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Vintage Sports Plaques

Fun Set of 3 Hans Richter 1961 Artcraft Plaster Negative Relief Sports Plaques
By Hans Richter
Located in San Francisco, CA
A true time capsule of 1961, the 3-dimensional plaster negative relief plaques depicting a golfer
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1960s American Modern Vintage Sports Plaques

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Plaster

Antique Harry Vardon Golf Plaque
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique bronze plaque of Harry Vardon. A rare, MARKES, cast bronze plaque of the Champion Golfer
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20th Century English Sporting Art Vintage Sports Plaques

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Bronze

Vintage Harry Vardon Golf Plaque
Antique Harry Vardon Golf Plaque
H 22.45 in W 13.78 in D 1.58 in
English Athletic Commemorative Wall Plaque
Located in Buchanan, MI
English Athletic commemorative wall plaque.
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20th Century English Vintage Sports Plaques

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Metal

20th Century Assemblage English Golf Display Case Wall Plaque
Located in New York, NY
English display case wall plaque with golf iron head, tees, and photo in oak frame.  
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20th Century British Country Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Wrought Iron, Iron

Pair of Decò plaques depicting tennis players, Austria 1930.
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of bronze plates, rectangular shape, openwork, depicting two tennis players, a man and a woman, with pine trees and clouds in the background. Austria circa 1930.
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Mid-20th Century Austrian Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Bronze

Antique English Table Tennis Trophy Award Plaque c1939 Silver plate Shield
Located in Shreveport, LA
Antique English Table Tennis Trophy Award Plaque c1939 Silver plate Shield. Direct from England
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1930s British Other Vintage Sports Plaques

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Silver Plate

Antique English Order of the Odd Fellows Society Trophy Award c1939 Silver plate
Located in Shreveport, LA
trophies that are brimming with provenance, and oh “the stories they could tell”! This large oak plaque
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1930s British Other Vintage Sports Plaques

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Silver Plate

Electroplated Lawn Bowls Trophy Shield
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Lawn bowls trophy shield centerpiece. A wonderful bowls electroplated metal plaque with
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20th Century English Sporting Art Vintage Sports Plaques

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Metal

Vintage Electroplated Lawn Bowls Trophy Shield
Electroplated Lawn Bowls Trophy Shield
H 7.68 in W 8.27 in D 0.4 in
Two-handled Art Deco silver trophy cup & cover
By Mappin & Webb
Located in London, GB
supplied with wooden plinths and silver plaques on which to engrave winners' details. Art Deco was a
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20th Century British Art Deco Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Sterling Silver

American Golf Legends Signature Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
acid-free matting, green linen top mat, UV Plexiglas, a descriptive plaque, and a black wooden frame
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20th Century American Modern Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Paper

Vintage American Golf Legends Signature Collage
American Golf Legends Signature Collage
H 39.25 in W 41 in D 1.5 in
Niels Larsen & Sons Suede Pommel Horse
By Niels Larsen
Located in Hopewell, NJ
telescoping mechanism on all four legs works smoothly and easily. Signed with a plaque that reads Niels
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1930s English Industrial Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Leather, Wood

Vintage Niels Larsen & Sons Suede Pommel Horse
Niels Larsen & Sons Suede Pommel Horse
H 32.5 in W 28.5 in D 26.5 in
Official Gold Record Award France Johnny Halliday Story Palais des Sports 1976
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Official Gold Record Award France Johnny Halliday Story Palais des Sports 1976. Gold Record Award
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1970s French Folk Art Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Wood

Onyx and Enamel Desk Clock by J.E. Caldwell
Located in New Orleans, LA
gilded dial, beautifully enameled in midnight blue and celadon green, sports four perfect apples in
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20th Century American Art Deco Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Onyx, Enamel

Rene Boschmans for Coceram Cubist Ceramic Tile with Masonic Sign, a Trio
By René Boschmans, Cocéram
Located in Atlanta, GA
These stunning Rene Boschmans for Coceram cubist style figural ceramic plaques or wall tiles depict
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1950s French Industrial Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Ceramic, Faience

