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Place of Origin: European
Solheim Cup Matches U.S. Team Signed Pin Flag, USA 13 vs. EUROPE 15, Circa 2011
Located in Colorado Springs, CO
Presented is an autographed collage celebrating the women golfers of the 2011 Solheim Cup U.S. team. The 12th Solheim Cup Matches were held September 23-25...
Category
2010s European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Fabric, Paper
Antique Baines Football Trade Card, Third Lanark
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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 ...
Category
1940s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vintage Uc Golf Scorer
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Golf Scorer.
A rare Golf scorer," THE U.C. GOLF SCORE RECORDER", with scoring facility for Stroke play or Match play. The front with image of a golfer about to tee off. His c...
Category
1920s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Plastic
Lithograph Depicting the Horse Winner of the Italian Derby in 1991
Located in Milan, IT
Lithograph on paper made in the 1990s from a painting depicting Hailsham winner of the 1991 Italian Derby, ridden by Steve Cauthen. With frame 66.5x61 cm, frame thickness 1.5 cm. Ver...
Category
1990s European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood, Paper
Lithograph Depicting the Horse Winner of the Italian Derby in 1963
Located in Milan, IT
Lithograph on paper made in the 1990s from a painting depicting Braccio da Montone winner of the 1963 Italian Derby, ridden by Renato Antonuzzi. With frame 66.5 x 61 cm, frame thickn...
Category
1990s European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vanity Fair, Military Print, the Cavalry Division
By Godfrey Douglas Giles
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vanity fair military print 'the Cavalry Division' after G.D.G.
A chromolithograph military print published 12th July, 1900, by Vincent Brooks, Day & S...
Category
20th Century Sporting Art European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Fishing Picture, Sporting in the Scottish Isles, Salmon Fishing, William Heath
By William Heath Wilson
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Salmon fishing lithograph by William Heath.
An early rare hand coloured salmon fishing lithograph by William Heath, originally done as a set of four. This singular picture is entitled 'Sporting In The Scottish Isles' with secondary title 'Salmon Fishing', 'Drawn on stone by William Heath, from sketches taken by him in the Islands of Islay'. Framed in maple frame with glass. Published April 21st 1835 by Rudolph Ackermann.
The other three pictures in the set are Grouse Shooting...
Category
1830s Sporting Art Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Tennis Inkwell With Tennis Player (Real Tennis or Racquets)
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Victorian Novelty Tennis Silver Plated Inkwell.
A fine quality plated tennis inkwell with a single ink bottle and a male Real Tennis Player. The tennis figure is standing holding his...
Category
19th Century Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Silver Plate
Antique Le Spiroble De Salon, A French Tennis Game with Two Rackets
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
Early 1900s Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Pine
Vintage 1948 Sterling Silver 'Tennis' Presentation Trophy
By Joseph Gloster
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive vintage George VI English cast sterling silver presentation trophy in the form of a tennis player; an addition to our diverse presentation silverware collection.
This fine vintage George VI cast sterling silver presentation piece has a circular waisted form to a circular domed spreading base.
The surface of the cup is plain and unembellished.
This vintage tennis trophy...
Category
1940s Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Hardy Uniqua Trout Fly Fishing Reel
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage Alloy Hardy Uniqua Trout Fishing Reel.
A good lightweight alloy 'Uniqua' 3 ½" fly fishing reel by Hardy Bros. Ltd. Alnwick, England. The alloy centerpin, revolving plate, sin...
Category
Early 20th Century European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Antique Football, Rugby Clay Pipe
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
1890s Sporting Art Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Clay
Baines Football Trade Card, Newcastle, Well Centred
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
1920s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Hardy Fishing Rod, 7 ft CC de France Brook Rod.
By Hardy Bros.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Vintage 7 ft. Two Piece Hardy Trout Fly Rod, The 'C.C. de France'.
The Hardy 'C.C. de France' is a split cane Palakona 2-piece rod made by Hardy's of Alnwick. The rod is in very good...
Category
20th Century Sporting Art European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Bamboo
Set of Four Pig Sticking Prints, Lithographs
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
1850s Sporting Art Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Military Hockey Team Photograph in India.
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Team Photograph, Hockey Team.
A team photograph of a military hockey team in India, 1919 - 1920. The sepia team photo is mounted on the official Cambridge photographers mount 'Charle...
