| Auction House: | Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd. | Number of lots recorded: | 1,015 | | Sale Title: | Sporting & General Memorabilia | Lots with images: | 622 | | Auction Location: | Melbourne | Prices available: | 676 | | Date: | 30/03/2009 | | |
| Lot | Description | Price | Image | | *** | Athletics/Cycling: Rare 1907 programme The South London Harriers, Programme of the Spring Athletic and Cycling Meeting, held at Kennington Oval, original paper wrappers (minor faults) | *** | N/A | | *** | Sports Books, noted The Encyclopaedia of Sports and Games - Volume 1 A-Cricket by Earl of Suffolk [London, 1911]; The Sporting Collector by Stanley [London, 1984]; 200 Years of Australian Sport by Heads and Lester [Sydney, 1988]; The Makers of Australia's Sporting Traditions by McKernan [Melb., 1993]; Man at Play - Nine Centuries of Pleasure Making by Armitage [London, 1977]; Seventy Years of Bbc Sport by Gearing and McNeill [London, 1999]. (74 items) | *** |  | | *** | Croquet Mallet, stated to have belonged to Bessie Terry, world champion at croquet | *** |  | | *** | Books and Magazines, noted Australian Sporting Hall of Fame, by Jarratt and Jameson [1984]; The Springboks Story - from the Inside by Litchfield [Cape Town, 1960]; golf books (23); Sport Magazine [Sydney], issues for 1957 and 1959 in 2 bound vols; N.Z. Sports Digest magazine] complete from 1969-1977 in 9 bound vols; The Game, the most comprehensive sports encyclopaedia , by Marshall Cavendish [Lond. 1971], complete in 8 bound vols. Condition varies. (112 items) | *** |  | | *** | Sport Collectables: Programmes (14) incl. 1960 World Championship Tennis (incl.… | *** |  | | *** | Sport Collectables, noted Boxing - ceramic glove liquor bottles (2), Fenech v Nelson beer glasses (2); Lawn Bowls - old bowl, 1960s carpet bowls set, bowls-shaped bakelite ashtray and 3 other ashtrays; Football - 1990 World Cup wall plaques (4); Greyhounds - 1977 Melb. Cup Finalist's trophy; also tennis, America's Cup, golf Nfl, basketball, wrestling, (31 items) | *** |  | | *** | Wrestling: c1969-70 collection with wrestling boots (3 pairs), masks (3), shorts (3); album of photographs (44) with 31 signed including Haystacks Calhoun, The Wolf Man, Lord Athol Layton, Singh, Erich Froelich, Jerry Briscoe, Johnny Kostas, Billy Colt, Bobo Johnson, The Von Steiger Bros, Lord Little Brook; plus album of press clippings | *** |  | | *** | Kevin Parry's 1987 America's Cup Collection: Kookaburra III, by Robert Hagan (Australian, 1947- ), oil on canvas, signed lower right and dated 87, framed, overall 173 x 142 cm. Scrapbook, gold-embossed on front Scrap Book/ K.J.Parry, containing press clippings; magazines Kookaburra - Taskforce '87 America's Cup Defence Vol.1 No.1 and Vol.1 No.6; programme Kookaburra Grand Ball 1986.… | *** |  | | *** | The Brownlow - A Tribute to the Greats of Australian Football edited by Slattery [2003] signed by Kevin Murray; The Pele Albums - 2 vols in slipcase [1990]; cricket prints (2) The First Test Australia v England Mcg 1877 | *** |  | | *** | Framed displays (6) - noted Tony Lockett - Afl Record Goal Scorer with signed and endorsed Swans jumper (signature faded); two displays with Don Bradman cards - Sir Donald Bradman Greatest Hits [16] and The Bradman Collection [20]; Ayrton Senna display; Holden 2000 Racing Team display with T-shirt signed by Craig Lowndes and Mark Skaife; History of Football (Soccer) display. Also Steeden football signed by Nsw State of Origin team (11 signatures) and 1974 Fifa World Cup practice football marked Wm-74.… | *** |  | | *** | Posters/Prints, noted Kookaburra - Ridge Back poster signed by Ricky Ponting; Kookaburra - Bubble Power poster signed by Dean Jones; Magic Moment print signed by Ryan Giggs; Australia - Icc World Cup, England 99 poster; Centenary of the Afl poster. (5 items) | *** |  | | *** | Champion Sportswomen: Display Tag Heuer Australia, Marion Jones Alter Ego Collection Launch, 2001, comprising Australian flag with 12 signatures - Cathy Freeman, Nova Peris, Lee Naylor, Susan Hobson, Susan Andrews, Melinda Gainsford-Taylor, Michelle Timms, Louise Dobson, Tammy Van Wisse, Linley Frame, Lauren Burns and Marion Jones, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 112 x 66 cm.… | *** |  | | *** | Jack Dempsey (World Heavyweight Champion 1919-26), superb signed picture, 22 x 28 cm, one of the best we have seen | *** |  | | *** | Collection of framed photographs, some signed, various sizes and condition, noted Rocky Graziano, Primo Carnera, Lloyd Honeyghon, Winstone, Woodcock. All framed and glazed in good condition. (10) | *** | N/A | | *** | George Cook (1898-1943, Australian heavyweight boxer), two rare 1935 programmes - George Cook v Obie Walker (Usa - the first black American heavyweight to fight in Uk); George Cook v Pancho Villar (Spain). Good condition. (2 items) | *** | N/A | | *** | Joe Louis: Book Joe Louis Own Story - Born to Fight [Chicago, 1935]; plus 4 press photos including one of Joe Louis v Billy Conn, another showing Tony Galento after being Ko'd by Louis. (5 items) | *** |  | | *** | Mick Simmons' Australian Boxing Annual 1938 edited by Jack Read [Sydney, 1938]; together with 1942 letter from W.R.Masters (Printer and Publisher) requesting details of Fred Henneberry's career. (2 items) | *** | N/A | | *** | Lionel Rose, signature on print Lionel Rose by Bryan Membrey, size 51 x 70 cm | *** |  | | *** | Mike Tyson v Julius Francis Boxing Glove: 16oz Bbe Full Pro Boxing Glove (not replica), that was a spare for the Mike Tyson v Julius Francis fight, and signed by six world champions - Jose Torres, Jeff Fenech, Lloyd Honeyghan, Herbie Hide, Carl Thompson and Colin M cmillan; also signed by fight referee Joe Cortez and famous ring announcer Michael Buffer with his trademark catchphrase Let's Rumble. This glove has been used for training, the marks on the Bbe label caused by tape being removed.… | *** |  | | *** | Floyd Mayweather Jr (record of 39-0 {25 KOs}, rated by 'The Ring' magazine as the number-one pound for pound boxer in the world, won six world boxing championships in five different weight classes), signed colour photo | *** |  | |
