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Click here to subscribeFOUR BOXED CORGI CLASSICS BRITISH SPORTS CAR GIFT SETS, Four Rally Cars, No.D53/1, Jaguar 'E' type 30th Anniversary, No.97680, Stirling's Choice, No.97681, 'First Time Out' Jaguar XK120's, No.97706, all appear complete and in very good condition, models look to have hardly, if ever, been removed from boxes, with limited edition certificates as appropriate, boxes all complete and in good condition with only minor damage, marking and wear
A QUANTITY OF BOXED MODERN DIECAST BRITISH CAR MODELS, to include assorted Lledo and Corgi Classics Vanguards models, including Limited Edition Ford Popular 100E sunset red, No.VA02110, Ford Lotus Cortina Mk.II - Alan Mann Racing, No.VA04110, Morris Minor 1000 highway yellow, No.VA05808 (60 Years of Corgi 1956 - 2016 Anniversary Edition), Sunbeam Alpine Series II embassy black, No.VA07005, Hillman Avenger Tiger Wardance, No.VA10402, Cortina, Minor and Alpine with limited edition certifcates, Avenger box missing sleeve, Oxford Diecast, Schuco Vauxhall Dealership models, Atlas Editions Classic Sports Cars, Atlas Editions Jaguar Collection, Atlas Editions British Touring Car Champions, Vitesse, Matchbox Dinky Collection, Matchbox Models of Yesteryear, Solido, Solido Age d'or, Corgi Collection, Corgi Classic Cars, Hongwell Cararama, Newray, Saico, small quantity of part and unboxed models, boxed models all appear complete and in very good condition, damage and wear to some boxes (2 boxes)
A GERMAN SA SPORTS BADGE AND A WAR MERIT CROSS WITH SWORDS, the SA badge is 1st pattern and was produced in 1934 and 1935, the wart merit cross comes with a length of ribbon and is dated 1939, the SA badge is numbered 195653 on the reverse, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
TWO GERMAN WWII ERA UNIFORM BELT BUCKLES, the first is a SA sports buckles that is two piece brass and white metal finish, the second buckle is round and has a Swastika in the centre along with Gottmituns around it, the reverse centre features a feint makers mark of initial within a diamond and the initials OLC for Overhoff and CIE, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
A GERMAN SA SPORTS BADGE AND ARM ABND, the badge has its pin intact and the front shows general wear, the arm band has got the SA emblem in the centre and is without any stamps and labels, the arm band is ideal for a reenactor, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
A SILVER GERMAN WWII ERA SA SPORTS BADGE, this features a sword and Swastika on the front and the reverse has a vertical pin and the makers name of W.Redo, it weighs approximately 16.8g, Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
MILITARY / BRITISH HISTORY INTEREST, a family archive of documents, medals, badges, crests, photograph albums, loose photographs, birth, marriage and death certificates, wills and other ephemera relating largely to the Gibbons Mayne and the Davis / Hancock family, including a 1732 commission from Earl of Leicester, Viscount Lisle appointing Sir Charles Farnaby ‘Captain of the Troop of Horse…’, an 1807 commission creating William Henry Gibbons a Lieutenant, an 1811 commission appointing Jeremiah Gibbons as first Lieutenant ‘to our Fifty Eighth Company of Royal Marines, a 1707 document in Latin relating to William Gibbons, which appear to relate to medicine and learning, seal attached, , an 1846 document granting William Gibbons Mayne licence and authority to perform the office of Curate in the Chapel of St. John’s Ingrow in the parish of Keighley, Yorkshire, an 1851 passport for ‘The Rev. William Gibbons Mayne M.A.’ and his wife, signed by Palmerston, 3rd (West) Kent Rifle Volunteers documents for Lieutenant W.G. Mayne, comprising a commission for Lieutenant dated 2nd January 1882, signed by Queen Victoria, a drill order for the Bromley detachment date February 1882, a certificate of proficiency (Army Form E.571) dated 5th August 1882, together with a badge for the West Kent Rifles, Rev. William Gibbons Mayne appears to have been resident at Magdalene College, Cambridge and ephemera relating to this includes Cambridge University Boat Races cards for 1881 (second day, 14th May) and 1882 (first day, 7th June), a Magdalene College Athletics Sports card for November 1879, with handwritten results and three letters from Gladstone’s 10 Downing Street office relating to the results of votes at the university, dated 1881 x2 and 1882, a sepia photograph of male figures walking in a quadrangle, two small shields with Magdalene’s coat of arms, two Lichfield Cathedral