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Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

William Gilbert Grace. Gloucestershire, London County & England 1870-1904. Very large and imposing, head and shoulders, bust of Grace sporting a forked beard and wearing a cricket shirt by artist William Henry Tyler SC (fl. 1880-1893). The plaster of Paris bust, produced in 1888, stands on a joined plinth and overall measures approx 32” tall, width: shoulders 24”, back to front 13”. Inscribed to back of bust ‘W. Tyler. SC. 1888’. The bust might well... View full lot details

W.G. Grace. An unusual and rarely seen life size bronze hand of Grace holding a cricket ball. The stump of the arm impressed with Grace’s signature. The hand and arm measure approximately 11’ long. The hand and ball, which was apparently produced to commemorate W.G. Grace’s 41st Birthday, July 18th 1889, is beautifully and very skilfully sculptured showing the finger and thumb nails, the wrinkles around the finger joints and palm, the knuckles and veins... View full lot details

William Gilbert Grace. Original Coalport porcelain plate commemorating W.G. Grace’s Century Of Centuries 1895, decorated in blue with central portrait of Grace and dates of each individual century and who scored against radiating out from the centre with semi-gadrooned rim. 9” diameter. Coalport stamp in blue to the back of the plate, ‘In Commemoration of Dr W.G. Grace’s Century of Centuries 1866-1895’ in blue. Very good condition. Rare... View full lot details

W.G. Grace. Original cast iron circular public house table with circular wooden top, supported by three legs, moulded with portrait busts of Grace wearing cricket cap to top of each leg with imprinted initials ‘W.G’ above, and decorative pierced apron centred by rosettes, lacking one rosette. Circular pierced iron shelf attached to legs. Maker’s name and registration mark to inside of each leg evident but indecipherable. Probably c.1890’s. The table stands 29.5” tall and the... View full lot details

Doulton Lambeth stoneware beaker, moulded in relief with figures in roundels of a batsman (W.G. Grace) in three different poses, the roundels with attractive white beaded decorated border, impressed floral design. Doulton Lambeth impressed marks to base, dated 1880. Silver hallmarked mount to rim. Approx 5.25” high. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

Doulton Lambeth stoneware tyg. Large and impressive three handled brown tyg with three moulded relief vignettes of cricketers, a batsman, a fielder and wicket keeper in white on a green cameo background, the sides highly decorated in a small floral pattern in brown, the handles in the form of cricket bats, ball, each with a boater to top. Silver band to rim. Approximately 6” tall. Incised to base with Doulton Lambeth and makers marks and... View full lot details

Doulton Lambeth stoneware tyg. Large, than normal, and impressive three handled tyg with three moulded relief vignettes of cricketers, a batsman, a fielder and wicket keeper in white on a brown background with stylised floral leaf and flower Art Nouveau decoration to top and beneath in blue and green glaze, the handles unusually rectangular and decorated with an attractive and unusual brown and green glaze. 6.5” tall. Incised to base with Doulton Lambeth and number... View full lot details

Doulton Lambeth large stoneware two handled loving cup, in brown overlaid unusually with blue glaze, impressed with a beaded decoration to rim, with two moulded relief vignettes in roundels of a wicket-keeper breaking the stumps with the ball and a fielder about to throw the ball on a brown background to either side. The handle modelled with three bats, boots and ball with boater on top. 6” tall. Incised to base with Doulton Lambeth and... View full lot details

Doulton Lambeth Large, than normal, stoneware two handled loving cup, in brown with a swirling lined floral decoration in white, with two moulded relief vignettes in roundels of a batsman leaning on his bat and a fielder catching the ball on a brown background to either side. The handle modelled with three bats, boots and ball with boater on top. 6.5” tall. Incised to base with Doulton Lambeth and makers marks and stamp dated 1883.... View full lot details

Cricketing jug. A large and impressive Doulton Lambeth stoneware tapering jug in a dark brown mottled colour, moulded in relief with six raised figures, three of batsman, two of fielders and a wicket keeper in roundels, all different and in various positions. Approximately 9.5” tall. Doulton Lambeth impressed stamp and number 9871 to base. Very good/excellent condition. A beautiful and rare example of this cricketing ceramic in an unusually decorated colour... View full lot details

