Furniture & Works of Art including: The Michael Nellist Collection of Treen - 15th September 2009

Lot 555

A Summers Brown and Sons Ltd Force XXXX cricket bat signed by the England and Australia Ashes...

Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £2200

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Description

A Summers Brown and Sons Ltd Force XXXX cricket bat signed by the England and Australia Ashes teams of 1924/5 and inscribed 'I used this bat whilst scoring my 7th and 9th test centuries in England vs Australia matches, 115 Sydney Dec 1924, 119 Adelaide Jan 1925, Jack Hobbs.' Lower half of bat taped, some woodworm with one corner a little nibbled.