ordination as priest and deacon documents for William Gibbons Mayne, dated 1885 and 1886, eight late 19th century menus, both printed and hand written, five bearing the same coat of arms, five World War I military Christmas cards, various divisions, a set of four George VI World War II medals, a Thomas Fattorini enamelled ARP County Control badge, an A.R.P. badge, a ‘Stafford Bombed Areas Fund’ badge, two early 20th century Women’s Institute ‘For Home & Country’ enamelled badges by Fattorini of Bradford, a Royal Engineers brass badge, an enamelled ‘The Essex Regt’ enamelled badge and another Essex Regt badge, other badges include Royal commemorative, YMCA, Red Cross, pilgrim, a Late Victorian silver ‘Ellen’ brooch, pocket watch keys, a black and white photograph printed on a postcard with inscription verso ‘H.M.T ‘ARAGON’ Torpedoed 3 miles outside Alex. Dec 30th 1917 -Half the people carried were drowned. Can you see me?’, and a small quantity of identity, ration and nursing ephemera relating to Helen C. Mayne’, Helen Charlotte Mayne was the wife of Rev William Gibbons Mayne the younger (1860-1928), ( his forebear, possibly his father was Rev William Gibbons Mayne the elder 1803-1875) the ephemera and photographs largely relate to the families of Rev William Gibbons Mayne the younger and the family of his wife Mrs Helen Mayne, three 19th century framed silhouettes of unknown sitters, one a clergyman (Two boxes and a suitcase), Customers must satisfy themselves prior to sale in regards to conditions and authenticity, viewing is advised, condition reports are available on request
A set of 3 figures of Rabbit from Disney's Winnie the Pooh that consists of the figures Rabbit reads the plan, Sports Day Official Timekeeper, and Rabbit's Harvest. Royal Doulton backstamp. Dimensions of the largest item: 4"L x 2.25"W x 4.25"H. Manufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
Includes sports figures: Part of the Pastimes Collection -Heading for a Try DB449, Aussie Rules DB508 - Signed - Limited edition 556 of 1000 and Rugby Player DB318 Limited edition 94 of 1000. Royal Doulton backstamp. Largest piece: 2.75"L x 2.25"W x 5"H. Issued: 2003, 2013Edition Number: Edition of 1000 Manufacturer: Royal DoultonCountry of Origin: EnglandCondition: Age related wear.
KMIT, MYKOLA (Ukrainian b.1966), 'Church in Dubno', oil on canvas, 50 x 80 cms Further information: Mykola Kmit, was born on March 24, 1966 in Buchachi, Ternopil region, now Ukraine. In his school years, he began to draw and from the fourth grade he went to a studio, where he studied for several years. 1990-1992, after serving in the army and graduating from university, - design engineer of the special design and technology department of the "Spetstechnomash" plant of the "Vatra" scientific and industrial association (Ternopil). In 1994, he graduated from the Lviv Polytechnic Institute, majoring in "precision mechanics devices" (qualification - mechanical engineer). 1992-1995 - President of Ternopil JSC "Invest Center". 1996 - Consultant of "Oscar" LLC (Ternopil). 2003 - director, general director of the joint Ukrainian-German enterprise "Nova" (Morshin, Lviv region). 2004 - Chairman of the Board of JSC "Nova". 2005 - chairman of the board of the housing and construction cooperative "Oscar-Bud" in Morshyn. 2008 - strategy consultant of the administrative division of the central office of CJSC "Industrial and distribution systems" (Kyiv). The main post of Mykola Kmitia in recent years was the post of president of the IDS Group holding, which produces mineral waters under the trademarks "Myrhorodska", "Morshinska", "Stariy Myrhorod", "Alaska", and is also the official importer of "Borjomi" in Ukraine."Sorochynska", In February 2008, Mykola Kmit was appointed acting the head of the Lviv regional state administration (after the resignation of governor Petro Oliynyk and transition to the position of adviser to the president of Ukraine). On September 1, 2008, by decree of President Viktor Yushchenko, he was appointed the head of the Lviv Regional State Administration. Since 2017, Mykola Kmit has been the chairman of the board of directors of MUKKO agricultural holding. Hobbies: Sports hobbies - football and Formula 1. Mykola Kmit is co-founder and president of the football club "Skelya" (Stry). Painting and travel; collects paintings. A few years ago, Mykola Kmit started painting again. His paintings, which were sold to help the Armed Forces of Ukraine, are in personal collections in Ukraine and abroad. And they also decorate the Saint Charbel Hotel and Health Complex.
