FURNITURE from Croome Court fetched a total of almost £170,000 when it was auctioned at Christie's in London last Friday.
The items which fetched the highest price were a pair of George III torcheres - tall stands for candlesticks - which sold for £89,150, despite being expected to go for just £15,000.
The sale included items brought to the estate by George William, sixth Earl of Coventry, who succeeded to the title in 1751.
n George William, the 11th Earl of Coventry died on Friday, June 14 and was buried at Earls Croome church on Wednesday, June 26.
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