ZolotoyRetriever — 2 years ago(June 21, 2023 09:58 PM)

According to insurance claims made after the sinking of the
Titanic
, the most valuable object to go down with the ship was a colossal neo-classical painting brought on board by a Swedish businessman. Here is the story:
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/titanic-111-anniversary-merry-joseph-blondel-2282910#:~:text=The most valuable single item,over %243 million dollars today.