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The Charlie Saxton Estate Collection of Rugby Memorabilia; Modern Design & Studio Ceramics — Art+Object

Auction House:Art+ObjectNumber of lots recorded:301
Sale Title:The Charlie Saxton Estate Collection of Rugby Memorabilia; Modern Design & Studio CeramicsLots with images:301
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:207
Date:22-Jun-2017
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Cartoons by Keith Waite & Sid Scales, [1] Original monochrome cartoon of Charlie Saxton signed and dated Waite '51. The cartoon features Saxton diving with the rugby ball as his head and throwing his head as the ball [continues below]. [2] Charlie Saxton - Cartoon and letter. A printed cartoon by Sid Scales inscribed 'To Mrs Saxton with Compliments - Sid Scales. ODT 8/12/67. Cartoon by Sid Scales following the reputation for rough play during the 1967 UK tour by the All Blacks. [3] Original letter from…
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Telegrams, 3 congratulatory telegrams following the 1967 tour including one from Arthur Porritt, Governor General.
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Sporting ephemera relating to Charlie Saxton, 1940s - 1960s, Includes maps - YMCA London Guide Map for Allied Forces; British Army Welfare service map of Paris. Invitations and letters inc. to Major Charles Saxton from the B.B.C. [continues below], to appear in the show 'Calling All Sportsman', invitation from The National Yacht Club to the NZ Army Rugby Team, to consider themselves honorary members, 1945, invitation to attend U.K. Combined Services vs. NZ Combined services, Wellington 4 June 1988, Diners…
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Charlie Saxton Ephemera, Selection of Charlie Saxton's Rugby Ephemera, including part set of Wills cigarette cards, 'All Blacks'. Circa 1928, New Zealand Rugby Centenary Medallion 1970, Rhodesia Badge, Otago R.F.U. [continues below]. Centennial Dinner programme 1981, 1946 Wembley magazine, Scotland vs. England match programme 1946. 1967 Manhattan RFC Season Guide, 10 business cards of International rugby personalities & other items.
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1967 All Blacks Tour to Great Britain, Hand painted announcement poster, for a function in Wales, inviting members of an unknown club to meet the All Blacks, at which Charlie Saxton presented a jersey to the club. Note: final comment, 'Ladies come at your own risk !!!'
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Rugby Coaching Manuals and Books, Including handbooks for - IRFB, 1974; Wales, 1957-58; N.Z. 1977 signed by CK. Saxton; Rugby Football Union - Basic Coaching Manual Pamphlets I - X; Otago Rugby Union rule books [3x]; [continues below], Leinster Coaching publication No.1.[2x]; Auckland Rugby Union Coaching Manual 1952, signed by C.K. Saxton; Rugby Football - a guide book for teachers, coaches and players. Govt Ptr 1957; Also Derek Robinson - Rugger, How to play the game. R.F.U. [2x]; J.J. Stewart - Rugby…
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Charlie Saxton's Ranfurly Shield Winning Jersey, Pure New Zealand wool Jersey in navy and gold. Number 15 worn by Charlie Saxton on the 21st September 1935 when Otago won the Ranfurly Shield for the first time vs. Canterbury. Roslyn label affixed inside collar.
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British and Irish Lions 1959 Tour to New Zealand replica jersey
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French Rugby Badge vs. 1945/46 'Kiwis' 2nd N.Z.E.F. affixed to a later blue jersey
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Tongan Rugby Jersey 1974, Tour to Great Britain, No.23, Canterbury brand
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United Kingdom Combined Services badge vs. 1945/46 'Kiwis' 2nd N.Z.E.F. affixed to a later white Canterbury jersey
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I'lle de France Rugby badge vs. 1945/46 'Kiwis' 2nd N.Z.E.F. affixed to a later white Canterbury jersey
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Irish Rugby Badge vs. 1945/46 'Kiwis' 2nd N.Z.E.F. affixed to a later green jersey. Note - Saxton archive indicates this Irish badge but also states that Kiwis only played vs. Ulster and Leinster.
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Irish Rugby Badge of unknown vintage, affixed to later green jersey
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Ulster Rugby Badge vs. 1945/46 'Kiwis' 2nd N.Z.E.F. affixed to a later white Canterbury jersey
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English Red Rose Rugby Badge vs. 1945/46 'Kiwis' 2nd N.Z.E.F. affixed to a later white Canterbury jersey
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Welsh Rugby Jersey 1945/46 vs. 'Kiwis' 2nd N.Z.E.F. from match played 5th January 1946. Note - Saxton archive indicates that C.K. Saxton's opposite player on the day was William Darch.
