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Lot 8

Rare A.G. Spalding and Bros Ltd London "Automatic" cast-iron tennis ball cleaner c. 1900 - comprising a large circular drum fitted with the original turned wooden handle and mounted on 4 cast iron legs, designed to be freestanding or attached to the bench or flat surface.

Lot 9

Fine and rare transitional flat top tennis racket with a rare inlaid tennis handle grip c. 1895 -c/w convex wedge, period thick gut stringing, longer slim smooth handle with inlaid panels to both sides and fitted with the original leather butt collar.

Lot 11

Rare Douglas London wooden convex tennis racket c. 1890 - stamped 105 to the head, period thick gut stringing (g) c/w original leather collar and butt cap. See Siegfried Kuebler "Book of Tennis Rackets" p. 136 - Douglas manufactured rackets between 1885 - 1900

Lot 42

Rare Victorian Badminton/Shuttlecock wall tile -with a coloured transfer scene depicting a couple playing Battledore & Shuttlecock -each corner decorated with a pair of diagonally strung rackets and shuttlecock -overall 6 x 6" (15.3 x 15.3 cms.)

Lot 43

Rare `New Hall` shuttlecock/badminton vase c.1840 Ðdecorated with a transfer scene showing a Mother and Daughter with BattledoresÊand Shuttlecock, with a cream coloured back ground and an ornamental frieze. Professional repair to rim other (G) -overall 6"h. (16.0 cms)

Lot 57

Rare and early 1888 yellow metal tennis medal - in the shape of the Maltese cross engraved "L A A - Gentlemen`s Doubles-August 15th `88" fitted with a bar engraved WG Fischer Jr.. Fischer was a member of Cherry Grove Tennis Club USA in 1887 one of the earliest tennis clubs established in America

Lot 91

Pre WWI jockey racing silks, breeches and leather riding boots signed by Steve Donoghue 10x Champion Flat Racing Jockey from 1914 -1923 -the set comprises Dark blue with silver sash jacket with button up front, white breeches and a pair of lightweight black leather boots with dark mahogany tops and leather horse shoe heels (worn) but complete -signed in pencil to the white sash "Steve Donoghue". A rare once in a life time opportunity to acquire a unique piece of horse racing memorabilia. The items come c/w a letter of provenance from a direct member of the family whose descendent was personally given the items by Steve Donoghue. Steve Donoghue (b.1884 -1945) was a leading English flat-race jockey in the 1910s and 1920s. He was Champion Jockey 10 times between 1914 and 1923 and was one of the most celebrated horse racing sportsmen after Fred Archer, arguably only Sir Gordon Richards eclipsing him. His greatest triumphs came in the Epsom Derby which he won six times incl 3x consecutive wins in 1921, `22 & `23 - on Humorist (1921), Captain Cuttle (1922) and Papyrus (1923) - was the high point. In 1915 and 1917, he rode the horses Pommern and Gay Crusader to the English Triple Crown and in its more than two-hundred-year history, Steve Donoghue is the only one to have ever won the Triple Crown twice.

Lot 111

1978/79 England cricket tour blazer to Australia - worn by Ian Botham - light blue blazer with white embroidered St George and The Dragon crest and embroidered below "1978 Australia 1979" comes with Ian Botham name label sewn into the collar and a signed TCCB publicity card - England won the six test match series 5- 1- the first time that England had won back to back series. Botham finished his Test career with 5,200 runs at an average of 33.54, taking 383 wickets at an average of 28.40, and holding 120 catches. He is generally recognized as one of England`s greatest Test players and will be remembered together with Bob Willis for 1976 Headingly Test match against the Australians. He was also England`s captain for 12 Tests in 1980 and 1981. Hence this is a rare opportunity to acquire an England blazer worn by the one of the outstanding and charismatic England players of all time

