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The British Toy Soldier Company - British Army Series - Scots Guard Regimental Band, comprising: Drum Major & 30 x Musicians Playing Various Instrumentation. Generally Excellent overall, contained in an Excellent Wood & Perspex Display Case [L:34cm x W:18 x H:19cm].

A Derby porcelain figure, modelled as a shepherdess playing a mandolin, seated on a stump, 18th century, 18cm high

A LAE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY STAINED OAK FOLDING PUMP HARMONIUM, width 85cm x depth 35cm x height 78cm (condition:-distressed and ideal for restoration, due to one bone key partially missing, dirty keys, not playing)

A MODERN CHESS TABLE, with a blue and silver chess board, a red perimeter, metal chess pieces, with red and blue bases, on shaped legs, 51cm squared x height 68cm (condition - peeling to playing surface, surface marks, missing screws so table is rickety)

A GEORGIAN MAHOGANY AND ROSEWOOD CROSSBANDED CARD TABLE, with a double gate legs, the fold over top is enclosing a green baize playing surface, patterned frieze, on turned legs, width 90cm x open depth 90cm x depth 45cm x height 72cm (condition:-playing surface cracked)

FIVE PAINTINGS AND PRINTS ETC, comprising J Maurice early 19th Century English school, Highland cattle drinking from a Loch, signed bottom right, oil on canvas, approximate size 29cm x 39cm, an unsigned early 20th Century oil on board depicting a 17th Century interior scene with male figures playing a board game? while a female figure plays a lute, Joanne Pemberton Ongman print, Pierre Outin print on canvas 'Would you do us the honor?' and a brass framed mirror of tondo form

Quantity of football memorabilia, relating to Albion Football Club, including Albion News early 1960-1980's some with signatures, with Albion Football programs one signed, Willmore G.A West Bromwich Albion The First Hundred Years with three coloured photographs of players, West Bromwich Albion Official Annual 1980, Sky Blue magazine, United Review and The Centenary A-Z of Albion compiled by Tony Matthews and Colin Mackenzie. A few programmes from other clubs playing WBA incl. Tottenham.

Attributed to Theodore Valerio (1819-1879) Three figures in conversation, one playing a lute another holding a Chibouk, watercolour, 10.5" x 7.5", (27x19cm).

Ainsley, A nude young lady playing a piano, oil on board, signed and dated June '79, 24" x 27.75", (61x70cm) (unframed).

Margaret Chapman (1940-2000) British, Figures on a French beach with figures, children paddling and playing games and white tent edged with blue and a paddle steamer out to sea, oil on board, signed, 7" x 12.5", (18x32cm) (unframed).

Christopher Whitford (20th Century), Teddies playing rounders, an original watercolour, signed, 2.5" x 2.75", (6x7cm), shown together with the limited edition print no 1/600, signed and numbered in pencil.

Mid Century Glass Clown Playing Cymbals, height 32cm

Two silver miniature models: a cat wielding a conductor's baton, Hamilton & Inches, London 2007; and a winged putto playing a cello, stamped marks including 925. Heights 4.25cm and 4cm (2)

A Victorian figured walnut card table, the top, of serpentine outline, folding and revolving to reveal baize lined playing surface and storage well, over plain frieze, turned and acanthus scroll carved column and four splayed supports moving on recessed brass castors. H74cm, 103.5cm x 50cm / 100cm

A Herend model of a puppy playing with a ball, in the black fishnet pattern, and a Herend group of two rabbits with an ear of corn, each with printed mark. (2) Heights 5cm and 9cm

A Chinese carved wooden group of two seated figures playing "Go", unsigned. Height 23cm, length 43cm

A Meissen style figure of a Harlequin, his costume decorated with playing cards, playing a bagpipe, on a Rococo scroll base, with blue crossed swords mark; a Bloor Derby figure of a girl carrying flowers, her right arm resting on a watering can; and a Continental figure of a young man, a posy of flowers in his left hand (all three a/f). (3) Heights 13cm, 12.75cm and 13.5cm

Toys and Games Collector. 2 x Pairs of Mickey Mouse Disney Foam Rubber Childrens Slippers(one used, one still in original packaging), Star Wars Jabba the Hut Jigsaw with unused poster and C3PO R2D2 Postcard, Batman Jigsaw Puzzle, Travel Scrabble set, Pocket Chess set, 2 x Chad Valley Colour Slides one Lone Ranger & Speed Records, Subbuteo Plastic Fence, Caspari Orchid Playing Cards set by Karen Fjord Kjaersgaard, Poker Dice in leather case and a Players 'Weights' cigarette box filled with Films Stars cards but mostly stuck together

Misc railway-related items comprising 4 JIGSAWS and 12 packs of PLAYING CARDS. The jigsaws, all complete, assembled and with original boxes, are 'Cock of the North' (LNER), 'The King Arthur' (SR) and 2 versions of 'The Royal Coach' (LMS). The playing cards (appear to be complete packs but not counted) include GCR, L&YR, LMS, SR examples plus 3 modern sets. [16]

20th century Chinese painted silk four fold dividing screen, depicting 100 children playing in front of a pavilion, with calligraphy and red seal marks, in a red stained wood frame with applied brass mounts, 88 x 149.5cm fully opened

Lladro Privilege figure "Circus Wave", No.8137, depicting a clown riding on a boat, W.23cm; and "Bohemian Melodies", No.8239, depicting a clown playing a fiddle, H.20cm, both with original boxes. (4)

Royal Doulton figure "Sir Winston Churchill", HN 3057, H.26.5cm; Lladro figure of a woman playing golf, No.4851, H.27.5cm; Nao, Coalport and Royal Worcester figures. (5)

A 20th century Indian bronze figure of Krishna playing a flute, height 23cm.

A collection of playing cards including Top Trumps

A box of vintage playing cards

A hallmarked silver box embossed with angels playing musical instruments, Sheffield 1970, 42mm

2 brass figures playing violin & flute on wooden bases

A large lot of vintage playing cards & games include cribbage & dominoes etc.

