Manfred Schotten Antiques

Michael Brown Life Association Golf Photogravure, Surviving Amateur Champions. A golf photogravure after Michael Brown: Surviving Amateur Champions at Hoylake, from his famous series...

Taxidermy, Preserved Fish, Cased Bream. A cased bream by Frederick William Anstiss (1864 - 1936) in a nice bow fronted case with gilt lines. The case contains a cleverly modelled br...

Oversized Tennis Racket. An unusual oversized wooden lawn tennis racket, shop display or racket advertising. There are no sponsor decals on th...

Oil painting Of Rissersee, Germany. A very scenic oil painting of Rissersee, a lake in Grainau near Garmisch - Partenkirchen, surrounded by the Bavarian Alps. Painted by the German ...

Set Of Four Pig Sticking Lithographs. A very good, framed set of four pictures of an old and rare subject 'Pig Sticking'. The rare pictures are after Alb...

Wooden Lawn Tennis Racket, WONDER A nice ash frame lawn tennis racket with unusual long and narrow shape head, with convex walnut wedge. The wedge ...

1990's Arthur Weaver Oval Cricket Ground Print, England v West Indies. A colourful cricket lithograph signed by the artist, Arthur Weaver, of the 'Final Test' at The Oval Cricket Gr...

Collection of Original Artwork by Arthur Weaver. A large collection of original artwork for the Morton & John Olman book "St. Andrews & Golf". It includes the concept for the dust c...

Oak ball stands. Modern wooden ball stands, ideal for rugby or football balls. The rugby ball can be displayed standing up or on its side. A great way to display your prized balls. The price shown is for the stand only...

Golf watercolour painting by Charles Ambrose Of British Politician Arthur Balfour. Original watercolor en grisaille on board of Arthur Balfour in golfing attire, by Charles Ambrose....

Baines Golfing trade card, Swindon. A rare circular golf trade card in the shape of a bramble golf ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards...

Baines football trade card, Rochdale. Well Centred. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards but eventually covered scores of different sports, from golf, cricket, tennis to horse racing and bowls, and just about any kind of sporting affiliations in just about every city, town and village in the UK. The cards were promoted in various prize competitions like finding certain "medal cards", collection a certain amount of empty packets. One could always submit a mini essay on sport with the winner having their writing printed on the backs of the cards. Hence why the backs are so varied and different. The baines card offered for sale is printed in a yellow tone with a picture of a young boy playing football, 'The Village Champion', to the front with the words 'Well Centred, Rochdale'. To the reverse 'BAINES' gold medal football cards, We guarantee to give every week during our three months' Competition, 50 Jerseys, Shirts or Sweaters. Boys are requested to carefully read show bills...

Baines Football Trade Card, Newcastle. Well Centred. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards...

Baines football trade card, barrow. Play up. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Bain...

Baines football trade card, Knottingley road walk. Well played. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards but eventually covered scores of different sports, from golf, cricket, tennis to horse racing and bowls, and just about any kind of sporting affiliations in just about every city, town and village in the UK. The cards were promoted in various prize competitions like finding certain "medal cards", collection a certain amount of empty packets. One could always submit a mini essay on sport with the winner having their writing printed on the backs of the cards. Hence why the backs are so varied and different. The Baines card offered for sale is printed in a red tone with a picture of two football players, one on the ground having just tried to tackle his opponent, to the front with the words 'Well Played, Knottingley Road Walk'. To the reverse 'BAINES' Gold Medal Football Cards, We Guarantee to give every week during our three months' Competition, 50 Jerseys, Shirts or Sweaters. Boys are requested to CAREFULLY READ SHOW BILLS...

Baines Football trade card, Brotherton. Well Centred. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Bai...

Baines football trade card, yeadon green lane. Well played. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards...

Baines football trade card, bare. Well dribbled. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards...

Baines football trade card, Dolphin Holme. Play The Game. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John...

Baines football trade card, Yorkshire Amateurs play up. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John B...

Baines football trade card, Hunslet Celtic, Play The Game. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards...

Baines football trade card, Adel Training School, Play Up. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards...

Baines football trade card, Brotherton, Well Centred. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Bai...

Baines football trade card, South Liverpool. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Bain...

Baines football trade card, Third Lanark. A rare circular football trade card in the shape of a leather football ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines ...

