If you dream of Lady Mary’s wedding dress or Violet Crawley Cane in the British series Downton AbbeyThey will soon be auctioned in London, during a sale scheduled for mid -August.
Bonhams House will sell about twenty accessories, costumes and sets of the famous series during online offers from August 18 to September 16, he announced Thursday.
Among these pieces: the Grantham car, a 20/60 rancor estimated between 29,000 and 40,000 euros, the wedding dress led by Lady Mary during her marriage to Matthew Crawley (Season 3, Episode 14), estimated of 3,500 to 5,000 euros, a Harem Pour Lady Sybil (Season 1, episode 4), estimated at the same price.
There are also Lady Violet Crawley’s cane, a range of which is also at an auction, as well as an “applause” used in the production of the film. Downton Abbey, a new era“, estimated from 1,200 to 1,700 euros.
Donated income to a charitable organization
The television series created by Julian Fellowes, transmitted for the first time in 2010 in the United Kingdom before conquering the world, counting in six seasons and 52 episodes the life of a rich aristocratic family, Crawley and its servants for 30 years. It was seen by more than 120 million viewers worldwide, according to Bonhams.
Among the main actors, Maggie Smith, who died in September 2024, Hugh Bonneville, Laura Carmichael, Jim Carter, Michelle Dockery and Elizabeth McGovern. Two films were taken from the series in 2019 and 2022. A third, “The Grand Final” was expected in September.
Bonhams said Thursday that sales income would be donated to an English charitable organization, “together for short lives”, in favor of children with diseases that limit their life expectancy.
Source: BFM TV
