Catalogue for the auction of
Cricket, Football & Sporting Memorabilia
Held on Friday, Saturday & Sunday
10th, 11th & 12th April 2026
Lot 493
Estimate: £250/350
Hammer: £320
William Gilbert Grace. Original Coalport porcelain plate commemorating W.G. Grace’s Century Of Centuries 1895, decorated in the rarer puce (redish brown) with central portrait of Grace and dates of each individual century and who scored against radiating out from the centre. With plain semi-gadrooned rim. 9” diameter. Coalport stamp and ‘In Commemoration of Dr W.G. Grace’s Century of Centuries 1866-1895’ in puce to back. Good/very good condition. Rare
W.G. Grace completed his one hundreth century by making his highest first class score of 288 v Somerset in the game in the match, Somersetshire v Gloucestershire, played at the Ashley Down Ground, Gloucester on Friday May 17th 1895. The commemorative plates were produced in blue, green, red and the rarer puce colour