The Greatest Jersey | Sir Gareth Edwards’ Barbarians Rugby Union Jersey match-worn versus The All Blacks in 1973Jersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition without fault. The personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.The Match: The Barbarians vs New Zealand match was played at Cardiff Arms Park to a capacity crowd on 27th January 1973. It remains one of the most famous rugby matches of all time, in which certainly the most famous try of all time was scored. ‘That try’…commonly described as ‘the greatest try’ was scored by Sir Gareth - wearing this jersey. The match was the final contest for New Zealand’s 1972/73 tour of the British Isles. It was regarded by the All Blacks as a chance to revenge their test series loss against the British Lions in 1971 - all but three of the Barbarians having been on the ‘71 tour. It was also an opportunity for the British public to see their victorious British Lions in action with some of the most exciting players of a golden era or rugby, including JPR Williams, David Duckham, John Dawes, Phil Bennett, and Wille John McBride. The All Blacks with Sid Going opposite Sir Gareth at scrumhalf and captained by one of the best flankers, Ian Kirkpatrick.The match was spectacular, with some of the best passers, runners, and side-steppers playing in their prime. It was a high energy game full of adventure, running breaks, improvisation, and spontaneity. Especially from the Barbarians, who, coached by Carwyn James, had an appetite to play rugby ‘in the spirit of the Barbarians’. Nigel Starmer-Smith said, 'the match set such a high standard of excellence that it will forever be a yardstick by which games of rugby football union will be judged’. Sean Fitzpatrick said the match ‘inspired me to take up rugby’.The Barbarians won 23–11 with tries from Edwards, Slattery, Bevan and JPR Williams. Grant Batty scored two for the All Blacks.That Try: In the 2nd minute, New Zealand winger Bryan Williams kicked the ball over Phil Bennett deep into the Barbarian’s half. Bennett retrieved it under his own posts, then with virtually the entire field between him and the All Black’s try line, he sidestepped and evaded three tackles. He then passed to JPR, who managed to offload, despite a high tackle. Still deep in their own half, the ball passed through four pairs of Barbarians hands (Pullin, Dawes, Tommy David, and Quinnell) while heading up-field on the left, before Gareth Edwards shot between two team- mates to take the pass from Quinnell.Edwards dived in the left-hand corner for the try at the Taff End, to a rapturous reception. It was 22 exhilarating seconds after Bennett had gathered under his own posts. It would be a try forever etched in rugby folklore and that epitomized all that was good about rugby and teamwork. The Barbarians were not regular team-mates so the try was not one of coaching and drills, instead it was of talented athletes expressing themselves while enjoying the time of their lives. Still to the day, 50 years later the try is known as ‘that try’ and considered the greatest scored. The try is the most iconic in rugby union history bolstered by Cliff Morgan’s spine-tingling commentary, said to be the second most repeated UK TV sporting commentary after Wolstenholme’s ‘They think it’s all over…’.‘Kirkpatrick to Williams. This is great stuff. Phil Bennett covering, chased by Alistair Scown. Brilliant, Oh, that’s brilliant….John Williams. Pullin, John Dawes….great dummy, David, Tom David, the half-way line. Brilliant by Quinnell….this is Gareth Edwards. A dramatic start. What a score!’A moment later ‘Oh that fellow Edwards’ and ‘If the greatest writer of the written word would have written that story, no one would have believed it. That really was something’Arguably it was ‘that try’, ‘the greatest try’ which served as Gareth Edwards coronation as the greatest ever player.Sir Gareth Recalls: The game against the All Blacks is one I will never forget and those of us who played in it will never be allowed to forget. It is a match that will live with me forever. People tend only to remember the first four minutes of the game because of the try, but what they forgot is the great deal of good rugby played afterwards, much of which came from the All Blacks. I remember that I was cursing just minutes earlier because Sid Going (New Zealand scrumhalf), hoofed the ball downfield, JPR Williams hoofed it back, Bryan Williams (New Zealand wing) hoofed it downfield once again, I was running in all directions. You are out of breath in the first 10 minutes of any game because your heartrate isn’t settling down, there is a bit of tension and you are a bit nervous, especially in this match. When that ball went back to Phil, I thought ‘he will kick it to touch, we will have a lineout, I will have a bit of a breather’ but just when I was thinking all those glorious things, I looked up and thought ‘where the hell is he going now?I was trying to get out of the way, initially. The movement was all coming towards me, I could see John Dawes, I could see JPR, so I thought I would get out of the way and let the move continue, but then as a scrumhalf I thought I had better get out of there. I did then get there. When I saw the gap, I shouted to Derek Quinnell ‘Twl e ‘ma’ (throw it here). I still remember the thrill, the surge of adrenalin as I took the pass and hit the gain line before sweeping around Karam. I am often asked what was going through my head when I took the pass from Derek. Well, the only thing in my mind was whether my hamstrings would stand up to the all-out sprinting.‘I prayed they wouldn’t seize up in that mad dash for the corner’. Wherever I go in the world, people want to talk about it. In the 1990s, I was fishing in the middle of nowhere in Russia – it was a three-hour helicopter ride from Murmansk. I was staying in a village where the mayor, who was a former nuclear submarine commander, took me back to his house, brought out a DVD, shoved it on the telly and up came that try!“What I loved about it more than anything was the improvisation and the decisions off the ball. There were loads of fabulous play from both teams, some stupendous improvised rugby of playing with the ball in front of you.”Auctioneer’s Note: Eight years ago, we sold captain Dave Gallaher’s All Black jersey from their 1905 tour for £180,000 and I have been asked whether I think another jersey will come close or exceed that world record. Sir Gareth’s Barbarians jersey was always my answer. Gallaher’s jersey was the most significant example from the early years of rugby. But Gallaher was not known of widely beyond New Zealand. Sir Gareth’s Barbarians jersey is not only historic, it is iconic and known the world over. Dreamed of in schoolyards, terraced gardens and bedrooms, it was a try which inspired a generation of children to play the sport. As a Welshman it is good to remind people that the famous match and ‘that try’ is thoroughly Welsh in its character; the match was played in Cardiff, the accompanying iconic commentary from the Welsh voice of Cliff Morgan, the move was started sensationally by Phil Bennett’s sidesteps and then the ball went through a succession of Welsh hands, before being finished emphatically by Sir Gareth. Further, it should be noted that the try was linguistically Welsh too, with Sir Gareth yelling ‘Twl e’ ma’ to his fellow Cymro, Derek Quinnell. For the people of Wales this greatest try reverberates deeply. This is the jersey worn by Sir Gareth – considered the greatest ever, playing in the most famous rugby match. It was – and still is, ‘that try’, the greatest try. It follows, that this is the ‘greatest jersey’. A sporting icon.

