Eric Morecambe’s glasses fetch £20,000 at public sale

A pair of Eric Morecambe’s glasses have fetched £20,000 at an public sale crammed with treasures belonging to the comedy legend. A lifetime of showbiz memorabilia and private gadgets from the comedian’s former house, Brachefield in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, went up on the market virtually 10 months following the demise of his widow Joan, aged 97, in March 2024. Morecambe’s glasses have been synonymous together with his comedic persona and a pair in imitation tortoiseshell by firm Metzler bought alongside his Barling briar pipe and two black and white images of him with the spectacles. The TV star was additionally recognized for smoking pipes and a number of them have been bought in rather a lot that fetched £1,100. A tailcoat and trousers, writing desk, and Breitling watch have been among the many auctioned gadgets beforehand owned by the comedian who fashioned one half of double act Morecambe and Clever. Morecambe was made an OBE in 1976 and his medal, awarded by the late Queen Elizabeth II, bought for £11,000, which was £8,000 above its highest estimate. An oil on canvas portray by royal portrait artist Richard Stone depicting Morecambe sitting down smoking a cigar bought for £15,000, whereas a model of his ventriloquist dummy Charlie, which he took to America to seem on The Ed Sullivan Present, bought for £6,200. Elsewhere, a private letter from King Charles III, who was then the Prince of Wales, fetched £2,500, whereas a classic Luton City Admiral tracksuit with Eric stitched on the again, given to him by the soccer membership, bought for £5,500. Charles Hanson, of Hanson Auctioneers mentioned: “We have been thrilled with the extraordinary outcomes achieved at this public sale. “Eric Morecambe’s legacy lives on within the hearts of thousands and thousands, and the costs replicate not solely the standard and uniqueness of the gadgets but in addition the deep affection followers proceed to carry for him. It’s been an unimaginable two days!” The public sale home supplied his belongings in 700 heaps on January 10 and 11, greater than 40 years after Morecambe died of a coronary heart assault aged 58 in 1984. The costs don’t embrace the client’s premium.