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Gandhi items to be auctioned in Ludlow Mahatma Gandhi's will and sandals auctioned in Ludlow
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Fifty items of Mahatma Gandhi memorabilia, including a blood sample and his sandals, are up for auction. Mahatma Gandhi's last will and testament has sold at auction for £55,000.
His will, a shawl and a drinking cup are also among the lots going under the hammer at Ludlow Racecourse in Shropshire later. The two-page document written in Gujarati, was one of 50 items of Gandhi memorabilia, including a blood sample and his sandals up for sale.
The sandals worn by Gandhi are expected to fetch more than £10,000. The guide price for the will, signed by Gandhi in his Gujarati signature, was between £30,000 and £40,000.
The sample of blood was on a microscope slide which he gave to a friend after an appendix operation in the 1920s, Shropshire auctioneers Mullock's said. His sandals sold for £19,000 at Ludlow Racecourse in Shropshire, £9,000 more than their asking price.
A "rare British Parliament paper declaring Gandhi a terrorist" from 1932 is also up for sale with a guide price of between £200 and £300, the Church Stretton-based auctioneers said. The sample of blood on a microscope slide which he gave to a friend after an appendix operation in the 1920s, failed to sell, auctioneers Mullock's said.
Prayer beads A "rare British Parliament paper declaring Gandhi a terrorist" from 1932, which had a guide price of between £200 and £300, went for £260.
Another item is a photograph dating from 1942 showing Gandhi and founder of modern-day India Jawaharlal Nehru under arrest by the British. A printed illustration showing Gandhi shaking hands with George V sold for £25.
Other lots include Gandhi's bed linen and his prayer beads, the auctioneers said. Other lots include Gandhi's bed linen and his prayer beads.
It said the items would be sold alongside other important and historical documents. A spokesman for the auctioneers said they were "very pleased" with how the sale went.
A version of the Declaration of Irish Independence issued during the 1916 Easter Rising - considered to be the only copy in the world - is also for sale. The items were sold alongside other important and historical documents.
Last year a pair of Gandhi's glasses with a guide price of £10,000 sold for £34,000 at Ludlow Racecourse. However, a version of the Declaration of Irish Independence issued during the 1916 Easter Rising - considered to be the only copy in the world - failed to sell.
Last year a pair of Gandhi's glasses with a guide price of £10,000 sold for £34,000 at the racecourse.
At numerous Gandhi auctions around the world over the past decade, the Indian government has insisted it should have the right of first refusal because the artefacts are a national treasure.At numerous Gandhi auctions around the world over the past decade, the Indian government has insisted it should have the right of first refusal because the artefacts are a national treasure.