女王的內褲賣了天價 堪稱"維多利亞的祕密"

A pair of Queen Victoria’s cotton knickers with a 45in (114cm) waistband have fetched ￡12,090 at auction.

維多利亞女王的一條腰圍114釐米的棉質短褲在拍賣會上賣了一萬兩千零九十英鎊。

They were sold alongside nightdresses, stockings and hats worn by Victoria and her third child, Princess Alice.

與內褲一起賣出的還有睡衣、長襪和帽子，是維多利亞女王和她的第三個孩子——愛麗絲公主穿過的。

All of the items, from the Yesterday’s World museum in East Sussex, bear the stamp VR, short for Victoria Regina.

所有這些單品來自東薩西克斯昨日博物館，都有VR的標誌，也就是維多利亞女王的縮寫。

The auctioneer, Richard Edmonds, said the clothing was in excellent condition, having been preserved in tissue paper in a temperature-controlled storeroom.

拍賣商，理查德ž埃德蒙茲說，這些衣物都被放在溫度可控的儲藏室裏用棉紙包裹好，保存得非常好。

Edmonds, the principal auctioneer at Chippenham auction rooms in Wiltshire, dated the underwear to the late 1890s by measuring the waistline.

埃德蒙茲，拍賣商的委託人在威爾特郡的切爾哈姆拍賣室裏，通過測量腰圍確定了內褲應該是19世紀90年代晚期的。

A private English collector bought the knickers, along with other items of clothing and a set of replica crown jewels for ￡5,500.

一位英國私人收藏家花5500英鎊買了這條短褲，還有其他一些衣物和一組王冠的複製品。

“We’ve had a lot of interest in this sale and the auction room was packed with buyers and interested spectators,” Edmonds said.

“我們對這次拍賣很感興趣，拍賣室裏擠滿了買主和感興趣的觀衆”。埃德蒙茲說。

“This is a record-breaking price for Victoria royal intimate apparel.

“這對於維多利亞王室貼身衣物來說是破紀錄的價錢”。

“Victorian royal clothing comes up for sale occasionally, but rarely in this excellent condition,” he said.

“維多利亞王室的衣物偶爾被拍賣，但是很少有保存如此完好的”他說。

“Items of Queen Victoria’s clothing were often given to members of the royal household, particularly after her death in 1901.

“維多利亞女王的衣物經常被贈與王室家族的成員，尤其是在她死後，1901年”

“We’ve been able to date the pants by measuring the waistband.”

“我們靠測量腰圍能夠判斷褲子的年代。”

“As there’s such a good photographic record of Queen Victoria, it’s possible to calculate her waist measurement over time, so we know roughly when she would have worn items of this size.”

“因爲我們有逼真地關於維多利亞女王的影像記錄，讓隨着時間變化計算出她的腰圍成爲可能，所以我們可以大略知道她在什麼時候穿過這個尺碼的衣服”

Royal memorabilia from the Victorian era to the death of Diana, Princess of Wales was also on sale, along with Victorian silverware, antique furniture and the propeller from a 1935 Gypsy 3 biplane.

從維多利亞時代到戴安娜王妃，威爾士王妃死亡時候的王室紀念品、維多利亞時期的銀器、舊式傢俱和吉普賽3號雙翼飛機的螺旋槳也在拍賣。

In 2014, a pair of Queen Victoria’s bloomers sold at an auction house in Kent for ￡6,200.

2014年，一雙維多利亞女王的燈籠褲在肯特拍賣行拍出了6200英鎊。