Lot 223

1936 Olympic Summer (Berlin) And Winter (Garmisch) Games album report -both with extremely rare dust jackets - issued by Cigaretten- Bilderdienst Alton-Bahrenfeld c/w original real photograph trade cards and other photographs incl Hitler, Jesse Owens, colour plates et al -some slight wear and minor nicks to the dust jackets otherwise both are in extremely good condition very clean (2)

Lot 306

Rare 1919/20 England v France rugby dinner menu - held after the match on Saturday 31st of January in honour of the French team at Oddenino`s Imperial Restaurant Regent Street London - c/w the hand written speech of the French captain Monsieur Struxiano on the back cover (in pencil). The first 5 nations staged since 1914 after WW1

Lot 307

Rare 1921/22 France v Wales rugby dinner menu - comprising a single folded card with pictorial cover featuring the Prince of Wales Feathers and proud French cockerel and inscribed 10e Match France -Pays de Galles -23 Mars 1922 - with a further vignettes to the inside and back cover featuring rugby players and both crests. Wales won the championship for the 2nd time since 1914

Lot 308

Rare 1921/22 France v Wales rugby dinner menu - comprising a single folded place setting dinner menu card featuring the Palais D`Orsay to the front cover and guests name Monsieur Hoursiangou -inside inscribed "10eme Match International -France et de Galles" dated 23 Mars 1922. Some minor nicks to the edge of the back cover, slight dust stains.

Lot 311

Rare 1926/7 Harlequins v Maoris rugby programme - large single folded sheet - played on Saturday 30th October at Twickenham- vertical and horizontal pocket folds and minor stains, wear, nicks and tears along with vertical crease fold - otherwise (F) This was only the 2nd tour by a Maori team to England and Wales since 1888

Lot 312

Rare 1930 Great Britain (British Lions) v Otago rugby tour programme in New Zealand - played at Carisbrook Ground on Saturday, 14 June 1930 - the British team winning 33-9 - note some staple rust and minor dust stains to the back cover otherwise a very clean copy. Rare (pre British Lions) away tour programme. £250-350

Lot 318

Rare 1935/36 New Zealand v England rugby tour dinner menu signed by Prince Obolenksy: held after the match at Twickenham on 4th Jan at The Hotel Metropole London in Honour of the New Zealand Team -profusely signed in pencil by members of each team and guests to the front and back cover, and to the inside -to incl Prince Obolenksy ( twice, once on the cover and again on the inside) both Captains B C Gadney(Eng) and J E Manchester (NZ) plus 1906 Springbok Paul Roos(Guest Speaker) plus Peter Cranmer, P Candler, C Stoop, and many more. Prince Obolenksy scored 2 tries (one quite remarkable from his own 25yd line) on his debut in a 13 -0 victory over the All Blacks -helping England to their first ever victory over New Zealand

Lot 322

Martin Johnson (British Lions, England and Leicester) signed rugby print: featuring Martin Johnson jumping at the lineout during the British Lions tour in 1997 to South Africa. This is a rare signed colour print by Martin Johnson with dedication to the present owner - the actual run for this print is number 107/850 and signed by the artist in pencil to the March - m.f. & g overall 30.5" x 21.5"

Lot 331

Rare 1945 Great Britain v The Dominions Services Rugby Programme -War time Charity match played at Leicester on Saturday, 31 March comprising a single folded sheet together with "interesting facts" - usual pocket folds otherwise (F)

Lot 341A

Rare 1930 The British Lions Tour to New Zealand rugby programme -v Taranaki played at Pukekura Park New Plymouth on 24th May 1930 (G)

Lot 342

Rare 1930 The British Lions Tour to New Zealand rugby programme - v Auckland played on 19th July -vertical pocket fold and minor marks to the edges otherwise internally clean hence overall (G)

Lot 354

3x 1977 British Lions rugby programmes - to incl v Southland (NZ), v Auckland (NZ) and a rare v Barbarians match at Twickenham on their return from New Zealand - played to celebrate Queens Silver Jubilee and raise funds for the Jubilee charity-this was the first ever British Lions home match, played in front of a capacity crowd at Twickenham winning 23-14 and full caps were awarded for this match. Plus 5x British Lions V the rest 1986 to celebrate the International Rugby football centenary. (8)

