Cigar butt discarded by Winston Churchill could fetch £1,200 at London auction
A cigar butt discarded by Sir Winston Churchill and picked up by a policeman is expected to fetch up to £1,200 at auction.
The item cast aside by the wartime leader in the 1940s will go on sale along with a pair of satin slippers that once belonged to Queen Victoria.
Made in the mid-19th century, the royal shoes are detailed with gold thread bands and will go under the hammer almost 202 years to the day after she was born.
The slippers are expected to fetch up to £3,000 later this month when members of the public will be able to bid.
Sir Winston Churchill cigar butt and Queen Victoria s slippers being auctioned
Discarded butt was picked up by a policeman
Queen Victoria was in reign for 64 years (Image: CNN)
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A cigar butt discarded by Sir Winston Churchill and picked up by a policeman is expected to fetch up to £1,200 at auction.
Cigar butt discarded by Sir Winston Churchill could fetch £1,200 at auction
Updated: May 7 2021, 1.23pm
A cigar butt discarded by Sir Winston Churchill which is being put up for auction (Gareth Fuller/PA)
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A cigar butt discarded by Sir Winston Churchill and picked up by a policeman is expected to fetch up to £1,200 at auction.
The item cast aside by the wartime leader in the 1940s will go on sale along with a pair of satin slippers that once belonged to Queen Victoria.