Auctioneers put £10,000 value on Hathaway antique box

as “remarkable” and could be worth upwards of £10,000.originally came from Anne Hathaway's CottageAUCTIONEERS have described an oak documents box that

where Shakespeare courted his bride-to-be.but its true historical significance is its connection to Anne Hathaway’s Cottage a place 1623 The box which is now owned by a Mickleton resident bears the date 1697 which is post Anne Hathaway’s death in

last year and was valued at many thousands of pounds once its historical legacy was established. he object was featured on the BBC T

Recently it was valued again by experts from Hansons Auctioneers at a free valuation event held at the Kings Arms in Mickleton, who said it was worth upwards of £10,000.

The Mickleton resident, who wished to remain anonymous, said the box had been in the family for over 50 years but was originally acquired by John Lowe, estate manager at Ettington Park at the end of the 19th century when a number of household items were sold off from Anne Hathaway’s Cottage. A note inside the box confirms this.

“I was very pleased with the valuation and that Charles Hanson of Hansons Auctioneers is now carrying out extensive research to find out more about the box. I really think it is part of Shakespeare’s legacy and we will see what its true value is when it goes under the hammer at the end of this year or early next. I will miss it because I used to use it as a documents box myself and it’s been in the family for so long,” the resident told the

Television auctioneer Charles Hanson described the box, which measures two feet wide and one-and-a-half feet high and deep, as “quite remarkable.”