Christie's Walk Down Memorabilia Lane

The first of two golf memorabilia sales scheduled by Christie's for this year will be held at the auction house's South Kensington rooms on 28 February.

More than 250 lots - golf balls, golf clubs, ceramics, books and paintings - will be offered in a sale which is expected to total over £150,000.

One of the highlights of the sale is a feather-filled ball worth as much as £8,000. The ball, believed to have been used by the Prince of Wales in the mid-19th Century, bears a paper label inscribed with the words "used by the Prince of Wales in his first game of golf at Musselburgh 1859". Another feather-filled ball dating from 1840 will also be included and carries an estimate of up to £3,000.

The clubs on offer include a Browns Patent Major Model Rake iron by Winton of Montrose, dating from the late 19th Century, which is expected to fetch more than £2,000. An unusual and early blacksmiths made iron is estimated at asimilar amount while a rut iron club dating from 1860 is expected to fetch in excess of £1,500. Other clubs include a scared-head long-nosed putter by Tom Morris, St Andrews (estimate: £400-600) and a lofting iron with a curved face (estimate: £700-1,000).

A large selection of books will be offered, including a limited edition of The Golf Book of East Lothian by the Reverend John Kerr. The book, which is No 203 of an edition of 250, is estimated at £800-1,200. The Life of Tom Morris by W.W.Tulloch will also be offered (estimate: £400-£600).

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