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Antlers/Horns: A Group of African Game Trophy Skulls, circa early 21st century, South Africa, a set of adult cow Blue Wildebeest horns on cut upper skull, together with four sets of large adult South African Springbok horns on cut upper skulls, all on matching African hardwood shields, (5).

Taxidermy: A Large Perruque European Roebuck (Capreolus capreolus), modern, by Paul Taylor, Taxidermy, Dorchester, a superb high quality adult Perruque Roebuck shoulder mount with head looking straight ahead, the antlers still in felt phase, from the wall 41cm, height 62cm overall, mounted upon a shaped oak shield.Male deer grow antlers every year, during the early stages of antler development the antlers are soft and covered in fine velvety hair referred to as ‘velvet’. In fact this velvet tissue is the means by which nutrients are carried to the antler in order to promote growth. If allowed to develop further the antler hardens and calcifies into the sharp bony structures known as antlers which the deer use as weapons. Deer antlers in velvet grow surprisingly fast and can develop up to 20mm each day. This process of annual regeneration is unique to deer and in humans might be the equivalent to growing an arm every year ! However on occasion, during the antler growing process, things can go wrong and it is from these incidents that many of the years malformed heads appear. Antlers in velvet are more flexible than fully developed antlers, however, half-fractures during the growing phase can result in some rare and bizarre trophies that are often highly sought after, especially by those trophy hunters from the continent who will often be prepared to spend strong money for a rare and unusual Roebuck trophy. However, the most significant effect on antler growth comes about through the interruption, even temporary interruption, of the hormonal balance. If the supply of male hormone is cut off temporarily the antler will take longer to harden and will probably show exaggerated pearling as a result of the extended growing period. These type of heads are referred to as ‘Mossed Heads’ and in such examples the antler will eventually harden, albeit in a malformed and unusual manner. What is more rare is the situation in which the male hormone testosterone is cut off completely, as might be explained through accidental castration whilst crossing a barbed wire fence, or involvement in a collision with a car. Incidences resulting in a lack of testosterone are not always so easily explained and may also develop as a result of rare internal anomalies in the deer’s physiology. Whatever the cause, the effect will be a continuous growth of the antler in the velvet stage that increases rapidly with time, and gives the effect of a mass of velvety tissue on the head that has the appearance of a wig also known as a ‘Perruque’. Sadly the wig, or perruque will in almost all incidences, eventually be responsible for the buck's demise, as it grows rapidly in the later stages and will either become fly blown and infected or blind the animal as it gradually obscures the eyes. Perruque’s are extremely rare and because of their effect on the animal, bucks suffering from this condition can rightly be described as both the ultimate cull buck and the ultimate trophy.

Antlers/Horns: A group of African Game Trophies Skulls, circa early 21st century, South Africa, a set of juvenile male Common Impala horns on cut skull cap, together with three sets of adult South African Springbok horns on cut upper skulls, on various shields, including four African game trophy tail fly swats, (5).

Antlers/Horns: Goat Hide Rug & Goat Trophy Skulls, circa early 21st century, a Wild Goat hide rug backed onto green baize material, a group of four juvenile Wild Goat horns on cut upper skulls, together with a display of European Wild Boar tusks mounted upon a polished oak shield, also a group of various loose Wild Boar and Warthog tusks and teeth, (qty).

Antlers/Horns: A Group of African Game Trophy Skulls, circa early 21st century, South Africa, a set of adult male Common Duiker horns on cut upper skull, together with four sets of large adult South African Springbok horns on cut upper skulls, all on matching African hardwood shields, (5).

Antlers/Horns: A Group of African Game Trophy Skulls, circa early 21st century, South Africa, a set of adult male Blesbok horns on cut upper skull, together with four sets of large adult South African Springbok horns on cut upper skulls, all on matching African hardwood shields, (5).

A Victorian silver presentation trophy, London 1887, of goblet type shape, inscribed 'Wisbech and All England, Rabbit and Bantam CI, Breeders Cup, Presented by Mrs C Firmage', on a plinth, 124 g (3.9 troy ozs) gross

Air Commodore D, D'Arcy Greig DFC AFC Signed The Schneider Trophy Contest 50th anniversary. British stamp with 13 Sept 81 Postmark. 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

Air Vice Marshal SN Webster CBE AFC Signed The Schneider Trophy Contest 50th anniversary. British stamp with 13 Sept 81 Postmark. 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

Autographed John Lukic 12 X 8 Photo colour, Depicting The Leeds United Goalkeeper Holding The First Division Trophy During A Lap Of Honour Around Elland Road After The Final Game Of The 1991/92 Season, A 1-0 Victory Over Norwich City, Signed In Black Marker. 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

Autographed Gary McAllister 12 X 8 Photo colour, Depicting A Stunning Image Showing The Midfielder Holding Aloft The First Division Trophy, Surrounded By Team Mates And Family, During Celebration Scenes In Leeds Following A Memorable 1991/92 Season, Signed In Black Marker. 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

An Edwardian silver Guernsey style christening cup trophy, Nathan & Hayes, Chester 1906, of typical form with large beaded handles, on an ebonised base, not inscribed, 5in. (12.7cm.) high overall.. * Good condition, with no faults.Cup is fixed to ebonised base.

A rare Art Nouveau planished silver centrepiece / twin handle trophy bowl, Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Co Ltd, London, 1905, of conical form with organic twin bifurcated tendril handles, raised on spreading conical foot, having two stylised heart shaped vacant cartouche, one to either side, retail stamp to underside 'GOLDSMITHS & SILVERSMITHS COMPANY 112 REGENT STREET. W', 14¼in. (36.3cm.) handle to handle, 8¼in. (21cm.) high, heavy gauge, weight 52.58 tr.oz.. * Shallow dent to rim in one area, otherwise very good.

Royal Signals interest - boxing trophies, awarded to Captain John Mark Noel Richardson, Lightweight, Flyweight, Bantamweight, 1922-1927. varying sizes etc, five silver, weight 9.8 tr.oz., together with six other silver plated trophies.. * One silver trophy broken in half, some with dents etc.

A mounted chromed car mascot depicting Hermes the Winged messenger of the gods - used as Boxing trophy, Hermes holding the staff of Caduceus, the silver plaque, dating to Birmingham,1923, reads 'R. C. of SIGNALS BOXING CHAMPIONSHIPS ~1925~ BANTAM WEIGHT WINNER', 10 1/8in. (26cm.) high, together with a bronze version of the same, the shield cartouche engraved 'BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP 1925 FEATHER WEIGHT WINNER CPL. RICHARDSON'. (2)

A WWI period Royal Air Force related silver trophy cup, James Dixon & Sons Ltd, Sheffield 1919, inscription below crown 'Cross Country Championship Cup won by Lieut F. G. L. Heyes Royal Air Force (most events)', 8 7/8in. (22.7cm.) high, weight 11.2 tr.oz.. * A few shallow dents to main, otherwise good.

