Christie's Olympic Auction

'Bréal's Silver Cup' (estimate £120,000-£160,000), which was presented to Spyros Louis, the winner of the marathon at the first Modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, is the star exhibit at this viewing and auction of Olympic Games-related items. Also on show are eight Olympic torches, dating from 1936 (Berlin) to 1996 (Atlanta), and 168 posters dating from the first London Games of 1908 to the Tokyo Games in 1964. The auction takes place on April 18.