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Sporting Memorabilia & Collectables — Abacus Auctions

Auction House:Abacus AuctionsNumber of lots recorded:623
Sale Title:Sporting Memorabilia & CollectablesLots with images:623
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:380
Date:20-Oct-2019
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Hawthorn: 'Victorian Football League Premiership Medallion, 1986, Hawthorn Football Club', in gilded bronze (48 mm diameter). With case of issue, toned, some spotting, nearly uncirculated.
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Hawthorn: Books including 'The Hard Way: The Story of the Hawthorn Football Club' by Gordon (1990); 'We Are Hawthorn' (2001); 'Year of the Underdog - How Hawthorn won the 1961 VFL Flag' by Fiddian (2001). Ex Ken Piesse library. (Qty 6)
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Hawthorn: c.1997 Hawthorn football with 30 signatures; Jason Dunstall framed display; 'Football Record' for Round 7 1992 when Dunstall kicked 17 goals against Richmond (signed). Also 'Sherrin' football signed Danny Frawley, Brendan Fevola & Sam Newman; Jack Dyer caricature with faded signature; books on Allan Border & Australia II.
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International Rules: Australian jumper from 2005 International Rules tour 'Australia v Ireland, Under 17s - 2005, Ais-AFL Academy', with c30 signatures (some fading) including Marc Murphy, Shaun Grigg, Travis Varcoe & Grant Birchall, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 82 x 101 cm.
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Melbourne: Original photograph 'Visit of the Melbourne Football Club to Tasmania, July 7-17 1913. Leaving Headquarters on a trip to Mt Wellington', showing the players on two horse drawn vehicles outside Killalea's Carlton Club Hotel. Some tone spots on mount, though attractive photograph .
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Melbourne: 1924 Don Photo Post Card 'Melbourne F.C.' Unused. Superb condition.
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Melbourne: Books including '100 Years of Football: The Story of the Melbourne Football Club' by Taylor (1958); '125 Years of the Melbourne Demons' by Hobbs (1984); 'The Grand Old Flag' by Carroll (signed by author) (1999). Ex Ken Piesse library. (Qty 6)
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Melbourne: Group of Melbourne badges/pins (21) & keyrings (3), including membership badges 2000-2005, some duplication. (Qty 24)
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North Melbourne: 1964 Heinz posters for Alan Aylett & Noel Teasdale; 1968 Heinz poster for John Dugdale; 1974 Preliminary Final poster Nm v Hawthorn; also Weg 'Adelaide 98' poster. Fair/Good condition. (Qty 5)
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North Melbourne: Books including 'The North Story' by Dowling (1997); 'Allen Aylett - My Game' signed by Aylett & Ron Barassi (1986); 'The Clubs - The Complete History of Every Club in the VFL/AFL' (1998). Ex Ken Piesse library. (Qty 7)
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North Melbourne: Royal Selangor Pewter Premiership Cup, gold plated, 21 cm high, for 1996, engraved on front 'Australian Football League, 1996, Premiership Cup, won by North Melbourne', and with plaque on mahogany finish base showing players in their positions.
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North Melbourne: 'The North Story - Special Centenary Premiership Edition', by Dowling (Sydney, 1997), deluxe limited edition 31/250 in slip-case, with 22 signatures including Glenn Archer, Wayne Carey & Anthony Stevens; plus 'The Changi Brownlow' by Roland Perry (signed) (Sydney, 2010).
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North Melbourne: 'North Melbourne Football Club - The Premiership Years', print signed by Glenn Archer, limited edition 468/1000, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 105 x 47 cm.
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North Melbourne: North Melbourne jumper signed by club legends Malcolm Blight & Ross Glendenning.
