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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:684
Sale Title:Sporting and General MemorabiliaLots with images:256
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:440
Date:15-Feb-2011
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Cricket Literature: Rare programme ‘Fourth Test, Illustrated Souvenir Programme and Score Sheet, Adelaide Oval 1947’ [Adelaide, 1947]; ‘1946-7 Sporting Globe Cricket Book’; ‘Australia Wins! The Illustrated Story of the 1948 Tests’; ‘West Indies Tests Pictorial, Souvenir Programme 1951’. Good condition. (4 items)
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1948 Australian Team, reprint photograph (19 x 14 cm) of the team arriving at Tilbury Docks, with 6 signatures - Don Bradman, Doug Ring, Arthur Morris, Ian Johnson, Bill Brown & Keith Miller
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour to England, 2nd Test at Lord's, full size ‘Stuart Surridge’ Cricket Bat, signed on front & reverse by 1948 Australia, 1948 England, 1949-50 Commonwealth, 1949-50 India & 1950 West Indies teams, a total of 69 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Ray Lindwall, Keith Miller, Norman Yardley, Len Hutton, Alec Bedser, Alec Coxon, Jock Livingstone, Frank Worrell, Everton Weekes & Vijay Merchant. Good condition
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1948 Australian 'Invincibles' Tour to England, Bradman's Final test match, the 5th test at the oval, full size 'B. Warsop' cricket bat, signed on front by both teams, 28 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Sidney Barnes, Keith Miller, Norman Yardley, Eric Hollies (who bowled Bradman for a duck in his last innings), Len Hutton and Alec Bedser. Good condition
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1948 Don Bradman Testimonial match, played at the MCG, 3-7 December, 1948: full size 'Hartley - Ken Meuleman' cricket bat, signed on reverse by both teams, Bradman's XI v Hassett's XI, 23 signatures including Don Bradman, Lindsay Hassett, Ray Lindwall, Sid Barnes, Ken Meuleman, Arthur Morris and Don Tallon. Also signed on front by 1950-51 Commonwealth v India teams, a further 29 signatures including Frank Worrell, Leslie Ames, George Tribe and Vijay Merchant. Good condition
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Don Bradman, display comprising signature on photograph of the Don's emotional farewell to the SCG, walking off after his last match there in 1949, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 28 x 38 cm
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Don Bradman: Collection in album, including 7 signed items, comprising photographs (29), postcards (18), cricket card. Highlights include 2001 ‘Service of Thanksgiving’ invitation & booklet; ‘unveiling of The Bradman Bronze’ programme signed by Bill Brown. From the Percy Samara-Wickrama cricket autographs collection. (101 items)
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D Don Bradman, lovely signature on 1983 (Aug.29th) type-written letter on 'Sir Donald Bradman A.C.' letterhead, thanking the writer for his kind message on the occassion of his 75th birthday
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D Don Bradman, lovely signature on 1988 (Nov.22nd) type-written letter on 'Sir Donald Bradman A.C.' letterhead, giving permission to reproduce an extract from 'The Art of Cricket'; together with envelope in Bradman's hand-writing
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Don Bradman, signature on poster ‘When NSW Cricket Is Strong Australian Cricket Is Strong’, size 60 x 43 cm. Also 1979-80 Benson & Hedges advertising poster (framed, 92 x 62 cm); plus ‘Greg Chappell Wall Cricket’ game (73 x 89 cm). (3 items)
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Don Bradman, display comprising signed photograph of Bradman playing a cover drive, window mounted with two other photographs, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 67 cm
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Don Bradman: Print ‘Don Bradman - Celebrating The Legend’ signed by Ian Craig, limited edition 64/500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 46 x 59 cm
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Don Bradman, nice signature on title page of his book ‘The Art of Cricket’ [Sydney, 1998]. Limited edition to celebrate the Don's 90th year
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'452 Bradman Express': Train Set Created to Honour the Life and Legend of Don Bradman, through the acclaimed artistry of Brian Clinton, with O scale train designed to run on HO gauge track; sets 1-8 including locomotive and tender, coaches (7), track, power pack and controller. Very attractive and unusual item of Bradmania
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Cricket Ephemera: 1950 West Indies team sheet with facsimile autographs; 1950 ticket signed Alec Bedser; 1957 West Indies autograph page with 6 signatures including Gary Sobers & Rohan Kanhai; scarce programme ‘M.C.C. versus Rhodesia, Bulawayo, 1956’; 1991 England v West Indies 2nd Test programme signed by both teams (c32 signatures); signed photos of Richie Richardson & Courtney Walsh; books (2). Good condition. (9 items)
