Collectors’ Items, Works of Art and Light Fittings

A George Best red and white No. 7 Real Madrid v Manchester United 1968 European Cup semi-final second leg match-worn shirt, bearing 'Umbro Aztec Jersey' label, with crew neck collar, together with a Manchester United towel that the shirt was wrapped in when it was passed to the current owner by George Best himself. Note: the current owner of this shirt regularly travelled to Old Trafford to watch her beloved Manchester United play, along with the London & District Supporters Club. Mingling with the players before the games, she became 'pally' with David Sadler, who lodged with George and would chat with both of them before matches. Having watched the first leg of the semi-final, she also travelled to Madrid to watch the second leg, having phoned George the week before to ask for his shirt after the game. Meeting him at the team hotel as he stepped off the coach, he shoved a soaking wet bundle into her arms before Jack Crompton (kit man) could see him give the shirt away. The shirt is accompanied by the towel that it was wrapped in, a five page statement written by the vendor and copies of photographs taken on the day. It is worth noting that the shirt's number has been stitched quite high up on the back and footage of the game appears to verify this.

A George Best green and white No. 7 Northern Ireland reputed match-worn shirt, bearing 'The Umbro 'Real' Jersey' label, embroidered 'Irish Football Association' badge and indistinct yellow Umbro stamp, with crew neck collar and long sleeves. Note: this shirt is reputed to have been worn by George Best in the British Home Championship game against Scotland, November 25th 1964 at Hampden Park. Best scored his second international goal, opening the scoring in the 9th minute, eventually losing the game 3-2. The shirt is said to have been swapped with the Celtic striker Willie Wallace's shirt after the game. Wallace was to later become a coach at Dundee FC and this shirt was won in a Stobswell Junior Football Club gala day raffle by a member of the vendor's family. The lot is accompanied by various related newspaper cuttings. Thanks to Michael Cockcroft of the Northern Ireland Football Museum for his help in cataloguing this lot.

An Everlast red boxing glove, signed by Roberto Duran in black marker pen, accompanied by 'Super Star Greetings' COA and a photograph of Duran signing a glove, together with a poster for the World's Middleweight Championship fight between Marvin Hagler and Roberto Duran.

A Muhammed Ali signed black and white print of Ali standing over Sonny Liston after knocking him out during their second fight on May 25th 1965, signed in silver marker, 39cm x 50cm, framed.

A Chris Eubank and Nigel Benn signed colour photograph of the two fighters, signed in silver marker, 30.5cm x 40.5cm, accompanied by an 'Allstars' COA, together with a Nigel Benn signed poster for his fight against Vincenzo Nardiello on the 22nd July 1995, framed.

A colour printed advertising poster for Leonard v Hearns II on June 12th 1989, 70cm x 55cm, another poster for Foreman v Cooney, January 15th 1990, and a group of seven 1990s boxing programmes, ticket stubs and inner-ringside passes.

A Gray-Nicholls Crusader signed cricket bat, bearing the autographs of the 1973 England, West Indies, Hampshire and Kent teams.

A golf Open Championship Royal Liverpool 2006 17th hole pin flag, together with two armbands, one detailed 'Greens', the other '72nd Hole', presented within a glazed oak frame, 65cm x 65cm.

A golf Open Championship Royal St. George's 2003 3rd hole pin flag, together with two armbands, one detailed 'Marshall', the other 'Greens', presented within a glazed oak frame, 65cm x 65cm.

W. Hughes - an early 20th century carved ebony and ivory commemorative portrait plaque of King George V, bearing inscribed signature 'W. Hughes Fec', height 14.2cm, mounted within a period purple velvet case.

A Charles II brass trumpet candlestick with circular nozzle and drip pan above a corded stem and flared base, height 12cm.

A 19th century oval half-length portrait of a gentleman, oil on board, possibly painted over a printed base, mounted within a fine gilt gesso frame and glazed mahogany case, 30cm x 26cm.

A pair of mid-Victorian coloured wax profile portraits of Brigadier General George Henry Robertson, aides-de-camp to Queen Victorian (1813-1862), and his wife Jane Newcomen (1824-1900), both mounted within gilt gesso and maple frames, 18cm x 16cm.

A coloured wax profile portrait of Oliver Cromwell, mounted within a glazed walnut framed case, 19cm x 16cm.

A Sailor silver cased fountain pen, the nib detailed '21K 875', cased with instructions.

A Waterman fountain pen, cased, a Parker fountain pen with marbled red casing, and group of other fountain and ballpoint pens.

A Yard-O-Led silver cased propelling pencil and a collection of other Yard-O-Led propelling pencils, including some gold plated examples.

A collection of eight modern Chinese carved bone netsuke and a bone and carved horn scroll case, modelled with a large toad finial, length 19.5cm.

A late 19th century Dutch brass snuff box modelled as a shoe, another Dutch carved softwood shoe snuff box, a small smoking pipe in the form of a shoe, and a 20th century gilt brass ornamental dish, diameter 22.5cm.