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Sir Jimmy Savile's belongings auctioned at museum | |
(about 7 hours later) | |
A sale of the late Sir Jimmy Savile's possessions and mementoes has started with one of the late DJ's Highland suits going for £280. | |
The tweed jacket and kilt was the first of 549 lots to go under the hammer in Sir Jimmy's home city of Leeds. | |
The broadcaster and Top of the Pops host asked for the memorabilia to be sold in aid of his charitable trust. | The broadcaster and Top of the Pops host asked for the memorabilia to be sold in aid of his charitable trust. |
Sir Jimmy, who ran more than 200 fund-raising marathons, is thought to have collected £40m for charity in his life. | Sir Jimmy, who ran more than 200 fund-raising marathons, is thought to have collected £40m for charity in his life. |
Items on sale include a £12,000 gold and diamond encrusted Rolex watch, gold identity bracelet and rings, and the first ever chair from his Jim'll Fix It TV show. | Items on sale include a £12,000 gold and diamond encrusted Rolex watch, gold identity bracelet and rings, and the first ever chair from his Jim'll Fix It TV show. |
The sale kicked off at Savile Hall, at the Royal Armouries, with about 300 people packing the room and many more bidders taking part over the phone and internet. | |
Lot one - the Highland suit - was bought by a local man. | |
As the auction continued, some items started to soar above their estimates. | |
A Scottish shepherd's crook estimated to sell for between £30 to £60 went for £380. | |
The auction includes the sale of the broadcaster's beloved Rolls-Royce. | |
The DJ, who died just before his 85th birthday last year, nicknamed his car "The Beast", and it still bears his personal registration number, JS 247. | |
The auction, which is estimated to raise up to £300,000, is taking place all day at the museum. |