SILVER & ENAMEL VESTA CASE DEPICTING SIR JACK HOBBS CRICKETER

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DESCRIPTION & CONDITION Hallmarked Silver & Enamel Vesta Case Dated Birmingham 1923 by makers J Collyer Ltd DEPICTING SIR JACK HOBBS CRICKETER TAKING STANCE AND WEARING THE NAVY BLUE CAP OF ENGLAND The replicated image of Sir Jack was possible taken from a B&W photo of him (Pic3) Made in a engine turned cross wave design. Very good condition with just a very slight dent to back of lid which does not prevent it closing well and also another very small dent to the back neither which show up on Pic2 as so small. The enamel in excellent condition with no visible scratches. Measures 4.2 by 3.2 cms with clear Hallmarks. SIR JACK HOBBS 1882-1963 Wisden overview Jack Hobbs was and is still cricket's most prolific batsman. He finished with 61,237 first-class runs and 197 centuries, most of them stylishly made from the top of the Surrey or England batting orders. And he might have scored many more had the Great War not intervened, or if he hadn't been inclined to get out shortly after reaching 100 to let someone else have a go. Hobbs was known as "The Master", and scored consistently throughout a long career that didn't end till he was past 50. Half his hundreds came when he was over 40, and he remains, at 46 in 1928-29, the oldest man to score a Test century. His opening partnerships with Yorkshire's Herbert Sutcliffe are part read more

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