Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

‘The Laws of the Noble Game of Cricket’. Printed laws sheet with mono engraving of an early cricket scene, published by John Wallis, 13 Warwick Street London, printed by L. Binns, London, 17th September 1785. The printed broadsheet setting out the laws of cricket across three columns beneath an engraved rural scene of the game of cricket with hand colouring. Printed on laid paper with pot & crescent watermark to paper. Framed and glazed, overall... View full lot details

‘W.G.’. Original Stevengraph of W.G. Grace wearing M.C.C. cap and standing in batting pose at the wicket, miniature picture woven in silk. Produced in 1895 on the occasion of Grace making his hundredth hundred. In window mount, framed and glazed. Overall 5.75”x7.75”overall. Excellent condition with colours bright... View full lot details

‘Captain Edward George Wynyard, Hampshire & England 1894-1912. Signed Vanity Fair colour chromolithograph of Wynyard. ‘Hampshire’. August 25th 1898 by CG. Nicely signed by Wynyard in black ink to lower border. The signature has slight fading and the print is laid down to board but otherwise in good condition. Rare in this signed form... View full lot details

Pelham Francis Warner, Middlesex & England 1894-1929. Signed Vanity Fair colour chromolithograph of Warner. ‘Plum’. September 3rd 1903 by SPY. Nicely signed by Warner in blue ink to lower right border. Good condition. 10.5”x15.5”. Rare in this signed form... View full lot details

Frederick Peel Miller. Surrey 1851-1867. ‘F.P. Miller Esq’. Large hand coloured tinted lithograph by John Corbett Anderson of Miller in blue cap and cricket attire on the cricket pitch leaning on a bat. Published by Frederick Lillywhite, May 1856, printed by Stannard & Dixon. Mounted, framed and glazed, overall 15”x19”. A rarer lithograph from the series. Minor age toning and light spotting to borders otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Joseph Guy. Nottinghamshire 1837-1854. ‘Joseph Guy of Nottingham’. Early large hand coloured tinted lithograph of Joseph Guy in cricket attire and top hat holding a cricket bat to his right hand side. John Corbett Anderson. Published by John Corbett Anderson on the 2nd April 1853, and F. Lillywhite, Islington. Printed by Richard Black. Mounted, framed and glazed, overall 12.5”x17.5”. Minor mark, good condition... View full lot details

William Hillyer. Kent & All England 1835-1853. ‘Hillyer’. Sketches at Lord’s No 3. Large original sepia lithograph of Hillyer in cricket attire holding a cricket ball, wearing a top hat with large house and other cricketers to the background. Published by John Corbet Anderson and R. Dark, Lord’s Ground on 17th July 1850, Printed by Hullmandel & Walton. Window mounted, framed and glazed. Overall 15”19”. Good/very good condition. Excellent image... View full lot details

Lord’s Taverners. ‘The Old Tavern Lord’s’, Jack Russell, 1993. Large limited edition print no. 10/500 of a view of the Old Tavern, with a fielder standing in the outfield and a large crowd in attendance. The print is signed by the artist Jack Russell, Sir John Mills and Sir Harry Secombe, both past Presidents of Lord’s Taverners, and Denis Compton. Mounted, framed and glazed, overall 23.5”x25.5”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Moment in History’. Jack Russell 1995. ‘England’s historic win in Barbados 1994’. Jack Russell 1995. Large colour limited edition print no. 177/350 of play in the Test showing England taking the last wicket to beat the West Indies for the first time in Barbados since 1935. Excellent image. Signed in pencil to the lower border by all eleven members of the winning team including Stewart, Atherton, Caddick, Fraser, Smith, Hick, Thorpe, Lewis, Russell etc. Mounted,... View full lot details

‘Captain of the Eleven’. Large Pears advertising cricket print of the boy cricketer batting in the garden, after the Mezzotint by Philip Calderon 1883. The print with ‘Pears’ printed to lower left corner and full printed titles to borders with ‘Presented with Pears’ Christmas Annual 1898’ to top margin. Framed and glazed, overall 34”x24”. Very good condition.... View full lot details

Don Bradman, Len Hutton and Garry Sobers. Three full page colour bookplate prints from originals by Ivan Rose for the book, ‘The Lord’s Taverners Fifty Greatest’ published 1983. Each print is individually mounted with ink signature of the featured player window mounted below. Each mounted print measures approx. 12”x16” overall. Very good condition. Sold with an early hand coloured engraving of an ‘International Cricket Match at Kennington Oval’ printed by William Mackenzie, London, and a... View full lot details

‘St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, Kent, 1996’. Large colour limited edition print of the St. Lawrence Ground, Canterbury, by Hugh Cushing. A large crowd in attendance with the famous tree prominent. Limited edition no. 13/850. Signed to the lower border in pencil by the artist and eighteen Kent players, including Taylor, Ward, Igglesden, Llong, Patel, Benson, Marsh, Fleming, G. Cowdrey etc. Mounted framed and glazed, overall 29”x23”. Chip to frame, otherwise in good/ very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Kent v Lancashire at Canterbury 1906’. Albert Chevallier Tayler. Large colour print of the famous painting of Colin Blythe bowling to Tyldesley with the attacking fielders around the bat. Printed title to lower border ‘The Kent Eleven. Champions 1906’, with the printed names of each player who are featured in the painting. Framed and glazed. Overall 42” x 28”. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

‘Cockington Court, Manor House, Devon’. Extremely large and impressive original oil painting on canvas by artist Gerry Wright, comprising a wide panoramic full study looking up to Cockington Manor with a cricket match in progress to centre with avenues of trees casting shadows over parts of the ground and scenic panorama to background, with spectators on the raised banks to sides. A very colourful and attractive image very nicely painted. Signed by Wright to left... View full lot details

William Gilbert Grace. Gloucestershire & England 1865-1908. Original Vanity Fair colour chromolithograph of Grace wearing batting attire and M.C.C. cap entitled ‘Cricket’ and dated June 9th 1877 by artist SPY. Mounted, framed and glazed, overall 14.5”x20.5”. Good condition.... View full lot details