Sporting Art Furniture

LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS British, 1878-1966 "Off to the Meet" Oil on canvas signed lower right 25 1/4" H x 29 3/8" W x 1 3/4" D [frame} 20" H x 24" W Provenance: Bonha...

Chevallier Tayler Cricket Print - Mr. A. Cotter A wonderful coloured cricket lithograph after Albert Chevallier Tayler depicting Mr A. Cotter. The Australian cricketer is shown just ...

Vintage Snaffles Hunting Print, Roadsters. A hand finished Snaffles photolithograph entitled 'Roadsters' with secondary caption " 'Ammer 'Ammer 'Ammer on the 'ard 'igh road". A good ...

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...

Novelty Cricket Toast Rack. A novelty plated cricket toast rack which can also be used as a letter rack or napkin holder. There are seven dividers creating six spaces for toast. The ...

Ceramic Schwarzburg Golf Plate. A delightful dinner plate with golf polychrome transfer scene after Michael Brown. The golf scene is an applied transfer with very minor wear to the r...

George Morland Oil On Board Dog Painting. A charming antique oil painting after the British artist, George Morland (1763-1804), depicting two dogs, one with a pile of offal offal ("t...

African Gemsbok Oryx Gazella shoulder mount. The antelope is native to the arid regions of South Africa such as the Kalahari Desert, 20th century.

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...

Nicholson's Twelve Sports 1st edition, Words By Rudyard Kipling. Rare 1st Edition (1897) - An Almanac of Twelve Sports by William Nicholson, with verses by Rudyard Kipling, published...

Pierre-Jules Mêne, French, 1810-1879 Three dogs burrowing ‘Chase au Lapin’ French sculptor and animalière. He is considered one of the pioneers of animal ...

Bramble Pattern Golf Ball By St. Mungo. A good example of 'The Colonel' bramble patterned rubber core golf ball. The golf ball is in well used condition and is manufactured by St. Mu...

Small square size Turkish deco rug with a repetitive circular motif throughout in array of colors. Measures: 3'7'' x 4'.

Vintage Jefferies Malings Racket (Racquets) or Fives Ball. A rare hand made leather ball for the game of fives or racquets made by the well know racket equipment maker 'Jefferies Mal...

Solid Mesh 'Helsby' Gutty Golf Ball. A solid moulded square mesh patterned gutta percha golf ball in good condition. The late 1890's 'Helsby' gutty ball manufactured by Telegraph Wir...

Portrait of a Lady with a Fishing Rod. This evocative vintage photographic print, based on an original oil on canvas, captures a woman Angler standing confidently outdoors with a fis...

"Patience is a Virtue" - Westward Ho! Watercolour. A wonderful, framed and rare original golfing watercolour of Westward Ho! (Royal North Devon Golf Club), attributed to Francis Powe...

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 ...

Snaffles WWI Military Print, That Far, Far-away Echo 1914 - 15. A good Snaffles WWI military lithograph 'That Far, Far-away Echo', this is without the fox as it is the earlier issue....

My Hunting Sketchbook - Volumes I & II by Lionel Edwards (1928 & 1930). A beautifully preserved two-volume set of Lionel Edwards' My Hunting Sketchbook, first published in 19...

Musso A silvered composite model of a racing car. On a rectangular wood base. Belzoni finds inspiration in the legendary racing cars of the 1950s and the 1960s. His elegant s...

Vintage Peter Muir Yew Wood Longbow. A very good archery long bow, produced by Peter Muir, the Scottish bowyer (bow-maker) from Edinburgh. The bow is fitted with two horn nocks, a mo...

Vintage Papier Mache Cricket Pencil Case. A black lacquered Papier-mâché pencil box with partitioned interior (still containing some of its contents), hinged lid with applied printed...

Silver Archery Jewellery, Arrow Brooch. A nice single silver archery arrow pin with original brooch pin. The arrow is fully hallmarked on the rear of the flight, displaying the lion ...

Eton Field Game Photograph R.A.H. Mitchell's House Eleven, 1897. An evocative late-19th-century Eton football team photograph, formerly the property of Etonian G. Lee, whose name app...

French School Animalier Sculpture Bronze of a Roped Prize Pig 20th Century France, Signed 'Barex' This 20th-century French School Bronze An...

Vintage Jefferies Malings Racket (Racquets) or Fives Ball. A rare hand made leather ball for the game of fives or racquets made by the well know racket equipment maker 'Jefferies Mal...

Vintage Style Photography, Framed Sailing Photograph, J Class. 'J-CLASS' a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's photograph. The frame is blac...

Golf Picture, Henry Callender ESQ. Framed golf mezzotint of 'Henry Callender Esq' (Captain of the society of Golfers at Blackheath) after a painting by Lemuel Francis Abbott (1760 - 1803). The colourful print signed in pencil by the engraver Will Henderson...

Vintage Papier Mache Cricket Pencil Case. A black lacquered Papier-mâché pencil box with partitioned interior, hinged lid with applied printed scene. The scene depicting a comical cr...

VINTAGE/ANTIQUE SAILING PHOTOGRAPH. A mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930's photograph. The price displayed is for the mounted photo only. The external...

