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Lot 170
Cigarette and Trade Cards: Sport - Sarony - Origin of Games (16), Gallahers - British Champions of 1923 (75), Players - Country Sports (25), Players - Derby and Grand National Winners (50), Gallaher - Racing Scenes (50), Ogdens - Racehorses (50), Players - Tennis (50), Hignetts - International Caps and Badges (25), BP - England 98 (25), Anstie - Racing Colours (27), Ogdens - Captains of Association Football Clubs and Colours (4)
Lot 893
HENRI MERKE (C1760 - AFTER 1820) AFTER CAPTAIN THOMAS WILLIAMSON (1790-1815) AND SAMUEL HOWITT (1756-1822) HUNTERS GOING OUT IN THE MORNING; THE RETURN FROM HOG-HUNTING; DRIVING ELEPHANTS INTO A KEDDAH; A TIGER HUNTED BY WILD DOGS; PEACOCK SHOOTING five, hand coloured aquatints on wove from Oriental Field Sports, mounted to within platemark, three 1819, two later, 37 x 47cm and c (5) ++Some minor stains and fading but all acceptable, in different sized Hogarth frames
Lot 396
London Olympics, 1948. XIVth Olympiad, July 29th to August 14th 1948. Distinguished Visitors' Book, Empire Stadium, Empire Pool & Sports Arena, Wembley, the unique visitors' book with calligraphic title in colours and gold, the first 16 unnumbered leaves with 79 autographs of British royalty, politicians, Olympic officials and visiting dignitaries, the first page with four autographs of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, Princess Margaret and Queen Mary, all dated 29th July 1948, other signatures include Clement Attlee, Violet Attlee, Anthony Eden, Ernest Bevin, Lord Hailsham, Lord Burghley (Chairman of the Organising Committee), Sir William Portal (President of the Games), Princess Juliana, Duke of Edinburgh, Duchess of Kent, Prince George of Denmark, plus dignitaries from Turkey, Norway, Netherlands, Persia, Australia, Canada, India, Jaipur, USA, France, China, Cuba, etc., followed by 58 leaves with 223 autographs of medal-winning competitors including full teams for some sports, the first 13 leaves containing autographs relating to athletics, followed by fencing (6 leaves), weightlifting (2 leaves), football (7 leaves), hockey (6 leaves), cycling (2 leaves), swimming (4 leaves), canoeing (6 leaves), boxing (4 leaves), gymnastics (4 leaves), equestrianism (4 leaves), all but the first leaf (with British royalty) red ruled with five rows and two columns to rectos only, autographs in left column and most right columns with calligraphic script giving country, position and event in red ink, further red ink identification of titles to many of the dignitaries and sportsmen, some autographs dated, competitors' leaves numbered in pencil lower right, some rows blank and some signatures on matching strips of paper neatly pasted in, all edges gilt, contemporary red leather with inner dentelles gilt and leather pastedowns, gilt metal Olympic rings motif onlaid to upper cover, slightly rubbed, 4to (29 x 23.5cm) A unique record of the 1948 Summer Olympics, the first held since the 1936 Games in Berlin. The event came to be known as the Austerity Games, because of the economic climate and post-war rationing. A record 59 nations were represented by 4,104 athletes, in 19 sport disciplines. Germany and Japan were refused permission to participate while the USSR chose not to send any athletes. The United States team won the most total medals, 84, and the most gold medals, 38. The host nation won 23 medals, 3 of them gold. Star performers at the Games, whose autographs are all included in this visitors' book, were Dutch sprinter Fanny Blankers-Koen, dubbed 'The Flying Housewife', who won 4 gold medals in athletics; American Bob Mathias, winner of the decathlon and youngest male ever to win an Olympic gold medal at the age of 17; and Veikko Huhtanen of Finland who had a medal haul of 5 including 3 golds. Not every medal winner is in this book, notable absentees include the winners of the 3 British gold medals for rowing and sailing, these events taking place at Henley and Torbay. There are 223 medal-winner autographs from 26 countries with very little duplication. Multiple medal winners were largely only asked to sign once with their medal wins noted in the right column for individual and team events. It appears that 13 non-medal winning competitors and the USA swimming manager have also signed. The full list of medal winner autographs is available from the auction office. (1)
Lot 397
*Wembley Arena. An archive of approximately 100 vintage gelatin silver print photographs relating to the construction of the Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley, 1933-34, the initial photographs showing the site to be used, followed by trench and foundation digging, the turning of the first sod by Arthur 'Mr Wembley' Elvin, the erection of the steel girders, concrete, indoor seating, etc., plus some photographs of the construction and testing of the track outdoors (later installed in the stadium) and one photograph of the pool being used by the public one month after opening in 1934, the majority of construction photographs with ink dates and signature of H.W. David, mostly 15 x 20 cm (6 x 8 ins), a few with corner chip or creases but generally in good condition An important collection of photographs, probably mostly unpublished, documenting the construction of the Empire Pool and Sports Arena, Wembley. The building's more famous original neighbour, Wembley Stadium, was built for the British Empire exhibition of 1924, took only 10 months and was ready for the 1923 "White Horse" FA Cup Final between Bolton and West Ham on 28 April 1923. An estimate 300,000 people turned up and a superhuman performance from PC George Scorey and his white horse, Billy, prevented a catastrophe. The Empire Exhibition was a great success but after all was said and done the stadium was pronounced financially unviable. It was rescued by a young man name Arthur Elvin who had worked at the exhibition, selling cigarettes in a kiosk. When the exhibition ended, Elvin started buying up the deserted pavilions and selling off the contents for scrap. After the stadium went into liquidation Elvin raised money to buy it and became its managing director. Elvin had the right mixture of vision and pragmatism to make Wembley work. He realised that the stadium needed a smaller, weatherproof venue to complement the stadium and so the Empire Pool and Sports Arena came into being, opening in 1934. Alongside the big football matches the venues now included greyhound racing and speedway. When the Olympics came to London in 1948, Wembley hosted the opening ceremony and many other events. The Empire Pool was last used at these Games. The building is now used for music, comedy and family entertainment and for sport. It was renovated, along with the Wembley Stadium, as part of a regeneration, opening to the public again on 2 April 2006. The building was renamed The SSE Arena on 1 June 2014. (approx. 100)
