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Lot 717
The Egyptian Struwwelpeter, published H Grevel & Co, London, printed in Bavaria; two copies of The Camp Magazine, First Royal Naval Brigade, Groningen, Holland (Oct and Nov 1916); Theresa Tidy, Eighteen Maxims of Neatness and Order, 16th edition, London 1823; Browning (R) Rabbi Ben Ezra and sundry Victorian playing cards, boxed
Lot 412
Two very unusual Japanese enamel Dishes, c.1890, each on an earthenware body, probably French, enamelled on one with the warrior Kenkai Yoshioka Hogan playing a flute by a stream to his lover, Katsura-Hime, plucking her koto in a thatched house, arcaded, diapered border, 32cm, the other with two figures on horseback and attendants with their bows and arrows, the rim similar to the first, chips, 36cm (2) It is recorded that, at the end of the 19th century, the Japanese imported some Continental porcelain and earthenware for decoration, hoping that it was cheaper than their own blanks.
Lot 104
BRITISH PRIME MINISTERS: Small miscellaneous selection of autographs by various British Prime Ministers comprising Harold Macmillan (2; one a signed 6 x 7 reproduction of a painting by James Gunn and the other a signed piece clipped from the conclusion of a letter with several lines of typed text) and Anthony Eden (ink signature in the form of an endorsement to the verso of a cheque made payable to Eden for the sum of $1 by the noted American autograph collector Rev. Cornelius Greenway, 28th April 1957). Also including a signed First Day Cover by Clementine S. Churchill commemorating the Winston Churchill Centennial 1874-1974, featuring an image of her husband and post marked 9th October 1974. Signed ('Clementine Spencer Churchill') in blue fountain pen ink with her name alone in later years. VG, 4
Lot 114
HASTINGS WARREN: (1732-1818) English Statesman, the first Governor-General of Bengal 1773-85. A.L.S., Mr. Hastings, in the third person, one page, 4to, n.p. (London), 19th March 1804 (the date most likely in another hand), to Mr. Boydell. Hastings reminds his correspondent of their promise and asks that Boydell send Hastings ‘as many of the portraits as he has been able to collect’ and further informing him that he will be out of town tomorrow, although will return early the following week and that his address will be at Portugal Street, Grosvenor Square. VG
Lot 115
HASTINGS WARREN: (1732-1818) English Statesman, the first Governor-General of Bengal 1773-85. A.L.S., Warren Hastings, one page, 4to, Park Street, 27th February 1806, to the Revd. T. B. Woodman (‘My dear Nephew’). Hastings states that he has directed a letter to Ewell on behalf of his nephew, although in case he does not receive it ‘I have thought it best to insure your knowledge of the purpose of it, by imparting it in another letter addressed to your London quarters’. Hastings further adds ‘The Archp. of York desires to see you, & I promised to present you to him’ and in concluding suggests dates for meeting in the coming days. With integral address leaf bearing a red wax seal. Some very slight, minor traces of former mounting to the corners, not affecting the text or signature, otherwise VG Thomas Bartholomew Woodman (1760-1825) English Clergyman, son of Hasting’s only sister Ann and her husband John Woodman. Revd. Woodman was instituted as prebendary canon of Bugthorpe in Yorkshire in 1807. He later served as Chaplain to the Duke of Clarence and attended the remains of Hastings to the grave. Woodman’s own remains were interred in the same vault as those of his uncle.
Lot 119
HARDIE JAMES KEIR: (1856-1915) Scottish Politician, one of the primary founders of the Labour Party. Vintage signed sepia postcard photograph of Hardie in a head and shoulders pose. Photograph by Lena Connell of London. Signed ('J. Keir Hardie') in dark fountain pen ink with his name alone to a largely clear area at the base of the image. Together with a small selection of vintage signed postcard photographs and slightly larger (2) by various other Labour politicians comprising Philip Snowden (the first Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer) and his wife Ethel Snowden, Margaret Bondfield and Richard Haldane (Lord Chancellor in the first Labour administration). Some light age wear and minor faults (slight silvering, small surface creases etc.) G to about VG, 5
Lot 133
BERESFORD WILLIAM: (1768-1856) 1st Viscount Beresford. Anglo-Irish Soldier and Politician who fought alongside the Duke of Wellington in the Peninsular War and held the office of Master-General of the Ordnance in Wellington's first ministry, 1828. A.L.S., Beresford, one page, 8vo, London, 16th May 1844, to a gentleman. Beresford responds to his correspondent's letter and remarks 'I regret to say I have no means of assisting you in your desire to procure the hand writing of the late Marshal Ney'. With blank integral leaf. Some very light creasing and age wear, about VG Michel Ney (1769-1815) French Soldier and Military Commander during the French Revolutionary Wars and the Napoleonic Wars. Marshal of the Empire.
