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    Sale 5269

    Cricket, Tennis, Golf & Traditional Sport

    London, South Kensington

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    4 July 2007

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    • A SCARED-HEAD LONG-NOSED PLAYC
    Lot 261

    A SCARED-HEAD LONG-NOSED PLAYCLUB BY JAMES WILSON

    Price realised

    GBP 2,640

    Estimate

    GBP 800 - GBP 1,200

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    A SCARED-HEAD LONG-NOSED PLAYCLUB BY JAMES WILSON
    the head stamped J. Wilson, circa mid-1850s
    with leather face insert, with original grip

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    Literature and exhibited

    Literature

    The Clubmakers's Art, Antique Golf Clubs and Their History. Jeffery B. Ellis, page 61


    Lot Essay

    James Wilson was born in 1803 and is believed to have been Hugh Philp's assistant for over 20 years, before opening his own club maker's shop in the early 1850s

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    VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price and at 15% on the buyer's premium


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