Hairy Biker Dave Myers’ personal belongings sell for £20,000 in emotional auction
Hundreds of items belonging to late Hairy Biker Dave Myers went under the hammer on what would have been his 69th birthday, with his widow Lili saying the sale would share part of his “remarkable legacy”.
A collection of personal items belonging to the late Hairy Biker Dave Myers have fetched £20,000 at auction - including his moustache brush and motorbike leathers.
Dave's widow Lili Myers, 59, sold around 320 of her late husband's belongings - on what would have been his 69th birthday.
Dave - best known for being one half of the cooking double act The Hairy Bikers alongside Si King - died from cancer aged 66 in 2024.
Lili said she had made the hard decision to part with many of Dave's treasured belongings in order to "share a small part of his remarkable legacy."
The auction included a quirky mix of ephemera relating to Dave's career, personal possessions as well as antiques, paintings and works of art he collected.
His Hein Gericke leathers and size 44 boots sold for £375 while the highest selling lot was a 19th century Meissen figurine of a cherub wearing a long wig and blue cloak, which sold for £2,250.
A pair of leather dance shoes worn by Dave on Strictly Come Dancing sold for £150 while the commemorative bottle of Laurent Perrier Champagne he was given before the show made £125.
An oil on canvas he painted of a sleeping nude with gnomes in an enchanted forest sold for £530 at the sale held at Special Auction Services in Newbury, Berks.
Other quirky lots included a signed SpongeBob Square Pants fender six string guitar that sold for £500, Dave’s Kala Ukulele that fetched £200 as well as many of his colourful trademark waistcoats and shirts.
His silver plated moustache brush was sold for £50.
Lili said: "In proper Dave style, on his birthday Dave managed to put smiles again on people’s faces.
"It's a really emotional day for me as you can imagine. All these objects around us remind me of so many moments in our lives."
Speaking before the sale, Lili, who was married to Dave for 13 years, said: “Making the decision to part with some of Dave's belongings has not been easy. Every item holds a memory, a story or a reminder of the life we shared together.
"This auction is not about letting go of Dave. It is about sharing a small part of his remarkable legacy with those who supported him throughout his career and loved him as much as I did"
Of just over 300 items, around a third were sold and some of the proceeds will be split with the charity NSPCC.
SAS Director Thomas Forrester said: "The auction attracted a great deal of interest and the results were surprising. Although some of the items did not sell, the ones that proved popular were those that were a reflection of Dave’s eclectic tastes and his trademark look."