The Personal Collection of John Savident | Coronation Street's Fred Elliott
The Homes and Interiors Department are delighted to present a fine collection of theatrically themed works with celebrity provenance!.
They come for sale from the family of the much-loved British actor John Savident (1938-2024), who played the character of Fred Elliott in Coronation Street for twelve years.
Of particular note is the array of 'tinsel' or 'dressed' prints, the once hugely popular early to mid-19th-century prints of actors, to which coloured foil highlights were added at home. Several lots in the sale reference the Victorian stage actor Sir Henry Irving (1838-1905).
Savident's collection also reflects his love of pottery and porcelain figures, and he started collecting them shortly after the family moved to London in 1986. Most are Staffordshire pottery 'flatbacks', depicting Shakespearean actors and theatre subjects.
