Netflix is auctioning off The Crown’s most famous props to raise £1m for a new film grant (and the replica of Diana’s revenge dress is likely to fetch £12,000)
It’s been less than a month since The Crown came to an end — and now Netflix is gearing up to auction off some of the series’ most famous props.
Left Bank Pictures – the London-based production company behind the hit historical drama – is selling a range of outfits, vehicles and other items commissioned for the series, which ran for six seasons.
Proceeds from the auction will go towards a new program for film students called Left Bank Pictures – The Crown Scholarship at the National Film and Television School.
Speak with The timesCharlie Thomas, head of sales at Bonhams, explained how there will be an ‘immersive’ free exhibition of images from the show running alongside the auction.
Describing how there was “interest from all over the world” in the items, Thomas added: “Some of the things here you can imagine anywhere from museums to hotels.”
Pictured: Elizabeth Debicki was seen wearing a replica of Princess Diana’s revenge dress in season five
The replica is based on Christina Stambolian’s design and has been valued by Bonhams at £12,000
A reproduction of Princess Diana’s revenge dress, which Elizabeth Debicki wore in the fifth series, is expected to fetch £12,000 when it goes under the hammer at Bonhams.
Meanwhile, the Netflix version of Princess Diana’s engagement outfit, which Emma Corrin wore in season four, has been valued at £2,000 by auction house Bonhams.
In addition, the copy of Princess Margaret’s wedding dress – which appeared in the second season – is expected to sell for a further £8,000, while an emerald green Claire Foy is also estimated to be bought for £5,000.
In addition, the production company is also selling a facade of 10 Downing Street, complete with lantern, balustrades and boot scrapers, which Bonhams estimates will sell for £30,000.
The auction house will also offer a version of Princess Diana’s 1987 XJ-S Jaguar for sale for £15,000.
During the show’s production, Netflix created the world’s only replica of the Gold State Coach, which appeared in seasons three and six.
Bonhams expects the carriage to fetch between £30,000 and £50,000 when it goes under the hammer.
It is two-thirds the size of the 1762 original and was created by prop maker Jason Szukalski, who took hundreds of photographs of the real one on display at Buckingham Place to ensure every detail was copied.
Pictured: Emma Corrin and Josh O’Connor as Prince Charles and Princess Diana in season four of The Crown
Replica of Princess Diana’s bright blue engagement outfit has been valued by the Crown at £2,000
Claire Foy and Matt Smith imagined The Crown season two in an episode where a ball was thrown in their honor
The bright blue dress Claire Foy wore for the scene is expected to sell for £5,000 at auction at Bonhams
On a smaller scale, the Queen Mother’s drinks and swizzle stick are estimated to sell for between £60 and £80.
In addition, the auction house expects the Netflix clapperboard used in the final episode of The Crown to fetch up to £500.
According to The timesthe auction is divided into two: from January 11 to February 8 there are 350 items for sale.
A separate live auction will take place on February 7 with an additional 161 lots.
Two hundred members of the public will be able to attend the live auction next month and Thomas estimates it could last eight hours.
Royal fans will also get the chance to bid on a replica of Princess Diana’s striking sapphire and diamond engagement ring, which is expected to sell for £3,000, as well as a version of the Harvard University jumper she was once photographed in left the gym.
The world’s only example (pictured) of the Gold State Coach costs around £50,000
The production company is also selling a facade of 10 Downing Street, complete with lantern, balustrades and boot scrapers, which Bonhams estimates will sell for £30,000.
The auction house will also offer a version of Princess Diana’s 1987 XJ-S Jaguar for sale for £15,000.
A replica of Prince Philip’s mahogany and gilt metal desk from the early 20th century is valued at £5,000
A fiberglass replica of Westminster Abbey’s coronation chair, estimated to cost £20,000
On a smaller scale, the Queen Mother’s drinks and swizzle stick are estimated to sell for between £60 and £80.
A replica of Princess Margaret’s wedding dress was worn by actress Vanessa Kirby in The Crown and is worth £8,000. Pictured left: Princess Margaret on her wedding day on May 6, 1960
The leopard print swimsuit worn by Diana in St. Tropez in July 1997 (pictured left) was recreated for actress Emma Corrin in series six of The Crown (pictured right, the recreation)
The jumper was worn by actress Elizabeth Debicki in episode seven of series five and has a guide price of £700.
Princess Margaret’s wedding dress and veil from episode seven of series two, when the Queen’s sister was played by Vanessa Kirby, is estimated at £8,000, while a luggage set used by Lesley Manville’s Princess Margaret in a later series is estimated at estimated to sell for £1,500. .
The makers of The Crown hope to raise £1 million from the sale, with all proceeds going to the National Film and Television School to set up the Left Bank Pictures – The Crown Scholarship.
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 pleased that The Crown’s legacy will be financial support for so many students at the NFTS for decades to come.”