Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Cricket belt buckles. A pair of belt buckles, both mint tradesman’s samples, and unused, in soft gilt metal. One of oblong shape with relief design showing a group of cricketers tossing a ball in the air with legend ‘Toss for the Innings’ measuring 2.75”x1.75”. and the second of circular shape with cricket emblems in relief of cricket bats,stumps and ball, measuring 2.5”x2”. Circa 1870. Both in beautiful mint and unused condition. Qty 2. Previously sold... View full lot details

Cricket belt buckle. A circular shaped belt buckle in soft gilt metal, made as a tradesman’s sample, of circular form with rose border in relief and with applied silver plated design of bat, bound stumps and ball at centre. Ball decoration to corners of border, 2.75”x2”. Circa 1870. Mint unused condition. Previously sold by Christie’s Auctioneers in June 1997 as lot 204... View full lot details

Cricket belt buckles. A pair of belt buckles, both mint tradesman’s samples, and unused, in soft gilt metal. the first with silver-plated cricket emblem mounted within engraved floral border on gilt brass backplate, the other with applied gilt metal design of a batsman on silver-plated decorative boss attached to brass backplate with canted corners. 2.5”x2” and 2”x2”. Circa 1870. Both in beautiful mint and unused condition. Qty 2. Previously sold by Christie’s Auctioneers in June... View full lot details

Cricket belt buckles. A pair of belt buckles, both mint tradesman’s samples, and unused, in soft gilt metal. The first, with legend ‘Hurrah for the Bat and the Ball’, of rectangular form with a batsmen to each side, crossed bats and wickets with canted corners and heraldic design in relief, the other of circular shape with beaded border and batsman playing a shot to centre. 2.25”x2” and 2.5”x2”. Circa 1870. Both in beautiful mint... View full lot details

Cricket belt buckles. A pair of belt buckles, both mint tradesman’s samples, and unused, in soft gilt metal. The first, with legend ‘Our Game’, of rectangular form with crossed bats to centre, stumps and cricket balls to sides with beaded border, the other of circular shape with two crossed bats and pair of wickets to centre with beaded border and cricket balls to each corner. Both measure 2.5”x2”. Circa 1870. Both in beautiful mint and... View full lot details

‘Honi soit qui mal y pense’ translates roughly to ‘Shame on him who thinks evil of it’. Brass cricket belt buckle of oblong form with large cricket ball to centre with the legend in circle around it, two lions to sides, boater to top and two bats below. 2.5”x2”. An attractive buckle and in good condition... View full lot details

Cricket belt buckle. Silver metal cricket belt buckle of almost square form with laurel wreath garland to centre and cricket bat and ball above. Inscription to centre reads ‘Won by M. Shephard’. 14.4. [18]65. Approximately 2.5”x2.25”. Good condition... View full lot details

‘Knight of the Bat’. Brass cricket belt buckle of almost square form with head and shoulders image of a batsmen to centre with the legend in circle around it within a octagram shape star, beaded border. Approximately 2.5”x2”. Good condition... View full lot details

‘Sport & Play’. Silver metal cricket belt buckle of oblong form with anchor, wreath, cricket bat and ball and the legend to centre, Floral corner borders . Approximately 2.75”x2”. Good condition... View full lot details

Cricket belt buckle. Brass cricket belt buckle of oval form with scene of a cricket match in progress to centre, batsman, wicket-keeper and fielders to foreground, trees to background. Approximately 2.75”x2”. Good condition... View full lot details

Cricket belt buckle. Two piece detachable silver metal belt buckle decorated to centre with gilt metal circular decoration with additional silver plate laurel wreath with crossed bat and stumps with cricket ball to centre, beaded border. Approximately 3.25”x2” overall. Good condition... View full lot details

Cricket belt buckle. An attractive brass cricket belt buckle of oblong form with centre figure of a raised batsman playing a shot, to both sides are decorative cricket bats and balls in vertical patterns with floral design. Makers and registration mark to verso. Approximately 2.75”x2”. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

Cricket belt buckle. Uppingham School cricket. Rare cricketer’s belt buckle. The brass /gilded metal buckle of rectangular outline with squared corners depicting to centre the founder of the school, Archdeacon Robert Johnson of the Diocese of Peterborough, with attendant pupils and the school motto to surround ‘In Oakham et Uppingham in Com.Ruti. Sic Com Gubern Scholar et Hospiciorum’. c1870-1880’s. The buckle measure approximately 2.5”x2.25”. Good/very good condition... View full lot details