A silver rose ball trophy and other trophies.

A South Staffordshire enamel bonbonnière, circa 1765-70Modelled in relief with an artist's palette, paintbrush, set square, dividers and a paper scroll picked out in colours against a grey ground, inscribed in red JE PEINDRAI VOS BAUTES, encircled by a delicately coloured garland of flowers, the hinged cover with a floral spray on a white ground, 6cm wideFootnotes:A similar box is illustrated alongside two other 'Trophy' boxes by Susan Benjamin, English Enamel Boxes (1978), p.82.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

A silver twin handled trophy cup, with presentational inscription ' W.G.G.C Worthington Cup 1937 Miss Copper', Ernest W Haywood, Birmingham 1936, another inscribed for 1936, a smaller silver trophy cup, Birmingham 1948, 283gms (3) Condition Report:Available upon request

A silver miniature trophy cup and cover, the body with repousse acanthus leaf decoration, with a knopped fluted finial, with presentational inscription, by John Round & Son, Sheffield 1929, a miniature silver porringer, the body with scrolling foliate decoration, by Johnson, Walker & Tolhurst, London 1938, 260gms (2) Condition Report:Available upon request

SILVER SERVIETTE RINGS, 4 various silver serviette rings including 2 plain design, also silver golfing trophy pin tray, 242 grams

SHEFFIELD PLATE TWIN HANDLED TROPHY, Truro Christmas Fat Stock Society 1931

A small silver trophy cup with enamelled pennant, raised on circular foot, maker RP, London 1934, a sterling bonbon dish and a small silver hip flask, both with engraving, gross weight ___9oz.

A silver trophy of plain form with knopped stem, 20cm high, (with inscription), ___8.2oz.

A Victorian silver trophy cup with engraved decoration and inscribed "Presented by Lord R Churchill MP for the Best Ten Oxford Down Tegs exhibited at Woodstock by TF Bolton April 3rd 1883" (Sheffield 1881, bearing two maker marks one John Harrison, the other W.B) 7.5 oz

MICHAEL LYNE “Saluki at high speed”, a study of two running hounds, watercolour heightened with white, signed lower left (Provenance: Originally donated by Michael Lyne as a Coursing Trophy to the Saluki or Gazelle Hound Club and upon the folding of the club, given back to Diana and Edward Lyne 2019) 39.5 cm x 65 cm (ARR)

An early 20th century German .800 silver trophy beaker of tapered cylindrical form, engraved with presentation inscription 'Davos Bob race won by C. John Mullen record time 5, 7 1903', weight 112.5g, height 10.5cm. Note: Davos is an alpine resort town in Switzerland, with a long history of winter sport. Davos held the first official toboggan race in 1883, as well as numerous other races, as toboggans evolved into bobsleighs, luges and skeletons.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A small group of silver, comprising a cigarette case, Birmingham 1938, length 12.4cm, a golf trophy, Birmingham 1926 by Elkington & Co, height 7.2cm, a Russian tea glass holder (podstakannik), height 8.5cm, a Persian flask holder with inlaid engraved decoration, height 5.8cm, and a .800 silver circular dish, diameter 9.1cm, total weight 400g.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A George V small silver trophy cup, Birmingham 1925 by Adie Brothers, height 9.8cm, with wood plinth, together with a small group of other silver, comprising a model of a clog, vesta case, open-faced pocket watch, child's spoon, cased, and a silver threepence chain bracelet, weighable silver 122.4g.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A George V silver trophy cup, the circular girdled body flanked by two flying scroll handles, on a circular foot, Birmingham 1929 by Robert William Jay, weight 313.2g, height 15.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A George VI silver golf trophy cup and cover with golfer finial, the urn shaped body with enamelled armorial flanked by a pair of handles, on a circular foot, Birmingham 1941 by Fattorini & Sons, weight 160.5g, height 13.9cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A George V silver two-handled trophy cup, Sheffield 1934 by Walker & Hall, weight 303.6g, width across handles 19.5cm.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A George VI silver trophy cup and domed cover with ovoid finial above a squat circular body with gently flared rim, inscription engraved 'H.W Tate Trophy 1938 James Rothwell', flanked by two angular and floral medallion handles, on a circular foot, Birmingham 1938 by A.E. Jones, weight 346.4g, height 15cm, on a turned wood plinth.Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

A George V silver trophy cup of tapering circular form, inscription engraved 'Manchester & District Golf Alliance Amateur Championship 1938 won by James Rothwell', on a circular stepped foot, London 1935 by M. Beaver Ltd, weight 314.8g, height of bowl 7cm, with a turned wood plinth (lacking central piece of stem).Buyer’s Premium 29.4% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price. Lots purchased online via the-saleroom.com will attract an additional premium of 6% (including VAT @ 20%) of the hammer price.

PLATED TROPHY CUP, 2 CUP STANDS & 3 VINTAGE TINS

A group of various items, to include a Victorian egg top opener, padlock and key, letter clip, miniature chest of drawers, silver trophy etc