Baines Golfing trade card, Swindon. A rare circular golf trade card in the shape of a bramble golf ball. Made by the toy shop owner from Bradford, John Baines. Baines went on to produce not only football cards...

Thomas Blinks Photogravure, waiting for the guns. A wonderful titled color photogravure of four hunting dogs, setters, after Thomas Blinks original painting, waiting for the guns. Framed and mounted in a modern wooden frame with gold slip. Publication details printed in the bottom boarder 'painted by Thomas Blinks, London Published 1895 by Arthur Tooth & Sons, 5 & 6. Haymarket, S.W. copyright registered by the British Art Publishers Union Limited. New York & Mess'' Stiefbold & Co. Berlin'. Thomas Blinks was born in 1860 and was regarded as one of the best sporting artists of his generation, the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Painting from life and largely self-taught, Blinks was a leading animal and sporting painter specializing in painting hunting scenes and was considered one of the best Victorian painters...

Pair of carved 19th century continental chairs. A lovely pair of upholstered Arts & Crafts hall chairs, the carved walnut frames with crisp details...

Antique oak sideboard. A superb early 19th century antique welsh oak dresser base, sideboard. The dresser base with three drawers over two c...

Hounds & Dogs, Lonsdale Library Book. One of the volumes from Lonsdale Library, Hounds & Dogs, their care, training & working. The book with over one hundred illustrations. The Lonsdale Library of Sports, Games & Pastimes, Editors The Right Hon. The Earl of Lonsdale, Sir Theodore Cook & Mr. Eric...

A large late Victorian first edition veterinarian book "Modern Practical Farriery, A Complete System Of The veterinary Art" edited by W.J. Miles and published by William Mackenzie, 69 Ludgate Hill, London. A very rare, sought after and important publication illustrated with numerous finely executed anatomical and other engravings, possessing high value on the score of utility as well as of ornament, many of which are executed in colour. Not ex-library. Well over five hundred pages, 47 full-page-plates in black and white and colour (all original lithographs and colourful chromolithograph plates) also several illustrations within the text. Large format hardback book, leather corners and spine, gilt title to spine 'Modern Farriery', all page edges marbled. Internally it is very clean and bright, cover rather worn, cloth cover to the rear with tear. Modern Practical Farriery, A Complete System Of The veterinary Art, as at present, Practised at The Royal veterinary College, London. A complete guide to the horse, its history, varieties, and uses - breaking, training, feeding, stabling, and grooming - how to buy...

Elm low boy. A good quality elm lowboy, side table. The rectangular top with round corners and edged moulding. One central drawer with cockbeading and two brass drop ring handles. T...

