A Titanic survivor's life jacket just sold for $900,000 in first-ever auction, doubling expectations. How priceless items get priced

A rare object from the world’s most famous shipwreck sold for nearly double its estimated price at auction.
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The Titanic Carried 3,500 Life Jackets, but Almost All of Them Have Been Lost to History. This One Just Sold at Auction for Nearly $1 Million

The artifact belonged to first-class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli, a secretary heading to Chicago with her employer. It's the only life vest connected to a survivor of the 1912 shipwreck to ever ...

First-Class Passenger Survived Titanic Sinking on Notorious Lifeboat. Now Her Life Vest Could Sell for Nearly $500K

The vest belonged to first-class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli ...

Could this Titanic survivor’s life vest sell for nearly $500K at auction? Here's what you need to know

A life vest worn by Titanic survivor Laura Mabel Francatelli is up for auction. Francatelli, a first-class passenger, survived the 1912 disaster on Lifeboat Number 1. The vest, signed by eight ...
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Life jacket used by Titanic survivor sells for £670,000 at auction

A watch recovered from the body of wealthy businessman who drowned in the sinking went for £180,000 at the same sale.