Bonhams 1793 : RMS Titanic. Previously unseen Archive Newreel footage,

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26 Sep 2012 14:00 BST London, Knightsbridge
Marine Works of Art
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RMS Titanic. Previously unseen Archive Newreel footage,

35mm negative, copied onto modern film stock. In three clips, the first an establishing shot (actually using footage of the RMS Olympic at Southampton), the second of the White Star offices, Oceanic House in London and of Evening News vendors selling newspapers announcing the disaster, and the third the Lord Mayor of London leaving St Pauls Cathedral following the memorial service. Approximately 138 seconds running time. Together with a modern DVD copy. Sold with copyright.

Estimate:

£5,000 - 7,000
€5,800 - 8,200
US$ 7,600 - 11,000

Footnotes

Provenance.
Topical Budget (1911-1931)
The film was produced by the Topical Film Company in 1912. No other record of this footage has emerged and no copy is held in the National Film Archive.