Explorers items at Christies – London
Published September 27th, 2007
Valuables which once belonged to two of Wales’ most famous explorers are expected to fetch tens of thousands of pounds at auction.
Pieces owned by Lawrence of Arabia and Henry Morton Stanley will go under the hammer at Christie’s in London.
A gold watch and chain worn by Denbigh-born Stanley is expected to fetch up to £8,000.
A pair of fountain pens used by Thomas Edward (TE) Lawrence, born in Tremadog, Gwynedd, are valued at up to £3,000.
The collections will be sold as part of Christie’s “exploration and travel” auction.
The 21 items, 12 of which belonged to Stanley and nine to Lawrence, are among hundreds being offered.
HM Stanley famously found missing explorer David Livingstone in east Africa in 1871, greeting him with the words: “Dr Livingstone, I presume?”
A gold watch and chain are expected to fetch the most money, but a pedometer used by Stanley to count his footsteps in Africa is also likely to attract interest.
A silver medal awarded to Stanley by the Belgian Geographical Society in 1878 is valued at between £3,000 and £5,000.
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