![[WATERLOO BATTLE OF]: D'OYLY FRANCIS (1776-1815) British Army Officer who served under the Duke of Wellington in the Spanish](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/acb55b7d-183d-42b9-b1ff-a49200bf34bc/ef3df4f5-aae7-4c1c-b6c3-921fa7edcfdc/468x382.jpg)
Lot 143
[WATERLOO BATTLE OF]: D'OYLY FRANCIS (1776-1815) British Army Officer who served under the Duke of Wellington in the Spanish Peninsula and France and during the Hundred Days. D'Oyly was killed by a cannon ball at the Battle of Waterloo. A.L.S., Fran D'Oyly, one page, 4to, Orderly Room, 1st Foot Guards, n.d., to Colonel Brownrigg. D'Oyly writes, in full, 'There is no name in any of the Regiments of Guards like Sergt. Cazier. There is a Sergt. Cary in the First Regt. but he does not answer the description, with regard to height or colour'd hair. He is not a good Sergeant.' With integral address leaf (small area of paper loss where seal originally broken). VG Robert Brownrigg (1759-1833) British General and Statesman. Military Secretary 1795-1803 and Quartermaster-General to the Forces 1803-11.
Lot 164
Lord Nelson....was led by false intelligence CASTLEREAGH LORD: (1769-1822) British Statesman, as Chief Secretary for Ireland Castlereagh was involved in putting down the Irish Rebellion of 1798. Later, as Foreign Secretary, he was central to the management of the coalition that defeated Napoleon. Castlereagh famously fought a duel with George Canning in 1809. A good A.L.S., Castlereagh, four pages, 4to, India Board, n.d. ('Tuesday', 1805), to Lord Melville ('My dear Lord'). Castlereagh sends his correspondent a sketch (no longer present), as best he can recall, of a speech he gave on Mr. Bond's motion and remarks 'I should be glad you would take the trouble of running it over and letting me know how far I am accurate in my facts. I wish you also to consider how far it is desirable at the present moment to publish anything, and whether this particular outline is likely to be of any use in correcting error and prejudice...' Castlereagh further reports on news of Horatio Nelson, 'We have letters from Lord Nelson dated the 12th off Antigua - the combined Fleet consisting of 18 sail left Martinique between the 4th & 6th, on the 8th they passed Antigua steering to the Northward on the 20th. They were seen in Lat 33.12 Long 58 W....returning of course to Europe - having left their troops at Martinique. Lord Nelson intended to sail on the 13th for Cape St Vincent. His Lordship was led by false intelligence to waste the interval between the 4th on which day he arrived at Barbados and the 12th in searching for the Enemy at Tobago and Trinidad. It now appears they never once steer'd from Martinique and that the only operation undertaken by this mighty armament was the redirection of Diamond Rock - had Nelson gone immediately off Martinique on his reaching Barbados he would probably have fallen in with them'. A letter of interesting content for its references to Nelson. Some light traces of former mounting to the right edge of the final page, only very slightly affecting a few words of text but not the signature, otherwise VG Henry Dundas (1742-1811) 1st Viscount Melville. Scottish Politician, the first Secertary of State for War 1794-1801 and First Lord of the Admiralty 1804-05. Horatio Nelson (1758-1805) British Admiral during the Napoleonic Wars, the victor of the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805.
Lot 20
VICTORIA: (1819-1901) Queen of the United Kingdom Great Britain & Ireland 1837-1901. A.L.S., The Queen, in the third person, one page, 8vo, Excelsior Hotel Regina, Cimiez, 24th March 1899, to Lord Cromer, on her personal monogrammed mourning stationery. The Queen thanks her correspondent for their letter and encloses another (no longer present) 'for the Sudan'. With blank integral leaf. Together with Prince Albert (1819-1861) Prince Consort, husband of Queen Victoria, Ink signature ('Albert') on a small piece, neatly laid down. G to VG, 2 Evelyn Baring (1841-1917) 1st Earl of Cromer. British Statesman and Colonial Administrator, the first Consul-General of Egypt 1883-1907.
