Saturday, March 2, 2013

While On the Subject of the Titanic

From the December 29, 2011, AFP "Titanic artifacts up for auction in NY in April."

More than 5,000 artifacts will be offered in one lot at an auction 100 years to the date of the famous ship's sinking.  Premier Exhibitions, owns the sole salvage rights to the ship )and only from the debris field, has engaged New York auctioneers Guernsey's to do it.

No reserve price is set, but in 2007, the lot was appraised at $189 million.  Some of the artifacts are on display in Brazil and Singapore now.

No reason for the auction was given, but Premier exhibitions has a $2 million second quarter loss.

A new 3D version of director John Cameron's 1997 "Titanic" is to be released April 6th in Canada and the United States.

In a lot that size and expensive, I hope that if someone buys it, they will keep it available to the public and not to go to a private collector and hidden away.

And, I'm Getting Real Tired of All This 3D Junk.  --DaCoot

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