The violin was played by violinist and actor Jonathan Evans-Jones, notably in the moving scene depicting the Titanic bandmaster Wallace Hartley performing during the sinking of the ship
The violin used in the 1997 blockbuster film Titanic will go up for auction later this month, and is expected to fetch up to £60,000.
The screen-used violin was played by violinist and actor Jonathan Evans-Jones, who portrayed Titanic bandmaster Wallace Hartley in James Cameron’s movie. The violin is seen multiple times throughout the film and notably during the sequence of the Titanic sinking, where Evans-Jones plays Nearer My God to Thee.
The violin was auctioned in 2013 by Evans-Jones and has been in the possession of the vendor since purchase. The auction will take place on 26 April and is being facilitated by auctioneers Henry Aldridge and Son in Wiltshire, UK. The violin will include a signed certificate of authenticity.
The violin was made by Nigel Harris and was Evans-Jones’s primary instrument of choice until a few years after the film’s release, having performed on it numerous times in the 1980s and 1990s in major concert halls worldwide with leading musicians.
Henry Aldridge and Son sold Wallace Hartley’s original violin from the Titanic in 2013 for £1.1 million. Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge said, ’We are delighted to offer the violin that was played in James Cameron’s movie for auction, one of the highest grossing movies of all time.
’This is a true piece of movie history that will appeal to both Titanic and movie memorabilia collectors – it’s a true cross-collectible.’
Photos: henryaldridge.com
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