Sports and Pastimes, big game – Rice (Maj. Gen. William, IA), Indian Game (From Quail to Tiger), 1st edn., London, W. H. Allen 1884, crown 8vo, iv + 221pp, appendix,12 chromolithographic plates gilt and black embossed bevelled green boards; Greenwood (James), Wildsports of the World: A Boy’s Book or Natural History and Adventure, London, S. O. Beeton 1862, 25th thousand, small 8vo, xxii + 426pp. fold out map & 5 others, 8 portraits, coloured lithographic frontis. and 10 plates, numerous woodcuts, gilt edges, gilt embossed pink boards, gilt titles (2)
Sports and pastimes, shooting – ‘The Sportsman’, British Sports and Sportsmen: Shooting and Deerstalking, London, British Sports and Sportsmen, 1st edn., 1913, small folio, limited edn. of 1000 copies, 360pp, profusely illus.: photogravures, plates with tissue guards, many other illus. in text, bound publisher’s half green buckram over beige, gilt titles to front board and spine (1)
Sports and Pastimes, The Chase – Anon., British Sports and Sportsmen: Breeding, Agriculture, Country Life Pursuits, London, Sports & Sportsmen Ltd., 1931, large 4to, No. 394 out of limited edition of 1000, xiv +491pp, frontis. & 12 photogravure plates, numerous other illus., marbled endpapers, gilt edges, bevelled gilt embossed red boards, five raised bands and gilt titles to spine (1)
Sports and Pastimes, The Chase – The Sporting Life (compiled by), British Hunts and Huntsmen, 4 vols., London, Biographical Press, 1908-1911, large 4to, marbled end papers, gilt edges, bound half leather over red boards, gilt lines and titles, 5 raised bands to spines, Vol I: The South West of England 1908, xviii + 591pp, 39 engraved plates, numerous portraits, map; Vol. II: The South East and East Midlands of England 1909, xiv + 606p, 65 plates, map and numerous other illus.; Vol. III The North East Western Midlands and Wales 1910, xvi + 664pp, 48 engr. plates, numerous others, map; Vol. IV England (North), Scotland and Ireland, 1911, xv + 625pp, 60 portrait plates, numerous other illus., map (4)
Sports and Pastimes, The Chase – Verney (Richard Greville, 19th Lord Willoughby de Broke 1869-1923), Hunting the Fox, London, Constable 1925 large 8vo, x + 148, frontis and 5 colour printed plates tipped in, gilt printed red cloth, gilt titles, faded, esp. spine, slight splitting at top; Siltzer (Capt. Frank), The Story of British Sporting Prints, new rev. & enlarged edn., London Halton & Truscott Smith 1929, small 4to, 413pp, 8 coloured printed plates tipped in, bound green cloth gilt titles; Dawson (Capt. Lionel, RN), Sport in War, London, Collins 1936, 4to, 98 pp., frontis and 5 other coloured prints 6 monochrome and vignettes after Lionel Edwards RI, bound green cloth gilt spine titles, spine somewhat faded; Edwards (Lionel, RI), My Hunting Sketch Book, London, Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1928 large 4to, xiii + 28, frontis and 14 colour printed and mounted plates, margins sl. Spotted, oatmeal cloth boards, impressed paper title to front board and spine, dust wrapper a slightly torn and rubbed (4)
Ferrari interest - Klemantaski & Ferrari, Louis Klemantaski, publ. Automobilia, First Edition, 1992; Ferrari: the man, the machines Stan Grayson (editor), First Edition, Automobile Quarterly Edition; The Ferrari, Hans Tanner, First Edition Publ. by London Foulis 1959; Sports Car Heaven: Aston Martin DB1 vs. Ferrari Testa Rossa - The Battle for the World Championship 1957-1959 Chris Nixon, First Edition; FERRARI - Fifth edition, Hans Tanner with Doug Nye, Publ. Haynes 1979 etc.
