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The floating door in "Titanic" was the highest-selling item at Heritage Auctions' recent "Treasures From Planet Hollywood" auction, selling for $718,750.

It’s one of the most iconic, and hotly-debated, props in cinematic history: The floating wood panel from James Cameron’s 1997 movie “Titanic.”

The floating wood panel that spared Kate Winslets Titanic character Rose DeWitt Bukater from icy North Atlantic waters after the titular ocean liners sinking, but not Leonardo DiCaprios Jack Dawson. And its now been sold at auction for more than US$700,000.

Its one of the most iconic, and hotly-debated, props in cinematic history: The floating wood panel that spared Kate Winslets \

The ornate balsa wood panel had previously been displayed at a Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida before being stored in their archives for some two decades.

The ornate balsa wood panel had previously been displayed at a Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida before being stored in their archives for some two decades.

The ornate balsa wood panel had previously been displayed at a Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida before being stored in their archives for some two decades.

The ornate balsa wood panel had previously been displayed at a Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida before being stored in their archives for some two decades.

The ornate balsa wood panel had previously been displayed at a Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida before being stored in their archives for some two decades.

The ornate balsa wood panel had previously been displayed at a Planet Hollywood in Orlando, Florida before being stored in their archives for some two decades.