Titanic passengers broken coffee cup and saucer sells for £6k at auction - smashing ask price

A chipped espresso cup and saucer thought to have been used by first-class passengers on board the Titanic has been sold for a small fortune at auction.  The pieces of china which were unexpectedly found during a house clearance were sold for £6,000 on Wednesday (February 15), thousands of pounds more than the asking price.

The espresso cup and saucer, which dated back to 1911 were embossed with the code R4332 which was an exclusive batch of crockery made especially for the Titanic. The crockery was also stamped with ‘White Star Line’ - the name of the company which owned the Titanic ship.

The opulent pattern is believed to have been used in the ship’s first-class restaurant. However, some experts suggest the collection was produced in such limited numbers that it may have been used for room service on private promenade suites.