Everyone has their heart. Charlie Thomas, from Bonhams’s auction house, does not doubt: the bells of the servants of the servants, which appears from the first episode of the series of Downton AbbeyIt is your favorite article in the sale.
“To show that the bell works, look that!” He laughs, activating it. “I hope someone comes and delivering tea in a minute.” Its price is estimated between 5,800 and 8,100 euros. “But I think it will be sold more, the specialist, who has made estimates of all objects for auctions.
The online sale began on Monday and will end on September 16. In parallel, the public can discover objects in an exhibition in London.
“We already have an immense interest from everyone, America, Europe, Asia,” says Charlie Thomas. People have somehow fallen in love with the characters. “
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. Two films were taken from the series in 2019 and 2022. A third, The Grand Final It will be launched on September 10 in France: there will be a matter of divorce and Crawley’s future in a world that continues to change.
A charitable sale
In the exhibition, a woman observes, fascinated, Violet Crawley’s cane, which was played by Maggie Smith, died in September 2024. “It is really a beautiful object,” he said, without giving his name. “I would like to offer it to my mother -in -law who will be 70 years old, but I’m not sure I take it well!” He says smiling.
Among the Flagship Parts of the Sale: The Car of Lord and Lady Grantham (Estimated Between 29,000 and 40,000 euros), Which Dates from 1925, and Still Rolls Vry Well, According to Charlie Thomas, The Wedding Dress Carried By Lady Mary During Her Marriage To Matthew Crawley (Season 3, Episode 14), Estimated from 3,500 to 5,000 euros, to Sarouel of Lady Sybil (Season 1, Episode 4), estimated at The Same Price.
“What I prefer are dresses. They are magnificent,” says Hailey Bradley, a 23 -year -old American woman who lives in London. She came to the exhibition to see all these pieces more closely. “He is so glamorous,” he rejoices the young woman who describes herself as “a big fan.”
Lucia Camara, an Italian from Milan, came with her husband and her 11 -year -old daughter, Giulia. She organized family vacations in the United Kingdom with the aim of going to important places in the life of Jane Austen, to discover the universe of Harry Potter and the Downton Abbey saga.
“This exhibition is a unique opportunity to see all these objects that will disappear,” he explains. But Lucia does not think about offering: “The best pieces will be too expensive and anyway, they would not be really useful in our lives.”
Jenny Foster, an 85 -year -old British, closely observes the dresses of the 1920s. She tells her disappointment while the Downton Abbey saga will end. “But in fact, I’m probably going to see (the series) in its entirety, because I forgot some parts,” he said with Malice.
The income of the sale will be donated to a British charity, “together for short lives”, in favor of sick children.
Source: BFM TV
