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Click here to subscribeRare hand written golf letter dated 1824 from the Secretary of the Aberdeen Golf Club to members of The Thistle Golf Club thanking them for 3x copies of Cundells "Rules of The Thistle Golf Club" and remarking "É I have little doubt that these historical recollections will a permanency co-equal with the Game itself-I have the honour to be Gentleman your most obedient servant" signed Chas Chalmers Advocate-dated 29th November 1824-(VG).
Lincoln City Vauxhall Conference Football Programmes: Lincoln City's only Season in the Vauxhall Conference. This lot contains Twenty Home Programmes including last League match versus Wycombe Wanderers. Also contains Eight away match programmes at Fisher, Boston, Wealdstone, Maidstone, Northwich, Kettering, Cheltenham & there first game in the conference at Barnet (28) V Good
A Victorian silver sugar basket, D. C. Hands, London 1853-54. the basket of circular form, with a vine leaf and grape decorated swing handle, the basket with well-pierced and reticulated sides with game birds in tree branches, a cartouche engraved with a crest, the base of small open scrolls, with a blue glass liner , 18cm high (maximum), 13cm diameter, 8oz
ACCESSORIES & REEL: A Brady of Halesowen canvass and leather fishing bag with game mesh to front containing a Farlow Serpent 3. 5" alloy fly reel, smooth check, retaining all bronze anodised finish with line in MOB and various lines, a folding trout landing net, Hardy 1970 & 80 catalogues, Hardy Aid to Angling etc.
REEL: A scarce Hardy 6" Fortuna big game reel with TWIN VAN BRUNT HARNESS LUGS factory fitted, twin ebonised handles to brass bar with star drag wheel behind, correct smooth brass foot, both handle system and lugs retaining original hot lacquer finish to brass, reel retains most original factory grey enamel finish,
REEL: A Roddy Dominator 400 gold series big game trolling reel in the Penn International style, superb quality, oversize crank handle, lever drag with free spool and indent brake, 4" diameter side plates, narrow drum, rod saddle and harness fittings, Roddy Shell grease & spanner, good with fitted wood baize lined box.
REELS (2) & ACCESSORIES: A Gladiator Mini 2 gold series big game trolling reel in the Penn International style, superb quality Italian built reel, oversize crank handle, lever drag with free spool and indent brake, 3" diameter side plates, rod saddle clamp fittings, dial ratchet brake adjusters, fine condition with makers leaflet and fitted block leather case and a Policanski Monitor multiplier reel, 3. 75 diameter end plates, 3. 75 wide, simple powerful lever drag, free spool, fine, 5 packs of MA anglers gloves and a Normark filleting knife with sheath.
FLY TYING MATERIALS: (QTY) Victorian fly tying collection comprising of 49 waxed brown storage boxes 8"x2. 75"x1. 5", each labelled and handwritten to front identifying contents, this includes Ginger Cock, Quills Brown, Medium Rusty Blue, Golden Orange, Light Honey, Black Ostrich Cock, March Brown, etc. , quantities vary, a number of feathers taped to ID cards, various painted shade cards, two G Messeena of London envelopes containing Messeena hook packets, a quantity of rabbit masks, furs, game feathers, assorted capes, raffia etc, plus 1 packet blue chatterer feathers, containing approx. 15, good early interesting lot for collector or fly tying specialist.
A VICTORIAN CAST BRASS AND BRONZED DESK PLATFORM WITH GLASS INKWELL, the faceted globular inkwell with brass hinged collar surmounted by a standing stag, retardant, centred within a bas relief cast base of rounded square form, each corner segment depicting various game birds and animals between baroquesque scrolling shell and mask decoration, on four scrolling supports. Stamped JG & Sons, numbered 109. 30cm x 30cm x 20cm high.
