The final curtain will fall on the life of the late Sir John Gielgud when the last part of his collection is sold in Sussex.

Auction house Sotheby's in Billingshurst sold the contents of the celebrated thespian's Buckinghamshire home last April.

Now the collection from his garden is to be sold.

Gielgud's home, South Pavilion, was set in several acres of garden and he filled it with modern and antique works of art, many of which reflect his theatrical career.

The collection consists of more than 50 pieces of furniture, urns, planters, figures, gatepiers, corbels and statues.

Items from the 20th Century include a bronze figure of Marcus Aureleus, which should fetch between £2,500 and £4,000.

Among the antique pieces are a French late 19th Century bust of Diana, goddess of hunting, with an estimate of £800 to £1,200, and a late 17th Century white marble putto estimated at between £1,500 and £2,500.

The Gielgud collection forms part of the garden statuary and architectural items sale, from May 21 to 22.