Sporting Art Furniture

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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....

Ink and gouache painting on paper of a 19th century Great Lakes steamship executed in precise draftsman style and signed by noted American artist Frank Crevier, framed and presented ...

Very rare double sided glass Raleigh bike advertising shop sign This is a beautiful Raleigh bike advertising shop sign, it is made in in a crackle fini...

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...

Martins Bramble 'Zodiac' Golf Ball. A good example of a 'Zodiac' bramble patterned rubber core golf ball. The golf ball is in fair condition and is manufactured by Martins, England, ...

Vintage Snaffles WWI Military Print, Le 75. A good Snaffles WWI military print 'Le 75', the main center colour-piece hand coloured lithograph is mounted onto the printed remarque boa...

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

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...

Book On The Rivers Of The East Coast. A special subscription edition, Rivers of Great Britain: Vol.2. Rivers of the East Coast, published by Cassell & Co. Ltd., London, with orig...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

'DAVOS, PARSENN', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930's skiing photograph. Black & white alpine photos are the perfect addition to any home or ski lodge, so please do check out our other ski photos...

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...

'LIEBE IM SCHNEE', 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...

Vintage Style Photography, Framed Tennis Photograph, Forehand. 'FOREHAND' a framed and mounted black and white photograph after an original 1930's photograph. The frame is black with...

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...

Wiltshaw & Robinson Carlton Ware Golf Beaker. A ceramic Carlton Ware beaker with a golfing scene and gilt rim. The golf scene shows one golfer dressed in a red coat about to strike t...

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...

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...

Victorian Presentation Archery Score Card Holder. A silver-plated score card case of rectangular form, with a scalloped top edge and central dip, the reverse fitted with two belt loo...

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...

Fourteen Ogden Golf Cigarette Cards. The collection of fourteen 'Ogden's Guinea Gold Cigarettes' card show twelve different professional male golfers, two are duplicates. The cards s...

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 ...

Rare Novelty Rugby Inkwell. A wonderful leather covered travelling inkwell in the shape of a rugby ball. This is a very desirable, rare and unusual object made from brass and covered...

Alpine Ski photograph. 'The Race', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s photograph. Black & white alpine photos are the perfect addition to any home or ski lodge, so please do check out our other ski photos and winter landscapes. The photo is showing a biplane racing a car on a frozen lake. This amazing photograph was taken in Grainau, a small town in Bavaria, at the foot of Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze. The pilot is General Ernst Udet - the World War I flying ace...

Vintage Fishing Trout Fly Rod, Pezon & Michel, Parabolic. A fine 9ft 6", two piece, split cane trout fly fishing rod with alloy screw reel fitting, cork handle, scarlet silk whip...

Alpine Ski photograph. 'QUERSPRUNG', a new mounted black and white photographic image after an original 1930s skiing photograph. Prior to being a recreational activity skiing was pu...

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...

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...

Mallards by Archibald Thorburn. A framed wildfowl colotype print by Archibald Thorburn, signed in pencil by the artist and bearing fine Art Trade Guild blind stamp. Copyright Publis...

Early smooth face lofting iron by W. Park, Musselburgh. A good early example of a 1880s smooth faced hickory shafted lofting iron by Willie Park, Musselburgh. The shaft is original ...

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 ...

Pair of salmon fishing pictures, fishing & poaching. A large pair of goupilgravures, fishing and poaching, by George Earl. The pair of angling pictures ti...

Monumental Bronze Sculpture of a Wild Horse, France, Circa 1980s France, circa 1980s. Unsigned. A monumental bronze sculpture depicting an unbridled horse, distinguished by a swept ...

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 ...

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...

Modena A red lacquered and varnished marble composite model of a racing car. On a dark lacquered rectangular wood base. Belzoni finds inspiration in the legendary racing cars ...

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....

Ceramic Golf Vase, Lundin Golf Club. Souvenir small three stem flower vase emblazoned to the front with a red shield with crossed golf clubs, four mesh golf balls, Lundin Links upon a yellow banner and the word 'FORE' underneath. The base is stamped 'Swan China, England, 155, Model Of Ancient Egyptian...

The Hunt Breakfast And Hunt Supper by Cecil Aldin. This is one of Cecil Aldin's most famous hunting series 'The Fallowfield Hunt' which tells the story of a days hunting. It was a se...

Golf Print, Harry Vardon by Beldam. A fine golf photogravure of the champion golfer, Harry Vardon, by George Beldam, signed in pencil by Harry Vardon himself. Published by the Swan E...

Reverso A gilt plaster model of a racing car. On a Cheyenne marble or rectangular wood base. Belzoni finds inspiration in the legendary racing cars of the 1950s and the 1960s....

Archery Prize Brooch 1837, Fraternity of Saint George. An archery trophy designed in the shape of an arrow with intricate detailing along its shaft and feathers. At the center is a s...

Motor Racing Book, Autocourse 1966-67. Hard back copy of the motor sport book, Autocourse 1966-67. A Review of the International Motor Sport 1966 - 67, full of photographs and motori...

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...

'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...

Vanity fair military print 'the Cavalry Division' after G.D.G. A chromolithograph military print published 12th July, 1900, by Vincent Brooks, Day & S...

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...