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LOT 1816
RMS Titanic Research and Recovery Expedition Coal
LAUNCHED 31 MAY 1911 A.D.
2 1/8 x 2 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (46 grams total, 53 x 53 x 97 mm).
A small piece of coal recovered from the shipwreck site of RMS Titanic in 1994; in display case with object number 94/0036. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex USA art market.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Display contains a certificate of authenticity from RMS TITANIC Inc.
Footnotes
RMS Titanic was a British passenger liner, operated by the White Star Line, which famously sank with great loss of life in the North Atlantic Ocean on 15 April 1912 after striking an iceberg during her maiden voyage from Southampton, England, to New York City, United States.
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