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Signed Displays, noted Len Hutton, Arthur Morris (2), Ian Chappell (2), Alec Bedser, Rod Marsh, Ian Botham (2), Geoff Boycott (2), Ian Healy & Glenn McGrath. All window mounted, various sizes. (13 items)
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1956 Australian Tour to England: ‘Nicolls - Crusader’ miniature bat (29 cm long) signed by Australian team with 11 signatures including Ian Johnson, Keith Miller, Neil Harvey, Ray Lindwall & Richie Benaud. Also a badge ‘Kindly Support Swansea Cricket & Football Club’
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1960s-70s Cricket Books, noted ‘Early Memoirs of Frank Woolley’ by Martha Woolley (signed by Frank Woolley) [Kent, 1976]; ‘Run Digger’ by Bill Lawry (signed) [London, 1966]; ‘Cardus on Cricket’ by Hart-Davis (L/E: 100/100) [London, 1977]; ‘By Hook or By Cut’ by Les Favell (signed) [Adelaide, 1970]. (33 items)
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Cricket Displays: Signed displays of Don Bradman (framed, 31 x 42 cm) & Richie Benaud (framed, 32 x 40 cm); plus 'Arnotts - Don Bradman' biscuit tin. (3 items)
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Don Bradman, signature on title-page of ‘Cricket - The Australian Way’ edited by Jack Pollard [Melb., 1961]. Few minor tone spots, otherwise good condition with dust-jacket
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‘Wisden Cricketers' Almanacks’ for 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975 & 1989. The 1972 issue with limp yellow covers, others hardback. Fair/Good condition. (9 items)
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Ephemera: Signed autograph cards (29); Team photos with facsimile autographs (4) - 1993 Australia, 1993 England, 1997 Australia & 1997 England; 1964 tour guide; 1975 signed scorecard; 1905 Australian team reprint photo. (36)
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Don Bradman, signature on title-page of ‘How To Play Cricket’ by Don Bradman [Adelaide, 1965]. Few minor tone spots, otherwise good condition with dust-jacket
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1966 West Indies Tour to England, full size 'Slazenger' cricket bat, signed by West Indies on front; plus Middlesex, Warwickshire, MCC and Lancashire on reverse, a total of 49 signatures including Gary Sobers, Conrad Hunte, Rohan Kanhai, Charlie Griffith and Wes hall. Good condition
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Tom Veivers' 1966-67 Australian ‘Baggy Green’ Test Cap & Blazer, both green wool, with embroidered Australian Coat-of-Arms & ‘1966-67’ on front. Fine condition. [Tom Veivers played 21 Tests 1963-67]. (2 items)
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1969 West Indies Tour to England, full size 'Slazenger - Tom Graveney' cricket bat, signed by West Indies on front; plus Worcester and Surrey on reverse, a total of 44 signatures including Gary Sobers, Clive Lloyd, Lance Gibbs, John shepherd, Tom Graveney and Micky Stewart. Good condition
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1970s Cricket Books, noted ‘Chapelli - Ian Chappell's Life Story’ by Ian Chappell (signed, 1238/1500) [Melb., 1976]; ‘Test Tussles On and Off the Field’ by Darling (signed) [Hobart, 1970]; ‘On Top Down Under - Australia's Cricket Captains’ by Robinson (signed) [Sydney, 1975]; ‘An Illustrated History of Australian Cricket’ by Whitington (signed by Bob Menzies) [Melbourne, 1973]. (33 items)
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1975-76 Australia v West Indies, full size 'Slazenger' cricket bat, with 33 signatures including Greg Chappell, Ian Chappell, Dennis Lillee, Clive Lloyd, Deryck Murray and Andy Roberts. Good condition
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Cricket Bats, noted c1935 ‘A.G.Spalding - Vic Richardson’ match-used bat; c1980s-90s signed bats - England (2), New Zealand (2), South Africa (2), India & 1996-97 South Australia. (9 items)
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1980s Cricket Books, noted ‘The Larwood Story’ by Harold Larwood (signed) & Perkins [London, 1982]; ‘Benaud - On Reflection’ by Richie Benaud (signed) [London, 1984]; ‘The Great Australian Book of Cricket Stories’ by Piesse (signed) [Melb., 1982]; ‘Match Drawn - A Cavalcade of Cricket Cartoons’ ed. Piesse (signed) [Melb., 1988]. (34 items)
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1980s Cricket Books, noted ‘The A.I.F. Cricket Team’ by Cardwell (signed, 148/200) [Sydney, 1980]; ‘Cricketer Militant - The Life of Jack Parsons’ by Howat (signed) [Oxford, 1980]; ‘Cricketing Stars’ by Mason (signed) [Melb., 1987]; ‘World's Best Cricket Book Ever’ by Sherwood & Alderdice [Adelaide, 1981]. (34 items)
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Cricket Books, noted ‘A History of West Indies Cricket’ by Manley [London, 1988]; ‘Geelong's Blazing Century – Runs & Wickets Since 1862’ by O'Dowd [Geelong, 1989]; ‘Hundreds and Hat-Tricks - The History of Pomborneit Cricket Club’ by O'Neill [Camperdown, 1986]; ‘The History of the Richmond Cricket Club’ by Tyson [Melbo., 1987]. (37 items)
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Bob Willis' England Touring test cap, navy blue wool, embroidered St. George and dragon on front, endorsed inside 'R.G.D. Willis'. Good match-worn condition. Also signed card. (Bob Willis played 90 Tests 1970-84, including 18 as England Captain.)
