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C1890 VICTORIAN
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BASEBALL
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1/4" wide 15 1/5" tall
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c1910
MISSION OAK STYLE
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C1940's
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C1890
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c1930
A. B.
SPRECKLES
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VIENNA
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GAIL AND AX
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JOHN L. SULLIVAN
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14"
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ANTIQUE
SPORTS
PLAQUES
By
Carlton Hendricks
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The main aspects which determine the
quality of an antique sports plaque would be size, art quality,
medium (material it's made from) and the commission, that is the event or purpose it was produced for.
For this examination of sports plaques We'll start with the commission
aspect. Most antique sports plaques you see are trophy plaques that have been awarded to a team or individual. Naturally the higher profile,
that is the more recognizable the team or individual, the more desirable they generally are. For instance,
a plaque that was awarded to high school team you've never heard of won't have the same desirability as one awarded
to a big name college team. The same for those awarded to individuals.
A classic design of an antique sports plaque would incorporate a bronze relief plaque attached to an oak backing.
There are many other formats however. Some have no backing. Plaques can be found cast of any material, including
spelter (white metal), plaster, and Galvano. Galvano was a process
popular in the 1920-30's in which a plaster cast was
electroplated with copper and given an induced patina to resemble bronze. Galvano pieces typically look remarkably like
bronze since copper is the primary medium of bronze.
Size is very much an important aspect of plaques, and generally larger ones at least 15" tall are most
desirable. In sports display antiques it's all about presentation, and larger usually equates to a better presentation. |
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Circa
1913 Central
States Amateur Rowing
Association Trophy Plaque Junior
Single Scull Collection
of the author 16
inch wide by 13 inch tall Silver
plate on Bronze Art Metal Mounted
on original wood backing (Possibly
jobbed to Heintz Art Metal)
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Close
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makers
marking
Mermod-Jaccard &
King Co. St Louis
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Back of plaque with
original fabric backing and hanger |
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Purchased
March 5th 2006 at
Antique
Trove Mall, Roseville, Ca.
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c1900
high relief football
plaque
14
inch wide by 12 inch tall, of plaster click
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sculptor's
signature
G.M.
Bailey |
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IF
ANYONE HAS SEEN ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF THIS PLAQUE, OR HAS
ANY INFORMATION ON IT'S BACKGROUND PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA
THE COMMENTS
AND SUGGESTIONS FORM
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Yesterday
I got back from a three day ski trip at Lake Tahoe. When
my friends dropped me off at my car in Sacramento, it
was Sunday afternoon about 5:00PM. I figured while I was
in the area I'd run thru the Antique
Trove Mall in nearby Roseville, since it closed at
6:00PM. I'd been thru the store many times over
the years, but had only made one other sports find
there, a circa 1930's boxing gloves box. P1,
P2,
P3,
which I sold on eBay. The same booth I got that at, had
this football plaque. I wasn't expecting to find
anything, so it shocked me when I saw it. I really
looked it over carefully, but it looked to be real. So I
took it up to the front desk to ask if any discount was
available. They looked up the dealer and read the note
out loud: no
discounts, do not call. No problem, I snipped off
the price tag and handed it to the clerk...game over. It
was coming with me discount or not. The players appear
to be from around 1900, based on the reeded pants, and
that half the players aren't wearing head gear. The
opposing teams wear blue and red jerseys, which could
represent one of the most famous football rivalries of
the era, Harvard and Yale. The relief sculpting of the
scene is in what's referred to as "high
relief". High relief is the term for relief work
that juts out an inch or so, as opposed to relief work
that sticks out just enough to impart the needed
definition. Relief sculpture is also referred to by the
French term "base relief" (pronounced -
"ba relif") The arm of the player getting
tackled sticks out about 1 1/4 inch. In 18 years it's
the only example I've seen. I'm not sure what to
make of it, but I think it's c1900. Though it's possible
it could have been an advertising piece done later. I
think it's more likely something a student may have done
as an art project. The art quality seems like that of an
amateur, but it's not bad. Pretty ambitious really for
an amateur. It's signed G.M.
Bailey. The average joe probably wouldn't be too
impressed, but in the context of art, it's a very
rare and early example of American football
sculpture. |
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thank you for your patience - Carlton
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C1910
BASEBALL
BROADSIDE
21
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c1910
FAN
TAZ
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DIEGES AND CLUST
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c1890
DEAF
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AKRON
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c1920's
PINCH
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PEN AND INK FOOTBALL
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c1889-90
A.G. Spalding & Bros.
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c1927
SPALDING BASEBALL EQUIPMENT
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