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1st Nov 2006

Football & Racing 1st November 2006

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Football & Racing 1st November 2006

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Some lots as indicated in the catalogue may be subject to Artists Resale Rights (ARR).
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This royalty is paid by the purchaser on top of the hammer price if the sale price reaches or exceeds 1000 euros. The amount payable is on a sliding scale e.g. up to 50,000 euros, the royalty rate is 4% of the sale price. The maximum royalty a work can earn is capped at 12,500 euros.

    Lots (822)

    Showing 720 of 822
    A Snaffles print, titled 'The Gunner, Good Hunting! Old Sportsman'; sold with a print after Madeline Selfe of Nijinsky with Lester Piggott up; and a half-set of 25 John Player Derby & Grand National Winners cigarette cards, being the Derby winners only, all framed (3)
    Lot 676

    A Snaffles print, titled 'The Gunner, Good Hunting! Old Sportsman'; sold with a print after Madeline Selfe of Nijinsky with Lester Piggott up; and a half-set of 25 John Player Derby & Grand National Winners cigarette cards, being the Derby winners only, all framed (3)

    Hammer Price:

    £110

    Estimated Price:

    £100 - £150

    After Leonard Lucas GORDON RICHARDS ON TUDOR MINSTREL signed in pencil by the artist and Sir Gordon Richards, lithograph published c.1948 the image 54 by 97cm., 21 1/4 by 38in.
    Lot 677

    After Leonard Lucas GORDON RICHARDS ON TUDOR MINSTREL signed in pencil by the artist and Sir Gordon Richards, lithograph published c.1948 the image 54 by 97cm., 21 1/4 by 38in.

    Hammer Price:

    £150

    Estimated Price:

    £200 - £300

    After Susan Crawford MASTERS AT WORK signed, a limited edition oval-shaped print numbered 204/250 & featuring Vincent O'Brien and Lester Piggott aboard Nijinsky,51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.; sold with two artist proof racing etchings by Peter Nel; a signed Peter Williams print of Petoski's King George; & a Madeline Selfe print of Grundy with Pat Eddery up (5)
    Lot 678

    After Susan Crawford MASTERS AT WORK signed, a limited edition oval-shaped print numbered 204/250 & featuring Vincent O'Brien and Lester Piggott aboard Nijinsky,51 by 41cm., 20 by 16in.; sold with two artist proof racing etchings by Peter Nel; a signed Peter Williams print of Petoski's King George; & a Madeline Selfe print of Grundy with Pat Eddery up (5)

    Hammer Price:

    £90

    Estimated Price:

    £150 - £250

    After Raymond Skipp LESTER PIGGOTT IN THE COLOURS OF MR CHARLES ST. GEORGE colour lithograph, signed in pencil to the lower margin by the artist and the jockey, published by Arthur Ackermann 1983, mounted, framed & glazed, overall 94 by 70cm., 37 by 27 1/2in.
    Lot 679

    After Raymond Skipp LESTER PIGGOTT IN THE COLOURS OF MR CHARLES ST. GEORGE colour lithograph, signed in pencil to the lower margin by the artist and the jockey, published by Arthur Ackermann 1983, mounted, framed & glazed, overall 94 by 70cm., 37 by 27 1/2in.

    Hammer Price:

    £50

    Estimated Price:

    £300 - £400

    A group of decorative framed racing prints, including three examples featuring Lester Piggott, portrayals of Dawn Run & Dancing Brave (signed by Pat Eddery), two Vanity Fair prints of jockeys, caricatures, reproduction antiquarian prints etc, examples signed by the artists (16)
    Lot 680

    A group of decorative framed racing prints, including three examples featuring Lester Piggott, portrayals of Dawn Run & Dancing Brave (signed by Pat Eddery), two Vanity Fair prints of jockeys, caricatures, reproduction antiquarian prints etc, examples signed by the artists (16)

    Hammer Price:

    £50

    Estimated Price:

    £250 - £350

    A group of modern racing prints, including many examples by Phillipe Klaus, also others by Sue Wingate & Louise Mizen, subjects including Aldaniti, Dancing Brave, Detroit, Shergar, John Henry, Mtoto, Nashwan, Pebbles, Triptych, Indian Skimmer, Reference Point, Soviet Star, with many signed example (34)
    Lot 681

    A group of modern racing prints, including many examples by Phillipe Klaus, also others by Sue Wingate & Louise Mizen, subjects including Aldaniti, Dancing Brave, Detroit, Shergar, John Henry, Mtoto, Nashwan, Pebbles, Triptych, Indian Skimmer, Reference Point, Soviet Star, with many signed example (34)

    Hammer Price:

    £500

    Estimated Price:

    £500 - £800

    Two posters for the Dublin Horse Show of 1968 and 1969, produced for the Royal Dublin Society, colour lithographs printed by Hely Thom Limited, unframed, 89 by 57cm., 35 by 22 1/2in., folded as issued; sold with two smaller card flyers for the 1969 & 1979 Shows (4)
    Lot 682

    Two posters for the Dublin Horse Show of 1968 and 1969, produced for the Royal Dublin Society, colour lithographs printed by Hely Thom Limited, unframed, 89 by 57cm., 35 by 22 1/2in., folded as issued; sold with two smaller card flyers for the 1969 & 1979 Shows (4)

    Hammer Price:

    £380

    Estimated Price:

    £400 - £600

    A full set of 50 Smith's Derby Winners 1864-1912 cigarette cards, rare, framed
    Lot 683

    A full set of 50 Smith's Derby Winners 1864-1912 cigarette cards, rare, framed

    Hammer Price:

    £170

    Estimated Price:

    £200 - £300

    Five framed sets of racing themed cigarette cards, Ogden's owners and their jockeys (25), Player's Racing Caricatures (40), Gallaher Famous Jockeys (48) & two sets of Player's Derby & Grand National Winners (50 each)
    Lot 684

    Five framed sets of racing themed cigarette cards, Ogden's owners and their jockeys (25), Player's Racing Caricatures (40), Gallaher Famous Jockeys (48) & two sets of Player's Derby & Grand National Winners (50 each)

    Hammer Price:

    £30

    Estimated Price:

    £200 - £300

    Fred Archer memorabilia, comprising: two stevengraphs, the first in the original card mount with printed details to the reverse, Archer portrayed in the colours of Mr T Jennings junior, the other example being just the original silk picture, both framed; together with a brass Fred Archer & Bend Or paper clip; & a small Staffordshire horseback figure inscribed FRED ARCHER, various sizes
    Lot 685

    Fred Archer memorabilia, comprising: two stevengraphs, the first in the original card mount with printed details to the reverse, Archer portrayed in the colours of Mr T Jennings junior, the other example being just the original silk picture, both framed; together with a brass Fred Archer & Bend Or paper clip; & a small Staffordshire horseback figure inscribed FRED ARCHER, various sizes

    Hammer Price:

    £200

    Estimated Price:

    £200 - £300

    A Victorian carte-de-visite/cabinet card album including a photographic card signed by William Archer father of Fred Archer, Archer portrayed in the silks her wore aboard Little Charley when winning the 1858 Grand National, signed in ink Yours Very Truly, W. Archer William Archer was born at Cheltenham, one of thirteen children. He ran away from home at the age of eleven, but established himself as a jockey of rare ability in his teens. However, as he matured he experienced weight problems and turned to steeplechasing. The Emperor of Russia, no less, employed Archer to both run his stud and ride his horses when he was still just seventeen. However, Archer could not adjust to the severe winters near St Petersburg and returned to England to continue his career as a jockey. His greatest moment came with the victory on Little Charley in the 1858 Grand National. His youngest son, who was just four months old at the time of the National win, was christened Frederick James Archer. In time he would set the racing world ablaze with his unique brilliance, extinguished prematurely by tragedy.
    Lot 686

    A Victorian carte-de-visite/cabinet card album including a photographic card signed by William Archer father of Fred Archer, Archer portrayed in the silks her wore aboard Little Charley when winning the 1858 Grand National, signed in ink Yours Very Truly, W. Archer William Archer was born at Cheltenham, one of thirteen children. He ran away from home at the age of eleven, but established himself as a jockey of rare ability in his teens. However, as he matured he experienced weight problems and turned to steeplechasing. The Emperor of Russia, no less, employed Archer to both run his stud and ride his horses when he was still just seventeen. However, Archer could not adjust to the severe winters near St Petersburg and returned to England to continue his career as a jockey. His greatest moment came with the victory on Little Charley in the 1858 Grand National. His youngest son, who was just four months old at the time of the National win, was christened Frederick James Archer. In time he would set the racing world ablaze with his unique brilliance, extinguished prematurely by tragedy.

    Hammer Price:

    £580

    Estimated Price:

    £200 - £300

    A Clarence Hailey photographic print of the 1915 Triple Crown winner Pommern signed by the owner Solomon Joel and the jockey Steve Donoghue, signed in ink & Dated 1915, mounted, the image 18 by 23cm., 7 by 9in.
    Lot 687

    A Clarence Hailey photographic print of the 1915 Triple Crown winner Pommern signed by the owner Solomon Joel and the jockey Steve Donoghue, signed in ink & Dated 1915, mounted, the image 18 by 23cm., 7 by 9in.

    Hammer Price:

    £120

    Estimated Price:

    £150 - £200

    A group of nine b&w photographs of horses owner by Mrs Marion Glenister, by R Anscomb of Newmarket, subjects comprising: Lorigan, Battle View, Sicaro, Tarka, Capanelle, Brown Spice, Valselente, Charlemonte & Ondine Mrs Glenister is best remembered as the owner of Nimbus, the 1949 Derby winner.
    Lot 688

    A group of nine b&w photographs of horses owner by Mrs Marion Glenister, by R Anscomb of Newmarket, subjects comprising: Lorigan, Battle View, Sicaro, Tarka, Capanelle, Brown Spice, Valselente, Charlemonte & Ondine Mrs Glenister is best remembered as the owner of Nimbus, the 1949 Derby winner.

    Status:

    Unsold

    Estimated Price:

    £100 - £200

    A black & white period photograph of Steve Donoghue at his Farewell Dinner, held at the Piccadilly Hotel, 20th October 1937, the mount with manuscript legend identifying the 11 jockeys depicted, Weston, Herbert, Sibbitt, Smirke, Donoghue, Carslake, Beary, Wragg, Childs, Fox & Richards, framed & glazed, 26 by 26.5cm., 10 1/4 by 10 1/2in.
    Lot 689

    A black & white period photograph of Steve Donoghue at his Farewell Dinner, held at the Piccadilly Hotel, 20th October 1937, the mount with manuscript legend identifying the 11 jockeys depicted, Weston, Herbert, Sibbitt, Smirke, Donoghue, Carslake, Beary, Wragg, Childs, Fox & Richards, framed & glazed, 26 by 26.5cm., 10 1/4 by 10 1/2in.

