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30-04-2025
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Violin used in 1997 Titanic film sells for £54k
A violin played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank in the 1997 Hollywood film has been sold for £54,000 at a "record breaking" auction. The violin was used to play the hymn Nearer My God To Thee as the ship went down. Meanwhile a letter written by one of most well-known survivors of the Titanic disaster, Colonel Archibald Gracie, sold for a record breaking £300,000 at the auction. The violin, previously, described as a "true piece of movie history", was auctioned by Henry Aldridge and Son in Wiltshire on Saturday. Band leader Wallace Hartley and his fellow musicians were all killed along with more than 1,500 others after the ocean liner hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912. The Oscar-winning film, directed by James Cameron, saw Kate Winslet play upper class socialite Rose opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's third class passenger Jack Dawson on the doomed ship's maiden voyage. Mr Hartley, who famously played on in the face of impending doom, was played by violinist and actor Jonathan Evans-Jones. The violin can be seen several times in the film but most famously during the scene where Nearer My God To Thee is played to try and calm passengers as the ship sank. More news stories for Wiltshire Listen to the latest news for Wiltshire In 2013, Mr Evans-Jones sold the violin at auction and it has been in the possession of a private collector ever since. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said: "The record breaking prices and global participation from collectors are a testament to the enduring interest in the Titanic the world over. "The stories of those men, women and children are told through the memorabilia and their memories are kept alive through those items." Follow BBC Wiltshire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Violin prop used in Titanic movie up for sale Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship's final hours 1979: How I survived the sinking of the Titanic Henry Aldridge & Son
Yahoo
27-04-2025
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Violin used in 1997 Titanic film sells for £54k
A violin played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank in the 1997 Hollywood film has been sold for £54,000 at a "record breaking" auction. The violin was used to play the hymn Nearer My God To Thee as the ship went down. Meanwhile a letter written by one of most well-known survivors of the Titanic disaster, Colonel Archibald Gracie, sold for a record breaking £300,000 at the auction. The violin, previously, described as a "true piece of movie history", was auctioned by Henry Aldridge and Son in Wiltshire on Saturday. Band leader Wallace Hartley and his fellow musicians were all killed along with more than 1,500 others after the ocean liner hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912. The Oscar-winning film, directed by James Cameron, saw Kate Winslet play upper class socialite Rose opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's third class passenger Jack Dawson on the doomed ship's maiden voyage. Mr Hartley, who famously played on in the face of impending doom, was played by violinist and actor Jonathan Evans-Jones. The violin can be seen several times in the film but most famously during the scene where Nearer My God To Thee is played to try and calm passengers as the ship sank. More news stories for Wiltshire Listen to the latest news for Wiltshire In 2013, Mr Evans-Jones sold the violin at auction and it has been in the possession of a private collector ever since. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said: "The record breaking prices and global participation from collectors are a testament to the enduring interest in the Titanic the world over. "The stories of those men, women and children are told through the memorabilia and their memories are kept alive through those items." Follow BBC Wiltshire on Facebook, X and Instagram. Send your story ideas to us on email or via WhatsApp on 0800 313 4630. Violin prop used in Titanic movie up for sale Titanic scan reveals ground-breaking details of ship's final hours 1979: How I survived the sinking of the Titanic Henry Aldridge & Son
BBC News
27-04-2025
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Violin used in Titanic movie as ship sank sells for £54,000
A violin played by the band leader of the Titanic as it sank in the 1997 Hollywood film has been sold for £54,000 at a "record breaking" violin was used to play the hymn Nearer My God To Thee as the ship went a letter written by one of most well-known survivors of the Titanic disaster, Colonel Archibald Gracie, sold for a record breaking £300,000 at the violin, previously, described as a "true piece of movie history", was auctioned by Henry Aldridge and Son in Wiltshire on Saturday. Band leader Wallace Hartley and his fellow musicians were all killed along with more than 1,500 others after the ocean liner hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912. The Oscar-winning film, directed by James Cameron, saw Kate Winslet play upper class socialite Rose opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's third class passenger Jack Dawson on the doomed ship's maiden Hartley, who famously played on in the face of impending doom, was played by violinist and actor Jonathan violin can be seen several times in the film but most famously during the scene where Nearer My God To Thee is played to try and calm passengers as the ship sank. In 2013, Mr Evans-Jones sold the violin at auction and it has been in the possession of a private collector ever Andrew Aldridge said: "The record breaking prices and global participation from collectors are a testament to the enduring interest in the Titanic the world over."The stories of those men, women and children are told through the memorabilia and their memories are kept alive through those items."
BBC News
10-04-2025
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- BBC News
Violin prop used in Titanic movie up for auction
A violin played by the bandleader of the Titanic as it sank in the Hollywood film is expected to fetch up to £60,000 at as a "true piece of movie history", the violin was used to play the hymn Nearer My God To Thee as the ship went down in the 1997 Wallace Hartley and his fellow band members were all killed along with 1,500 others when the ocean liner hit an iceberg in violin will be auctioned by Henry Aldridge and Son in Wiltshire at the end of the month. The Oscar-winning film, directed by James Cameron, saw Kate Winslet play upper class socialite Rose opposite Leonardo DiCaprio's third class passenger Jack Dawson on the doomed ship's maiden bandmaster Mr Hartley, who famously played on in the face of impending doom, was played by violinist and actor Jonathan violin can be seen several times in the film but most famously during the scene where Nearer My God To Thee is played to try to calm passengers as the ship 2013, Mr Evans-Jones sold the violin at auction and it has been in the possession of a private collector ever since. The original violin played on the Titanic was sold at auction in 2013 for £900, Andrew Aldridge said: "Having sold the original violin that was played by Wallace Hartley when the Titanic sank, we are delighted to offer the violin that was played in James Cameron's movie for auction, one of the highest-grossing movies of all time."This is a true piece of movie history that will appeal to both Titanic and movie memorabilia collectors - it's a true cross-collectible."The violin, which comes with a signed certificate of authenticity, goes under the hammer on 26 April.
The Independent
09-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
Violin from famous Titanic film scene to be auctioned
The violin played by the bandmaster in the Hollywood film depicting the sinking of the Titanic is expected to sell for up to £60,000 at auction. The scene shows Wallace Hartley leading his fellow musicians in playing as the doomed ocean liner goes down, most famously the hymn Nearer My God To Thee. Mr Hartley and his seven fellow band members were killed in the tragedy in 1912, in which a total of 1,500 people died after the ship hit an iceberg. In the eponymous film, directed by James Cameron, Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet star as members of different social classes who fall in love during the ship's maiden voyage. Violinist /actor Jonathan Evans-Jones played bandmaster Mr Hartley carrying on in the face of impending doom. The original screen violin can be seen multiple times in the 1997 blockbuster and during the sequence of the Titanic sinking as Nearer My God To Thee is played. Mr Evans-Jones sold the violin in 2013 and it has been in the possession of a private collector since they purchased it at an auction. The violin, which comes with a signed certificate of authenticity, is going under the hammer at Henry Aldridge & Son, of Devizes, Wiltshire, on April 26. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said: 'Having sold the original violin that was played by Wallace Hartley when the Titanic sank on April 15th 1912 in 2013 for £1.1 million, we are delighted to offer the violin that was played in James Cameron's movie for auction, one of the highest grossing movies of all time. 'This is a true piece of movie history that will appeal to both Titanic and movie memorabilia collectors – it's a true cross-collectible.'
