Sir Michael Caine's Spanish cupboard heads to Gloucestershire auction

Summarised from Wilts & Glos Standard's report · Updated 10 Oct, 07:31 · Archive

A 17th-century Spanish carved cupboard owned by Sir Michael Caine is being auctioned at Wotton Auction Rooms in Gloucestershire on 13 October.

A mid-17th-century Spanish carved cupboard once owned by Sir Michael Caine will be sold at Wotton Auction Rooms in Gloucestershire on Tuesday, 13 October. Estimated to fetch between £3,000 and £5,000, the cupboard dates from around the mid-1600s and is described as a richly carved example of period Spanish craftsmanship.

The piece was part of Sir Michael's personal collection, which was previously sold by Bonhams in 2022. Joseph Trinder, auctioneer and managing director at Wotton Auction Rooms, said the cupboard 'wonderfully blends appeals with its beauty, history and connection to one of our best loved faces of British cinema'. Actor Susan Lynch, who lives near Stroud, visited the auction rooms and viewed the item, describing it as 'absolutely stunning' and predicting it will 'collect a sizeable sum' owing to the Michael Caine connection.

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