Lot 202
A rare and important photographic album including images of King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson on the Nahlin cruise, compiled by their friends and companions Herman and Katherine Rogers, August-September, 1936, 69 pages containing approx. 277 black and white photographs showing the King, Wallis and friends at play cruising the Adriatic on the Nahlin, visiting Greek temples, Prince Paul of Yugoslavia's lunch on board, Sir Sydney Waterlow's picnic at Tailor's Bay, Chalkis where Nahlin hit a bridge, picnics on Greek islands (where Wallis sports rubber bathing hat and elasticated swimsuit and the King appears bare-chested or in Breton top), a meeting with Turkish general Fahrettin in Istanbul and a trip on Kemal Ataturk's private train, a trip to Vienna (where Wallis catches a cold), a partridge shoot on Sir Walter Selby's estate (the King wears a loose blouson jacket and a pair of Bermuda shorts in contrast to the hunting tweeds of his companions) and finally a visit to Balmoral with deer stalking trips - the King wears a stalking cape with hood (which causes great mirth), long stalking trousers, tartan suits and full highland dress with Balmoral tartan kilt, 29 by 40cm, 11 1/2 by 15 3/4in An additional 5% VAT is payable on the hammer price, this can be refunded if proof of export outside the EU is provided within 6 months of the sale date. In August 1936, King Edward VIII, who had recently acceded to the throne, chose to take his married lover - Mrs Wallis Simpson, on an extended cruise around the Adriatic and Eastern Mediterranean. The fact that Spain was in the throes of a civil war and there was unrest in the Balkans did not deter him from embarking on the trip, despite government advice to the contrary. The specially chartered Nahlin yacht, was partially re-fitted for the cruise, with the library converted into a master bedroom. Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson were accompanied by a few close friends including - Herman and Katherine Rogers (who made this album), Sir Alan 'Tommy' Lascelles (assistant private secretary), Minister of War - Duff Cooper and his beautiful wife Lady Diana, Lady Brownlow and Lord Brownlow (Lord-in-waiting). Whilst Britain remained unaware of the royal romance (thanks to acquiescent press barons who quashed all mention), in the US and Continental Europe the affair was widely reported as Wallis' aunt Bessie (who lived in the US) was to inform her upon her return to France at the end of the trip. Not all of the coverage was flattering. The visit to Balmoral took place at the end of the Nahlin cruise on 23rd September, 1936, Wallis having briefly stopped in London beforehand to meet with her lawyer to finalise details of her divorce from Ernest Simpson. Her petition for decree nisi was to be heard on 27th October, at Ipswich Assizes. If all went to plan and the divorce was granted - it meant the couple could be married before the planned coronation date of 12th May, 1937. In the Balmoral section of photographs at the end of the album, the pair look happy and relaxed and are seen joking with the Duke of Kent and Lord Louis Mountbatten. Just three months later, 10th December 1936, with the King unable to rule without Wallis beside him, he chose to abdicate his throne and empire - and was created Duke of Windsor. This album compiled by Katherine and Herman Rogers illustrates rare, private moments during the King's brief reign. They show the calm before the storm in the lead-up to the abdication crisis, where Edward VIII renounced crown and empire - all for the woman he loved, surely one of the most romantic gestures of all time? CONDITION REPORT: Exterior of album is good, a few small scuffs to edges. It appears to be complete except for a gap on page 4, taken soon after the board the Nahlin and one at the end of the album in the Balmoral section. The photos are pencil numbered on the back in sequence. They were pasted onto the grey card pages and where they have become loose or detached we have added clear photo corners to re-fix them in their correct places. The photos are generally good. There is a glue spot on the front of one with Katherine Rogers and Lord Brownlow in Vienna. In a series of photographs taken on Sir Watford Selby's partridge shoot, inked crosses on the pages at the back of the photos show through faintly on 7 in the paler areas. Also in the Balmoral section, faint lines can be seen in the skies of approx. 12.
Lot 805
Sports and Pastimes of the People of England, from the earliest period, including the Rural and Domestic Recreations, May Games, Mummeries, Pageants, Processions and Pompous Spectacles, new edition, much enlarged and corrected, by J. Charles Cox, L.L.D., F.S.A., Joseph Strutt, published by Methuen & Co., London, 1903
Lot 3019
Baume & Mercier - a Riviera Sports gentleman's stainless steel chronograph wrist watch, white dial, luminous droplet baton markers, minute track, three subsidiary dials, at three, six and nine, date aperture ant six o'clock, black enamelled rotating bezel, stainless steel bracelet, serial no 4660836/ 65599
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