LOVELY jubbly Rodney!
Del Boy’s tacky bar from Only Fools and Horses sold yesterday for £22,000.
Del Boy’s bar from Only Fools and Horses sold yesterday for £22,000[/caption]
Two bidders “slogged it out” to land the wraparound cream vinyl padded drink server from the Trotters’ flat.
It was expected to make just £600 but our story last week triggered a wave of interest and more than 200 people made bids.
The drama mirrored the final series episode where Del (David Jason) and Rodney (Nicholas Lyndhurst) became millionaires by selling a rare pocket watch for £6.2million at Sotheby’s.
As the hammer came down, shocked auctioneer Rachel Holland said: “Unbelievable. I have to take a breath.”
Antiques Roadshow expert Will Farmer, co-director of Fieldings in Stourbridge, West Mids, who held the auction, said: “Nostalgia sells.
“If this had not been seen on Only Fools, as a generic 1950s to 1970s kitsch bit of furniture it would probably be worth £200 a best.
“But it had diamond dust sprinkled on it.”
The private buyer who, with fees, will part with £27,720 is said to be “very excited” with his purchase of the bar, made by Italian firm Umberto Mascagni.
It is one of three or four used on the show.
Nicholas Lyndhurst and David Jason starred in the classic sitcom[/caption]
