Violin used in Titanic movie sells for £54,000
Used in the scene in which the band play Nearer My God to Thee while the ship sinks, the instrument was sold alongside other memorabilia from the shipwreckA violin which featured in James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic has sold for £54,000 at an auction in Wiltshire of memorabilia relating to the 1912 shipwreck.The violin was played by the musician and actor Jonathan Evans-Jones, who played band leader Wallace Hartley in the film. It is seen several times in the film, including during the scene in which the band play the hymn Nearer My God to Thee in an attempt to calm passengers as the ship sinks. Continue reading...
Used in the scene in which the band play Nearer My God to Thee while the ship sinks, the instrument was sold alongside other memorabilia from the shipwreck
A violin which featured in James Cameron’s 1997 blockbuster Titanic has sold for £54,000 at an auction in Wiltshire of memorabilia relating to the 1912 shipwreck.
The violin was played by the musician and actor Jonathan Evans-Jones, who played band leader Wallace Hartley in the film. It is seen several times in the film, including during the scene in which the band play the hymn Nearer My God to Thee in an attempt to calm passengers as the ship sinks. Continue reading...