Stillman House Lycee Francais NYC Watercolor On Paper" By Nicholas Solovioff
By Nicholas Solovioff
Located in Bristol, CT
, and a plaque on its facade bears the landmark designation. Carrere & Hastings designed the house in
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20th Century Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Watercolor

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By Arthur Burdett Frost
Located in Florham Park, NJ
ARTHUR BURDETT FROST Harper’s Weekly Harper & Brothers New York, 1904 Hand-colored Halftone A.B. Frost, as he was to become known professionally, was born in Philadelphia in ...
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Early 1900s Academic Vintage Sports Plaques

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Lithograph

Iron Garden Table with Original Wooden Top
Located in Charleston, SC
Antique garden table with cast iron base with heavy ornamentation adorned with Classic motifs of flowers, fruits, and grapevines under the charming original weathered wooden top. Fr...
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Late 19th Century French Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Iron

Wrought Iron Dome for Garden Gazebo
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Made at the hand a talented blacksmith during the 1930s, this wrought iron dome is an ornate feature for the garden or courtyard of an idyllic and finely landscaped country estate. I...
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Early 20th Century English Georgian Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron

19th Century French Iron Garden Urn
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century French iron garden urn with curled handles and flower motif. Interior circumference is 8 inches. Square base is 6.5 inches by 6.5 inches.
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19th Century French Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Iron

Golf Print, St Andrews Royal and Ancient Golf Club
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
1967 Alcan Golfer of the Year Championship By Arthur Weaver. A colourful golf lithograph signed by the artist, Arthur Weaver, of the 18th green at St Andrews. The picture depicting ...
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1960s English Sporting Art Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Paper

Harry Vardon Golf Figure by Elkington
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golf Figure of Harry Vardon. A wonderful cast figure of the Champion Golfer Harry Vardon. The figure was sculpted by Hal Ludlow and cast by the Elkington foundry. The impressive and...
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Early 1900s European Sporting Art Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Bronze

Harry Vardon Golf Figure by Elkington
Harry Vardon Golf Figure by Elkington
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H 7.49 in W 3.75 in D 4.53 in
Antique Juniors Scared Head Golf Club
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Hickory golf club, scared head driver. A juniors scared head, spliced wood driver. The golf club with hickory shaft and sheep skin grip. The head with horn sole insert and l...
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1890s English Sporting Art Vintage Sports Plaques

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Hickory

Antique Juniors Scared Head Golf Club
Antique Juniors Scared Head Golf Club
H 38.39 in W 0.04 in D 0.04 in
Pair of French Cast Iron Garden Urns
Located in Houston, TX
Pair of French cast iron garden urns. Dated to the late 19th century and finished in old white paint. Each cast iron urn is comprised of three segments. Note: Original/early finish ...
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Late 19th Century French Vintage Sports Plaques

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Iron

Iron Garden Ornament
Located in San Francisco, CA
Iron Garden Ornament
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19th Century Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Iron

Iron Garden Ornament
Iron Garden Ornament
H 25 in W 37 in D 3 in
Antique St Andrews Golf Etching by W.L. Wyllie, circa 1900
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A very charming etching of two children playing golf on the beach at St Andrews, in the background is the town of St Andrews with the Castle & Cathedral prominent in the sky line. Fr...
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Early 1900s British Sporting Art Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Wood, Paper

Antique Golf Portrait, Charlie Hunter of Prestwick, Photogravure
By Robert Cree Crawford
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Charlie Hunter, golf club maker, Prestwick. Robert Cree Crawford, A fine photogravure by Annan & Sons, after the painting by R.C. Crawford, of the famous Prestwick professional and ...
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Early 1900s English Sporting Art Vintage Sports Plaques

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Paper

Georgian Cast Iron Garden Obelisk
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A decorative metal obelisk for a garden or courtyard. Cast in iron at the beginning of the 19th century, this garden obelisk has stood the test of time for more than 200 years. It ha...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Stone, Metal, Iron

