The item is believed to be one of only a handful of Titanic life jackets still in existence, the auction house said.

The artifact belonged to first-class passenger Laura Mabel Francatelli, a secretary heading to Chicago with her employer.

The flotation device was worn by Laura Mabel Francatelli, a first-class passenger, and is signed by her and other survivors.

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