World Championship, Gregor Grant, Publ. Autosport 1959 First Edition; Behind the Scenes of Motor Racing, Ken Gregory, Publ. Macgibbon & Kee, 1960 First Edition; Competition Driving, Paul Frere, Publ. B.T. Batsford, 1963 First Edition; The Fast Ones, Peter Miller, Publ. Stanley Paul 1963 First Edition; The Sports Car It's Design and Performance, Colin Campbell, Second Edition, Publ. Chapman and Hall 1960; BRM, Second Edition, Raymond Mays and Peter Roberts, Publ. Cassel, 1963; Racing Cars in Colour, Richard Bensted-Smith, Publ. B. T. Batsford/London, 1962 etc.
Assorted items of treen including a bowl, a cylindrical mortar, both in burr wood, an Edwardian mahogany faceted cylindrical tobacco jar and weighted cover, a collection of military badges, ribbons and other items including Portsmouth Command Sports Association, gilt brass Royal Navy uniform buttons, stamped 'Firmin, London', a section of a naval uniform sleeve and other items and a HMS Dartington visitor's book in red Morocco binding, commissioned at Hythe, 4th September 1958, including assorted signatures and comments from 1958 through to 1968, inscribed to frontispiece 'With Every Good Wish from the Directors of Charles Letts & Co Ltd'
Early 20th Century postcard collection (400), in period album (inscribed Sept 7th 1908), containing an interesting mix of cards, generally in good to very good condition with some RP's, topographical cards, military, sports, greetings, Wilmslow Road Tram, animals, Oxford Universities (4) etc. Qty 400
Ephemera, collection of Football Annuals to include; Sports Argus 1954-5 Football Annual, Sporting Record 1948-49, 1950-51, 1951-52, 1957-58, Football Annual, Racing Football Annual 1953-54, 1954-55, Empire News 1949-1950, 1952-53, 1954-55, 1955-6, 1958-9, 1959-60 & Player’s 1962-63, Millwall programmes, few early with Focus Issue No.4 April 1949, Millwall Charlton 1949 team sheet, Millwall Focus March 1950, plus early 1970’s small quantity. Also, Olympic Games London 1948 London Transport map.
A collection of first issue sports magazines including Wisden Cricket Monthly No.1 (1979), Top Tennis No.1 (1979), The Squash Player No.1 (1971), Club Badminton No.1 (1978), Sports Fan No.1 (1970), Sports Women No.1 (1985), Rugby International No.1 (1985), Gridiron UK No.1 (1984), Ninja Skills No.1 (1991), and others of similar vintage. (38)
Mattel Barbie Doll Assortment (54) items including examples from Hollywood and sports, all having boxes Property from: a Private Collector, Arlington Heights, Illinois Condition: boxes showing light wear and some tears Disclaimers: we cannot guarantee boxes match the items inside Category: Collectibles > Dolls Estimated Sale Time: 3:25 pm (America/Chicago) Shipping Status: Leonard Auction Shipping Quote Download High Resolution Photographs:Photograph #1Photograph #2
A group of four wristwatches including a gentleman's chronograph sports watch - with stainless steel case and bracelet, quartz movement (running, stopwatch functioning correctly), with a box; a 1950s Russian Catyph chrome plated manual wind gents watch (winds and runs); a 1980s-90s Sector quartz watch (runs); and a Timex manual wind gold plated gents watch (winds and runs).