1976 / 1977 Cardiff RFC | Sir Gareth EdwardsRugby Union jersey match-worn by Sir Gareth Edwards during the club’s Centenary seasonJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition. Traditional Cardiff squares, label for Seer Gear, ‘Edwards’ inscribed to interior collar, logo to right chest opposite finely embroidered traditional Cardiff RFC coat-of-arms with 1876-1976 to shield shaped badge, black No.9 to canvas square on reverse.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Cardiff Rugby Football Club was founded in 1876, following an agreement made to amalgamate the two Victorian football clubs of Glamorgan and Cardiff Wanderers.The first competitive game was played against Newport at Wentloog Marshes, just east of Cardiff, on December 2nd, 1876. Then home fixtures moved to Sophia Gardens before relocation to the iconic Cardiff Arms Park which was named after the nearby Cardiff Arms pub.Initially the club strip was all black with skull and crossbones on the front, but after a few years it took a tone which was perhaps less disturbing for the mothers of potential players! So, they adopted the hooped colours for Gonvill & Gaius College (Cambridge) which are still worn today.Cardiff has provided more players to the Welsh national side and British Lions than anyone else. Legends have appeared in every decade, such as Gwyn Nicholls, Rhys Gabe, Percy Bush, Wilfred Wooller, Dr Jack Matthews, Bleddyn Williams, Cliff Morgan, Gerald Davies, Barry John and of course Sir Gareth Edwards.Gareth Edwards took the traditional route of playing in Cardiff’s trials before appearing for Cardiff Athletic at Briton Ferry in 1966, typically marked by two tries. Five months later he made his debut for the first team against Coventry. Only six games later and the young starlet was pulling on the red international jersey against France for a full cap. It was a sharp rise to the top where Gareth Edwards remained for his entire playing career.Sir Gareth Edwards was proudly a one-club man, he played 195 games in 12 seasons for Cardiff with a fabulous try count of 67. Both club and player express how indebted they are to each other, Gareth doing so with typical humility.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘Bill Samuel was the instigator of my association with Cardiff RFC- having played for them during his younger days. I only ever played for one club and was proud to do so. With so many outstanding players when I joined from school like Gerald Davies, DK Jones, Keri Jones in the backs and Keith Rowlands, Tony Pender, John O’Shea & Howie Norris in the pack I knew I’d made the right choice. I thoroughly enjoyed my time at this great Club.I will always be indebted to Cardiff because the Club taught me a valuable lesson – to treat everyone as equals, just as they did themselves’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1977/78 Wales | Sir Gareth EdwardsInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Sir Gareth EdwardsJersey & Provenance: in excellent original condition. Bears manufacturer label with Umbro in orange diamond and ‘The Choice of Champions’, complete with original buttons, No.9, embroidered Prince of Wales feathers.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.On the 18th of March 1978, ‘The Greatest Ever’ took to the pitch for his country for the final time – in front of a capacity crowd of 60,000 on his home turf at Cardiff Arms Park. Fittingly the match was against the French, who had beaten Wales when Sir Gareth won his first cap. This time Wales would win with two tries and a conversion from Phil Bennett, a drop goal from Steve Fenwick and another from Gareth Edwards.The victory sealed the Grand Slam for Wales, Sir Gareth’s third, in what was the ‘golden era’ of Welsh rugby. It meant that Wales became outright Five Nations champion for 1978. During Sir Gareth’s tenure at scrum half for Wales, they had won the Championship outright five times and were joint champions twice. Prior to 1971, Wales had not won a Grand Slam since 1952.Sir Gareth’s final match signalled a steady decline for Welsh rugby fortunes, they were not to win another Grand Slam for 27 years.Sir Gareth won 53 caps for Wales, scoring 88 points including 20 tries. His win percentage with Wales was a superb 70% with 35 matches won, five drawn and 13 lost.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘What brought us together (the Welsh team of the 1970s), fuelled our collective desire and made us the team we were was a love for the game.We were young kids who just adored what we were doing and revelled in the thrill of it all.The players in those Welsh teams had the confidence, the attitude, the belief but more than that, we loved being out there playing the game. Like good actors, the players were all comfortable with one another. There was a serious attitude when required, but it was more like a family going out to play together. That was how close we became. We all knew one another and cared for each other so that we never went out just thinking we’ve got to win this to achieve another Grand Slam or Triple Crown or Championship title. It went deeper than that for us’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1976/1977 Superstars | Sir Gareth EdwardsBritish, European & International Superstars competition-worn t-shirts by Sir Gareth EdwardsItems & Provenance: Comprising (1) blue v-neck t-shirt with white Adidas stripes to sleeves, white Adidas logo to left chest, white ‘Superstars’ in felt applied to width of chest, right chest with ‘crossed swords’ emblem (2) red v-neck t-shirt of similar design but with black details and without ‘crossed swords’ (3) green running-vest with white details, without swords.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Superstars: Superstars was a multi-discipline sports competition in which elite athletes from a variety of sports competed against each other. It was covered by the BBC in the late 1970s and 80s with presenters David Vine, Ron Pickering, and Barry Davies.Sir Gareth Edwards competed in the 1976 UK competition in which he came overall 4th (beating fellow Welsh player JPR Williams who came in 8th place). The winner in the 1976 UK competition was David Hemery. A year later Sir Gareth travelled to Pine Martin, Georgia to compete in the first ever world Superstars championship. There was 132,000$ prize money at stake for most athletes but not Sir Gareth, as an amateur.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘I was uncertain to compete in America because Wales were playing Scotland on the Saturday!I had to go out to America on the Monday/Tuesday, compete and then return by Thursday!!! Great event, but I had to donate all my winnings to the WRU, as agreed, as I was an amateur sportsman.I returned uninjured and we won the game, in which Phil Bennett scored a great try’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1967 France | Christian DarrouyInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Christian Darrouy versus WalesJersey & Provenance: All white jersey in original and complete condition. Bears label for Allen Sports, Paris. Blue badge applied with braided and embroidered cockerel and FFR, black plastic No.11 as per the period.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Christian Darrouy: Christian Darrouy (b.1937) was a long serving winger for France with 40 caps between 1957 and ’67 being one of the country’s best try hunters.Wearing the French jersey, Darrouy amassed 69 points with an impressive 23 tries, 13 of which were scored in the seven Five Nations Tournaments in which he participated. Darrouy’s overall match win rate with France was a solid 62%. He was a Five Nations Tournament winner in ‘59 and in the year that he wore this jersey against Wales in 1967.The Match: In that ’67 match France beat Wales 20-14 at Stade Olympique, Colombes, before dispensing of Ireland to be crowned champions.The 1967 match against Wales was Sir Gareth Edwards’ first Wales cap at the age of 19. Darrouy was also awarded his first French cap at the age of 19 albeit ten years earlier. Darrouy was to bow out of international matches four games later, at the end of the season, playing against South Africa.It was perhaps because of this symmetry and affinity that Darrouy was to gift Edwards his No.11 jersey after the match.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘After the match Stuart Watkins swapped his shirt with Darrouy to allow me to keep my first Welsh shirt and have a French shirt from my first International’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1967 New Zealand All Blacks | Chris LaidlawInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Chris Laidlaw versus WalesJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition. Small Canterbury label, embroidered silver fern applied to badge and sewn to chest, cotton No.9.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Chris Laidlaw: Christopher Robert Laidlaw (b.1943) played 57 matches for New Zealand, including 20 internationals, scoring three tries. He captained the All Blacks on three occasions. He made his debut for the All Blacks in 1963 on their tour of Britain and France.Laidlaw was well-educated, he was schooled at King’s High School from 1957 to 1961, where he played in the first rugby team, he then attended Otago University from 1962 to 1966. Then in 1969, he took up his Rhodes Scholarship at Merton College, Oxford.In New Zealand, Chris Laidlaw is as well-known for his achievements later in life just as he is an All Black. He is said to be a man with determination to stand up for what he believed was right. This determination guided him through a long and varied career as scholar, diplomat, politician, writer, and radio broadcaster and his CV includes race Relations Conciliator and Human Rights Commissioner in New Zealand.He was an outspoken figure for the anti-apartheid movement and for civil rights which he says stemmed from the All Blacks’ 1970 tour to South Africa when his ‘social conscience was jolted’.‘Principles are evolutionary. I went (on the tour) because I believed that it was better for us (All Blacks) to be there with a multiracial team on the field, regardless of what the South Africans were doing with apartheid. And conversations I had there led me to believe that the next South African team to tour in 1973 would be a mixed one – but they didn’t deliver on that.It had become clear to me that the only way to fight apartheid was to deny contact. It was a personal journey of discovery for me and I’m glad I finally made a stand’.In 1977 during a diplomatic function in New York, Laidlaw recalled that the then NZ Prime Minister, Robert Muldoon harassed him, jabbing his finger in Laidlaw’s chest. Muldoon was angry about Laidlaw’s public comments criticising apartheid in South Africa. Laidlaw says he grabbed Muldoon by the lapels and propelled him against the wall saying, ‘If you ever touch me again, I’ll knock your teeth out.’ Muldoon glared at him, turned on his heel and walked out!The Match: In 1967, Laidlaw was selected for the New Zealand rugby union tour of Great Britain, France, and Canada, playing 17 matches, four with Test status against international opposition.The New Zealand team finished the tour undefeated, the first time they had achieved this in the Northern hemisphere since the 1924–25 ‘Invincible’ All Blacks team. The only match they did not win was against East Wales. This jersey was worn on 11th November 1967, it was Sir Gareth Edwards’ first Wales match versus New Zealand, a match which the All Blacks won 13-6.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘The ‘67 All Blacks were a formidable side who I played three times on their tour, for three different sides – the Barbarians, East Wales and Wales. Chris Laidlaw was the scrumhalf on each occasion. An All Black great’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1968-1971 EnglandInternational Rugby Union match-worn scrum half jersey versus WalesJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition. Bears label for Lillywhites. Finely embroidered English rose to square patch badge as per the period, black canvas No.9 to reverse.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.The Players: Wales won each of the above matches except in 1968 which was drawn. The jersey is from the period 1968-1971 and could have been worn by the following players Sir Gareth Edwards faced:1968 - Bill Redwood (b.1939)1969 - Trevor Wintle (b.1940)1970 - Nigel Starmer-Smith (b.1944)1971 - Jacko Page (b.1947)Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘It seemed like I was playing against a different England scrum-half every season. They chopped and changed frequently in what was a difficult period for them - England did not win the Five Nations Championship outright during my playing career with Wales’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1968 South Africa | Dawie De VilliersInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn versus British LionsJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition, not canvas lined / quilted as per the period, bears label for Maxmore and Markhams, embroidered leaping Springbok, canvas No.9 to reverse.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Dawie De Villiers: David Jacobus de Villiers (10 July 1940 – 23 April 2022) was one of the greatest Springboks, he was the dominant scrumhalf of the 1960s, playing 25 tests for South Africa between 1962 and 1970. He was captain for 22 of his caps. De Villiers left an indelible mark on Springbok rugby but later in life was an important part of the political winds of change for South Africa, becoming a minister in the first democratically elected government from 1994, under President Nelson Mandela. He was part of a delegation from the then ruling National Party that met the outlawed African National Congress (ANC) and helped unban the organisation from politics. Earlier in his political career he was South African Ambassador to the United Kingdom.De Villiers made his debut against the British Lions in 1962, aged 22. Out of his 25 Springbok caps, he racked up an impressive 15 wins. At 1.71m and 73kg, he was no giant but possessed a great pass, he had pace, agility, and an eye for a gap.In 1970, De Villiers captained the Springboks for a famous 3-1 series win against the All Blacks on home soil. The scrumhalf’s final test was the 20-17 win at Ellis Park in Johannesburg to historically clinch that series.At provincial level, De Villiers played for Boland, Western Province, and Transvaal (now Lions) before moving into politics.The present South Africa Rugby Union President, Mark Alexander paid tribute to Dawie De Villiers;‘He was a great servant of South Africa. To lead South Africa as long as he did in the amateur era and to hold the record for appearances as a test captain until the dawn of professionalism says everything about his stature as a player and leader. He was a great and loyal servant of Springbok rugby and we pay tribute to his dedication and the service he gave to the sport and South African life’.Gareth Edwards became good friends with Dawie De Villiers and remembers him as one of the finest scrum-halves of his era.The Match: De Villiers played in all four tests in the series win over Sir Gareth Edwards’ Lions of ’68. He scored a try in the first test, and then in front of 60,000 at Ellis Park, Johannesburg in the final test, De Villiers was said to be the stand-out player.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘Dawie and I talked a lot about his country. Conversations furthered both my rugby and political education. Dawie possessed a wonderful rugby brain. Besides that, he had the all-round footballing qualities that were prevalent in scrum- halves in those days: the ability to break quickly, pass accurately and kick with precision. But it was his tactical acumen which made him such a superb captain. Dawie had a wonderful sense of humour, and I have always enjoyed the time I have spent in his company; he has been a fine friend’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1968/1969 Ireland | Ken KennedyInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Dr. Ken KennedyJersey & Provenance: in complete and original condition, small label for Lawsons, Cork. Shamrock embroidered to shield shaped white panel and applied to chest.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Ken Kennedy: Dr. Kenneth William Kennedy (1941-2022) was Ireland’s first-choice hooker for a decade, winning 45 caps between 1965 and 1975, a World record for a player in his position at the time. Known for his world-class scrummaging, Kennedy had a strong relationship with Willie John McBride, both were renowned for their toughness and skill on the field.Kennedy toured twice with the British Lions, winning four Test caps in Australia and New Zealand in 1966. He was a back-up to Wales legend Bobby Windsor on the 1974 tour of South Africa, while also playing the unofficial role of medical officer (at a time when the squad did not have a travelling doctor).He undertook post-graduate study in geriatric medicine at Guy’s Hospital, which led to him joining London Irish in 1968, where he played his club rugby until 1980, captaining the side from 1976 to 1979.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘Ken was another overseas player that I got to know well and considered a friend. I have fond memories of us traveling together to Castres, in ‘87, to play a special one off ‘out of retirement’ match, as invited by Gerard Cholley’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1969 Australia | John HipwellInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by John Hipwell versus WalesJersey & Provenance: in original match-worn and complete condition, canvas lined shoulders, original buttons, embroidered ‘Australia Rugby 1969’ badge, plastic No. 9 stitched to back, interior labels for Westmont and size 38, ‘Edwards’ faintly inscribed in ink to interior for his retention after the match on June 21st 1969.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & familyJohn Hipwell: Despite scrum half John Noel Brian Hipwell (1948-2013) suffering several nasty injuries in his career, his test record in Wallaby gold is highlighted by extraordinary longevity. He won his first cap in 1968 and last in 1982, and he captained the Wallabies in nine tests.Born in the Newcastle suburb of Mayfield in New South Wales, Hipwell was a junior and senior player for Waratahs Rugby Club, where he was mentored by former Wallaby Cyril Burke. He was only 19 when he played his first representative match for NSW Country against the touring British and Irish Lions of ‘66. He then won his first Australian cap the following year, against the All Blacks, after regular scrumhalf Ken Catchpole sustained a career ending injury.From then on Hipwell was a regular in the Wallabies side, touring to the UK in 1968, South Africa in 1969, France in 1971 and Europe in 1973 where he was made captain against England at Twickenham, in the absence of injured Peter Sullivan.He went on to become tour captain of the 1975–76 tour of Britain and Ireland but suffered a career threatening cruciate ligament injury against Wales. Doctors believed that he would not play again, but three years later, in 1978, he miraculously forced his way back in the Australia side, where he played in three Tests against New Zealand.Three years later again, he was selected for the 1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland and played in three of the four Test matches. In January 1982, at the age of 33, he played his final international game against England.John Hipwell was one of many world-class halfbacks to emerge in this period from Newcastle, NSW. It was said that he had very few deficiencies to his game; he had an immaculate long-range pass, powerful acceleration and was a supreme defender. He was stocky, exceptionally strong with a muscular lower body - perfect for the scrumhalf position.Without any front teeth he looked tough too, he was an intimidating character in the eyes of the opposition, while a cult figure to the fans.His Australian team-mate Geoff Shaw described Hipwell as ‘… one of the great captains…he was very astute at the game.He knew when to get up people, and when not to get up at them’. While former World Cup winning captain Nick Farr-Jones said that Hipwell will be remembered for his grit and courage against the odds, and that he was always reminded of this in John Hipwell’s hands, ‘He had these terrible gnarly fingers…no disrespect to the forwards he played behind – often when they played the All Blacks he was going backwards – he must have had the shit kicked out of his hands’.John Hipwell received the Order of Australia Medal in 1982 and in 2006 he was honoured in the second set of inductees into the Australian Rugby Union Hall of Fame. He died in 2013.The Match: In 1969 Wales toured Australia, Fiji and New Zealand with four matches against regional and invitational teams and three tests. Two versus the All Blacks and one against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on the 21st of June.Wales won the Australia test 19-16 with Sir Gareth Edwards playing at scrum half opposite Hipwell. The tries for the victors were from Gerald Davies, Dai Morris and John Taylor. Australia with tries from Arthur McGill and Phil Smith.The jerseys were swapped after the match.