Antique silver collection found in Edinburgh attic sells for £60,000

A collection of antique silver found by chance in a family’s attic in Edinburgh has sold for nearly £60,000 at auction.

More than 100 silver items, dating from the early 1700s to the early 1900s, had been expected to fetch up to £23,000 when they were offered for sale at Elmwood’s auctioneers in London.

Members of the selling family, who do not want to be named, found the items inside dusty chests, having been packed away for nearly a century.

A spokesman for them said: “We’re thrilled with the outcome and completely overwhelmed by the response to the collection.”