'Cursed' saddle used by Queen Elizabeth I sold for £19,000

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September 27, 2012, 11:25:23 PM
BBC News - 'Cursed' saddle used by Queen Elizabeth I sold for £19,000

QuoteA saddlecloth reputedly used by Queen Elizabeth I during a state visit to Bristol in 1574 has sold for £19,000.

The emerald green saddlecloth is believed to have been used by the Virgin Queen in a procession through the city more than 400 years ago.

Elaborately decorated with gold lace and fringe, the heirloom - said to be cursed - has been in the Kington family for generations.

Expected to fetch £10,000, it was sold for almost double its estimate.

The lot was sold by Newbury auctioneers, Dreweatts, earlier.
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