A Game of Thrones fan is expected to rake in more than £5,000 when she puts a collectors’ item she bought for just over £1,000 up for auction next week.
Angela Raybould, from Stafford, bought an autographed script from the HBO TV series at a previous auction back in 2015.
It was originally signed and donated by actor Jerome Flynn, who played Ser Bronn of the Blackwater in the fantasy epic, who donated it to raise money for the Global White Lion Protection Trust, which fights to prevent the extinction of white lions in South Africa.
Angela bought it for £1,170 at the Star pub in Great Wyrley five years ago, but later picked up the signatures of much of the rest of the GOT cast and the script is now set to go under the hammer for around £5,000-£7,000.
She said: “My sister told me the script was being auctioned off at her local pub and I decided that, whatever it cost, I had to have it. There were a few people bidding against me but they gradually dropped out and I was lucky enough to get it.”
However, Angela, who runs a security firm with husband Derek, thinks now’s the right time to sell.
Angela said: “I’m a huge Game of Thrones fan. I have all the episodes on DVD.
“The script has to stay locked away in a safe. It’s time for someone else to enjoy it.”
After she bought the script, Angela was invited to London to meet Jerome who signed it, ‘To Angela, Thanks for your generosity, Big Love, Jerome Flynn’. Other cast members have also autographed it.
The script is set to go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers on January 21.
Jim Spencer, works on paper expert at Hansons, said: “For any Game of Thrones fan this is a wonderful thing to own. The provenance is excellent.
“Of course, you will need deep pockets to afford it, but the series has numerous wealthy and famous fans.
“I’ve read that Jennifer Lopez, Barack Obama and Madonna are among several stars who watch the show.”
The script is from the season four finale, entitled The Children, and was written by David Benioff and D B Weiss, based on A Song of Ice and Fire by George R R Martin.
To find out more about the auction, email: jspencer@hansonsauctioneers.co.uk.
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