ANYONE who has ever dreamed about reorganising their own Titanic deckchairs should be rubbing their hands with glee at the prospect of an upcoming auction, which will include an extremely rare seat which was recovered from the wreck of the Titanic. The “Nantucket wooden chair” (pictured below) was believed to...
ANYONE who has ever
dreamed about reorganising
their own Titanic deckchairs
should be rubbing their hands
with glee at the prospect of an
upcoming auction, which will
include an extremely rare seat
which was recovered from the
wreck of the Titanic.
The “Nantucket wooden chair”
(pictured below) was believed
to be on
the first
class
promenade
deck of the
ill-fated
ship when
it sank
103 years
ago after
hitting an iceberg.
It was recovered by the crew
of the Mackay-Bennett, a ship
sent to recover the bodies of the
victims of the tragedy.
Six or seven of the chairs were
taken back to the vessel’s home
port in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
From there it was given to
Julien Lemarteleur, the captain
of a French cable ship working
out of the Canadian province.
The chair was most recently
sold to its current owner in 2001,
and due to its fragile condition
has been “professionally
conserved, which should protect
it for future generations to
enjoy,” according to the auction
catalogue published by Henry
Aldridge and Son in Wiltshire.
The deckchair’s extreme
rarity, excellent condition
and the extensive evidence
of its authenticity have led to
estimates that it could be sold
for as much as $160,000.