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘Great player was John, in his own right, especially having to live in the shadow of the great Ken Catchpole’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1969 New Zealand All Blacks | Sid GoingInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Sid Going versus WalesJersey & Provenance: in complete and original condition, bearing label for Canterbury, large single button, embroidered silver fern and cotton No.9 of the period.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Sid Going: If there was one player in world rugby that could be considered Sir Gareth Edwards’ international rival, then that would be, Sidney Milton Going MBE (b. 1943).Going’s career started shortly before Edwards’ but both players retired in 1978. They were the two outstanding scrumhalves of the era and, in many eyes, they are two of the very best halfbacks that the world has seen. After scoring two tries against the French in 1968, the French proclaimed Sid Going as the greatest halfback in the world.The Edwards-Going battles were legendary and the duels in the 1971 British Lions tour of New Zealand were a feature of the tour.Bald headed Sid Going, with his JPR style sideburns, was an unmistakable figure on the field. He was fiercely competitive, built low to the ground with muscular strength, the result of tough farm work. His play was characterised by an instinctive dummy-pass and quick powerful surges to the line which were often unstoppable. He was known for his superb handling skills and running ability, but he was also used as a goal kicker when required and could also contribute an invaluable drop goal. ‘Super Sid’’s versatility is demonstrated in his scoring statistics for the All Blacks, playing a total of 86 matches for New Zealand amassing 164 points including 33 tries and 18 conversions, five penalty goals and a dropped goal. He was a key member of the 1972–1973 All Blacks touring side to Great Britain and Ireland and his combination with flanker and captain Ian Kirkpatrick was pivotal. The side won tests against Wales, England, and Scotland before being narrowly denied an unprecedented Grand Slam by their 10–10 draw with Ireland.Of Māori heritage, Going played for New Zealand Māoris for twelve years and was a crowd favourite at Northland (North Auckland) where he often played alongside his brothers Ken and Brian. The brothers’ speciality was a blindside triple-scissors movement, which almost gave Northland a late victory in the 1971 match against the touring British Lions.In the 1977 New Year Honours, Going was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire, for services to rugby. He was inducted into the New Zealand Hall of Fame in 2020.The Match: This jersey was worn by Sid Going against Wales on 14th June 1969, at Eden Park, Auckland. The match was part of Wales tour of Oceania, in which they lost to New Zealand in two tests, the first 19-0 and the second 33-12.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘This was going to be the first of many battles with Sid. A great competitor and a wonderful scrum half’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1970 France | Marcel PugetInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Marcel Puget versus WalesJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition. Bears small Le Coq Sportif label, and embroidered Le Coq logo to right chest opposite braided cockerel crest with FFR to a red felt badge.Plastic No.9 to reverse as per the period.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Marcel Puget: Marcel Puget (1940-2021) was a French rugby scrumhalf who played 17 tests for France between 1961 and 1970. He was the France captain for the 1969 season and then the winning captain for the 1970 Five Nations Tournament.Puget was small and slight in stature, but he compensated for his lack of physical power with game intelligence, the art of anticipation and fine ability to get his back line operating with ball in hand.Marcel Puget toured with France to South Africa in 1967 and was captain for the 1968 tour of New Zealand.He was a long servant with Brive and was twice a finalist of the French Championship. After his playing career Puget coached at Rodez, Limoges and Perpignan before becoming a high-level referee.The Match: The only match Les Bleus lost in the 1970 Championship was their defeat by Wales in Cardiff on April 4th, wearing this jersey, which he swapped with his opposite number Sir Gareth Edwards, it was to be Puget’s final cap.France and Wales tied the championship in 1970.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘Marcel was captain of France when I started my captaincy of Wales - a very intelligent player’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1973 New Zealand-Barbarians | Sir Colin MeadsRugby Union jersey match-worn by Sir Colin MeadsJersey & Provenance: Red jersey with white collar in complete and original condition. Bears label for Canterbury, embroidered leaping lamb to red canvas outline badge applied to chest, white cotton No.5 to reverse. A few marks and small hole noted and ‘Barbarians 1’ inscribed to back of collar. Possibly faded as thought it may have been used after the match, perhaps worn at the Meads’ farm.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Sir Colin Meads: There is no figure more iconic in rugby union than Colin Meads (1936-2017), one of the finest rugby players ever seen. In 1999 Meads was named New Zealand rugby player of the (20th) century, a huge accolade in a country which breathes rugby union.Meads made his test debut against Australia in 1957 and went on to play 133 All Blacks matches, including a then record 55 tests until his final appearance in 1971. These are remarkable statistics in an era when the All Blacks seldom played more than four tests a year. Colin Meads was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame in its inaugural year, alongside Sir Gareth Edwards.He was a sportsman who defined the spirit of New Zealand and embodied the best qualities of an All Black: he was tough, uncompromising, loyal, and humble. In a relatively young nation, he helped to define qualities which were seen to be essential to the New Zealand character.Colin Earl Meads was a descendant of three generations of sheep farmers. He was born in Cambridge, in the Waikato region of New Zealand’s North Island. When he was 7, his parents moved to a hill farm in the rugged King Country, in the heart of the North Island. As a child, Meads contracted scarlet and rheumatic fevers, which left him so weakened that he was taught to knit lest his hands become deformed.Nevertheless, the young Mead was hardened by farming life and developed great strength, stamina, and toughness. He played his entire club career for Waitete club and amassed 139 appearances for King Country province.He played rugby with incredible skills for a large lock forward and was said to have revolutionised forward play by running the ball. More crucially he had enormous will to win that inspired his teammates. Yet he was uncomfortable with fame, describing himself as a ‘country hick in the big time’, he always saw himself as a father first, a farmer second and an All Black incidentally.Meads was nicknamed “Pinetree” by teammate Kevin Briscoe during a Japan tour with the under-23 team in 1958. The sobriquet stayed with him for the rest of his life, epitomizing his strength, presence, and indomitability. In 1972, he broke his back in a car crash and his body was encased in plaster but incredibly he was back on the field within five months.This was typical of a man who had played on with a broken arm against Eastern Transvaal in 1970, and a man who returned to the field against France in ’67, after being viciously kicked in the head as he lay on the ground.Throughout his playing career, Meads was an almost permanent fixture in the All Blacks squad. He missed the first Test against the British and Irish Lions in 1959 but the following year he had an outstanding tour of South Africa. His try in the second Test clinched victory for the All Blacks and cemented his place for many years to come.Meads played a major part in the tour to Britain and France in 1963 and helped to clock up series victories in 1965 and 1966 over the Springboks and the British Lions in 1967.Colin Meads was the only player present for an All Blacks winning run of 17 matches. He captained the All Blacks eleven times including the inexperienced All Blacks team who lost the 1971 series to the British Lions - which remains New Zealand’s only defeat by the Lions. That series would mark the end of his long and illustrious 18-year rugby career.He is still regarded as New Zealand’s finest All Black, even when players of the modern era such as Richie McCaw, who played 148 tests, surpassed Meads’ record for test appearances. After his retirement Colin Meads continued farming but also worked as an All Blacks selector and manager, mentoring generations of players to wear the famous black jersey. Former All Blacks captain and coach Brian Lochore said of Meads ‘Nobody has done more for New Zealand rugby, at any time in my view’.Mervyn Davies, the Wales No 8 who played in the 1971 Lions series wrote of Meads, ‘No player encapsulates a nation’s attitude to sport like Colin Meads does for New Zealand. In a land of rugby giants, he still reigns supreme and is regarded by many as the greatest ever All Black. He was the flag-bearer of New Zealand manhood’.Meads succumbed to a long battle with cancer at the age of 81, but not before seeing his image immortalised in bronze in his hometown of Te Kuiti.The Match: This jersey was Colin Meads’ New Zealand ‘Baa-Baas’ jersey for whom he was selected for only two matches in ‘73. It is likely that the jersey was retained for both matches therefore the only one of its kind.The New Zealand Barbarian Rugby Club, founded in 1937, adopted the philosophies of free-flowing rugby synonymous with the original Barbarians Club in the UK.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘What else is there to say about the great man? We became friends after many matches against each other and meeting after our playing days were over. Colin was a colossus of a man in every sense, the type of player you would always want on your side’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1967 East Wales | Sir Gareth EdwardsRugby Union jersey match-worn by Sir Gareth Edwards versus The All BlacksJersey & Provenance: Red jersey with white collar in original and complete condition. Bears label for Umbro (two globes), applied badge to chest with embroidered leek for Wales and silver fern for New Zealand, cotton No.9 to reverse.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.The Match: In 1967 the New Zealand All Blacks toured Great Britain, France, and Canada. The series consisted of 17 matches with four Tests against the Home Nations.The New Zealand team finished the tour undefeated, the first time they had achieved this in the Northern hemisphere since the 1924–25 ‘Invincibles’ team.The nearest the All Blacks of 1967 came to defeat was a drawn match against a hastily assembled East Wales at Cardiff Arms Park, captained by Sir Gareth Edwards.The match had originally been scheduled for Saturday, December 9th, but due to a heavy snowfall the terraces were deemed too dangerous for supporters and so the match was rescheduled for the following Wednesday afternoon.Despite the kick-off rescheduled to the middle of the week just before Christmas, 40,000 rugby fans filled the stadium, most expecting an easy win for the unbeaten, physically impressive All Blacks.But East Wales had a strong side out, including established Internationals such as the Cardiff backs Keri Jones, Gerald Davies, Barry John, and 20-year-old Gareth Edwards who had been made captain for the match. There was mobility in the pack too with Jeff Young, John Hickey and Tony Gray featuring. And from the start, the East Wales pack made the New Zealand forwards look ponderous, consequently the All Blacks half-backs were under pressure throughout.In the 22nd minute, East Wales won a line-out and Barry John tried a dropkick which swerved away to the left of the posts, but Frank Wilson, the East Wales, winger was alert enough to follow-up, gather and touchdown to make the score 3-0.Shortly afterwards the home side could, and maybe should, have been awarded a penalty try, when a diagonal kick intended for winger Keri Jones, saw him race to the line with McCormick, only for the New Zealander to barge him out-of-the-way off the ball. The poor luck continued for East Wales as later in the first half Wilson went over for another try, only to be called back for an infringement.It remained 3-0 to East Wales at the end of the half but in the second-half East Wales had their tails up and launched waves of attack on the stunned All Blacks.However, several kickable penalties were missed by the Welsh and the tension began to build.Then 10 minutes from time, completely against the run of play, All Black Lochore raced away from the scrum on halfway with Bill Davis in support, Davis passed it out to Steel who had 50 yards to go. A try did not look likely, but Steel beat off tacklers to score a fabulous solo try to level the match.It was a huge blow to the East Wales side who had been in command for most of the game. To their credit, they fought back and there was almost a sensational finish whenBarry John’s drop goal in the closing moments of the game, grazed the right upright.Tony Steel’s try avoided embarrassment for the All Blacks, and it proved to be the most important try of the 1967 tour as New Zealand’s unbeaten record was saved. But it was a match that East Wales should have won.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘I remember the match vividly for a number of reasons. For a start I was made captain, which was a feeling of pride and apprehension. I was barely 20, though it was only a few months later that I captained Wales for the first time. Dai Hayward, the former Cardiff and Wales wing, was asked to coach the East Wales side, though coaching was very much in its infancy then.He said we’d better meet up and have a chat about the game, so we met in what was then the Cockney Pride, a pub in Cardiff, where over a lunch of curry and chips and a bit of half and half, we discussed our tactical approach to this enormous event. I can still remember Dai’s opening line: “Well boy, there’s no point complicating anything.” If we get hold of the ball, he said, let’s move it.We were supposed to be playing them on the Saturday. I was in college at the time and my room- mate Nick Williams who’s still my friend and business colleague went to the window in the morning and said: “I tell you, you won’t be playing the All Blacks today.” The whole town was covered in snow. I went down to the Angel Hotel, where we were due to have lunch, to find out what was going on. It turned out the All Blacks were staying there as well, so we had a few beers together. We played on the Wednesday instead, but we still got about 40,000 there.It might be a case of the old memory playing tricks, but I think we completely outplayed them and should have won it. For a long time we led 3-0 and it didn’t look for a moment like they were going to score. At one stage the All Blacks were trying to summon a bit of energy, and one of them shouted out loud: “Come on boys, we’ve got them on the run here.” And John Hickey, in no uncertain terms, said: “You have got to be joking!” He used a few expletives as well. The look on his face was an absolute picture.Afterwards the All Blacks’ manager, Charlie Saxton, spoke to us, and said they were very, very fortunate not to have lost. It was a harsh lesson for a young player like me to learn, but the All Blacks absolutely never gave up until the game was over. Tony Steel went on a great run down the wing, and that was 3-3. It was just about the only chance they had. Even then, Barry John had a drop-goal chance at the death that just took the paint off the upright. Had we won it, against one of the greatest teams I ever played against, people would still be talking about it with great reverence. It was a wonderful performance by a side that had been put together literally in a week’.* the preceding is an extract from Sir Gareth’s autobiography. Sadly, Nick Williams OBE, a life-long friend of Sir Gareth’s from Millfield School, died in 2022.Auctioneer’s Note by Ben Rogers Jones: A rare rugby union jersey from a famous match from the early days of Sir Gareth’s playing career. A hastily assembled team stopped the New Zealand juggernaut in sweeping away all that faced them on the 1967 tour. Although perhaps a disappointing result for the East Wales players, having outplayed the formidable All Blacks for much of the match, it was one of the most famous draws and was a massive coup for the regional side.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1974 South Africa | Roy McCallum or Paul BayvelInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn versus British LionsJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition, canvas lined shoulders of the period, complete with buttons, leaping Springbok and labels for Maxmore and Markhams, No.9 to reverse.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Roy James McCallum (b.1946): Scrumhalf McCallum matriculated at Rondebosch Boys’ High School in Cape Town and attended the University of Cape Town. However, he first spent two years at Stellenbosch University before moving to UCT in 1967. While at Stellenbosch, he played for the University’s under–19 A team and at UCT he played for their first team.In 1968, he went to Palmer College of Chiropractic in the United States to qualify as a chiropractor. He returned to South Africa and made his provincial debut for Western Province in 1972.He was capped by South Africa 11 times, scoring 62 points - all from the boot.McCallum played only one test for the Springboks, against the British Lions in 1974, from which Sir Gareth Edwards brought home this jersey. That match at Newlands in Cape Town was won by the Lions 12-3. His brother, Ian was playing fullback for this match. At the end of 1974, he toured with the Springboks to France, playing in four tour matches, scoring one try.Paul Campbell Robertson Bayvel (1949-2020): Bayvel made his test debut for the Springboks in 1974 in the second test against the British Lions, a tour from which Sir Gareth Edwards brought home this jersey. Bayvel was injured before the third test but returned to the side for the drawn fourth and final test at his home ground, Ellis Park, Johannesburg.During November 1974, Bayvel toured with the Springboks to France and played in both tests as well as in three tour matches. During the 1976 New Zealand tour of South Africa, he played in all four tests against the All Blacks.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘To win the series in the Springbok’s own backyard was a considerable achievement’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

