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← Sporting Memorabilia 26th & 27th October 2015

After Alfred Rogers (19th century) A BIRD THAT MUST BE KEPT IN THE BIRDCAGE; THE GRAND OLD JOCKEY (A PAIR) colour lithographs of the rival Victorian j

Hammer Price:
£260
Estimated Price:

£400 - £600

After Alfred Rogers (19th century) A BIRD THAT MUST BE KEPT IN THE BIRDCAGE; THE GRAND OLD JOCKEY (A PAIR) colour lithographs of the rival Victorian jockeys Fred Archer and George Fordham, the Birdcage a reference to the area of the racecourse at Newmarket bearing that name, the Grand Old Man a reference to the fact that Fordham was a good deal older than Archer at the height of their Turf rivalry, identically mounted, framed & glazed, each overall 45 by 34.5cm., 17 1/2 by 13 1/2in.