A LEFT HANDED CHILD'S OR LIGHT SPUR TOE IRON CIRCA 1600-1690
Lot 155
A LEFT HANDED CHILD'S OR LIGHT SPUR TOE IRON CIRCA 1600-1690
US$ 75,000 - 100,000
£ 54,000 - 72,000
Lot Details
A LEFT HANDED CHILD'S OR LIGHT SPUR TOE IRON CIRCA 1600-1690 A LEFT HANDED CHILD'S OR LIGHT SPUR TOE IRON CIRCA 1600-1690 A LEFT HANDED CHILD'S OR LIGHT SPUR TOE IRON CIRCA 1600-1690 A LEFT HANDED CHILD'S OR LIGHT SPUR TOE IRON CIRCA 1600-1690
A LEFT HANDED CHILD'S OR LIGHT SPUR TOE IRON CIRCA 1600-1690
Featuring a large blacksmith's seam on the hosel and a square headed horse shoe nail to the hosel, replacement shaft.
Length 39 1/2 inches; face dimensions 4 1/8 x 1 3/4 inches, blade height runs from 3/4 inches at hosel to 1 3/4 inches at toe.

Footnotes

  • Provenance: Letter from Gustine Ammon, who found the club head, to Roberto '...the golf club head was included in a box of rusty tools I purchased at a farm auction 20-30 years ago in Lancaster County PA...'

    Roberto: '...a superb First Generation Club...there isn't a line it just flows from the head into the hosel...'

    Literature: 'The spur toe iron head was without a shaft when Roberto discovered it. An uncommon opportunity was thus provided to examine in detail the craftsmanship, so often dismissed as primitive. A microscopic inspection of the hosel's seam detected black rust, indicating extreme age as well as the blacksmith's skill in welding the edge together to make the distinctive socket-shaped tube. Clubs so rare have frequently attracted the attention of forgers. In this case, the well-oxidised interior and seam left no doubt.' The World's Greatest Golf Collections, page 76.
Activities
Auction information

This auction is now finished. If you are interested in consigning in future auctions, please contact the specialist department. If you have queries about lots purchased in this auction, please contact customer services.

Buyers' Obligations

ALL BIDDERS MUST AGREE THAT THEY HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD BONHAMS' CONDITIONS OF SALE AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM, AND AGREE TO PAY THE BUYER'S PREMIUM AND ANY OTHER CHARGES MENTIONED IN THE NOTICE TO BIDDERS. THIS AFFECTS THE BIDDERS LEGAL RIGHTS.

If you have any complaints or questions about the Conditions of Sale, please contact your nearest customer services team.

Buyers' Premium and Charges

For all Sales categories excluding Arms & Armour, Coins & Medals, Motor Cars, Motorcycles, and Wine & Whisky:

Buyer's Premium Rates
25% on the first $250,000 of the Hammer Price
20% from $250,001 to $4,000,000 of the Hammer Price
12.5% on the excess over $4,000,001 of the Hammer Price

Payment Notices

Payment for purchases may be made in or by (a) cash, (b) cashier's check or money order, (c) personal check with approved credit drawn on a U.S. bank, (d) wire transfer or other immediate bank transfer, or (e) Visa, MasterCard, American Express or Discover credit, charge or debit card. Please note that the amount of cash notes and cash equivalents that can be accepted from a given purchaser may be limited.

Shipping Notices

For information and estimates on domestic and international shipping as well as export licences please contact Bonhams Shipping Department.

Contacts
  1. Kevin Mcgimpsey
    Specialist - Golfing Memorabilia
    Bonhams
    Work
    22 Queen St
    Edinburgh, United Kingdom EH2 1JX
    Work +44 131 240 2296
    FaxFax: +44 131 220 2547
Similar Items