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EXPLORING THE 

WORLD OF 

SPORTS

DISPLAY 

ANTIQUES

1850-1950

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Circa 1876  BASEBALL CLOCK STORY

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  STORY

JOE LOUIS 

ARMY RECRUITMENT POSTER STORY

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Circa 1891

Tiffany & Co.

YALE 

FOOTBALL MATCH  SAFE

  Story

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Circa 1910

ELLENSBURG WASHINGTON

FOOTBALL TEAM PHOTO STORY

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READ THIS SHORT ARTICLE ON A CLASSIC EARLY FOOTBALL TEAM PHOTO

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CARLTON'S PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF GETTING 

Joe DiMaggio's

AUTOGRAPH

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MEETS AND TALKS TO THE YANKEE CLIPPER

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Circa 1890

HIGH WHEELER

FIGURE Story

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19th Century 

ESTES PROFESSIONAL

BASEBALL BAT STORY

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Circa 1887

Reed and Barton Silver Plate Football 

Box Story

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GREATEST FOOTBALL BOX EVER MADE 

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c 1896 

PRANG

FOOTBALL CALENDAR STORY

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Circa 1907

Kayser Sohn

HORSE AND JOCKEY INKWELL

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THE FINEST

HORSE-

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INKWELL 

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Circa 1900

VIENNA

TENNIS

BRONZE

Story 

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5 Inches Tall

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Circa 1889

GAIL AND AX 

 TOBACCO ADVERTISING POSTER WITH

JOHN L. SULLIVAN

Story

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AUCTION PREVIEW

 

LELAND'S

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Sports and Americana Auction 

June 6th 2008

 

Consult Lelands.com website for all rules and bidding details

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1013 Lots

SportsAntiques.com has identified the following 11 lots as exceptional. 

TOP ELEVEN PICKS

No. 1 Pick

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C1898 CAP ANSON

PRESENTATION BAT

LOT 272

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1898 SILVER PRESENTATION BAT PRESENTED TO 

CAP ANSON

minimum bid $60,000.00

SOLD FOR 

no  bids - did not sell

Lot 272 - click for Lelands.com page


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LOT # 600

c1881 Earliest Lawn Tennis Sheet Music

minimum bid $300.00 

SOLD FOR 

$358.50

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LOT 509

c1891 John Rogers Football Statue, 16 1/5" tall

minimum bid $500.00

SOLD FOR 

$3,675.82

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LOT # 280

Early folk art "Athletics"

Baseball Sign, 25" x 27"

minimum bid $1,000.00

SOLD FOR 

$5,506.56

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Pick No. 5

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LOT # 523

1930's Army vs. Navy Football Pinball Game

minimum bid $200.00

SOLD FOR 

$1,393.37

commentary

RUNNER UPS

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LOT # 92

c1920 Rare Babe Ruth Studio Photograph, 

9 3/4" x 7" 

minimum bid $1,000.00

SOLD FOR 

$4,550.56

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LOT # 275

 c1880 Heubach Bisque

 Baseball Batter Statue, 13" tall

minimum bid $200.00

SOLD FOR 

$532.97

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LOT # 513

c1911 plaster football player statue titled: "The American Idol", 12" tall x 11" wide x 11" deep

minimum bid $500.00

SOLD FOR 

$597.50

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LOT # 466

c1920's, on-site boxing exhibition featuring former World Heavweight Champion Jack Johnson vs. Floyd Johnson, Likely held in La Grande Oregon

22" x 14"

minimum bid $500.00

SOLD FOR 

$597.50

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LOT # 453

c1923 on-site broadside poster for World Heavyweight Boxing Championship between Jack Dempsey and Tommy Gibbons held in Shelby Montana

38" x 21"

minimum bid $2,500.00

SOLD FOR 

no bids

did not sell

commentary

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LOT # 460

c1941 on-site boxing broadside poster for World Heavyweight Championship fight between Joe Louis and Red Burman, at Madison Square Garden, 

32" x 24"

minimum bid $500.00

SOLD FOR 

$1,555.89

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COMMENTARY BELOW BY 

CARLTON HENDRICKS

LOT # 272 c1898 Cap Anson Presentation Bat -  This is in the exotic category. I've seen a number of these silver presentation bats but don't recall any as nice as this. The engraved illustration of Anson really makes it. Your average bear won't be getting involved at this price range, but it's fun to watch, reserved for the heavy hitters. return

LOT # 280 Early folk art "Athletics" Baseball Sign

 -   I wouldn't say it's stunning, but it's good, and that's saying a lot! Good 19th-early 20th century- baseball folk art is almost non existent, it's so rarely offered. It's one of the best baseball folk art pieces I've see on the market in 20 years  return

LOT # 509 c1891 John Rogers Football Statue

One of the best and most important football statues. John Rogers' sons who played football for Yale posed for it. return

LOT #600 c1881 Earliest Lawn Tennis Sheet Music. I've never seen or heard of tennis sheet music this early, super rare, got the look return

LOT # 523 1930's Army vs. Navy Football Pinball Game - Never seen before, great graphics return

LOT # 513 12" tall x 11" wide x 11" deep, plaster football player statue titled: "The American Idol" - Very unusual and very well done, by an obscure sculptor named William C. Both from Chicago return

LOT # 275 c1880 13" Bisque Heubach Baseball Batter Statue - These come in a larger version, this is the 13" tall. If you're into porcelain these are the classic Victorian baseball statues to own. return

LOT # 92 V. rare c1920 Babe Ruth Studio Photograph - This is almost stunning, it's so great, never seen another. Probably the best Ruth photo I've seen. return

LOTS # 466, 453, 460 Three boxing site posters - You have to understand boxing posters to appreciate these. There are fight movie posters that look like site posters, then there are the ultra rare actual site posters that were issued by the promoter and posted within traveling vicinity of the fight. The Dempsey Gibbons one is probably the most exciting, since there are stories about the fight, and it's Dempsey in his prime. Whereas the Johnson is post prime and clearly a for profit, milk the fame kind of bout. return

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Circa 1889

GAIL AND AX 

 TOBACCO ADVERTISING POSTER WITH

JOHN L. SULLIVAN

Story

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Circa 1920 

DIEGES AND CLUST 

TRACK RELAY TROPHY STORY

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Circa 1887

Reed and Barton Silver Plate Football 

Box Story

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GREATEST FOOTBALL BOX EVER MADE 

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Circa 1930

PEN AND INK FOOTBALL

DRAWING

Story

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Circa 1876  BASEBALL CLOCK STORY

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JOE LOUIS 

ARMY RECRUITMENT POSTER STORY

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Circa 1891

Tiffany & Co.

YALE 

FOOTBALL MATCH  SAFE

  Story

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CARLTON'S PERSONAL ACCOUNT OF GETTING 

Joe DiMaggio's

AUTOGRAPH

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MEETS AND TALKS TO THE YANKEE CLIPPER

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19th Century 

ESTES PROFESSIONAL

BASEBALL BAT STORY

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One of the authors favorites!

READ THIS TALE OF HOW THE ESTES 

BAT WAS FINALLY

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Circa 1907

Kayser Sohn

HORSE AND JOCKEY INKWELL

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THE FINEST

HORSE-

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INKWELL 

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Circa 1896 PRANG

FOOTBALL CALENDAR STORY

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Circa 1900

VIENNA

TENNIS

BRONZE

Story 

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