Friday, November 11, 2011

Titanic artefacts on New York auction

On 1st December 2011, 10:30 AM & 3:00 PM, Swann Auction Galleries in New York will offer Titanic lots including a deck plan of first-class suites ($12,000 to $18,000) and a fragment of a music box in the form of a pig ($1,500 to $2,500) that the fashion writer Edith Russell clung to during her rescue. Legend has it that the pig’s tunes cheered up survivors on the lifeboat. The catalogue is available for $35.

Exhibition:
Mon., Nov. 28, 10-6
Tues., Nov. 29, 10-8
Wed., Nov. 30, 10-6


Demi cup and saucer in Wisteria pattern by Stonier
Above (WHITE STAR LINE.) "Titanic." Demi cup and saucer in Wisteria pattern by Stonier; side marked and top marked; near mint; saucer with hairline crack and repair at 7 o'clock; cup is bottom stamped "3/1912" suggesting it was made for the April 1912 maiden voyage of "Titanic." 1912
Estimate $250-350

Landing or Custom Card issued to Mrs. Cassebeer onboard the "Carpathia" after being rescued


Above (WHITE STAR LINE.) "Titanic." Landing or Custom Card issued to Mrs. Cassebeer onboard the "Carpathia" after being rescued from the "Titanic," 3 1/2x4 inches; accomplished in manuscript with Cassebeer's name, identifying her as being on list 3, 29th on list, being a saloon passenger, and having embarked at Southampton on 10 April 1912 [sic]; in a hard plastic case; from the collection of "Titanic" historian Walter Lord, with his label on verso of a backing card. At sea, 10th April 1912
Estimate $2,000-3,000

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