Six Scalextric 1/32 scale racing slot car models to include C2927 McLaren M23 J Mass 1976, C2706D Sports Digital A1 Grand Prix Team Great Britain,C2606 Dallara Indy Collectors Club 2004, C2126 Jordan F1 No9, C2079 Jordan F1 No11 and C2265 Williams F1 BMW No10. Also included C2196 Collectors Series F1 Marshalls car. All models in at least near mint unused condition (some tyres greyed with age, all bodywork mint) with spare braid packs, boxes at least very good, mostly excellent to mint. (7)
WARTIME FOOTBALL 1944 Programme for Vickers (Weybridge) FC v RAF XI, 26/4/44 at Vickers Sports Ground, Byfleet. The RAF team was largely composed of London players such as Drake, Buckingham, Marks, Male, Joy, Whittaker, Burgess, Smith although Briscoe of Hearts was listed but seemingly he was replaced by Payne of Chelsea and England. Folds, some marks. Fair
DUNCAN EDWARDS / BUSBY BABES / R.A.O.C. V R.C.S. IN CHILWELL Undated 4 page programme for the match, Royal Army Ordnance Corps v Royal Corps of Signals at R.A.O.C. Sports Ground in Chilwell. The players listed include 3 Manchester United players who died in Munich in 1958, Duncan Edwards, Eddie Colman and David Pegg. Other clubs represented were Charlton, Crewe, Coventry, Birmingham, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle, Swansea, Dundee, Manchester City, Sheffield United, Stoke, Sheffield Wednesday. Sunderland, Chelsea, Rotherham and Portsmouth. Good
JOHN ‘JIMMY’ BUCHANAN OF THE IRISH FREE STATE, MATCH WORN JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL JERSEY, 1930s stitched green shamrock crest, lace-up collar, long sleeved, two interior labels for “Lee” MADE IN IRISH FREE STATE and ELVERY’S of DUBLIN MADE IN IRISH FREE STATE Note: The following lots pertain to John ‘Jimmy’ Buchanan of the Irish Free State.They come from a poignant and important period for both the nation and the sport.Football in Ireland had, since 1880, been controlled by the Irish Football Association (IFA). Shortly after the Irish War of Independence and the country’s partition, a rival Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was set up to govern football in the newly formed Free State.Disputes between members of the IFA and the FAI dated back several years, the former perceived by the latter as a Northern-based Unionist body.Further to these disputes, in the South, popular British sports such as football were treated with a degree of suspicion, the Gaelic Athletic Association going as far as to ban its members from playing or watching the ‘foreign’ game.Whilst to this day, something of a divide lingers, the importance of the creation of the FAI cannot be overstated. In the face of adversity, it fought to popularise the sport in a newly liberated country, setting the foundations for today’s Republic of Ireland team.Anything relating to those early years of Free State football should be viewed as rare and highly collectable. Relatively few fixtures were played before the team changed from the Free State to Éire (1936), and then to the Republic of Ireland (1956).Disputes between the FAI and the IFA continued long after the partition and relate back to those changes. Before the FAI was formally recognised by the Home Nations, and indeed for some time after, both Associations claimed legitimacy over the island of Ireland. As a result, players were selected on a national basis, with at least 38 representing both the North and South. This was until FIFA intervened, implementing restrictions based on the border, this following both teams’ appearance at the 1950 World Cup.It was during the early years of the FAI, Jimmy Buchanan pulled on the national shirt to represent that newly reborn nation. The shirts and caps offered relate to a few of those games, presenting a rich and important insight into the development of the sport.Whilst it remains difficult to say which matches the shirts were worn in, the caps, with their embroidered detail, open a door into two historic fixtures.The first comes from an Irish Free State XI vs. a Scottish Junior League XI, played on the 10th February 1934 at Brockville Park in Falkirk. The Scottish Junior League had begun an annual fixture with the Free State in 1927, an important milestone for the newly formed Association. The Irish team was selected from a league pool, with Buchanan playing for his local side Glenview at the time.The second comes from a game dubbed ‘Ireland vs. England’, played at Dalymount Park in Dublin on Easter Monday 1936 (poignantly, just two decades after the Easter Rising). The game was in fact played by a Free State select XI and players from the Birmingham & District County FA, it being much easier to promote as an Ireland vs. England youth international. Ultimately, England won 3-0, with an interesting aside noting ‘no anthem to be played’ (clearly for political reasons).The fact that caps were bestowed shows how seriously these junior fixtures were taken, Buchanan pulling on that emerald green jersey to represent his country. Indeed, if we look inside the shirts, we see the relatively novel stamp, MADE IN THE IRISH FREE STATE. This perfectly captures the political and historical charge of each object, standing out triumphantly as signifiers of the growth of the nation and the sport.Buchanan was a gifted player and was selected by the FAI on several occasions. At club level, he played for teams including Glenview, Bohemians and Bray Unknowns. Reputedly, there was interest from England, with possible trials offered for Spurs and Arsenal. Ultimately though, a decision to stay in his home country and play in that newly formed Irish League was the more appealing one.This lot offers a rare opportunity to own an important instance of Irish and footballing history.