Georgian Cast Iron Garden Obelisk
Georgian Cast Iron Garden Obelisk
H 60.24 in W 14.57 in D 14.57 in
Golf players oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Oil size 54x81 cm. Frameless
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1970s Impressionist Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Golf players oil on canvas painting
Golf players oil on canvas painting
No Reserve
H 21.26 in W 31.89 in
Antique Golf Engraving, Henry Callender ESQ, Golf Mezzotint
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Golf mezzotint of 'Henry Callender Esq' (Captain of the society of Golfers at Blackheath) after Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760-1803). Henry Callendar is shown wearing the Field Marshal...
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1810s British Sporting Art Vintage Sports Plaques

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Paper

Persimmon Wood Small Head Golf Club, Driver by R. Forgan
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Robert Forgan Wood Golf Club. A good small head persimmon wood driver with hickory shaft by Robert Forgan & Son of St Andrews. The club head stamped 'R. Forgan'. The club has an old ...
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1910s Scottish Vintage Sports Plaques

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Wood, Hickory

Vintage Canvas and Leather Riding, Field Boots
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Leather and Canvas Field Boots. A wonderful pair of juniors or Ladies riding boots. The boots are made of stiff canvas with tan leather trim. The leather soles are marked 'Ma...
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20th Century English Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Leather

Vintage Canvas and Leather Riding, Field Boots
Vintage Canvas and Leather Riding, Field Boots
H 17.52 in W 10.04 in D 3.35 in

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Hardy “Pall Mall Centenary” Rod and Reel Set
Located in Stratford upon Avon, GB
“Perfect Dry” fly reel known as the “Houghton”, mounted within a rosewood chest with plaque (together with
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Late 20th Century English Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Bamboo

Huge Pair of American Art Deco Theater Sconces in Brushed Aluminium and Bronze.
Located in Port Hope, ON
. The top and largest tier sports a bronze accent plaque of patinated Art Deco stylized decorative ferns
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Aluminum, Bronze

Silver Golf Plaque Record Book
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
A golf record book. A luxurious leather bound golfing record book with a silver plaque as the
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1990s English Sporting Art Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Silver

Silver Golf Plaque Record Book
Silver Golf Plaque Record Book
H 7.09 in W 9.85 in D 0.79 in
Bronze Plaque of Boxer Max Schmeling, Heavyweight Champ
Located in Petaluma, CA
A very nice example of a great sports collectible and American sculpture. This bronze plaque
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1930s American Vintage Sports Plaques

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Bronze

French Horse Tack Rack
Located in Houston, TX
We found this horse tack rack on an old horse farm in the south of France. The metal trophy plaque
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20th Century French Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Metal

French Horse Tack Rack
French Horse Tack Rack
H 63.5 in W 7.25 in D 9 in
French Horse Tack Rack
Located in Houston, TX
We found this horse tack rack on an old horse farm in the south of France. The metal trophy plaque
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20th Century French Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Metal

French Horse Tack Rack
French Horse Tack Rack
H 63.5 in W 7.25 in D 9 in
Honus Wagner Signature Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
. A signed and dated card bearing his autograph, this is a special piece of sports memorabilia. The
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1930s American Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Paper

Honus Wagner Signature Collage
Honus Wagner Signature Collage
H 28.75 in W 16 in D 1.25 in
Vintage Rudy Ruettiger #45 Notre Dame Football Autographed Photo 27"
Located in Dayton, OH
/ framed autographed photo plaque. Dimensions: 26.75" x 0.75" x 16.5" (Width x Depth x Height)
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Late 20th Century American Classical Vintage Sports Plaques

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Paper

Vintage English Auto Car Club Race Sport Trophy Bowl 1962 Silverplate Lancashire
Located in Shreveport, LA
)~ Actual bowl itself has a large engraving: The Dorothy Gale Bowl Plaque on the lower wood base is
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Mid-20th Century English Sporting Art Vintage Sports Plaques

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Silver Plate

Peal & Co. Riding Boots with Trees in Brown Leather
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
very good condition as are the wooden trees. The tree with an ivorine plaque marked with the details
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1940s English Vintage Sports Plaques

Golf Club Trophy Display Cabinet
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
metal plaques with the winners details on, the last plaque is blank. There is a plaque on the bottom
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1930s English Vintage Sports Plaques

