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Click here to subscribeA Montreal 1976 Olympic Games gold winner's prize medal for rowing, In silver-gilt, 60mm., the obverse with Prof. Giuseppe Cassioli's 1928 design, the reverse with a victor's laurel design by the Montreal Games Graphics and Design Directorate, the rim inscribed AVIRON [ROWING], complete with wooden display block, gold neck chain and slip case
Two presentations from Urawa Red Diamonds on the occasion of the Vodafone Cup Tournament of Champions, Old Trafford, Manchester, August 2004, i) a Japanese silver & gold inlay ornamental fan, presentation plaque, mounted, framed & glazed, 38 by 41cm., 15 by 16in.; a team-signed shirt, mounted, framed & glazed, 69 by 61cm., 27 1/4 by 24in. The Vodafone Cup was a pre-season tournament held at Old Trafford and competed for by Manchester United, Uwara Red Diamonds, PSV Eindhoven and Boca Juniors.
Memorabilia relating to the Rugby League player Martin Hodgson and the Great Britain Tour of Australia in 1936, comprising: a small silver plated trophy for a goal kicking competition in Mackay, Queensland, won by Hodgson in 1936, 11.5cm., 4 1/2in.; an official "Wallaby" match ball from the tour; three souvenir boomerangs, and a mounted mineral and a small crystal ball; the lot also including a later souvenir miniature cricket bat with printed signatures of the 1953 Australians
A 1976 Montreal Olympic Games boxed set of commemorative coins, awarded to a co-sponsor of the Games, seven series of four coins, 28 in total of 28 sterling silver Olympic coins in all, held in slides within a wooden case, including one to contain the official information booklet
An Elkington silver-plate scale-copy of the Venus Rosewater Dish originally owned by the Victorian tennis player James Baldwin winner of the All-England Mixed Doubles Championship with Ms K. Hill in 1890, approx. ¾ scale faithful copy of the trophy presented to the Ladies Champion at Wimbledon on Centre Court each year, an electrotype circular 'Temperantia' charger dish, after the original by Francois Briot (circa 1585), decorated in relief with a design of allegorical cartouches within borders of strapwork, birds, masks and flowers, diameter approx. 39.5cm., 15 1/2in. copper exposed on raised surfaces due to over cleaning through time; sold together with a silver-plated goblet won by James Baldwin at the heavyweight boxing championship at Bath in 1891, presentation inscription to the bowl, height 20cm., 8in. (2) Provenance: By family descent Extracts from James Baldwin's obituary in the Bath Weekly Chronicle reads " ... in boxing he had been the hero of several truly Homeric combats, in one of which he was the victor after 23 rounds ... his spell as Master of the Bath Harriers ended in 1899, when he was presented with a handsome silver salve at a complimentary banquet at the Assembly Rooms in April, 1899 ... In November,1905, he accepted the Mastership for a second period ... He had represented Somerset at lawn tennis in the County Championship, and was honoured by being placed on the Committee of the Somerset Lawn Tennis Association." He was also the subject of a feature in the Sporting Gazette 27.5.1899 under the heading 'The County Gentleman: Mr James Baldwin" which tells us that he was from a sporting Irish family in County Cork with prominent links to hunting. He was educated in England, and when at school was stroke of his boat. He also captained the Bath football team for two seasons, and afterwards took up lawn tennis, at which game he was most successful for many years, having held nearly all the champion cups in England. This included the All-England Mixed Doubles title with Ms K Hill in 1890. He also excelled at boxing having won the heavy and light weight cups competed for by amateurs in Bath and County. Additionally he was described as a remarkably good shot and a keen fisherman.
Celtic FC Opus, Limited edition of 500 copies, each page measuring 50 by 50cm., weighing 37kg., 852 pages edged in silver leaf, 200,000 words, 1,200 images, contains a signature sheet signed by 1967 Lisbon Lions comprising John Fallon, Billy McNeill, John Clark, Jim Craig, Tommy Gemmell, Willie O'Neill, Bertie Auld, Charlie Gallagher, Bobby Lennox, Steve Chalmers, Joe McBride, Willie Wallace and John Hughes, three gatefolds, presented in bespoke clamshell adorned with club crest
A football medal of Chelsea interest, a Cheshire County Schools F.A. silver & enamel medal inscribed to F. Blunstone in season 1946-47 This was probably Frank Blunstone's first ever football medal as he was aged just 13 at the time. He joined Crewe Alexandra in 1951-52 before his move to Chelsea in March 1953 and where he won a League Championship medal in 1954-55.