Circa 1975-1978 Scotland | Dougie MorganInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Dougie Morgan versus WalesJersey & Provenance: in original and complete condition. Umbro label (two globes), Umbro print to hem, embroidered Scottish Thistle, plastic No.9 of the period.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Dougie Morgan: Douglas Waugh Morgan (1947-2020) is an important figure in Scottish rugby. He attended Melville College, Edinburgh, where in similar vein to Sir Gareth Edwards, he excelled at many sports, captaining the cricket and hockey XIs and winning awards in swimming and athletics. Later in life he became a single handicap golfer.In 1972, Morgan captained the combined Edinburgh/Glasgow team against the touring All Blacks. The provincial team performed admirably, losing by only 6 points to the almost invincible New Zealand team. The performance earned Morgan a debut full cap against Wales two months later in the 5 Nations Championship of ‘73. The Scottish team were the underdogs against a formidable Wales side, but Scotland managed to secure a win by one point.Morgan was a skillful, combative scrum- half, he was capped 21 times for Scotland between 1973 and ’78 and in his final season was captain during the Five Nations’ Championship. In 1977 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions playing 13 matches including two Test appearances.After hanging up his boots he began coaching, initially with Edinburgh, then with the national set up, contributing to the 1990 Grand Slam and Scotland reaching the 1991 World Cup semi-final. In 1993, he became Scotland coach and in 1995 led the team to a Grand Slam decider after overseeing Scotland’s famous win in Paris.Former Scottish International and British Lion, Jim Calder, described Morgan as ‘a very inspiring figure with total self-belief who set high standards which everyone bought into. A natural captain, he prepared well for every game and was a great influence on all of us, he really was ahead of his time’.The Match: Believed to have been swapped on March 1st, 1975 when Scotland beat Wales 12-10 at Murrayfield in the Five Nations Championship. The match was attended by a then record of 104,000 spectators. Dougie Morgan proved to be the match winner by scoring 9 of the 12 points to seal victory. Jerseys were swapped after the game.Sir Gareth Recalls: ‘Morgan played exceptionally well that day’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

