A Del Boy’s tacky cocktail bar that appeared on the hit British sitcom was set to fetch a ‘cushty’ estimated £600 at auction this week in Stourbridge, however, it ended up being snapped up for 44 times what auctioneers anticipated.

Following a 200-person bidding war on Thursday (September 25), Fielding’s Auctioneers said a Only Fools and Horses “mega fan” won the battle with a final bid of £22,720.

Fielding’s Auctioneers Director, Will Farmer, said: “For me, we are of course, thrilled. The vendor is thrilled.

The bar was sold for 44 times the guide price(Image: Joseph Walshe / SWNS)

“The buyer is thrilled and he’s already paid for it and collecting it tomorrow.

“He’s dropping the kids off tomorrow and driving up from Oxford. He’s absolutely off the scale delighted.

“He’s a brilliant guy, the new owner. They’re absolutely thrilled. He saw it via the media and in his own words, he said ‘I’m having that’.

“When it did £10,000, we were shocked. It kept going, and it only takes two people to dig their heels in.

“It’s an incredible result, the vendor can’t actually believe it. He’s as shocked as anything.”

He added: “It’s one of the highest prices, it’s the second highest for a piece of Only Fools and Horses memorabilia. I’m going to be living the £500 to £600 estimate down for a few years to come.

“It is fair to say I feel a bit of a plonker about that.”

Fans of the comedy show will remember the bar for being where Del kept his ready supply of cigars.

The pineapple ice bucket also took pride of place on the booze cabinet which was featured in most scenes throughout the long-running series.

200 people bid online for the iconic set piece (Image: Joseph Walshe / SWNS)

Rachel Holland, music and entertainment specialist for Fielding’s, said: “This is a rare and fascinating piece of 20th-century popular culture.

“By repute, the bar was used on the set of Only Fools and Horses.

“It was acquired by the current vendor’s father, himself a known actor and producer, on 19th January 1992.

“The piece was purchased directly from the sitcom’s prop coordinator following the studio’s relocation from London to Bristol.

“It is offered together with a handwritten receipt from the seller reading: ‘Bar used on set of Only Fools and Horses, Sold J. Williams 19.1.92, S.P. Haberfield.

“This bar is more than just a piece of furniture – it’s a slice of British television history.”

Seven series were originally broadcast on the BBC from 1981 to 1991, with 16 Christmas specials aired until the end of the show in 2003.