Rescued Titanic treasures sold for huge sums
Hannah Ward-Glenton
05 October 2021
Astonishing items from the doomed ship
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Doll’s head: $7,900
Courtesy CataWiki
First-class carpet: $18,750
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Signed postcard: $20,000
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Lifeboat biscuit: $23,200
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Keys on a brass fob: $27,900
Courtesy Christies
Third-class menu postcard: $44,650
Courtesy Bonhams
First class deck plan: $48,800
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Unused ticket: $56,250
Courtesy Bonhams
Victim’s pocket watch: $57,500
Courtesy Heritage Auctions
Rescue boat medal: $61,870
Courtesy Bourne End Auction Rooms
Walking stick: $62,500
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Unused lifejacket: $68,500
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Bronze lifeboat nameplates: up to $70,000 each
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Poster for Titanic’s return voyage: $85,200
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Rescue mission sextant: $92,200
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Deck log for C.S. MacKay-Bennett: $102,000
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Final first-class menu: $118,750
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RMS Carpathia rescue report: up to $120,000
Courtesy Bonhams
Deckchair: $154,000
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A letter on Titanic paper: $155,000
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Keys to the Crow’s Nest: $176,700
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Steward’s pocket watch: $197,000
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Ship’s plan: $358,000
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Violin playing as the Titanic sank: $1.4 million
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Collective value of recovered jewels: $200 million
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