The Olympic torch, which rower James Cracknell carried through Kingston Upon Thames ahead of the 2012 London Olympics, is being auctioned in Oxford.

Auctioneers Mallams are hopeful the torch, which was carried though Oxfordshire in July 2012, could auction between £2,000 and £4,000.

Cracknell, who won two Olympic gold medals and six World Championship titles during his rowing career, carried the torch through Kingston-upon-Thames as part of its week-long journey across London.

A total of 144 torchbearers carried the flame 43 miles through the capital.

The torch is in its presentation case with its stand and official London 2012 auction documentation.

It comes with a 2008 United Kingdom Olympic Games Handover Ceremony £2 coin and a collection of first day covers.

The Oxford Library Sale at Mallams in St. Michael's Street, Oxford, started at 11am today, Tuesday 29 January.