A pair of velvet slippers that belonged to Winston Churchill which adorned with his initials are expected to sell for up to £15,000 at auction. The slippers, made by a Mayfair shoemaker, remain in great condition, but show signs of wear on the heels. A pair of Winston Churchill's slippers are expected to fetch up to £15,000 at auction when they go up for sale next month alongside a brandy glass he ownedBellmans Auctioneers in Sussex is set to sell the slippers on March 9, for only for the second time since Churchill's death in 1965. Both lots were sold for the first time by Winston Churchill's family in the Political Sale at Sotheby's, on July 15, 1998. Nonie Chapman was 21 and working as a secretary at Churchill's home, Chartwell in Kent.

Source: Daily Mail February 17, 2021 14:51 UTC