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Sporting and Golf Memorabilia

Auction 19897
Chester
26 Sep 2012, starting at 11:00 BST.
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Auction highlights

1933/34 League winners medal awarded to Arsenal's J.Birkett
Sold for £5,625 inc. premium
1933/34 League winners medal awarded to Arsenal's J.Birkett
1970 Mexico World Cup Gordon Banks shirt
Sold for £4,750 inc. premium
1970 Mexico World Cup Gordon Banks shirt
1957/58 Manchester United official blazer worn by Busby Babe Ken Morgans
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium
1957/58 Manchester United official blazer worn by Busby Babe Ken Morgans
Taxophily interest: "Archers of the Teme" challenge prize
Sold for £3,750 inc. premium
1908 Olympic games medals and other awards presented to Ireland's first female medal winner archer Beatrice Hill-Lowe

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2 1896 Olympic Games commemorative medal £1,000
US$ 1,515
€1,177
4 1906 Olympic Games participation medal £750
US$ 1,136
€883
5 1908 Olympic games programme - 11th day £175
US$ 265
€206
8 1908 Olympic Games competitor's medal £200
US$ 303
€235
9 Official Report The Fourth Olympiad being the Offical Report of The Olympic Games of 1908 celebrated in London under the patronage of His Most Gracious Majesty King Edward VII, The British Olympic Association, [1908] £350
US$ 530
€412
10 1908 Olympic Games autograph book, cloth badge and selection letters - Arthur Astley £437
US$ 662
€515
12 1908 Great Britain team cap and competitors badge - Arthur Astley £687
US$ 1,041
€809
13 1908 Olympic games medals and other awards presented to Ireland's first female medal winner archer Beatrice Hill-Lowe £3,750
US$ 5,682
€4,416
14 1912 embroidered England competitor's badge £475
US$ 719
€559
15 A collection of Olympic Games clothing £562
US$ 852
€662
16 Medals - Olympic and World War I awarded to W.Ritchie The Olympic and World War One Medals to Mr W.Ritchie, late Liverpool Regiment £1,375
US$ 2,083
€1,619
17 1928 Olympic medals/badges awarded to Margaret Hartley £3,125
US$ 4,735
€3,680
18 A collection of Olympic memorabilia from former Olympian Doreen Elliott £2,000
US$ 3,030
€2,355
22 1936 Olympic photograph album £75
US$ 113
€88
23 1948 Olympic bronze participants medal £62
US$ 94
€73
24 1948 Olympics items- G.B. Olympian Margaret Sant £1,125
US$ 1,704
€1,324
25 London 1948 Olympics memorabilia £137
US$ 208
€161
26 A collection of 1948 Olympic programmes £87
US$ 132
€103
28 1948,1952 and 1956 Olympic Games programmes, tickets, ephemera £375
US$ 568
€441
31 A collection of Olympic items £150
US$ 227
€176
32 1968 Mexico Olympics programmes £212
US$ 321
€250
33 1968 Olympics cultural programmes £62
US$ 94
€73
34 1968 Mexico Olympics Games memorabilia £150
US$ 227
€176
35 A silver box awarded to Lord Burghley A silver box with gold panel, engraved with the Mexico Games motif £875
US$ 1,325
€1,030
37 A large collection of 1960's onwards Olympic Games memorabilia £275
US$ 416
€323
42 A collection of Olympic posters £112
US$ 170
€132
43 A collection of Olympic badges £87
US$ 132
€103
45 1996 Atlanta Olympics British Rowing hand signed team outfit £312
US$ 473
€368
47 Jonathan Edwards - hand signed Union Jack flag £62
US$ 94
€73
49 General Olympic games ephemera £112
US$ 170
€132
50 1954 O.U.A.C. Athletics programme (4 minute mile) hand signed by Roger Bannister £562
US$ 852
€662
51 A collection of athletic prints £37
US$ 56
€44
52 A collection of 1958 athletics medals £100
US$ 151
€117
55 A collection of wooden shafted irons and putters £350
US$ 530
€412
56 Ping Golf Club: A Ping Kushin putter £62
US$ 94
€73
57 A collection of wooden shafted golf clubs £350
US$ 530
€412
58 Ping Golf Club: A Cushin putter circa 1968 £75
US$ 113
€88
59 A small collection of wooden shafted golf clubs £162
US$ 246
€191
60 A collection of 18 wooden shafted irons £225
US$ 340
€264
61 A collection of 11 wooden shafted golf clubs in a golf bag £250
US$ 378
€294
62 A collection of 13 wooden shafted mainly 'Carnoustie' golfing irons £200
US$ 303
€235
62A An R. Hunter scared neck transitional headed brassie £225