THE 1926 ASCOT GOLD CUP: an 18 carat gold cup and coverSebastian Garrard, London 1926, inscribed under handle 'Chas. Sykes Sculpt' Of ovoid form, the whole hand-raised, a pull-off part domed cover featuring an organic style cast and chased six-pointed star wrythen finial, the main body with a rolled flaring upper rim transitioning into a gently waisted wide neck adjoining the main body, from the rounded shoulders two cast lug handles project horizontally, both ergonomically curved with fluting and ornamented in a kneeling ribbed character partly clothed by leaf forms, from which two slender arm-like strands return and attach to the main body, their ends curled within applied acanthus leaves, the smooth egg-shape form powerfully gripped at its base by four embossed spined acanthus leaves, a flanged pedestal beneath flowing into four embossed matching acanthus leaves in high and low relief, on a circular spreading foot, the patina of the gold to the whole warm and vibrant, presented on the original circular wooden plinth with applied lettering for 'ASCOT 1926' to one side, to the other a plaque inscribed 'Won by Sir John Rutherford's Solario', height cup without plinth 42cm, diameter handle to handle 34cm, weight 3041gms.Footnotes:ProvenanceAwarded to Sir John Rutherford in 1926 and thence by family descent to the present owners.Lot ResearchThe Ascot Gold Cup stands proudly as the showpiece event and trophy of Royal Ascot week, and is Britain's most prestigious horse racing occasion for 'stayers' – horses which specialise in racing over long distances. It is a Group 1 flat horse race, open to horses aged four years or older, covering a distance of 2½ miles. Ascot Racecourse itself is located in Berkshire, not far from Windsor Castle, and is located on Crown Estate Land. Founded by Queen Anne in 1711, it has a symbiotic relationship with the British Royal family, resulting in the reigning Monarch appointing a representative to run the administration of the racecourse on their behalf. Traditionally the racecourse had been run by the Master of the Royal Buckhounds, but in 1901 this changed and Lord Churchill (Victor Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill, 1863-1934) was appointed by Edward VII as his first official Representative, becoming Chairman in 1913. In 1926, when this Gold Cup was awarded, Lord Churchill was still very much at the helm and was integral to the design of the trophy on offer.The Gold Cup was first run in 1807 when it was won by Master Jackey, and the first formal Royal procession, starting from Windsor Castle, was introduced in 1825 by George IV. Throughout Royal Ascot week, each race day begins with the Royal Procession, when the reigning Monarch and accompanying members of the Royal family arrive in horse-drawn carriages. While the Royal Standard is being raised, they are driven slowly along the track in full view of the expectant crowds. The Royals and invited guests then spend the day watching the races from the Royal Enclosure. The magnificent Ascot Gold Cup is the prize awarded to the owner of the winning horse by the reigning Monarch, and the cup design has to be approved by the Sovereign each year. It is one of only three perpetual trophies at the Royal meeting that are able to be kept on a permanent basis by the winners, the other two being the Royal Hunt Cup and the King's (or Queen's) Vase. As such, all three trophies are re-made every year, to a different design.Gold Cup Day is traditionally held on the third day of the Royal Ascot meeting held in June, which is known colloquially (but not officially) as 'Ladies' Day'; a day to see and be seen. The term seems to have been coined in 1823, when an anonymous poet described the Thursday of the Royal Meeting as 'Ladies' Day ... when the women, like angels, look sweetly divine.' A strict dress code underpins the spectacle, attracting the very best in fashion, horses, trainers and quality of racegoers alike. Lord Churchill is reputed to have taken personal charge of vetting applications for entrance into the Royal Enclosure, sorting letters into three baskets marked 'Certainly' 'Perhaps' and 'Certainly Not.'On Thursday June 17th, 1926, the Gold Cup on offer was won by 'Solario' (1922-45), a four-year-old thoroughbred, ridden by the jockey Joe Childs (1884-1958) and owned by Blackburn's phenomenally wealthy Sir John Rutherford (1854-1932). George V, accompanied by his wife Queen Mary, awarded Sir John the trophy on offer in the presence of a huge cheering crowd – a design chosen by George V after much deliberation and angst, causing much controversy behind the scenes. This tension over the cup design has come to light since letters held in The Goldsmiths' Company archives, specifically on the design process behind the 1926 Gold Cup, were carefully perused.However, the drama that had played out behind closed doors was not in evidence on that sunny day in June, when 'Solario' reigned triumphant. Originally bred in Ireland by the 4th Earl of Dunraven, 'Solario' was the son of the Triple Crown winner, 'Gainsborough'. In 1923 he was bought as a yearling by Sir John for £3,675 at the Doncaster blood sales, as a handsome horse of elegant build in unmarked brown, with high withers, long legs and a short back – the perfect 'stayer' in form. Under the guidance of his trainer Reginald Day, 'Solario' went on to become one of the most famous racehorses of his day, undoubtedly the best Sir John Rutherford had ever owned, winning numerous prestigious races such as the Exeter Stakes in 1924, the St Leger Stakes in 1925 alongside the Ascot Derby and the Princess of Wales Stakes, and in 1926 the Ascot Gold Cup and the Coronation Cup. He retired to Terrace House Stud in Newmarket, commanding the highest stud fee in the land of 500 guineas a mare and winning the 'Leading Sire of Great Britain & Ireland' award in 1937. Indeed, he was immortalised in oils after his monumental win at Ascot in 1926 by Sir Alfred James Munnings (1878-1959), and in 1932 the painting was bequeathed to Blackburn Museum and Art Gallery by Sir John Rutherford, where it still resides today. His owner, Sir John Rutherford, died in 1932 and 'Solario' was offered in his dispersal at the Newmarket July sale that year. Amidst fear that he would be snatched up by a wealthy American syndicate, bidding was contentious, and a British syndicate headed by Lord Glanely won him at 47,000 guineas, a new record price for a horse at auction. He was returned to stud at Terrace House, where he died in 1945.Solario's owner Sir John Rutherford, 1st Baronet (1854-1936) was originally born in Annan Dumfriesshire, the only son of Mr John Rutherford J.P. of Blackburn, a town which he had a lifelong association with. Sir John was a man with true Northern grit, a multi-faceted character who had been one of Blackburn Rovers first-ever football players, later inheriting his father's partnership in Shaw's Brewery in Blackburn town centre. He gained a Commission into the Duke of Lancaster's Own Yeomanry regiment in 1881, which he commanded for six years, found time to serve as a Conservative Member of Parliament for Darwen, a seat he held for a total of twenty-seven years, and was appointed the Mayor of Blackburn in 1898. His elevation in social standing was cemented by being granted a baronetcy on 27 January 1916, owning the archetypal country estate in Scotland, as well as a now-vanished mansion at Beardwood in Blackburn. As a brewing tycoon, he was wealthy enough to afford to turn down the Aga Khan's offer of £100,000 - equal to more than £3.2 million today - for his colt 'Solario' after it won its first classic, the St Leger in 1925. His interest in horses had begun in 1880, when he originally showed an interest in show jumping and steeplechasing, but his true passion lay with ownership of thoroughbred... For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com

Imperial German Bavarian Court Sword, fine example of an Imperial German court sword with gilt lion head pommel, mother of pearl grips with gilt brass crowned monogram to centre, knuckle guard with fine relief and dish guard with lying Bavarian lion. Housed in its original leather scabbard with brass mounts. Fine quality slender blade with blue and gilt decoration including foliage and trophy of arms. Some light surface staining to the blade but generally a good example.

