A HAUNTED mirror once owned by the doomed captain of the Titanic is set to go under the hammer for £10k.

The 110-year-old antique is believed to be possessed by the ghost of Edward John Smith - who left it on his dressing table before setting sail on the ill-fated ocean liner's maiden voyage.

His servant Ethelwynne took it from his home in lieu of wages after the ship was sunk by an iceberg on 14 April, 1912.

The terrified maid claimed she could see the Captain's face appear in it every year on the anniversary of the Titanic's sinking.

It was passed down by her relatives before being abandoned in Wolverhampton and picked up by current owner David Smith - who kept it locked in a vault for five years.

Included with the mirror is a small brown envelope containing a handwritten note about the mirror's past.

Ethelwynne's sister-in-law wrote to a pal: "She always spooked me when she said that at times she could still see Captain Smith’s face in it on the anniversary of when the Titanic was sunk."

Auctioneer Richard Winterton said: “The last time Captain Edward John Smith saw his own noble, bearded visage before leaving home to take the helm of the Titanic was possibly in this very mirror.

“Even with one’s feet firmly on land and in the sunshine of a clear afternoon, there is something otherworldly about seeing your own reflection in such an object.

“Captain Smith must have surveyed his own image in this mirror countless times and the legend that his face can still be seen in it on each anniversary of the Titanic’s sinking is as compelling as it is chilling!

"Whoever buys this in December will have it in good time to test that legend for themselves on the 107th anniversary next April.”

The mirror is expected to fetch more than £10,000 when it goes up for auction in Lichfield, Staffs.

Dickinson’s Real Deal star Richard Winterton said: "Interest in the Titanic is as strong as ever. This mirror could fetch well in excess of £10,000 at auction."