US$ 340
€264
63 A large quantity (100+) of wooden shafted irons and woods £1,062
US$ 1,609
€1,251
64 A Hardy's light stained No. 2 Wood with an original Palakona cane shaft £162
US$ 246
€191
66 A Tom Morris scared neck wooden headed putter circa 1920s £137
US$ 208
€161
67 G. Lowe: A transitional bulger headed wood circa 1890s £350
US$ 530
€412
68 A Robert Simpson of Carnoustie long nose scared neck driver £100
US$ 151
€117
69 A collection of 26 wooden shafted irons £275
US$ 416
€323
70 A collection of wooden club heads £937
US$ 1,420
€1,104
71 A collection of 7 wooden shafted socket woods £225
US$ 340
€264
72 J B Halley & Co: a juvenile set of wooden shafted clubs circa 1910s £62
US$ 94
€73
73 A boxed set of silver golfing spoons circa 1920s £62
US$ 94
€73
74 A collection of early 20thCentury scoring and measuring devices £600
US$ 909
€706
77 A collection of golfing memorabilia £75
US$ 113
€88
78 An Open Championship competitor's badge in brass and coloured enamel £375
US$ 568
€441
79 Halifax Golf Club: Ladies Handicap Challenge Cup two handled silver Charles Horner trophy with original plinth, with the first winner being Miss Margert Utley in 1897. 'Re-presented to the Club 1903'. 5 inches high £150
US$ 227
€176
81 Bellingham Golf Club: 1934 Captain's Prize £125
US$ 189
€147
82 Parkstone Golf Club: 1923 Captain's Prize A silver Mappin & Webb trophy with lion headed handles. 6 inches high; 7½ inches diameter £275
US$ 416
€323
83 An art deco needlework towel or tie rack circa 1930s £37
US$ 56
€44
85 A sterling silver golf bag holding 6 silver cocktail sticks £62
US$ 94
€73
86 Marshall Silver Company: a set of 10 American silver cocktail sticks £62
US$ 94
€73
87 A Sunday Club modelled as a wooden headed driver £75
US$ 113
€88
88 A Sunday Club modelled as a wooden headed putter £37
US$ 56
€44
89 A mauve Ladies parasol with a hall marked silver handle modelled as a putter head £125
US$ 189
€147
90 E. Lowe: An early 20th Century Sunday Club walking stick £112
US$ 170
€132
91 J B Halley & Co: Parachute Golf Ball For Garden Practice circa 1950s £37
US$ 56
€44
92 An Army & Navy C.S.L. No. 1 rubber-cored golf ball circa early 1900's £375
US$ 568
€441
93 An Army & Navy C.S.L. No. 1 rubber-cored golf ball circa early 1900's £350
US$ 530
€412
95 A MacPherson Clans Series Parachute Golf Ball in tartan box £62
US$ 94
€73
96 A Silvertown fine mesh patterned gutta-percha golf ball circa 1880s £87
US$ 132
€103
97 An unusual black painted metal Spalding 'Krow' birdie trophy circa 1913 £75
US$ 113
€88
98 An empty Silvertown six box in black and silver circa 1880s £75
US$ 113
€88
99 Two gutta-percha golf balls circa 1890s £37
US$ 56
€44
100 Three mint gutta-percha golf balls with mesh covers circa late 1880s £525
US$ 795
€618
101 Thomas Alexander (active 1803-1841): A large heavy feather golf ball circa late 1830s £2,500
US$ 3,788
€2,944
102 A Silvertown 'S' bramble patterned rubber cored golf ball £175
US$ 265
€206
103 A small un-named feather golf ball circa early 1840s £1,500
US$ 2,272
€1,766
104 Four mint gutta-percha golf balls with mesh covers circa late 1880s £625
US$ 947
€736
105 A yellow Dunlop Golf Balls tin circa 1920s £62
US$ 94
€73
106 A St Mungo Heavy Colonel Golf Ball tin circa 1920s £125
US$ 189
€147
109 Martin & Patrick of Edinburgh: Sovereign £50
US$ 75
€58
111 T. Robertson: A long nose scared neck putter £125
US$ 189
€147
112 McEwan: Long nose Play Club circa 1890 £187
US$ 284
€220
113 A. Scott: A patented 'Unbreakable Neck' forked splice brassie circa 1896 £275
US$ 416
€323
114 A Jean Gassiat square shaped wooden headed putter circa 1910s £212
US$ 321
€250
115 John Gouick of Dundee: A patented 'Perfect' croquet style putter circa 1904 £150
US$ 227
€176
116 John Gouick of Dundee: A patented 'Perfect' croquet style putter circa 1904 £600
US$ 909
€706
117 John Gouick of Dundee: A patented 'Perfect' croquet style putter circa 1904 £237
US$ 359
€279
119 An Oke style putter with a 7½ inch thin square hosel circa 1920s £137
US$ 208
€161
123 William Lowe: a patented hosel-blade putter circa 1894 £312
US$ 473
€368
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