Global bids as Princess Margaret’s riding boots sell for £7,000
Princess Margaret in the royals' race during Royal Ascot 1972.
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Princess Margaret’s bespoke riding boots sold for nearly £7,000 as a private collection was auctioned for £270,000, nearly three times its pre-sale estimate.
The brown leather boots, which were made by royal equestrian bootmakers Maxwell of London and had an estimate of between £300 and £500, were knocked down for £6,930, at the Dreweatts sale on Tuesday (9 April).
Other royal items in the sale included a watercolour and pencil picture of the ancient wooden coronation chair, commissioned in 1926 by Edward I and on which British monarchs sit during their coronations. This had an estimate of between £100 and £150 but sold for £1,512. A decorative boomerang curtain commissioned by Lady Cutler, the wife of the governor of New South Wales Sir Roden Cutler, for Princess Margaret sold for over double its estimate, £2,142 compared to £800-£1,200.
Mr Robinson said: “Dreweatts is pleased to have had the honour of being entrusted with finding these items new homes. The last few years has seen a renewed interest in iconic figures, thanks to television programmes such as The Crown. This has further added to the mystique and public perception of people like Princess Margaret, who are appreciated for their sense of style, forthright manner and contribution to public life.”
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