Kray items raise £1,200 at town auction
Published Date:
07 December 2008
By Staff Copy
AN auction of items once owned by renowned crime-twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray has fetched more than £1,200 after going under the hammer in Clare.
The sale at Mander Auctioneers, in Church Street, included an album of letters written by both twins to a friend, and photos of them as younger men, which alone fetched £780.
A cottage-shaped musical jewellery box, hand decorated by the Krays during their time in prison and given to the same friend as a Christmas present, sold for £320.
A signed first edition of Reggie's 1991 autobiography, Born Fighter, also went for £130, bringing the sale of Kray items to a total of £1,230.
Auctioneer James Mander sold the items on behalf of the son of the man who was a long-standing friend of the twins and the recipient of all their tokens of friendship.
Mr Mander said: "The people that bought the cottage and the album, they collect Kray memorabilia, so I should think the jewel in their crown will be this strange cottage.
"We've got a database now of people who want Kray memorabilia."
steve.barton@haverhillecho.com
The full article contains 198 words and appears in Haverhill Echo newspaper.
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Last Updated:
03 December 2008 2:44 PM
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Source:
Haverhill Echo
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Location:
Haverhill
