Eric Morecambe’s trademark glasses fetch £20,000 at estate auction

A pair of glasses belonging to the comedian Eric Morecambe have been bought for £20,000 at public sale.

Private objects and showbiz memorabilia from Morecambe’s dwelling in Hertfordshire had been put up on the market following the loss of life of his widow, Joan, in March 2024.

The glasses had been bought together with a Barling briar pipe and two images of the comedian. Different heaps included telegrams from the late Duke of Edinburgh and letters from Margaret Thatcher and fellow comics Ronnie Barker and Tommy Cooper.

The public sale comes greater than 40 years after Morecambe’s loss of life in 1984, and included greater than 700 heaps.

The star was additionally identified for smoking pipes and a collection of them had been bought in rather a lot that fetched £1,100.

Morecambe was made an OBE in 1976 and his medal, awarded by Queen Elizabeth II, bought for £11,000, which was £8,000 above its highest estimate.

A tailcoat and trousers, writing desk, and Breitling watch had been among the many different auctioned objects beforehand owned by Morecambe.

Elsewhere, a private letter from the then-Prince of Wales fetched £2,500, whereas a classic Luton City Admiral tracksuit with “Eric” stitched on the again bought for £5,500.

Morecambe met comedy companion Ernie Clever in 1940 aged 14 and regardless of a wartime separation shaped the enduring double-act Morecambe and Clever.

They’d many lean years touring theatres earlier than they broke into TV and by 1977 their Christmas particular was watched by 28 million viewers.

Charles Hanson, of Hanson Auctioneers, mentioned: “We had been thrilled with the extraordinary outcomes achieved at this public sale.

“Eric Morecambe’s legacy lives on within the hearts of tens of millions, and the costs mirror not solely the standard and uniqueness of the objects but in addition the deep affection followers proceed to carry for him. It has been an unimaginable two days!”