Iain Stuart Yardley
Member
From the Sotheby's Marine Sale catalogue dated Wednesday 1st April 1998, London:
Lots 258 - 490
258 - Embroidered silk picture of RMS Titanic, probably English, circa 1914. £800 - 1200.
259 - RMS Titanic model, 55-in long, wooden. £400 - 600.
259A - Archive of 38 Marconi telegraph messages believed to have been recorded on board RMS Olympic relating to Titanic disaster (11pm 14th April 1912 - 8.45am 16th April 1912), believed to have been acquired by Olympic purser Harold Vernon Ward. £20,000 - 30,000.
260 - Rare archive of 54 copy photos and postcard photo images taken by James Barker from the Carpathia during the rescue. £2,500 - 3,000.
261 - Postcard sent from RMS Titanic posted from Queenstown, dated April 11th 1912. (Sent by purser clerk Ernest King to son Tom). £1,000 - 1,500.
261A - Group of 7 medals presented to Officer Herbert Pitman (1918-1950). £3,000 - 4,000.
261B - Rare manuscript account of the merchant navy career of Herbert Pitman, including his involvement in Titanic disaster as 3rd Officer (1914 - 1945). £4,000 - 6,000.
261C - Silver cigarette case believed to have been given to Pitman by the Goldbergs, fellow survivors in lifeboat 5. £600 - 800.
261D - Typed manuscript of Pitman's account of Titanic disaster for use in the Board of Trade enquiry, May 1912. £500 - 700.
261E - White Star Line catalogue for SS Olympic and Titanic, reprint 1911. £250 - 350.
261F - The Deathless Story of the Titanic, 1912 (2 copies, 1972 reprint, copy of programme and ticket to premiere of ANTR signed by Kenneth More and others). £300 - 500.
261G - Collection of telegrams, letters, postcards and newspapers relating to Pitman and the Titanic disaster, 1912. £300 - 500.
262 - Marconi telegraph communication chart North Atlantic, April 1912. £1,000 - 1,500.
263 - Gold half hunting cased keyless watch presented to Edward C Chaston for his part in the RMS Titanic disaster enquiry, Mappin & Webb, London. £600 - 800.
263A - The Marjorie Collyer Titanic archive, 1912 and later. £800 - 1200.
264 - 3 White Star Line playing cards believed to have been taken from Titanic by 1st class passenger Pierre Marechal. £25,000 - 30,000.
265 - Scale model of Titanic lifeboat believed to have been used in film "A Night To Remember", English, 1958. £3,000 - 5,000.
I believe that whilst some items were sold, others were withdrawn at the last minute, although I don't know which. Would anyone on the Board know which items sold and for how much and where the lots are now?
Cheers,
Boz
Lots 258 - 490
258 - Embroidered silk picture of RMS Titanic, probably English, circa 1914. £800 - 1200.
259 - RMS Titanic model, 55-in long, wooden. £400 - 600.
259A - Archive of 38 Marconi telegraph messages believed to have been recorded on board RMS Olympic relating to Titanic disaster (11pm 14th April 1912 - 8.45am 16th April 1912), believed to have been acquired by Olympic purser Harold Vernon Ward. £20,000 - 30,000.
260 - Rare archive of 54 copy photos and postcard photo images taken by James Barker from the Carpathia during the rescue. £2,500 - 3,000.
261 - Postcard sent from RMS Titanic posted from Queenstown, dated April 11th 1912. (Sent by purser clerk Ernest King to son Tom). £1,000 - 1,500.
261A - Group of 7 medals presented to Officer Herbert Pitman (1918-1950). £3,000 - 4,000.
261B - Rare manuscript account of the merchant navy career of Herbert Pitman, including his involvement in Titanic disaster as 3rd Officer (1914 - 1945). £4,000 - 6,000.
261C - Silver cigarette case believed to have been given to Pitman by the Goldbergs, fellow survivors in lifeboat 5. £600 - 800.
261D - Typed manuscript of Pitman's account of Titanic disaster for use in the Board of Trade enquiry, May 1912. £500 - 700.
261E - White Star Line catalogue for SS Olympic and Titanic, reprint 1911. £250 - 350.
261F - The Deathless Story of the Titanic, 1912 (2 copies, 1972 reprint, copy of programme and ticket to premiere of ANTR signed by Kenneth More and others). £300 - 500.
261G - Collection of telegrams, letters, postcards and newspapers relating to Pitman and the Titanic disaster, 1912. £300 - 500.
262 - Marconi telegraph communication chart North Atlantic, April 1912. £1,000 - 1,500.
263 - Gold half hunting cased keyless watch presented to Edward C Chaston for his part in the RMS Titanic disaster enquiry, Mappin & Webb, London. £600 - 800.
263A - The Marjorie Collyer Titanic archive, 1912 and later. £800 - 1200.
264 - 3 White Star Line playing cards believed to have been taken from Titanic by 1st class passenger Pierre Marechal. £25,000 - 30,000.
265 - Scale model of Titanic lifeboat believed to have been used in film "A Night To Remember", English, 1958. £3,000 - 5,000.
I believe that whilst some items were sold, others were withdrawn at the last minute, although I don't know which. Would anyone on the Board know which items sold and for how much and where the lots are now?
Cheers,
Boz