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Jewels from the Titanic, SWOON!!!

That 3 stone ring is my most favorite ring ever! I just adore it!!! The whole collection was to be auctioned off, I wonder what the status is of that. Off to read the article :read:
 
Read the article and my first thought was that it should go to the families. I guess if the purser was holding the goods there is no way at this point to prove who they belonged to. What was the job of the purser anyways and why did he have the jewels??? I would love the three stone pear!
 
I wish it was touring in the Northeast. If it were going to be in NY or DC I would totally go!
 
Can anyone find where it lists the dates it will be in Vegas? The closest thing I found for the Vegas exhibit is this: http://www.vegas.com/mytrip/app/Dates/45/, which sells tickets for TODAY…. -_____-. Which we know isn't true, since it's going to be in Georgia for 3 months!

I want to know if it's feasible for me to make a trip during it's stay in NV. I'd love to see these pieces IRL!
 
Gorgeous! I wish we could see more!
 
Weird, I can't find any dates either. I think what you were seeing about the "today" dates were for an existing Titanic Artifacts exhibit in Vegas. Hopefully they'll post the touring dates soon!
 
AP1976|1352769204|3304882 said:
Weird, I can't find any dates either. I think what you were seeing about the "today" dates were for an existing Titanic Artifacts exhibit in Vegas. Hopefully they'll post the touring dates soon!
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LOL that would explain it. I thought I was going a bit bonkers.
 
erinl|1352790351|3305064 said:
According to this article the Atlanta exhibit was earlier this year:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/largest-collection-of-recovered-titanic-jewels-to-be-displayed-for-the-first-time/2012/11/12/a0caec24-2cd2-11e2-b631-2aad9d9c73ac_story.html
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The article was dated yesterday, and says the exhibit opens this Friday? And will be there for 2 months (according to this article, but I saw another one that said 3).. so until January? Guesstimate. I just wanna know when it'll be in LV ;(
 
I just love that pear three stone, love how chunky the facets are. :love:
 
I live in Atlanta! So bummed that I missed it! That 3 stone is TDF!
 
This jewelry exhibit is separate from the regular Titanic Artifact exhibit, so we didn't miss it yet! We just need the touring dates!

“Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition” opened in Atlanta earlier this year to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic on April 15, 1912. Klingelhofer said this jewelry mini-exhibit is being added to provide personal insight.
 
I felt very sad, looking at all those beautiful jewellery. A reminder that our lives are transient but our gems live on.
 
Did you read the comments? People are not happy about this. The first thing I thought when I started reading the article is "Why aren't these back with the families?" I dug further and the Chicago Tribune article has a little more information. The RMS Titanic has the rights to any artifacts recovered from the ship. They are basically treasure hunters (modern day pirates), under the guise of an incorporated business. The next time we hear about this, I bet it will be "Titanic Jewels to be sold at Sothby's Auction." Pirates I tell you!
 
I'm not trying to be disrespectful, I'm just asking out of curiosity because I don't understand: If the jewels were found in 1987, it would be pretty rare for the family of the deceased to have proof that the jewels were in their family, right? Please correct me if I am wrong!
 
Chewbacca|1352769082|3304879 said:
Gorgeous! I wish we could see more!
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I would love to see more too. The three stone is amazing of course! But I also like the Amy bracelet as an artifact. It's so sweet but very personal since it has a name .
 
lknvrb4|1352803010|3305110 said:
I just love that pear three stone, love how chunky the facets are. :love:
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Just goes to show what a timeless design it is.
 
Chrono|1352811680|3305187 said:
I felt very sad, looking at all those beautiful jewellery. A reminder that our lives are transient but our gems live on.
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Chrono -- this same thought actually makes me kind of happy... if (knock on wood) I manage to keep my most precious pieces throughout my lifetime, I will be able to pass them on when I go, and people will have them to remember me by. Something along those lines.

With that in mind, it would have been so great if those jewels were returned to the families of their owners!
 
GemFever|1352817780|3305292 said:
Chrono|1352811680|3305187 said:
I felt very sad, looking at all those beautiful jewellery. A reminder that our lives are transient but our gems live on.
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Chrono -- this same thought actually makes me kind of happy... if (knock on wood) I manage to keep my most precious pieces throughout my lifetime, I will be able to pass them on when I go, and people will have them to remember me by. Something along those lines.

With that in mind, it would have been so great if those jewels were returned to the families of their owners!
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I agree. Having the items go back to the families would have been wonderful.
 
That pear three stone is an all time favorite. I am so glad the world gets to see that lovely ring but profiting from it feels wrong to me. These jewels were the treasures of accident victims who died in a horrific way just a few generations ago. It's very sad to see their personal effects looted.
 
My first thought was also how sad these items couldn't be back with the families. But after all that time, it would be so hard to prove. The ships records are long gone, and the only thing family members would likely have would have been photos of the people with jewelry on, and that might still not be enough proof.
 
