Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

‘United All England XI’. Early and complete material belt in colour bands of I’Zingari with excellent two piece brass belt buckle with applied figures of a batsman about to strike the ball on one piece and a wicket-keeper ready to catch on the the other, the central part with two flags above a wicket, the flags inscribed ‘U.A.E.’ (United England XI) and the other M.C.C. Makers mark for ‘Edward Ade of London’ to verso with... View full lot details

‘England’s Champions’. Early and complete black embroidered belt with excellent brass belt buckle inscribed ‘England’s Champions’ circa 1860. With portrait of the grouped cricketers, the England 1859 touring team to North America surmounted by two sprays of laurel, in raised relief to buckle. Makers mark for ‘Edward Ade of London’ to verso. The black belt with embroidered colourful floral decoration shows some understandable wear to the belt, the buckle and clasp in very good condition.... View full lot details

‘Batsman at the Wicket’. Early and complete embroidered belt with oblong shaped brass belt buckle showing a batsman standing at the crease with the wicket behind him with floral decorative borders circa 1860/70’s. The buckle measures 2.25”x3”. The belt with embroidered repeated pattern in mid blue, light blue and white shows some understandable wear to the belt, the buckle, with the odd dent to corners, and clasp in good condition. An early rare belt and... View full lot details

‘Batsman at the Wicket’. Early and complete embroidered belt with oblong shaped brass belt buckle showing a batsman standing at the crease with the wicket behind him circa 1860/70’s. The buckle measures 2.25”x2.25” when joined. The belt embroidered predominantly in red with a black and yellow patterned edge. The wording ‘Ebor House Cricket Club’ embroidered around the entire belt. The belt shows some very minor wear, the buckle and clasp in good condition. This belt... View full lot details

‘Cricketers under a Tree’. Early and complete embroidered belt with oblong shaped brass belt buckle showing four cricketers standing and seated under the shelter of a tree circa 1860/70’s. The buckle measures 2.75”x2.25”. The belt embroidered predominantly in cream and green with exquisite floral decoration around the entire belt. The buckle shows the cricketers, two holding bats and the other two with cricket balls, stumps laying on the ground. Very minor wear to the belt,... View full lot details

‘Forward defensive’. Early and complete embroidered belt with oblong shaped gilt on silver metal belt buckle showing batsman playing, what appears to be, a forward defensive stroke circa 1860/70’s. The belt embroidered predominantly in white, cream and blue with floral decoration around the entire belt. The buckle shows the batsman in gilt laid down to a silver metal background with curved edges to border. The buckle measures 2”x2.5”. Some discolouration and minor wear to the... View full lot details

‘Cricket For Ever’. Early and complete beaded and embroidered belt with excellent oval and almost square shaped brass belt buckle with raised design depicting a trio of cricketers raising their caps, and grouped within the enlarged initial “C” for cricket circa 1860/70’s. The buckle measures 2.5”x2.75”. Some wear and tears to the beading and embroidered belt, the buckle in good condition. An early rare belt and decorative buckle. Previously sold by Christie’s Auctioneers as... View full lot details

‘Cricket’. Early and complete red material belt with excellent oblong brass belt buckle with embossed cricketer wearing boater style hat and cricket attire holding a ball with banner beneath ‘Cricket’. Cricket bat and ball decoration to each of the side borders. The buckle circa 1860/70’s measures 2.25”x2”. Minor wear to the belt and buckle otherwise in good condition. This belt and buckle appear to have been made for a boy/youth rather than a man.... View full lot details

‘I.G.Jones, Dudley. May 16th 1874. 110 runs not out’. Early and complete embroidered leather belt with magnificent oblong shaped silver belt buckle showing a batsman standing at the crease to centre with tent to background, crossed bats, stumps and cricket ball decoration to inner borders and floral decoration to outer borders. The presentation inscription to Jones engraved to the back of the silver buckle. The buckle with full hallmarks for Birmingham 1874 and makers mark... View full lot details

‘Ingrow Cricket Club. Best Average Batter. Wm Clough 1875’. Early and complete black leather belt with square shaped brass belt buckle showing the inscription to centre in a floral wreath with bat and stumps above. There are two brass crowns attached to the leather belt to either side of the buckle. The buckle measures 2”x2.25”. The leather belt has the name/wording (?) ‘Neda Manuel’ handwritten to the inside. Good condition. An early rare belt and... View full lot details

