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14 hours ago
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Model of Saudi prince's Sarafsa yacht sells at auction for £30,200
A model of a £55m yacht designed for a Saudi prince has sold for £30,200 at was part of a sale of silverware, artwork and furnishings previously housed on Sarafsa, a six-deck, 269ft (82m) superyacht that was owned by Prince Fahad bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz al model, which once graced the vessel's main saloon, measures just over 4ft (1.2m) in length and was commissioned in 2008 when the yacht was built. The lots, sold by Eddisons auctioneers of Scunthorpe, also included a pair of goblets believed to have belonged to the former king of France, Louis XVI. The items became available after the yacht was sold in April 2023 to an undisclosed bidder. The asking price at the time of the sale was €65m (£55.4m), according to the broker Paul Cooper said the sale was one of the most unusual they had hosted."We don't get many superyachts in Scunthorpe - or their contents," he said."Everything has the name of an internationally famous jeweller, silversmith, porcelain manufacturer, glassmaker or artist attached," he Cooper said there had been a lot of interest in the model of the Sarafsa, along with a second smaller version made by the celebrity London jeweller Theo on the Louis XVI goblets also hit four figures weeks before the auction, he said. The Sarafsa was built in 2008 and, at one point, was the largest motor yacht to be built in a British yard. It included accommodation for 14 people, quarters for 12 staff and cabins for a further 23 crew also featured a grand piano lounge, cinema, spa, swimming pool, gym, helipad, car garage and a saloon modelled on the "grandest hotels of Monaco". Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
2 days ago
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Saudi prince's superyacht contents go to Scunthorpe auction
Silverware, artwork and furnishings from a "floating palace" designed for a member of the Saudi royal family are set to go under the hammer in items were previously housed on Sarafsa, a six-deck, 269ft (82m) superyacht which was owned by Prince Fahad bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz al lots, which will be sold on Wednesday, include a pair of goblets believed to have belonged to the former king of France, Louis Cooper from Eddisons auctioneers said: "The Sarafsa was a floating palace. Everything has the name of an internationally famous jeweller, silversmith, porcelain manufacturer, glassmaker or artist attached." The items became available after the yacht was sold in April 2023 to an undisclosed bidder. The asking price at the time of the sale was €65m (£55.4m) according to the broker vessel was built in 2008 and, at one point, was the largest motor yacht to be built in a British yard. It included accommodation for 14 people, quarters for 12 staff and cabins for a further 23 crew Sarafsa also featured a grand piano lounge, cinema, spa, swimming pool, gym, helipad, car garage and a saloon modelled on the "grandest hotels of Monaco".Mr Cooper said: "The silver is being auctioned in 70 lots, ranging across sets of just about every imaginable piece of cutlery."We have snail forks, oyster forks, parmesan spoons, ice cream spoons, cheesecake knives and hallmarked silver sugar tongs."The yacht's guests dined off the ivy and white ceramic tableware of Augarten Wein and they drank from fine French crystal - it's all Baccarat and Royal de Champagne."The auctioneers believe the items, which they described as a "treasure trove", would have cost over £1m when they were first purchased. Listen to highlights from Lincolnshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
