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← Sporting Memorabilia 13th & 14th November 2017

Silver & enamel cigarette case presented to Jimmy Blair of Cardiff City to commemorate the 1925 F.A. Cup Final, by John Pairman, Cardiff, hallmarked B

Hammer Price:
£550
Estimated Price:

£600 - £800

Silver & enamel cigarette case presented to Jimmy Blair of Cardiff City to commemorate the 1925 F.A. Cup Final, by John Pairman, Cardiff, hallmarked Birmingham, 1924, the obverse enamelled with the Cardiff city arms and an aerial view of Wembley Stadium, the reverse inscribed TO COMMEMORATE AN HONOURABLE ACHIEVEMENT, WEMBLEY, 25th APRIL 1925, ENGLISH CUP FINAL, CARDIFF CITY v SHEFFIELD UNITED, PRESENTED BY THE PROPRIETERS OF THE SOUTH WALES NEWS AND SOUTH WALES ECHO, TO JAMES BLAIR (CAPTAIN), A GOOD WINNER AND A GOOD LOSER, in original velvet lined leather case, the cover inscribed gilt ENGLISH CUP FINAL, WEMBLEY, 1925 Cardiff City's first F.A. Cup Final appearance ended in a 1-0 defeat to Sheffield United.