Lot 6
GEORGE I: (1660-1727) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1714-27. Bold ink signature (‘George R’) as King on a small piece, slightly irregularly clipped (just touching the first letter of the signature). Neatly mounted and matted in white beneath a small portrait to an overall size of 5.5 x 6.5. Together with George II (1683-1760) King of Great Britain and Ireland 1727-60. Good ink signature (‘George R’) as King at the head of an oblong 8vo piece neatly removed from the head of a manuscript document from the Treasury and bearing five lines of text referring to John Selwyn Sr. Some light age wear, G to VG, 2
Lot 1048
European Cup, publisher's claim to be the first history and record of the competition to have been produced, softback with colour wrappers, 128 pages, 32 pages in full colour, published in 1963 by Martspress Ltd, London, with the publisher declaring "Our object in publishing this book is to commemorate a great competition, providing it with a handy and well-illustrated history and record book. Since its inception in 1955, the European Cup competition has become very popular, but so far no book exists to do it justice. We hope this one will. not illustrated
Lot 387
A collection of 20 Rugby League programmes themed to feature notable appearances by the Warrington & Blackpool winger Brian Bevan, including his debut for Warrington v Oldham 17.11.45 (played at No.2 which at the time of going to press was printed as "A.N. Other"), and Bevan's final professional match at the International Seven-A-Side Tournament at Thrum Hall, Halifax, 30th May 1964, other notable programmes first "official" appearance and "first try" for Warrington, tour games v NZ & Australia, 100th, 200th, 400th, 500th, 600th & 700th try games, first game for Harry Bath, 7 try game v Leigh, 2,000th career points game, 100th career hat-trick, last game & last try for Warrington, first game for Blackpool, last game for Blackpool and last in the Rugby League Brian Eyrl Bevan (born, Sydney, NSW, 1924 - died, Southport, England, 1991) was an Australian professional Rugby League footballer of the 1940s, 50s and 60s who became the only player ever to have been inducted into both the Australian and British Rugby League Hall of Fames. The Other Nationalities representative winger scored a world record 796 tries, mainly for Warrington in England. In 2008, the centenary year of Rugby League in Australia, he was named on the wing of the Australian Team of the Century even though he never represented the country of his birth in a Test Match.
Lot 322
The stopwatch used by W. J. Burfitt a timekeeper at Iffley Road, Oxford, on the occasion of Sir Roger Bannister running the first sub-4 minute mile 6th May 1954, a Swiss made chrome Nero Lemania stopwatch, 1/10th seconds, outer dial to 30 seconds, inner dial to 60 seconds, upper-central dial for 30 minutes, in leather carrying case; sold with an invoice for repairs made out to Mr Burfitt; Burfitt's personal copy of the O.U.A.C. programme from the day signed by Roger Bannister; and a signed copy of Roger Bannister's autobiography "First Four Minutes" The official timekeepers on that famous day at Iffley Road 6th May 1954 are listed in the programme as W C A Findlay, C S Hill, R G Hudson, L R Richards & W J Burfitt. The chief timekeeper was Charles Hill and the stopwatch he used when Sir Roger Bannister broke the four minute mile barrier was bought by Lord Archer for £8,855 at an auction at Bonham's in 1998 and donated to Oxford University Athletics Club.
Lot 119
A copy of Henry Cotton's book "My Swing" signed by the author and a selection of other golfers, 1st edition with d/j, 1952, signed by Cotton to the title page, by Padgham on the first right-hand page, and on the final left-hand page and inside back board by Dai Rees, Max Faulkner, Bobby Locke, Jack Nicklaus, Tony Jacklin, Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and others
Lot 1205
92 Chelsea home programmes seasons 1936-37 to 1938-39, i) 1936-37, 19 first-team, 2 practice, 9 reserves ii) 1937-38, 22 first-team, 2 practice, 5 reserves iii 1938-39, 22 first-team, 1 practice, 10 reserves sold together with three blue modern Chelsea FC programmes binders inscribed in gilt to the spine for seasons 1936-37, 1937-38 & 1938-39 (95)
Lot 1204
96 Chelsea home programmes seasons 1933-34 to 1935-36, i) 1933-34, 19 first-team, 7 reserves ii) 1934-35, 22 first-team, 2 practice, 18 reserves, 1 Mid-Week League iii) 1935-36, 21 first-team, 1 practice, 4 reserves, 1 Mid-Week League sold together with three blue modern Chelsea FC programmes binders inscribed in gilt to the spine for seasons 1933-34, 1934-35 & 1935-36 (99)
Lot 627
A football medal of Chelsea interest, a Cheshire County Schools F.A. silver & enamel medal inscribed to F. Blunstone in season 1946-47 This was probably Frank Blunstone's first ever football medal as he was aged just 13 at the time. He joined Crewe Alexandra in 1951-52 before his move to Chelsea in March 1953 and where he won a League Championship medal in 1954-55.