1978 France | Jerome GallionInternational Rugby Union jersey match-worn by Jerome Gallion versus France in Grand Slam deciderJersey & Provenance: All blue jersey in original and complete condition, bears label for Adidas and Adidas logo printed to centre of chest, braided cockerel and FFR to red shield applied to chest, canvas white No.9 to reverse. Note small hole to left of crest.Provenance: the personal collection of Sir Gareth Edwards CBE & family.Jérôme Gallion: Jérôme Gallion (b.1955) was a brilliant scrumhalf who won 27 caps for France in the 1970s and 80s. Gallion made his international début for France against England in 1978, replacing the retired 1977 Grand Slam captain, Jacques Fouroux. Gallion racked up 40 points for Les Bleus with ten tries and his overall international test win rate was a very healthy 70%. Gallion also scored on his only appearance for the Barbarians, against Australia in 1984.The Match: France played Wales in Cardiff on the 18th March in their final games of the 1978 Championship. It was the first Five Nations Championship in which two teams had three victories behind them and were to face each other in a final winner takes all Grand Slam deciding match.It was one of the most keenly awaited games of the era between the two best Northern Hemisphere teams of the 1970s.The French arrived having beaten England 15-6 and Ireland 10-9 in Paris. In between they won 19-16 against the Scots at Murrayfield. New scrum half, Gallion was a man on form, having scored a try in each of those matches he was the leading try scorer of the Championship. They also came with bags of experience and class, including flankers Jean-Pierre Rives and Jean-Claude Skrela, centre Roland Bertranne and skipper Jean-Pierre Bastiat, making his final Test match appearance. But Wales were finely equipped as well, especially in the backline with Edwards at scrumhalf, Phil Bennett on his outside, Steve Fenwick and JPR Williams.France drew first blood in the match when Jean-Claude Skrela peeled from a driving line-out to score a try. Bernard Viviès then added a drop goal from the 10 metre line putting the French in command at 7-0.Then it was time for Gareth Edwards and Phil Bennett. They led an onslaught that reaped them 13 critical points. Firstly, Bennett picked up a loose ball from a French scrum 10 metres out and managed to force his way over for a try which he also converted. Then his half-back partner Gareth Edwards, dropped a goal to make it 9-7.From the re-start, Wheel showed off his immense strength at a maul – he was known as ‘Ripper’ – to take the ball off a French forward and deliver to Edwards on the 10 metre line, who then kicked superbly up the right touchline and forced the French to feed a line-out 10 metres from their own try line.Having seen his second-row colleague help to set-up a great attacking position, Martin then stole the French line- out. Gravell charged into the heart of the midfield to create a ruck 10 metres out from the posts. The ball was moved back towards the right touchline, Edwards beat one man and passed out to JJ Williams who was heading out of play, but before he stepped over touch near the corner, the wing had the presence of mind to throw the ball over-arm back into play. It was a gift for Phil Bennet who touched down for the try. Now it was 13-7 to Wales with the second half to come.It continued to be a tight and tense tussle. But Steve Fenwick settled matters with the only score of the second half – a well taken Grand Slam winning drop goal. Neither Phil Bennett nor Sir Gareth announced their retirement after the Grand Slam triumph, but both declined the chance to tour Australia in the summer.Edwards ended his Wales career with 53 consecutive caps and a record 20 tries for his country. He also played 10 times for the Lions. Bennett took his Welsh points record up to 166 with his haul of 10 against France.Years later Jerome Gallion remembered, ‘…playing against Gareth Edwards in his last game in 1978. The atmosphere was amazing. The noise and the singing and Cardiff Arms Park gave me goosebumps. We had a chance to win another Grand Slam, but we were beaten. I wanted to swap shirts with Gareth but I wasn’t sure he wanted to because it was his last game. I went to look for him in the changing room. He was too embarrassed to say no. His was the only shirt I kept. I hope he still has mine’.Here is that jersey from one of the most famous matches of the 1970s.Sir Gareth Recalls: At the end (of the match), amid the jubilation of another grand slam, Jean-Pierre Rives said, in his broken English, ‘Today, Gareth, you were the old fox. You were the master. This was your day.’ And he looked at me and said, ‘Maybe next year, in Paris, it will be mine.’ And I said, ‘Yes, Jean-Pierre, it probably will be. As I spoke, I suddenly knew. I just said it to myself, ‘I don’t think there’s going to be a next year.’ And so, it proved’.Auctioneer's Note:Each lot will be accompanied by the auction prospectus, signed by Sir Gareth Edwards CBE.

