'Humble' Christmas tree bought for 6p sells for thousands at auction
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The tree is a reminder that Christmas does not require extravagance, auctioneers said
A vintage Christmas tree, described as the "most humble in the world", has sold at auction for more than 拢3,400.
The 103-year-old artificial tree is 79cm tall and has 25 branches,12 berries and six mini candle holders.
It was originally bought in 1920 for just 6p.
The vintage tree was expected to sell for between 拢60-80 but in the end fetched 拢3,411 when it went under the hammer last week.
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What happened?
The vintage tree looks very different to Christmas trees available to buy today
The auctioneers who sold it said it was an "astonishing" price for possibly "the humblest Christmas tree in the world".
Charles Hanson from the auction company said: "The magic of Christmas lives on.
"The humblest Christmas tree in the world has a new home and we're delighted."
He said the tree would originally have been bought for a few pence, about 拢3.68 in today's money, probably from a London department store.
"It reminds us that extravagance and excess are not required to capture the spirit of Christmas," Mr Hanson added.