Titanic artefacts up for auction, 100 years on – in pictures

A scale model of the RMS Titanic on display at the Titanic Auction preview at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum. More than 5,000 artefacts will be auctioned in April – sold together in one lot Photograph: Mike Coppola/Getty Images

A ship's telegraph, recovered from the wreckage Photograph: PR

A 'one silver dollar' bank note Photograph: PR

A bowler-style hat Photograph: PR

A chandelier from the RMS Titanic is on display Photograph: Andrew Gombert/EPA

Ring with three Diamonds Photograph: PR

A cherub that once adorned the grand staircase of the RMS Titanic Photograph: PR

Members of the media view artifacts from the Titanic on display during a news conference by Guernsey's Auction House Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images

One of the ship's cracked and smashed portholes Photograph: PR

Titanic candy dish with etched White Star logo Photograph: PR

A Gladstone-style handbag, named after Queen Victoria’s Prime Minister William Gladstone, who was said to frequently carry this type of leather bag. The bag's turn-of-the-century tanning process repels the microorganisms that eat organic matter on the ocean floor Photograph: PR

A piece of Titanic china, recovered from the wreckage0 Photograph: Don Emmert/AFP/Getty Images

A charming bracelet inscribed with the name 'Amy' Photograph: PR

A portion of the ship's hull, known as 'The Big Piece' Photograph: PR

Trinkets on display at the Titanic Auction preview at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum in New York Photograph: Charles Eshelman/FilmMagic

A plate and cup, both emblazoned with the White Star logo, perched alongside a fork Photograph: Mike Coppola/Getty Images

A six-button vest, recovered from the wreck site of the RMS Titanic Photograph: Mike Coppola/Getty Images

Binoculars recovered from the site of the Titanic wreck Photograph: John Lamparski/WireImage

A pair of reading glasses recovered from the wreck site of the RMS Titanic on display at the Titanic Auction preview at the Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum Photograph: John Lamparski/WireImage

An elegant coin purse recovered from the wreck site of the RMS Titanic serves as a reminder of the opulence on board Photograph: John Lamparski/WireImage

A delicately painted cup retrieved from the wreckage of the Titanic Photograph: John Lamparski/WireImage

A pocketwatch, stopped at 10:50 Photograph: John Lamparski/WireImage