Lot 377

Rare 1951 France v New Zealand Rugby League programme (A) -being the first French team to visit Australasia/ New Zealand - played at Carlow Park, Auckland, New Zealand 4th August 1951 -some slight discolouring to the edges, attendance 27000 written to the centre page and small note written on the back page -otherwise (G) In 1951 France embarked on their first ever tour of Australasia, led by the legendary chain-smoking fullback, Puig Aubert. Their flamboyant style of unorthodox attacking rugby attracted huge crowds -drawing the tests with Australia -before leaving for New Zealand - France played 28 matches during the three-month tour, winning 21 matches, drawing twice and losing just five times

Lot 539

Scarce Leicester City double football programme 1959/60: to include rare single loose sheet Southern Professional Floodlight Cup Competition v Charlton Athletic on 21/10/59 and v Arsenal 24/10/59 (G)

Lot 606

Rare 1934/35 Aston Villa Double football programme: to incl FAC 3rd rd Bury v Bristol City 2nd replay played on 21st January and Aston Villa v Leicester City covers split to spine, otherwise (G).

Lot 773

Rare 1967 Intercontinental Cup World Championship - Racing Club (De Buenos Aires) signed pennant: v Celtic large blue-and-white pennant signed by 17x Racing Club players -overall 21" x 11" max

Lot 878

1924 FA Cup Final football match ticket: Aston Villa v Newcastle United played at Wembley for only the second time - very distressed but nevertheless rare

Lot 880

Rare 1960s Everton football signed card hatband - presented with Daily Express newspaper and signed by six Everton players to their pictures to include Harvey, and Labone etc (unused)

Lot 915

Rare 1950/51 England International Goalkeepers Pullover: original yellow woollen polo neck pullover with England Crest sewn onto the chest and embroidered "Yugoslavia 1950 -51" worn by Bert Williams in his 13th International -the match was played at Arsenal Stadium Highbury on Wednesday 22nd November 1950 which ended in 2-2 draw. The pullover still has mud and other signs of wear from the match -Needless to say Goal keepers shirts vary seldom come onto the market.

Lot 939

Rare 1928/29 English Cup Sittingbourne v Tunbridge Wells Rangers football programme and ticket: single folded sheet for the fourth qualifying round played on November 10, 1928 - usual pocket folds otherwise plus a Tunbridge Wells Supporters Club Reserved Seat ticket (G) (2)

Lot 940

Rare 1931/32 Tunbridge Wells Rangers practice match football programme and handbook: single sheet played on Wednesday, August 26 at 6pm Whites v Blues, single sheet-usual pocket folds some minor nicks and discolouring to the bottom of the page - together with the official Handbook for 1930/31 season to include team photographs, rules, members, season ticket holders, summary of the previous season and fixture list for 1931/32-some sun fading to the exposed areas and spine, internally very clean (2)

Lot 941

Rare 1944/45 Scotland v England football programme and ticket: War time International Charity single folded sheet played at Hampden Park on Saturday the 14 April 1945 - captain of the Scottish team was Matt Busby and the England players included Joe Mercer, George Hardwick, Neil Franklin, Frank swift, Stanley Matthews, et al - usual pocket folds, minor speckle foxing otherwise (G) together with the match ticket (2) (G)

Lot 953

Rare 1902 FA Cup Final Replay embroidered official`s badge: gold braid and embroidered badge with the letters "FA" and date 1902 produced for the replay between Sheffield United v Southampton at Crystal Palace on 26 April 1902 - and on the back written in ink "Final replay". Part of the label has been torn on the back otherwise (G)