Category
1920s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood, Paper
Vintage Brown Leather Medicine Ball - 2, 5kg - 1960s
Located in Praha, CZ
It can be used as an original interior accessory, small stool or as a stylish training aid. The leather cover is original condition, the ball has never been used!
Category
1960s Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Champion Jockey, Cast iron hand painted pub or bar sign
Located in Alton, GB
A very heavy cast iron hand painted Champion Jockey pub or bar sign. Not seen one like this before, super rare. English. Circa 1950.
Category
Mid-20th Century Sporting Art European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
Powder keg. Engraved horn, rope, cork. Spain, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Powder keg. Engraved horn, rope, cork. Spain, 19th century.
A container for storing gunpowder made from a cow's horn and decorated on the outside with a series of figurative, geomet...
Category
19th Century Neoclassical Revival Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Other
Set of 25 Sports Medals, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Set of 25 sports medals, 20th century.
Set of 25 medals from sporting competitions, including a small trophy, 1st Benjamin, 20th century.
Trophy: H: 13cm, W: 9cm, D: 5cm
Category
20th Century Art Nouveau European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
$427 / set
Mingays Patent, Gutta Percha, Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Mingays Liquid Core Bramble Golf Ball.
A very nice bramble pattern golf ball with original paint which remains bright and with minimal paint loss. The gutta percha covered, rubber co...
Category
Early 1900s Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Rubber
Vintage Style Ski Photography, Framed Alpine Ski Photograph, 'SCHUSS' Murren
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
'SCHUSS' Murren, Switzerland, a framed and mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s skiing photograph. The frame is a hand colored reeded wooden black frame...
Category
2010s Sporting Art European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Alpine Ski Photograph, 'VIRGIN POWDER', Taken from Original 1930s Photograph
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Alpine Ski photograph.
'VIRGIN POWDER', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s skiing photograph. Black and white alpine photos are the perfect addition to any home or ski lodge. Prior to being a recreational activity skiing was purely a means of travelling from A to B through the snow, it only started to become the sport it is today in the mid-1800s. The price displayed is for the mounted photo only.
Image size 25.5cm x 40cm = 10 X 15 ½" ".
The alpine photograph...
Category
1930s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Dutch Kolf Print, Vuë De Santvliet Village De Hollande, Golf Engraving
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Dutch Golf Engraving By Jacques-Philippe Lebas, Vuë De Santvliet Village De Hollande.
Rare 18th century Dutch golf engraving by Jacques-Philippe Lebas depicting Dutchman playing the early form of golf on the ice. The Kolf engraving is entitled 'Vuë De Santvliet Village De Hollande' (View Of Santvliet Village From Holland). The scene shows a group of four Dutch gentlemen in the foreground playing kolf, the forerunner of golf. There are people skating on the ice and a gentleman can be seen kneeling whilst fitting on his ice skates. Paintings of life on the frozen waterways of Holland were very popular and many artists, usually known for painting rivers or landscapes, produced them.
Extra print details:- in the bottom left 'Van Drever pinx', on the right 'Jac. Ph. LeBas sculp'. In the center a coat of arms with the words "Virtus Ariete Fortior". Dédié à Monsieur Norregs Bertie, Par son très humble et très obeisant Serviteur Jac. Ph. Le Bas. Beau pays, ou fleurit une utile industrie, On croiroit que chez toi L'eau se transforme en glace, Et dont les habitants peuvent toute leur vie Pour offrir un plus ample et plus commode espace Suivre a vec liberte leurs innocents desires, A tous les Voyageurs, à tes divers plaisirs, Par M. Moraine. A Paris chez Le bas Graveur du Cabinet du Roy rue de la Harpe...
Category
18th Century Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood, Paper
Electroplated Lawn Bowls Trophy Shield
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Lawn bowls trophy shield centerpiece.
A wonderful bowls electroplated metal plaque with decorative sides and ends. This was probably made a...
Category
20th Century Sporting Art European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Four Ladies Cigarette Cards by Ogdens
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Ogden Tab Cigarette Cards Of Ladies Golfers.
The four Ogden Tab Cigarette cards are of two lady golfers, Miss Issette Pearson and Miss Armstrong. The Ogden's cigarette cards are with...
Category
Early 1900s Sporting Art Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
$240 / set
English Victorian Ebonized Cane with Stirrup Top
Located in Queens, NY
English Victorian ebonized cane with silver stirrup loop top.
