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

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

Lot 499
Estimate: £80/120
Hammer: unsold
‘Life’s Little Ironies’. Excellent pen and ink original artwork of a gentleman wearing top hat and carrying umbrella been hit on the head by a cricket ball whilst walking around a cricket ground. The players to background with one fielder running to retrieve the ball. Nicely signed by the artist Ernest Goodwin and date [18]96 to lower left hand corner. Pencil annotation to lower right hand corner with title ‘Life’s Little Ironies. Distinguished philanthropist “*!!??*’ and I gave them this Park!!’. A very nicely drawn scene. Attractively mounted, framed and glazed. Overall 16”x21.5”. Minor creasing otherwise in good/very good condition

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