A collection of unusual items signed by anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela are to go under the hammer in South Africa, on the eve of the former South African presidents birthday. Among the 202 lots to go on sale on Thursday are an array of kitsch items, including salt and pepper shakers in the shape of 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 chess set, which has some pieces missing, is thought to be worth between 700 and 1000 euros ($A1,050 and $A1,500). - See more at: skynews.au/news/world/africa/2014/07/16/mandela-mementos-to-go-on-sale.html#sthash.8zmhWHZ0.dpuf
Posted on: Fri, 18 Jul 2014 04:18:21 +0000