‘Strength holds the Bat, Wisdom guides the Ball’. Early exquisite Victorian embossed circular brass belt buckle featuring a lion’s head holding a bat in its teeth, intertwined in the design is a snake with a cricket ball between its teeth with the wording to borders. c1860/70’s. The buckle measures 2.5”x2”, some wear otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

‘Run’. Early Victorian embossed oblong brass belt buckle, with clasp and flat hook to back, depicting to centre a batsman running between the wickets and losing his boater/hat, fielder, the other batsman and ball to background. To all four corners of buckle the word ‘Run’. Decorative borders. Circa 1860/70’s. Approximately 2.5”x2”. Buckle with some wear otherwise in good condition for its age... View full lot details

‘Caught’. ‘ Early and exquisite Victorian silver and brass circular belt buckle, with clasp to back and hook, depicting a pair of hands holding a cricket ball as if just caught circa 1860/70’s. Decorative gilt patterned borders. Approximately 2.75”x2”. Diamond registration mark to wrist of one of the hands (marks eligible). Very good condition. Unusual... View full lot details

‘Fair Play and Win’. Early and exquisite Victorian silver and brass square belt buckle, with clasps to both sides, the centre showing crossed bats. ball, a hand and cricket belt with the Latin phrase ‘Nil desperandum’ (never dispair), to outside border the four words ‘Fair Play and Win’ circa 1860/70’s. Decorative borders. Approximately 2” square. Very good condition... View full lot details

‘Rewarded’. Early and exquisite Victorian embossed oblong brass belt buckle, with clasp and flat hook to back, depicting a Greek goddess presenting a bat and a ball to cricketers to the left and right of her with title below circa 1860/70’s. Decorative theatre curtain style borders. Approximately 2.5”x2”. Good condition... View full lot details

‘Cricket’. Early and exquisite Victorian embossed square brass belt buckle, with clasp to back, decorated to centre with a winners garland, bats, ball and wickets and to the very centre with the title ‘Cricket’ circa 1860/70’s. Decorative patterned borders. Approximately 2.5” square. Good condition... View full lot details

Belt buckle. Early and exquisite Victorian embossed oblong brass belt buckle, with clasp and flat hook to back, decorated to centre with crossed bats, stumps and two balls circa 1860/70’s Decorative swirling borders. Approximately 2.5”x2”. Very good/excellent condition... View full lot details

‘W.H. Fry’. Early and exquisite Victorian embossed oblong brass belt buckle, with clasp and flat hook to back, depicting a cricket bat, boater, gloves, pads, stumps, cricket ball and boot with initial’s engraved to the bat. Decorative floral borders. Approximately 2”x1.75”. Diamond registration mark for May 1866 to clasp. Very good condition... View full lot details

‘W.G. Grace’s tour of Australia 1873/74. Rare and early oval brass belt buckle with impressed image of Grace to centre, to either sides are the names of the twelve cricketers who went on this early tour. To the lower border is the title in scroll ‘W.G. Grace’s Australian Twelve’. The names to the sides read W.G. Grace, G.F. Grace, J.A. Bush, F.H. Boult, W.R. Gilbert, M. McIntrye, W. Oscroft, R. Humphreys, H. Jupp, A. Greenwood... View full lot details

‘Advance Australia’. Early exquisite Victorian embossed oblong brass belt buckle, with flat hook to back, featuring the Australian emblem to centre with a batsman and a bowler to either side with the wording ‘Advance Australia’ beneath, decorative border to edge. c1870/80’s. The buckle measures 2.5”x2” and is in good condition... View full lot details

‘W.J.G.’. Large exquisite Victorian oblong silver metal belt buckle, with clasp and flat hook to back, featuring the initials to centre with surrounding cricket bat, ball and floral c1870/80’s. The buckle measures 3”x2.25” and is in good condition... View full lot details

‘Scores of Great Match. England v Australia 1880’. First Test Match in England. England v. Australia 1880. Rare and early oval brass belt buckle, with clasp and flat hook to back with impressed image of the players names and their individual scores in the match and the totals of each innings to central shield and to either side are an English lion and an Australian kangaroo. To top and bottom are the titles. The buckle... View full lot details