Craigmillar Park Golf Club Watercolour, John Blair. An atmospheric original watercolour of Craigmillar Park Golf Links in Edinburgh by the Scottish artist John Blair (1849-1934). Craigmillar Castle from which the club derives its name from is clearly seen in the background and the painting is signed to the lower left corner. Craigmillar Castle was a haunt of Mary Queen of Scots, the world's first recorded lady golfer. How ironic then, that since the golf club's inception equality of the sexes was the rule at Craigmillar Park. John Blair was a Scottish painter, predominantly of watercolour landscapes. Of humble beginnings in Berwickshire, he moved to Edinburgh to study and spent the rest of his life there. His paintings mainly reflect the landscapes around him, both of urban settings and also of the castles, sea and lochs of the Borders. As well as his original work, his paintings were viewed by a wide audience in the form of picture postcards, book endpapers and illustrations. Taken from Craigmillar Park Golf Club website:- Craigmillar Park Golf Club was constituted in 1895 and moved to its present location in 1907. It was extended to 18 holes (designed by James Braid) in 1927. On 12th of January 1895 the Scotsman newspaper carried the following "birth" announcement : "NEW GOLF COURSE IN THE SOUTH SIDE OF EDINBURGH. A nine-hole golf course is being formed at Craigmillar Park and is expected to be ready for play in February. A lease of the ground which extends from Crawfurd Road to Lady Road has been obtained from Captain Gordon Gilmour of Liberton and Craigmillar. The principal entrance will be from Crawfurd Road within three minutes' walk of the Craigmillar Park car terminus and Newington Suburban Station. The course is about a mile in length and has been laid out by Mr. Day of Musselburgh, who has given a very favourable report of the suitability of the ground for the purpose. Already about 150 ladies and gentlemen have been admitted as members of the club." Many, perhaps most, of the new clubs created about the same time as Craigmillar Park were (and some continue) as male preserves. It is clear that from the outset equality of the sexes was the rule at Craigmillar Park, although it was not until 1914 that the subscriptions were equalised. The course was situated in an area of land close to Newington Railway Station and the Newington Bus and Tram Terminus and was thus, easily accessible. In those days there was very little building development between the course and the iconic Craigmillar Castle from which the club derives its name. The castle was a haunt of Mary Queen of Scots, the world's first recorded lady golfer. How ironic then, that since the golf club's inception, ladies have had equal status with men and there was no gender barrier to any office. This was in an age when golf clubs were regarded as male preserves. In 1914, ladies started paying exactly the same subscription as their male counterparts and this has remained right up to the present day. When you consider that all women did not get the vote until 1928, Craigmillar Park Golf Club were indeed trendsetters! Despite the club's early success, with 400 members and a waiting list, they were dealt a blow when their course at Newington was taken over for housing development. They decided, rather than to disband, to relocate the golf course to the eastern slopes of the Blackford Hill in 1907. Once again the close proximity of Blackford Railway Station and Bus Terminus were factors in their decision making. Another factor in choosing Blackford Hill was the potential for increasing the length of the 9 holes that had been played for in the course at Newington and possibly even converting the new course to 18 holes at some future date. This is in fact what happened and James Braid designed a splendid 18 hole course which officially opened in 1927. The new course was a real test of golf with no two holes being the same. The course boasts marvellous views over Edinburgh and Fife and down the coast to the Berwick Law, Bass Rock...

Victorian Sporting Clay Tobacco Pipe. An early embossed Football & Rugby clay pipe. The large bowl decorated in relief with three football players on one side and three rugby players...

Vintage Aviator, Pilot Sunglasses. A very good pair of aviator sunglasses, the frames are engraved on the bottom of the nose bar with 'Shuron, FUL-VUE...

Pair of Chippendale style Mahogany dinning chairs. A pair of very good quality early 19th century mahogany dinning chairs in the Chippendale style. The chairs with intricate carved ...

Big Game Taxidermy, Impala Shoulder Mount. This prepared game trophy shoulder mount is of an Impala, it may not be antique but it is an impressive piec...

Vintage small cartridge magazine case. A fine compact shooting cartridge magazine case. The high quality cartridge case with wooden carcass covered in ...

Vintage Rimless Aviator, Pilot sunglasses. A very good pair of rimless eye glasses by the American Optical Company (AO). The frames are engra...

California Polo Etching. A wonderful dry-point etching of Polo in America by American artist Reinhold H. Palenske (1884-1953). Inscribed and signed by th...

Vintage canvas brady cartridge bag. A good quality small 'Brady' canvas cartridge bag by Brady, Halesowen. The bag is in good usable condition with bras...

Rare Novelty Cricket Inkwell. A wonderful leather covered traveling inkwell in the shape of a cricket ball. This is a very desirable, rare and unusual obj...

Augusta National Golf Club, US Masters 1988 Tournament Badge. A pre-owned 1988 US Masters Golf Tournament spectators badge. The eventual winner ...

Rare Golf / Cricket Bakelite Vesta Case. A rare Victorian vesta case, match safe with striker. The case made in the style of a book with embossed golf and...

Brown Robertson lock joint tool A rare fishing tool, a lock fast joint tool designed to secure and tighten the lock fast joints on split cane fishing rods...

Leather motorcycle boots. The boots are in great condition with rubber soles fitted on to the leather. Possibly a size 8 or 9. The boots are stamped...

Vintage cricket print of F. S Jackson by George Beldam. A good cricket photogravure of F.S Jackson by George Beldam, signed in pencil by Jackson...

This is a very rare China tennis tea set by George Jones & Sons. The set comprises of a tea pot, three cups with saucers, a sugar bowl and a milk jug. E...

Pair of sea eagles by Henry Ward. Father of Roland Ward. An exceptional pair of cased sea eagles by Henry Ward. The case contains a cleverly modelled pair...

A charming watercolor of golfers on the golf course, possibly at Callander, with Ben Ledi beyond. This view typifies the glorious scenery of "Rob Roy Country"...