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Welsh Rugby Jersey 1945/46 vs. 'Kiwis' 2nd N.Z.E.F. from match played 5th January 1946. Match jersey worn by Number 6, Billy Cleaver. In excellent condition with name inscribed inside collar.
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Welsh Rugby Jersey, 1967 All Blacks Tour to Great Britain, Unnumbered Umbro brand jersey gifted to Charlie Saxton in his role as manager.
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Scottish Test Rugby Jersey, 1967 All Blacks Tour to Great Britain, from match played at Murrayfield 2nd December. Number 10, David Chisholm.
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Australian Rugby tour to New Zealand, 1955, Green test jersey with gold Number 8, Note - Saxton archive indicates most probably worn by B. Johnson in the Carisbrook Test and then gifted to Charlie Saxton by Kevin Skinner. Mick Simmons, Sydney label affixed inside collar.
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The Ces Romalli Test Jersey, Australian Rugby Jersey, All Blacks Tour to Australia 1938, Test match jersey Number 7, worn by Ces Romalli in either the Brisbane or Sydney tests in August of 1938. Hand written note affixed to jersey by Charles Saxton reads 'Australia 1938 my opposite number jersey [Ces Romalli]'. Note - Ces Romalli was born in 1919 the last of six children to an Indian Muslim father and an Aborigine mother, Ces was sent to boarding school where he excelled in playing Rugby Union. He was…
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The Winston Ide Queensland Rugby Jersey, Queensland woollen Rugby Jersey from the 1938 All Blacks Tour to Australia, from match played at Brisbane 30th July 1938, Number 6, worn by Winston Ide.
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South African Rugby Jersey, All Blacks Tour 1949, Test match jersey Number 11, Worn by either M.T. Lattegan or R.A.M. van Schoor. Gifted to Charles Saxton by Kevin Skinner, Fletcher & Cartwright's Capetown label affixed inside collar.
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Danie Craven Jersey, South African Rugby Jersey 1937 tour to New Zealand, Number 16, worn by Captain Danie Craven v. South Canterbury, at Timaru 28th August 1937. Note: Charles Saxton was Captain for this match and his handwritten note states that Number 16 was Cravens playing number not his test number and that Craven and Saxton exchanged jerseys after the game. The score on the day was 43-6 in favour of the tourists.
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50th Anniversary 'Kiwis' U.K. Tour jersey 1995, [Number 7], Canterbury label affixed to colour
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Otago Souvenir Jersey, Adidas brand
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All Blacks rugby tour Great Britain 1967, Jersey number 21 worn by Gerald Kember, Canterbury label affixed inside collar
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All Blacks Rugby tour Great Britain 1967, Jersey number 15 was worn by G.C. Williams. Canterbury label affixed inside collar
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Otago Rugby Cap, 1931 Otago Representative Cap, blue velvet with gold trim and tassel & Blazer Pocket Badge Otago Rugby Football Union 1935 - 36, with gold embroidered ORFU over navy blue
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Auckland Rugby Union Cap, 1905, maroon velvet with embroidered initials and date, lacking tassel, makers label of J.A. Cooper Auckland, and with the name Callaghan penned onto the label. Callaghan played for Newton in 1905.
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Alhambra Rugby Union Cap, Maroon and black velvet cap with tassel, embroidered initials AFC. Maker's label of Wallace's Golden Hat Shop Princes Street Dunedin 1901.
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World War I All Blacks Cap, Jersey Badge and Clipping, Black velvet cap with embroidered silver fern and silver tassel, with the name S. Jeffs inside. Together with black cotton jersey badge with white embroidered fern and N.Z.E.F. [continues below]. Also a newspaper clipping featuring the original programme and describing the events. A.S.C. vs. New Zealand [All Blacks] at the Old deer Park, Kew Road Richmond. December 30th 1916. A.S. Jeffs was Five-Eighths, text reads: 'The New Zealand team was called All…
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Otago Rugby Football Union, Dark blue velvet cap with gilt tassel and gold embroidered initials, makers label for 'Golden Hat Shop, Dunedin'. [ca 1905]
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Test Match Rugby Ball, 1908 All Blacks vs. Anglo Welsh, played at Carisbrook, first rugby test match ever played at Carisbrook, Dunedin 30th June 1908. All Blacks 32 Anglo-Welsh 5. This ball was presented by the match referee, Jimmy Duncan to Vic Hamel, then a school boy and by him to Charlie Saxton.
