A chipped teacup made for Titanic's first class passengers has fetched thousands at auction after it was found gathering dust on a kitchen shelf.
At over a century old, the blue and gilded cup marked "White Star Line" appears to have escaped its fate at the bottom of the North Atlantic, having been originally meant to serve tea for the ill-fated liner's highest-paying guests.
Instead, the antique was discovered on a cluttered shelf by a man clearing out his late-father's house, having no idea of its value.
