'Dentures' Used by Churchill During WWII Go Up for Auction
Estimated Auction Price 13 Million Won
Former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's dentures from World War II are going up for auction.
On the 20th (local time), the American CNN reported that the auction company Cotswold Auction Company will put up a set of Churchill's dentures for auction on the 6th of next month in Cheltenham, England. The dentures, which Churchill used as upper teeth, are made of gold. The estimated auction price is expected to be up to ?8,000 (about 13 million KRW), the media reported.
It is known that Churchill carried two sets of dentures after losing several teeth in his twenties. He always wore dentures when giving speeches in public. Experts say that Churchill was able to speak as before even with dentures thanks to the excellent skills of his dentist. The dentures going up for auction are estimated to have been made in the early days of World War II. They were designed by Churchill's dentist at the time and made by technician Derek Cudlipp. They were previously auctioned in the UK in 2010 and sold for $23,700 (about 28 million KRW at the time).
Dentures used by former British Prime Minister Churchill during World War II
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A handwritten letter Churchill sent to his dentist was also auctioned in 2008. At that time, Churchill informed his dentist that he had been included in the list for a knighthood and said, "I am very pleased to recommend you who are fully deserving of such an honor." He also wrote, "I would appreciate it if you could tighten the enclosed dentures just a little more."
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Technician Cudlipp made three sets of dentures for Churchill in the early days of World War II. One set was buried with Churchill, and another set is housed at the Hunterian Museum in London.
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