Titanic & Maritime

About this Department

Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd are the World's leaders in the sale of Titanic Liner memorabilia. Described by Stanley Lehrer the owner of the worlds largest collection Titanic Memorabilia as the "Leading source of high end ocean liner collectibles in the world". We hold the world record for the most valuable item of Titanic memorabilia sold at auction. This was the watch owned and worn on Titanic by Isidor Straus Gold which sold for  £1.78m, the second highest figure achieved was Sir Arthur Rostron's pocket watch at over £1.5m achieved in November 2024. Other notable prices include £1.1m for the watch worn by John Jacob Astor and £1.1m for Wallace Hartley's Titanic violin.

We also hold the world record for the most valuable item of paperwork relating to the Titanic, a letter written onboard by Archibald Gracie at £300000.  Our expertise is regularly utilised by leading media outlets globally and the world’s largest museums. We hold two dedicated auctions a year with bound printed catalogues that collectors value as much for research as for the auctions themselves and an online auction in the summer dedicated to this subject. We also have extensive experience handling material from other liners such as RMS Olympic, RMS Britannic, RMS Lusitania, RMS Queen Mary, RMS Empress of Ireland and the White Star Line and Cunard and are happy to handle single items to major collections either in the UK or globally.

About us

Henry Aldridge & Son Ltd are one of the South West's premier auctioneers of antiques and collector's items. A family run business operated by husband and wife team Andrew and Chrissie Aldridge. We are proud to have sold the highest priced items at auction in both 2024 and 2025 outside of London.