SOLD! Salisbury's 25 barons have all been snapped up by highest bidders, raising £59,000 for the Trussel Trust.
£56,000 was raised at last night's auction, while the cathedral baron sold for £3,000 at the start of the trail.
Lincoln also had 25 barons up for sale, and managed to raise £167,000, brining the total to £226,000.
In Salisbury, Baron Discworld was the most sought-after, commanding a price tag of £5,000.
Trussel Trust manager Jenny Marshall said: "The Trussel Trust is absolutely delighted with how the auctions went, both in Lincoln and in Salisbury.
"I would just like to say a tremendous thank you to everyone involved: sponsors, artists, and everyone who bid and bought a baron.
"It's going to make such a tremendous difference to the work of the charity and the number of people we can help."
East Meets West came in second place at £4,000.
Looking Forward Looking Back came in at £2,700, followed by Quintessentially British at £2,600.
Stonehenge Winter Solstice Druid and Astro Baron tied in fifth place at £2,500.
The rest of the barons were as follows:
Runnymede £2,450
Stained Glass Flower £2,300
Conradin £2,300
Tree from the Garden of Life £2,300
Magna Carta Baron £2,200
King of Hearts £2,200
Mc 800 £2,100
The Trussell Trust £2,100
The Green Man £2,100
Conceptual £2,050
Salisbury Market £2,000
Baron Button £1,950
Traditional Tribal £1,900
Oh Deer! £1,900
Busy Bee £1,800
Aspiring Peregrines £1,800
Hello Kitty £1,300
Baron Loveheart £1,250
The Salisbury Cathedral baron was not for sale.
The evening started with music from the Leadenhall School choir and speeches from Robert Key, Jenny Marshall of the Trussell Trust, Dean June Osborne, Mayor Andrew Roberts and David McAuley, chief executive of the Trussell Trust.
The auctioneer was Charlie Langdon, director of Wild in Art.
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