Superbly prepared and patently competitive, this pretty little Mk VII (70/003) has a great pedigree and an equally promising future.Elva, whose name is derived from the French phrase "elle va" (she goes) was founded in 1955 by Frank Nichols in Bexhill, Surrey. Nichols always took the approach that it was better to sell racing cars than race them himself. Even with drivers such as Stuart Lewis Evans and Archie Scott Brown driving for Nichols in Europe against 'works' teams such as Lotus, it was hard for the early Elvas to compete and, consequently, they looked to America where the SCCA provided a much more level playing field.However, it was the Mk VII introduced in 1962, that enjoyed success on both sides of the pond. Porsche supplied engines to Elva, a rare instance of the German firm supplying another manufacturer, and a Porsche-engined Mk VII took a debut win in the 1963 Road Atlanta race, one of the most important on the American calendar. In Europe, Herbert Muller drove a Mk 7 to second place in the European Hill Climb Championship whilst Tony Lanfranchi regularly beat the Lotus 23s and Brabham BT8s en route to the 1964 Autosport Championship.This lovely Elva Lotus Mk VII (70/003) is just the third to leave the Elva works in a production run of only 29 cars. It has been campaigned both in the USA and the UK and is accompanied by a very well documented history file containing its FIA/HTP papers Class-TSRC10 (current until 2026) and a giving a fascinating account of its race history, refurbishments, race entries and the successes of recent years.Prepared by historic race car specialists, TTP, it was raced in 2016 by Robi Bernberg and Andy McKenna in the Madgewick Cup at the 2016 Goodwood Revival and had outings at various other events which included an outright win at Mallory Park, three class wins at Donington, and another at Castle Combe, clearly showing its race potential as a leading contender for a host of events in the future.Finished in Sunshine Yellow with sky blue and red stripes, this very pretty little Elva appears superbly prepared and is patently competitive. With its current FIA/MSA paperwork, this is a fabulous opportunity to be invited to all the best historic events in the UK and worldwide. Simple to run, these little sports racers are pretty well guaranteed to punch way above their weight, as they always have done. SpecificationMake: ELVAModel: MK7 SPORTSCARYear: 1963Chassis Number: 70/003Registration Number: N/ATransmission: ManualClick here for more details and images