Cricketing jug. A large and impressive Doulton Lambeth stoneware jug, of bulbous form, with three moulded relief vignettes of cricketers, a batsman, bowler and wicket keeper, Abel, Woods and McGregor in white on a brown background. With stylised floral leaf and flower Art Nouveau decoration to top, in between vignettes and beneath in green, white and blue glaze. Strap handle in brown glaze. 8.25” tall. Incised to base with Doulton Lambeth and makers marks and... View full lot details

Doulton Lambeth stoneware beaker, moulded with relief vignettes of cricketers, a batsman, bowler and wicket keeper, Abel, Woods and McGregor in white on a brown background. With stylised daisy and floral leaf Art Nouveau decoration to top and sides in green, blue and brown glaze. Hallmarked silver rim. Doulton Lambeth impressed marks to base circa 1880’s. 4.75” tall. Good/very good condition with lovely colourful decoration... View full lot details

Measham Ware cricket teapot. A Victorian saltglaze stoneware brown teapot with lid. The teapot with sprigged decoration in white of two cricket figures, believed to be Pilch and Box to each side, below the figures are sprigged crossed bat and stumps with two balls within a cricket belt and further floral decoration with beaded white rim. The lid again with floral sprigged decoration and finial. The teapot stands approximately 7.75” tall with lid otherwise in... View full lot details

Cricket jug. A light blue mid 19th century Staffordshire salt-glaze jug, the hexagonal bulbous body divided into six panels with cricketers wearing top hats, probably Lillywhite, Pilch and Box. Above and below are stylised floral decorations and scrolled handle on hexagonal foot. 7” tall. Minor wear to the underside of the base otherwise in good/very good condition. Rare... View full lot details

Cricket jug. A light blue mid 19th century Staffordshire salt-glaze jug, the hexagonal bulbous body divided into six panels with cricketers wearing top hats, being Pilch, Clarke and Box. The panels nicely highlighted in a darker cobalt blue. Above and below are stylised floral decorations and scrolled handle on hexagonal foot. 6.5” tall. circa 1850. Minor chip to rim near to spot otherwise in good/very good condition. The rarer of the two jugs offered... View full lot details

Cricket jug. Small early Staffordshire blue cream/milk cricket jug with strap handle, Blue background and two raised figures of a batsman playing back to either side. c1870/80. 3” tall. Minor firing crack to handle otherwise in good/very good condition. A rarely seen attractive little jug... View full lot details

‘Cricket’ and ‘Leap Frog’. Victorian Staffordshire cricket mug with strap handle, transfer printed in black with images of an early cricket scene with boys playing cricket with title ‘cricket’ below and to the other side a scene of boys playing Leap Frog with title below. 2.5” tall. c1880. Two very minor chips to rim, one tiny chip to the base, odd minor marks otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

‘The Batsman’. Rye Pottery 2004. Tall figure of a batsman wearing a top hat, in batting stance, the figure based on Fuller Pilch, Kent & England. The figure stands 11.5” tall. Rye Pottery stamps to base with year 2004. Very good condition in original box.... View full lot details

‘The Rye Bowler’. Rye Pottery 2013. Tall figure of a bowler wearing a top hat, holding out a cricket ball, the figure based on William Lillywhite, who played for England, Sussex and Rye. The figure stands 11.5” tall. Rye Pottery stamps to base with year 2013. Very good condition in original box.... View full lot details

‘The Batman’. Royal Doulton 2003 HN4366. Limited edition figure of a left handed batsman taking guard. From the Royal Doulton ‘Classics’ Series. The figure stands 7.5” tall, modelled by Tim Potts. Limited edition 53/2500. Doulton stamps to base. Very good condition in original box with certificate. Previously sold in the Crump sale 2006 as lot 484... View full lot details

‘The Batman’. Royal Doulton 2003 HN4518. All white figure of a right handed batsman taking guard. From the Royal Doulton ‘Images’ Series. The figure stands 8” tall. Doulton stamps to base with year 2003. Very good condition in original box... View full lot details

‘The Bowler’. Royal Doulton 2003 HN4365. Limited edition figure of a bowler with ball in hand on a green base. From the Royal Doulton ‘Images’ Series. Limited edition 204/2500. The figure stands 8” tall. Doulton stamps to base with year 2003. Very good condition... View full lot details