A Victorian silver gilt Trophy Ewer, presented for the King’s Cup, Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, Cowes 1901, Won by Rupert Guinness’s ‘Leander’, the ewer by Robert Garrard, London 1875, the base by James Garrard (R & S Garrard & Co), London 1899, the ewer modelled after John Flaxman’s design for Wedgwood, entitled ‘Sacred to Neptune’, the triton, representing Water, its arms encircling the neck of the ewer, before a dolphin’s mask, suspending a festoon of rushes to either side, with entwined handle, the body engraved with the inscription: ‘WON BY RUPERT GUINNESS’S ‘LEANDER’, AUGUST 10TH’, with lobed decoration below, knopped stem and fluted spreading foot, the ewer mounted on a square section silver gilt pedestal plinth, applied to one side with the Royal Coat of Arms, the front engraved with presentation inscription: ‘ROYAL YACHT SQUADRON REGATTA COWES 1901. THE GIFT OF HIS MAJESTY THE KING.’, the plinth stamped ‘R & S GARRARD & CO. HAYMARKET. LONDON’, height of ewer: 44cm, height of plinth: 14.5cm. £4,000-£5,000 --- ‘Leander’ In the 1880s, yachting had become a popular sport amongst the aristocracy, led by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales, with Cowes Week becoming the focus of lavish entertainment and competitive racing. The Guinness family took to the new sport with enthusiasm. The Hon. Rupert Guinness himself was a keen yachtsman, and member of the Royal Yacht Squadron. Rupert Guinness owned the fine 98-ton, 90 foot yawl named Leander designed by Arthur E. Payne, and built by Messrs. Summers and Payne in the winter of 1889/1900. On 10 August 1901, Rupert Guinness won the prestigious King’s Cup at the Royal Yacht Squadron Regatta, Cowes with Leander. The Sphere Magazine, issue dated 17 August 1901, (an illustrated weekly magazine first published in 1900), printed a photograph of Leander in full sail, captioned beneath: ‘THE “LEANDER”, WINNER OF THE KING’S CUP AT COWES Five yachts, including the German Emperor’s “Meteor” started on Saturday for the King’s Cup, which was won by the Hon. Rupert Guinness’s yawl, “Leander”. She is a fine typical cruiser designed by Payne and built in the winter of 1899-1900, but launched early this year on the return of Mr. Guinness from the front.” The following year in June 1902, Leander was placed second in the Heligoland Cup, the Dover to Heligoland yacht race, (the brainchild of King Edward VI’s cousin, Kaiser Wilhelm, a race open to any cruising yachts of over 70 tons, being a member of any of the Royal or recognised British yacht clubs, built in Britain and owned by a British subject). Leander also competed in the Cowes’ King’s Cup the same year, finishing fourth, the winner being Brynhilde owned by Sir James Pender. Rupert Guinness, 2nd Earl of Iveagh Rupert Edward Cecil Lee Guinness (1874-1967) was the eldest of three sons of Edward Cecil Guinness, 1st Earl of Iveagh, the wealthy Anglo-Irish brewing family. Rupert was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. At Eton he had a brilliant rowing career, winning the School Sculling in 1892, rowing in the Eton Eight of 1893, which won the Ladies Plate at Henley. He won the Diamond Sculls at Henley in 1895, and again in 1896, and the same year he also won the Wingfield Sculls, making him the undisputed leading amateur oarsman of his day. Rupert Guinness saw active service between 1899-1900 in the Boer War. He was mentioned in dispatches and awarded the CMG in 1901. In 1928, on the death of his father, he became the 2nd Lord Iveagh, taking up the family seat of Elveden Hall, Thetford, Norfolk, (his father had purchased the property in 1894 from the executors of the will of the Maharaja Duleep Singh, following his death in 1893). A businessman, politician and philanthropist, Rupert Guinness was to take a keen interest in agricultural and medical research, and amongst Rupert’s many achievements number the founding of the Guinness World Records, first published in 1955 and an annual publication now published in more than 100 countries and 37 languages. * * * The design of the Trophy Ewer offered here for sale is one of a pair entitled ‘Sacred to Neptune’, and ‘Sacred to Bacchus’, representing Water and Wine, after John Flaxman, the plaster models supplied by Flaxman to the factory of Josiah Wedgwood in March 1775. The ornamental ewers were produced in different coloured clay bodies, including black basalt and blue and white jasper. These designs were, in turn, based on bronzes from the French sculptor, Michel Sigisbert-François (1728-1811). An example in black basalt can be seen at the V & A Museum (on display in Room 138), circa 1840, after the model made in 1776.

A Scottish George III silver twin-handled trophy cup, by P. Cunningham & Son, Edinburgh 1807, embossed and chased throughout with scrolling foliage and C-scrolls, the front with central cartouche, crested, between two Scottish figures, one playing the bagpipes, the other in Highland dress, on spreading foot with outer repeating scale border, inscribed to the underside of the foot ‘E & J. Fogo 1808’, height 23cm. £500-£800 --- The crest and motto ‘Aut Pax Aut Bellum’ (Either peace or War) is of the Gunn Clan.

A large silver twin-handled trophy cup and cover, by Charles Boyton & Son, London 1926, of campana form, the cover with cast horse and jockey finial, the body decorated with repousée domed frieze of repeating heart-shaped foliate motifs, the plain tapered body above fruiting view border, and lobed base, between leaf capped scroll handles, on knopped stem, and spreading circular foot, raised on ebonised socle, trophy height 66cm. £1,400-£1,800

A silver replica of the Lanark Bell on stand, by Hamilton & Inches, Edinburgh 1949, the bell engraved with the burgh arms of Lanark, suspended within a tripod frame, screwed to a circular spreading base, height 21.5cm. £600-£800 --- The Lanark arms were officially granted on 4 April 1929. However Lanark became a Royal Burgh between 1153 and 1159 in the reign of King Malcolm IV, although the date of its foundation may be slightly earlier. The arms are based on the old seals of the Burgh, the oldest known impression being dated 1357. The Lanark Silver Bell is a horse racing trophy from Lanark, Scotland. and traditionally thought to be one of the oldest sporting trophies in the world. The Lanark races were founded by William the Lion of Scotland (1165-1214), the silver bell being described as a gift of William the Lion to the Royal burgh of Lanark in 1160. However, the various hallmarks on the bell still in existence date from the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The Compendium of Scottish Silver states the date of the bell to be circa 1617, and the makers to be Hugh Lindsay and Deacon Robert Dennistoun. The bell disappeared during the Civill War, and was rediscovered by Lanark Council when moving offices in 1836. For many years, Lanark offered a replica for the annual race and the example offered here for sale was won by Colonel Lyde’s chestnut gelding ‘Dancing Flame’ on 2 September 1950. The last Silver Bell race to be run at Lanark Racecourse was in 1977. The series started again in 2008 at the Hamilton Park Racecourse.

