Titanic artifacts to be auctioned

Members of the media view items from RMS Titanic on display during a news conference by Guernsey’s Auction House aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. Guernsey’s announced the historic auction of the complete collection of artifacts recovered from the wreckage site of the British ocean liner. (Don Emmert / AFP/Getty Images)

March 21, 2014 5:03 PM PT

A century after the Titanic hit an iceberg and sank to the floor of the Atlantic, more than 5,000 artifacts plucked from the wreckage will be sold at auction, but bidders beware: The collection has been appraised at $189 million and must be sold in one chunk. Read more

This gold mesh purse is among the artifacts recovered from the wreckage site of RMS Titanic and on display at the New York news conference. (Mario Tama / Getty Images)

A pocket watch from RMS Titanic is one of the display items at the news conference held by Guernsey’s Auction House. (Don Emmert / AFP/Getty Images)

A vest recovered from the wreckage site of RMS Titanic is also among the display items. (Mike Coppola / Getty Images)

A second-class ticket is among the items displayed from the wreck of RMS Titanic, which sank after colliding with an iceberg April 15, 1912, about 375 miles southeast of Halifax, Nova Scotia. (Don Emmert / AFP/Getty Images)

Shipping company dishware from RMS Titanic are on display in New York. (Andrew Gombert / EPA)

A $1 silver certificate from RMS Titanic is among the display items. (Don Emmert / AFP/Getty Images)

Jewelry from the RMS Titanic on display during a news conference by Guernsey’s Auction House aboard the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in New York. (Andrew Gombert / EPA)

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