Four framed coloured prints of dogs playing pool by Arthur Sarnoff

A lead garden figure of a young boy playing the flute

Football Emile Heskey signed England v Germany 12x8 colour photo. Emile William Ivanhoe Heskey (born 11 January 1978) is an English former professional footballer who currently serves as head of football development of Leicester City Women. Playing as a striker, he made more than 500 appearances in the Football League and Premier League over an 18 year career, and represented England in international football. He also had a spell in Australia, playing for the A League club Newcastle Jets. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Football Bobby Robson signed 23x16 Legends series Big Blue tube print pictured during his playing days limited edition 361/500. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Football Darren Fletcher signed Manchester United Champions League Winner 12x8 colour photo. Darren Barr Fletcher (born 1 February 1984) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player who is currently the technical director of Manchester United, where he spent the majority of his playing career. He mostly played as a central midfielder but began his career as a right winger and also featured occasionally in defence. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Football Paul Scholes signed Manchester United Champions League Winners 12x8 colour photo. Paul Scholes (born 16 November 1974) is an English football coach, pundit, former player, and co owner of Salford City. He spent his entire professional playing car. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Football, Jairzinho signed 12x16 colour photograph pictured in action whilst playing for Brazil in the 1970 World Cup Final against Italy. Jair Ventura Filho, better known as Jairzinho is a Brazilian former footballer. A quick, skilful, and powerful right winger, known for his finishing ability and eye for goal, he was a key member and top scorer of the legendary Brazilian national team. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

Football Paul Scholes signed Manchester United Champions League Winners 12x8 colour photo. Paul Scholes (born 16 November 1974) is an English football coach, pundit, former player, and co owner of Salford City. He spent his entire professional playing career with Manchester United, for whom he scored over 150 goals in more than 700 appearances between 1993 and 2013. He is widely regarded as one of the best midfielders of his generation and one of the greatest Manchester United players of all time. Good condition. All autographs come with a Certificate of Authenticity. We combine postage on multiple winning lots and can ship worldwide. UK postage from £5.99, EU from £7.99, Rest of World from £9.99

A STIPPLE ENGRAVING OF A WOMAN PLAYING THE HARP WITH TWO PUTTI (4)18.5 x 23cm, together with three mezzotints of ladies, the largest image size, 18 x 14cm, the smallest image size 14 x 11cm, (4)ProvenanceThe Property of a noblewoman 

A LARGE QUANTITY OF MOSTLY MODERN LACQUERED BOXES (QTY)Two Alessi red metal coral baskets, a three piece lacquered serving set, 34cm diameter, a quantity of playing cards including Hermes and Tiffany & Co

Assorted miscellaneous items, inc. playing cards, board games and teddy bears, etc.

Thomas Marjoribanks - Hay (Scottish, 1862 - 1921) "Berwick - upon - Tweed", an impressionist overcast view towards the old stone multi arch bridge past children playing on the shore of the River Tweed, in gilt slip and moulded frame under glass, signed and dated 1884, 46 cm x 57 cm overall

A set of Capodimonte porcelain figures of putti playing musical instruments each on scroll bases with printed marks (height 11.5cm) along with two miniature Capodimonte seated Georgian figures

Attributed to Myles Birkett Foster RWS (1825-1899) Beach scene with children playing in the sand Watercolour heightened with white, 11cm by 16cm