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The Open - Golf Auction Report - St Andrews July 2010
A new record was achieved at this year's Golf Auction with the £100,000 barrier being broken for the first time.
The decision to go to St Andrews for the 150th Open Golf Championship drew one of the best entries seen for some years, incl a wonderful art collection, the Bruntsfield medals, Open Championship programmes, Tom Morris postcards and much more.
The venue in St Andrews was the perfect location complimenting the early artefacts; it attracted buyers from US, Canada, Australia, Europe and collectors from all over the UK. At one time there were over 80 buyers in attendance, 30 online bidders and 70 absentee bidders. It made life for John Mullock much easier selling the 675 lots in just 4.5hrs - finishing at 3.30pm. Hopefully everyone went home with something - the 6 stall holders had a good reception and most sold something.
Trade was good all the way through with each section recording a very buoyant trade which augurs well for the future - has the tide finally turned?
Here are some of the top prices realised
Artwork
Ken Reed - "2000 Open Golf Championship St Andrews" original gouache £5000
Tristram Ellis - "The Old Golf Course St Andrews" water colour £3250
Leckie Ewing -"View of St Andrews Links" watercolour £2000
F Partridge - "Hunstanton Golf Club - 1st Tee" watercolour £5400
F Partridge - "Brancaster Golf Club 15th Hole" watercolour £3700
F Partridge - "Bembrdge GC" watercolour £2000
Charles Whymper "Brancaster Golf Club 5th hole" watercolour £5800
Golf Clubs
McEwan Longnose play club c1875 £1500
McEwan longnose short spoon c1885 £600
G Forrester longnose play club c1885 £640
Set of Bobby Jones Irons £800
Full set of Replica Bobby Jones Woods & Irons and putters - £800
Vaile & Ayres Swan neck socket head wood £400
Golf Books
Bernard Darwin signed Presentation Leather Bound Copy "Golf Courses
of The British Isles" with original watercolour by H Rountree £3000
Collection of English Golf Club Histories £800
Collection of Scottish Golf Club Histories £620
Postcards
Tom Morris last photograph of Tom Morris seated with friends £660
Tom Morris Portrait postcard £280
1905 St Andrews Open Golf Championship postcard £300
Early Golf Champions post card 1914 £340
Set 12 x St Andrews Golf Course Postcards £520
James Braid at Stanmore GC £210
J H Taylor Driving £170
Sunday Golf walking Sticks
Scare head walking stick stamped T Morris £120
E Sinclair Sunday walking golf stick £200
Golf Course Equipment
Early Stoneware Sand tee box £260
Golf Programmes/Ephemera
1921 St Andrews Open Golf Championship Qualifying programme £2600
1925 Open Golf Championship programme played at Prestwick for last time £2800
1929 Open Golf Championship programme £1000
1946 Open Golf Championship programme £1300
1954 Open Golf Championship Signed programme £250
2006 Open Golf Championship signed FDC - Tiger Woods £200
1947 Walker Cup programme £110
Ryder Cup Golf Selection £300
Golf Balls
J Gourlay feathery golf ball £3400
Scarce Sir Ralph Gallwey hexagonal dimple golf ball £500
Advertising Golfing Figures
12" Dunlop cast golfing figure £2000
Bromford Man papier mache golfing figure £1000
2x Penfold papier mache golfing figures £600 each
Large Dunlop papier mache golfing figure £500
Golfing Collectibles
1832 Bruntsfield Links Golfing Society Silver Medal £4000
1837 Bruntsfield Golfing Society Silver Medal £3200
1912 Golf De Monte Carlo silver golf medal won by Arnaud Massy £1200
Fitz Signed St Andrews 2000 Open display £3100
Rare Gorham silver and enamel miniature golfing tyg £1250
1883/84 St Andrews Golfing photograph album £1700
2x Early St Andrews Golfing Photographs £850
Harry Vardon hand written signed letter £370
Bernard Darwin hand written letter £240
Bobby Jones signature £280
2000 Open Championship signed poster by Tiger Woods £380
1902 Kingussie Shinty Golf Club mantle clock £300
Rare Vic cased Linnet and Eureka golf ball c1890 £580
Vienna bronze painted figure of two dogs playing golf £300
Royal Doulton Stoneware tankard £620
Royal Doulton Golf Kingsware tobacco jar £420
Royal Doulton Golf Series ware jardinière £320
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