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Port Melbourne: Group with 1929 Weekly Times 'Colour team photo'; 1929 Australasian 'Colour team photo'; plus book 'Port Melbourne Football Club Souvenir History' (Melbourne, 1960). (Qty 3)
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Richmond: Weg poster 'Hungry! 400' (Kevin Bartlett's 400th game in 1983); plus 1964 Heinz posters for Pat Guinane & Neville Crowe. Fair/Good condition. (Qty 3)
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Richmond: Books including 'Tigerland - The history of the Richmond Football Club from 1885' by Hansen (1989); 'The Tigers of Old' by Hogan (1996); 'The 500 Club - Footy's Greatest Coaches' by Sheedy & Hadfield (signed by Kevin Sheedy) (2004). Ex Ken Piesse library. (Qty 5)
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St Kilda: c.1936 Large team photograph of players, committee & staff, some tone spots on mount, overall 51 x 29 cm. Noted coach Dan Minogue, Jack Perkins & Billy Mohr. (The jumpers include the club logo, which was added in 1933).
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St Kilda: 1966 original Weg poster, framed & glazed, with Weg signature on frame, overall 54 x 70 cm. Poor/Fair condition (laid down with some repairs), though looks attractive in frame.
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St Kilda: Books including 'Heroes with Haloes - St Kilda's One Hundred Greatest' by Holmesby (1995); 'Stan Alves - Sacked Coach' by Alves & Davies (2002); 'Tony Lockett' by Christison (1999); 'Australian Rules Football - An Illustrated History' by Dunn & Main (1974). Ex Ken Piesse library. (Qty 7)
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St Kilda: St Kilda football jumper signed by 2005 team, with 21 signatures including Lenny Hayes & Austinn Jones, framed & glazed, overall 68 x 85 cm.
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Western Australia: 1923 (circa) Postal Card Kgv 'One/Penny' on 1½d brown overprint with 'West Australian Football League ... Umpire's Notice' printed mesage on back sent to B Wackemeyer, Burns Philp, Fremantle advising appointment to umpire at Subiaco Oval, couple of minor blemishes.
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Western Australia: Books including 'East Fremantle Football Club - Celebrating 100 Years of Tradition' by Lee (1998); 'Diehards - The Story of the Subiaco Football Club' in two volumes by Spillman (1998 & 2000); 'The Royals 1906-1976: East Perth Football Club' (1976); 'The Tigers Tale - The Origins and History of the Claremont Football Club' by Casey (1995). Ex Ken Piesse library. (Qty 12)
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1971-2008 duplicated range comprising Home & Away (1000+), Finals (c.120) & Grand Finals (60); plus 5 bound volumes. Ex Ken Piesse library. (Qty 1200+)
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1970s-90s comprising Home & Away (77), Finals (4) & Grand Finals (5); plus 1999 Herald-Sun 'Football's Fabulous Century - Collector Series' magazines complete set (12); also books (15) mainly football. (Qty 113)
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1980s-90s range including 1982 Escort Cup Grand Final; 1983 Sterling Cup (2); 1997 Ansett Cup Grand Final. (Qty 12)
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Accummulation in mixed condition, noted Sniders & Abrahams 1907 'WA Footballers' (18/56) & 1908-09 'WAFL Footballers' (4/60); 1932 Hoadleys Nutty Bar (5/108), a few nice cards but mostly space fillers. (Qty 36)
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Scanlens cards accumulation 1976-91 in shoebox, Fair/Good. Inspection will reward. (Qty 1200 approx)
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Carton including 1980 Pyramid 'Geelong Footballers' (7); 2015 & 2016 Teamcoach; Footy Tazos; Toops Chipz; also shoebox with Elvis, Star Wars, Simpsons, Marvel and other cards. Inspection will reward. (Qty 1000+)
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Accumulation noted Sniders & Abrahams 1912-13 Star (2) & 1913-14 Shield (1); 1933 Licorice Larks (13); Kornies (212); 1954 Fyna Foods (2). Condition variable Poor/Fine. Inspection will reward. (Qty 400+)
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Base sets including Select 1994, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2011 & 2013; Dynamic 1994; Herald Sun 2008, 2009, 2010; Future Force 2012, 2013, 2014 & 2016. Vf condition. (Qty 2400+)
