Statuette fetches £35k

A bronze statuette of Peter Pan, The Boy Who Wouldn’t Grow Up, made £35,000 at auction in Edinburgh after flying past its estimate.

The 20-inch sculpture, by Sir George Frampton, shows the children’s book character in his famous pose.

It was one of only a few reductions cast after the original lifesize bronze, commissioned by Kirriemuirborn Peter Pan author JM Barrie, was erected in Kensington Gardens, London, in 1912.

Dated 1915, the statuette on a green, marble base was the star lot at Lyon & Turnbull where it was expected to make £25,000 to £30,000.

It was bought by an anonymous collector in the auction room after a contest with bidders online and on the telephone.

John Mackie of Lyon & Turnbull said: “This famous statue is held in great affection all over the world.

“It is the iconic image of the boy who never grew up and a very beautiful work of art.”

The statuette, above, had been kept in the same Scottish family collection since it was cast.