Own a piece of royal history: Netflix show The Crown is auctioning off props including the world’s only copy of the Gold State Coach
More than 400 costumes, props and sets made for the Crown will be sold at auction next year.
The hit Netflix show aired the first half of its sixth and final season on Thursday, focusing on the period from Diana’s death in 1997 to Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles’ wedding in 2005, and fans will soon get the chance to see the get your hands on the show. memorable items such as Diana’s ‘revenge’ dress and the Queen Mother’s swizzle stick.
Left Bank Pictures, the production company behind the successful historical drama, will sell the objects at Bonhams in February.
Highlights include a fiberglass replica of Westminster Abbey’s coronation chair, estimated at £20,000, and the world’s only example of the Gold State Coach for £50,000.
Fans can also buy the front door of number 10 – complete with lantern railings and boot scrapers – for around £30,000, or the replica wrought iron Buckingham Palace gates for a whopping £8,000.
Left Bank Pictures, the production company behind the successful historical drama, will sell the objects at Bonhams in February
Highlights include the world’s only copy of the Gold State Coach for £50,000
Fans can also buy the front door of number 10 – complete with lantern railings and boot scrapers – for around £30,000,
The show has been praised for the authenticity of the props and backdrops used since it first premiered on our screens in 2016.
Charlie Thomas, Bonhams UK group director for home sales and private and iconic collections, said: ‘The Crown’s iconic costumes, props and set pieces have been extensively researched and created with truly impressive attention to detail by master craftsmen.
‘Not only is this an incredible opportunity to own pieces from the historic show, it is also the closest you will ever get to owning the real thing – whether it is the facade of 10 Downing Street or Princess Diana’s engagement ring. ‘
According to the show’s co-founder and executive producer Andy Harris, the Crown had used more than 2,500 sets and filled 18 shipping containers at Elstree studios in Hertfordshire with props and costumes.
This includes a powder blue ball gown (£7,000) worn by Claire Foy, who played the Queen in the first series, and an engagement ring worn by Princess Dianna (£2,000-£3,000), played by Emma Corrin.
A custom-made replica of Diana’s so-called revenge dress, which she wore on the same night the then Prince of Wales confessed his infidelity on national television, is expected to fetch between £8,000 and £12,000, while a version of Diana’s 1987 Jaguar The XJ-S can cost up to £20,000.
For less than £100 you can walk away with the Queen Mother’s swizzle stick and handkerchiefs, while a pair of porcelain corgis can set you back £300.
A combination of 3D printing and fiberglass cast clay sculptures was used to create the fake Gold State Coach before it was colored with a paint called Bristol Gold.
The famous coach was used when Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton played against Queen Elizabeth II during her Silver and Golden Jubilee.
It is two-thirds the size of the original, made in 1762, and was created by prop maker Jason Szukalski, who took hundreds of photographs of the real one on display at Buckingham Place to get the design just right.
Before the sale, there will be a free exhibition of all items at Bonhams in central London.
Proceeds will go to the National Film and Television School to establish the Left Bank Pictures – The Crown Scholarship.
The show’s makers hope sales will raise up to £1 million.
The famous coach was used when Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton played against Queen Elizabeth II during her Silver and Golden Jubilee
An engagement ring worn by Princess Dianna (£2,000-£3,000), played by Emma Corrin
Replica of the coronation dress designed for and worn by the late Queen from the Netflix series The Crown
A custom-made replica of Diana’s so-called revenge dress, which she wore on the same night the then Prince of Wales confessed his infidelity on national television, is expected to fetch between £8,000 and £12,000.
The show has been praised for the authenticity of the props and backdrops used since it first premiered on our screens in 2016
According to the show’s co-founder and executive producer Andy Harris, the Crown had used more than 2,500 sets and filled 18 shipping containers at Elstree studios in Hertfordshire with props and costumes.
A version of Diana’s 1987 Jaguar XJ-S could cost as much as £20,000
Part two of the sixth season of The Crown will be released on Netflix on December 14, marking the end of the popular drama series
Andy Harries, CEO of production company Left Bank Pictures and executive producer of The Crown, said: ‘Its huge global success has a lot to do with working with the best creative and production talent in this country, and we want to share the profits from this wonderful auction the next generation of film and TV talent.
“The NFTS has been part of The Crown’s history since its inception, with many of its graduates contributing to the show’s production over the years.
‘I have long admired and personally supported the school’s ethos and education.
“I am therefore delighted that The Crown’s legacy will be to provide so much financial support to so many students at the NFTS for decades to come.”
A live sale will take place at Bonhams in London on Wednesday, February 7, while an online auction will take place on the Bonhams website between January 30 and February 8.
Part two of the sixth season of The Crown will be released on Netflix on December 14, marking the end of the popular drama series.