    Hammer Price:

    £50

    Estimated Price:

    £40 - £60

    James Lynwood Palmer (1868-1941) A BAY RACEHORSE IN A LANDSCAPE signed, oil on canvas 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in. appendix The following two lots were the property and personal effects of the equestrian artist James Lynwood Palmer (1868-1941). On his death the items were bequeathed to Mary Cox, his housekeeper for the equestrian artist James Lynwood Palmer at his White House address in Heston, Middlesex.
    Lot 690

    James Lynwood Palmer (1868-1941) A BAY RACEHORSE IN A LANDSCAPE signed, oil on canvas 41 by 51cm., 16 by 20in. appendix The following two lots were the property and personal effects of the equestrian artist James Lynwood Palmer (1868-1941). On his death the items were bequeathed to Mary Cox, his housekeeper for the equestrian artist James Lynwood Palmer at his White House address in Heston, Middlesex.

    Hammer Price:

    £1,200

    Estimated Price:

    £2,000 - £3,000

    A group of property and personal effects of the equestrian artist James Lynwood Palmer (1868-1941), comprising: three framed pencil sketches, two unframed watercolours and nine framed prints by and after Lynwood Palmer; three photographs featuring the artist coach driving two of which relate to the Master Robert pub where Lynwood Palmer had painted the inn sign; his large travelling trunk; an album containing various papers including a photostat of his will, press obituaries and other press cuttings, Xmas cards, personal photographs, postcards & correspondence; Lynwood Palmer's silver-mounted bone-handled riding crop initialled L.P.; a small qty. of books & magazines from his library; a qty. of table linen; two leather wallets both embossed J.L.P. and still containing a few business cards; a qty. of household silver and various domestic items; a vesta inscribed L.P.; a pair of spectacles and a magnifying glass; 9 items of jewellery; & two mantle clocks (a qty.)
    Lot 691

    A group of property and personal effects of the equestrian artist James Lynwood Palmer (1868-1941), comprising: three framed pencil sketches, two unframed watercolours and nine framed prints by and after Lynwood Palmer; three photographs featuring the artist coach driving two of which relate to the Master Robert pub where Lynwood Palmer had painted the inn sign; his large travelling trunk; an album containing various papers including a photostat of his will, press obituaries and other press cuttings, Xmas cards, personal photographs, postcards & correspondence; Lynwood Palmer's silver-mounted bone-handled riding crop initialled L.P.; a small qty. of books & magazines from his library; a qty. of table linen; two leather wallets both embossed J.L.P. and still containing a few business cards; a qty. of household silver and various domestic items; a vesta inscribed L.P.; a pair of spectacles and a magnifying glass; 9 items of jewellery; & two mantle clocks (a qty.)

    Hammer Price:

    £500

    Estimated Price:

    £500 - £800

    Attributed to Edward Craven (20th century) ROYAL MAIL WITH EVAN WILLIAMS UP AND THE TRAINER IVOR ANTHONY unsigned, oil on canvas 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.
    Lot 692

    Attributed to Edward Craven (20th century) ROYAL MAIL WITH EVAN WILLIAMS UP AND THE TRAINER IVOR ANTHONY unsigned, oil on canvas 51 by 61cm., 20 by 24in.

    Hammer Price:

    £820

    Estimated Price:

    £500 - £700

    Edward Craven (20th century) BROWN JACK WITH STEVE DONOGHUE UP ON THE GALLOPS AT WROUGHTON signed, oil on canvas 46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in.
    Lot 693

    Edward Craven (20th century) BROWN JACK WITH STEVE DONOGHUE UP ON THE GALLOPS AT WROUGHTON signed, oil on canvas 46 by 61cm., 18 by 24in.

    Hammer Price:

    £400

    Estimated Price:

    £400 - £600

    The trainer's trophy for the Centenary Grand National won by Royal Mail in 1937, in the form of a silver cup & cover by Boodle & Dunthorne, hallmarked Birmingham 1936, with a tapering stem, Pegasus handles and an acorn finial, the body set with a medallion commemorating the coronation of King George VI, a reverse medallion depicting a Liver Bird and inscribed THE GRAND NATIONAL, CENTENARY YEAR 1937, with a turned ebonised plinth set with a plaque inscribed ROYAL MAIL, WINNER OF THE GRAND NATIONAL 1937, OWNED BY HUGH LLOYD THOMAS, TRAINED BY IVOR ANTHONY, RIDDEN BY EVAN WILLIAMS, height 36cm., 14in., weight 1,493gr., 48oz. The 1937 Grand National was known as the 'Welsh National' with the winning owned, trainer and jockey all being Welshmen, namely Mr Hugh Lloyd Thomas, Ivor Anthony and Evan Williams respectively. Royal Mail was a black gelding bred by Charlie Rogers in Ireland from My Prince out of Flying May and a half-brother to the double Grand National winner Reynoldstown. He was sold as an unbroken three-year-old to Hubert Hartigan, who passed him on to the former assistant secretary to the Prince of Wales Mr Hugh Lloyd Thomas. The gelding was trained by Ivor Anthony at the Barcelona Stables at Wroughton in Wiltshire, where the 1933 winner Kellsboro' Jack had also been trained as well as the legendary Brown Jack. Royal Mail won the race by three lengths at odds of 100 to 6. Royal Mail's delighted owner, an amateur rider of some distinction, gave notice after the victory that he intended to ride the gelding himself in next year's 'National, fitting in race-riding with his duties as a member of the British Diplomatic Service. Sadly it was not to be, for just a month before the 1938 Grand National, Mr Hugh Lloyd Thomas was killed in a fall in a steeplechase at Derby. appendix Lots 692 to 699 are being sold by the descendants of Stewart Wilkins, the groom of the 1937 Grand National winner Royal Mail employed at Ivor Anthony's Barcelona Stables at Wroughton, Wiltshire.
    Lot 694