An unusual DB 14 bore patent underlever PF sporting gun, by William Moore & Grey, 43 Old Bond St, London W, 45½" overall, browned twist barrels 29¼" with maker's name on top rib; scroll engraved rounded steel frame with short underlever in front of the trigger guard which when swivelled to the right operates extendable and retractable breech faces by means of a pinion; back action locks nicely engraved with game dog and birds beneath trees, and wildfowl around a lake; scroll engraved flat fronted trigger guard; walnut butt with chequered wrist and fore end, the butt with oval silver escutcheon engraved with arms and motto. GWO & C Plate 14
A good DB 16 bore percussion sporting gun by Dooley of Liverpool, number 1770, 46" overall, browned damascus barrels 30" with 2 gold lines and engraved dog's head at the breech, the top rib engraved "Dooley, 11 Ranelagh St, Liverpool", the locks with finely scroll engraved sunken rims, the raised central panels engraved with game dogs and birds, the hammers engraved with foliage inhabited by serpents; nicely figured walnut halfstock with chequered fore end and wrist, the rectangular silver escutcheon engraved with the arms of Alston or Alstone; finely engraved steel mounts including trigger guard with pineapple finial and game dogs on the bow; brass tipped wooden ramrod numbered to the gun (1770). VGWO & Clean Condition, the metalwork generally crisp and retaining much original finish (minor rust patches on the barrels which have been cleaned with abrasive); in its original green baize lined fitted mahogany case with folding brass handle in the lid, containing maker's trade label numbered to the gun (stained in one corner), good leather covered Hawksley flask with patent GS top, good Dixon shot flask with GS charger, T shaped nipple key with pricker, another nipple key with ebony handle, a wad punch (rusty), and a tin of caps. GC (some external scratching and bruising to case) See back cover
Edward W. Hereford, (exh. 1884-1915), "Head of the Pass, Glen Ogle", with a kilted highlander carrying a game bag near a flock of sheep, signed with initials and dated 1905, watercolour, 34 x 69cm. Label verso for the Dudley Gallery, Piccadilly, with title, artist's name and address in Sandrock, Gourock, and original price of £10.
A George III handmade parlour game, presumably for Fortune Telling, comprising a hand made box, the lid and each side with watercolour portrait and verse, made of card and sewn together, containing approximately 104 handwritten cards written in verse, (52 for ladies and 52 for gentlemen), predicting the fortunes (mostly relating to Love, Marriage and Death), of the ladies and gentlemen taking part. Some of the cards are personalised with names, so presumable they were made specifically with the family and circle of the maker in mind. (Parcel), (some damage).
Four engraved magazine plates portraying early England v Scotland international matches, the first from The Graphic dated 14th December 1872 titled SKETCHES AT THE INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL MATCH, GLASGOW (the world's first international football match), the second showing action from the 1874 encounter at Glasgow, the third from the Illustrated & Dramatic Sporting News 24th March 1882 of the international played at Sheffield, the other depicting a game at The Oval, the 3rd & 4th prints uniformly framed & glazed, 22 by 27cm., 8 1/2 by 10 1/2in.; the lot also including two match reports printed in The Penny Illustrated Paper of the unofficial England v Scotland football internationals of 1870 and 1871 (6)
An engraving of an early electrically floodlit football match played at the Kennington Oval 4th November 1878, titled 'Football by the new electric light at Kennington Oval', mounted together with a contemporary report of the occasion, framed & glazed, overall 33 by 43cm., 13 by 17in.; sold with a scan of the match report in The Times 5th November 1878 including the team line-ups (2) The first ever floodlit football match is recorded to have taken place at Bramall Lane in Sheffield on 14th October 1878, just three weeks before the depicted Kennington Oval match between Battersea-based Wanderers FC and Clapham Rovers. The game ended as a 2-2 draw. The famous Wanderers club are chiefly noted for winning the first ever F.A. Cup held at the Kennington Oval in 1872 and dominating the early years of the competition, lifting the Cup again in 1873, 1876, 1877 & 1878. Several of the Wanderers players in the floodlit match were F.A. Cup winners.
