie’s ‘Out of the Ordinary’ sale
A set of keys from the Titanic have doubled their estimate at a Christie’s auction in London, selling for £20,000 ($26,400). They keys belonged to Samuel Ernest Hemming, the lamp […]
2016-09-15
Newly-discovered Titanic ‘warning report’ set for auction
A document which proves the Titanic could have been sunk before it ever reached an iceberg is heading for sale in the U.K. The previously unknown document was given to […]