Over a century has passed since the tragic sinking of theTitanicin 1912, yet the allure and fascination surrounding this ill-fated ocean liner persist.
Those particularly fond of the history of the iconic liner will be happy to learn that a scarce first-class menu from the ship itself is to be sold at an upcoming auction of Titanic-related memorabilia.
HighlightsTitanic’s first-class menu from April 11, 1912, is auctioning for $86,000.The menu includes oysters, salmon, beef, squab, duck, and Victoria pudding.This is the sole known menu copy from April 11, 1912.
A rare first-class menu from the Titanic is expected to auction for $86,000 this Saturday
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Andrew Aldridge, the managing director of the auction house, revealed that while a few menus from the ship have endured, this stands as the sole known copy from the night of April 11—just three days before the Titanic collided with an iceberg.
Served three days before the ship met its tragic end, the menu contained spring lamb with mint sauce, Victoria pudding, and French ice cream
Image credits:Henry Alridge & Son
The menu is anticipated to fetch up to £70,000, equivalent to about $86,000.
Among the extensive collection of maritime items featured in the auction are numerous artifacts, including a White Star Line tartan blanket salvaged from a Titanic lifeboat and a pocket watch that belonged to a second-class passenger—a Russian immigrant—who tragically did not survive the sinking.
Andrew told theNew York Timesthat there were “several dinner menus from Titanic in existence,” highlighting that three meals were served each day from April 10, when the ship commenced its maiden voyage, until April 14, the fateful day when it sank in the North Atlantic, claiming 1,500 lives.
Throughout the years, a few worn menus from the Titanic have entered auction circuits, fetching substantial sums.
A pocket watch that belonged to a second-class passenger will also be auctioned
The city became the resting place for some victims, with some buried at sea, while others were transported to their hometowns or laid to rest in Halifax.
“Original Titanic menus, they’re just not discovered.
“We know where most of them are. So to have a completely fresh discovery of this nature and this caliber is very, very exciting.
”Various Titanic artifacts periodically enter the market, such as in 2017 when a letter from a first-class passenger sold for £126,000.
”Harry Bennett, an associate professor of maritime history at the University of Plymouth, finds possessions potentially recovered from the bodies of victims particularly disconcerting.
The Titanic sank in the early morning hours of 15 April 1912, claiming 1,500 lives
He said: “I find it very uneasy to look at a photo of a pocket watch or a menu and think about the tragic journey that has actually gone on.
“These things are really probably better in museums than actually in private hands because it at least creates a kind of a context for it where issues of profit are rather taken away from it.”
The historical item quickly sparked people’s curiosities
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