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Cricket, Football, Golf & Sporting Memorabilia

‘At Lords: Eton v. Harrow’. Large supplement print published for the ‘Christmas Number of The World 1889’. The image depicts large crowds dressed in their finery attending Lord’s, the match in progress in the background, with two roundel insets, one of W.G. Grace, the other of a wicket-keeper breaking the stumps for a run-out. Printed title to lower border. 20.5”x14.5”, mounted, overall 22”x16” with official stamp for ‘Manley Sims Eton Collection’ to lower right corner of the mount board. Some foxing, otherwise in good condition. Sold with a further late 19th century supplement, thought to have been published with ‘The Graphic’ in 1890, titled ‘Some Representative Cricketers’ featuring twenty four portrait engravings of players including Grace, Lord Harris, Shuter, Lohmann, Ulyett, Abel, Read, Lucas, Woods, Hornby, Peel etc. 23.5”x15.75”, appears trimmed to edges, otherwise good. Also an attractive pencil sketch, possibly a print, of a village cricket scene by an unknown artist. 10.5”x7”. Some age toning and surface wear, otherwise in good condition. Qty 3.