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155. Charles Cooper King(Brit., 1843-1898). Socca Match[Soccer], c1885. Pen and ink,captioned throughout image,artist’s name and anno tated inanother hand on mount belowimage, 8.7 x 29.3cm. Slightdiscolouration to edges. $990Captions include “The little captainwith the whiskers; the referee; goalkeeping…” Charles Cooper Kingwas a captain and a major in theBritish army and a professor at theRoyal Military college. He wrote anumber of books on history and geology, and edited Great Campaigns in Europe and The UnitedService Magazine. Ref: Wiki.156. Mornington Cannon, 1894. Colour lithograph, textwith title and date in image lower left and centre, inscriptionwith Cannon’s facsimile autograph in image lower right,40.3 x 32.2cm. Old folds, minor foxing and discolouration.Original horseshoe frame. $1,850Text includes “From a photo by … Sherborn, Newmarket.” HerbertMornington Cannon (1873-1962), commonly referred to as MornyCannon, was a six-time champion jockey in the United Kingdom inthe 1890s. He holds the records for the most wins by a jockey in theCraven Stakes, Corona tion Stakes and Prince of Wales’ Stakes. Hismost famous mount was Flying Fox who won the British Triple Crownin 1899. He was the son of English jockey and trainer Tom Cannonand, like his father, he was respected for his horsemanship.157. Cricket At Lord’s In 1822,1894. Hand-coloured lithograph,title below image, 41.6 x 53.5cm.Soiling, creases and tears to margins,slight old mount burn. $1,250Text trimmed from image includes“London, published May 24, 1894, bythe Leadenhall Press Ltd, 50 LeadenhallStreet, E.C.” Unusually large formatused to illustrate an early cricket matchat Lord’s.158. After Henry Sandham(Cana dian, 1842-1910). The Club’sThe Thing [Golf], 1898. Colourpho to gravure with added handcolouring,artist’s name in imagelow er right, text including date andtitle in plate below image, 47.2 x60.2cm. Foxing overall. $2,650Text includes “Copyright 1898 by HiramWalker & Sons, Ltd. Goupil & Co., Paris.”159. George W. Beldam (Brit., 1868-1937). Harry Vardon, [Golfer], 1905. Photogravureon chine collé, text including dateabove image, signed by photographer andautographed by Vardon in pencil on platemark below image, 49.7 x 33.7cm. Minorfoxing. Framed. $2,950Text reads “London, published by the SwanElectric Engraving Co., Northumbria House,116 Charing Cross Rd, 1st Sept. 1905.” GeorgeBeldam was an English cricketer and a pioneer ofaction photography in sport. Henry William “Harry”Vardon (Brit., 1870-1937), a professional golferfrom Jersey and six-times winner of the BritishOpen, was considered to be golf’s first superstar.160. Louis Busière (French, 1880-1960), after Francis Cotes (Brit., c1725-1770). Louis Cage [Young Cricketer],1929. Colour mezzotint on chine collé,captioned in image, text, blind stampand signed in pencil on plate mark belowimage, 59.9 x 41.5cm. Discolouration,dents, repaired scuff and foxing to image,surface loss and slight tears to margins. $1,650Caption on cricket bat in image includes “LouisCage.” Text reads “Copyright 1929 in the UnitedStates of America by Henry Graves & Co. Ltd.182 Sloane Street, London SW1.” Blind stampreads “DVL Printsellers Association.”32