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Lot 22
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A set of three sepia-tone photographic prints of the English bare knuckle boxing champion Tom Sayers, mounted together in a frame, 29 by 54cm., 11 by

Hammer:
£350
Estimate:
£150 - £250

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A set of three sepia-tone photographic prints of the English bare knuckle boxing champion Tom Sayers, mounted together in a frame, 29 by 54cm., 11 by 21in.; sold together with a boxing handbill dated April 13th 1895 advertising a Monster Boxing Carnival at Central Hall, Holborn, including a Middle-Weight Championship contest between Ted Pritchard and Frank Craig, flyer size 25 by 12cm., 10 by 4 3/4in.: and a small engraving titled: A 'Set-to' at the Fives-Court for the benefit of 'One of the Tuneys', engraved by Sutherland from a drawing by S.Alken, published on Oct 23 1820 by Thomas Kelly, 17 Paternoster Row, size 15 by 23cm., 5 by 9in. (3)