A Magnificent Victorian 18ct gold Racing Trophy Centrepiece: The 1877 Ascot Gold Cup, won by Lord Lonsdale’s ‘Petrarch’, by Charles Frederick Hancock, London 1876, the 18ct gold cup and cover of vase-shaped baluster design, the cover of wrythen lobed form, with cast finial of a rearing stallion attended by a classical youth, the twin handles both modelled as figures of Winged Victory, the rim fitting inscribed ‘RIDDEN BY T. CANNON 6 STARTED’, the knopped stem within a surround of four young male figures, kneeling, two holding wreaths, two holding shields engraved: ‘ASCOT GOLD CUP 1877 WON BY EARL OF LONSDALE’S ‘PETRARCH’ 4YRS’, on stepped foot, the trophy placed on circular stand chased with a border of amorini and horses, spaced by female masks, the centre engraved with the Royal Arms and inscribed: ‘ASCOT GOLD CUP 1877. WON BY EARL OF LONSDALE’S PETRARCH’ 4YRS, contained in a shaped and fitted dark green velvet case, within outer conical wooden carrying case, stencilled to the exterior ‘THE EARL OF LONSDALES TRUSTEES, PLATE CASE NO.1, trophy height 47.5cm, diameter of stand 36cm. £100,000-£120,000 --- The Ascot Gold Cup: “The most prestigious prize in flat racing since 1807” Gold has traditionally been associated with sporting glory and there is no more famous race at the Royal Meeting than the Ascot Cup. First staged in 1807, the inaugural race took place in the presence of King George III and Queen Charlotte. Originally open to horses aged three years and older, and taking place in June each year, the race was run over 2 miles 3 furlongs and 210 yards. The winner of the first race, Master Jackey, was awarded prize money of 100 guineas. In 1844, the race was attended by Emperor Nicholas I of Russia, who was making a state visit to England. That year's winner was unnamed at the time of his victory, but he was given the name ‘The Emperor’ in honour of the visiting monarch. In return Nicholas offered a new trophy for the race — the Emperor's Plate — and this became the title of the event for a short period. Its original name was however restored after nine years, in 1853. Today the race is the first leg of Britain’s Stayers’ Triple Crown followed by the Goodwood Cup and the Doncaster Cup, the last horse winning all three prestigious races in the same year being ‘Stradivarius’ in 2019. The 1877 race numbered six runners including the four-year-old bay Petrarch, ridden by Tom Cannon, trained by Joe Cannon, and owned by Lord Lonsdale. A contemporary account gives commentary on the race itself: “Considerable interest was occasioned on Cup Day by the presence of the Princes Albert Victor and George, it being their first appearance at a race meeting. Cannon rode a fine race for the Gold Cup on Lord Lonsdale’s Petrarch. When passing the Hotel turn, Petrarch attempted to stop, and made as if he would go to the stables, but Cannon managed him splendidly; and although at Swinley Bottom he was six lengths behind, fortune favoured him. At this point, Sugar Loaf bolted and jumped the ditch, and Petrarch slipped into third place, increasing his advantage until at the bend into the straight, he took the lead from Skylark and Coomassie and won easily by four lengths”. Regarding the winning owner’s trophy cup, The Auckland Star (6 September 1877) enthused: “This year the cup is of real gold, and a most magnificent piece of plate, worth, with the stakes, £2,070”. The magnificent gold trophy was one of only three Royal Ascot races where the winner’s cup was retained in perpetuity by the winning owners (the Royal Hunt Cup and the Queen’s Vase being the other two). ‘Petrarch’ Petrarch was foaled in 1873, his sire Lord Clifden was the St Leger winner of 1863, his dam Laura was a successful brood mare whose other foals included the Doncaster Cup winner Fraulein and the Craven Stakes winner Laureate. Petrarch was described as an extremely handsome rich bay horse. Alexander Scott, author of Turf Memories of Sixty Years, remarked, "Whenever I am asked to give my opinion of the grandest looking Thoroughbred of the past sixty years, I always declare unhesitatingly for Petrarch." Petrarch was bred by J. E Gosden at Midhurst, West Sussex, and as a three-year-old, stood 15.3 hands high. The colt was sent into training with John Dawson, the younger brother of Mathew Dawson, at Warren House stables at Newmarket, Suffolk. Dawson was best known as the private trainer of Prince Batthyany, for whom he trained the 1875 Epsom Derby winner Galopin. Between October 1875 - October 1878 Petrarch ran sixteen times and won eight races. In 1875, Petrarch won the Middle Park Stakes on his only appearance of the season. In 1876 he won two of the three races which comprise the Triple Crown, taking the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket and the St Leger at Doncaster. During the winter of 1876, he was purchased by Lord Lonsdale and as a four-year-old in 1877, he won three races including the two and a half mile Ascot Gold Cup which at that time was regarded as the most important weight-for-age race in the world. Petrarch was troubled with recurring kidney ailments, making his health precarious at times. Dawson, his trainer, remarked on his successful four-year career competing at the highest levels of racing, as being “testament to his courage and quality”. Petrarch retired to stud in 1878, where he became a successful sire of winners. Lord Lonsdale St George Henry Lowther, 4th Earl of Lonsdale (1855 – 1882) was the eldest son of Henry Lowther, 3rd Earl of Lonsdale, and had a keen interest in travel, science and racing. During the winter of 1876, Lord Lonsdale purchased Petrarch from Viscount Dupplin, and lost no time in securing successes for the four-year old in 1877, winning at Newmarket, at Epsom in the High Level Handicap, and easily taking the Ascot Gold Cup. Petrarch finished just a head behind Snail in the Liverpool Summer Cup. In 1878 at the age of just 23, after the death of his father, St George inherited the earldom and the Lowther Estates in Westmorland. He died just a few years later in 1882, and was succeeded to the earldom by his younger brother Hugh.

A fine silver gilt trophy cup and cover, by Daniel and John Wellby, London 1927, of campana form, the lobed domed cover with pineapple finial, the base with gadroooned rim, and applied cast fruiting vine border, between leaf capped and foliate twin handles, with cast rising acanthus leaf decoration below, raised on spreading lobed circular foot, height 33cm. £1,000-£1,500