Lot 954

Rare 1908 football Association FA Cup final embroidered official`s badge: decorative silk and gold braid badge decorated with the Crown and embroidered football Association 1908 and to the centre with The Rose, Thistle and Shamrock - on the reverse handwritten label in ink "Final April 25 08 Wolverhampton Wanderers (3) v Newcastle United (1) laid down on the original silk backing with the makers details George Kenning and Son, Little Britain, London, Liverpool etc -overall 2.5"

Lot 20

`Mrs Crabbe as Cleopatra` a rare Mintons portrait plaque by J D Rochfort after a design by Frederick Sandys dated 1877, painted holding up an asp, the rim with swallows and blossom sprays, in colours on a cream ground painted marks and inscription to the reverse, signed to the front dated 39cm. diam. Sold with a Frederick Sandys monograph by Betty Elzea. Provenance Frederick Sandys & The Pre Raphaelites 2001-2002, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, this plaque exhibited. Literature Betty Elzea, Frederick Sandys, ACC, plate 44, cat. 3.53.

Lot 139

`Alceste` a rare Morris & Company two tile panel, designed by Edward Burne-Jones for the Goode Wimmen series, painted in colours, later framed unsigned 26cm x 13cm. Literature Richard & Hilary Myers William Morris Tiles, Richard Dennis Publications, another version illustrated from Sandroyd, near Cobham, Surrey.

Lot 205

`St George` a rare Compton Art Pottery figure modelled slaying the dragon, in colours unsigned 21cm. wide

Lot 206

A rare Compton Pottery bowl, with inverted rim, cast in relief with dragons, in colours on a green ground impressed mark 23cm. diam.

Lot 207

A rare Compton Pottery bowl inverted form modelled in relief with fish, glazed in colours impressed mark 24cm. diam.

Lot 234

A rare Minton porcelain vase and cover the design attributed to Dr Christopher Dresser, Japanese gourd form with modelled silk tie, painted in the Persian manner with elaborate panels of flowers in yellow, coral and white on a red and blue panelled ground, highlighted in gilt printed mark to base 27cm. high Literature Christopher Dresser, Kunstgewerbemuseum, Koln 1981 exhibition catalogue page 39 plate 34, illustrates a Japanese Double gourd form from which the shape has inspired this vase - the pattern is also similar to Dresser`s textile designs for J W & C Ward reproduced page 43 from the Art Journal 1871. Christopher Morley Dresser`s Decorative Design page 154 figure 280 this vase illustrated in the forthcoming Dresser monograph

Lot 282

A rare, early Martin Brothers grotesque spoonwarmer/inkwell by Robert Wallace Martin modelled partially with hoofs and human hands, its broad smile showing sharp teeth, the curled tail forming a handle to lidded compartment, glazed brown incised marks R W Martin Southall 2-1878 to cover and R W Martin Southall to base 18cm. wide Provenance The Martin Brothers, David Rago/Philip Chasen, 1995, catalogue number 46.

Lot 287

A rare Martin Brothers stoneware monkey jar and cover, modelled seated upright with hands clasped together, with cheeky smile and alert eyes, glazed ochre and brown, highlighted in white incised to base and neck 11 1903 Martin Bros, London & Southall,exhibition paper label, feint hairline to back rim of body 23cm. high Provenance Martin Brothers Pottery Exhibition Richard Dennis catalogue number 85

Lot 292

A rare Minerva Art Ware terracotta bottle vase by Carlo Manzoni dated 1897, flask form with knopped neck, incised with flowers and foliage on a pale blue ground, another similar and another smaller incised marks and dates, main vase restored neck 24cm. high

Lot 366

A rare James Powell & Sons, Whitefriars glass vase probably designed by Harry Powell, tapering form with waisted, slender neck and everted rim, blue glass, internally decorated with white and aventurine inclusions, unsigned 24cm. high Literature Wendy Evans, Catherine Ross and Alex Werner Whitefriars Glass, James Powell & Sons of London, page 98 plate 104 for two related vases.