The first printing of the 1788 MCC Laws of Cricket in a newspaper, in a complete and original complete 8-page edition of The London Chronicle No. 5,119 for 25th to 28th July 1789, measuring 12 by 9in., set in three columns, the middle column of p.3 (numbered 91 in the publisher's sequence) is headed CRICKET, and after an introductory preamble about the English summer weather (!!!) there is a sub-heading titled LAWS OF THE GAME, which occupy one and one third columns, in very fine condition and with decorative red tax stamp The Marylebone Cricket Club was formed in 1787 and produced the first official Laws of the Game in 1788. Extensive research in contemporary journals has failed to produce an earlier printing in any other newspaper. The need for an official set of laws arose partly from the substantial wagers on matches played between teams whose patrons were English aristocrats like Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond. Reports show that numbers of 18th century cricket matches ended in violence as results were disputed, and these printed MCC laws end with a section on 'Betts'. The London Chronicle was a news-packed, thrice-weekly paper published by the author, poet, playwright, publisher editor and bookseller Robert Dodsley, who was a close friend of Samuel Johnson. It ran from 1757 until 1806. Eighteenth century papers were hand-printed on thicker and more robust paper made from rags and linen, which does not deteriorate like modern newsprint. This 220-year-old example is in outstanding condition with crisp printing on off-white untrimmed deckle edged sheets. There are 3 tiny holes in the first page which do not affect legibility. There is also a complete and very attractive (and collectable) red newspaper tax stamp at the foot of page 2. On February 16 this year a copy of the hand-written 1744 Laws of the Game of Cricket, printed around the edge of a large silk handkerchief, sold at auction for £5200. Given the durability of silk versus paper, it is likely that many more copies of the 1744 Laws of the Game printed on silk will have survived than of this original 1789 newspaper in this condition. The MCC Museum at Lords has both, but only acquired the rare 1789 paper earlier this year. A great rarity and collectible in fine condition of an organ that first broadcast the 'official laws' of cricket to the general public.
A rare example of the signature of Major Walter Wingfield the inventor of lawn tennis, in the form of an autographed manuscript letter in ink dated May 23rd 1905, framed & glazed, the lot also including tipped to the backboard an envelope postmarked January 14th 1899 addressed to Herbert V Oppenheimer, Queens Bench, Horn & Francis, 2 Berkeley Street from Major Walter Wingfield, The Royal Body Guard, 100 Buckingham Palace Road; and an example of Major Wingfield's visiting card, titled Royal Body Guard and addressed 33 St Georges Square (3) Major Walter Clopton Wingfield (1833-1912) was the inventor of lawn tennis in 1874 which he called Sphairistikè after the Greek for "ball games". Wingfield was living at Nantclwyd Hall, Llanelidan, in north Wales, when he patented the new sport. He also was the author of the first book of the game The Major's Game of Lawn Tennis. His honours include the Royal Body Guard and Captain, First Dragoon Guards. He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1997.
Miscellaneous post-war programmes formerly owned by Jim Sullivan, Alex Murphy Testimonial Brochure, inscribed in two hands All the best from Alex Murphy, Thanks Sully; Wigan v Batley, 10 November 1945; England v Australia, Second Test, at Brisbane, 6 July 1946; France v Wales, at Swansea, 12 April, 1947; Lancashire Cup Final, Warrington v Wigan, at Swinton, 13 November 1948; Challenge Cup Final, Barrow v Wigan, 5 May 1951; Wigan v New Zealand, 3 November 1951; Australia v New Zealand, at Leigh, 19 November 1954; Challenge Cup Final, Halifax v St. Helens, 28 April 1956; Wales v England, at Cardiff, 19 January 1957; Rugby League XIII v France, at St. Helens, 22 November 1958; League Championship Final, Hunslet v St. Helens, at Bradford, 16 May 1959; and a quantity of other, mainly Wigan, programmes (a qty) The Wigan v Batley match of 10 November 1945, was Sullivan's last game as a player at Central Park.
Johan Cruyff: a red & blue striped Barcelona No.9 jersey worn in the George Armstrong Testimonial Match v Arsenal at Highbury 12th March 1974, long-sleeved, embroidered badge Barcelona won the game 3-1. Johan Cruyff swapped his shirt with George Armstrong after the match. Surprisingly, Arsenal have only ever played Barcelona on five occasions. The George Armstrong Testimonial was the second occasion, following a friendly the season before. The other three matches have all been in the Champions League, culminating in the 2006 final in Paris.
