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The Most Expensive Object Lost on the Titanic

Lost Masterpieces

According to claims filed afterwards, Merry-Joseph Blondel's 'La Circassienne au Bain' was the most expensive object to be lost when the Titanic sank in 1912.

Allison McNearney
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