Violin used in Titanic movie sells for £54,000

A violin featured in James Cameron’s 1997 film Titanic has been auctioned for £54,000 in Wiltshire, alongside other memorabilia from the 1912 shipwreck. The instrument was played by Jonathan Evans-Jones, who portrayed band leader Wallace Hartley, and is prominently shown during the scene where the band plays the hymn “Nearer My God to Thee” as the ship sinks. This sale highlights the enduring interest in artifacts related to the Titanic disaster and its cultural representation in film.

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