A ‘Cricket Daffy Duck’ batsman cricketer. Sporting Looney Tunes character cast in resin. Warner Bros 1999. Daffy is shown cork screwing in his shot, the ball breaking the wicket. In original box. Good condition... View full lot details

‘Black and Yellow Labrador batsmen’. Robert Harrop Designs ‘Doggie People’ CC36A figures of a batsman labrador wearing a cap with bat in paw, one black and one. Both 5.5” tall. In original boxes. Qty 2... View full lot details

‘Boxer dog bowler’. Robert Harrop Designs ‘Doggie People’ ‘Over the Wicket’ DP187 figures of a bowling boxer dog about to deliver the ball. 7” tall. In original box... View full lot details

‘Freddy The Bowler’. Lorna Bailey figure of a cat on its haunches with ball held aloft, England badge to shirt. 5” tall.... View full lot details

‘The Worcestershire Cricketer’. Large figure of a batsman wearing Worcestershire cap and sweater, leaning on his Duncan Fearnley bat, the other hand on his hip with wicket behind. Arista Designs of Hawick, Scotland. The figure stands 12” tall. Good condition... View full lot details

‘Freddie Truman. Yorkshire & England’. A glazed pottery figure of Freddie Trueman modelled full length, wearing Yorkshire colours, in bowling action. Incised to base with title and signed R. Underwood. 9” tall. Issued in a limited number, this being marked no.12. Sold with ‘A Yorkshire Batsman’. A glazed pottery figure of batsman modelled full length, wearing Yorkshire cap, in batting pose. Incised to base and signed R. Underwood. 7.5” tall. Issued apparently in a limited... View full lot details

‘There’s Style’. Royal Doulton Black Boy miniature two handled bulbous pot, with printed image of a boy in red shirt and a floppy hat in batting pose in front of the wicket to one side and to the other, a crest with ‘The All Black Team’. Green floral decoration to outer rim and handles. 1.75” tall. Doulton backstamp to base. Circa 1907. Good/very good condition. A very scarce and rarely seen ‘Black Boy’ miniature ceramic... View full lot details

‘Good for Fifty’. Royal Doulton Black Boy miniature two handled vase, with printed image of a boy in red shirt and a floppy hat in batting pose in front of the wicket to one side and to the other, a crest with ‘The All Black Team’. Green floral decoration to outer rim and handles. 2” tall. Doulton backstamp and number E4336’ to base. Circa 1907. Good/very good condition. A very scarce and rarely seen ‘Black... View full lot details

‘The Boss’. Royal Doulton Black Boy miniature flared lip jug, with printed image of a boy in red shirt and a floppy hat, wearing an umpire’s coat with bat to side, title to side. To verso a crest with ‘The All Black Team’. Green floral decoration to outer rim and handles. 2.25” tall. Doulton backstamp to base. Circa 1907. Good/very good condition. A very scarce and rarely seen ‘Black Boy’ miniature ceramic in lovely condition... View full lot details

‘Next Man In’. A small Royal Doulton Black Boy mug or tankard, entitled ‘Next Man In’ printed, to one side, with a boy cricketer in red shirt, grey trousers and a floppy hat, sitting on his bat, waiting to go in, to verso, the crest ‘The All Black Team’. Green floral decoration to outer rim, handle decorated in green. 2.75” tall. Circa 1907. Doulton backstamp and number ‘E4336’ to base. A rarer ‘Black Boy’... View full lot details

‘I was’nt Ready’. A large Royal Doulton ‘Black Boy’ bone china tall sided bowl, entitled ‘I was’nt ready’ printed inside the bowl with a boy in red shirt, yellow waistcoat and a floppy hat looking glum with his wicket broken behind him. Green floral decoration to outer and inner rim and handles. 10” diameter. Doulton backstamp and number D2864’ to base. Circa 1907. Some slight loss to the green paint on the rim, some minor... View full lot details

‘There’s Style!’. A Royal Doulton Black Boy dinner plate, entitled ‘There’s Style!’ printed with a boy in red jacket and a floppy hat stood in batting stance in front of the wicket. Green floral decoration to inner and outer rim. 9.5” diameter. Doulton backstamp to base. Minor mark and wear to the decoration otherwise in good/very good condition... View full lot details