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Antique Silver Town Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Solid Mesh 'Silvertown' Gutty Golf Ball.
A solid moulded square mesh patterned gutta percha golf ball in original, well used condition. The mid 1890's 'SILVERTOWN' gutty ball manufac...
Category
1890s Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Vintage Leather Wallet with Soft Interior Calf Skin with Silver Mounts
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Crock wallet.
A small faux crocodile leather wallet with silvered metal frame. The front with silver plaque inscribed with the initials W S H...
Category
Early 1900s Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Silver Town Gutta Percha, Mesh Pattern Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Solid Mesh 'Silvertown' Gutty Golf Ball.
A solid moulded square mesh patterned gutta percha golf ball in original, near mint condition. The mid 1890's 'SILVERTOWN' gutty ball manufac...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Baines Football Trade Card, South Liverpool
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
1920s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vintage Brown Leather Medicine Ball, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Original vintage heavy leather training ball with beautiful patina. The ball is made of handstitched genuine leather in former Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. It can be used as an origi...
Category
Early 20th Century European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Comptoir Canoë Canadien Et Méthacrylate
Located in SAINT-SEVER, FR
Sur la base d'un piètement d'atelier industriel en fonte, monté sur roulette, repose solidement un canoë canadien, distribue par Manufacture Saint-Etienne dans les années 1940. Le canoë est recouvert d'un épais plateau en méthacrylate formant un comptoir, un mange debout...
Category
1940s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Fruitwood
$4,328 Sale Price
38% Off
Antique Baines Golf Trade Card, Swindon
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Sporting Art European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Massage Machine Redor I, Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
good original condition, with signs of use
Fully functional
made in Czechoslovakia
Category
1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal, Chrome
The Ocobo, Gutta Percha, Mesh Pattern Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Ocobo 27 ½, Antique Gutta Percha Golf Ball.
A good example of a moulded 'Ocobo' mesh patterned Victorian gutta percha golf ball manufactured by J.B. Halley & Co. Ltd. 76 Finsbury Pav...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Other
Baines Football Trade Card, Hunslet Celtic, Play The Game
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
1920s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Baines Football Trade Card, Bare, Well Dribbled
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Sporting Art European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Baines Football Trade Card, Rochdale. Well Centred
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Sporting Art European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Baines Golfing Trade Card, Swindon
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
1920s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Original Vintage Heavy Leather Training Ball with Beautiful Patina, the Ball
Located in Praha, CZ
Original vintage heavy leather training ball with beautiful patina. The ball is made of handstitched genuine leather in former Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. It can be used as an origi...
Category
Early 20th Century European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Brown Leather and Varnished Iron Italian Exercise Horse
Located in Milano, IT
Small Italian Gymnastic Horse of FONTI production with beautiful 1950s patina in excellent vintage condition. The frame is blue painted tubular iron, well solid to support large loads. The iron feet are IN THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION with wear from their use. The brown colored leather or hide is in its original condition. The saddle is still in excellent condition without losing their original character and patina. With original label SOURCES. The workhorse can be included in a country or vintage retro style decor...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
$1,139 Sale Price
20% Off
ARP Gas Rattle, Football Rattle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Second World War wooden ARP gas rattle.
An air raid warden's wooden gas rattle, later Boston United football rattle. This gas rattle is made from beechwood with a turned handle and ...
Category
1930s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Beech
Alpine Ski Photograph, 'SAFETY FIRST' Taken from Original 1930s Photograph
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Alpine Ski photograph.
'SAFETY FIRST', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s mountaineering photograph. Prior to being a recreational activity skiing was purely a means of travelling from A to B through the snow, it only started to become the sport it is today in the mid-1800s. The price displayed is for the mounted photo only.
Image size 25.5cm x 40cm = 10 X 15 ½" ".
The alpine photograph...
Category
1930s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
1920´s Boxer Sculpture / Table, Mantel Clock
Located in Buenos Aires, Olivos
1920´s boxer clock.
Clock has been repaired and it´s in working condition. Clock has been re-silvered.
Perfect Gift for any Box Fan.
We have specialized ...
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Early 20th Century Art Deco European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Czech Vintage Leather Gym Mat D, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This 1930s gym mat originates from former Czechoslovakia. The thick leather has been cleaned and preserved and features a very good patina. The mat is in a very good condition. All of our premium vintage gym equipment...
