A collection of unusual items signed by anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela are to go under the hammer on Thursday July 17,2014, on the eve of the former South African president's birthday.
Among the 202 lots on sale are an array of kitsch items, including salt and pepper shakers in the shape of
Nelson Mandela and FW de Klerk -- the last president to rule over apartheid South Africa, with whom he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.
Rarer still, a chess set made up of figures from either side of the apartheid battle -- with pieces depicting Mandela, his former wife Winnie and Archbishop Desmond Tutu facing off with the old South African police on the other side of the board
The auction also includes objects ranging from statues, photographs, refrigerator magnets, ostrich eggs, medals, books and even a batch of 850 Chinese telephone cards emblazoned with the image of Mandela, worth up to 5000 euros
The sale, which takes place at 1700 GMT on Thursday July 17,2014, is expected to raise between 200,000 to 320,000 euros. A portion of the profits will go to the Foundation for Rural Development run by Mandela's granddaughter Ndileka Mandela
Nelson Mandela's birthday of July 18 is an annual international holiday recognised by the United Nations. On "Mandela Day", people are encouraged to fight for social justice
Nelson Mandela died on December 5,2013
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