The violin from the band that played as the Titanic sank was recovered in an attic in England, and is currently on display on the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the ship on April 15, 2013 in Devizes, England. The rosewood violin was believed to have disappeared beneath the waves when its owner, band leader Wallace Hartley, drowned with some 1,500 others on board the supposedly "unsinkable" ocean liner in April 1912.
Long thought to have been either lost at sea or stolen, it is being described, as far as Titanic memorabilia goes, as one the most important pieces that has ever come up for sale.
DEVIZES, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Auctioneer Alan Aldridge of auctioneers Henry Aldridge & son holds the violin of Wallace Hartley, the instrument he played as the band leader of the Titanic, on the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the ship, April 15, 2013 in Devizes, England. The auction house, which specializes in Titanic memorabilia and is having an associated sale on Saturday, spent seven years proving the violin was genuine and belonged to Wallace Hartley, who with his orchestra, famously played on as the ship sank in April 1912, and were among the 1,500 who died. Long thought to have been either lost at sea or stolen, it is being described, as far as Titanic memorabilia goes, as one the most important pieces that has ever come up for sale. Thought to be worth a six-figure sum, it is the property of an unidentified individual in Lancashire and will be displayed to the public all week, but Aldridge's have not yet confirmed when it is likely to go on sale. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
This undated photo provided by Henry Aldridge shows the violin that was played by the bandmaster of the Titanic as the oceanliner sank, Devizes, England. Survivors of the Titanic have said they remember the band, led by Wallace Hartley, playing on deck even as passengers boarded lifeboats after the ship hit an iceberg. Hartley’s violin was believed lost in the 1912 disaster, but auctioneers Henry Aldridge & Son say an instrument unearthed in 2006 has undergone rigorous testing and proven to be Hartley’s. The auction house said has spent the past seven years and thousands of pounds determining the water-stained violin’s origins, consulting numerous experts including government forensic scientists and Oxford University. (AP Photo/Henry Aldridge)
DEVIZES, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Wallace Hartley?s travel case which contained the violin that he played as the band leader of the Titanic, is displayed at auctioneers Henry Aldridge & son on the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the ship on April 15, 2013 in Devizes, England. The auction house, which specializes in Titanic memorabilia and is having an associated sale on Saturday, spent seven years proving the violin was genuine and belonged to Wallace Hartley, who with his orchestra, famously played on as the ship sank in April 1912, and were among the 1,500 who died. Long thought to have been either lost at sea or stolen, it is being described, as far as Titanic memorabilia goes, as one the most important pieces that has ever come up for sale. Thought to be worth a six-figure sum, it is the property of an unidentified individual in Lancashire and will be displayed to the public all week, but Aldridge's have not yet confirmed when it is likely to go on sale. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
DEVIZES, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: A locket containing a photograph of Wallace Hartley, the band leader of the Titanic aboard the doomed liner, which is being auctioned this week, is seen at auctioneers Henry Aldridge & son, on the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the ship on April 15, 2013 in Devizes, England. The auction house, which specializes in Titanic memorabilia and is having an associated sale on Saturday, spent seven years proving the violin was genuine and belonged to Wallace Hartley, who with his orchestra, famously played on as the ship sank in April 1912, and were among the 1,500 who died. Long thought to have been either lost at sea or stolen, it is being described, as far as Titanic memorabilia goes, as one the most important pieces that has ever come up for sale. Thought to be worth a six-figure sum, it is the property of an unidentified individual in Lancashire and will be displayed to the public all week, but Aldridge's have not yet confirmed when it is likely to go on sale. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
DEVIZES, ENGLAND - APRIL 15: Auctioneer Andrew Aldridge of auctioneers Henry Aldridge & son holds a letter from Wallace Hartley, the band leader of the Titanic written aboard the doomed liner, which is being auctioned this week, on the 101st anniversary of the sinking of the ship on April 15, 2013 in Devizes, England. The auction house, which specializes in Titanic memorabilia and is having an associated sale on Saturday, spent seven years proving the violin was genuine and belonged to Wallace Hartley, who with his orchestra, famously played on as the ship sank in April 1912, and were among the 1,500 who died. Long thought to have been either lost at sea or stolen, it is being described, as far as Titanic memorabilia goes, as one the most important pieces that has ever come up for sale. Thought to be worth a six-figure sum, it is the property of an unidentified individual in Lancashire and will be displayed to the public all week, but Aldridge's have not yet confirmed when it is likely to go on sale. (Photo by Matt Cardy/Getty Images)
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