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Vintage miniature 'Match' rugby ball
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Miniature Rugby Ball, 1946, Kiwis, 2 NZEF 'Match', miniature rugby ball in the form of a purse. Signed by members of the team, including C.K. Saxton, Fred Allen, Bob Scott and legendary New Zealand Sports broadcaster Winston McCarthy and others.
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Miniature Rugby Ball, 1946, Kiwis, 2 NZEF 'Match' miniature rugby ball, Signed by members of the team, including C.K. Saxton, Fred Allen, Bob Scott and legendary New Zealand Sports broadcaster Winston McCarthy and others.
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Four framed blazer badges, or Springbok, All Blacks, United Kingdom and France
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All Blacks Blazer Badge and Shirt Badge, Vintage badge, with the fern embroidered in silver thread. Vintage Silver Fern embroidered shirt badge.
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Shirt Badge, All Blacks Badge, embroidered with N.Z. 1956 and a silver fern and in gold the initials D.H.C. [Danie Hartman Craven] Springbok Team Manager
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Rugby Union Blazer Badges, Three framed blazer badges Southland 1938-39 maroon cloth gold embroidered initials and date, South Canterbury 1937 black cloth green embroidered initials and date, Otago Rugby Union monogram embroidered on black cloth.
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Rugby Union Blazer Badges, Four framed blazer badges: Ireland green cloth embroidered with white shield & shamrocks, UK white cloth embroidered with red rose, Wales, red cloth embroidered with white feathers, blue sash and 'Ich Dien', Scotland, black cloth, embroidered with white thistle
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Silver Fern Tie 1938, with hand written letter by C. K. Saxton, The letter reads: 'This tie was given to me to me during the 1938 All Blacks Tour of Australia, by a team member, Bill Carson. The 1938 team did not have an official Silver Fern tie. We had a black tie with white stripes. Bill had toured England with the 1937 cricket team and received 3 or 4 of these ties for that trip...' '.... World War broke out near the end of 1939 Bill Carson like thousands of other joined the 2 NZEF, That was the end of…
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Jersey Badges [Ireland], 3 x Vintage shield shaped badges, Leinster with white embroidered lyre on blue wool ground; Ireland. Green clover with a red cross, on a white satin ground; Ireland, three green clover on white wool ground.
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Jersey Badge [England], Framed badge with painted logo, 'New Zealand Tour 1963. R.F.U.', Signed by Cyril Gadney a renowned referee who referred the All Blacks v. Wales match during the 1935/36 tour of Great Britain, at Cardiff Arms Park.
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Blazer badge [Wales], Vintage shield shaped badge, embroidered on red fabric in gold metallic thread, depicting Welsh feathers, three crowns and dated [?] 1933
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Jersey Badges, 4 x Vintage badges 3 London Counties, and One RAF badge collected by Charlie Saxton on the 'Kiwis' 2 NZEF tour
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Blazer & Jersey badges [All Blacks], Blazer badge, 1967 with All Blacks logo embroidered in white on a black wool ground. Jersey badge, 1967 with All Blacks logo embroidered in white on a black cotton ground.
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Blazer Badge 2 NZEF, Badge embroidered in white with the 2 NZEF 1945-46, logo on a black wool ground
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Blazer badge [Springboks], Badge with springbok embroidered on a green wool ground
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Two Japanese embroidered rugby emblems, [one framed]
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15 assorted rugby blazer and jersey badges, inc. Cote Basque, Lions, North of England, Wales, Otago Rugby Union and others
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18 Ties, England, Scotland, Ireland & Wales
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14 Ties, France, IRB, Japan, U.S.A & Argentina
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13 New Zealand provincial and club rugby neck ties, including Otago, Pirates, Nelson Bays etc. Together with the samples of design & fabric for NZRU 75th Jubilee.
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7 Ties, inc. Australian and South African rugby, New South Wales and Queensland
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16 Ties, New Zealand, N.Z.E.F., and New Zealand Maoris
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45 Ties (approx.), including Centenary tie for CRFC 1876 -1976 [Cardiff].