Lot 766
56 football postcards of local and junior football teams in the north-east of England, mostly dating to the first quarter of the 20th century, team-groups including Newcastle East End, Middlesbrough South Bank, Hexham, Jarrow Albion, Belford United, Hartlepool, Blyth, St James, Willington Juniors, Wallsend Albion, Blaydon School Boys, Gateshead High Fell, Newcastle Post Office and many others
Lot 76
A souvenir programme for a baseball match between Australian Cricketers and a Transvaal Team played at Wanderers 7th March 1936, 8 pages, good condition, mild fold and one staple missing with no loss; sold together with a Bert Oldfield signed typescript letter addressed to Reuters and dated 23rd April 1936 (2) After the conclusion of the tour to South Africa the Australians agreed to play a baseball match at the Wanderers against a side drawn from the Transvaal cricket team which included several Springboks. The match was held to support the H.B. Cameron Memorial Fund (Famous South African cricket all rounder). This is a most unusual item as the programme indicates this was "the first baseball game to take place in South Africa against an Australian team."
Lot 398
An historic New Zealand 'Original All Blacks' shirt from the tour of the British Isles and France in 1905-06, with fern badge and canvas overlay to the shoulders and upper chest and back, small areas of damage, leather neck line extending down the lacing-v The Original All Blacks, also simply known as "The Originals", were the first New Zealand national rugby union team to tour outside Australasia. They toured the British Isles, France and the United States of America during 1905-1906. Their opening game was against Devon on 16 September 1905 whom they defeated 55-4. Such was the surprise that some newspapers in Britain printed that Devon had scored 55 points and not the All Blacks. They went on to defeat every English side that they faced, including a 16-3 victory over English county champions Durham.They defeated the national teams of Scotland, Ireland and England and suffered their only loss of the 35-match tour when defeated 3-0 defeat by wales at Cardiff Arms Park. The 1905 All Blacks tour of Britain went on to achieve legendary status within the rugby world and New Zealand in particular. They scored 976 points and conceded only 59, and thus set the standard for all subsequent All Black sides. The tour also saw the first use of the All Blacks nickname and established New Zealand's reputation as a world class rugby nation as well as the famous black shirt becoming an international sporting icon. The present "Originals" shirt is believed to have been worn in the match v Swansea at St Helens Ground 30th December 1905, the last match in Britain before the tour proceeded to France. THE PROPERTY OF MUMBLES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB, SWANSEA, WALES
Lot 869
A multi-signed copy of Percy M. Young's book "Manchester United", hardback with d/j, Sportsman's Book Club, 1962, signed extensively in ink over the first three front pages, signatures including Busby, Murphy, Olive, Doherty, Viollet, Scanlon, Foulkes, Sadler, Herd, Charlton, McGuinness and many others, 53 in all,
Lot 1188
Three Chelsea v Sunderland programmes dating between 1910 and 1919, 12th March 1910, a combined issue featuring the Household Brigade F.A. Challenge Cup Final 14th March; 5th October 1912; and a 4-pager for 1st September 1919 being the first Football League issue at Stamford Bridge following the First World War
Lot 100
An autograph album compiled by the Kent cricketer Bryan Valentine in 1948 and including the signatures of the 1948 Australian and England Ashes cricket teams, together with team-groups for Kent, Derbyshire, Worcestershire, Leicestershire, Glamorgan, Middlesex, Yorkshire, Warwickshire, Surrey, Somerset, Nottinghamshire & Gloucestershire plus South of England XI, there are some later collected autographs of the boxers Freddie Mills, Henry Cooper & Terry Downes, and the book also contains a programme cover for the England & Wales v Scotland & Ireland rugby union match 17.10.59, bearing two signatures B.H. Valentine played in 399 First Class Matches including 7 Tests between 1927 and 1950. The Australian Cricket Team led by Don Bradman became known as 'The Invincibles' as they did not suffer a defeat on the entire tour.
Lot 652
An early example of a rose England amateur international football cap awarded for the match v Holland played at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea, 11th December 1909, inscribed E v H, 1909-10; sold together with A photstat from A reference with England line-up (2) England won this match 9-1. The original recipient of the cap is unknown, but the England line-up was a s follows: Ronald Brebner (Darlington), Walter Corbett (Birmingham), Arthur Knight (Portsmouth), Kenneth Hunt (Leyton), Frederick Chapman (South Notts), Robert Hawkes (Luton), Arthur Berry (Everton), Vivian Woodward (capt., Tottenham Hotspur), Harry Stapley (Glossop North End), Alfred Owen (Leicester Fosse) & Ernest Williams (Portsmouth). The first official England amateur international was against France in Paris 1st November 1906, so the present cap is an early presentation.
