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 |  Subject: A Cue for Take That  Fri Apr 25, 2008 6:30 am | |
| http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
WANTED: A snooker-loving Take That fan...with a large house.
A number of items from band member Howard Donald's fine art and antique collection are to be sold at auction.
They include a full-size Victorian mahogany snooker table and a nine-foot wide 19th century Chippendale-style bookcase. The singer, from Droylsden, sold his Hatherton Lodge mansion, near Nantwich, five years ago and the items, which have been in storage, are being sold by Nantwich auctioneer Peter Wilson on Thursday.
The snooker table is estimated to bring up to £3,500 and the bookcase £9,000.
The auctioneers say they are expecting considerable interest in Howard's collection which is among 700 lots to be sold on the day.
Auctioneer Robert Stones said: "The collection is for a Take That fan with a big house."
"You can imagine someone saying to their dinner guests, how would they fancy a game on Howard Donald's snooker table? I suppose it would be a great bit of one-upmanship."
Howard, 40 this month, was working as a DJ when he got back together with three of the lads, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen and Jason Orange.
He was taken ill last year with a life-threatening lung condition during a tour and was treated in hospital in Vienna.
His former mansion is also on the market after being restored by new owners. They have refurbished the house, landscaped the gardens and built a new tennis court. It is being sold by Savills for £4.5m.
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