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  • Titanic_Violin
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    Auction record: 'Titanic violin' fetches £900,000

    2013-10-19T00:00:00Z

    The violin thought to have belonged to Wallace Hartley, the bandmaster of the group of players who famously played on as the lifeboats of RMS Titanic were being lowered into the sea, has sold at auction in Wiltshire for £900,000.The sale sets a new world record for the highest price ...