Jonathan Humbert, of Northamptonshire-based J.P.Humbert Auctioneers, said his three-day sale which included the controversial items, raised a total of £90,000.The death head ring itself sold for £2,200 and a selection of Nazi daggers and swords fetched hammer prices of £200 to £800. A Nazi pin badge made as much as £180.
Mr Humbert said they also sold an original 8ft by 4ft Nazi war ensign from Second World War German pocket battleship The Admiral Graf Spee, for £550.
He said that Nazi items had poured into the auction house following a recent sale which included a range of Nazi goods recovered from a council house clearance.
He said that the popularity of the collection had surprised him.
"I was quite surprised, especially as some items sold to within the room. That's very rare, usually people bid over the phone for these kind of things.
"Some people say it's disgusting to sell this stuff, but my view is that they are all a part of our recent social history and they belong in museums.
"A lot of the people at our sales are private collectors interested in preserving the history and I don't see any harm in that."
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