Under the Hammer with Antiques World ; Olympics Mementoes Sell Well Once Every Four Years, and It Goes Without Saying That the Time Is Right This Summer, and Will Be Even Better Four Years Hence, When the London 2012 Bandwagon Hits Town.

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Olympics mementoes sell well once every four years, and it goes without saying that the time is right this summer, and will be even better four years hence, when the London 2012 bandwagon hits town.

Richard Madley, the auctioneer and valuer who combines his work for Dreweatts 1759 in Bristol with freelance sporting sales, is ever on the look-out for the rare and elusive. And high on his list at the moment are the four Olympic golds won by Paul Radmilovic, Cardiff-born but long-time resident of Weston-super-Mare, who competed in the games in London in 1908, Stockholm in 1912 and Antwerp in 1920.

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Under the Hammer with Antiques World ; Olympics Mementoes Sell Well Once Every Four Years, and It Goes Without Saying That the Time Is Right This Summer, and Will Be Even Better Four Years Hence, When the London 2012 Bandwagon Hits Town.

As an aside, bearing in mind the years of preparation for London 2012, isn't it amazing that less than two year...

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