Music, Film & Sport Memorabilia

These sales are held twice-yearly in March and September. Entries include film, festival & concert posters, rare & collectable vinyl, musical instruments, autographs, film & stage props, signed sporting kits and other ephemera and collectables relating to the world of sport and entertainment.

A rare piece of rock history went under the hammer in March 2025; Not only is the 1971 untitled fourth album by rock legends Led Zeppelin (commonly known as IV) one of the most influential and best-selling albums of all time, but the cover of this copy us was signed by all four band members, and the vinyl itself has a rare label variation. Often considered one of the greatest rock albums of all time, Led Zeppelin's fourth album is a stone-cold classic with the epic masterpiece Stairway to Heaven as the centrepiece. The original release of the album in 1971 came with several label variations depending on different pressing plants and distributors. This UK example is the 5th of 9 known 'plum' label variations with certain specific features and a spelling error. While the album is a treasure in itself, the cover was signed by all four members of the band, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant and the late John Bonham. Due to the band's reluctance to sign autographs and John Bonham's untimely death in 1980, artefacts signed by all four members are incredibly rare and something of a 'Holy Grail' for rock memorabilia collectors. It sold for £11,600.

For a very different style of music, a 19th century cello made by renowned luthier Thomas Kennedy raised the tempo of our September 2023 auction. Having a two-piece maple back with ebony fingerboards, it bore a label for Thos Kennedy while he was at the height of his acclaim and based at 364 Oxford Street. Intense bidding realised a hammer price of £18,000.

In 2021, we sold an England International football cap awarded to Sir Alfred (Alf) Ramsey in 1950, who most famously managed England to win the 1966 World Cup. This cap was acquired directly from Lady Ramsey by the vendor whilst working as a painter and decorator at her home in Ipswich. It went on to sell for £3,400.

For more 'behind the scenes' music aficionados, a McIntosh separates stereo system with various components sold for £10,000.

Further recent highlights include a signed AC/DC concert programme from the Dirty Deeds Done Cheap UK tour of 1977, which sold for £3700, a Gibson Standard SJ-200 electro acoustic guitar which made £2600, a postcard signed by three of The Beatles sold for £2500, and a pair of Formula 1 racing gloves signed by Michael Schumacher which made £1250.

Entries close approx 4 weeks prior to auction.

Viewing – The day prior 10am-7pm and sale day from 9am.

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