Golf Club Trophy Display Cabinet
Golf Club Trophy Display Cabinet
H 25 in W 39 in D 6.25 in
1970s Muhammad Ali Portrait Photo Butterfly Bee Framed Print and Plaque
Located in Dayton, OH
significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century and as one of the greatest boxers of all time
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1970s Vintage Sports Plaques

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Paper

MCM Pink Lion Camo Mini Stark Backpack 6MCM1022
By MCM
Located in Dix hills, NY
the German label sports luxe style with a multi-tonal camo print and embossed brand plaque. Perfectly
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20th Century Vintage Sports Plaques

Soccer Trophy Figure by Edouard Fraisse
Located in Austin, TX
, engraver, and medalist, whose works were mostly inspired or commissioned for sports events. He studied
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1930s French Vintage Sports Plaques

Soccer Trophy Figure by Edouard Fraisse
Soccer Trophy Figure by Edouard Fraisse
H 11.75 in W 10 in D 10 in
Kennedy 1960 Democratic Convention Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Convention surrounded by supporters, signs, and photographers. Just below the photo is a small plaque reading
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1960s American Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Paper

Kennedy 1960 Democratic Convention Collage
Kennedy 1960 Democratic Convention Collage
H 29 in W 18.25 in D 0.75 in
Evening on the Nile River Impressionist Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
original plaque in 1967, it had been 21 years since a proper trophy was handed to the winner. That all
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Acrylic

French Horse Tack Rack
Located in Houston, TX
We found this horse tack rack on an old horse farm in the south of France. The metal trophy plaque
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20th Century French Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Metal

French Horse Tack Rack
French Horse Tack Rack
H 67 in W 7.5 in D 11 in
French Horse Tack Rack
Located in Houston, TX
We found this horse tack rack on an old horse farm in the south of France. The metal trophy plaque
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20th Century French Vintage Sports Plaques

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Metal

French Horse Tack Rack
French Horse Tack Rack
H 67.25 in W 7.5 in D 10.5 in
French Horse Tack Rack
Located in Houston, TX
We found this horse tack rack on an old horse farm in the south of France. The metal trophy plaque
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20th Century French Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Metal

French Horse Tack Rack
French Horse Tack Rack
H 67 in W 7.25 in D 10.5 in
Presentation Lawn Bowls
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
bowls with engraved silver plaques. Each disc on the front is engraved ' Challenge Cup, won by, A
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1930s English Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Silver

Presentation Lawn Bowls
Presentation Lawn Bowls
H 0.04 in Dm 4.93 in
Vintage Track Trophy with Bakelite Base c.1950
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT An original track trophy with a Bakelite base and brass plaque. CREATOR Nobel Trophies
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Mid-20th Century Industrial Vintage Sports Plaques

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Brass

Midcentury Brass and Wood Trophy, 1951
Located in San Francisco, CA
About This is an original brass loving cup on wooden base. The brass plaque says "Dramatic
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Brass

Midcentury Brass and Wood Trophy, 1951
Midcentury Brass and Wood Trophy, 1951
H 13.25 in W 4.5 in D 3.5 in
Chevrolet Golf Tournament 1931 Trophy to C.W. Rhodes - Pullman and Chevrolet
By Weidlich Bros. Mfg. Co.
Located in Soquel, CA
a painted iron base, Sterling silver dedication plaque affixed to base.
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1930s American Art Deco Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Gold Plate, Spelter

FIFA Soccer World Cup Spain 1982 Adidas Bull Trophy Official Give Away Award
Located in Nuernberg, DE
all sides. It has an official Adidas plaque on the front.  
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1980s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sports Plaques

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Marble, Silver

FIFA Soccer World Cup Munich 1974 Bertoni Mini Trophy Official Give Away Award
Located in Nuernberg, DE
the artists sign at one side and an official Fifa World Cup plaque on the front. It is an Excellent
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1970s German Mid-Century Modern Vintage Sports Plaques

