Spirit collectors
Words by:
William Gregory MRICS Golding Young and Mawer
Featured in:
February 2014
William Gregory MRICS Golding Young and Mawer
Featured in:
February 2014
Some buyers will go to great lengths to find items to add to their collections and look after them once they get them home.
Whilst some will scour catalogues for the perfect addition well in advance, others will buy on the spur of the moment. I have seen clients go to great lengths to protect their collections, even investing in special display cabinets, lights and alarms. Railway memorabilia collectors have even been known to build replica platforms and stations to show off their prized items.
One group of collectors came to my attention last month and deserve a special mention. Wine and spirit collectors not only have to buy and store their prized trophies, but they have to resist sampling them as well.
The Grantham saleroom of Golding Young & Mawer offered a specialist wine and spirits section in their last auction, which sold for a total of £28,000. Interest was truly worldwide, with bidders registering from as far away as New Zealand, China and the United States of America.
The top price paid was £4,000, including auction commission, for a 1948 bottle of Macallan single malt whisky in its original presentation box. The bottle was highly sought after because only 366 bottles were released by the Macallan Distillers. Should the buyer ever succumb to temptation and open the bottle, I calculate it works out at around £250 a measure!
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Grantham school joins Carol Service in celebration of town’s hospital![]()
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Pupils from St Mary’s Catholic Voluntary Academy are taking part in the first Carol Service to celebrate the special relationship Grantham and District Hospital has with the town and surrounding communities.![]()
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The school children will join in the singing of favourite Christmas Carols as well as perform their own set musical piece at the Carol Service on Thursday 11th December at 7pm, in St Wulfram’s church, Grantham.![]()
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Deputy Head Teacher Olivia Mumford said: “The Carol Service is a fantastic opportunity for our pupils to share the joy of music while showing appreciation for the incredible work done at Grantham and District Hospital. It’s a privilege to support such an important event in our town."![]()
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The Carol Service has been organised by United Lincolnshire Hospitals Charity, who work closely with staff at Grantham and District Hospital and provides those extras for staff and patients that NHS budgets are unable to fund. ![]()
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Further details on the Grantham NHS Carol Service can be found by visiting www.ulhcharity.org.uk/news/christmas-carols-at-grantham-st-wulfram-church-in-thanks-for-towns-sup...