Sporting Memorabilia & Equipment

A shirt from the first time the famed All Blacks played in white instead has sold at auction.

A football medal sold at a Cheshire auction house was so early in date that it was only the 13th time the FA Cup final had been contested, the game was played at Kennington Oval and the opposition was a Scottish team.

The 1970 World Cup was the breakthrough year for Panini.

The growth in the market for vintage football tops connected to popular players continues apace

The magic of the cup helped to sell a sizeable scene showing a Corinthians v Manchester City game offered as part of an extensive selection of works on a football theme which featured at Bonhams (28% buyer’s premium).

A white marble sculpture of a young man holding what appears to be a cricket ball flew away from its estimate to bring $30,000 (£23,700) at Andrew Jones (25% buyer’s premium).

This colonial-era Indian silver horse racing trophy is marked for Peter Orr and Sons of Madras.

Large group of pugilist-related works was collected over more than 50 years by London couple

The Book of Sports by Robin Carver is considered the first American publication to describe the sport of baseball.

A timed online sale of sporting memorabilia that closed on August 27 at Graham Budd was topped by a photocard of Cuthbert J Ottaway (1850-78).

Sporting specialist saleroom highlights include wicket-keeping gloves, bat and even a soup tureen

This faded red-brown velvet cap worn by Alfred St George Hamersley (1848-1929) is believed to be the earliest rugby international cap to come to auction.

England cricketer Sir Ian Botham sold a group of memorabilia from his international and club career at auction on July 15.