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Marble, Bronze

Vintage Taxidermy Mouflon Shoulder Mount on Carved Shield, Mountain Goat
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
carved with oak leaves, acorns and a central plaque painted with the inscription 'OBORA, 10.12.1999, CR
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1990s European Sporting Art Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Animal Skin

Bryant 'The Birkdale' Leather Golf Bag
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
., an adjustable shoulder strap, carry handle and umbrella holder. There is an ivorine plaque with the
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Mid-20th Century British Vintage Sports Plaques

Vintage Bobby Jones Golf Figure
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
plaque. The golf trophy was for 'The Cleveland Technical Societies Council Low Putts' and was 'Presented
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1930s American Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Spelter

Vintage Bobby Jones Golf Figure
Vintage Bobby Jones Golf Figure
H 8.27 in W 4.14 in D 2.76 in
Art Deco Bowling Figure, France, circa 1930
Located in Devon, England
, perhaps there was a plaque there originally, it's not distracting and we will try to polish this out
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Mid-20th Century French Art Deco Vintage Sports Plaques

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Marble, Spelter

Art Deco Bowling Figure, France, circa 1930
Art Deco Bowling Figure, France, circa 1930
H 6.89 in W 7.21 in D 2.76 in
1929 Washington Senators Baseball Team Autographed Collage
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
, internal framed by a dark silver spandrel. The five photographs and descriptive plaque are floating on a
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Sports Plaques

Sporting Tennis Player Bronze Relief Sports Sculpture American Modernist Art
By Stanley Bleifeld
Located in Surfside, FL
MacDonald and Elliott Offner. He did wall hanging athletic plaque sculptures as well as free standing
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1970s American Modern Vintage Sports Plaques

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Bronze

Mounted 11 Point Red Stag Trophy
Located in High Point, NC
Mounted 11 point red stag trophy with hand carved Black Forest plaque. The plaque is signed
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1940s German Black Forest Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Antler, Fruitwood

Mounted 11 Point Red Stag Trophy
Mounted 11 Point Red Stag Trophy
H 41 in W 35 in D 23.5 in
Burle Marx Modernist Tourmaline Gold Bracelet
By Haroldo Burle-Marx
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Modernist yellow gold bracelet by Burle Marx. The 1" w geometric plaque bracelet in 18k yellow
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1970s Brazilian Modernist Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Tourmaline, 18k Gold

Evening on the Nile River Impressionist Painting
Located in Rochester, NY
plaque in 1967, it had been 21 years since a proper trophy was handed to the winner. That all changed in
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20th Century Impressionist Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Acrylic

American Art Deco Brass, Amber & Marbled Burgundy Catalin Pigeon Racing Trophy.
By Leven and Son
Located in Port Hope, ON
fifties. (The earliest that we have seen bore a plaque from 1941). Different "toppers" were used for
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Carved Wood Jungle Cat and Gazelle Wall Placque
Located in Coral Gables, FL
A leaping jungle cat springs in the center of the 1920’s French art deco hand carved wall plaque
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20th Century French Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Wood

Pair Weber Fish Plaques
Located in Hudson, NY
fiberboard colorful advertising plaques / glass eyes / two from a series of six
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Mid-20th Century American Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Composition

Pair Weber Fish Plaques
Pair Weber Fish Plaques
H 9.5 in W 27.25 in D 1 in
American Art Deco Brass, Amber & Marbled Burgundy Catalin Pigeon Racing Trophy
By Leven and Son
Located in Port Hope, ON
fifties. (The earliest that we have seen bore a plaque from 1941). Different "toppers" were used for
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1940s American Art Deco Vintage Sports Plaques

Materials

Brass

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Vintage Sports Plaques For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of vintage sports plaques is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct vintage sports plaques — often made from metal, wood and bronze — can elevate any home. Vintage sports plaques have been made for many years, and versions that date back to the 20th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many kinds of vintage sports plaques to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Art Deco, industrial and modern vintage sports plaques are of considerable interest. Vintage sports plaques have been a part of the life’s work for many furniture makers, but those produced by Cocéram and Hans Richter are consistently popular.

How Much are Vintage Sports Plaques?

Prices for vintage sports plaques start at $198 and top out at $14,500 with the average selling for $950.

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