The auction of a Klemzig home was the final goodbye for its 103-year-old vendor, one marked with a round of applause from those who attended.

Until now, she was the three-bedroom home’s sole owner, having built it in the 1970s.

A new family will write the next chapter for 14 Bowran Ave after snapping it up for $1.311m under the hammer.

Selling agent Rachel Lawrie, of Stadium Real Estate, said she felt it was important for the owner and her daughter – both of whom she wished not to name – attend the auction for closure.

She even picked them up and brought them to the auction on Monday evening.

“They were over the moon with the result,” she said.

“We had 20 registered bidders and there would have been probably 80 to 90 people there.

“The auction started at $1m and quickly rose.

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