Eric Morecambe's trademark glasses sell for £20,000

A brace of glasses belonging to the comic Eric Morecambe person been sold for £20,000 astatine auction.

Personal items and showbiz memorabilia from Morecambe's vocation from his location successful Hertfordshire were enactment up for merchantability pursuing the decease of his widow, Joan, successful March 2024.

The glasses were sold on with a Barling briar tube and 2 photographs of the comic. Other tons included telegrams from the precocious Duke of Edinburgh and letters from Margaret Thatcher and chap comics Ronnie Barker and Tommy Cooper.

The auction comes much than 40 years aft Morecambe's decease successful 1984, and included much than 700 lots.

The prima was besides known for smoking pipes and a enactment of them were sold successful a batch that fetched £1,100.

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

A tailcoat and trousers, penning desk, and Breitling ticker were among the different auctioned items antecedently owned by Morecambe.

Elsewhere, a idiosyncratic missive from the then-Prince of Wales fetched £2,500, portion a vintage Luton Town Admiral tracksuit with "Eric" stitched connected the backmost sold for £5,500.

Morecambe met drama spouse Ernie Wise successful 1940 aged 14 and contempt a wartime separation formed an enduring double-act.

They had galore thin years touring theatres earlier they broke into TV and by 1977 their Christmas peculiar was watched by 28 cardinal viewers.

Charles Hanson, of Hanson Auctioneers, said: "We were thrilled with the bonzer results achieved astatine this auction.

"Eric Morecambe's bequest lives connected successful the hearts of millions, and the prices bespeak not lone the prime and uniqueness of the items but besides the heavy affection fans proceed to clasp for him. It's been an unthinkable 2 days!"