‘Ready for Chances’. A Royal Doulton Black Boy dinner plate, entitled ‘Ready for Chances’ printed with a boy in red shirt, yellow waistcoat and a floppy hat crouched awaiting a catch (as if in the slips). Green floral decoration to inner and outer rim. 10.5” diameter. Doulton backstamp and number ‘D2864’ to base. Odd very minor firing marks to the back otherwise in good/very good condition. A rarer ‘Black Boy’ title... View full lot details

‘Out for a Duck’ Royal Doulton Black Boy saucer, entitled ‘Out for a Duck’ printed with a boy in red shirt and a floppy hat in batting pose having attempted a big shot, looking back to see the ball hit his wicket. Green floral decoration to edge. 5.5” diameter. Doulton backstamp and number ‘E4336’ to base. c1907. Very good condition. A rarer ‘Black Boy’ title. Previously sold by Knights as lot 362 in November 2021... View full lot details

Westerwald stoneware cricket beaker, moulded in relief with three cameo panels of a batsman, after W.G. Grace, in different poses. The body highly decorated with vine and sprig decoration in cobalt blue on a grey background, with the figures highlighted in blue. Cobalt blue rings to rim and to foot. Approx 5.5” tall. German circa 1890. Some slight loss of the blue to the decoration of the figures otherwise in good/very good condition. Rare... View full lot details

Cricket figures. A pair of German porcelain figures, the boy holding a cricket bat, wearing pads with a cap, the girl in three quarter length dress wearing a cap, she is holding a ball. Each figure is beautifully decorated in blue, red and gold lustre. 9” tall. c 1890/1900. Very good condition... View full lot details

‘Young England and Young England’s sister’. A nice pair of continental bisque figures of a boy, wearing cream and blue hooped cap holding a cricket ball and a young girl, wearing a cream and pink hooped cap, dressed in three-quarter dress holding a cricket bat, both on naturalistic bases. Both around 9.25” tall. ‘ Good/very good condition with bright colours.... View full lot details

Staffordshire cricket figures. Pair of original decorative Staffordshire 19th century pottery figures depicting a boy holding a cricket bat, wearing a white smock coat with belt, and a girl, in three quarter length dress, holding a ball. Approximately 6” tall. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

‘The Imps Cricket Match’. Allertons 9” diameter plate with imps playing cricket to surface. Circa 1920’s. 1.5" hairline crack through title, some wrinkling to glaze, otherwise in good condition.... View full lot details

Alphabet cricket plate. 19th Century earthenware circular ‘Alphabet’ child’s plate with cricket scene to centre, transfer printed in brown within the letters of the alphabet to rim. 6.75” diameter. ‘Staffordshire, England’ stamped to verso. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

Alphabet cricket plate. 19th Century earthenware circular ‘Alphabet’ child’s plate with cricket scene to centre, transfer printed in various colours within the letters of the alphabet to rim. 7.5” diameter. Very minor hairline to the back edge of the plate otherwise in good/very good condition... View full lot details

Cricket plate. A Rare Choisy Le-Roi Majolica mustard and green cricket plate depicting an Asian cricket match in the French Empire (Vietnam) with images of children (oriental) playing cricket to centre with foliage decoration and signed HB in chinese signs along the edge of the plate. One of a series of very unusual plates by the company of Hautin & Boulanger for Choisy-Le-Roi in France. I‘HB’ & ‘Choisy Le Roi.’ marks to back The plate,... View full lot details

Thomas Richardson. Somerset, Surrey & England, 1892-1905. A stoneware circular match holder with transfer printed colour image of Richardson full length in bowling pose. Produced by Kepple of Bristol. Approx 2.5” high. Registration number R319664 for 1898 to base. Some lack of lustre to the top edge otherwise good condition. A rarer match holder which included images of Grace and Ranjitsinhji on their products... View full lot details

Cricket snuff box. Victorian papier mache oblong snuff box. The hinged lid painted with a colour cricketing scene, after Hayman’s painting of 1740. The box measures approximately 3.25” long, 2” wide and 1” deep. Some wear and chipping to the edges of the lid otherwise in good condition. Rarely seen... View full lot details