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England Test Jumper, long sleeves, with embroidered Crown over 3 Lions on front, made by Kent & Curwen. From the Craig McDermott collection
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Mike Gatting's England Touring Test Cap, from 1984-85 tour to India, navy blue wool, embroidered St.George & Dragon on front, endorsed inside ‘Mg’. Good match-worn condition. Ex Bruce French's Benefit Auction, 1991. [Mike Gatting played 79 Tests 1978-95, including 23 as England captain]
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1984-85 England (Womens) tour to Australia, miniature cricket bat (37 cm long), signed by England team, with 16 signatures including Jan Southgate
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1985 Richard Hadlee Testimonial, Nottinghamshire v Derbyshire, full size Cricket Bat, with 25 signatures on front including Clive Rice, Richard Hadlee, Kim Barnett & John Wright. In display case (no glass), overall 20 x 96 cm
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1985 world Championship of cricket, full size cricket bat signed by all 7 teams - Australia, England, West Indies, New Zealand, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka - with 98 signatures including David Gower, Allan Border, Clive Lloyd, Richard Hadlee and Sunil Gavaskar. Good condition (minor tone spots)
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1986 Australian Team, ‘Sanspareils-Greenlands’ Cricket Bat, signed by Australian team, 15 signatures including Allan Border, David Boon & David Gilbert. Fine condition
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Don Bradman, ‘The Bradman Albums’ [Sydney, 1987], two volumes in slip-case, first volume signed twice by Bradman, on title page & frontispiece photo
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1990s Cricket Books, noted ‘Caught England Bowled Australia’ by Frith (signed) [London, 1997]; ‘The Abc Cricket Book - The First 60 Years’ by Maxwell (signed) [Sydney, 1994]; ‘The Fleetwood-Smith Story - A Wayward Genius’ by Growden [Sydney, 1991]; ‘Backward Glances - An album of early cricket photographs 1857-1917’ edited by Green (signed) [Newport Iow, 1992]. (41 items)
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Cricket Books, noted ‘Guide to the Sir Donald Bradman Collection in the Mortlake Library of South Australia’ (front cover signed 'To Paul with best wishes Don Bradman') [Adelaide, 1992]; ‘The Demon Spofforth’ by Cashman [Sydney, 1990]; ‘Trumper - The Definitive Biography’ by Sharpham [Sydney, 1985]. (6 items)
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1990s Cricket Books, noted ‘200 Seasons of Australian Cricket’ [Sydney, 1997]; ‘The Bradman Albums’ in 2 volumes [Sydney, 1995]; ‘Hitting Across the Line’ by Viv Richards [Sydney, 1991]; ‘The Prime Minister's XI’ by Selth [Canberra, 1990]. (39 items)
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1991-92 Australian Team, Boxing Day Test v India at Mcg, full size ‘Impala Hornet’ Cricket Bat, with 13 signatures on front including Allan Border, Mark Taylor, Dean Jones & Bruce Reid. Good condition
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1992-93 Australia v West Indies, full size ‘Gabba’ Cricket Bat, with 27 signatures including Allan Border, Mark Taylor, Bruce Reid, Richie Richardson, Brian Lara & Courtney Walsh. Good condition
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1993 Australian Team: Prints ‘Australian Tour Party to England 1993’ by P.L.Waters, signed by the artist and numbered 94/375 (framed, 48 x 67 cm); plus ‘Australia 1993’ by David Byrne, signed by the artist and numbered 202/350 (framed, 64 x 46 cm). (2 items)
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Cricket Ties, nice collection of cricket ties, noted Bradman Museum, 1994 Bradman XI v England, 2003 Bradman XI v England. (33 items)
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Mark Waugh's Australian Tracksuit, from 1994 tour to South Africa, jacket & pants, the jacket signed on front by Mark Waugh and endorsed to his personal physiotherapist Lindsay
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1995 Australian Team, ‘World Champions - Australia's Victory in the Carribean’, display comprising 1995 team photograph with 19 original signatures on the mount, limited edition No.517/1500, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 83 x 64 cm
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Adam Hollioake's England home test cap, navy blue wool, embroidered Crown over three lions on front, label inside signed 'Adam Hollioake (1997)'. Very good condition. (Adam Hollioake played four tests and 35 ODIs 1996-99, including 14 ODIs as England Captain)
