From Anna Evans, Christie's
 
My London 2012 Art & Icons
 
We have a long lead in to the sale which is scheduled for Sep 2012 and will go on view throughout August at Christie's South Kensington. The sale will include a range of iconic London items from paintings, prints and photographs to Pop Memorabilia and a small section of architectural items. Nothing is too quirky, as long as it screams London it will be considered. From an architectural perspective it would be wonderful to hear from dealers who might have any of the following -
London Underground signs
Iconic London street signs
Telephone and Police boxes
Whitechapel Bell Foundry bells
Architectural models of iconic London buildings
Copy of Alfred Gilbert's Eros from the fountain at Piccadilly Circus

This is only a short list of potential items but I am open to lots of suggestions as long as they have a strong London connection. We also need to aim for lots valued at more than £1000. I already have consigned the original maquette of 'Guy the Gorilla' by William Timym's. The life-size bronze sits outside the Gorilla enclosure at London Zoo.

Thank you in advance for any editorial coverage you can provide for us. If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to come back to me. My details are at the bottom of this email.

Kind regards, Anna

Anna Evans
Associate Director, Christie's
Furniture & European Works of Art Department
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7752 3374
Fax:+ 44 (0)20 7752 3355
aevans at christies dot com
 
[Editor's note: William Timym, MBE, (1901-1990) was an artist whose best known work is probably the Bleep and Booster cartoons for the BBC's Blue Peter, and statue of the Blue Peter dog, Petra.