Fur coat worn by Titanic stewardess sells for 拢150,000
A fur coat worn by a stewardess when the Titanic sank has been sold at auction for 拢150,000, almost double its original valuation of 拢80,000.
Mabel Bennett grabbed the garment for protection from the elements, as she was wearing a nightdress when lifeboat crews arrived on the doomed ship.
It has been on display in the US after being sold by her family in 1999.
Once taxes and the auction house's charges have been added, the unidentified buyer will pay 拢181,000.
Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said the garment was "one of the most visual lots" to go on sale in recent yea
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