Auctioneer John Ralph says it is the kind of sale he has been 'dreaming of doing for years'.
A selection of "glam" pop culture items including a blouse belonging to actress Marilyn Monroe's are going under the hammer.
The team at John Rolfe Auctions, Tetbury, Gloucestershire, said the Art and Anarchy auction collection of 1,116 lots is something they have been dreaming of doing "forever". The items also include a watch belonging to the notorious criminal Ronnie Cray and were and a riot shield made buy Bristol artist Banksy for Dismaland exhibition.
"It all started as all good things do in the pub in the Crown and Sceptre - a Stroud institution," Mr Rolf said.
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