1930 World Cup: two Uruguayan medals and a badge, i) a rectangular silver-plated Medal of Honour issued to the players by the President of Uruguay ii) an enamelled metal "Campeon" badge commemorating the 1930 World Cup win as well as the 1924 & 1928 Olympic wins iii) a bronze 1930 World Cup commemorative medal
A Football Association table cigarette lighter presented to the Italian F.A. on the occasion of the World Cup qualifier at Wembley Stadium 16th November 1977, the cubic marble base set with enamel plaques including the F.A. Coat of Arms and references to the Silver Jubilee, height 8cm., 3 1/4in., in original paper box
A Moscow 1980 Olympic Games silver second-place prize medal awarded for football, in silver, the obverse with the traditional design after Prof. Giuseppe Cassioli's 1928 design with Victory seated above a stadium, the reverse designed by Ilya Postol with the Olympic flame burning above the stadium, the 1980 Games logo beyond, the rim inscribed for football in Cyrillic script, multi-coloured neck ribbon, in original fitted case The silver medal in the football competition at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games went to East Germany who were beaten 1-0 by Czechoslovakia in the gold medal match.
Vintage boxing memorabilia, comprising: a wall mounting board for a Freddie Mills Junior Trainer punch bag; two pairs of vintage junior size red leather boxing gloves; a small silver plated boxing figurine trophy; two old boxing medals, framed & glazed, unexamined accordingly but one appearing to be in gold and enamel, the other bronze; and a pair of framed continental silver medal plaques featuring boxers in the ring (9 pieces)
A silver-gilt Football League representative medal awarded to Peter Osgood for the match v The Football League of Ireland in Dublin 22nd September 1971, inscribed accordingly, in original fitted case This match was played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin. The Football League won 2-1 and Peter Osgood scored the winning goal from the penalty spot.
Ruud van Nistelrooy's debut Manchester United jersey: a signed white Manchester United No.10 jersey from the 2001 F.A. Charity Shield, short-sleeved, sponsor's match badges to sleeves, signed in silver marker pen to the reverse on the "0" numbering, lettered v. NISTELROOY; sold with a COA (2)
Eight continental football club badges relating to Arsenal FC end of season continental tours in the 1930s, including a silver backed Goteborgs Alliansen lapel badge inscribed to the back HARRY HOMER, ARSENAL F.C., 25.5.37, a Staevnet Copenhagen issue dated 1936, Akademisk Boldclub and others; sold together with a gold-mounted silver medal for an unknown presentation dated 1897; and a badge for Sharp's Toffee (10) Harry Homer is better known by his pen name "Marksman" and was the Arsenal programme editor of the day.
Four items relating to William Pickford and his association with Hampshire football, i) a silver cigarette box commemorating the 1,000th box of presents provided by the Hampshire F.A. for wounded soldiers in 1914 ii) a large silver bowl being a second commemoration of the efforts of Mr & Mrs Pickford for the Wounded Soldiers Fund in 1918, on a wooden base iii) a 9ct. gold cigarette case presented on the occasion of the Hampshire F.A. Golden Jubilee in 1937 iv) A 1930 Bournemouth F.A. silver pin tray
The exceptionally rare Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games silver bearer's torch one of only 15 made and this example complete with original burner, designed by Aukusti Tuhka, manufactured by Kultakeskus Oy, Hameenlinna, the bowl in hallmarked silver with raised Olympic Rings and laurel wreath, inscribed XV OLYMPIA HELSINKI, 1952 , further inscribed to rim beneath the bowl HELSINGFORS, HELSINKI, the handle in birch wood, length 59cm., 23 1/2in. At the Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games only a total of 22 torches were manufactured, 15 with hallmarked silver bowls and 7 in plate with a plainer, simpler design. Compare this to the 8,000 torches produced for the most recent Summer Games in London in 2012 and the all-time record number of 15,000 torch bearers employed for the Sochi 2014 Winter Games. In the book Tuli Olympiasta [Came To Olympia) by Terttu Mammela, 2012, there is a detailed explanation in the chapter 'After the Olympic Games' on why the silver 1952 Helsinki Olymic Games torch is singularly the rarest bearer's torch in the history of the Olympic Games: "Of the original 15 silver torches five had been lost during the relay - four in Greece and one in Kokkola, Finland. After the relay the remaining ten torches were cleaned