Tuesday, 21st June 2005 (2869 views)

Christie's is to hold an auction of items once part of a host of well-known ocean liners.

The New York auction house has not featured liner travel items for nine years, but will now showcase items from the Normandie, the Queen Elizabeth 2 and the Lusitania.

Items include gold Art Deco panels that featured in the Grand Salon on the Normandie and formed part of a larger composition, according to Bloomberg.

The panels were designed by Jean Dupas in 1934 and are expected to raise approximately $20,000 to $150,000.

Taking place on June 23rd, the sale includes 294 items and is set to raise around $900,000 to $1.2 million.

Gregg Dietrich, a Christie's expert in charge of the sale, said: "The market is on a resurgence. That's why we decided to bring the sales back. We were seeing more and more people asking for it.'

 

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