    The trainer's trophy for the Centenary Grand National won by Royal Mail in 1937, in the form of a silver cup & cover by Boodle & Dunthorne, hallmarked Birmingham 1936, with a tapering stem, Pegasus handles and an acorn finial, the body set with a medallion commemorating the coronation of King George VI, a reverse medallion depicting a Liver Bird and inscribed THE GRAND NATIONAL, CENTENARY YEAR 1937, with a turned ebonised plinth set with a plaque inscribed ROYAL MAIL, WINNER OF THE GRAND NATIONAL 1937, OWNED BY HUGH LLOYD THOMAS, TRAINED BY IVOR ANTHONY, RIDDEN BY EVAN WILLIAMS, height 36cm., 14in., weight 1,493gr., 48oz. The 1937 Grand National was known as the 'Welsh National' with the winning owned, trainer and jockey all being Welshmen, namely Mr Hugh Lloyd Thomas, Ivor Anthony and Evan Williams respectively. Royal Mail was a black gelding bred by Charlie Rogers in Ireland from My Prince out of Flying May and a half-brother to the double Grand National winner Reynoldstown. He was sold as an unbroken three-year-old to Hubert Hartigan, who passed him on to the former assistant secretary to the Prince of Wales Mr Hugh Lloyd Thomas. The gelding was trained by Ivor Anthony at the Barcelona Stables at Wroughton in Wiltshire, where the 1933 winner Kellsboro' Jack had also been trained as well as the legendary Brown Jack. Royal Mail won the race by three lengths at odds of 100 to 6. Royal Mail's delighted owner, an amateur rider of some distinction, gave notice after the victory that he intended to ride the gelding himself in next year's 'National, fitting in race-riding with his duties as a member of the British Diplomatic Service. Sadly it was not to be, for just a month before the 1938 Grand National, Mr Hugh Lloyd Thomas was killed in a fall in a steeplechase at Derby. appendix Lots 692 to 699 are being sold by the descendants of Stewart Wilkins, the groom of the 1937 Grand National winner Royal Mail employed at Ivor Anthony's Barcelona Stables at Wroughton, Wiltshire.

    Hammer Price:

    £2,400

    Estimated Price:

    £1,500 - £2,500

    A racing plate worn by Royal Mail when winning the 1937 Grand National and a plaited lock of the gelding's hair, the lightweight racing plate nailed to a wooden backboard (2)
    Lot 695

    A racing plate worn by Royal Mail when winning the 1937 Grand National and a plaited lock of the gelding's hair, the lightweight racing plate nailed to a wooden backboard (2)

    Hammer Price:

    £250

    Estimated Price:

    £500 - £800

    A racing plate worn by Kellsboro' Jack when winning the 1933 Grand National, mounted on a wooden backboard set with a silver plaque inscribed KELLSBORO JACK, WINNER OF GRAND NATIONAL, 1933, 20 by 16.5cm., 8 by 6 1/2in.; together with a W W Rouch mounted b&w photograph of Kellsboro' Jack and all the stable staff at Wroughton in 1933 (2)
    Lot 696

    A racing plate worn by Kellsboro' Jack when winning the 1933 Grand National, mounted on a wooden backboard set with a silver plaque inscribed KELLSBORO JACK, WINNER OF GRAND NATIONAL, 1933, 20 by 16.5cm., 8 by 6 1/2in.; together with a W W Rouch mounted b&w photograph of Kellsboro' Jack and all the stable staff at Wroughton in 1933 (2)

    Hammer Price:

    £250

    Estimated Price:

    £500 - £800

    A racing plate worn by Brown Jack when winning his historic sixth consecutive Queen Alexandra Stakes in 1934, mounted on a wooden backboard set with a silver plaque inscribed BROWN JACK, WINNER ALEXANDER [sic] STAKES, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 20 by 16.5cm., 8 by 6 1/2in.; sold with an 8-page pamphlet titled Brown Jack 1924-1948, published by Oliver Burridge & Co Ltd, London (2)
    Lot 697

    A racing plate worn by Brown Jack when winning his historic sixth consecutive Queen Alexandra Stakes in 1934, mounted on a wooden backboard set with a silver plaque inscribed BROWN JACK, WINNER ALEXANDER [sic] STAKES, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 20 by 16.5cm., 8 by 6 1/2in.; sold with an 8-page pamphlet titled Brown Jack 1924-1948, published by Oliver Burridge & Co Ltd, London (2)

    Hammer Price:

    £1,200

    Estimated Price:

    £1,500 - £2,500

    An album compiled by Stewart Wilkins titled The Racing History of Royal Mail 1934-1937, carefully compiled and edited with manuscript commentary, annotations and Grand National information in white chinagraph and pasted with numerous press photographs (with additional loose examples within) chronicling Royal Mail's training and race career, culminating with extensive coverage of the 1937 'National victory, a superb period account; sold with Henry Wilkins' (Stewart Wilkins' father) apprenticeship indenture to Edward Robson of Stockham , Wantage, dated 1897 (2) The catalogue illustration for this lot depicts Royal Mail with his groom Stewart Wilkins.
    Lot 698

    An album compiled by Stewart Wilkins titled The Racing History of Royal Mail 1934-1937, carefully compiled and edited with manuscript commentary, annotations and Grand National information in white chinagraph and pasted with numerous press photographs (with additional loose examples within) chronicling Royal Mail's training and race career, culminating with extensive coverage of the 1937 'National victory, a superb period account; sold with Henry Wilkins' (Stewart Wilkins' father) apprenticeship indenture to Edward Robson of Stockham , Wantage, dated 1897 (2) The catalogue illustration for this lot depicts Royal Mail with his groom Stewart Wilkins.

