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

26th October Racing, Boxing, Cricket, Golf, Racquet Sports, Rugby, Motor Sports, Olympic Games & other sports; 27th October Football

Auction dates
26 Oct 2015 10:30 GMT
Lots: 1 to 629
27 Oct 2015 10:30 GMT
Lots: 630 to 1340
Auction currency
GBP
Accepted cards
There are 1340 lots within this auction
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A collection of golf balls,
including wrapped examples, plus Dunlop boxes and tubes, also a qty.
0 GBP
100 - 120 GBP
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An elegant Hugh Philp of St Andrews long-nosed mid-spoon club head circa 1840,
0 GBP
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
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Two brass headed putters,
one centre-shafted, with steel shaft,
0 GBP
120 - 150 GBP
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A Ben Sayers
75 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A fine and large limited De-Luxe Edition copy of The Book of Sport (1901),
edited by William Patten,
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Three sports cards published by J.
60 GBP
50 - 75 GBP
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Three signed postcards portraying early English sportsmen,
80 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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THIS LOT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE AUCTION
An Eton College archive of hand written ledgers
0 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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A collection of Eton College sports memorabilia relating to D.A.
0 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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A collection of Eton College sports memorabilia relating to A.M.
600 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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A Swiss pocket watch decorated with tennis and football scenes,
embossed decoration to each case,
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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A 33 1/3 LP recording of the inaugural BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards in 1954,
approx.
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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12 large signed photographic prints of sportsmen,
published by Big Blue Tube and others,
70 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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A group of 15 South Staffordshire Sporting Club sporting dinner menus bearing autographs,
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A group of four limited edition sporting prints,
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A replica of the Americas Cup trophy 1901,
0 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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A trio of stereoscopic cards featuring the sport of archery circa 1860s,
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A Signed copy of Mickey Mantle's
60 GBP
60 - 100 GBP
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A Pete Rose signed Cincinnati Reds 1963 'Rookie of the Year' retro baseball No.
85 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A Michael Jordan signed black basketball vest,
Michael Jordan branded logo,
440 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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A Michael Jordan signed replica Washington Wizards No.
440 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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A Michael Jordan signed book,
Jordan, The Man, His Words, His Life, by Mitchell Krugel,
70 GBP
75 - 100 GBP
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A trio of colour-tinted stereoscopic cards featuring the sport of billiards circa 1860s,
75 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A billiards cue presented by World Champion Walter Lindrum,
800 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Signed snooker memorabilia,
140 GBP
140 - 180 GBP
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A Swiss pocket watch decorated with a scene of a cycling race in a velodrome,
embossed decoration,
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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A Lance Armstrong signed 2004 Tour De France yellow jersey,
signature in black marker pen,
150 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Haringey Racers/Greyhounds signed artist drawn caricatures,
140 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Ernest Prater (1864-1950)
LACROSSE MATCH
signed, original pen & ink drawing 23 by 27cm.
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A continental bronze figure of a skittles player,
65 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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La Maison Academique contenant Les Jeux 1702,
in French language,
0 GBP
500 - 600 GBP
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The earliest known substantial article on lawn tennis published in the USA,
0 GBP
400 - 500 GBP
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A very rare and early tennis rules booklet: Félix Julien Delauney - 'Laun' - Règle des jeux de
180 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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The Tribune Book of Open Air Sports,
1887, 500 pages,
0 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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A scarce collection of 10 early lawn tennis magazines,
70 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Ayres' Lawn Tennis Almanack for 1909,
40 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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Three Spalding's Athletic Library Official Lawn Tennis Annuals,
for 1911, 1912 (rebound,
40 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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Tilden (William T.
250 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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Four titles  by J.
80 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Tunis (John R.
Lot 340
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Whitman (Malcolm D.
0 GBP
350 - 400 GBP
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Danzig (Allison) The Racquet Game,
200 GBP
250 - 300 GBP
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Two tennis books,
A Treatise on Tennis,
0 GBP
120 - 140 GBP
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A collection of tennis magazines and programmes mostly dating between 1952 and 1978,
0 GBP
100 - 200 GBP
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McFadden (John J W F) The Racquet Club of Philadelphia,
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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de St.
Lot 346
0 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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A collection of three early lawn tennis programmes,
80 GBP
90 - 120 GBP
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A very scarce pair of early 1930s Great Britain Davis Cup programmes plus a period and related
80 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Two scarce Davis Cup programmes for 1935 and 1936,
50 GBP
60 - 90 GBP
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Two scarce Davis Cup programmes for 1937 and 1939,
the 1937 copy is in excellent,
50 GBP
60 - 90 GBP
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Extremely rare 1933 Davis Cup ticket booklet with 2 used and 1 unused ticket
France vs Great
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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94 tennis tickets,
mostly from the modern era, 9 US Open, 5 Wimbledon,
50 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Seven very rare tennis U.S.
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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99 tennis trade & cigarette cards,
includes 7 Godfrey Phillips Sports Series,
70 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Four tennis postcards of Newport, Rhode Island, home of the early U.S.
0 GBP
75 - 100 GBP
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A large postcard album containing over 180 full colour and monochrome lawn tennis themed cards,
0 GBP
280 - 320 GBP
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28 tennis postcards published by Trim of Wimbledon mostly portraits of men's competitors 1920s/30s,
0 GBP
180 - 220 GBP
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62 tennis postcards published by Trim of Wimbledon mostly portraits of women's competitors
200 GBP
250 - 300 GBP
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47 tennis portrait postcards of competitors at Wimbledon in the 1950s and 1960s,
Truman, Seixas,
100 GBP
120 - 150 GBP
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24 1960's & 1970's Wimbledon tennis postcards,
mostly player portraits including Ashe, Borg,
50 GBP
70 - 100 GBP
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