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Del Boy's bar makes a 'cushty' £22,000 at Stourbridge auction | |
(about 8 hours later) | |
Del Boy, played by David Jason, behind the bar in Only Fools and Horses | Del Boy, played by David Jason, behind the bar in Only Fools and Horses |
Del Boy's cocktail bar that featured in the 1980s BBC sitcom Only Fools And Horses sold for a "cushty" £22,000, after going under the hammer in the West Midlands. | |
The cream vinyl-padded, mid-century freestanding bar appeared in the Trotter's Peckham flat in the popular TV show, which aired from 1981 to 2003. | The cream vinyl-padded, mid-century freestanding bar appeared in the Trotter's Peckham flat in the popular TV show, which aired from 1981 to 2003. |
Fans of the iconic comedy show will remember the bar as the place where wheeler-dealer Derek "Del Boy" Trotter, played by David Jason, kept his ready supply of cigars. | Fans of the iconic comedy show will remember the bar as the place where wheeler-dealer Derek "Del Boy" Trotter, played by David Jason, kept his ready supply of cigars. |
It went for auction, along with other items that included a pinstriped suit owned by Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, from Redditch, at Fieldings Auctioneers in Stourbridge on 25 September. | |
The cream vinyl-padded, mid-century freestanding bar appeared in the Trotter's Peckham flat | |
The bar, which had a pre-sale estimate of £500 to £600, was made by Italian company Mascagni Mobili and stands just over a metre tall. | |
It was purchased in 1992 from the sitcom's prop coordinator, following the show's move from London to Bristol. | |
Ahead of the auction, Rachel Holland, music and entertainment specialist at Fieldings, said: "This isn't just a piece of furniture – it's part of the story of one of Britain's best-loved sitcoms. | |
"It's rare to find items from the show with such clear provenance, and we expect it will spark real enthusiasm among collectors." | "It's rare to find items from the show with such clear provenance, and we expect it will spark real enthusiasm among collectors." |
The character of Derek Trotter became a cultural icon – complete with a sheepskin coat, catchphrases, like "cushty", and an ever-hopeful entrepreneurial spirit. | The character of Derek Trotter became a cultural icon – complete with a sheepskin coat, catchphrases, like "cushty", and an ever-hopeful entrepreneurial spirit. |
Elsewhere, Bonham's suit, tailored by John Robinson from Redditch, has an inside pocket label with the handwritten inscription "John Bonham Esq 1974". It fetched £6,500 at the auction. | |
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