‘Lord’s Clasp’. Square early Victorian belt buckle with crossed bats, balls, stumps etc with shield to centre with raised inscription and crown to top. 2.25”. Some wear, lacking bar and clasp to verso otherwise in generally good condition... View full lot details

‘The Eleven’. Early and complete embroidered belt with oblong shaped brass belt buckle showing the eleven players, shown as batsmen, fielders, bowlers and wicket-keeper, with legend to lower border. The buckle measures almost 3.5”x2”. The colourful belt embroidered in a variety of colours with red border to top and bottom, swirls and floral decoration. The belt shows very worn and torn in places, lacking the majority of what appears to be a silk lining, the... View full lot details

Cricket belt. Early and complete thick leather belt with circular brass belt buckle with figure of an early batsman wearing cap with bat over his shoulder and holding a cricket ball in his other hand. The buckle measures approximately 2” diameter. The colourful belt in predominately red with green edging to top and bottom. Illegible name handwritten to the inside of the belt. The belt with signs of wear and lacking its clasp, the buckle... View full lot details

‘England’s Delight’. Early and complete material belt with oval shaped brass belt buckle showing crossed bats inter twinned in an oval circle with crown to top and horizontal cricket stumps with legend to oval circle. The buckle measures approximately 1.75”x2”, the belt in plain blue. Minor wear otherwise in good condition. This belt and buckle appear to have been made for a boy/youth rather than a man. An early rare cricket belt and decorative buckle... View full lot details

‘Let Cricket Flourish’. Early and complete embroidered belt with square shaped brass belt buckle showing to centre a cricket scoring tent with stumps and crossed bats and ball, two cricketers to left and right, one holding a bat and one holding a ball with legend to lower border. The buckle measures almost 2.5”x2.25”. The colourful belt embroidered on leather in a variety of colours with floral decoration. Some minor wear to belt and buckle otherwise... View full lot details

Cricket belt. Early and embroidered belt with square irregular shaped brass belt buckle with image of two bats, each sectionalised with cricket ball decoration in between them. The buckle measures approximately 2” square. . The colourful belt in a multitude of colours with stylised diamond pattern running through it. Lacking its clasp otherwise in good condition. An early rare cricket belt and decorative buckle... View full lot details

Cricket belt. Early and complete material belt with oblong shaped brass belt buckle showing an eight pointed circle with circle to centre holding a cricket ball and crossed cricket bats, bats and bat handles to corners of the buckle. The buckle measures approximately 2”x1.75”, the belt in brown material with colourful rose embroidery running through it. Minor wear otherwise in good condition. This belt and buckle appear to have been made for a boy/youth rather... View full lot details

Cricket belt. Early and complete material belt with oblong shaped brass belt buckle showing a bowler bowling to a batsman with trees to background. The buckle measures approximately 2.25”x2”, the belt in brown material with minor stripes running through it. Some wear and a little misshaped otherwise in good condition. This belt and buckle appear to have been made for a boy/youth rather than a man. An early rare cricket belt and decorative buckle... View full lot details

Cricket toast rack c1900. A Victorian silver plated, six division toast rack with five pairs of crossed cricket bats, with a set of angled cricket stumps and bails at each end, the handle of the rack in the form of a cricketer’s belt and buckle on a cricket ball. The rack mounted on four cricket ball feet. Approximately 7.25” long x 3” wide, 6.75” high. A little tarnished otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

‘Lord’s Cricket Ground’. Early brass cricket belt buckle of circular form with image of a crown with legend ‘Lord’s Cricket Ground’ in a scroll above and below. Beaded circular border to buckle. Circa 1860/70’s. Approximately 1.5” diameter. The buckle is a little bumped to edges otherwise in good condition... View full lot details

‘The Champion’. Early brass cricket belt buckle of square form with rounded corner with head and shoulders image of a bearded cricketer wearing a bowler style hat with the legend ‘The Champion’ to the hat band. The image of the cricketer at the centre of a cross which fills the entire buckle with attractive decoration of crossed cricket bats and stumps to all four corners Beaded circular border to buckle. Circa 1860/70’s. Approximately 1.5” diameter.... 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

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