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    DOWNTON ABBEY AUCTION SUCCESS AT BONHAMS

    Tuesday, September 16th, 2025

    The Grantham family car, a 1925 Sunbeam Saloon, sold for £172,500 including premium.

    The Grantham family car and the Downton Abbey bell wall were highlights of the Downton Abbey auction which ran online at Bonhams until September 16. The car made £172,500, the wall of bells from the servants quarters sold for £216,300 including premium against an estimate of £5,000-£7,000. The bell wall was first seen in Season 1, in the Servant’s Hall and made by the Art Department’s model makers. It was an integral part of the Downton Abbey world and featured from the first season to the last. The 267 lot auction achieved £1.7 million, more than six times the pre-sale estimate, and was 100% sold.

    (See post on antiquesandartireland.com for August 16, 2025)

    The Downton Abbey bell wall sold for £216,300 including premium.

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    DOWNTON ABBEY – THE AUCTION AT BONHAMS

    Saturday, August 16th, 2025

    Hard to believe that it has been 15 years since Downton Abbey first hit our screens. The Golden Globe, BAFTA and primetime Emmy winning series ran for six seasons from 2020-2015 and garnered more than 120 million viewers.  So the auction of props, costumes and set pieces from one of the most popular programmes in the history of British television at Bonhams will generate global interest.

    The sale will run online from next Monday August 18 to September 16, along with a special exhibition at Bonhams London headquarters at New Bond St. Highlights include costumes worn by the ladies including the prop costume and wedding bouquet worn by Michelle Dockery (as Lady Mary), the Downton Abbey bell wall from the servants hall, an autographed script of season one episode one, various cook costumes and pinafores worn by Lesley Nicol (as Mrs. Patmore) and a pair of white leather gloves worn by Rob James-Collier (as Thomas Barrow).

    Carnival Films, part of the Universal Studios group, will contribute proceeds from items they donated to Together for Short Lives, the UK’s leading charity for children with life-limiting conditions and their families. A third and final Downton Abbey film is due for release in September.

    Michelle Dockery (as Lady Mary) prop wedding costume and bouquet. UPDATE: THIS MADE £21,760 INCLUDING PREMIUM

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    VIRTUAL INTERNATIONAL CHARITY COVID-19 SALE

    Monday, April 27th, 2020

    Sotheby’s and Google are coming together virtually to raise much-needed funds for the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) work to help mitigate and respond to the spread of COVID-19 in vulnerable communities. An online auction of unique experiences to be enjoyed virtually via Google Meet video calls will run from May 1-8. From intimate conversations and ‘virtual’ drinks to lessons and tutorials all will be offered without reserve. The list of experiences continues to grow, but already includes commitments from leading names in music, film, public affairs, art and design and science.

    There is a chance to record a song with Sting, coffee with Hillary Rodham Clinton, a Shakespearian acting lesson from Sir Patrick Stewart, a conversation with actor/comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, coffee or tea with Madeleine Albright, a conversation about music will all five members of The Strokes, a virtual art work creation with Marc Quinn, a virtual visit to Highclere Castle with the Earl and Countess of Carnarvon, Downton Abbey writer and creator Julian Fellowes and actors Hugh Bonneville and Elizabeth McGovern and a conversation with David Miliband, former British Foreign Secretary and current President of the IRC.

    From distributing meals in New York City to translating public health guidance into numerous languages for refugee and migrant communities across Europe, the IRC response is built on years of experience in supporting people affected by conflict, crisis, and disaster in over 40 countries around the globe. Learn more at www.rescue.org 

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