A bound volume of Arsenal programmes from the club's first F.A. Cup winning season in 1929-30, red outer covers removed, containing 28 programmes, red cloth covered boards, the spine inscribed gilt ARSENAL F.C. 1929-30, Vol XVIII, a photographic portrait of the Cup winning team bound in to the front, first-team League, F.A. Cup ties v Chelsea & Birmingham, reserves Combination fixtures, and other matches played at Highbury comprising No.32 QPR's Division Three match v Coventry City, No.39 Inter Services Championship Royal Navy & Royal Marines v Army and No.44 a combined issue for Islington v Holborn & Finsbury schools and the Claque Final replay Moreland v Barnsbury, scores, team-changes and attendance inscribed in ink on line-up pages, evidence of trimming before binding This volume is lacking issues 2 & 47, which are listed in Leonard Evans's Arsenal Football Programme Collectors Handbook as Swansea Town (reserves) and the London F.A. Cup final Brentford v West Ham United (representative). According to the programme notes QPR's match (issue 32) was the first Division Three game ever to be staged at Highbury. QPR were 'debarred' from entertaining Coventry City on their own pitch or at any ground within a six miles radius of their Shepherd's Bush home. Gillespie Road fell outside of this range and the Arsenal directors obliged the west London side.
A group of 20 1940s and 1950s Arsenal friendly away match programmes, comprising: Guildford City 5.10.46, Nottingham Forest 24.1.48, Swindon Town 12.2.49, Redhill 9.3.49. Sir Philip Game Boys' Club Grand Football Matches at Selhurst Park 28.4.49 & 23.4.52, Portsmouth (Charles G. Webb Testimonial played at Brighton) 28.9.49, West Ham United (Charles W Paynter Testimonial) 18.9.50, Bath City 26.12.50, Millwall 5.5.51, Horsham 3.9.51, Alex Wilson Testimonial v All-Stars XI at the Goldstone Ground 29.9.52, Brentford 4.10.55, Caterham & Purley Hospitals XI at Knobs Sports Ground 25.4.56, Hereford United 24.4.57, Barnsley 15.2.58, Enfield 1.10.58, Reading 1.12.58, Bath City 30.4.59 and Dorking 28.12.59
Queen's Park Rangers v Coventry City Football League Division Three (South) match programme played at Highbury 1st March 1930 According to the programme notes QPR's match (issue 32) was the first Division Three game ever to be staged at Highbury. QPR were 'debarred' from entertaining Coventry City on their own pitch or at any ground within a six miles radius of their Shepherd's Bush home. Gillespie Road fell outside of this range and the Arsenal directors obliged the west London side.
The first F.A. Amateur Cup final of 1894-95: a silver-gilt runners-up medal awarded to C.O.S. Hatton of Casuals, inscribed THE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION AMATEUR CUP, RUNNERS UP, in original Vaughton's fitted case inscribed THE AMATEUR CUP, 1894-5; sold with a photocopied match report (2) Casuals were defeated 2-1 by Old Carthusians in the first ever F.A. Amateur Cup final played at Richmond before 3500 spectators on 7th April 1894. Although on the losing side, contemporary reports pick out the full back Hatton as having an outstanding game. Casuals started the match with only 10 men after Lodge had missed his train. Kick-off was delayed for 20 minutes and Lodge finally took to the field of play after 15 minutes.
Nat Lofthouse's white England No.9 shirt worn in the match v Switzerland played at the Hardturm in Zurich 28th May 1952, by St. Blaize, white cotton, embroidered three lions badge inscribed V SWITZERLAND 1951-52, the reverse embroidered with a black cloth No.9 England won this match 3-0 with the great Nat Lofthouse scoring two of the goals in the 51st and 89th minutes. This feat continued Lofthouse's great run of form on the continental tour. The previous game against Austria on 25th May has become synonymous with the Bolton Wanderers centre -forward. He again scored two of England's three goals in the 3-2 win to earn his famous sobriquet the 'Lion of Vienna.' This shirt was acquired in the 1950s by the uncle of the present vendor who was a personal friend of the Manchester City and Welsh international Roy Paul and who secured the shirt by request.
