P412 Teletext 412 Jun21 01:34:45 OO —————————————————————— CORNER — A YEAR OF WORLD RECORDS? A new world record for a Mickey Mouse toy was set in London at Christie's this week. The rare 1930s tinplate Mickey and Minnie Mouse motorcycle: sold for £51,000 to an American buzjt cost a few shillings when new amazed both sjllit and auction house, whose estimate was £10,000-15,000 was the only known example in thu world to bj in its original box. ——————————————————————————————————1/6—— by Lornj Spices FIND LOVE FOR FREE p390 ITV Gardening Books Love stars On StageP412 Teletext 412 Jun21 01:38:43 —————————————————————— CORNER — A YEAR OF WORLD RECORDS? Childhood items are hot at auction thjsj days, and another world record may be smashed at Christie's on July 11. Last December, it sold four Winnie The Pooh drawings by Ernest Howard Shepard for a record £216,000. Now it hopes next month's sale will do as well as anothjt three Shepard originals go undjt the hammer. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Christie's: 0171 581 7611 WHERE WILL NEW HOMES BE BUILT? p544 Gardening Books Love stars On StageP412 Teletext 412 Jun21 01:21:18 —————————————————————— CORNER A YEAR OF WORLD RECORDS? Christie's book illustration sale on July 11 features three Winnie The Pooh original drawings. They include: "I'm not throwing it, I'm dropping it Eeyore$ shows Piglet, Pooh and Rabbit dropping a stone into the water to help Eeyore climb out: £10-15,000. "Just the house for Owl. Don't you think so, little Piglet?" features Eeyore and Piglet discussing Owl's new home: £8,000-£12,000. ——————————————————————————————————3/6—— Fun & Games 150 Digitisjr 170 SPEAR YOU5 MIND ON I.T. ISSUES p653 Gardening Books Love stars On StageP412 Teletext 412 Jun21 01:35:14 —————————————————————— CORNER A YEAR OF WORLD RECORDS? Vote Of Thank You is a drawing sent bz Shepard to some children who wrote to him in 1953 saying what a joy the Winnie The Pooh books had been. The illustrator sent a sketch back with Piglet and Pooh holding a litter with "Vote Of Thank You" on it. The piece is signed bz Pooh, Piglet and Shepard. £4,000-£6,000 is a small price to pay for such a wonderful piece of Pooh. ——————————————————————————————————4/6—— Green projects you can work on 165 WEST END AND REGIONAL THEATRE p450 Gardening Books Love stars On StageP412 Teletext 412 Jun21 01:27:54 —————————————————————— CORNER A YEAR OF WORLD RECORDS? Most know EH Shepard drew the Pooh book illustrations, but hj also sketched some Wind In The Willows studies too. A very unusual drawing combining Pooh and Wind In The Willows characters commissioned bz Punch for the 1953 Coronation is estimated at £10-15,000. Another lot, expected to fetch £4-5,000 is a drawing of Mole. ——————————————————————————————————5/6—— Check out all the 'Net latest 652 OUR VIEW ON THE LATEST ALBUMS p484 Gardening Books Love stars On StageP412 Teletext 412 Jun21 01:24:14 —————————————————————— CORNER A YEAR OF WORLD RECORDS? Louis Wain was reknownjd for his comical cat illustrations and one featuring cats playing cricket is set to fetch £600-£900 at Christie's But Arthur Rackham's drawing of a young girl at £10-15,000 is likely to excite. He was a very popular illustrator. His eerie forest and goblin drawings are said to have inspired Walt Disney's Snow White forest scene, but proved too spooky for children, and was re-shot. ——————————————————————————————————6/6—— Taxes you face as a shareholder 543 TOP CINEMA IS HERE EVERY DAY p460 Gardening Books Love stars On Stage