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Badges, Tiepins and Cufflinks, Charlie Saxton's personal Otago Rep tie with eight badges affixed inc.Taranaki, South Canterbury, North Auckland, Auckland, Waikato, East Coast& Thames Valley, also Badges, Tiepins and Cufflinks [continues below], inc. Welsh Rugby Union badges [2x], Japan, London [2x], New Zealand flag, Romania, California and Canada [2x]Argentina [1974], Argentina lapel pin, South Africa 1937 & 1956, Barbarians badges [5x], England RFU, Four sets of cufflinks including France, Australia,…
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Official Programme, British [Lions] v. New Zealand, Eden Park July 26th 1930, 20p, group portraits, adverts, original paper covers. Rust at staples, light creases.
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Itinerary & Score Cards & Programme, [1] Score card - N.Z. vs. The Springboks, 1937. [2] Itinerary - The John Sincerity Itinerary of the All Blacks Tour of the United Kingdom 1935-36 [continues below]. [3] Score card - Players Please - Itinerary and Score Card for the British Isles Rugby Team New Zealand Tour 1950. [4] 1959 British Isles Rugby Tour Farewell Ball. Auckland Rugby Union at Peter Pan Cabaret 21st September. [5] Score card - Springbok Tour of New Zealand 1965. [6] Itinerary - With the Lions in…
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Official Programmes, [1] South Africa vs. NZ, Lancaster Park, August 18th 1956, 3rd Test, 15pp. [2] South Africa vs. British Isles. Loftus Versfeld, 22.6.1974 Pretoria. [3] Scotland vs. NZ, Murrayfield, 12th November 1983 [continues below], [4] France vs. Nouvelle-Selande, 31st Janvier -10 Fevrier 73
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1971 Lions Tour of New Zealand poster & Miscellaneous items, [1] Lions Tour of New Zealand 1971. Portraits of team members with programmes for 1959, 1966 and 1971. 420 x 520 mm, light creases and superficial losses at corner [continues below], [2] Clem Thomas - British Lions Tour '71. Rugby Tour of New Zealand. [3] Auckland vs. Counties. Eden Park, 29th September 1979. [4] Whineray's Men. A pictorial record of the 1963-64 All Blacks in the British Isles, September 30th, 1939. [5] Souvenir Programme -…
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Official Souvenir Guide, Great Britain vs. New Zealand [Second Test] Lancaster Park, July 5, 1930, 24p, teams, portraits illustration & adverts. Original paper covers. Scarce
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Carman, Masters, Swan, The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand, 28 Issues from 1948 to 1972: four of 1948; two 1949; two 1951; one 1952; one 1954; three 1955; two 1957; three 1958; one 1960; two 1961; one 1964; three 1963; two 1965; one 1972. Condition varies, all original paper covers and mostly VG.
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Menu signed by the Invincibles, Luncheon menu card titled 'Going Home on the S.S. Montlaurier', Canadian Pacific, dated January 29, 1925. The menu features a border with a caricature of the team, some light browning otherwise VG, to the margins are the signatures of the team members inc. Bert Cooke, George Nepia etc, 305 mm
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D. Gallaher and W.J. Stead, The Complete Rugby Footballer on the New Zealand System, London, Methuen 1906. xiv, 322p, 4p [adverts], plates and illustrations in text, lacking page between half title and frontis. Signatures on prelims, original black cloth with gilt lines and titles, worn at edges
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Clay Pipes, Two large 19th century souvenir clay pipes, Rd No. 2416931, both featuring football and rugby scenes. One pipe complete and undamaged the other with the mouthpiece broken. 110 x 200 mm.
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The Triumphant Tour of the All Blacks in England, Ireland and Wales 1924-1925, Wellington: L.T. Watkins 1925. 176p, portraits, group photos, original covers; together with Arthur H. Carman, They Played for New Zealand [4th edition] A detailed Record of each Rugby Union from 1884- 1981. Wellington 1981
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Don Clarke's tour scrapbooks, 3 ring bound volumes of approximately 32pp each, recording in chronological order the tour commencing with the arrival at Jan Smuts airport, headlines read 'Women Gasp as All Blacks He-Men file off Aircraft' [continues below]. Various articles in English and Afrikaans with annotated English translations by Clarke.
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1960 All Blacks Tour to South Africa, Don Clarke's Souvenir Rugby Ball, Wallaby brand, extensively annotated with match scores and tour points per player. 'The Boot' of course tops the list with 180 points
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4 Canterbury Rugby Union Annuals, from the years 1901, 1903, 1907 & 1924, Each annual includes fascinating insights into the management of the game in the province including records of games, players and interpretations of the rules of the game. Bound in contemporary full leather bindings with gilt titles.
