Princess Diana’s Sheep Sweater Smashes Records To Sell For $1.1 Million
September 15, 2023 4:33PM CDT
FILE - The historic Princess Diana black sheep jumper is on display at the auction house Sotheby's in London, Monday, July 17, 2023. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)
LONDON (AP) — A red sweater adorned with a flock of sheep worn by the young Princess Diana has sold at auction for $1.1 million.
The price is many times its presale estimate and a record for an item owned by the late royal.
The playfully patterned wool jumper featuring a single black sheep in a grid of white ones was bought by an unidentified bidder at Sotheby’s online Fashion Icons sale.
The auction house had valued it at between $50,000 and $80,000 ahead of two weeks of bidding that ended Thursday.
The previous record for a piece of Diana memorabilia was $604,800 for a Victor Edelstein-designed ballgown sold by Sotheby’s in January.