    Hammer Price:

    £500

    Estimated Price:

    £400 - £600

    A silver pocket watch presented to the jockey Richard Wilkins by Mr E. Courage in 1900, Swiss made, examined by J W Benson Ltd of Old Bond Street, the cuvette inscribed FROM E. COURAGE, TO R. WILKINS, FOR RIDING ''WALTER SCOTT'' IN SEPTEMBER HANDICAP , ALEXANDRA PARK, 15TH SEPT.1900, movement running Richard Harry Wilkins was the father of Stewart Wilkins and after his riding career became Head Lad at the Barcelona Stables.
    Lot 699

    A silver pocket watch presented to the jockey Richard Wilkins by Mr E. Courage in 1900, Swiss made, examined by J W Benson Ltd of Old Bond Street, the cuvette inscribed FROM E. COURAGE, TO R. WILKINS, FOR RIDING ''WALTER SCOTT'' IN SEPTEMBER HANDICAP , ALEXANDRA PARK, 15TH SEPT.1900, movement running Richard Harry Wilkins was the father of Stewart Wilkins and after his riding career became Head Lad at the Barcelona Stables.

    Hammer Price:

    £100

    Estimated Price:

    £150 - £250

    A Royal Doulton mug commemorating the victory of Royal Mail in the Coronation Grand National of 1937, with printed decoration and inscription, height 14cm., 5 1/2in.
    Lot 700

    A Royal Doulton mug commemorating the victory of Royal Mail in the Coronation Grand National of 1937, with printed decoration and inscription, height 14cm., 5 1/2in.

    Hammer Price:

    £80

    Estimated Price:

    £80 - £120

    Sir Gordon Richards' Golden Spurs, a pair of 9ct. gold spurs by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, London, in original fitted case set with a plaque inscribed PRESENTED TO GORDON RICHARDS BY THE SPORTING LIFE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE LUNCHEON TO THE STEWARDS AND MEMBERS OF THE JOCKEY CLUB AT THE SAVOY HOTEL, LONDON, ON 14TH MARCH 1950, TO MARK HIS OUTSTANDING SUCCESSES ON THE TURF FOR 21 SEASONS Provenance: By family descent Sir Gordon Richards (lots 701 & 702) One of the outstanding jockeys of all time, Sir Gordon Richards was born in Donnington Wood, Shropshire, on 5th May 1904. His father was a miner who reared several pit ponies at home, and it was in this environment that Sir Gordon gained his first love of the equestrian. He was apprenticed to Martin Hartigan and rode his first winner at Leicester in 1921, before swiftly establishing himself as a supreme talent and was crowned champion jockey for the first time aged 21 in 1925. The following year a grave illness demanded convalescence at a Norfolk sanatorium and in Switzerland, but he made a complete recovering and became champion again in 1927. From this point on Sir Gordon dominated the jockeys ranks and by the time of his retirement following a bad fall at Sandown Park in 1954, he had ridden 4,870 winners, a total unapproached by any other rider in Britain, while the 269 winners he rode in 1947 still remains the British flat racing record. He was champion jockey 26 times and, famously, at a meeting at Chepstow rode every winner except that of the last race on the second day. He rode a total of 14 Classic winners but in his long career flat racing's greatest prize The Derby had always eluded him. In coronation year of 1953 Sir Gordon received his knighthood shortly before finally breaking his duck in the Blue Riband of the Turf when riding the great Pinza to victory. This long awaited win was the crowing moment of a glorious career and was accompanied at Epsom by thunderous cheers from an adoring public. Sir Gordon Richards died on 10th November 1988. The following two lots are offered by family descent and represent an extremely rare opportunity to acquire memorabilia relating to one of the greatest jockeys of all time and still the only jockey to have been knighted.
    Lot 701

    Sir Gordon Richards' Golden Spurs, a pair of 9ct. gold spurs by the Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, London, in original fitted case set with a plaque inscribed PRESENTED TO GORDON RICHARDS BY THE SPORTING LIFE, ON THE OCCASION OF THE LUNCHEON TO THE STEWARDS AND MEMBERS OF THE JOCKEY CLUB AT THE SAVOY HOTEL, LONDON, ON 14TH MARCH 1950, TO MARK HIS OUTSTANDING SUCCESSES ON THE TURF FOR 21 SEASONS Provenance: By family descent Sir Gordon Richards (lots 701 & 702) One of the outstanding jockeys of all time, Sir Gordon Richards was born in Donnington Wood, Shropshire, on 5th May 1904. His father was a miner who reared several pit ponies at home, and it was in this environment that Sir Gordon gained his first love of the equestrian. He was apprenticed to Martin Hartigan and rode his first winner at Leicester in 1921, before swiftly establishing himself as a supreme talent and was crowned champion jockey for the first time aged 21 in 1925. The following year a grave illness demanded convalescence at a Norfolk sanatorium and in Switzerland, but he made a complete recovering and became champion again in 1927. From this point on Sir Gordon dominated the jockeys ranks and by the time of his retirement following a bad fall at Sandown Park in 1954, he had ridden 4,870 winners, a total unapproached by any other rider in Britain, while the 269 winners he rode in 1947 still remains the British flat racing record. He was champion jockey 26 times and, famously, at a meeting at Chepstow rode every winner except that of the last race on the second day. He rode a total of 14 Classic winners but in his long career flat racing's greatest prize The Derby had always eluded him. In coronation year of 1953 Sir Gordon received his knighthood shortly before finally breaking his duck in the Blue Riband of the Turf when riding the great Pinza to victory. This long awaited win was the crowing moment of a glorious career and was accompanied at Epsom by thunderous cheers from an adoring public. Sir Gordon Richards died on 10th November 1988. The following two lots are offered by family descent and represent an extremely rare opportunity to acquire memorabilia relating to one of the greatest jockeys of all time and still the only jockey to have been knighted.

