Bronte guardians have hit the jackpot again, outbidding rivals to buy a Bronte treasure at auction in Soth-eby’s, London, yesterday.
They paid £32,000 for Wuthering Heights author Emily Bronte’s artist’s box and geometry set.
A fortnight ago in New York they acquired one of the rarest Charlotte Bronte miniature poetry manuscripts, paying 50,000 dollars.
The box and geometry set contains items used by Emily such as sealing wax, gummed paper and bottles.
Ann Dinsdale, Bronte Parsonage Museum collections manager, said: “We are absolutely thrilled. What a fantastic Christmas present.”
They were unable to stretch to the other items, a collection of drawings owned by Emily and a desk which belonged to Charlotte, author of Jane Eyre.
Now they were looking forward to receiving the items and displaying them at the museum in Haworth from the New Year.
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