Category
Mid-20th Century Industrial European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
20th Century Belgian Metal & Marble Goblet
Located in High Point, NC
Imbued with the spirit of competition, this 20th Century Belgian Goblet Trophy is a splendid find for collectors and sports enthusiasts alike. Crafted with a blend of durable metal and rich marble, the trophy stands...
Category
20th Century European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Marble, Metal
Mint Condition Silver King Golf Ball
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Antique Mint Condition Silver King Golf Ball.
This is an exceptional golf ball in mint condition, never been used and still wrapped in its original wrap...
Category
1910s Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Rubber
Polo Etching, Polo Match by Pierre, Georges Jeaniott
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Polo picture, Drypoint Etching by Pierre-Georges Jeaniott.
A rare Polo match etching by the artist by Pierre-Georges Jeaniott (French, 1848-1934). The drama of the match has been we...
Category
20th Century Sporting Art European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Wood, Paper
Cricket Print, England v. West Indies at the Oval, by Arthur Weaver
By Arthur Weaver
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
1990s Sporting Art European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Vintage Mahogany Leather Medicine Ball, 3kg, 1930s
Located in Wien, AT
This medicine ball comes from the stock of an old Czech gymnasium. Made in the 1930s. Patina consistent with age and use. Cleaned and treated with a special leather care. Weight: 3kg...
Category
Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
Italian Gymnastic Horse in Red Leather and Iron
By Italian school XX ct.
Located in Milano, IT
Italian exercise horse with beautiful 1950's patina in excellent vintage condition. The frame is made of tubular iron that is well solid to support large loads. The iron feet are IN ...
Category
1950s Country Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Iron
$1,423 Sale Price
20% Off
Welsh Rugby Union Tickets and Lapel Pin, Welsh Football Union
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Three Rare Items Once belonging To The Welsh Rugby Union Vice-President, G. Henry.
These wonderful rare items belonged to the Welsh Rugby Union Vice-President, G. Henry and comprise of a 1896 lapel-pin (medal), leather crocodile wallet (season ticket 1901-1902), green leather wallet...
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1890s Sporting Art Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Silver
Shooting Print, On the Covert Side, Photogravure by Arthur Wardle
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
19th Century Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Skiff Trainer, 1960, Italy
Located in Weesp, NL
Italy 1960 skiff trainer.
Italian mid-century modern working skiff trainer. A rare and very decorative piece to be used or as decoration in your home, office or sporting club.
...
Category
1960s Mid-Century Modern Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Steel
1970s Ritz Italora Italy Car or Boats Sport Set Clock Design by Da
By Italora
Located in Biella, IT
Ritz Italora Italy car or boats sport set clock design by DA in years '70
the clock is original vintage but is new in box with documents, very rare
Category
1970s Modern Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Metal
Golf Painting by John Blair, Craigmillar Park G C
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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...
Category
Early 1900s Sporting Art Antique European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paper
Golf Painting by Charles Ambrose of Arthur Balfour, Former Prime Minister
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
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....
Category
1910s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paint
Antique Bird Print, Signed by Archibald Thorburn, Partridge, Spring
Located in Oxfordshire, GB
Signed Game Bird By Archibald Thorburn.
A game bird colotype print by Archibald Thorburn, titled 'Spring'. This is a single picture from a set of four called 'The Seasons'. Each sea...
Category
1920s Sporting Art Vintage European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Paint, Giltwood, Paper
Vintage Mahogany Leather Medicine Ball, 1930s
Located in Praha, CZ
Original vintage heavy leather training ball with beautiful patina. The ball is made of handstitched genuine leather in former Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. It can be used as an origi...
Category
Early 20th Century European Sports Equipment and Memorabilia
Materials
Leather
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Medal-Worthy Memorabilia from Epic Past Olympic Games
Get into the games! These items celebrate the events, athletes, host countries and sporting spirit.
Known for Its Funky Furniture, Atelier Biagetti Has Launched Golden Workout Equipment
The couple behind the fabled Italian studio are both loved and hated for their rascally conceptual design projects. Now, they're venturing into sustainable luxury gym products and perfecting coffee. Photo courtesy of Atelier Biagetti
Confessions of a (Semi-Retired) Window Dresser
Even though he's been a writer for two decades, Simon Doonan can’t escape from decorating windows.