Downton Abbey auction of props and costumes smashes estimates

Props, costumes and other items from the hit television series Downton Abbey (2010 to 2015) sold for £1.7 million (S$2.9 million) at a London auction, six times the pre-sale estimate, said auction house Bonhams on Sept 16.

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The “bell wall”, the servant’s call system that appears from the first season to the last, proved to be the prize item, selling for an eye-watering £216,300 against an estimate of £7,000.

The Bonhams sale, which featured everything from dresses to a car to a clapper board, ran online from Aug 18 to Sept 16, ahead of Britain’s Sept 12 release of the third and final film - Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale. It is showing in Singapore cinemas.

The movie brings to a close the British saga, which included six highly successful seasons on the small screen.