A ladies’ pocket watch found among the belongings of one of the passengers who drowned during the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic could sell for up to £50,000 (US$66,000) at auction.
Danish second-class passenger Hans Christensen Givard, 27, was among the 1,500 people who died when the vessel struck an iceberg in 1912.
Givard was travelling to the United States with two of his friends who also died in the disaster.
The watch was found when Givard’s body was recovered from the North Atlantic and he was later buried in Halifax, Canada.
In his pockets were a savings book, keys, some cash in a wallet, a silver watch, a compass and a passport.
Also recovered was the gilded ladies’ pocket watch, which bears traces of saltwater corrosion.