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

Football, Olympic Games, Boxing, Horse Racing, Cricket, Golf, Racquet Sports, Motor Sports, Rugby (League & Union) and a variety of other sports

Auction dates
07 Nov 2016 10:30 GMT
Lots: 1 to 736
08 Nov 2016 10:30 GMT
Lots: 737 to 1448
Viewing dates
06 Nov 2016 12:00 - 17:00 GMT
07 Nov 2016 09:00 - 17:00 GMT
08 Nov 2016 09:00 - 17:00 GMT
Auction currency
GBP
Accepted cards
There are 1449 lots within this auction
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Sports autographs collection circa mid-1940s-mid-1950s, on pages removed from a large album,
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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1950s sporting autographs book, with football, cricket & rugby content,
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Decorative sporting memorabilia, comprising two Bing & Grondahl, Copenhagen,
80 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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Baseball ephemera circa 1905, postcard of the National League Baseball Park,
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A Pete Rose signed Cincinnati Reds 1963 'Rookie of the Year' retro baseball No.
80 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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Snooker & Billiards equipment, comprising a set of miniature snooker & billiards balls,
50 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A rare signed Vanity Fair print of the Champion Billiards player John Roberts Jnr.
0 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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James Gray STEVE DAVIS SNOOKER WORLD CHAMPION oil on board circa 1980,
50 GBP
50 - 70 GBP
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The retired trophy presented for the Benson and Hedges Irish Masters Snooker Tournament between
7,000 GBP
7,000 - 9,000 GBP
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Cycling medals awarded to the Medway Wheeler Roy Enfield,
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Bronze medal for the 1978 Champions Trophy World Field Hockey Tournament in Lahore, Pakistan,
60 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Two issues of the 18th century newspaper The London Chronicle both carrying reports of
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Ackermann's sporting print titled "Pedestrian Hobbyhorse", the small colour print published 1819,
0 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A continental bronze figure of a skittles player,
0 GBP
40 - 60 GBP
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Eleven issues of the 18th century newspaper The London Chronicle all carrying reports of boxing
0 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Pierce Egan's Life In London and Sporting Guide,
200 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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Henning (Fred "Tourist") Fights For the Championship, the Men and Their Times, vols 1 & 2,
60 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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Boxing Memorabilia, framed prints of Cribb, Mendoza, Belcher, Driscoll v Bowker,
70 GBP
50 - 100 GBP
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Walter Jenks Morgan R.B.A., R.B.S.A.
0 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Boxing memorabilia, Framed set of cigarette cards, two 19th century prints of pugilists,
50 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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A 19th century leather gymnasium medicine ball, eight panels and button tops, diameter 30.5cm.
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Programme for the Jimmy Wilde v Joe Conn boxing match at Chelsea Football Club, Stamford Bridge,
250 GBP
300 - 350 GBP
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Boxing programme for the Middleweight Championship of Europe contest Bruno Frattini v Tommy
100 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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Two 1920s boxing programmes,
0 GBP
100 - 140 GBP
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A collection of memorabilia relating to the Mansfield boxer Mick Miller,
0 GBP
750 - 1,000 GBP
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Jack Dempsey and Jess Willard double-signed brochure,
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Rocky Marciano signed Ciro's restaurant menu, signed to the front in pencil,
280 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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Original black & white press photograph of the Joe Louis v Billy Conn weigh-in at the Polo Grounds,
0 GBP
75 - 100 GBP
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Signed Pennsylvania Railroad dining car menu from the "Madison Square Garden Special" service
100 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Joe Louis signed Pennsylvania Railroad dining car menu, signed to the front in pencil,
120 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A group of boxing autographs, on pages removed from albums,
0 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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Cassius Clay signed Rome 1960 Olympic Games postal cover, postmarked 25th June 1960,
500 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Cassius Clay signed Ring Magazine October 1962,
0 GBP
700 - 1,000 GBP
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A fine example of an early Cassius Clay signature,
700 GBP
600 - 900 GBP
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Signed manuscript letter from Muhammad Ali 18th August 1968, two-pages of lined paper in blue ink,
850 GBP
750 - 1,000 GBP
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Henry Cooper signed photographic print, b&w showing his opponent Cassius Clay on the canvas,
0 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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Four signed Sir Henry Cooper photographic prints, all from the same limited edition of 50,
110 GBP
50 - 70 GBP
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Henry Cooper signed photograph, 10 by 8in.
70 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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Signed composite photographs showing from two angles Henry Cooper knocking down Classis Clay at
110 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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A Sir Henry Cooper signed boxing glove,
70 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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A Sir Henry Cooper signed boxing glove presentation,
120 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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Programme and ticket for the Cassius Clay v Henry Cooper fight at Wembley Stadium 18th June 1963,
420 GBP
180 - 220 GBP
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The boxing trunks worn by Cassius Clay in the fight v Henry Cooper at Wembley Stadium 18th June
70,000 GBP
70,000 - 90,000 GBP
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John Conteh signed boxing trunks, by Ampro of London, yellow with gold lame waistband and stripes,
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Muhammad Ali used and signed Everlast speed bag from his training camp in Deer Lake,
3,400 GBP
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
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Muhammad Ali signed pair of Everlast sparring mitts, both signed and dated 18th February 1989,
2,000 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Neil Leifer (photographer born 1942) MUHAMMAD ALI V SONNY LISTON II: LEWISTON, MAINE,
1,800 GBP
1,800 - 2,200 GBP
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A Neil Leifer limited edition colour photograph of Muhammad Ali,
400 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Muhammad Ali/Cassius Clay signed "phantom punch" colour photograph, a 20 by 16in.
500 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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A group of four Muhammad Ali framed presentations,
0 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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Two Muhammad Ali boxing programmes,
100 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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Souvenir Everlast 'Golden Glove' produced to commemorative the Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier in 1971,
0 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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Glass candy dish presented to journalists at the weigh-in for the Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier World
0 GBP
200 - 400 GBP
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Muhammad Ali v Joe Frazier official fight programme, Madison Square Garden, New York City,
200 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Muhammad Ali & Joe Frazier double-signed colour photograph, 8 by 10in.
220 GBP
250 - 400 GBP
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Muhammad Ali v Joe Bugner programme for the World Heavyweight Championship fight in Kuala Lumpa 1st
400 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Muhammad Ali & Joe Bugner autographs, superb period Ali signature on a white sheet of paper,
0 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Rare and unusual Kuba Kingdom African textile commemorating the Muhammad Ali v George Foreman
0 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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A rare ticket for the Muhammad Ali v George Foreman 'Rumble in the Jungle',
400 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Muhammad Ali and George Foreman signed 'Rumble in the Jungle' World Heavyweight Championship
0 GBP
1,200 - 1,500 GBP
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