Lot 523

A rare Birmingham Guild of Handicrafts silver twin-handled bowl designed by Arthur Dixon, with applied wirework handles and scroll decoration, on hammered ground stamped marks, BGH Ld Birmingham 1900 18cm. wide.

Lot 581

A rare Liberty & Co mahogany Thebes stool rectangular twin-seat section, on four turned legs, with remains of strung seat unmarked 80 x 37cm.

Lot 602

A rare pair of Liberty & Co Tudric pewter candlesticks, designed by Archibald Knox, model no. 0219, cast in low relief with stylised ivy leaf frieze stamped marks, 10cm. high

Lot 610

A rare Liberty & Co Tudric pewter architectural mantle clock designed by Archibald Knox, model no.096, tapering rectangular section, the face and hands set with abalone shell panels stamped marks 30cm. high

Lot 369

A rare Regency tole ware tea caddy painted with fruit, on paw feet, 5" wide, 5½" high

Lot 570

A rare C18th hallmarked silver nutmeg grater, London 1796, by John Schofield, 2" high

Lot 852

A rare Iraqi rug depicting the State flag, 1st half of C20th, 49" x 39"

Lot 660

A rare engraved Nautilus shell by Charles Wood, made to commemorate the launching the Great Britain Iron Steamship by his Royal Highness, Prince Albert, 19th July 1843, engraved with a view of the S.S.Great Britain and the royal coat of arms, 8ins x 7ins overall (cracked to rim)

Lot 46

Rare King Edward VII Royal Yacht plate made by Spode and retailed by T Goode & Co with painted Royal ciphers, Royal Yacht foiled anchor badges to green and gilt borders, 24.5cm (hair crack)

Lot 48

HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip - rare Christmas card signed Lilibet and Philip 1986 with colour photograph of The Queen with The Queen Mother with an infant on the front cover and twin Royal ciphers to inner cover

Lot 49

HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip - rare Christmas card signed Lilibet and Philip with colour photograph of The Queen and Prince Philip at the Races on the front cover and twin Royal ciphers to the inner cover

Lot 50

HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip - rare Christmas card signed Lilibet and Philip 1982 with colour photograph of The Queen, Prince Philip and Prince Andrew on front cover and another of them next to a Naval helicopter on back cover with Royal ciphers to inner cover

Lot 51

HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip - rare Christmas card signed Lilibet and Philip 1986 with colour photograph of the Royal Family Trooping The Colour on the front cover and twin Royal ciphers to inner cover

Lot 52

HM Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip - rare Christmas card signed Lilibet and Philip 1987 with colour photograph of the Queen and Prince Philip at Balmoral with their grandchildren in Highland dress with twin Royal ciphers to inner cover

Lot 105

Rare Victorian Royal Mint Seal with steel matrix with Royal Arms and Royal Mint in scroll with substantial turned ivory handle, 8.5cm

Lot 130

Rare mid-eighteenth century Bow blanc-de-chine porcelain pistol gripped knife and fork with moulded floral decoration, silver collars, steel curved blade and three pronged fork Handle of knife restored near collar - blade and prongs rusted Condition: Handle of knife restored near collar - blade and prongs rusted

Lot 1240

1939 Riley Twelve four seater drophead coupé Registration No BFN 559 with four cylinder 12 horse power engine with manual gearbox. This rare and charming pre-war car was purchased new by Mrs Ethel Jones of The Manor House, St Stephens, Canterbury from West End Garage, Boughton and was kept in her family`s ownership until about ten years ago. It is described as in good useable condition with black paintwork and canvas hood with stylish chromed pram irons, louvred bonnet and beige leather interior with fawn carpets. It is sold with a large history file including original log book, its original guarantee, sales brochure, handbook and petrol consumption certificate and receipts for restoration and maintenance. It has a current MOT and tax

Lot 114

A Rare German Third Reich 3000km Reichsautobahn Aluminium Plaque, worked as a stylised number 3 centred by a winged wheel over the eagle and swastika, 9.7cm high, together with research material.

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