Lot 844
A signed Bolton Wanderers 1923 F.A. Cup Final dinner menu, held at the Hotel Russell, 28th April, signed to the inside by the historic Bolton team, winners of the first Wembley Cup Final, but apparently lacking Jimmy Seddon and signed instead by Walter Rowley who missed the Final through a six week suspension for being sent-off in a game v Huddersfield, additionally signed by other members of the Wanderers party including the trainer
Lot 1046
Manchester United Opus, ultra luxurious production, limited edition, signed by Sir Alex Ferguson & Sir Bobby Charlton, over 800 pages, lavishly illustrated with over 2,000 images, over 400,000 words, half a metre square, weight over 35kg., printed on 200 gsm silk-coated paper, overall production entirely from natural materials - leather, silk, paper, wood and cotton thread, sits in a silk clam-shell presentation box, white cotton gloves provided, first published October 2006 by Krakenopus
Lot 1162
Eight Arsenal home programmes, including pre-wars v Sheffield Wednesday 14.4.33, Derby County 9.11.35 & a reserves v Clapton Orient 27.3.37; and five dating between 1948 and the Manchester United game 1.2.58; the lot including a repro of the first game at Highbury v Leicester Fosse (9) not illustrated
Lot 599
The match ball from the Arsenal game v Everton at Goodison Park 16th March 1935 when Frank Moss became the only goalkeeper in the entire history of Arsenal FC to score a goal, signed by the Arsenal and Everton team in ink and with a match inscription for the Moss game with 2-0 final score & goalscorers (the other being Ted Drake), in a cubic perspex display case with an original press cutting, 25cm., 9 3/4in. Moss is also the only Arsenal goalkeeper to score in a first-class match. On 16 March 1935, in a First Division match against Everton at Goodison Park, Moss dislocated his left shoulder. With no substitutes allowed in those days, Moss was forced to play the rest of the game on the left wing with an outfield player deputizing for him between the sticks. Incredibly, he scored Arsenal's first goal in a 2-0 win. He kept the match ball as a souvenir and both teams autographed it for him. However, that match also proved to be Moss's downfall. He found it hard to recover from the injury - he played five more matches the following season but the injury recurred. He was finally advised to retire in the summer of 1937, at the age of only 27. He played 161 matches for Arsenal in total having joined them from Oldham Athletic in 1931 for a fee of £3,000. He also won 5 England caps and played in the famous 'Battle of Highbury' international v the World Champions Italy. After retiring as a player, Moss was appointed manager of Herts, where he became both the club's youngest manager and the first to enjoy complete autonomy in matters of team selection. He led his side to a second-place league finish in his first season in charge, but retired early in 1940, returning to his native Lancashire and left football altogether. He died in 1970 at the age of 60.
Lot 1203
62 Chelsea home programmes seasons 1930-31 to 1932-33, i) 1930-31 16 first-team, 5 reserves ii) 1931-32 18 first-team, 4 reserves iii) 1932-33, 18 first-team, 1 reserves sold together with three blue modern Chelsea FC programmes binders inscribed in gilt to the spine for seasons 1930-31, 1931-32 & 1932-33 (65)
Lot 1238
Ryde Sports reserves v Binstead programme 9th October 1897, Ryde & District League fixture played at Partlands, ex-binder, removal leaving scars, paper loss and tears along margin Ryde Sports was founded in 1888 and was a leading club on the Isle of Wight and in Hampshire football. The season after this programme issue saw Ryde enter the Southern League when they finished a highly creditable second. Ryde Sports entered their reserves team in the Ryde & District League whilst all other clubs fielded their first XI.