JOHN ‘JIMMY’ BUCHANAN OF THE IRISH FREE STATE, INTERNATIONAL CAP, 1934 vs. the Scottish Junior League, in emerald green velvet with silver bullion inscription, trim and tassel, stamped maker’s mark to red velvet lining Note: The following lots pertain to John ‘Jimmy’ Buchanan of the Irish Free State.They come from a poignant and important period for both the nation and the sport.Football in Ireland had, since 1880, been controlled by the Irish Football Association (IFA). Shortly after the Irish War of Independence and the country’s partition, a rival Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was set up to govern football in the newly formed Free State.Disputes between members of the IFA and the FAI dated back several years, the former perceived by the latter as a Northern-based Unionist body.Further to these disputes, in the South, popular British sports such as football were treated with a degree of suspicion, the Gaelic Athletic Association going as far as to ban its members from playing or watching the ‘foreign’ game.Whilst to this day, something of a divide lingers, the importance of the creation of the FAI cannot be overstated. In the face of adversity, it fought to popularise the sport in a newly liberated country, setting the foundations for today’s Republic of Ireland team.Anything relating to those early years of Free State football should be viewed as rare and highly collectable. Relatively few fixtures were played before the team changed from the Free State to Éire (1936), and then to the Republic of Ireland (1956).Disputes between the FAI and the IFA continued long after the partition and relate back to those changes. Before the FAI was formally recognised by the Home Nations, and indeed for some time after, both Associations claimed legitimacy over the island of Ireland. As a result, players were selected on a national basis, with at least 38 representing both the North and South. This was until FIFA intervened, implementing restrictions based on the border, this following both teams’ appearance at the 1950 World Cup.It was during the early years of the FAI, Jimmy Buchanan pulled on the national shirt to represent that newly reborn nation. The shirts and caps offered relate to a few of those games, presenting a rich and important insight into the development of the sport.Whilst it remains difficult to say which matches the shirts were worn in, the caps, with their embroidered detail, open a door into two historic fixtures.The first comes from an Irish Free State XI vs. a Scottish Junior League XI, played on the 10th February 1934 at Brockville Park in Falkirk. The Scottish Junior League had begun an annual fixture with the Free State in 1927, an important milestone for the newly formed Association. The Irish team was selected from a league pool, with Buchanan playing for his local side Glenview at the time.The second comes from a game dubbed ‘Ireland vs. England’, played at Dalymount Park in Dublin on Easter Monday 1936 (poignantly, just two decades after the Easter Rising). The game was in fact played by a Free State select XI and players from the Birmingham & District County FA, it being much easier to promote as an Ireland vs. England youth international. Ultimately, England won 3-0, with an interesting aside noting ‘no anthem to be played’ (clearly for political reasons).The fact that caps were bestowed shows how seriously these junior fixtures were taken, Buchanan pulling on that emerald green jersey to represent his country. Indeed, if we look inside the shirts, we see the relatively novel stamp, MADE IN THE IRISH FREE STATE. This perfectly captures the political and historical charge of each object, standing out triumphantly as signifiers of the growth of the nation and the sport.Buchanan was a gifted player and was selected by the FAI on several occasions. At club level, he played for teams including Glenview, Bohemians and Bray Unknowns. Reputedly, there was interest from England, with possible trials offered for Spurs and Arsenal. Ultimately though, a decision to stay in his home country and play in that newly formed Irish League was the more appealing one.This lot offers a rare opportunity to own an important instance of Irish and footballing history.