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Shane Warne's 300th Test Wicket, display comprising signature below picture, window mounted with action photograph of Warne's 300th wicket, and list of Warne's first 300 victims, limited edition 442/1000, framed & glazed, overall 54 x 41 cm
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Colin Miller's Australian A Jumper (long sleeves), from the 1998 Australia A tour to England, Scotland & Ireland, with embroidered ‘Acb’ badge on front. Fine condition
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Recent Cricket Books, noted ‘Playing the Greater Game - The Melbourne Cricket Club and its Ground in World War I’ by Batchelder (signed) [Melb., 1998]; ‘Cricket's Colosseum - 25 Years of Test Cricket at the Mcg’ by Piesse (signed) [Melbourne, 2003]; ‘Miller's Luck’ by Perry (signed) [Sydney, 2005]. (18 items)
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‘Mark Taylor - Time to Declare’ by Mark Taylor & Ian Heads [Sydney, 1999], deluxe limited edition 3109/10334, signed by Mark Taylor. Superb condition in slip-case
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Stuart Macgill's Australia A One-Day Cap, yellow & green with embroidered ‘Acb’ logo on front, and ‘Australia/ A’ on reverse, signed to brim ‘Stuart M’. Fine condition. [Stuart MacGill played 44 Test & 3 ODIs 1998-2008]
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2000 New Zealand Team, full size Cricket Bat, with plaque affixed ‘New Zealand cricket Team, Winners of the I.C.C. Knockout Tournament, Held in Kenya, 2000’, with 14 signatures including Stephen Fleming, Adam Parore & Craig McMillan. Good condition
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Cricket Clothing: Ryan Campbell's Western Australia One-Day Cricket Cap, black, yellow & red, with embroidered ‘Western Warriors’ logo on front, signed & endorsed by Ryan Campbell on brim. Also ‘Swampy’ team shirt, from Geoff Marsh's Testimonial match, with 11 signatures including Dennis Lillee, Rod Marsh, Geoff Marsh, Kim Hughes, Graeme Wood, Mike Valetta & Guy McKenna. (2 items)
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c2001 Australia v West Indies, full size ‘Kookaburra’ Cricket Bat signed by both teams, with 24 signatures including Steve Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Justin Langer, Courtney Walsh & Jimmy Adams. Good condition
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c2001-02 South Africa Team, full size ‘Gray-Nicolls’ Cricket Bat, signed to front by South Africa, 16 signatures including Shaun Pollock, Gary Kirsten, Jacques Kallis & Boeta Dippenaar. Good condition
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Steve Waugh's Australian Test Shirt, with embroidered Coat-of-Arms & Test Number ‘335’ on front, signed below number, window mounted, framed and glazed in acrylic display case, limited edition 17/335, overall 120 x 120 cm
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Mark Waugh's Australian Test Shirt, with embroidered Coat-of-Arms & Test Number ‘349’ on front, signed below number, window mounted, framed and glazed in acrylic display case, limited edition 17/349, overall 120 x 120 cm. [Mark Waugh played 128 Tests 1990-2003]
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Sachin Tendulkar's Indian test cap, blue wool, with embroidered Indian logo on front, signed on brim by Sachin Tendulkar. Very good condition. Obtained by former Netherlands Captain, Roland Lefebvre during the 2004 Videocon cup in the Netherlands. (Sachin Tendulkar is the leading run-scorer and century maker in Tests and ODIs)
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Autographs: Signed photographs (4) & signed displays (4) of Justin Langer, Shane Warne, Marcus North, David Boon, Brad Hodge, Rodney Hogg, Simon O'Donnell & Shoaib Akhtar. All framed, various sizes. (8 items)
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Michael Clarke, display comprising signed ‘Slazenger - Michael Clarke’ cricket bat, window mounted with four action photographs, framed & glazed in display case, overall 46 x 110 cm
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The Mcc Portfolio of Cricketing Prints, limited edition of fine oleographs, from six of the most outstanding oil paintings in the collection at Lord's, set no.28/500, comprising:- ‘Mr Hope of Amsterdam’ by Jean Francois Sablet, framed & glazed, overall 62 x 73 cm; ‘Cricket at Christchurch 1850’, framed & glazed, overall 84 x 61 cm; ‘W.G.Grace’ by Archibald Stuart Wortley, painted in 1890, framed & glazed, overall 61 x 71 cm; ‘On the Playing Fields at Eton’, framed & glazed, overall 64 x 57 cm;…
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