and repaired. Three silver torches were donated to the Olympic Committees of the countries that had hosted the torch relay: Greece, Denmark and Sweden. They were received by their respective high representatives who were present at the Olympic Games Poul Ingholt, President of the Danish NOC; Jean Ketseas, Greek Member of the IOC; and Prince Bertil of Sweden. The Greek and Danish torches are still in possession of the respective National Olympic Committees. The Swedish torch probably changed hands in the 1960s. The airline company SAS (Scandinavian Airlines System), which had flown the Olympic flame from Greece to Denmark, also received a silver torch. It was handed to the company's Finland manager Lennart Rehnqvist on 30th August 1952, and he passed it onto the traffic and sales director Johannes Nielsen in a ceremony held in Stockholm on 1st September. The company used the torch as a challenge trophy for its employees' national sports club. The first winner of the yearly contest was the Danish club. The torch served in this capacity for about 10 years but was later forgotten. It re-emerged in 1994 and is now a cherished item in possession of SAS. The Organising Committee had promised a silver torch to seven more recipients, but since only six were left, one more copy was commissioned from the manufacturer in October 1952. By the end of 1952 four museums had received a silver torch: The Sports Museum of Finland, the Helsinki City Museum, the provincial museum in Tornio and the Olympic Museum in Lausanne, Switzerland. The remaining three silver torches were given in 1955 to the three central sports federations in Finland: The Finnish Gymnastic and Sport Federation (SVUL), the Workers' Sport Federation (TUL) and the Swedish-language sport federation CIF. All seven torches donated to the museums and sports federations are still in possession of the original recipients. The seven brass torches all survived after the torch relay. They were donated to the six members of the torch relay committee and to Erik von Frenckell, President of the Organising Committee of the Olympic Games. Today the whereabouts of the six brass torches are known. They are all in private ownership. The five silver torches that were lost during the relay have dispersed into private collections over the decades. Because of their extremely limited number the Helsinki Olympic torches have become most valuable collector items. In the 21st century their auction prices have skyrocketed. In the winter of 2011 one Helsinki silver torch fetched over 340,000 Euros in an auction in Paris." As a footnote to the auction report in the final paragraph, the silver torch sold in Paris did not have its original burner.
A Larry Holmes signed pair of boxing trunks, a pair of Red Everlast trunks signed in silver marker pen and inscribed H W Champ 1978 to 1985, the mounted & framed but deliberately left unglazed to make the shipping logistics of this large presentation far less challenging, the mounting including the COA issued by World Legends, 99 by 91cm., 39 by 36in.
Two Amateur Athletics Association Championship silver second place prize medals awarded to F. Newby for the Pole Jump [now vault] in the 1896 and 1897, at Northampton in 1896, and at Manchester in 1897, the latter named and complete with original suspension ribbon and enamel Championship bar
Six volumes on the Olympic Games, including the Official Report of the 1948 Olympic Games; Dr Ferenc Mezo's The Modern Olympic Games, 1956; E. Schmit-Jensen's Equestrian Olympic Games Ancient & Modern, 1948, with insert of results of the London '48 Games; Sir Harold Bowden's Olympic Cavalcade, 1948; Harold Abrahams's XVII Olympiad Rome 1960, paperback; and Richard D. Mandell's The Nazi Olympics, 1971; sold together with a colour card featuring a reproduction of a 1906 Olympics poster; and a chocolate designed as a 1952 Helsinki Olympic silver medal (8) not illustrated
A collection of four George Best-signed colour photographic prints, a stunning image of Best in action for Manchester United, each signed in silver marker pen, 21 by 30cm., 8 1/4 by 11 3/4in.; sold with four copies of a letter of authenticity confirming that this lot came from the personal collection of Phil Hughes, George Best's agent, manager and close friend (8)
