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Collection of photographs of sailing ships to be sold for £5m

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Renowned photographer Ken Becken has a collection of photographs for sale. «The pictures depict major sailing milestones of the 20th century and the major competitions of the past years - the America's Cup» and the Olympic Games - as well as all the regattas that took place in the waters of the Solent Strait.

All of the photos were taken by members of Beken's family - his father Keith Beken and grandfather Frank, who worked under the Beken of Cowes brand.

The oldest photograph in the collection dates back to 1888.

Most of the images are black and white and have been valued at £3.5 million. A slightly smaller selection of colour images are for sale at £1.5 million. The total number of photographs on offer to collectors is around one million.

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