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Sporting Memorabilia
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Venue address
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond Street
, London
W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
Sporting Memorabilia

Auction dates
04 Nov 2013 14:00 GMT
05 Nov 2013 10:00 GMT
Viewing dates
04 Nov 2013 00:00 - 17:00 GMT
04 Nov 2013 09:00 - 17:00 GMT
05 Nov 2013 09:00 - 14:00 GMT
Auction currency
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Accepted cards
There are 907 lots within this auction
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A collection of 113 modern metal member`s racecourse badges, mostly dating from the 2000s,
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500 - 600 GBP
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A collection of cardboard racecourse day badges, mostly modern but with a small number of earlier
110 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Six railway company handbills for fares and services to race meetings, at Newcastle (1872), Epsom (
120 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A printed announcement for Blyth and Seaton Sluice races 23rd & 24th July 1832, woodcut engraving
120 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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Printed results for the Doncaster St Leger meeting of 1836 including the famous win by "Elis" and
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200 - 300 GBP
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A very early surviving Liverpool racecard for the October Meeting of 1836, three years before the
260 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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The racecard presented to Emperor Nicholas I of Russia on the occasion of his first visit to Ascot
320 GBP
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Three Sussex racecards dating from the 1850s, Goodwood (Goodwood Cup & Sussex Stakes) 1st August
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Six racecards for defunct racecourses, Hawthorn Hill Hunt and Spring Steeplechases 2nd & 3rd May
180 GBP
180 - 220 GBP
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A collection of Lingfield Park racecards, six from the 1920s, two from the 1930s, two from the
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Two racecards from Royal Ascot in 1934, 2nd & 3rd days, 20th & 21st June, featuring the Gold Cup win
110 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Two Derby racecards, 1937 Mid-Day Sun, and 1981 Shergar
120 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Two Royal Box edition racecards, Gold Cup day at Ascot in 1949; and 1968 Oaks Day at Epsom
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A collection of racecards. found in a box from a deceased collector`s estate with a hand written
320 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Grand National racecards for 1950 and 1951, Freebooter & Nickel Coin, sold with a 1951 Grand
95 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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20 racecards for defunct racecourses, Alexandra Park 1965, Bogside 1955, Birmingham 1960 and 1965,
320 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Five Royal Box editions of Derby racecards, comprising 1965 (Sea Bird), 1967 (Royal Palace), 1968 (
520 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Three 1964 Royal Ascot racecards including the scarce issue for the abandoned third day due to
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A set of four Royal Ascot racecards for 1971, three being Royal Box editions, the second day being
115 GBP
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A collection of modern point-to-point racecards 1970s onwards, occasionally earlier issues, cards
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A good collection of modern racecards 1988 to 2013, including many full sets for the Aintree Grand
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A collection of Prix de l`Arc de Triomphe meeting racecards, comprising: Sunday cards for 1994,
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A Frankie Dettori signed Ascot racecard for the `Magnificent Seven` 28th September 1996, signed to
120 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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John Pond`s Sporting Kalendar for 1755, paper loss to title page, otherwise good
40 GBP
50 - 70 GBP
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Heber (Reginald) An Historical List of Horse-Matches Run, and of Plates and Prizes run for in
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40 - 60 GBP
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A Sporting Almanac calendar for 1897, in scroll form, printed with various racing & sporting
70 GBP
50 - 80 GBP
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Hailey (Clarence) Thoroughbred Sires,100 photogravure plates on 64 thick paper sheets mounted on
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Timeform Best Horses of .., a run of five between 1943 and 1947, good condition
190 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Bull (Phil) Best Horses of 1946, in very good condition, published by Portway Press
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50 - 70 GBP
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12 Timeform annuals, with dates between 1953 and 1982; together with 12 various Raceform annuals (
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70 - 100 GBP
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A library of racing books, including Phil Bull`s Best Horses of .. for 1943 to 1947 inclusive (two
700 GBP
500 - 800 GBP
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A collection of `The Racing Week` published by The Timeform Organisation under the direction of Phil
120 GBP
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22 volumes on horse racing, subjects including Mercy Rimell, Jonjo O`Neill, Ken Oliver, Gordon
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30 - 50 GBP
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MAROON, SILVER sleeves, striped cap Estimate
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LIGHT BLUE, GREY epaulets (NOT SUBJECT TO VAT) Estimate
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ROYAL BLUE, GOLD sleeves and cap (NOT SUBJECT TO VAT) Estimate
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STRAW, HELIOTROPE sleeves (NOT SUBJECT TO VAT) Estimate
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WHITE, MAUVE cap (NOT SUBJECT TO VAT) Estimate
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YELLOW, BLACK hoop, WHITE sleeves, BLACK armlets (NOT SUBJECT TO VAT) Estimate
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PINK, BEIGE armlets (NOT SUBJECT TO VAT) Estimate
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FRENCH GREY, CANARY YELLOW cap (NOT SUBJECT TO VAT) Estimate
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RED, EMERALD GREEN seams, BLACK cap (NOT SUBJECT TO VAT) Estimate
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ROYAL BLUE and WHITE (quartered), YELLOW sleeves, ROYAL BLUE armlets, ROYAL BLUE and YELLOW
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RED, DARK BLUE sleeves (NOT SUBJECT TO VAT Estimate
1,000 GBP
4,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Eight framed racing pictures, two prints featuring Fred Archer; two prints after H. Alken; a print
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150 - 200 GBP
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Ten framed hunting prints, a signed example by Frank Algernon Stewart; six after Cecil Aldin, a pair
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120 - 180 GBP
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An album of `Ackermann`s Sporting Scraps` 1850s, containing a collection of 35 Rudolph Ackermann`s
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800 - 1,200 GBP
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A rare album of hand coloured cartes-de-visite of `celebrated jockeys`, the contents opening out
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1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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After Archibald P. Tilt. A DREAM OF THE PAST [FRED ARCHER]. a photogravure signed by the artist in
120 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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After J.F. Weedon. THE ST. LEGER 1886. sub-titled ALSO FOUR OF ARCHER`S OTHER CELEBRATED
160 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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A pair of 1886 German chromolithographs depicting Fred Archer`s last Derby win on Ormonde and the
160 GBP
120 - 180 GBP
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Three framed stevengraphs of jockeys, a double-mounted example featuring Fred Archer and Tom Cannon;
190 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Vanity Fair prints of jockeys, J E Watts, Count Strickland, Tom Loates, Fred Archer, Bernard Dillon,
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250 - 350 GBP
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English Primitive School (19th century). FULLERTON & FITZFIRE COMPETING IN THE FINAL ROUND OF THE [
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1,500 - 2,500 GBP
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W* Brandt (op.1893). THE DERBY; THE OAKS, 1893 (A PAIR). signed & inscribed THE DERBY 1893,
400 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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A surveyor`s plan for the East Riding Club and Race Course Company Ltd`s racecourse situated to
75 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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Three Currier & Ives racing prints published in New York, THE SPORTS WHO LOST THEIR TIN; THE CROWD
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400 - 600 GBP
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George Finch Mason (1850-1915). THE GRAND NATIONAL 1900, AMBUSH II WINS !. signed, watercolour
1,500 GBP
1,500 - 2,000 GBP
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Two horse racing postcard albums, one primarily focussed on racecourses, but with various ephemera
520 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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