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Sporting Memorabilia Tuesday 05 November 2013 10:00 Sporting Memorabilia Tuesday 05 November 2013 10:00 Graham Budd Auctions Ltd Sotheby's 34-35 New Bond Street London W1A 2AA Graham Budd Auctions Ltd (Sporting Memorabilia) Catalogue - Downloaded from UKAuctioneers.com Lot: 320 Lot: 324 A signed copy of Steve An autographed racing saddle Donoghue's autobiography 'Just dating to 1968, the white leather My Story', from the limited deluxe lightweight saddle originally sold edition, this copy numbered 5 of at an auction after a dinner in 200, signed by the champion honour of Scobie Breasley's jockey in ink and dated 12th retirement at the Anglo-American October 1923, published by Sporting Club, 25th November Hutchinson & Co., London, red 1968, profusely signed in blue leather gilt not illustrated biro, subjects including Scobie Estimate: £120.00 - £150.00 Breasley, Lester Piggott, Geoff Lewis, Bill Williamson, Taffy Thomas, Des Cullen, Bobby Lot: 321 Elliott, Eric Eldin, Eddie Hide, Signed b&w photographs of the Willie Carson, Tony Murray, jockeys Gordon Richards and Frankie Durr and many others Michael Beary, the Richards Estimate: £1,000.00 - £1,500.00 example signed in ink & dated 1933, the image of Beary on Mid Day Sun having won the 1937 Lot: 325 Derby signed in ink to the lower A Lester Piggott signed Nijinsky mount, the lot includes a 1970 Triple Crown photographic cigarette card, photocard and montage, with imagery from the press cutting all relating to Beary; 2,000 Guineas, Derby and St sold together with a an unsigned Leger, signed in blue marker pen, photograph of the 1909 Oaks the reverse with a COA winning owner and jockey Mr C incorporating a picture of Lester Cooper & Frank Wootton (6) at the signing in Newmarket Estimate: £200.00 - £250.00 Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 Lot: 322 Lot: 326 An Anglo-American Sporting A signed pair of Frankie Dettori Club menu for a dinner held at breeches, by Ornella Prosperi, the London Hilton 9th May 1966 signed to the left leg in black in honour of Pat Taaffe, Tom marker pen, the reverse with Dreaper and 'Arkle' signed to the embroidered inscription L. front cover by Muhammad Ali, DETTORI and a portrayal of a additionally signed by Angelo racehorse & jockey Dundee and the Welsh Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00 heavyweight Dick Richardson; sold with a press photograph showing Ali in a dinner jacket at the dinner where he was one of Lot: 327 A signed pair of A.P. McCoy the guests of honour, the jockey breeches, signed in black champion boxer was in London marker pen and inscribed BEST preparing for the Henry Cooper WISHES, bearing Tote sponsor's fight later that month logo; mounted in a frame Estimate: £500.00 - £700.00 together with a letter of authenticity from Gee Armytage (the jockey's P.A.) and a Lot: 323 photograph of Tony McCoy riding A pair of Anglo-American Gloria Victis, one of the Sporting Club menus for a dinner champion jockey's favourite held at the London Hilton 14th horses, 51 by 39cm., 130 by March 1966 in honour of the four 99cm. times Champion Jockey Scobie Estimate: £400.00 - £600.00 Breasley, one signed by Breasley, both bearing an additional signature to the back cover Lot: 328 Two bookmaker's badges, the Estimate: £120.00 - £160.00 enamelled metal badges inscribed Tophams Ltd., Aintree Racecourse, 190; and Northern B.P.A., Butcher Pardy, Rotherham, No.322 Estimate: £120.00 - £160.00 1 of 72 Graham Budd Auctions Ltd (Sporting Memorabilia) Catalogue - Downloaded from UKAuctioneers.com Lot: 329 Lot: 334 Two vintage bookmaker's A rare tin with the lid featuring the satchels. for G. Strachan of 1911 Coronation Derby, the sides Twickenham; together with a qty. with further sporting decoration of on-course numbered betting depicting football, fishing, tennis tickets, bookmaker board & cricket magnetic strips for The Oaks, Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 The St Leger and the 1,000 & 2,000 Guineas; Shaw's Guide to the Laws of Betting and Lotteries, 4th edition Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00 Lot: 335 A Britain's lead racehorse & jockey from the 'Racing Colours Lot: 330 of Famous Owners' Series for Mr A bookmakers blackboard circa Winston S. Churchill, in original 1940s, painted red & white for box DAY BROS., arched top, 87 by Estimate: £75.00 - £100.00 52.5cm., 34 1/2 by 20 3/4in. Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 Lot: 336 Horse racing games and amusements, i) boxed 'Minoru Lot: 331 The New Racing Game' by John A paddock finger-post sign from Jaques of London, 8 painted lead Ascot Racecourse, blue painted racehorses & jockeys, playing metal with white lettering, gold & mat, box of counters, playing red stylised racehorse & jockey, cards, rules ii) boxed 'Sandown' 12 by 93cm., 4 3/4 by 36 1/2in. also by Jaques, roulette wheel, Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 playing mat, box of playing cards, rules book iii) boxed 'Escalado' by Chad Valley, 5 lead racehorse & jockeys, playing mat with crank action handle iv) the card game Lot: 332 'Faulkner's Race-Cardo' v) 12 The Ascot Racecourse Annual lead racehorses & jockeys, Members Restaurant menu various conditions vi) three packs board, an arched acrylic wall of playing cards all with racing mounting menu board bearing imagery including Nijinsky with the Ascot logo, central frame for Lester Piggott up placing a menu/wine list, blue Estimate: £120.00 - £180.00 lettering on a cream background, 52.5 by 54.5cm., 20 3/4 by 21 1/2in. Provenance: The Ascot Lot: 337 Auction, Graham Budd, May 2005 A jeu de Course roulette table, 4 Estimate: £80.00 - £120.00 lanes wit two painted lead racehorses and jockeys per lane, silver metal gates, decorative Lot: 333 corner fencing and gambling cup, Four tins with horse racing lane brake for race start, and decoration, three by Huntley & crank action handle to propel Palmer, 1961 Derby Day, 1953 runners, detachable glass topped Grand National winner Early Mist cover, overall 91.5 by 61 by & a paper lined tin portraying 61cm., 36 by 24 by 24in. Becher's Brook, paper foxed; and Estimate: £800.00 - £1,200.00 a Peek Freen issue with a portrait of Gordon Richards Estimate: £100.00 - £150.00 2 of 72 Graham Budd Auctions Ltd (Sporting Memorabilia) Catalogue - Downloaded from UKAuctioneers.com Lot: 338 Lot: 343 A fine quality riding crop by Thorn An original jockey's jacket in the of Piccadilly, London, circa 1875, green & light green check colours with silver and gold mounts, full of the famous American hallmarks indistinct, the design racehorse owner Mr Nelson featuring two silver snakes set Bunker Hunt, by Newmarket with garnet & turquoise stones Saddlery, Black Bear Lane, entwining the top and bottom of Newmarket; sold together with a the handle, the crop encased in horse's browband also in Mr black plaited leather, length Nelson Bunker Hunt's colours (2) 85cm., 33 1/2in. Estimate: £300.00 - £500.00 Estimate: £400.00 - £500.00 Lot: 344 Lot: 339 A silver vesta case by Sampson Vintage jockey's equipment, a Mordan commissioned as a brown leather lightweight racing token of good luck for the saddle; a cork skull cap; and a racehorse 'Surefoot' 1889-1890, pair of lightweight aluminium the obverse with an enamelled stirrups jockey, the reverse with enamel Estimate: £120.00 - £180.00 horse shoe and inscribed GOOD LUCK TO SUREFOOT, 1889- 1890, 4.5 by 3cm., 1 3/4 by 1 /4in., areas of enamel loss to jockey Surefoot was owned by Mr A W Merry, trained at Lot: 340 Lambourn by Charles Jousiffe Racing memorabilia, jockey's and was ridden to victory in the silks and two caps; a light grey 1890 2,000 Guineas by John silk top hat by Herbert Johnson of Liddiard. In defeat Surefoot holds New Bond Street, London, 8 by 6 the dubious distinction of being 1/2in., fine condition, boxed; a the shortest priced loser of the framed stevengraph titled "The Epsom Derby, when he finished Start"; a smoker's pipe stamped 4th to Sainfoin at odd of 40-95. JOCKEY CLUB; and a letter Estimate: £250.00 - £350.00 opener designed with a racehorse & jockey (7) Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00 Lot: 345 A pair of royally presented racing plates worn by The Prince of Lot: 341 Wales's racehorse Persimmon Jockey silks dating circa late 19th and his full brother Diamond century, by Beale & Inman, New Jubilee when winning classic Bond Street, London, a scarlet races in 1896 and 1900, the jacket and a gold cap Persimmon plate relating to the Estimate: £200.00 - £300.00 St Leger victory, the Diamond Jubilee plate relating to the 2,000 Guineas, both plates uniformly presented, gilded and within a giltwood border surmounted by Prince of Wales's Feathers, Lot: 342 below are hand inscribed A group of vintage racing colours, plaques, all laid down on red 2 woollen National Hunt velvet under glass in a wooden examples i) white, maroon frame, the backs fitted with an diamond, black sleeves ii) yellow easel support and also ringed if with blue spots, sleeved hanging is preferable, both 33 by reversed; together with 6 flat 28cm., 13 by 11in. The plaques racing 'silks' iii) royal blue, red read: H.R.H. The Prince of hoop and armlet, royal blue cap, Wales's, Persimmon, by St white star iv) black & red halved, Simon ... Perdita II, St. Leger white sleeves, red cap v) green, Stakes, Sept. 1896 H.R.H. The yellow hoop & armlets vi) Prince of Wales's, Diamond maroon, grey disc vii) orange, Jubilee, by St Simon ..
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