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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.

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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.

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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%.

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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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    An historically interesting 'First World Cup' winner's medal for the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy 1909 won by James Dickenson the goalkeeper of West Auckland FC Great Britain's representative team, an Italian medal with the obverse struck with a footballing scene, the reverse struck with a football enclosed by a laurel wreath and inscribed TORNEO INTERNAZIONALE  DI FOOT-BALL, INDETTO DALLA STAMPA SPORTIVA , TORINO, APRILE 1909  In Turin, in 1909, Sir Thomas Lipton organised a football tournament in what is sometimes descrbed as the First World Cup. The Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy was contested by Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Great Britain. The first three named nations all sent their most prestigious professional club sides to represent them, namely Juventus, Stuttgart & F.C.Winterhour. The Football Association, however, declined Sir Thomas's invitation. The millionaire businessman was determined that Great Britain should be represented and, for reasons that appear vague in the mists of time, West Auckland of the Northern League came forward as the British representatives. The team of amateurs were mainly comprised of coal miners. Heroically, West Auckland took on the professional teams and progressed to the final beating Stuttgart 2-0 before becoming 'world champions' by beating F.C. Winterhour by the same scorline in the final played on 12th April 1909. Two years later West Auckland  returned to Italy to defend their title, beating Juventus 6-1 in the 1911 final. As stipulated in the rules of the competition, the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy was then won outright by the north-east club.  The tours had put considerable financial strain on the club for which a solution came when Mrs Lancaster, landlady of the Wheatsheaf Hotel, which served as the club's HQ, loaned West Auckland the sum of £40 using the trophy as security. It remained in her possession for almost 50 years when, in 1960, officials at West Auckland FC managed to track down Mrs Lancaster in her retirement home in Liverpool. The trophy was returned to the club for a sum of £100 and put on display in the Eden Arms Public House, which was the home of the club secretary Mr Sid Douthwaite. Security was only tightened after the disappearance of the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966 where after it was kept under lock & key.  Tragically, however, in 1994 the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy was stolen from the West Auckland workingmen's club. Despite the efforts of the police and a financial reward, the 32'' silver trophy was never recovered. The Sheffield silversmith Mr Jack Spencer, working from photographs and video tape, was able to manufacture a replica which stands proud as the workingmen's club as a permanent reminder that West Auckland were the winners of the First World Cup.  In 1981 a film was made by Tyne-Tees Television entitled 'A Captain's Tale' which reconstructed  the story and starred Dennis Waterman in the part of Bob Jones, the club captain. The medal being offered for auction here was loaned to Tyne-Tees TV and used for the medal presentation in the filming.  The medal was won by James Dickenson, the West Auckland goalkeeper, and grand father of the present vendor. Although goalie, Dickenson was the team's penalty taker and scored the second of the West Auckland goals in the 2-0 win over Stuttgart.
    Lot 235

    An historically interesting 'First World Cup' winner's medal for the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy 1909 won by James Dickenson the goalkeeper of West Auckland FC Great Britain's representative team, an Italian medal with the obverse struck with a footballing scene, the reverse struck with a football enclosed by a laurel wreath and inscribed TORNEO INTERNAZIONALE DI FOOT-BALL, INDETTO DALLA STAMPA SPORTIVA , TORINO, APRILE 1909 In Turin, in 1909, Sir Thomas Lipton organised a football tournament in what is sometimes descrbed as the First World Cup. The Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy was contested by Italy, Germany, Switzerland and Great Britain. The first three named nations all sent their most prestigious professional club sides to represent them, namely Juventus, Stuttgart & F.C.Winterhour. The Football Association, however, declined Sir Thomas's invitation. The millionaire businessman was determined that Great Britain should be represented and, for reasons that appear vague in the mists of time, West Auckland of the Northern League came forward as the British representatives. The team of amateurs were mainly comprised of coal miners. Heroically, West Auckland took on the professional teams and progressed to the final beating Stuttgart 2-0 before becoming 'world champions' by beating F.C. Winterhour by the same scorline in the final played on 12th April 1909. Two years later West Auckland returned to Italy to defend their title, beating Juventus 6-1 in the 1911 final. As stipulated in the rules of the competition, the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy was then won outright by the north-east club. The tours had put considerable financial strain on the club for which a solution came when Mrs Lancaster, landlady of the Wheatsheaf Hotel, which served as the club's HQ, loaned West Auckland the sum of £40 using the trophy as security. It remained in her possession for almost 50 years when, in 1960, officials at West Auckland FC managed to track down Mrs Lancaster in her retirement home in Liverpool. The trophy was returned to the club for a sum of £100 and put on display in the Eden Arms Public House, which was the home of the club secretary Mr Sid Douthwaite. Security was only tightened after the disappearance of the Jules Rimet Trophy in 1966 where after it was kept under lock & key. Tragically, however, in 1994 the Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy was stolen from the West Auckland workingmen's club. Despite the efforts of the police and a financial reward, the 32'' silver trophy was never recovered. The Sheffield silversmith Mr Jack Spencer, working from photographs and video tape, was able to manufacture a replica which stands proud as the workingmen's club as a permanent reminder that West Auckland were the winners of the First World Cup. In 1981 a film was made by Tyne-Tees Television entitled 'A Captain's Tale' which reconstructed the story and starred Dennis Waterman in the part of Bob Jones, the club captain. The medal being offered for auction here was loaned to Tyne-Tees TV and used for the medal presentation in the filming. The medal was won by James Dickenson, the West Auckland goalkeeper, and grand father of the present vendor. Although goalie, Dickenson was the team's penalty taker and scored the second of the West Auckland goals in the 2-0 win over Stuttgart.

    Hammer Price:

    £12,000

    Estimated Price:

    £15,000 - £20,000

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