‘Best of the best’: Robbie Williams buys Eric Morecambe’s glasses for £20,000 Singer says he cried ‘happy, childlike tears’ after placing winning bid on late comedian’s glasses and pipe at auction.
Robbie Williams has said he bought Eric Morecambe’s glasses for £20,000 at auction as the comedian was an “uncle of sorts” whose “spirit has been salve for my soul”.
Alongside two pictures of Williams with the glasses and pipe, the former Take That member said he had treated himself to the items before his 51st birthday on Thursday and after undergoing months of promotion work for his semi-autobiographical film, Better Man.
The imitation tortoiseshell glasses by Metzler, said to be synonymous with Morecambe’s sharp wit and comedic persona, were sold alongside his Barling briar pipe and two black-and-white photographs of him wearing the spectacles.
The singer said he cried “happy, childlike tears” after winning the bidding war last month with a final offer far exceeding the £2,000 to £4,000 estimate.
