Titanic artifacts up for auction

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This Oct. 19, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a porthole from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from Titanic accident site. The piece along with over 5,000 other artifacts will be auctioned as a single collection on April 11, 2012, 100 years after the sinking of the ship.

In an Aug. 15, 2008 file photo, currency from the Titanic wreck site is shown at a warehouse in Atlanta. The owner of the largest trove of artifacts salvaged from the Titanic is putting the vast collection up for auction as a single lot in 2012, the 100th anniversary of the world's most famous shipwreck.

This Oct. 19, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc., shows a bracelet from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tragedy.

A third-class tea cup china used by the passengers and crew is shown as part of the Titanic artifacts collection at a warehouse in Atlanta in this Aug. 15, 2008 file photo. The owner of the largest trove of artifacts salvaged from the Titanic is putting the vast collection up for auction as a single lot in 2012, near the 100th anniversary of the world's most famous shipwreck. The auction is scheduled for April 11 by Guernsey's, a New York City auction house, according to filings by Premier Exhibitions Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This Oct. 19, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a plate and cup from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tragedy.

This April 2, 2010 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc., shows the bow of the RMS Titanic on the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the crash. Over five thousand artifacts will be auctioned as a single collection on April 11, 2012, 100 years after the sinking of the ship.

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This Aug.16, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a hat from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tragedy.

This Oct. 19, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a chandelier from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor and will be sold at auction in New York on April 11, 2012.

This Oct. 19, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a ring from the RMS Titanic which was recovered from the ocean floor during an expedition to the Titanic crash site. The piece along with 5,000 other artifacts will be auctioned as a single collection on April 11, 2012, a century years after the tragic accident.

This Oct. 19, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows one of the RMS Titanic's telegraphs. It was salvaged the ocean floor during an expedition to the site of the tragedy.

This Oct. 19, 2011 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows a cherub that once adorned the grand staircase of the RMS Titanic. The piece, along with over 5,000 other artifacts, will be auctioned as a single collection on April 11, 2012.

This 1998 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc., shows a 17-ton portion of the hull of the RMS Titanic as it is lifted to the surface. It will be among the items up for auction on April 11, 2012 in New York.

This July 22, 2009 image provided by RMS Titanic, Inc. shows the 17-ton section of the RMS Titanic that was recovered from the ocean floor during an expeditions to the site of the tragedy, on display.