JOHN ‘JIMMY’ BUCHANAN OF THE IRISH FREE STATE, MATCH WORN JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL JERSEY, 1930s stitched gold shamrock crest, lace-up collar, long sleeved, two interior labels for “Lee” KNITWELL, WEARWELL Made in Ireland and ELVERY’S of DUBLIN MADE IN IRISH FREE STATE Note: The following lots pertain to John ‘Jimmy’ Buchanan of the Irish Free State.They come from a poignant and important period for both the nation and the sport.Football in Ireland had, since 1880, been controlled by the Irish Football Association (IFA). Shortly after the Irish War of Independence and the country’s partition, a rival Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was set up to govern football in the newly formed Free State.Disputes between members of the IFA and the FAI dated back several years, the former perceived by the latter as a Northern-based Unionist body.Further to these disputes, in the South, popular British sports such as football were treated with a degree of suspicion, the Gaelic Athletic Association going as far as to ban its members from playing or watching the ‘foreign’ game.Whilst to this day, something of a divide lingers, the importance of the creation of the FAI cannot be overstated. In the face of adversity, it fought to popularise the sport in a newly liberated country, setting the foundations for today’s Republic of Ireland team.Anything relating to those early years of Free State football should be viewed as rare and highly collectable. Relatively few fixtures were played before the team changed from the Free State to Éire (1936), and then to the Republic of Ireland (1956).Disputes between the FAI and the IFA continued long after the partition and relate back to those changes. Before the FAI was formally recognised by the Home Nations, and indeed for some time after, both Associations claimed legitimacy over the island of Ireland. As a result, players were selected on a national basis, with at least 38 representing both the North and South. This was until FIFA intervened, implementing restrictions based on the border, this following both teams’ appearance at the 1950 World Cup.It was during the early years of the FAI, Jimmy Buchanan pulled on the national shirt to represent that newly reborn nation. The shirts and caps offered relate to a few of those games, presenting a rich and important insight into the development of the sport.Whilst it remains difficult to say which matches the shirts were worn in, the caps, with their embroidered detail, open a door into two historic fixtures.The first comes from an Irish Free State XI vs. a Scottish Junior League XI, played on the 10th February 1934 at Brockville Park in Falkirk. The Scottish Junior League had begun an annual fixture with the Free State in 1927, an important milestone for the newly formed Association. The Irish team was selected from a league pool, with Buchanan playing for his local side Glenview at the time.The second comes from a game dubbed ‘Ireland vs. England’, played at Dalymount Park in Dublin on Easter Monday 1936 (poignantly, just two decades after the Easter Rising). The game was in fact played by a Free State select XI and players from the Birmingham & District County FA, it being much easier to promote as an Ireland vs. England youth international. Ultimately, England won 3-0, with an interesting aside noting ‘no anthem to be played’ (clearly for political reasons).The fact that caps were bestowed shows how seriously these junior fixtures were taken, Buchanan pulling on that emerald green jersey to represent his country. Indeed, if we look inside the shirts, we see the relatively novel stamp, MADE IN THE IRISH FREE STATE. This perfectly captures the political and historical charge of each object, standing out triumphantly as signifiers of the growth of the nation and the sport.Buchanan was a gifted player and was selected by the FAI on several occasions. At club level, he played for teams including Glenview, Bohemians and Bray Unknowns. Reputedly, there was interest from England, with possible trials offered for Spurs and Arsenal. Ultimately though, a decision to stay in his home country and play in that newly formed Irish League was the more appealing one.This lot offers a rare opportunity to own an important instance of Irish and footballing history.
