LONDON, ENGLAND.- The Belgravia Gallery in London removed items from sale bearing the name Nelson Mandela after Mr. Mandela filed a lawsuit forbidding marketing items under his name. The gallery had lithographs and books with his name removed.

Anna Hunter, owner of the Belgravia Gallery said, "Nelson Mandela expressed a wish that any artwork was not to be sold at this time. We saw that in the press, and we respect that wish."

Among the items removed are lithograph prints, and copies of Mr. Mandela's autobiography, Long Walk to Freedom.

According to Ms Hunter she was present at Mr. Mandela's home in Johannesburg and witnessed him signing some of the lithographs. The gallery had already sold some of the prints and books.