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New Zealand Rugby Representatives, British Tour 1935-1936, Team photograph signed by the players in the original mount with title, includes Jack Manchester [Captain], V.R.S. Meredith [Manager], G.F. Hart, J.L. Griffiths, John Hore, J.G. Wynyard etc . Framed, [lacks glass], 380 x 570 mm
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Cigarette Cards, New Zealand Footballers, Complete set of 50 photograph cards by W.D & H.O. Wills, Bristol & London, featuring rugby players. With Wills 'Westward Ho' cigarette packet
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5 Press Photographs, 1971 Lions Tour to New Zealand, Five silver gelatin prints depicting test action, players featuring include Gareth Edwards, Willie John McBride, J.P.R. Williams, Fergus Slattery, Gordon Brown, Mervyn Davies, Colin Meads, Ian Kirkpatrick, Syd Going and others.
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British Rugby Football Team 1930, Photograph by Crown Studios, Wellington, Team members names on mount, in original oak frame, 280 x 415 mm
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Peter Bush, Dan Carter, All Blacks v. France Athletic Park, Wellington, C-type print, signed title inscribed verso, 600 x 460 mm
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Peter Bush, All Blacks v. Springboks, 2nd test, Blomfontein, South Africa 1976, Black and White photograph, signed, title inscribed verso, 460 x 600 mm
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The Originals, 1905-06 New Zealand Football Team, Photograph of the team at Newton Abbott, signed by the team and management including, Dave Gallaher, Billy Wallace, Bob Deans, George Gillett, George Tyler etc. Photographer E. Kelley [continues below]. Published by S. Hildesheimer & Co Ltd, London & Manchester. Fading to image, stain across the base of the mount, signatures decipherable Note: It was the 1905-06 Original who toured the British Isles, France and North America for whom the term All Blacks was…
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1966 All Blacks Tour to South Africa 'The Incomparables', The first All Blacks team to win a test match series in the Republic. Canterbury brand jersey. Signed by team players including Frank Bunce, Sean Fitzpatrick, Ian Jones, Christian Cullen, Andrew Mehrtens and others.
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Len Castle, pair of 'mangrove bud' forms, unglazed earthenware with ochre and umber pigments, impressed mark to the bases, the largest, length 13 cm
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Len Castle, fossil form hanging bottle vase, grey stained white earthenware, textured surface and alkaline blue glazed interior, impressed mark to the back, width 23 cm
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Len Castle, volcanic hanging bottle vase, grey stained white earthenware, small pools of lava glaze to the front, impressed mark to the back, height 19 cm
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Len Castle, fossil form hanging bottle vase, grey stained white earthenware, the textured external surface with high relief pebble-like decoration, the interior with alkaline blue glaze, impressed mark to the back, height 21 cm
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Len Castle, cooling lava form, grey stained white earthenware of irregular shape with a pool of lava glaze, impressed mark to the base, height 18 cm
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Len Castle, cooling Lava form, grey stained white earthenware of irregular shape with a pool of lava glaze, 20 cm
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Len Castle, volcanic hanging bottle vase, grey stained white earthenware, with three high ridges and small pools of lava to the front, impressed mark to the back, height 25 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware hanging bottle vase, with grey ash glaze, impressed mark to the back, height 21 cm
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Len Castle, large stoneware bowl, in tenmoku glaze with purple and blue glazes to the well, impressed mark near the foot, diameter 39.5 cm
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Len Castle, conical earthenware bowl, with tapering sides and small pedestal foot, covered with red lava glaze, impressed mark to the base, diameter 34.5 cm
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Len Castle, large conical bowl, covered with red lava glaze, impressed mark to the base, diameter 40.5 cm
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Len Castle, waisted conical bowl, covered with red lava glaze, impressed mark to the base, width 28 cm
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Len Castle, large conical bowl, earthenware covered with rich dark blue glaze, impressed mark to the base, 44 cm
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Len Castle, stoneware globular vase, with turquoise glaze, impressed mark near the foot, height 21 cm
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Peter Collis, very large porcelain vase, with spire neck and blue turquoise crackle glaze, height 37 cm
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Peter Collis, large porcelain vase, with spire neck and blue turquoise crackle glaze, height 33.5 cm
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Peter Collis, porcelain vase, with spire neck and blue turquoise crackle glaze, height 30 cm
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Graham Ambrose, large earthenware platter, with blue galaxy glaze, impressed initials, diameter 57 cm
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Graham Ambrose, large earthenware conical bowl, with rich orange sun glaze, impressed initials, diameter 51 cm
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