Lot 51 · Football: The Beautiful Game
The Losing Spirit: 'If I Can't Be Captain, I Am Not Going to Play' (Dedicated to all those who withhold their labour for political ends) 34 x 25.5 cm. (13 1/2 x 10 in.)
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- Estimate
- £150–£200 hammer ≈ $190–$253
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Football: The Beautiful Game, Online, London, New Bond Street · 4 December 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-385604
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Leslie Gilbert Illingworth, The Losing Spirit: 'If I Can't Be Captain, I Am Not Going to Play' (Dedicated to all those who withhold their labour for political ends) 34 x 25.5 cm. (13 1/2 x 10 in.). Bonhams, 4 Dec 2023, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-385604.
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Leslie Gilbert Illingworth, The Losing Spirit: 'If I Can't Be Captain, I Am Not Going to Play' (Dedicated to all those who withhold their labour for political ends) 34 x 25.5 cm. (13 1/2 x 10 in.). Bonhams, 4 Dec 2023, lot 51. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-385604.
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From the same sale Football: The Beautiful Game · Dec 2023
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