titanic auctions

A Tiffany Gold Watch presented to Captain Rostron of the RMS Carpathia was sold today for an incredible £1,310,000 at auction. The 18ct. gold pocket watch, the case stamped no. 40198 and the Swiss level movement no. 70172 made for Tiffany & Co New York by Touchon & Co of Switzerland. The...

Many people are familiar with the lavish lifestyle of first-class passengers on the Titanic, thanks to the award-winning Hollywood film (via IMDb). Not only did they have access to an inclusive gymnasium and a Turkish bath, but they also ate like royalty. In modern times, seafood doesn't come...

At 3:41 p.m (Pacific time) CNN World news reported that Henry Aldrige is auctioning a TITANIC menu, dated 14 April. The menu survived, as in most cases, by means of having been inserted into the pocket of a woman survivor, and as of this day is in possesion of a direct descendant...of which the...

According to the BBC, original blueprints taken off the Titanic before she left Cherbourg are up for sale at the Aldridge auction at BTS this year. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/4207437.stm However, these belong to William Wilson, an engineer / draughtsman who sailed on...

I know there is a thread about the auction items but was quite interested in one item in particular. "Even items that were not on the ship, such as a painting of the vessel completed for the Oscar-winning film Titanic, is expected to bring in an offer of $30,000 to $40,000." I personally...

Check this one out, if you've had a recent lottery win! http://www.henry-aldridge.co.uk/ http://www.guardian.co.uk/arts/news/story/0,11711,1114273,00.html