From Ali to Presley, a memorabilia collector’s dream — in pictures

Above, a boxing trunks signed by Mohammed Ali on display at Ocean View Antiques and Antiquities shop in Dubai. Clint McLean for The National

The jewel-encrusted lion claw necklace once worn by Elvis Presley. Clint McLean for The National

Tim Boswell's Ocean View Antiques and Antiquities also sells paintings of celebrities or by celebrities such as the Keith Richards self-portrait. Clint McLean for The National

Tim Boswell and gallery manager Rania Akkari pose with some of the collectables and memorabilia, including a waist-coat work by John Wayne, for sale at the Ocean View Antiques and Antiquities.Clint McLean for The National

Tim Boswell's collection started as a way to spruce up his office on The Palm and spend some of the money he had made in the Dubai property market. Clint McLean for The National

Above, a boxing glove signed by the late undisputed heavyweight champion Floyd Patterson. Clint McLean for The National

Above, a self-portrait of Keith Richards of Rolling Stones, centre, at the Ocean View Antiques and Antiquities. Clint McLean for The National

Above, a case containing the shoe buckles worn by the English naval commander Lord Nelson on the day he was killed during the Battle of Trafalgar and an auction book containing a photograph of the buckles. Clint McLean for The National

Tim Boswell's collection started as a way to spruce up his office on The Palm and spend some of the money he had made in the Dubai property market. Above, an Elvis Presley memorabilia. Clint McLean for The National

What a started as a hobby for Tim Boswell has morphed into Ocean View Antiques and Antiquities in Dubai, a shop which boasts of collectables and memorabilia ranging from Elvis Presley’s claw necklace to signed boxing gloves and trunks by Mohammed Ali.