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The bike up for auction. Picture from Burstow & Hewett SUS-210428-102451001
The item, which was declared ‘unfit for a Princess’ was one of a number of lots to be auctioned.
The estimated price it was expected to sell for was between £15,000 and £20,000.
But it sold for more than twice the amount at £44,000 at Burstow & Hewett Auctioneers in Battle.
The letter of authenticity from Gerald Stonehill who acquired the bike directly from Diana. Picture from Burstow & Hewett SUS-210428-102932001
Included with the bike was a newspaper article from 1981 and a framed letter from Gerald Stonehill, who originally bought the item from Diana.
The bike up for auction. Picture from Burstow & Hewett SUS-210428-102451001
The item, which was declared ‘unfit for a Princess’ was one of a number of lots to be auctioned.
The estimated price it was expected to sell for was between £15,000 and £20,000.
But it sold for more than twice the amount at £44,000 at Burstow & Hewett Auctioneers in Battle.
The letter of authenticity from Gerald Stonehill who acquired the bike directly from Diana. Picture from Burstow & Hewett SUS-210428-102932001
Included with the bike was a newspaper article from 1981 and a framed letter from Gerald Stonehill, who originally bought the item from Diana.