John Lennon gave the sunglasses to his uncle Charlie Lennon, who later sold them to friend Larry Warren along with a cowboy hat. The Italian frames are expected to fetch £4,000 while the hat ' which John wore during a 1965 tour of the US ' is estimated at £8,000.

Larry told The Mirror, 'Charlie died about 10 years ago so it is time to move these things on.

'John bought him the hat, but it was too big for him and he liked to humiliate him about it ' but in a nice way.

'He gave him the Italian sunglasses at his home in Surrey in 1967 after they had been out in the sun at a ­swimming pool.'

The auction house added, 'These classic pieces are from the height of John's career.'

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