JOHN ‘JIMMY’ BUCHANAN OF THE IRISH FREE STATE, JUNIOR INTERNATIONAL CAP, 1936 vs. England, in emerald green velvet with silver bullion inscription, trim and tassel, stamped maker’s mark to red velvet liningNote: The following lots pertain to John ‘Jimmy’ Buchanan of the Irish Free State.They come from a poignant and important period for both the nation and the sport.Football in Ireland had, since 1880, been controlled by the Irish Football Association (IFA). Shortly after the Irish War of Independence and the country’s partition, a rival Football Association of Ireland (FAI) was set up to govern football in the newly formed Free State.Disputes between members of the IFA and the FAI dated back several years, the former perceived by the latter as a Northern-based Unionist body.Further to these disputes, in the South, popular British sports such as football were treated with a degree of suspicion, the Gaelic Athletic Association going as far as to ban its members from playing or watching the ‘foreign’ game.Whilst to this day, something of a divide lingers, the importance of the creation of the FAI cannot be overstated. In the face of adversity, it fought to popularise the sport in a newly liberated country, setting the foundations for today’s Republic of Ireland team.Anything relating to those early years of Free State football should be viewed as rare and highly collectable. Relatively few fixtures were played before the team changed from the Free State to Éire (1936), and then to the Republic of Ireland (1956).Disputes between the FAI and the IFA continued long after the partition and relate back to those changes. Before the FAI was formally recognised by the Home Nations, and indeed for some time after, both Associations claimed legitimacy over the island of Ireland. As a result, players were selected on a national basis, with at least 38 representing both the North and South. This was until FIFA intervened, implementing restrictions based on the border, this following both teams’ appearance at the 1950 World Cup.It was during the early years of the FAI, Jimmy Buchanan pulled on the national shirt to represent that newly reborn nation. The shirts and caps offered relate to a few of those games, presenting a rich and important insight into the development of the sport.Whilst it remains difficult to say which matches the shirts were worn in, the caps, with their embroidered detail, open a door into two historic fixtures.The first comes from an Irish Free State XI vs. a Scottish Junior League XI, played on the 10th February 1934 at Brockville Park in Falkirk. The Scottish Junior League had begun an annual fixture with the Free State in 1927, an important milestone for the newly formed Association. The Irish team was selected from a league pool, with Buchanan playing for his local side Glenview at the time.The second comes from a game dubbed ‘Ireland vs. England’, played at Dalymount Park in Dublin on Easter Monday 1936 (poignantly, just two decades after the Easter Rising). The game was in fact played by a Free State select XI and players from the Birmingham & District County FA, it being much easier to promote as an Ireland vs. England youth international. Ultimately, England won 3-0, with an interesting aside noting ‘no anthem to be played’ (clearly for political reasons).The fact that caps were bestowed shows how seriously these junior fixtures were taken, Buchanan pulling on that emerald green jersey to represent his country. Indeed, if we look inside the shirts, we see the relatively novel stamp, MADE IN THE IRISH FREE STATE. This perfectly captures the political and historical charge of each object, standing out triumphantly as signifiers of the growth of the nation and the sport.Buchanan was a gifted player and was selected by the FAI on several occasions. At club level, he played for teams including Glenview, Bohemians and Bray Unknowns. Reputedly, there was interest from England, with possible trials offered for Spurs and Arsenal. Ultimately though, a decision to stay in his home country and play in that newly formed Irish League was the more appealing one.This lot offers a rare opportunity to own an important instance of Irish and footballing history.
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