Princess Margaret's riding boots sold for more than €8,000

This piece, beloved by Princess Margaret, who, like her sister Queen Elizabeth II, has been a great horsewoman since she was young, was offered at auction last Tuesday, April 9, in London. Drewett's Auctions has announced the great success of its sale of the private collection of Serena Armstrong-Jones, Countess of Snowdon, an aristocrat who was married for years to the son of Princess Margaret of England. According to Dreweatts, the collection received offers from all over the world, with a total value of 270,000 pounds, at an exchange rate of more than 315,000 eurosDoubling the average value, which was set at 94 thousand pounds sterling (approximately 110 thousand euros).

Among the items that were auctioned off Brown leather riding boots specially made for Princess Margaret, by the manufacturer of equestrian boots Maxwell. The shoes, stamped with the princess's name, were part of a set that included posts, handles and shoe boxes. It was initially valued at £300-500 and was eventually sold 6,930 pounds.

Both Queen Elizabeth and her sister were great horse lovers. They learned to ride at the age of three, and over time they became… Horse breeders and owners. The sisters shared a hobby that also captivated other members of the British Royal House, such as Princess Anne, who attended the Montreal Olympics as part of the UK equestrian team.

In addition to the riding boots, the auction included other items belonging to Princess Margaret, such as Hand embroidered curtain By the Embroiderers Guild of New South Wales in 1975 or a Drawing of an old wooden chair Commissioned by King Edward I in 1296 and until 1997 it was in Westminster Abbey. Other items auctioned were sculptures, paintings, a Victorian writing desk or a royal carpet.