The company’s owner retrieved them and passed them on to his daughter.
The plates, bearing number GG-300, had been expected to raise close to $40,000 at the auction in Dallas.
“I was aware of their significance,” said Jane Walker, who inherited the plates and kept them in a kitchen drawer.
“On occasion, I would take them out and show to friends.”
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The auction company said the plates were bought by a “high-end Kennedy collector” who wanted to remain anonymous.
Also sold was a menu from the last dinner served on the Titanic before it sank. The menu fetched $118,750.
Some diners on the luxury cruise liner were served oysters, roast duckling and peaches in chartreuse jelly.
culled from BBC.com