Cricket snuff boxes. An oval black lacquered papier mache snuff box with hinged lid, believed to be circa 1870’s. The lid painted with a cricketing scene of boys playing cricket with trees in background. The box measures approx 2.75” x 2”x .1.25” deep. Some wear to the cricketing scene on the lid otherwise in good condition. Sold with a slightly snuff box from the same period with similar, but not the same, image of boys... View full lot details

Cricket pencil case. A black lacquered papier mache oblong pencil case with hinged lid and lock to centre, believed to be circa 1870/80’s. The lid painted with a comical cricketing scene of men playing cricket with tent and spectators to background. The case, still containing some of its contents, measures approximately 8”x2.25”x1” deep. Minor wear to the painted image on lid and all surfaces otherwise in good condition. A rarely seen pencil case... View full lot details

Cricket ball bookends. Two pairs of book ends, one produced and sold by Lord’s and the other with cricket balls mounted on varnished wooded ends. Good condition... View full lot details

Cricket ball inkwell. An attractive Victorian wooden inkwell modelled as a cricket ball and supported by wooden crossed cricket bats with grooved pen holders and balled feet support. Approximately 6” x 4.5” wide. G... View full lot details

Cricket ball inkwell. An attractive Victorian silver plated inkwell modelled as a cricket ball and supported by three crossed cricket bats with two wickets, one at either end on oval base with balled feet support. The base stamped ‘Holliday, Oxford, 2794’. Approximately 5.5” high. Good condition. Previously sold as lot 93 at Christie’s auction of July 2005... View full lot details

‘Staffordshire County Cricket Club’. Original silver hallmarked vesta case with enamel Stafford shire emblem of the Stafford knot to centre in gold and the clubs title Staffordshire C.C.C. to side. Hallmarked for Birmingham 1906. Ring suspension to top of lid. Approximately 1.5”x1.75”. Minor wear, good condition... View full lot details

Victorian cricket vesta case. Attractive silver rounded oblong vesta case decorated in relief with a figure of a batsman, wearing a cap, standing at the wicket playing a shot. Approximately 1.25”x2.25”. Not hallmarked but appears to be silver. Makers mark for Howell James & Co of London to lid. Good condition... View full lot details

Victorian cricket vesta case. Attractive silver rounded oblong vesta case decorated with an enamel figure of a batsman, wearing a cap, playing a shot. Approximately 2.25”x1.75”. Hallmarked Birmingham 1915. Makers mark for Arthur S. Zimmerman of Birmingham. Some wear to the enamel edges otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Victorian cricket vesta case. Large and highly attractive silver rounded oblong cigarette case, decorated in relief with a figure of a batsman, wearing a cap, standing in batting stance at the wicket with trees to background. Inscribed ‘J.J. Jenkins 4.4. 1913’. Approximately 3.25”x2.5”. Hallmarked Birmingham 1912. Makers mark for Henry Matthews of Birmingham. Gilt interior. Heavy bump to the back of the case, some wear otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Cricket vesta. Unusual and rare vesta case. The oblong silver metal case with lift up lid has an original photograph of a cricketer, wearing a cap, in fielding position about to throw the ball. Ring suspension. 1”x2”. An attractive little item... View full lot details

Cricket locket. Attractive oblong shaped silver opening locket with wickets, crossed bats and ball centre decoration. The reverse hallmarked. Birmingham 1887. Approximately 0.75”x1.25”. Some wear and the odd knock otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

Maurice Willliam Tate. Sussex & England 1912-1937. ‘Bodyline’. M.C.C. tour of Australia 1932/33. A silver key embossed with the British Bulldog and an applied kangaroo on obverse, the reverse stamped ‘Freedom of British Dominion Films, All British Theatres. Australia 1932-33’. ‘W.M. Tate’ and silver mark to the blade of the key. 2” long, ring suspension. Previously sold by Christie’s Auctioneers as lot 187 in October 1988. [It is not known what this key represented or... View full lot details

Cricket button. Very early cricket button, with figures of a batsman, under arm bowler and stumps within decorative circular border . Circa 1830/40’s (?). Indistinct embossing to verso. G. Rare... View full lot details

