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Sir Rod Stewart auctions furniture in Essex sale | Sir Rod Stewart auctions furniture in Essex sale |
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Sir Rod Stewart is having a "good old-fashioned clear out" and auctioning off some of his furniture. | |
Fans of the Maggie May singer, who owns a mansion in Sheering near Harlow, could own items like a leopard print armchair or a figure of a banjo player. | Fans of the Maggie May singer, who owns a mansion in Sheering near Harlow, could own items like a leopard print armchair or a figure of a banjo player. |
The items are being auctioned by Sworders' Fine Art of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, in a sale which could raise up to £40,000 in September. | The items are being auctioned by Sworders' Fine Art of Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, in a sale which could raise up to £40,000 in September. |
A spokesman said it was "all very rock and roll". | A spokesman said it was "all very rock and roll". |
Sir Rod, 73, who was knighted at Buckingham Palace in October 2016, is famous for such hits as Maggie May, Sailing and Do Ya Think I'm Sexy? | |
The sale, which takes place on 11 September, includes items with estimates ranging from £60 to £3,000. | The sale, which takes place on 11 September, includes items with estimates ranging from £60 to £3,000. |
The collection of more than 60 lots includes a pair of gilt bronze-mounted side tables, estimated at £2,000-£3,000, a pair of late 19th Century pier mirrors, estimated at £2,000-£3,000 and a set of four gilt bronze two-branch wall lights, estimated at £800-£1,200. | The collection of more than 60 lots includes a pair of gilt bronze-mounted side tables, estimated at £2,000-£3,000, a pair of late 19th Century pier mirrors, estimated at £2,000-£3,000 and a set of four gilt bronze two-branch wall lights, estimated at £800-£1,200. |
John Black, one of the directors of Sworders, said: "It was genuinely nice to get the phone call. He wanted a local company. | John Black, one of the directors of Sworders, said: "It was genuinely nice to get the phone call. He wanted a local company. |
"It's really good decorative house furniture, nice tables and wall lights. It's all very rock and roll." | "It's really good decorative house furniture, nice tables and wall lights. It's all very rock and roll." |
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