Stunning. It'll be too bad if they don't go back to the families and instead end up in the private hands of the salvagers/investors rather than on display at some public institution. It really is a great example of jewelry from its time.
 
GemFever|1352817780|3305292 said:
Chrono|1352811680|3305187 said:
I felt very sad, looking at all those beautiful jewellery. A reminder that our lives are transient but our gems live on.
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Chrono -- this same thought actually makes me kind of happy... if (knock on wood) I manage to keep my most precious pieces throughout my lifetime, I will be able to pass them on when I go, and people will have them to remember me by. Something along those lines.

With that in mind, it would have been so great if those jewels were returned to the families of their owners!
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Agreed. This is something of a reason why I am just so drawn to jewelry. The lives of our jewelry outlives our lives. The earliest pieces in our family are the two wedding bands my grandparents exchanged on their wedding day. I hold a lot of sentimentality to them, and hope that I can own them one day, so I can feel close to her by having a piece of her with me. I love my grandma SO so much. I wish she can be with me forever, but I have to settle for photos and the material. Clothing doesn't last long, and takes up too much space. Jewelry is a good alternative. No matter what crazy natural disaster, I can always grab jewelry with me and run. I can't say the same for all other larger artifacts, like my BOOKS and books of old photographs.

It doesn't even have to be from someone I know. I own a pair of OMB dangly earrings, and I always romanticize what people owned it back in the day. I've created many different loving scenarios in my head. I guess this is another draw for me to antique jewelry, specifically.


I always create this argument with my SO. He loves cars, but how many generations can he pass them down? Two? Jewelry can go on near forever if they're well taken care of.


I'd love to attend the exhibit, and stand there for some time, and just think of who possibly owned those pieces, and how happy they were while dining on board the Titanic, socializing with their pretty pieces. 5 minutes of my time to value an (arbitrary) existence of an owner.. Old jewelry is so ROMANTIC to me! Of course, I'm not stupid, and know that the owners went through a horrifying evening, but I only like thinking happy thoughts of the deceased.
 
Obviously the original owners may not still be alive but family members may be. I still think they are pirates!
 
Contrarian here.

If the "pirates" hadn't explored the wreck, we wouldn't have the pleasure of seeing the jewelry. When the "pirates" explored the wreck, they had no idea what they'd find or be able to salvage. It's nothing short of a miracle that they found and raised the bag that contained this jewelry.

Maybe you think that the "pirates" shouldn't have explored the Titanic at all, and there are certainly arguments to support that, but the other side is that knowledge was gained by those explorations. I would guess that salvage operations are costly. Those who explore and salvage and their investors must make some sort of profit in order to stay in the business and be able to continue operations.

If the jewelery was insured and the owners/heirs were paid for it, the jewelery belongs to the insurer. I think it would be wonderful if the families of the original owners could get the jewelry back, but it may be difficult to prove who the original owners were and to find heirs (if there are any). Just think of all the interesting jewelry that is sold on ebay and some of us have bought it. For whatever reason, the original owner or family of the original owner chose not to keep it.

I'm glad the jewelry has been salvaged instead of being left where no one could enjoy it. I don't have an opinion of what should happen to it, whether it's put into a permanent exhibit or sold (where the new owners might enjoy it). If it's sold, the proceeds may finance something else interesting. Who knows?

liz
 
LibbyLA|1352833009|3305529 said:
Contrarian here.

If the "pirates" hadn't explored the wreck, we wouldn't have the pleasure of seeing the jewelry. When the "pirates" explored the wreck, they had no idea what they'd find or be able to salvage. It's nothing short of a miracle that they found and raised the bag that contained this jewelry.

Maybe you think that the "pirates" shouldn't have explored the Titanic at all, and there are certainly arguments to support that, but the other side is that knowledge was gained by those explorations. I would guess that salvage operations are costly. Those who explore and salvage and their investors must make some sort of profit in order to stay in the business and be able to continue operations.

If the jewelery was insured and the owners/heirs were paid for it, the jewelery belongs to the insurer. I think it would be wonderful if the families of the original owners could get the jewelry back, but it may be difficult to prove who the original owners were and to find heirs (if there are any). Just think of all the interesting jewelry that is sold on ebay and some of us have bought it. For whatever reason, the original owner or family of the original owner chose not to keep it.

I'm glad the jewelry has been salvaged instead of being left where no one could enjoy it. I don't have an opinion of what should happen to it, whether it's put into a permanent exhibit or sold (where the new owners might enjoy it). If it's sold, the proceeds may finance something else interesting. Who knows?

liz
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From what I understand it's not just costly but it's also very dangerous.
 
innerkitten,

That, too. I just think it's unreasonable to expect those investing time and money in an endeavor to do it out of the kindness of their hearts. "Profit" is not a dirty word.

liz
 
Is this actually part of the Las Vegas exhibit right now? It's ongoing at the Luxor, but are the jewels on site?? I could make it my PS mission to pop over and have a little look see, if they are there...
 
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