A rare shooting photogravure of a female subject by Arthur Wardle. As well as being unusual to have a female subject it is also an unusual portrait. It is framed and mounted in a modern wooden frame. The feminine shooting picture is signed by the artist and printed in the top margin 'Published Sept. First 1893 by Radtke, Lauckner & Co., 6, East 18th St. New York, entered according to act of congress in the year 1893 in the office of the librarian...

Charlie Hunter, golf club maker, Prestwick. Robert Cree Crawford, A fine photogravure by Annan & Sons, after the painting by R.C. Crawford, of the famo...

A very nice flicker book, American girl champions. Flicker No.15. High Dives. This is a unusual flicker book, showing two high dives. Flicker books where...

Lawn tennis print, Sir Robert Ponsonby Staples. A splendid framed limited edition lawn tennis print taken from the original 19th century oil painting by ...

Royal North Devon Golf Club 1893 by Mayall & Co. Ltd. A great image of the members of the 'Royal North Devon Golf Club, Westward Ho!' from 1893. The figures are all photographs superimposed onto a painted background of the course. In the margin is printed 'Permanent Autotype, Produced by Mayall & Co. Ltd. 73 Piccadilly'. The image appears very much photographic but is more of a photomechanical print rather than a photograph. John Jabez Edwin Paisley Mayall (1813-1901) was an English photographer who in 1860 took the first carte-de-visite photographs of Queen Victoria. Taken from Royal North Devon:- Royal North Devon at Westward Ho! Can rightly claim to be the cradle of English Golf. Founded in 1864, it is the oldest golf course in the country and is regarded as the St Andrews of the South. The golf course is as tough as any of the UK's more famous links layouts and has recently been placed in Golf World 's 'Top 100 Courses in the World' that a golfer 'must play'. Not only is Royal North Devon a great course, it is also a place of huge historical importance. Inside the warmly welcoming clubhouse, the golf museum, honours boards and the clubs top competition trophies are worth a visit on their own and help to tell the story of the game and this remarkable club's unique place in it. Above all, this is great, natural golf that is largely unchanged from 100 years ago when Harold Hilton et al pronounced Westward Ho! As England's No 1 competition golf course. RND is pure, raw exhilaration and ultimately the experience of playing a fast running links in a stiff breeze still tests the very best in the game. Many of the great players of the last 100 years were regular competitors at RND but the greatest of them all is without doubt John Henry Taylor...

Golf Vesta case A round antique silver golfing match safe with striker on the bottom. The match holder is embossed with a golfing scene of a male golfer in his back swing watched by...

Vintage tabletop swing ball game. A rare tabletop swing ball game in original pine box. The exterior of the lid with stenciled name 'Le Spiroble de Salon'. The interior with paper instructions. The Victorian or early Edwardian game comprises of a short beech-wood pole with weighted X base and a ball on a piece of string. There are two very nice long handled rackets to accompany the set, the rackets with original gut stringing. A fine and I believe very rare set. The paper instructions are in French and read:- Le Spiroble de Salon. Deux Joueurs:- Ce jeu se joue sur une table divisee en deux parties egales par le Trace. Il se compose d'un Poteau au sommet duquel est attachee une cordelet le terminee par une balle en caoutehoue. Pour installer le Poteau on en fait entrer l' extremite dans le support alour- di de plomb en forme decroix. Le support est place au milieu de la table dans l'axe du Trace. Deux joueurs prennent part au jeu. Munis chacun d'une raquette, ils se placent en ???? l'un de l'autre de chaque cote du Trace et tirent au sort a qui lancera la balle. Le joueur faorise lance la balle fortement aves sa raquettsde facon a enrouler la cor...

A beautiful salmon fishing reel by Cummings of Bishop Auckland. This brass or gun metal reel is a very nice original example with the original coating. ...

Golf print 'The Royal and Ancient' after Dendy Sadler. A good oak framed artist proof golf etching by James Dobie after the painting by Dendy Sadler. The ...

A set of 25 modern framed and mounted black and white photographs after the original 1930's skiing photograph. The frame is black with a burgundy undercoat, the glazing is clarity+ premium synthetic glass. Black & white alpine photos are the perfect addition to any home or ski lodge, so please do check out our other ski photos...