Lot 355
The exceptionally rare Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games silver bearer's torch one of only 15 made and this example complete with original burner, designed by Aukusti Tuhka, manufactured by Kultakeskus Oy, Hameenlinna, the bowl in hallmarked silver with raised Olympic Rings and laurel wreath, inscribed XV OLYMPIA HELSINKI, 1952 , further inscribed to rim beneath the bowl HELSINGFORS, HELSINKI, the handle in birch wood, length 59cm., 23 1/2in. At the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games only a total of 22 torches were manufactured, 15 with hallmarked silver bowls and 7 in plate with a plainer, simpler design. Compare this to the 8,000 torches produced for the most recent Summer Games in London in 2012 and the all-time record number of 15,000 torch bearers employed for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games. In the book Tuli Olympiasta [Came To Olympia) by Terttu Mammela, 2012, there is a detailed explanation in the chapter 'After the Olympic Games' on why the silver 1952 Helsinki Olymic Games torch is singularly the rarest bearer's torch in the history of the Olympic Games: "Of the original 15 silver torches five had been lost during the relay - four in Greece and one in Kokkola, Finland. After the relay the remaining ten torches were cleaned and repaired. Three silver torches were donated to the Olympic Committees of the countries that had hosted the torch relay: Greece, Denmark and Sweden. They were received by their respective high representatives who were present at the Olympic Games Poul Ingholt, President of the Danish NOC; Jean Ketseas, Greek Member of the IOC; and Prince Bertil of Sweden. The Greek and Danish torches are still in possession of the respective National Olympic Committees. The Swedish torch probably changed hands in the 1960s. The airline company SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), which had flown the Olympic flame from Greece to Denmark, also received a silver torch. It was handed to the company's Finland manager Lennart Rehnqvist on 30th August 1952, and he passed it onto the traffic and sales director Johannes Nielsen in a ceremony held in Stockholm on 1st September. The company used the torch as a challenge trophy for its employees' national sports club. The first winner of the yearly contest was the Danish club. The torch served in this capacity for about 10 years but was later forgotten. It re-emerged in 1994 and is now a cherished item in possession of SAS. The Organising Committee had promised a silver torch to seven more recipients, but since only six were left, one more copy was commissioned from the manufacturer in October 1952. By the end of 1952 four museums had received a silver torch: The Sports Museum of Finland, the Helsinki City Museum, the provincial museum in Tornio and the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The remaining three silver torches were given in 1955 to the three central sports federations in Finland: The Finnish Gymnastic and Sport Federation (SVUL), the Workers' Sport Federation (TUL) and the Swedish-language sport federation CIF. All seven torches donated to the museums and sports federations are still in possession of the original recipients. The seven brass torches all survived after the torch relay. They were donated to the six members of the torch relay committee and to Erik von Frenckell, President of the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games. Today the whereabouts of the six brass torches are known. They are all in private ownership. The five silver torches that were lost during the relay have dispersed into private collections over the decades. Because of their extremely limited number the Helsinki Olympic torches have become most valuable collector items. In the 21st century their auction prices have skyrocketed. In the winter of 2011 one Helsinki silver torch fetched over 340,000 Euros in an auction in Paris." As a footnote to the auction report in the final paragraph, the silver torch sold in Paris did not have its original burner.
Lot 275
A scarce original 16mm Lawn Tennis film (c1940), in black and white, with sound, featuring rare commentary from the voice of Bill Tilden, throughout the film he describes one of his matches during the World Hard Court Professional Championships and also demonstrates and coaches a young player who is watching from the side of the court, the spool holds two associate short films, the first “Bill Tilden's Tennis for Beginners”, the second, “Bill Tilden's Advanced Tennis”, in the first film Tilden guides a young protege through the rudiments of the forehand, backhand and service strokes, giving demonstrations (often in slow motion) and sound verbal advice, the film appears to have been made at a club either in California or Florida, evident by the abundance of palm trees; in the second film Tilden relates advice on the net game, volley, smash and American twist serve, here and there one can detect the damage caused to one of Tilden's fingers during his early years, a fact he was always eager to conceal, narration and supervision is by Bill Tilden, photography by Phil E. Cantonwine, edited by Adrian Mosser and Directed by Julian Peysner; the lot includes a DVD copy of the film (2)
![The earliest Manchester United [Newton Heath] football medal ever to have been offered at auction: the Manchester Senior Cup](https://cdn.globalauctionplatform.com/fcd844fd-6b2b-4c7b-8c0b-a48300f1b17e/9745fe34-deb1-4cca-b4cb-32c1c6a19539/468x382.jpg)
Lot 605
The earliest Manchester United [Newton Heath] football medal ever to have been offered at auction: the Manchester Senior Cup winner's medal awarded to Thomas Fitzsimmons in 1893, a 9ct. gold & enamel medal with a design based on the Coats of Arms of Manchester with a panelled football replacing the terrestrial globe , inscribed M.D.F.A., SENIOR, 1893, the reverse further inscribed T. FITZSIMMONS, WINNERS The first pieces of silverware to be put in the Newton Heath trophy cabinet was the Manchester Cup in 1886. When they won the Cup again in 1893 it was their fifth victory in the competition. In the 1892-93 Manchester Senior Cup Final Newton Heath beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 at Hyde Road on 15th April. Newton Heath had progressed to the final with victories over West Manchester and Bury. Fitzsimmons scored four goals during the competition. 1892-93 was also Hewton Heath's first season in the Football League Division One. They avoided relegation by beating Small Heath [Birmingham] in a play-off 'Test Match'. Fitzsimmons, having joined the club in November, scored 5 League goals during the campaign. Thomas Fitzsimmons was a Scot born at Annbank in south Ayrshire 21st October 1870. He was an outside-right and was one of several players on trial at Celtic who were seeking a replacement for Celtic's first ever goalscorer Neil McCallum. He was till a trialist when he made his League debut v Rangers at Ibrox on 24th September 1892. As such, this makes Fitzsimmons the only player in Celtic history to debut for the club in an 'Old Firm' fixture. This proved to be his only appearance for the Bhoys, although some records would suggest he played in a Glasgow Cup game before his League debut v Pollokshaws Athletic 17th September. A couple of months later he transferred to Newton Heath making his debut v Aston Villa 19th November at North Road, scoring in the 2-0 win. In all he made 30 competitive starts and scored 6 goals. In June 1894 Tommy Fitzsimmons returned to Scotland to play for his local team Annbank FC. Thomas's brother David also played for Newton Heath.
