Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Wisden Cricketers’ Almanacks,
Football & Sporting Memorabilia

Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
22nd, 23rd & 24th March 2024

Lot 270
Estimate: £400/600
Hammer: unsold
‘I was’nt Ready’. A Royal Doulton ‘Black Boy’ bone china dinner plate, entitled ‘I was’nt ready’ printed with a boy in red shirt, yellow waistcoat and a floppy hat looking glum with his wicket broken behind him. Green floral decoration to inner and outer rim. 10.25” diameter. Doulton backstamp and number ‘D2864’ to base. Very minor loss to green band otherwise in very good condition. A rare ‘Black Boy’ plate
‘The All Black Team’ series was introduced in 1906 and withdrawn in 1930

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