Football Match 15.2 x 19.1 cm. (6 x 7 1/2 in.) — Ruskin Spear R.A. (British, 1911-1990)

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Estimate: £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,800–$6,334
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Sale: Bonhams — Football: The Beautiful Game, Online, London, New Bond Street · 4 December 2023
Record ID: TB-2026-385653
Record: first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ruskin Spear R.a., Football Match 15.2 x 19.1 cm. (6 x 7 1/2 in.). Bonhams, 4 Dec 2023, lot 100. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-385653.

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Ruskin Spear R.a., Football Match 15.2 x 19.1 cm. (6 x 7 1/2 in.). Bonhams, 4 Dec 2023, lot 100. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-385653.

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From the same sale Football: The Beautiful Game · Dec 2023

Lot	Artist	Estimate
Portrait of John Ellison McCartney Holding a Football 157.9 x 67 cm. …	Harold Speed	£15,000–£20,000
Pretty Play at Putney: Our press photographer catches a decorative mo…	Frank Reynolds	£400–£600
The Affability of the Great 17.7 x 24.7 cm. (7 x 9 3/4 in.)	Joseph Morewood Staniforth	£150–£200
Football Fever: Saturday Afternoon In the Midlands 17.7 x 24.2 cm. (7…	Harry Furniss	£600–£800
Forbidden Football 14.5 x 22.7 cm. (5 3/4 x 9 in.)	Arthur Moreland	£100–£150
How to Get There 28.5 x 19.7 cm. (11 1/4 x 7 3/4 in.)	Eric Fraser	£1,000–£1,500

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