Lot 1210
227 Chelsea home programmes dating between seasons 1954-55 and 1959-60, i) 1954-55, first-team x 21 plus official & 'pirate' for England v Italy U-23 international ii) 1955-56, first-team x 22 plus 1 'pirate' & F.A. Amateur Cup s/f iii) 1956-57, first-team x 24 plus London Boys v Glasgow Boys & Sporting Celebrities v Famous Fools, a handbook, supporters' club handbook and 27 Football Combination & 1 London F.A. Cup iv) 1957-58, first-team x 26 plus Southern Floodlit Cup, England v Bulgaria U-23 international (and 2 'pirate' versions), England v Yugoslavia Youth International, British Army v French Army, London v Barcelona & England World Cup XI v England U-23 XI, a club handbook and 14 London Combinations and 1 South-East Counties League v) 1958-59, first-team x 25, British Army v Belgian Army, Charity Knock-Out Cup, Chelsea v Hastings Metropolitan League Professional Cup, club handbook, & 16 London Combination vi) 1959-60, first-team x 25, British Army v French Army, club handbook, 6 Football Combination and 1 London F.A. Challenge Cup Final sold together with six blue modern Chelsea FC programmes binders inscribed in gilt to the spine for seasons 1954-55 to 1959-60 (238)
Lot 1004
A group of six rail and travel flyers for F.A. Cup Final excursions, including a LNER issue for the first Cup Final at Wembley in 1923; one issued by the travel agents Dean & Dawson's for 1924; and four differently designed issues for the 1928 Final Blackburn Rovers v Huddersfield Town, three from LNER and one jointly by LMS & LNER
Lot 1
Memorabilia relating to the British 1908 London Olympic Games boxing champion Richard K Gunn including his winner's diploma, the lot comprising: a 1908 Olympic Games winner's diploma named to R K GUNN, trimmed at margins the result of an earlier mounting and framing; a large mounted 22 by 15in. signed photographic portrait of Richard Gunn posed in boxing vest and trunks, signed in ink lower left and inscribed by hand OLYMPIC GAMES, 1908; a hallmarked silver salver of octagonal form with presentation inscription dated July 1950 reading PRESENTED TO R.R. (DICK) GUNN BY THE AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LONG AND VALUABLE SERVICES ON THE COUNCIL AS A MEMBER LIFE PRESIDENT AND HON. TREASURER, A.B.A. FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION 1894, 1895 & 1896, 30.5cm., 12in. diameter; a first prize diploma for featherweight boxing named to Gunn and presented by the German Gymnasium Societyin 1893; a scrapbooks, press cuttings and a quantity of other ephemera relating to the career of R K Gunn (a qty.) Richard Kenneth Gunn (1871-1961) is the oldest man ever to have been crowned as an Olympic boxing champion. He achieved this feat in the featherweight division of the boxing tournament at the London Games of 1908 aged 37 years and 254 days. He had in fact retired when still British amateur featherweight champion in 1896, a title he had held for three consecutive years. This retirement was actually at the request of the ABA as Gunn was far the superior of any of his rivals. In return Gunn served on the ABA Council for more than ten years. When the fighter learned that the Olympic Games were coming to London he resumed training, returned to the ring and won the gold medal at the 1908 Games, before hanging up his gloves for good immediately thereafter. He only ever suffered one defeat in 15 years of boxing. Gunn was born in Charing Cross, London, 16th February 1871 and died at Lambeth, London, 23rd June 1961 aged 90.
