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A Tradition of Collecting: Property from Cornelia Guest

Sat, Nov 14, 2015 11:00AM EST - Sun, Nov 15, 2015 11:00AM EST
Lot 235

GROUP OF FIVE PAINTED WOOD AND BAMBOO POLO MALLET'S, USED BY WINSTON F. C. GUEST

Estimate: $300 - $500
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Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
One with a painted label on the shaft; Gray's, Westbury, NY; two marked in the mallet head: J. Salter & Sons, Aldershot, England and each mallet numbered 50, 51 and 31, and stamped 'Made in England'.Note: Winston F. C. Guest (1906-1982) an Anglo-American polo champion. Mr. Guest won the International Polo Cup in 1930, 1936, and 1939. His father was a British politician and the grandson of John Spencer-Churchill, the 7th Duke of Marlborough.J. Salter & Sons are British polo specialists from Aldershot, England. They are manufactures and general sports outfitters. Established in 1884 by J. Salter, now owned by Sean Arnold Sporting Antiques.