Jimmy Greaves: a signed match-worn red England No.8 international jersey 1966, long-sleeved, signed in pen beneath the three lions cloth badge This jersey was worn in the pre-World Cup friendly against Poland at the Stadion Slaski in Chorzow on 5th July 1966. England won the game 1-0 through a Roger Hunt goal. Greaves was set to wear the red No.8 England shirt 25 days later in the World Cup final but sadly lost his place through injury earlier in the tournament and although recovered Sir Alf Ramsey decided to field a strike force of Hurst and Hunt; sold together with a qty. of magazine photographs of Jimmy Greaves
Gordon Banks: a signed match-worn yellow England international goalkeeping jersey dating from 1971, long- sleeved, Umbro diamond, three lions badge, the reverse with a red No.1, signed by Gordon Banks in fine marker pen This jersey was purchased at a charity auction in 1971, an event at which Gordon Banks was personally in attendance. The Umbro diamond first appeared on England jerseys in the Greece match played on 21st April 1971. During calendar year 1971 Banks wore the yellow jersey in the above match and the games v Malta, Scotland and home & away v Switzerland. Arguably the greatest goalkeeper England has ever produced, Banks will always be remembered for his wonder save from a Pele header during the 1970 World Cup. He was awarded the OBE in this year. Gordon Banks was born in Sheffield on the 30th December 1937. He moved from Chesterfield to Leicester City in May 1959 for a fee of £6000, and later played for Stoke City where he was signed for £52000 in April 1967. He won a total of 73 international caps between 1963 and 1972, and a World Cup winner's medal in 1966. Banks was forced to retire from the game in 1973, through an eye injury sustained in a car accident.
Jairzinho: a yellow & green Brazil No.7 international jersey worn in the match v England in Rio de Janeiro 12th June 1969, short-sleeved v-neck collar and embroidered cloth badge, displayed in a custom built Perspex case, with a Brazilian team photograph, brass plaque, and a signed & inscribed card 'The Champion 1970 Mexico Jairzinho', 80 by 81cm., 31 1/2 by 32in. This shirt was gained a swap by England full-back Keith Newton after the friendly match between Brazil and England in the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro on June 12th 1969, with Brazil winning 2-1 in front of 125000 spectators. England had sensationally taken the lead after 15 minutes when Colin Bell shot into the roof of the net, and for the next 65 minutes England controlled the game, before being caught out by Tostao who scored the equaliser in the 80th minute. Suddenly the Brazilians came to life and moments later Jairzinho scored the winning goal. The shirt is displayed in a custom built Perspex case, with a Brazilian team photograph, brass plaque, and a signed & inscribed card 'The Champion 1970 Mexico Jairzinho.
Paul Price's match-worn yellow No.4 Tottenham Hotspur 1982 F.A.Cup final jersey, long-sleeved, embroidered cockerel badge, inscribed F.A. CUP FINAL, WEMBLEY, 1982 The above shirt was worn by Paul Price in the replay of the 1981-82 F.A.Cup final which took place at Wembley on 27th May 1982 when Tottenham Hotspur defeated Queen's Park Rangers 1-0, Glen Hoddle scoring the only goal of the game from the penalty-spot in the 6th minute. Provenance: The Paul Price Collection sold at Christie's Glasgow 20th June 1998 as lot 26.
A rare community singing sheet for the 1927 F.A. Cup semi-final Cardiff City v Reading played at Molineux, The tradition of community singing at the F.A. Cup final first took place in this year for the Arsenal v Cardiff City game at Wembley. Evidently, something of a dress rehearsal was organised at the Molineux semi-final. As this would have been a new experience for many spectators the songsheet was printed with four hints to singers: (1) The band will play the tune, or part of it, first, then you will get the signal to start from Mr. Casey, who will be up on his perch. (2) Don't forget to take that deep breath before you start. (3) Read the words, a line at a time and then look up to the Conductor to see how the tune is going along. (4) As before, like good footballers, play to the whistle.
Oscar: a blue Brazil No.3 international jersey worn in the match v Poland at the 1978 World Cup, long-sleveed, 'hidden' Adidas manufacturer's logo; sold with a signed letter of provenance from the present vendor (2) The above match was Brazil's final Group B match which, through the format at that year's tournament, meant that it was effectively a semi-final game. Brazil beat Poland 3-1 meaning that Argentina had to beat Peru by four clear goals to progress to the final. In a controversial game, Argentina won 6-0 in what some saw as a suspicious degree of ease. Jose Oscar Bernardi was capped 60 times for Brazil and travelled to the three World Cups between 1978 and 1986.
A match ball used in the World Cup game between Italy and Cameroon played in Montpellier 17th June 1998, an Adidas Tricolore; sold together with a set of FIFA referee's red and yellow cards (3) Provenance: Edward Lennie, the Australian France '98 match referee in charge of the Italy v Cameroon Group B match. Italy won the game 3-0 with a brace by Vieri following the opener by Di Biagio.
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