Memorabilia relating to the British 1908 London Olympic Games boxing champion Richard K Gunn including his winner's diploma, the lot comprising: a 1908 Olympic Games winner's diploma named to R K GUNN, trimmed at margins the result of an earlier mounting and framing; a large mounted 22 by 15in. signed photographic portrait of Richard Gunn posed in boxing vest and trunks, signed in ink lower left and inscribed by hand OLYMPIC GAMES, 1908; a hallmarked silver salver of octagonal form with presentation inscription dated July 1950 reading PRESENTED TO R.R. (DICK) GUNN BY THE AMATEUR BOXING ASSOCIATION IN RECOGNITION OF HIS LONG AND VALUABLE SERVICES ON THE COUNCIL AS A MEMBER LIFE PRESIDENT AND HON. TREASURER, A.B.A. FEATHERWEIGHT CHAMPION 1894, 1895 & 1896, 30.5cm., 12in. diameter; a first prize diploma for featherweight boxing named to Gunn and presented by the German Gymnasium Societyin 1893; a scrapbooks, press cuttings and a quantity of other ephemera relating to the career of R K Gunn (a qty.) Richard Kenneth Gunn (1871-1961) is the oldest man ever to have been crowned as an Olympic boxing champion. He achieved this feat in the featherweight division of the boxing tournament at the London Games of 1908 aged 37 years and 254 days. He had in fact retired when still British amateur featherweight champion in 1896, a title he had held for three consecutive years. This retirement was actually at the request of the ABA as Gunn was far the superior of any of his rivals. In return Gunn served on the ABA Council for more than ten years. When the fighter learned that the Olympic Games were coming to London he resumed training, returned to the ring and won the gold medal at the 1908 Games, before hanging up his gloves for good immediately thereafter. He only ever suffered one defeat in 15 years of boxing. Gunn was born in Charing Cross, London, 16th February 1871 and died at Lambeth, London, 23rd June 1961 aged 90.
A collection of five George Best-signed colour photographic prints, a stunning image of Best in action for Manchester United, each signed in silver marker pen, 29.5 by 42cm., 11 1/2 by 16 1/2in.; sold with five copies of a letter of authenticity confirming that this lot came from the personal collection of Phil Hughes, George Best's agent, manager and close friend (10)
Two medals won by Jackie Milburn at Linfield FC, i) 9ct. gold inscribed IRISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION LIMITED, J. MILBURN, LINFIELD F.C., 1959-60; ii) silver & enamel inscribed IRISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE, LINFIELD F.C., 1959-60. J. MILBURN, both in original paper boxes Following his highly successful time at Newcastle United, Jackie Milburn spent four seasons in Northern Ireland at Linfield FC.
An Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games gold winner's prize medal awarded to the Swedish heavyweight Greco-Roman wrestler Rudolf Svensson (1899-1978), in silver-gilt, designed by Prof. Giuseppe Cassioli that proved to be the enduring design for the obverse with Victory seated above a stadium, the reverse with a winner being carried by jubilant athletes, 55mm. J. Rudolf "Starke Rudolf" Svensson (1899-1978) was a Swedish wrestler who competed in three successive Olympic Games between 1924 and 1932. At Paris in 1924 he won the silver medal in the Greco-Roman light heavyweight competition as well as in the freestyle light heavyweight event. Four years later in Amsterdam he won the gold medal being offered here in the Greco-Roman heavyweight competition. Svensson claimed a second Olympic gold medal at Los Angeles in 1932 in the light-heavyweight division.
Four Peter Osgood items relating to the 1970 World Cup, i) a cased 1970 World Cup medal presented by the Mexican F.A. named inside on a plaque to PETER LESLIE OSGOOD ii) an official 1970 World Cup England itinerary iii) a cased limited edition sterling silver Esso 1970 World Cup coins iv) a signed colour photograph of Peter Osgood in action at the 1970 World Cup Peter Osgood made two appearances in the 1970 World Cup against Czechoslovakia and Romania.
A racquet used by Arthur Ashe at Wimbledon in his winning year of 1975, a silver Head Arthur Ashe Competition 2 Boron Flex racquet, B35771, P235, with head cover; sold with a signed letter of provenance from the seller and three related photographs from 1975 (5) The seller of the racquet was a member of The Hurlingham Club and in 1975 attended the annual pre-Wimbledon Championships garden party, where Arthur Ashe played an exhibition match and pledged to donate a racquet that he would be playing with at the 1975 Championships, to be auctioned for charity which would be left at John Lloyd's Wimbledon home to be collected by the successful bidder after the tournament. The seller in this auction was the winning bidder in 1975 and the racquet has remained in the seller's possession until the present day. The photographs in this lot were taken at the Hurlingham Garden Party and one shows Arthur Ashe sitting on the grass.
