An auction house in the United Kingdom will be listing two 'unique' items up from the RMS Titanic. One is a first-class dinner menu, and the other is a victim's pocket watch.
Two rare artifacts from the infamous RMS Titanic are going up for auction this week. A unique first-class menu from the dinner that took place on April 11, 1912 will be part of the auction along with a pocket watch owned by a second-class passenger, according to the U.K.-based auction house Henry Aldridge and Son Ltd.
is a remarkable survivor from the most famous Ocean liner of all time" The menu looks slightly different now in comparison to what it would have looked like that first evening due to signs of water immersion.
Kantor's wife survived the disaster. Her husband's belongings, including the Swiss-made, silver-on-brass watch, were returned to her. "It is a microcosm of time. When Mr. Kantor went into the cold North Atlantic on the morning of April 15th 1912, the watch stopped and became frozen in time. It’s a unique piece of history," Aldridge shared.
The watch's movement is heavily corroded as a result of immersion in salt water," the auction house reported, adding, "The hands are nearly all deteriorated and the dial heavily stained." The auction will take place on Nov. 11 at 12:00 p.m. GMT. The opening bid for both artifacts will start at £30,000 . The menu is expected to sell for upwards of £70,000 while the watch may be auctioned for nearly £80,000 . For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxbusiness.
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