Kumar Shri Duleepsinhji. Sussex & England 1924-1932. Silver cigarette case, with gold inlay, presented by Duleepsinhji to ‘Billy’, William. A. Woof his former coach at Cheltenham College. The cigarette box with machine tooled decoration engraved in a circle to centre ‘K.S. Duleepsinhji to ‘Billy’ 1923’. Hallmarked with makers mark of William Hair Haselar of Birmingham 1921, further hallmarks to inside of case. The case measures approximately 2.5”x3.5”. Good/very good condition. A rare personal item presented... View full lot details

Kenneth Frank Barrington, Surrey & England 1953-1968. An attractive white metal slaver with four figures of cricketers, bowler, batsman, fielder and wicket-keeper, raised in relief, enamelled emblems of England and India to sides with decorative surround and central inscription ‘With the Best Compliments of The Board of Control for Cricket in India to Mr K.F. Barrington- member M.C.C. Cricket touring Team in India 1961/62. M.A. Chidambaram- President’. The salver measures 11”x8.5”. Good condition. Previously sold... View full lot details

‘Malviya Cricket Club, New Delhi (India) tour to Surrey England 26 July- 8 Aug. 1999’. Silver metal oval salver by S.R. Jain Jewellers, Delhi. Titles and flags to centre with decorative blue border. The salver unopened in original cellophane wrapper, contained in blue presentation box. The box with damage to one corner, the salver in excellent condition. Sold with a ‘Surrey Cricket’ miniature bat signed by John Major who was President of Surrey C.C.C. 2000/01.... View full lot details

John Berry ‘Jack’ Hobbs. Surrey & England 1905-1934. ‘England v Australia. Jack Hobbs 100 runs. Eleventh Test century 1926’. Cricket ball presented to Jack Hobbs with silver band around the ball with the inscription ‘England v Australia. Kennington Oval, 17th August 1926. J.B. Hobbs. B. Gregory 100. Eleventh Test century in Test Matches against Australia’. The ball was previously sold as part of The Jack Hobbs Collection in Phillips Auctioneers sale of April 1979 as... View full lot details

Arthur Fielder. Kent & England 1900-1914. M.C.C. Centenary 1814-1914. Original medal presented to Humphries to mark 100 years of the third Lord’s Cricket Ground. The bronze metal medal with ‘M.C.C. 1814-1914, with cricket bat and stump decoration’ and below in scroll ‘A. Fielder’ and to verso ‘Lord’s Ground Centenary 1914’ to outer ring and to centre ‘To commemorate the 100th Year as a Cricket Ground’. 1.25” diameter. Ring suspension. In original presentation box, W.O. Lewis,... View full lot details

Derek William Randall. Nottinghamshire & England 1972-1993. England World Cup (Prudential Cup) Runners Up 1979’ large silver medal presented to Randall as a member of the England World Cup squad. The impressive hallmarked silver medal with titles ‘The Prudential Cup. Runners Up 1979’ to outer edge and to centre raised cricket ball in starburst motif to centre encircled by engraved title to face. Silver and maker’s mark for ‘R.B’ and London 1979. 2.5” diameter... View full lot details

Cricket fielder. Bronze type metal featuring a fielder picking up the ball and holding it with both hands about to throw in. The fielder is wearing a cap and the figure is mounted to a marble stone oval plinth. 10” tall. Very good condition... View full lot details

‘Cricket at Lord’s’. Halcyon Days circular enamelled pill box. The lid with an early cricket scene at Lord’s, the hinged lid revealing title ‘Cricket at Lord’s in the early 19th century’ and small image of a cricketer in top hat. The outer decorated with scenes of cricket spectators. Sold with a similar pill box the lid decorated with Grace batting, details to the inside of the lid ‘A Village cricket match at the turn of... View full lot details

John Kent ‘Jack’ Nye. Sussex 1934-1947. One-off dinner plate with inscription to centre ‘Merry Christmas Jack. Best Wishes D.C.S. Compton & J.A. Young, M.C.C. Touring Team 1948-49’. The plate, by unknown maker, with gilt lustre to edge and floral decoration to rim, is mounted in octagonal glazed wooden box frame with M.C.C. Christmas card and hand printed title mounted below. Brass carrying handle to top. Overall 19”x19”. G/VG... View full lot details