A silver golfing trophy presented to Harry Vardon after a charity exhibition match in Nottingham, hallmarked Birmingham, 1913, two handled cup inscribed CHARITY, NOTTINGHAM, BONNER & VARDON BEAT WILLIAMSON & TEDDER 4 & 2, height 18cm., 7in.; together with a pint tankard presented to Vardon, inscribed HARRY, FROM THE NOTTINGHAM BOYS, AUGUST 1915 (2)
Colin McRae DAKAR 04 signed used driving boots, both signed in marker pen on the grey and red suede uppers, white Alpinestars logos, each tongue bearing the silver mark CMR 4 in silver ink and a manufacturers label marked FIA approved, the right boot with extra protection for the little toe, lace-ups with black Nomex lining and rubber soles, size EUR 43 (2) After becoming the first British World Rally Driver Champion with Subaru in 1995, Colin McRae later joined Ford, before trying the 2004 Dakar Rally Raid with Nissan, then held in the Sahara desert.
A rare lawn tennis trophy presented to H. W. "Bunny" Austin and his partner John S. Olliff who successfully represented the Queen's Club, London, against Helsingfors of Sweden, the base of the trophy has stamped hallmarks for Finish Silver, the front of this elegant piece is engraved, "Capstan Cup presented by Orientaliska Cigarettfabriks A/B - Queens Club versus Helsingfors Lawn Tennis Klubb - Helsingfors - January 1930 - H. W. Austin - J. S. Olliff.", height: 17cm., 6 3/4in., weight 198 gr., 7oz.
A Paris 1924 Olympic Games gold first place winner's prize medal, goldplated silver, designed by Andre Rivaud, struck by the Paris Mint in an edition of 304, the obverse with a winning athlete coming to the aid of a fallen athlete, the reverse with an assortment of sporting equipment around a legend, diameter 55mm.; in original fitted case
A Moscow 1980 Olympic Games gold winner's prize medal awarded for rowing awarded to Kersten Neisser of East Germany, in silver-gilt, the obverse with the traditional design after Prof. Giuseppe Cassioli's 1928 design with Victory seated above a stadium, the reverse designed by Ilya Postol with the Olympic flame burning above the stadium, the 1980 Games logo beyond, the rim inscribed for rowing in Cyrillic script
The trophy awarded to Harold Mahony for winning the Gentlemen's All Comers Final at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships in 1896, in the form of a hallmarked Victorian silver trophy cup, Edward Hutton, London, 1881, loop handles, beaded borders and arabesque engraving on a round foot, with presentation inscription reading ALL COMERS SINGLES, FIRST PRIZE, WON BY, H.S. MAHONY, height 32cm., 12 1/2in., weight 780gr. 27 1/2 oz. At this time the reigning Wimbledon champion, which in this case was Wilfred Baddeley, received a bye straight to the final. The 'All Comers' then had to battle their way through the knockout rounds to win the right to challenge the champion. In 1896 H.S. Mahony defeated Reginald Doherty, W Castle, Frank Riseley and Harold Nisbet before defeating Wilberforce Eaves 6-2, 6-2, 11-9 to win the All Comers Final for which he received this magnificent cup. He then defeated the reigning champion Wilfred Baddeley in five sets 6-2, 6-8, 5-7, 8-6, 6-3 to be crowned Gentlemen's Singles Champion. Mahony received a gold medal for his victory which recently sold at auction for £24,000.
A hallmarked .800 silver & enamel 1930 World Cup medal with the poster design, by Stefano Johnson of Milan, the obverse enamelled after Guillermo Laborde's official poster design for the 1930 World Cup, inscribed 1ER CAMPEONATO MUNDIAL DE FOOTBALL, URUGUAY, MONTEVIDEO, 15 JULIO AGOSTO 15
Two presentations to William Pickford, a silver figurine set on a green onyx base set with a plaque with Football Association presentation inscription relating to Pickford's work concerning the Kin George's Jubilee Trust in 1935, in original carrying case, height 16cm., 6 1/4in.; a travelling clock, the lid of the leather case inscribed TROON, 1936, this being the occasion of a meeting of The International Football Association Board at the Marine Hotel, Troon; sold with a small qty. of paper ephemera including manuscript letters in the hand of William Pickford, some menus including England v Scotland luncheon at Wembley 14.4.1934
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