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Jacobite sale rakes in cash



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Published Date: 01 September 2008
JACOBITE glasses, dating from 1750, have shattered pre-sale estimates after fetching prices in the high thousands at a recent auction.
The sale at Bonham's salerooms on Queen Street saw eager bidders push up the prices, with a small Jacobite wine glass, a single oak leaf and garter star sold to an anonymous telephone bidder for £12,600 – more than 12 times its low estimate.

A similar Jacobite wine glass sold for £7680 against a pre-sale estimate of £1200-£1500, while another made £4320.





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  • Last Updated: 01 September 2008 11:02 AM
  • Source: Edinburgh Evening News
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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JSP,

O'Connor 02/09/2008 01:46:51
Interesting as this story is - why is it in the obituaries?

 

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