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1st Nov 2006

Football & Racing 1st November 2006

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Football & Racing 1st November 2006

Auction Details

Pre-Sale Viewing:

We are offering pre-sale viewing of lots at our Wellingborough Auction Room prior to the auction, this can be arranged timed appointment to be requested by email. 

Condition Reports:

Any requests for condition reports or additional photographs must be received by email prior to the auction. 

Graham Budd as a company do not issue COA’s. If one is supplied by the vendor details are included in the individual descriptions.

It is recommended that prospective Bidders inspect the lots on which they intend to bid, we accept bids from potential Buyers on the basis that Buyers (or their advisors) have fully accepted the lot prior to bidding and have satisfied themselves prior to bidding in relation to the condition and accuracy of the description of the lot.

Bidding:

Clicking the Bid button or placing an absentee bid is legally binding obligation to buy and pay for the lot should your bid be successful. For security, we track all bids placed.

Register Online & Id required:

All bidders are required to register in the auction Online before the auction commences in order to place a absentee bid or book a telephone line on any lot with the Auction House or bid on the Online Platforms.

A form of government-issued proof of identification (photographic identification with proof of current address) will be required at the time of registration, from all Absentee, Telephone and Online Bidders.

Room Bidding for Live Auctions:

Room bidding is available, bidders are welcome to email the auction house to pre-reserve a seat, either by telephone or via email prior to the auction, after which a confirmation email will be sent confirming seat reservation.

Due to limited space we can not accommodate unreserved room bidders on the day of the auctions.

Telephone Bidding for Live Auctions:

To reserve a telephone line for any lot in the auction, please email the auction house prior to the auction, after which a confirmation email will be sent to you.

Absentee Commission Bidding for Live Auctions:

Absentee commission bids are to be emailed to the auction house prior to the auction, after which a confirmation email will be sent to you.

Lots will only be invoiced to the name and address on the bid registration form and cannot be transferred to another name and address. We can only accept payment for the lot from the registered Bidder.  

Buyer’s Premium and VAT:

The final selling bid at auction is known as the ‘hammer price'.

For bidders who have registered directly at Graham Budd Auctions and on the-saleroom.com websites, a buyers premium of 24% of the hammer price will be charged.

Bidders who register directly at the-saleroom.com will also be charged a 4.95% Internet bidders surcharge. Both the buyer’s premium and the internet surcharge are subject to VAT at the current rate of 20%.

In completing the Online bidder registration on bidlive.grahambuddauctions.co.uk or www.the-saleroom.com and providing your credit/debit cards details you authorise GBA to charge the credit/debit cards given in full payment, including all fees, for items successfully purchased in the Live Auction, and confirm that you are authorised to provide these credit/debit card details to GBA through bidlive.grahambuddauctions.co.uk and www.the-saleroom.com and agree that GBA are entitled to ship the goods to the card holder name and card holder address provided in fulfilment of the sale.

Artists Resale Rights (ARR):

Some lots as indicated in the catalogue may be subject to Artists Resale Rights (ARR).
This was introduced by a European Directive in 2006 to ensure that artists receive a royalty when their work is resold by an auction house or gallery. This Right applies to living artists and to those who have died within the last 70 years who are from applicable countries.

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)

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    George Best's Northern Ireland home international debut jersey worn in the match v Uruguay at Windsor Park Belfast 19th April 1964, a green No.7 with white v-neck collar & cuffs, short-sleeved, embroidered IFA cloth badge; sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by George Best (2)  On 19th April 1964 Northern Ireland recorded an emphatic 3-0 victory over Uruguay in a match that marked the home international debut of the seventeen-year-old George Best, having won his first cap in the match against Wales at Swansea a fortnight earlier.  The vendor of the shirt was a personal friend of George Best and acquired the shirt through a contact at the Uruguayan F.A. in 1997, as it had been swapped in an exchange after the game. Subsequently, George Best personally signed a card confirming that he wore the shirt on his home debut, and this is offered in the lot.  In Joe Lovejoy's biography Bestie (published by Macmillan), Best's team-mate Terry Neill vouches for the fact that the young George stood out against Uruguay in difficult conditions: 'I remember we were all in the dressing room getting ready and me, being the conscientious pro who had to work at everything, had my boots polished, with lovely, new, clean, white laces in them. I was admiring myself in the mirror then I spotted Bestie, shaking his boots and banging them on the floor to get the mud off from the last game. I'd done everything right, had my proper rest, trained hard and looked after my gear, and here was this kid who looked as if he'd just woken up after a night out, with kit like a tramp, and he was the one who went out and played like a star. George was playing on the right, and the Uruguayan left-back was intent on tackling him anywhere from the eyebrows down ... I couldn't see the point of anyone getting hurt unnecessarily when we were just about to go off on our summer break, so I sidled over to George and said ''He's trying to 'do' you, drop deep and stay out of trouble if you like.'' I was wasting my breath. George was in the mood, completely irrepressible, and played the guy like a matador. We stuffed them 3-0 ... He totally destroyed that full-back.
    Lot 71

    George Best's Northern Ireland home international debut jersey worn in the match v Uruguay at Windsor Park Belfast 19th April 1964, a green No.7 with white v-neck collar & cuffs, short-sleeved, embroidered IFA cloth badge; sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by George Best (2) On 19th April 1964 Northern Ireland recorded an emphatic 3-0 victory over Uruguay in a match that marked the home international debut of the seventeen-year-old George Best, having won his first cap in the match against Wales at Swansea a fortnight earlier. The vendor of the shirt was a personal friend of George Best and acquired the shirt through a contact at the Uruguayan F.A. in 1997, as it had been swapped in an exchange after the game. Subsequently, George Best personally signed a card confirming that he wore the shirt on his home debut, and this is offered in the lot. In Joe Lovejoy's biography Bestie (published by Macmillan), Best's team-mate Terry Neill vouches for the fact that the young George stood out against Uruguay in difficult conditions: 'I remember we were all in the dressing room getting ready and me, being the conscientious pro who had to work at everything, had my boots polished, with lovely, new, clean, white laces in them. I was admiring myself in the mirror then I spotted Bestie, shaking his boots and banging them on the floor to get the mud off from the last game. I'd done everything right, had my proper rest, trained hard and looked after my gear, and here was this kid who looked as if he'd just woken up after a night out, with kit like a tramp, and he was the one who went out and played like a star. George was playing on the right, and the Uruguayan left-back was intent on tackling him anywhere from the eyebrows down ... I couldn't see the point of anyone getting hurt unnecessarily when we were just about to go off on our summer break, so I sidled over to George and said ''He's trying to 'do' you, drop deep and stay out of trouble if you like.'' I was wasting my breath. George was in the mood, completely irrepressible, and played the guy like a matador. We stuffed them 3-0 ... He totally destroyed that full-back.

    Hammer Price:

    £11,000

    Estimated Price:

    £7,000 - £10,000

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