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Heritage Auctions have “let go” of an iconic and controversial prop in movie history.
The wooden slab that Jack Dawson insisted Rose DeWitt Bukater lay upon until help arrived as both were freezing waiting for help in the late ’90s blockbuster “Titanic,” has sold for big money.
On Monday the auction house announced that the wooden panel was the “king of the auction” and sold for a whopping $718,750.
The prop is made of “balsa wood crafted with ornate floral accents and scrolling curves – design motifs prevalent in rococo architecture,” Heritage Auctions explained.
It’s “based on the most famous complete piece of debris salvaged from the 1912 tragedy, this intricately carved prop bears a striking resemblance to the Louis XV-style panel housed in the Maritime Museum in Halifax, Nova Scotia.”
For years fans argued that there was enough room for Jack, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, to also float on the wood alongside Rose, played by Kate Winslet.
Heritage also revealed that the prop isn’t actually a door.
“The ornate structure was in reality part of the door frame just above the first-class lounge entrance. Both the salvaged piece of debris and the film prop reflect the opulent design scheme of original shipbuilder Harland and Wolff,” the auction site explained.
The five-day auction sold other props from the film like the ornate prototype of the door sold for $125,000, the ship’s helm wheel went for $200,000 and Rose’s chiffon dress she wore while the ship was sinking went for $118,750. Finally, a large brass engine order telegraph was sold for $81,250.
Other items sold, that were not “Titanic” related also auctioned for major money.
The whip from “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” sold for $525,000.
Bill Murray’s red-rose bowling ball from “Kingpin” sold for $350,000.
In a piece of L.A. history, Shaquille O’Neal’s Los Angeles Lakers uniform photo-matched to Kobe Bryant’s 1996 rookie debuted sold for $262,000. This set a record for “anything Shaq’s offered at auction.”
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