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Lot Essay
The lifejacket in this lot is identical to those seen during the dramatic scenes as the Titanic sinks.
Details
Titanic, 1997
A prop lifejacket - made for the 1997 Twentieth Century Fox production Titanic, the jacket made of cream linen with two tie fastenings to the waist and one between the legs, the front and back panels filled with polystyrene, hung on a brass rail on a piece of wood, with a brass plaque engraved Titanic, 20th Century Fox, 1997, in a custom-made shadow box, overall measurements -- 40½x25in. (103x63.5cm.); accompanied by a document concerning the provenance (2)
A prop lifejacket - made for the 1997 Twentieth Century Fox production Titanic, the jacket made of cream linen with two tie fastenings to the waist and one between the legs, the front and back panels filled with polystyrene, hung on a brass rail on a piece of wood, with a brass plaque engraved Titanic, 20th Century Fox, 1997, in a custom-made shadow box, overall measurements -- 40½x25in. (103x63.5cm.); accompanied by a document concerning the provenance (2)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
Photograph supplied by The Kobal Collection
c Twentith Century Fox 1997
c Twentith Century Fox 1997