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The family were completely unaware that the \u00a360,000 collection was sitting in the attic (Elmwood\u2019s)<\/p>\nA collection of antique silver items found by chance in an Edinburgh family\u2019s attic have fetched just under \u20ac70,000 at auction.<\/p>\n
More than 100 pieces of British and continental silver dating from the early 18th to the early 20th centuries were uncovered as the family prepared to sell a home in the city\u2019s New Town.<\/p>\n
Members of the family, who do not wish to be named, found the items inside dusty chests, having been packed away for the best part of a century.<\/p>\n
The collection was put up for auction at Elmwood\u2019s auction house in London, where it was expected to attract total bids of around \u00a323,000 (\u20ac26,800).<\/p>\n
The family were completely unaware that the \u00a360,000 collection was sitting in the attic (Elmwood\u2019s)<\/p>\n
But the collection ended up fetching \u00a359,761 (\u20ac69,747).<\/p>\n
The most expensive part of the collection was Lot 15 \u2013 a set of fine Danish vintage cutlery, which sold for \u00a35,200 (\u20ac6,068).<\/p>\n
The silverware had been untouched for generations, with the family completely unaware of its existence or significance.<\/p>\n
A spokesman for the Edinburgh family said: \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled with the outcome and completely overwhelmed by the response to the collection.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat began as an unexpected discovery while clearing the family home has turned into an extraordinary journey.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s wonderful to know these pieces, which lay hidden for so many decades, have found new homes with people who will appreciate their history and craftsmanship.\u201d<\/p>\n
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The antique items were packed away in dusty boxes (Elmwood\u2019s)<\/p>\n
The family had previously said they made the discovery when clearing out their mother\u2019s home, which has been with the same family for generations.<\/p>\n
Different members of the family are thought to have added to the collection throughout the years, but knowledge of it faded in more recent times.<\/p>\n
Joe Kendrick, head of sale at Elmwood\u2019s auctioneers, said: \u201cWe knew this was a special collection from the moment we first examined the pieces from the chests, but today\u2019s result exceeded even our expectations.<\/p>\n
\u201cAchieving \u00a359,761 against a pre-sale estimate of \u00a323,000 demonstrates the enduring appeal of fresh-to-market collections with exceptional provenance.<\/p>\n
\u201cBidders responded not only to the quality and rarity of the silver, but also to the remarkable story behind its discovery after almost a century hidden away in an Edinburgh attic.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has been a privilege to bring these pieces back into the public eye and to see them begin a new chapter with collectors around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A collection of antique silver items found by chance in an Edinburgh family\u2019s attic have fetched just under…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":533303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60],"class_list":["post-533302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=533302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/533302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/533303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=533302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=533302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=533302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}