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11th Nov 2020

Sporting Memorabilia 9th to 11th November 2020

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Sporting Memorabilia 9th to 11th November 2020

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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. 

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

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

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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 (2104)

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    The silks worn by Lester Piggott when winning the 1954 Derby at Epsom on Never Say Die,
the colours of owner Mr Robert Sterling Clark, cerise & grey stripes with blue sash, quartered cap, jacket buttons inscribed Le Reussi, Paris, colour run after later washing; sold with a signed letter of provenance from the current seller (2)

Never Say Die won the race at odds of 33/1, ridden by the 18 year old Lester Piggott, the youngest jockey ever to win the race. Never Say Die also won the Rossly Stakes at Ascot in 1953 and the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster in 1954. When retired the American owner Mr Robert Sterling Clark gifted the horse to the National Stud. His most famous son was Larkspur who emulated his sire by winning the Derby in 1962. Never Say Die was also sire to the 1,000 Guineas and Oaks winning filly Never Too Late.

Robert Sterling Clark (1877-1956), an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune, was an American horse breeder, art collector and philanthropist.

Provenance: John ''Johnny'' Alfred William Goodgame (1915-1996), National Hunt jockey and trainer.

The silks are offered with a signed letter of provenance from the current vendor who is the son of the National Hunt jockey and trainer Johnny Goodgame. Goodgame served his apprenticeship at Newmarket and the best horse he ever rode was Robin O'Chantry who was placed in a Champion Hurdle. He was acquainted with the Piggott family, Lester's father Keith being a licenced National Hunt trainer at the same time.

A Statement in the letter reads: "The colours have been in the family as long as I can remember and my father told us that the silks were worn by Lester Piggott when he won his first Derby in 1954 and that they were an important piece of racing history and should be kept safely. Apart from the fact my father was a professional in the horse racing industry, and would have had many connections, the exact circumstances of how he acquired the Derby silks in unknown to me. When my father died in 1996 my mother washed the silks and unfortunately as a result the colours ran. My mother died in 1999 and the silks became my property."
    Lot 148

    The silks worn by Lester Piggott when winning the 1954 Derby at Epsom on Never Say Die, the colours of owner Mr Robert Sterling Clark, cerise & grey stripes with blue sash, quartered cap, jacket buttons inscribed Le Reussi, Paris, colour run after later washing; sold with a signed letter of provenance from the current seller (2) Never Say Die won the race at odds of 33/1, ridden by the 18 year old Lester Piggott, the youngest jockey ever to win the race. Never Say Die also won the Rossly Stakes at Ascot in 1953 and the St Leger Stakes at Doncaster in 1954. When retired the American owner Mr Robert Sterling Clark gifted the horse to the National Stud. His most famous son was Larkspur who emulated his sire by winning the Derby in 1962. Never Say Die was also sire to the 1,000 Guineas and Oaks winning filly Never Too Late. Robert Sterling Clark (1877-1956), an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune, was an American horse breeder, art collector and philanthropist. Provenance: John ''Johnny'' Alfred William Goodgame (1915-1996), National Hunt jockey and trainer. The silks are offered with a signed letter of provenance from the current vendor who is the son of the National Hunt jockey and trainer Johnny Goodgame. Goodgame served his apprenticeship at Newmarket and the best horse he ever rode was Robin O'Chantry who was placed in a Champion Hurdle. He was acquainted with the Piggott family, Lester's father Keith being a licenced National Hunt trainer at the same time. A Statement in the letter reads: "The colours have been in the family as long as I can remember and my father told us that the silks were worn by Lester Piggott when he won his first Derby in 1954 and that they were an important piece of racing history and should be kept safely. Apart from the fact my father was a professional in the horse racing industry, and would have had many connections, the exact circumstances of how he acquired the Derby silks in unknown to me. When my father died in 1996 my mother washed the silks and unfortunately as a result the colours ran. My mother died in 1999 and the silks became my property."

    Hammer Price:

    £7,500

    Estimated Price:

    £8,000 - £12,000

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