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Range including 1970 National Bank 'Peter Hudson'; 'Mobil Footy Photos 1965' (40) in tatty album; Scanlens (all St Kilda with some duplication) 1967 (3), 1968 (5), 1969 (3) & die-cuts (2), 1970 (8), mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 65)
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1906 'Fred Booty Football Series Postcards' (2/6) comprising 'Kicking a Behind' & 'A Follower', both fine used. (Qty 2)
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1908 Wills 'Club Flags' (2/29); 1912-13 Sniders & Abraham 'Star' (3/60); 1913-14 Sniders & Abraham 'Shield' (16/60 + 2 spares); mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 23)
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1924-25 Pals 'Australian Sports Supplements' with 3 footballers W.Cubbins (St.Kilda captain), Ray Brew (Carlton captain) & Norman Beckton (Essendon); plus cricketers Arthur Mailey & Arthur Richardson, all in complete issues of Pals magazine, Fine condition. (Qty 5)
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1947-52 Argus Weekend Magazine 'Player Portraits' (8); 1949 'Colour Team Photos' (17/20 + 1 spare); 1950 'Colour Team Photos' (16/18), trimmed a little to fit A4 protectors. Very scarce group. (Qty 42)
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1950 Plb 'John Coleman Footy Shorts Label'. Extremely scarce. Very Good condition for this.
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1966 Scanlens 'Footballers' (5/72 + one spare) and one die-cut, all WA players. Fair/Fine condition. (Qty 7)
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1980 Scanlens 'Footballers', complete set (168). Fine/Very Fine.
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1981 Scanlens 'Footballers', complete set (168) & Checklists (12). Two Poor, others mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 180)
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1982 Scanlens 'Footballers', complete set (180). Mainly Fine/Very Fine.
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1984 Scanlens 'Footballers', complete set (132). Mainly Fine/Very Fine.
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1985 Scanlens 'Footballers', complete set (132). Mainly Fine/Very Fine.
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1986 Scanlens 'Footballers', almost complete set (131/132). (Missing no.68). Fine/Very Fine.
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1987 Scanlens 'Footballers', complete set (132). Mainly Fine/Very Fine.
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1988 Scanlens/Stimorol 'Footballers', complete set (144). Mainly Fine/Very Fine.
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1989 Scanlens/Stimorol 'Footballers', complete set (168). Mainly Fine/Very Fine.
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1990 Stimorol 'Footballers', almost complete set (164/168); plus 1991 'Footballers' complete (168). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 332)
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1992 Regina 'Footballers' (176); plus 1993 Select 'Footballers' (192). Mainly Fine/Very Fine. (Qty 368)
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1993 Herald-Sun Footy Formbooks 1-9, 12 & 14-20, with 'Footy Hero posters' (17/24 + 1 spare).
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1997 Prostar 'Headliners' part set (10/47), with Carlton (Kernahan); Fremantle (O'Reilly); Geelong (Ablett & Hocking); Hawthorn (Crawford, Dunstall & Salmon); StKilda (Loewe); Sydney (Roos); West Coast (Mainwaring). (Qty 10)
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1997 Prostar 'Headliners' original set (24), with Adelaide (Modra); Brisbane (Voss & Lambert); Carlton (Silvagni & Koutifides); Collingwood (Buckley & Rocca); Essendon (Hird & O'Donnell); Footscray (Grant); Fremantle (Allan); Geelong (Ablett & Hocking); Hawthorn (Dunstall); North Melbourne (McKernan); Port Adelaide (Wanganeen); Richmond (Richardson & Campbell); StKilda (Loewe & Burke); Sydney (Lockett); West Coast (Matera & Mainwaring). (Qty 24)
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2005 AFL Team 'Collingwood Prize Set' (40), with Collingwood Standard cards, Silver cards, Gold cards & Blue cards, window mounted, framed, overall 85 x 51 cm. With CoA.
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Melbourne Storm: Flag signed by Cameron Smith & Glenn Lazarus.
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Newtown Oxfords (NSW): Team real photo postcard fine used 1906 from Newtown to NZ dated with message 'My football team the Newtown Oxfords'.