A fine George III silver gilt Racing Trophy Cup: The Lincoln Gold Cup, 1823, won by Thomas Houldsworth’s ‘Palatine’, by Rebecca Emes & Edward Barnard, London 1823, the silver gilt twin-handled trophy cup and cover of campana form, the cover mounted with a cast horse and foal finial, applied to a leaf and flower border, above fluted surround, the cup with egg and acanthus rim, the twin handles of organic oak leaf and branch form extending into a cast oak leaf and acorn border, the knopped stem and fluted base decorated with rising acanthus and floral detail, the front engraved: ‘LINCOLN RACES, 1823, JOHN WILLIAMS ESQ.r, M.P.,WILLIAM MILES ESQ.r STEWARDS’, the interior rim inscribed ‘THE GOLD CUP, WON BY MR THOMAS HOULDSWORTH’S PALATINE [BY FILHO DA PUTA] LINCOLN, SEPT. 26TH 1823’, height 40cm. £4,000-£5,000 --- The Lincoln Gold Cup The Lincoln Gold Cup was a four mile flat race run annually between 1805 and 1844. In the 1823 race, ‘Palatine’, a brown filly, ridden by Holmes, and bred and owned by Thomas Houldsworth, beat Sir W. Milner’s ‘Angler’, Mr Gascoigne’s ‘Violet’ and three other runners to win the Cup, valued at 100 guineas in the Racing calendar. The filly had been unnamed when winning her first race earlier that year, the Palatine Stakes, at Chester. Thomas Houldsworth then named her Palatine, in commemoration of this victory. The Lincoln Gold Cup of 1844 was the final running, with an attempt to revive the race made in 1846 which proved unsuccessful. Palatine Palatine was a brown filly foaled in 1820, her sire Filho Da Puta, her dam being Treasure. She was bred and raced by Thomas Houldsworth, who also owned her famous sire. Palatine won two other races in 1823, a Handicap Sweepstakes at Manchester and a Sweepstakes at Pontefract. In 1824 Palatine recorded four victories and was then sold to Mr Griffiths for whom she won fourteen races between 1825 and 1828. Her sire, Filho Da Puta, had been purchased by Thomas Houldsworth from his previous owner, Sir William Maxwell, in 1815, for the sum of 3000 guineas. This proved to be a shrewd investment for Mr Houldsworth, as the fine stallion was to be highly successful, winning 9 of his twelve races including the St Leger Stakes and Doncaster Gold Cup. The name apparently originated from the ire of Sir William Barnett, owner of the stud farm where the foal was born, who discovered at the time of the the foal’s birth, that his wife had been disloyal. Sir William, who lived in Portugal and knew the Portuguese language well, in a fit of rage gave this name to the future champion. In his final season, the stallion won the four-mile Richmond Cup and In 1818 he retired to stud. He became the leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland in 1828, standing at Mr Houldsworth’s stud at Farnsfield near Southwell until his death in 1835. Thomas Houldsworth Thomas Houldsworth (1771-1852) was a self-made entrepreneur. Apprenticed to a stocking weaver, he joined his brothers in a cotton spinning business in Manchester in 1793. He went on to became a prosperous Manchester cotton manufacturer and in the early 19th century purchased the landed estate, Sherwood Hall, in Nottinghamshire. He also had a passion for horse racing. He became a major owner and breeder and had horses in training from 1816 to 1841. His stud and racing colours of gold and green were famous on the race tracks of the early nineteenth century. He was also a conservative party politician, being a Member of Parliament for a total of 34 years between 1818 to 1852 - as MP for Pontefract from 1818-1830 and MP for North Nottinghamshire from 1830 to July 1852, when he stepped down from the House of Commons at the General Election, and died two months later aged 80. Many of Thomas Houldsworth’s champions appear in sporting pictures including the famous paintings by J.F.Herring of Filho Da Puta, painted in 1815 and Vanish with jockey Sam Darling, of 1830.

An Important Silver Racing Trophy: The 1922 Grand National Trophy Centrepiece, won by Hugh Kershaw’s ‘Music Hall’, by Elkington & Co, Birmingham 1921, the circular shallow half-lobed bowl with laurel leaf border, mounted with three scallop shell-capped handles, above cast laurel leaf sprays, the tri-form stem modelled as three female figures of Winged Victory, each holding aloft a laurel wreath, on triangular base with canted corners, and chased acanthus leaf and scroll border, raised on mahogany shaped circular socle, applied with central oval silver plaque inscribed ‘GRAND NATIONAL 1922 WON BY MR HUGH KERSHAW’S ‘MUSIC HALL’ (AGED) 11st 8lbs. MARCH 24. 1922. RIDDEN BY L.B.Rees.’ , the socle mounted with three silver winged horseshoe motifs, trophy cup height 46cm, total height including socle 61cm. together with CECIL WILSON (BRITISH, 20th century) ‘Music Hall’ and rider, Lewis B Rees, signed and dated ‘Cecil Wilson 1922’ (lower left), oil on canvas, gilt frame, dimensions : canvas 127.5 x 101.5cm framed: 144.5 x 118.5cm D**** G**** (20th century) ‘Grand National Steeple Chase 1922’ depicting the finish line, with ‘DRIFTER’ running second to the victor ‘MUSIC HALL’, signed and dated ‘D G 1922’, watercolour, gilt frame, dimensions: 35 x 25.5cm framed: 43.5 x 33.5cm The Racing Silks worn by the winning jockey Lewis B. Rees, numbered 4, framed and glazed, dimensions: (framed) 104 x 79cm A horseshoe, framed and glazed, bearing plaque: ‘MR HUGH KERSHAW’S ’MUSIC HALL’ WINNER OF GRAND NATIONAL MARCH 24th 1922’, dimensions: 23.5 x 23.5cm To view Pathé News clip of the race, see: https://www.britishpathe.com/video/grand-national-aka-the-worlds-greatest-race £20,000-£25,000 --- The Grand National: “the ultimate test of horse and rider” Part of British culture, and considered to be the world’s greatest Steeplechase, the Grand National is held annually at Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, and was first run at Aintree in 1839. Racing over an official distance of 4 miles and 2.5 furlongs (4 miles 514 yards), the horses jump 30 fences over two laps, the course featuring much larger fences than those found on conventional National Hunt tracks. With fences such as Becher’s Brook,The Chair and the Canal Turn, combined with the distance of the event, the race has been aptly described as “the ultimate test of horse and rider”.* Today the most valuable jump race in Europe, the prize fund totals £1,000,000. The 1922 Grand National was the 81st renewal of the world famous race, and took place on 24 March. The race was attended by Prince Albert, the Duke of York and Prince Henry. The Edinburgh Evening News reported the weather to be “unfortunately far from favourable, it was very dull overhead and a slight drizzling rain was falling when the crowds began to gather”. The Daily Herald recalled “a keen wind that searched through the thickest coat”. The going was recorded as ‘good’. The race commenced at 3 o’clock, with a field of 32 horses, the favourite to win being Southampton. After two false starts, and in the time of 9 minutes 55 4/5 seconds, the race was won by the nine-year old Music Hall, at odds of 100/9 and ridden by Lewis Rees. Drifter finished in second place, beaten by 12 lengths, and Taffytus in third. Sergeant Murphy and A Double Escape were remounted after falling, and finished fourth and fifth respectively. The favourite Southampton had fallen at the first fence, as had Shaun Spadah, ridden by the winning jockey’s brother Fred Rees, who had won the Grand National on the same horse the previous year. There were only five finishers from the field of 32 horses. Most did not complete the first circuit, with many having been obstructed by Sergeant Murphy in an accident at the Canal Turn. There were also two equine fatalities, The Inca II at Becher’s Brook and Awbeg at the Canal Turn. It was the second consecutive year with a small number of finishers, following the 1921 race when only four horses had completed the course. The winner, Music Hall, was trained by Owen Anthony for owner Hugh Kershaw. ‘Music Hall’ Music Hall was bred in 1913 by Mrs F. St. J. Blacker at Castle Martin, Newbridge, in County Kildare. Mrs Blacker hunted him with the Kildare hounds in 1918-1919 and in the spring he was sold as a hunter or possible point-to-pointer to Mrs Stokes of Market Harborough. Hunted the following season in Leicestershire, he showed speed and jumping ability and was put into training, winning a Novices’ Steeplechase at Birmingham. In 1920, he continued to show great promise and success, and was purchased by Hugh Kershaw. Sidelined for a year with a leg injury following a race at Nottingham, he was put in training with Owen Anthony and brought back to win the Hurst Park steeplechase, followed two weeks later by the Grand National win, carrying 11st-8lb. After his triumphant success, Music Hall was soon to be shipped to France and ran in the Prix Saint Sauver (2-3/4 miles) and was placed third in the Grand Steeplechase de Paris. He ran in the Grand National again in both 1924 and 1925. His dam was Molly, purchased by Mrs Blacker from her breeder R. Donaldson, a former farmer from Kellysgrove, Co, Galway. Music Hall was her first foal. His sire, was Cliftonhall, bred in Yorkshire, and son of Galloping Lad. Hugh Kershaw Hugh Kershaw was a Worcestershire landowner. He purchased Music Hall in 1920, after a very successful year for Music Hall, having won seven major races including the Scottish Grand National. Kershaw collected the winner’s prize money of £5,000 for the triumphant win at Aintree’s Grand National in 1922. Kershaw raced Music Hall in both the 1924 and 1925 Grand Nationals.