Bronzed Tole 14-point Buck Trophy Head Wall Mount A striking Bronzed Tole 14-point Buck Trophy Head Wall Mount, an great vintage sporting art sc...

Golf Book, Olman's Guide to Golf Antiques. A landmark reference book for golf enthusiasts and collectors alike, Olman's Guide to Golf Antiques & Othe...

Naive Art Man Cave Car Painting of Supercharged Chrysler Hemi Powered Fuel Dragster . So well done you can almost hear the roar .

Victorian Portrait of a seated Jack Russell in Landscape, Signed Bruns Signed Lower Left "Bruns", Well painted and detailed, on board, under glass Oil on Artist Board, Sight 16" x 18...

Vintage golfing travel poster, 'Come to Britain for Golf' by Roland Hilder. A striking golfing poster by Rowland Hilder entitled 'Come to Bri...

Ebonised Papier Mache Cricket Snuff Box. An early Victorian black lacquered rectangle Papier-mâché snuff box with rounded corners and with a hinged lid with hand painted cricket scen...

Novelty Loewe & Co. Cricket Pipe, Cricket Bat. Vintage smoking tobacco pipe featuring a briar wood cricket bat stem with a cricket ball bowl. The pipe with a Bakelite bit. The bat st...

Early 19th century Diminutive French Bronze of a Seated 'Coiffed' Poodle France, Possibly late 18th century/ early 19th century The early 19th century French bronze of a seated 'C...

TWO SKI PHOTOGRAPHS, Courageous Jump and Quersprung 'NOSE DIVE', a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's skiing photograph. The frame is blac...

G & J.W Hawksley Norfolk Liar Game Counter. A pocket size four dial game counter made and marketed by G & J W Hawksley, silversmiths of Sheffield, England. The main body and one side...

Precious Gum: The Story of the Gutta Percha Golf Ball A beautifully crafted limited edition boxed set golf book celebrating one of golf's most fascinating chapters - the story of the...

The Clubmaker's Art: Antique Golf Clubs and Their History - Second Edition (Revised & Expanded) A true masterpiece of golf literature, The Clubmaker's Art by Jeffery B. Ellis is ...

Cambridge preparing for the boat race. A wonderful atmospheric rowing lithograph of the Cambridge crew getting into a rowing scull preparing for a race....

Novelty Cricket Pipe, Dr. W.G. Grace. Vintage vulcanite cricket pipe, the stem in the shape of a willow cricket bat with corded grip. The bowl is a well crafted copy of Dr. W.G. Grac...

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...

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

ABOUT An original large vintage poster from the former gay City Athletic Club gym located in the Castro, San Francisco. CREATOR Photo by Fisher Ross. DATE OF MANUFACTURE c...

Vintage School/College Rugby Cap. A wonderful vintage sports cap, often referred to as an "honour cap" or "representative cap". It is made of eight velvet fabric panels in alternatin...

Solid Mesh Gutty Golf Ball. A solid moulded square mesh patterned gutta percha golf ball in well used condition. The 1890's Gutty ball still has some of the original finish to its su...

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...

Late Victorian golf photograph. A sepia toned late Victorian Colonial golf photograph of a group of male golfers, the group containing a few children. The gentlemen are wearing an assortment of clothing, some in caps, some in bowler hats, a couple with top hats, one gentleman wearing a military uniform with medals. The golf clubs they are holding are early wooden scared head long nose hickory clubs, the sort made by the great Scottish clubmakers like Tom Morris, Willie Park, Alex Patrick, Charlie...

Silver Archery Medal, Best Gold. A Victorian silver archery medal awarded to Joseph Sherwin in 1853. Presented in a modern box the medal is finely engraved: Joseph Sherwin May 19th 1...

Edwardian Royal Caledonian Curling Club Silver Medal. An unused, silver, district curling medal with blue ribbon and bar from the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. The curling medallion has no hallmarks or makers marks but comes in a Hamilton and Inches, 88 Princes Street, Edinburgh cardboard box. The reverse embossed 'Royal Caledonian Curling Club, Instituted 25 July 1838, District Medal, front depicts a curling match in play with the Scotland Coat of arms...

Manufactured by Artis in the 1960s in former Czechoslovakia. Height adjustable construction made of original blue painted steel tubing. The cleaned and preserved thick cowhide has a ...

'BEND ZIE KNEES', a modern framed and mounted black and white photograph after an 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...

GT-M A sculpture figuring a GT racing car. On a rectangular wood base. Available in various finishes, silvered, polished bronze, lacquered bronze. Belzoni finds inspiration...

A magnificent sporting stained glass window depicting a fishing scene. The window shows an angler about to cast off, the edging of the window made of colored glass. The colored leaded window was made for the centenary of the 'Mansfield Bar' in Hawick in 1993. The Mansfield Bar was a long established public house opening its doors in 1893. It was situated half way down Mansfield Road in Hawick, Roxburghshire and welcomed sports fans on their way to Hawick Rugby Club...

Cecil Aldin, Dairy Maids. A good single chromolithograph depicting a lady carrying a milk pail, milking stool, leading a cow from the field, a young girl is following holding the ladies skirt...

Novelty Cricket Snuff Box. A 19th century sycamore snuff box with a cricket monochrome transfer image on the lid. The image is of a cricket match with the players all wearing top hat...