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Clothing two different Socceroos shirts, both with 'Hird' on reverse; plus 2007 Toyota Formula 1 shirt signed by Ralf Schumacher. Ex James Hird collection. (Qty 3)
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Plaque United Nations Command Korea military soccer plaque (42 x 25 cm), engraved 'U.N. Sgts 'Closed Club' Salutes/'the Australian Team'/Seoul, Korea October 1969' with UN logo impressed below.
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Postcards fold-out card with internal view of footballer & paper-cut 3D football, used 1906 from Lilydale to Frankston, a few blemishes.
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Stickers 'Panini's Football 82' album with complete set of 516 stickers. Mainly Fine/Very Fine condition.
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Golf Balls (Autographed) collection including Stuart Appleby, Brandie Burton, Terry Dill, Fred Funk, Davis Love III, Greg Norman (2), Arnold Palmer (2), Adam Scott, Craig Stadler, Lee Travino, Karrie Webb, etc, also noted Dale Jarrett (Nascar Hall of Fame), eight in perspex display boxes. (Qty 40)
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Jack Nicklaus: 'The Greatest Shot' print by Loyal Chapman, signed by the artist and numbered 47/200, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 54 x 71 cm.
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Balance of collection including jockeys boots; Saintly photo mounted with Bart cummings signature; Darren Beadman signed magazine; Black Caviar group with racebooks (3); mini Cox Plate; Winx figurine; horse & jockey trophy (not awarded); tablecloths (2); 'Winner' bookmaker-style bag; posters.
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Books 'Bloodstock Breeders' Review' (London) 36 volumes including 1913, 1916, 1924-32, 1934-52, 1956, 1959, 1971, 1973-75; also 'The Irish Horse' (Dublin) 7 volumes including 1949-50, 1952, 1955 & 1957-59. (Qty 43)
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Books - Horse Racing Library including 'Racehorses in Australia with Paintings by Martin Stainforth' (Sydney, 1922); 'My Life on the Australian Turf' by James Scobie (Melbourne, 1929); 'The Star Kingdom Story' by Peter Pring (signed) (Sydney, 1983) plus 5 other Pring signed titles; 'Class Racehorses - Australia & New Zealand' Volumes 1-13 (Sydney, 1984-96). (Qty 130)
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Books Horseracing Art Books, noted 'The Sport of Our Fathers - Henry Alken' by Sparrow (London, 1927); 'The Art of George Stubbs' by Morrison (Sydney, 1997); 'Australian Colonial Sporting Painters - Frederick Woodhouse and Sons' by Laverty (Sydney, 1980). (Qty 15)
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Playing Cards Double pack featuring Phar Lap; double pack featuring racing scenes; plus 1988 Action playing cards full deck (56) each showing different past champions. The illustration is above Lot 270.
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Postcards 'Flemington Cup Day. Melbourne' fine mint; 'Finish for the Melbourne Cup, 1904' fine mint; 'Phar Lap. National Museum, Melbourne' mint (minor soiling). The illustration is above Lot 270. (Qty 3)
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Postcards & Cigarette Cards c.1920s-30s picture postcards (16) including some from Advance Sporting Budget Series & Don Photo Series; plus 1931 Muratti 'Australian Race Horses' complete set (24). Fine condition. (Qty 40)
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Prints 1906 colour lithograph 'Flavus, Imported Thoroughbred Stallion' supplement to 'The Sydney Stock and Station Journal', framed 59 x 55 cm; plus reprinted 1937-38 Capstan calendar 'Capstan Cavalcade of Famous Winners' including Carbine & Phar Lap. (Qty 2 items)
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Prints Colour plate portraits of famous Australian Racehorses including Carbine, by various artists including Martin Stainforth, Michael Jeffery, F.Chesworth, Craig Taylor, Stuart Reid & Paul Fitzgerald. (Qty 19)
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Racebooks including Mentone Racing Club 1902; Aspendale Park Racing Club 1931; Mentone Turf Club 1933 & 1946. Condition varies. Scarce group.
