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Copenhagen--A gold-plated necklace valued at more than $19,000 is reported to have been stolen from “Titanic, the Exhibition,” a traveling exhibit displaying artifacts from the Titanic ship wreckage.

The Sept. 17 theft of the necklace failed to set off security alarms and the showcase for the piece remains intact. It happened at Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens Amusement Park, where the exhibit will be until Dec. 30. 

Despite the high value of the necklace, the thief may not be able to cash in on the goods.

“It will not be possible to sell the necklace, as it is known internationally,” Torben Plank, spokesman for the Tivoli Park, said.

Philadelphian Eleanor Elkins Wilderner, a first-class survivor of the ship’s sinking, is the necklace’s original owner, although she did not bring the necklace off Titanic herself. Reportedly, the jewelry was found in the pocket of Wilderner’s butler when his body was recovered after the disaster. 

History buffs consider pieces such as Wilderner’s, recovered china and other artifacts found at the site of the wreckage as valuable pieces of information key to understanding the social and cultural makeup of the Titanic’s passengers and crew during that time period.

This is the second theft of the exhibit that has been reported. In 2000, a leather-bound book entitled “Maryland Club Rye” was stolen while on display at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago.