Lot 76 · Football: The Beautiful Game
Now There's a Real Fan – Won't Let a Simple Thing Like a Game Being Cancelled Spoil His Afternoon's Sport 31.7 x 48.2 cm. (12 1/2 x 19 in.)
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,534–$3,800
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Football: The Beautiful Game, Online, London, New Bond Street · 4 December 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-385629
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Carl Ronald Giles, Now There's a Real Fan – Won't Let a Simple Thing Like a Game Being Cancelled Spoil His Afternoon's Sport 31.7 x 48.2 cm. (12 1/2 x 19 in.). Bonhams, 4 Dec 2023, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-385629.
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Carl Ronald Giles, Now There's a Real Fan – Won't Let a Simple Thing Like a Game Being Cancelled Spoil His Afternoon's Sport 31.7 x 48.2 cm. (12 1/2 x 19 in.). Bonhams, 4 Dec 2023, lot 76. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-385629.
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From the same sale Football: The Beautiful Game · Dec 2023
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