A bottle of Del Boy’s infamous ‘Peckham Spring’ water is being auctioned with a whopping £2,000 starting price tag.
It’s 30 years since Trotters Independent Traders flogged the dodgy drink in the Only Fools and Horses 1992 Christmas Special and the hilarious money-spinner is doing overtime.
Up for auction in Bristol, the prop was given to an electrician working on the set and could go for an estimated £4,000.
The popular episode Mother Nature’s Son saw Del Boy and Rodney Trotter discover a fake spring in Grandad’s old allotment, using tap water to fill thousands of bottles to sell across the country.
When it aired on Christmas Day in 1992, the 65-minute episode wowed 20 million fans.
The prop, being auctioned in Bristol, is one of roughly 150 made for the show and they’ve previously sold for up to £5,720.
The 32cm sealed glass bottle has a custom production-made label printed with ‘From An Ancient Natural Source’.
A similar bottle sold in Surrey for £5,720 while Auctioneum in Bristol has sold four getting just over £8,000 for all of them.
Auctioneum Bristol and Bath Auctioneers wrote online that the prop was likely used for decoration and so was never filled with water.
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Auctioneer Andrew Stowe said: “It’s estimated that there were around 150 made for the episode.’There are around 20 known to still exist, and probably more out there somewhere.
“I think he’d be proud to know that his Peckham Spring bottles are now some of the most expensive bottles on the planet.
“They really have become one of the best deals Del Boy ever did.”
Auctioneum is selling the latest bottle on Wednesday, February 28.
In June last year, Del Boy’s iconic three-wheeled van just sold for over £19,000 at a classic car auction.
One of six original versions, the motor came with Sir David Jason’s red fluffy dice hanging from the mirror and 97,000 miles on the clock.