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Racebooks 1922-2013 collection including 1922 Rosehill, 1925 Rosehill, 1927 Menangle Park, 1927 Canterbury, 1991 Golden Slipper; plus Black Caviar's last three races. 1920s racebooks in poor condition. (Qty 13)
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Racebooks 1923-2014 collection including 1923 Epsom; 1938-2014 VRC range (48) with Melbourne Cups (24) between 1973-2014, Derby (8) & Oaks (5); Caulfield (6) with 1946 Caulfield Guineas, 1994 & 1995 Caulfield Cups; 1962 Moonee Valley; 1993 Hong Kong International Races. Condition varies. (Qty 58)
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Racebooks 1924-38 collection including Aspendale Park Racing Club (2); Geelong Racing Club; Menangle Park Racing Club; Mentone Racing Club (4); Tamworth Jockey Club; Werribee Racing Club. Usual writing inside, and staples rusty, though generally good condition for this early pre-World War 2 group. (Qty 10)
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Racebooks - Moonee Valley 1926-38 collection including racebooks from 1926 (2), 1936 (4), 1937 (4) & 1938 (5). Horses include Aurie's Star, The Trump, Wotan & Rivette. Usual writing inside, and staples rusty, though generally good condition for this early pre-World War 2 group. (Qty 16)
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Toy c.1930s horse & jockey balance toy, wood and metal, lovely item of folk art from the Depression era.
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Melbourne Cup: Collection with colour print 'Finish of the 1925 Melbourne Cup' showing Windbag winning; drinks tray with decal 'Hall Mark, Heroic-Herowinkie, Winner Melbourne Cup 1933'; tin 'Turf' wall plaque 'Catalogue, Winner Melbourne Cup 1938'; 'Melbourne Cup Racing Game' with lid showing Toparoa winning the 1955 Melbourne Cup. (Qty 4 items)
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Bobby Lewis: Rare sepia studio photograph (8 x 13 cm) of a young Bobby Lewis in his riding gear. (Bobby Lewis rode four Cup winners from 33 starts, and also rode Phar Lap to a controversial third placing in 1929. He was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame in the inaugural season).
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Books 'An Historical List of Horse-Matches Run. And of Plates and Prizes Run for in Great Britain and Ireland' Volumes 1-18 1751-68 by Reginald Heber (London, 1752-69); continued as 'The Sporting Calendar' Volumes 1-4 1769-72 by Tuting & Fawconer (London, 1770-73). Fair/Good condition. Fabulous run. (Qty 22)
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Book 'Tasmanian Mail, Turf Register and Stud Book of Tasmania, 1885-6' (Hobart, 1886), red cover. Some soiling on cover and few pages loose.
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Photograph c.1898 rare original photograph of 11 jockeys including a young Bobby Lewis about 20 years old. Only a part of the photograph remains intact, but a significant and historic Australian photo from the period. (Bobby Lewis rode over 900 winners, he and Harry White are the only jockeys to have won four Melbourne Cups).
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Print 'Mermaid' and 'Romula', coloured lithograph by Frederick Woodhouse (1820-1909), printed by E.Whitehead & Co. Melbourne, 7 cm tear at top but recently re-framed with new mount, framed & glazed, overall 110 x 79 cm. (Mermaid won the 1871 Sydney Cup & Romula was 2nd in the 1871 Melbourne Cup)
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Print 'The Derby Day at Flemington' photogravure print by Carl Kahler, beautifully hand-coloured, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 126 x 101 cm. Fine condition. (With the key plate identifying the participants mounted on reverse)
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Print 'Derby Day at Flemington 1886', photogravure print by Carl Kahler, published in Melbourne January 1st 1890, some tone spots & soiling, though an attractive print that would look great framed, size 89 x 62 cm.
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Prints 'The Lawn at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day' photogravure print by Carl Kahler, published in Melbourne July 1st 1889, some damage at left, and overall tone spots, though an attractive print that would look great framed, size 86 x 62 cm.