    Hammer Price:

    £3,000

    Estimated Price:

    £4,000 - £6,000

    A horse shoe worn by Pinza when winning the 1953 Derby, mounted on a wooden base incorporating a silver ashtray and set with a plaque inscribed SIR VICTOR SASSOON'S PINZA, WINNER OF THE CORONATION DERBY, 1953, N. BERTIE (TRAINER), SIR GORDON RICHARDS (JOCKEY) Provenance: By family descent
    Lot 702

    A horse shoe worn by Pinza when winning the 1953 Derby, mounted on a wooden base incorporating a silver ashtray and set with a plaque inscribed SIR VICTOR SASSOON'S PINZA, WINNER OF THE CORONATION DERBY, 1953, N. BERTIE (TRAINER), SIR GORDON RICHARDS (JOCKEY) Provenance: By family descent

    Hammer Price:

    £1,800

    Estimated Price:

    £2,000 - £3,000

    The silks worn by Jim Culloty when Best Mate won his third consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cup 18th March 2004, the cap and right sleeve signed by Jim Lewis, Henrietta Knight & Terry Biddlecombe, the silks by Gibson of Newmarket and comprising a maroon and light blue sleeved jacket with light blue sleeves applied with Alston's sponsors' logos to body and collar, and a maroon and light blue hooped cap; sold with a signed letter of authenticity from Mr Jim Lewis (3) Appendix: The following two lots are being sold on behalf of St. Richard's Hospice Foundation, Worcester. Registered Charity No. 515668. St. Richard's Hospice is established to enhance through palliative care the quality of life of those suffering from cancer and other life threatening illnesses.
    Lot 703

    The silks worn by Jim Culloty when Best Mate won his third consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cup 18th March 2004, the cap and right sleeve signed by Jim Lewis, Henrietta Knight & Terry Biddlecombe, the silks by Gibson of Newmarket and comprising a maroon and light blue sleeved jacket with light blue sleeves applied with Alston's sponsors' logos to body and collar, and a maroon and light blue hooped cap; sold with a signed letter of authenticity from Mr Jim Lewis (3) Appendix: The following two lots are being sold on behalf of St. Richard's Hospice Foundation, Worcester. Registered Charity No. 515668. St. Richard's Hospice is established to enhance through palliative care the quality of life of those suffering from cancer and other life threatening illnesses.

    Hammer Price:

    £4,000

    Estimated Price:

    £3,000 - £5,000

    A racing plate worn by Best Mate during his third consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cup victory 18th March 2004, mounted on a wooden shield-shaped backboard and set with metal plaques engraved with facsimile signatures of Jim Lewis (owner), Henrietta Knight (trainer), Terry Biddlecombe (racing advisor), Jim Culloty (jockey) and Mervyn Richings (farrier), 28cm., 11in.; sold with a signed letter of authenticity from Jim Lewis (2)
    Lot 704

    A racing plate worn by Best Mate during his third consecutive Cheltenham Gold Cup victory 18th March 2004, mounted on a wooden shield-shaped backboard and set with metal plaques engraved with facsimile signatures of Jim Lewis (owner), Henrietta Knight (trainer), Terry Biddlecombe (racing advisor), Jim Culloty (jockey) and Mervyn Richings (farrier), 28cm., 11in.; sold with a signed letter of authenticity from Jim Lewis (2)

    Hammer Price:

    £1,000

    Estimated Price:

    £2,000 - £3,000

    The colours worn by Willie Carson when Troy won the 1979 Benson & Hedges Gold Cup, a light blue jacket with a yellow & white checked cap, mounted, framed & glazed, 72 by 64cm., 28 1/4 by 25in.
    Lot 705

    The colours worn by Willie Carson when Troy won the 1979 Benson & Hedges Gold Cup, a light blue jacket with a yellow & white checked cap, mounted, framed & glazed, 72 by 64cm., 28 1/4 by 25in.

    Hammer Price:

    £380

    Estimated Price:

    £400 - £600

    Memorabilia relating to the career of the jockey Herbert Robbins, comprising a gold plated pocket watch engraved with the initials HR, movement running; a silver & enamel cigarette case inscribed HERBERT ROBBINS 18.12.12; a gold intaglio brooch set with a print of Robbins in the colours of Lord Zetland; a cased portrait miniature of Robbins again in the colours of Lord Zetland; & a newspaper obituary Herbert Robbins is best remembered for his association with Lord Zetland's Pomme de Terre and their victories in the Manchester Summer Cup, the Redcar Handicap, the Great Yorkshire Handicap, the Lowther Stakes and the Manchester November Handicap. He also won the Lincoln twice on Berrilldon and Furious in 1913 & 1920, and on Furore the Irish Derby in 1916 and the Cesarewitch in 1917. Robbins also rode the fine stayer Double Hackle who won the Ascot Stakes, Northumberland Plate and Prince Edward Handicap in 1922.
    Lot 706

    Memorabilia relating to the career of the jockey Herbert Robbins, comprising a gold plated pocket watch engraved with the initials HR, movement running; a silver & enamel cigarette case inscribed HERBERT ROBBINS 18.12.12; a gold intaglio brooch set with a print of Robbins in the colours of Lord Zetland; a cased portrait miniature of Robbins again in the colours of Lord Zetland; & a newspaper obituary Herbert Robbins is best remembered for his association with Lord Zetland's Pomme de Terre and their victories in the Manchester Summer Cup, the Redcar Handicap, the Great Yorkshire Handicap, the Lowther Stakes and the Manchester November Handicap. He also won the Lincoln twice on Berrilldon and Furious in 1913 & 1920, and on Furore the Irish Derby in 1916 and the Cesarewitch in 1917. Robbins also rode the fine stayer Double Hackle who won the Ascot Stakes, Northumberland Plate and Prince Edward Handicap in 1922.