ENGLAND FOOTBALL: A good First Day Cover issued for the World Cup in France 1998 and featuring a colour image of Bobby Moore and other members of the England World Cup winning team of 1966 in a jubilant pose with the Jules Rimet trophy, individually signed by ten members of the England World Cup winning team of 1966, comprising Geoff Hurst, Martin Peters, Gordon Banks, Ray Wilson, Jack Charlton, Bobby Charlton, Alan Ball, Nobby Stiles, Roger Hunt and George Cohen. All have signed in blue inks to clear areas. The cover features an inset silver coloured medallion. About EX

FAMOUS MEN & WOMEN: An unusual vintage signed 16.5 x 14.5 photograph by the 5th Earl of Lonsdale (1857-1944) English peer and sportsman, founding member and first president of the National Sporting Club, who also donated the original Lonsdale Belts in 1909 for the boxing championship trophy, the image depicting him seated outdoors in a full-length pose accompanied by several dogs. Photograph by Stanley M. Ballance and signed by him in pencil to the lower mount. Signed ('With all the best of wishes from Lonsdale') by Lonsdale in dark fountain pen ink at the base of the image and dated 19th September 1941 in his hand. With a small label neatly affixed to the upper right corner bearing the typed caption, 'Photograph of Lord Lonsdale presented to Mr. Gus Demmy'. The photographer's mount is further signed by over thirty other famous men and women from a variety of professions, including Joe Louis (1914-1981) American boxer, World Heavyweight champion 1937-49; Billy Conn (1917-1993) Irish-American boxer, World Light Heavyweight champion 1939-40, famed for his fights with Joe Louis; Jimmy Wilde (1892-1969) Welsh boxer, World Flyweight champion 1916-23; Nel Tarleton (1906-1956) English boxer, British Featherweight champion and one of only seven fighters to win two or more Lonsdale Belts outright, being the first to do so; Bruce Woodcock (1920-1997) English Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight boxer, British and Empire Heavyweight champion 1945-50 and European Heavyweight champion 1946-49; Johnny Dundee (1893-1965) American boxer, World Featherweight champion 1923 and the first World Junior Lightweight champion 1921-23; Joe Baksi (1922-1977) American heavyweight boxer; Johnny Addie (1902-1971) Italian-born American announcer at Madison Square Garden from 1948-71, calling virtually every major fight there in the period, including the 'Fight of the Century' between Ali and Frazier; Ray Arcel (1899-1944) American boxing trainer of the 1920s - 1980s who trained twenty world champions; Jack Curley (1876-1937) American sports promoter who managed several high-profile boxing events; Henry Cotton (1907-1987) English golfer, Open Championship winner 1934, 1937 & 1948, Joe Davis (1901-1978) English snooker and billiards player, World Snooker champion 1927-40, 1946; Tom Webster (1886-1962) English cartoonist and caricaturist, remembered for his sporting cartoons; Jack White VC (1896-1949) British Lance Corporal, Victoria Cross winner for his actions on the 7th/8th March 1917 on the Dialah River, Mesopotamia, during World War I; Quentin Reynolds (1902-1965) American journalist and World War II correspondent; Jack Buchanan (1891-1957) Scottish entertainer; Bud Flanagan (1896-1968) British Music Hall entertainer, a member of the Crazy Gang; Chesney Allen (1894-1982) English Music Hall entertainer, a member of the Crazy Gang, remembered for his double act with Bud Flanagan; Richard Hearn (1908-1979) English actor and comedian; George Formby (1904-1961) English actor, singer and comedian, and his wife and manager Beryl Formby (1901-1960) etc. The majority of signatures are in fountain pen inks, some also adding inscriptions to Gus Demmy. Some of the signatures are slightly faded and others (not included in the list above) are barely visible. Matted in off-white and framed and glazed in a plain black frame to an overall size of 23 x 20. Some corner creasing to the mount, just affecting some signatures, otherwise about VG

