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Vintage posters advertising some of the highlights of London’s sporting calendar are to go on sale this week.

The artwork, by Parisian André Edouard Marty, aimed to encourage fans to use the Tube for events such as Wimbledon, the Motor Show and the Cup Final. His posters, which were displayed in carriages, now attract four-figure sums and the Wimbledon work is expected to fetch as much as £5,000.

Also in the sale, organised by Dreweatts & Bloomsbury, are posters by Barnett Freedman — tempting travellers to London Zoo, the Tate Gallery and the theatre, as well as autographs and other vintage memorabilia It takes place at Bloomsbury House on Thursday.

To find out more about the auction, visit dreweatts.com

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