    Hammer Price:

    £350

    Estimated Price:

    £350 - £500

    George Colling's racing binoculars, the case initialled G.S.C.; sold together with Colling's bag of golf clubs including a hickory shafted putter by Gibson of Kinghorn; a Dunhill cigarette lighter inscribed BURNHAM & BERROW GOLF CLUB 1935; a silver cigarette case inscribed G. COLLING, WORLINGTON GOLF CLUB 1924; a pair of silver golf spoons for Royal Worlington & Newmarket GC; a further pair of silver golf spoons for Newmarket Links GC; and a tin of Hardy Bros. angling flies The Newmarket trainer George Colling is best remembered for training Nimbus to win the 1949 Derby & 2,000 Guineas. He was also a keen golfer and angler. not illustrated
    Lot 707

    George Colling's racing binoculars, the case initialled G.S.C.; sold together with Colling's bag of golf clubs including a hickory shafted putter by Gibson of Kinghorn; a Dunhill cigarette lighter inscribed BURNHAM & BERROW GOLF CLUB 1935; a silver cigarette case inscribed G. COLLING, WORLINGTON GOLF CLUB 1924; a pair of silver golf spoons for Royal Worlington & Newmarket GC; a further pair of silver golf spoons for Newmarket Links GC; and a tin of Hardy Bros. angling flies The Newmarket trainer George Colling is best remembered for training Nimbus to win the 1949 Derby & 2,000 Guineas. He was also a keen golfer and angler. not illustrated

    Hammer Price:

    £30

    Estimated Price:

    £150 - £200

    The tail of the celebrated race and broodmare Alice Hawthorn, mounted onto a bone-handled riding crop with a silver ferrule inscribed ALICE HAWTHORN, FOALED AT NEW PARKS, SHIPTON, YORK, 1838, DIED AT CROFT, APRIL 20TH 1861 The remarkable Alice Hawthorn, by Muley Moloch out of Rebecca, won 52 races from 71 starts and is undoubtedly one of the best racemares of all time. She was known as 'The Queen of the Turf' and highlights of her race career include victories in the Goodwood Cup, Doncaster Cup (twice), Ascot Gold Vase & Chester Cup. At stud Alice Hawthorn also left her mark. She had 10 foals including Thormanby (by Melbourne or Windhound) who won the Derby in 1860.
    Lot 708

    The tail of the celebrated race and broodmare Alice Hawthorn, mounted onto a bone-handled riding crop with a silver ferrule inscribed ALICE HAWTHORN, FOALED AT NEW PARKS, SHIPTON, YORK, 1838, DIED AT CROFT, APRIL 20TH 1861 The remarkable Alice Hawthorn, by Muley Moloch out of Rebecca, won 52 races from 71 starts and is undoubtedly one of the best racemares of all time. She was known as 'The Queen of the Turf' and highlights of her race career include victories in the Goodwood Cup, Doncaster Cup (twice), Ascot Gold Vase & Chester Cup. At stud Alice Hawthorn also left her mark. She had 10 foals including Thormanby (by Melbourne or Windhound) who won the Derby in 1860.

    Hammer Price:

    £320

    Estimated Price:

    £600 - £1,000

    A racing plate worn by Sainfoin when winning the 1890 Derby, set on a wooden shield-shaped backboard and enclosing an oil painting of Sainfoin, signed J.A. Conway & dated 1900, above a metal plaque inscribed WORN BY SANFOIN [sic], DERBY WINNER, 1890, height 22cm., 8 1/2in. Sainfoin was a chestnut colt foaled in 1887 by Springfield out of Sanda. In addition to his 1890 Derby success, he won three other races comprising the Astley Stakes at Lewes, the Esher Stakes at Sandown and the Dee Stakes at Chester. As a stallion he sired Rock Sand, the first of only three horses who won the Triple Crown in the 20th century, the others being Bahram and Nijinsky. Sainfoin was owned by Sir James Miller, trained at Kingsclere by John Porter and ridden in the Derby by the royal jockey Jack Watts.
    Lot 709

    A racing plate worn by Sainfoin when winning the 1890 Derby, set on a wooden shield-shaped backboard and enclosing an oil painting of Sainfoin, signed J.A. Conway & dated 1900, above a metal plaque inscribed WORN BY SANFOIN [sic], DERBY WINNER, 1890, height 22cm., 8 1/2in. Sainfoin was a chestnut colt foaled in 1887 by Springfield out of Sanda. In addition to his 1890 Derby success, he won three other races comprising the Astley Stakes at Lewes, the Esher Stakes at Sandown and the Dee Stakes at Chester. As a stallion he sired Rock Sand, the first of only three horses who won the Triple Crown in the 20th century, the others being Bahram and Nijinsky. Sainfoin was owned by Sir James Miller, trained at Kingsclere by John Porter and ridden in the Derby by the royal jockey Jack Watts.

    Hammer Price:

    £500

    Estimated Price:

    £600 - £1,000

    A racing plate worn by HM King Edward VII's 'Minoru' in the 1909 Derby, mounted on a red velvet lined backboard with a name plaque and royal coat of arms badge within a frame, the reverse pasted with a signed letter of provenance from Charles Todd R.S.S., shoeing smith and plater by appointment to His Majesty The King, dated June 1909 reading: 'This plate is one of the plates worn by King Edward The Seventh's bay colt Minoru when he won the Epsom Derby of 1909', additionally pasted with a press cutting illustration, 22cm., 8 3/4in. square
    Lot 710

    A racing plate worn by HM King Edward VII's 'Minoru' in the 1909 Derby, mounted on a red velvet lined backboard with a name plaque and royal coat of arms badge within a frame, the reverse pasted with a signed letter of provenance from Charles Todd R.S.S., shoeing smith and plater by appointment to His Majesty The King, dated June 1909 reading: 'This plate is one of the plates worn by King Edward The Seventh's bay colt Minoru when he won the Epsom Derby of 1909', additionally pasted with a press cutting illustration, 22cm., 8 3/4in. square