Lot 383
A London 2012 Olympic Games Team GB t-shirt signed by the heptathlon gold medallist Jessica Ennis, signature in blue maker pen; sold together with a Royal Mail Gold Medal Winner First Day Cover with postage stamp featuring Jessica Ennis and signed by the Olympic Champion in black marker pen (2)
Lot 1206
146 Chelsea home programmes dating between seasons 1945-46 and 1949-50, i) 1945-46, x 34 including the Dynamo Moscow friendly, England v Switzerland international and various 'pirate' issues ii) 1946-47 x 27 including 1 reserves iii) 1947-48 x 25, some 'pirate' issues iv) 1948-49 25 first-team, 9 reserves, some 'pirate' issues v) 1949-50 26 first-team sold together with five blue modern Chelsea FC programmes binders inscribed in gilt to the spine for seasons 1945-46 to 1949-50 (151)
Lot 191
2003 Casey Stoner 125cc GP race worn and crashed helmet, the Nolan N93 ventilated race helmet with darkened visor and full lining, a red, blue and gold design based upon the Australian flag, a Stoner kangaroo motif on the back, the top left side gel coat chipped with accident damage, also losses to the rear polymer trim surround base, unassociated helmet bag In 2003 Casey Stoner moved to the 125cc GP category with Lucio Cecchinello and Aprilia. Improving all season, he took three seconds before winning his first Grand Prix at the season finale in Valencia. This helmet was later acquired from a member of the LCR team.
Lot 527
AN HISTORIC FOOTBALL JERSEY FROM THE FIRST F.A. CUP FINAL TO BE HELD AT WEMBLEY STADIUM IN 1923, KNOWN AS THE "WHITE HORSE FINAL" The white Bolton Wanderers jersey worn by Alex Finney at the F.A. Cup final v West Ham United at Wembley stadium 28th April 1923, maker unknown, long-sleeved, lace-up collar, embroidered silk work badge featuring the Coat of Arms of Bolton with the Latin motto SUPERA MORAS [OVERCOME DELAYS] The 1923 FA Cup Final was the first match to be played at the newly built Wembley Stadium and was attended by King George V to present the trophy and medals. What was expected to be a showpiece match for the Football Association's magnificent new stadium was marred by chaotic scenes as vast crowds surged into the stadium, far exceeding its official capacity of approximately 125,000. A crowd estimated at up to 300,000 gained entrance and the terraces overflowed, with the result that spectators found their way into the area around the pitch and even onto the playing area itself. Mounted policemen, including one on a white horse on the Wembley turf called "Billy" became the defining image of the day, and has led to the match becoming known as the White Horse Final. Eventually crowds were cleared from the pitch although the perimeters were filled deep with spectators. The match finally kicked-off 45 minutes late. Although West Ham started strongly, Bolton proved the dominant team for most of the match and won 2-0. David Jack scored a goal two minutes after the start of the match and Jack Smith added a second goal during the second half. Alex Finney was born at St Helens in 1902. Having played in local Merseyside football, Finney was signed by Bolton Wanderers in 1922. The full-back played in 483 Football League fixtures for the "Trotters" until 1937 and won winner's medals in both the 1923 and 1929 F.A. Cup finals. Finney's 1929 Cup winner's medal is being sold elsewhere in this catalogue as lot 622. Exhibited (on loan): The National Football Museum, Manchester
Lot 474
Two red Switzerland international jerseys circa 1994, the first a short-sleeved No.25 World Cup '94 issue, but with no player lettering to the reverse; the other a similar styled jersey without the World Cup inscription, a short-sleeved No.18; sold together with a black & multi-coloured/patterned Switzerland international goalkeeping jersey circa 1992-1995, long-sleeved; a pair of red Switzerland shorts; and a red & white geometric pattern shirt by Blacky inscribed SUISSE (5)
Lot 217
1977 and 1980 USA Grand Prix official Formula 1 Watkins Glen event posters, both bearing specially commissioned images after Michael Turner, now rolled, originally issued folded, fine condition, the first 71 by 51cm., 28 by 20in., the second 84 by 43cm., 33 by 17in.; sold with three unused event tickets with counterfoils: two for Saturday practice and raceday 1977, the other raceday 1980 (5)
Lot 672
A trio of cricket caps that belonged to the England 1966 World Cup winning football captain Bobby Moore, a blue Tom Hood School, Leytonstone, and two London Schools' Cricket Association representative caps, one in light & dark blue, the other in white & red, both inscribed L.S.C.A., each interior name tag inscribed R.M. Bobby Moore was also a fine cricketer and played at Essex County Youth level before deciding to concentrate solely on football. His West Ham and England team-mate Geoff Hurst was also part of the Eseex Youth team and graduated to make one first class appearance for the county against Lancashire in 1962. Provenance: Bought at Christie's South Kensington, 20th November 2007, as part of lot 9.
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