LOUYS PIERRE: (1870-1925) French Poet and Novelist. A very good A.L.S., with his initials, two pages, small 4to, Villa Velleda, Arcachon, 13th August 1911, in French. Louys, in his usual clean writing in bold purple ink, refers to other French writers, stating in part `Et… Rostand qui vient d´écrire tout un poème sur ton discours du 14 juillet ou sur les mêmes idées, prétend qu´on vient de voir renaitre la Prouesse et l´Exploit…. Ne rêvons pas sur ce qui pourrait se passer dans 18 mois sur tel ou tel champ de bataille. Supposons une bataille demain. Demain 14 août, deux hommes, deux hommes seulement, peuvent en toute sécurité faire 500 kilomètres au dessus d´une armée ennemie et de ses plus lointains renforts, - et rentrer au camp: Beaumont. Védrines. (Beaumont surtout). Mais deux français. - pas un allemand!´ ("And… Rostand, who has just written a whole poem on your July 14th speech or on the same ideas, claims that we have just seen the Prowess and the Exploit reborn…. Let's not dream about what could happen in 18 months on this or that battlefield. Let´s suppose a battle tomorrow. Tomorrow August 14th, two men, two men only, can safely travel 500 kilometres above an enemy army and its most distant reinforcement troops, - and return to camp: Beaumont. Vedrines. (Beaumont especially). But two French. - not a German!") Further, Louys insists on his better and unique candidate, Beaumont, and states `Ai-je tort de croire qu´un homme comme celui-là est pour une armée modern ce qu´Achille ou Roland pouvaient être pour les armées de jadis? - l´homme impossible à remplacer, - l´homme don't on a besoin pour vaincre´ ("Am I wrong to believe that a man like that is for a modern army what Achilles or Roland could be for the armies of yesterday? - the man impossible to replace, - the man we need to win") Concluding to a postscriptum beneath his signature, Louys says `Ah! Je suis terriblement emphysémateux mais je m´enrolerais d´avance dans les bataillons de marche pour avoir le droit de voter la guerre. Jamais, depuis 1870, l´occasion n´a été meilleure pour nous. Qui sait si elle se retrouvera?´ ("Ah! I am terribly emphysematous but I would enroll in advance in the marching battalions to have the right to vote for war. Never since 1870 has the opportunity been better for us. Who knows if we will have another opportunity?") VG Edmond Rostand (1868-1918) French Poet. Best known for his play Cyrano de Bergerac.Jean Louis Conneau (1880-1937) better known under the pseudonym André Beaumont. French pioneer Aviator, Naval Lieutenant and Manufacturer.Jules Védrines (1881-1919) French Pioneer Aviator, the first to fly at more than 100 mph. Winner of the Gordon Bennett Trophy race, 1912.

Mixed Lot: Pair of fiddle pattern basting spoons engraved with initials, and stamped sterling, a hallmarked silver twin handled trophy cup of squat circular form on a spreading foot, marks rubbed together with a set of eight napking rings, stamped 925 and sterling, g/w 420 gms

George V silver twin handled trophy engraved 'The Bolton Cup' for junior best all round effort, hallmarked Birmingham 1914, makers mark for Mappin & Webb, 14cm tall together with a hallmarked silver sifter of cylindrical tapering form with pull off pierced cover, Birmingham 1963, makers mark Adie Bros Ltd, 14cm tall, 302 gms g/w (2)

Quantity of Vanguards 1:43 scale diecast model cars to include VA06408 Vauxhall Velox alpine green, VA04100 Ford Cortina MKII GT ermine white and black, VA09300 MG ZT trophy blue, VA06808 Hillman Minx foam white and apple green, Corgi Casino Royale 1:36 scale CC0309 Austin Martin DB5, Corgi Jaguar E-type 40th anniversary edition, etc (9) 

Football - Paul Scholes - Manchester United - large format autographed colour photograph of Scholes with trophy. Signed in black ink to a light area, undedicated. Framed and glazed. Total size; 59cm x 49cm. 

2nd-6th century A.D. A polychrome ceramic beaker vessel shaped roughly as a gourd with three bulbous tiers and a rounded base; a frieze of mythical creatures at the top, female faces below, projecting lobes around the bottom tier painted with more human faces, each with antler-like projections. Cf. Sotheby's, Pre-Columbian Art, New York, November 1995, lot 8, for a similar example; see Ligaube, G., The World That Wasn't There, 5 Continents, 206, p.288, for a discussion of trophy head Nazca ware and a similar example of this type. 320 grams, 14 cm high (5 1/2 in.). Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. The exact meaning of these elaborate vessels may never fully be understood, however Nazca mummified heads have been found indicating similar practices with cultures of the Amazon rainforest. In this highly decorative example, a mythical creature sits above a layer of faces sometimes referred to as baby faces or Nazca female faces with markings or tattooing to the cheeks. The faces below appear to be reaching out from the earth. Such vessels would have held significant ritual meaning. [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]

2nd-5th century A.D. A polychrome ceramic bowl with rounded base; decorative geometric frieze around the rim, series of conjoined octopus head creatures around the upper body, stylised human trophy head below. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 1970.245.1 and 65.266.92, for a comparable vessel; Sotheby's, Pre-Columbian Art, New York, November 1995, Lot 9, for a comparable example with octopus-headed figures. 410 grams, 14.5 cm high (5 5/8 in.). Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]

Circa 3rd-6th century A.D. A polychrome ceramic bowl with a carinated body and inverted rim, decorative frieze around the upper body displaying stylised trophy heads sporting feather headdresses. Cf. Donnan, C., Ceramics Of Ancient Peru, Los Angeles, 1992, p.55, for a different vessel type decorated with a very similar motif; cf. Ligaube, G., The World That Wasn't There, 5 Continents, 2016, p.173, for an exact example of the pattern displayed on this bowl. 241 grams, 16.5 cm diameter (6 1/2 in.). Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P. R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members. [No Reserve] [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website.]

A GEORGIAN SILVER HILTED SMALLSWORD, 79cm triangular section incurved semi-colichemarde blade, the hilt with shell guard embossed with scrolls, the knuckle guard with a central section embossed with a trophy of arms against a stippled ground, scroll embossed pommel, silver wire bound grip with Turk's heads. Silver hallmarks for Sheffield 1777.

AN INTERESTING LATE 18TH CENTURY VOLUNTEER OFFICER'S SMALLSWORD, 81.5cm tapered shallow diamond section blade etched and gilt with crowned GR cypher, Britannia, trophy of arms, rococo, scrolling foliage and crowned initials BOC (?) and GILL'S Warranted 1796 within lozenges, ormolu hilt, guard quillon block and pommel pierced with scrolling foliage, copper wire and crimped copper tape bound grip. Knuckle bow lacking.

Football, Stamford Bridge, a silver trophy hallmarked for Birmingham 1912 engraved 'Presented By Stamford Bridge Stadium Ltd', height 24.5 cms (total weight inc. filled base 314g) (gd) sold together with a plated pepper pot also engraved 'Presented By Stamford Bridge Stadium Ltd.' mounted on 4 lions paw feet (fair) (2)

Football programmes, Ilford FC, a collection of 13 home programmes, 1956/7 inc. v Wimbledon, Wycombe Wanderers & Walthamstow, all FA Amateur Cup, British Olympic XI v Uganda FA XI (at Ilford), Leyton Essex Thameside Trophy (single sheet) etc (some creasing, gen gd)