    Hammer Price:

    £1,000

    Estimated Price:

    £1,500 - £2,500

    A Humorist racing plate, chromium plated and mounted on a velvet backboard with a photographic portrait of the racehorse and a name plaque, in an ebonised frame, 19 by 20cm., 7 1/2 by 8in. square The 1921 Derby winner Humorist was a chestnut colt foaled in 1918 by Polymelus out of Jest. He won three other career races. Humorist Mr J B Joel, trained by C Morton and ridden by Steve Donoghue in The Derby.
    Lot 711

    A Humorist racing plate, chromium plated and mounted on a velvet backboard with a photographic portrait of the racehorse and a name plaque, in an ebonised frame, 19 by 20cm., 7 1/2 by 8in. square The 1921 Derby winner Humorist was a chestnut colt foaled in 1918 by Polymelus out of Jest. He won three other career races. Humorist Mr J B Joel, trained by C Morton and ridden by Steve Donoghue in The Derby.

    Hammer Price:

    £250

    Estimated Price:

    £300 - £400

    A Captain Cuttle racing plate, chromium plated and mounted on a velvet backboard with a photographic portrait of the racehorse with Steve Donoghue up and a name plaque, in an ebonised frame, 19 by 20cm., 7 1/2 by 8in. The 1922 Derby winner Captain Cuttle was a chestnut colt foaled in 1919 by Hurry On out of Bella Vista. He won three other races including the St James's Palace Stakes. Captain Cuttle was owned by Lord Woolavington, trained by Fred Darling and ridden by Steve Donoghue in The Derby.
    Lot 712

    A Captain Cuttle racing plate, chromium plated and mounted on a velvet backboard with a photographic portrait of the racehorse with Steve Donoghue up and a name plaque, in an ebonised frame, 19 by 20cm., 7 1/2 by 8in. The 1922 Derby winner Captain Cuttle was a chestnut colt foaled in 1919 by Hurry On out of Bella Vista. He won three other races including the St James's Palace Stakes. Captain Cuttle was owned by Lord Woolavington, trained by Fred Darling and ridden by Steve Donoghue in The Derby.

    Hammer Price:

    £500

    Estimated Price:

    £300 - £400

    A Manna racing plate, chromium plated and mounted on a velvet backboard with a photographic portrait of the racehorse and a name plaque, in an ebonised frame, 19 by 20cm., 7 1/2 by 8in. The 1925 Derby and 2,000 Guineas winner Manna was a bay colt foaled in 1922 by Phalaris out of Waffles. He won two other career races including the Richmond Stakes. Manna was owned by Mr H E Morriss, trained by Fred Darling and ridden by Steve Donoghue in his Classic successes.
    Lot 713

    A Manna racing plate, chromium plated and mounted on a velvet backboard with a photographic portrait of the racehorse and a name plaque, in an ebonised frame, 19 by 20cm., 7 1/2 by 8in. The 1925 Derby and 2,000 Guineas winner Manna was a bay colt foaled in 1922 by Phalaris out of Waffles. He won two other career races including the Richmond Stakes. Manna was owned by Mr H E Morriss, trained by Fred Darling and ridden by Steve Donoghue in his Classic successes.

    Hammer Price:

    £250

    Estimated Price:

    £300 - £400

    A Call Boy racing plate, chromium plated and mounted on a velvet backboard with a photographic portrait of the racehorse and a name plaque, in an ebonised frame, 19 by 20cm., 7 1/2 by 8in. The 1927 Derby winner Call Boy was a chestnut colt foaled in 1924 by Hurry On out of Comedienne. He won two other career races including the Middle Park Stakes and the Newmarket Stakes. Call Boy was owned by Mr F Curzon, trained by J E Watts and ridden by Charlie Elliott in The Derby.
    Lot 714

    A Call Boy racing plate, chromium plated and mounted on a velvet backboard with a photographic portrait of the racehorse and a name plaque, in an ebonised frame, 19 by 20cm., 7 1/2 by 8in. The 1927 Derby winner Call Boy was a chestnut colt foaled in 1924 by Hurry On out of Comedienne. He won two other career races including the Middle Park Stakes and the Newmarket Stakes. Call Boy was owned by Mr F Curzon, trained by J E Watts and ridden by Charlie Elliott in The Derby.

    Hammer Price:

    £250

    Estimated Price:

    £300 - £400

    A Trigo racing plate, chromium plated and mounted on a velvet backboard with a photographic portrait of the racehorse and a name plaque, in an ebonised frame, 19 by 20cm., 7 1/2 by 8in. The 1929 Derby & St Leger winner Trigo was a bay colt foaled in 1926 by Blandford out of Athasi. He won four other career races including the Irish St Leger and the Anglesey Stakes. Trigo was owned by Mr W Barnett, trained by R C Dawson and ridden by J Marshall in The Derby and by M Beary in the St Leger.
    Lot 715

    A Trigo racing plate, chromium plated and mounted on a velvet backboard with a photographic portrait of the racehorse and a name plaque, in an ebonised frame, 19 by 20cm., 7 1/2 by 8in. The 1929 Derby & St Leger winner Trigo was a bay colt foaled in 1926 by Blandford out of Athasi. He won four other career races including the Irish St Leger and the Anglesey Stakes. Trigo was owned by Mr W Barnett, trained by R C Dawson and ridden by J Marshall in The Derby and by M Beary in the St Leger.

    Hammer Price:

    £250

    Estimated Price:

    £300 - £400

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