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Print 'The Betting Ring at Flemington', photogravure print by Carl Kahler, published in Melbourne November 15th 1890, some tone spots & soiling, though an attractive print that would look great framed, size 89 x 62 cm.
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Prints Pair of photogravure prints by Stanley Berkeley (1855-1909) titled 'Eclipse Stakes' & 'Grand National Steeplechase', both with some tone spots but recently re-framed with new mounts, each overall 82 x 61 cm. (Qty 2)
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Table c1890 metal tripod table, top decorated with horse within horseshoe, legs comprising three whips topped with greyhound heads. Very attractive, 72 cm tall, 38 cm wide. Maker's mark an 'M' within eight-pointed star, with reference number '5709'.
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Vesta Case in silver with enamel horse & jockey, hallmarked Birmingham 1881 with maker's mark 'Jht'. A beautiful example of Victorian-era craftmanship.
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1887 Racecard 'Terang Racing Club's Annual Meeting, New Year's Day, Saturday January 1st 1887'. Fair/Good condition.
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1890 Racecard 'Warrnambool Racing Club's Annual Steeplechase Meeting, Tuesday 29th April 1890'. Fair/Good condition.
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1890 Melbourne Cup 'Extra Supplement to The Illustrated London News, Australasian Edition, Nov 1st 1890' with colour lithographs 'The Race for the Cup', 'The Lawn' & 'Coming In to be Weighed'; plus engraving 'Birds-Eye View of the Flemington Race Course, Melbourne', front cover dated 'Special Advertisement Issue - October 31, 1890', and back cover with ads for Victoria Racing Club & The Cycloramas, covers a bit tatty, although illustrations superb and ready for framing.
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1890 Melbourne Cup race finish photograph showing Carbine winning the race, on a mount with some faults, overall 40 x 24 cm, extremely rare. Endorsed at lower right 'E.T.H. Xmas '37 Pjp', and with further inscription on reverse 'Carbine's Cup, 1890, 10st 5lbs highest weight ever carried in the Cup. Time 3.28¼ Jock. R Ramage'. (Over the next decade jockeys adopted the modern riding posture - the so-called Martini glass; in this photograph all the jockeys are riding with straight legs)
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1898 Racecard 'Victoria Amateur Turf Club. Grand National Steeplecahse Meeting, to be held on the Caulfield Racecourse. Second Day, Wednesday 10th Aug 1898'. Fair/Good condition (puncture hole in top left corner).
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1898 Racecard 'Victoria Racing Club, Spring Meeting,1898, The Last Day. Official Card (Saturday 5th November)'. Fair/Good condition (puncture hole in top left corner. (The Cb Fisher Plate was won by The Grafter, who won the Melbourne Cup 4 days earlier).
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1898 Racecard 'Victoria Amateur Turf Club. November Meeting to be held on the Caulfield Racecourse. Saturday 19th November 1898. Official Card'. Fair/Good condition (puncture hole in top left corner).
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1898 Racecard 'Victoria Amateur Turf Club. Boxing Day Meeting to be held on the Caulfield Racecourse. Monday 26th December 1898. Official Card'. Fair/Good condition (puncture hole in top left corner).
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1900 Racecard 'Melbourne Hunt Club. Winter Meeting to be held on the Flemington Racecourse, On Saturday 9th June 1900. Official Card'. Good condition.
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1900 Racecards 'Victoria Racing Club. Grand National Steeplechase Meeting, First Day, Saturday 7th July 1900. Official Card' & 'Victoria Racing Club. Grand National Steeplechase Meeting, Second Day, Wednesday 11th July 1900. Official Card'. Fair/Good condition (some tone spots & 2nd card with vertical crease). (Qty 2)
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1900 Racecard 'Victoria Racing Club. Spring Meeting 1900, The Last Day, Official Card' (Saturday 10th November 1900). Fair condition. (Clean Sweep won the Spring Stakes, after winning the Melbourne Cup 4 days earlier).
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