The best of the auctions

Susan Moore11 April 2012
The Weekender

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FOOTBALL CRAZY

The World Cup winner's medal awarded to goalie Gordon Banks after England's legendary 4-2 triumph over West Germany in 1966 fetched £124,750 at auction on Friday - way above its estimated value. Banks received just £1,000 at the time for playing the match. The mystery phone bidder scored the medal at Football Memorabilia, held at Christie's South Kensington.

Other auctions to watch out for include:

SUPER CAR

Raiding the piggy bank is just not going to be enough to secure this particular toy for the boys - the 1960 Maserati Tipo 60 Birdcage, 2-seater sports-racing car in 'racing red'. A unique first production model, the property of just one collector for the last 35 years, and never restored (£800,000-£1.2million). Exceptional Motor Cars And Automobilia, Mon 26 Mar: Christie's At The Jack Barclay Showroom 2-4 Ponton Road, SW8 (020-7839 9060).

CELEBRITY WARES

A second sale of selected pieces from the Royal Doulton Reserve Collection. Among the many trial or prototype pieces on offer is a 'character' jug of John Lennon (£1,500-£2,000) and a figurine of Lady Di (£500-£700). The Marriage Of Art & Industry II, Tue 27 Mar 27: Phillips 101 New Bond Street, W1 (020 7629 6602).

MODERN REVIEW

Conceived to make cutting-edge contemporary art more accessible ? that is, affordable - this sale includes prints, multiples and editions. There is certainly plenty for foot fetishes - the cover lot is of ankles and feet strapped into high-heeled sandals and snapped by Vanessa Beecroft (£6,000-£8,000), and inside is a bound foot by Jenny Savile, a painting produced for her degree show in 1992 (estimate £15,000-£20,000). No doubt most eyes, however, will be drawn to the 'Le Garcon Papillon (Kevin Meyer)' by the French artists Pierre et Gilles, the pouting young butterfly himself cavorting among flowers in spangled posing pouch. Contemporary Art, Wed 28 Mar: Christie's South Kensington as before.

TOPOGRAPHIC STILLS

Three works here by Anna Mary Robertson (1860-1961), better known as Grandma Moses, the American folk painter. The first is of Mount Airy, the farm where Grandma Moses lived following her marriage to Thomas Moses in 1887 (£20,000-£30,000). Fine Topographical Pictures, Wed 28 Mar: Bonhams & Brooks Knightsbridge Montpelier Street, SW7 (020-7393 3900).

THE MAX FACTOR

A wonderfully rich group of 54 drawings by the Leipzig artist Max Klinger takes centre stage here. The property of the heirs of Gustav and Clara Stein Kirstein, they represent just part of the Klinger Collection returned to its rightful owners last year through the Commission For Art Recovery of the World Jewish Congress. Included, for example, is a sheet of pen and ink studies relating to his marble sculpture of Brahams And The Muses (£5,000-£7,000). 19th-Century European Paintings, including The Romantic Spirit: Important German & Austrian Works, Thur 29 Mar: Sotheby's 34-35 New Bond Street, W1 (020-7293 5000).

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