Origins of Golf: The Jaime Ortiz-Patiño Collection, will be auctioned off on May 30 at Christie's in London.
The collection was built over a span of 25 years by Señor Ortiz-Patiño... founder of Spain's acclaimed Valderrama Golf Club... and, in addition to the aforementioned oil painting by Charles Lees (1800-1880), includes an extraordinary array of historical golf treasures.
The collection was built over a span of 25 years by Señor Ortiz-Patiño... founder of Spain's acclaimed Valderrama Golf Club... and, in addition to the aforementioned oil painting by Charles Lees (1800-1880), includes an extraordinary array of historical golf treasures.
Feathery golf balls, blacksmith forged irons and an array of handbooks, artworks and oddities too numerous to mention, are offered in some 400 lots now open for viewing in anticipation of the upcoming sale.
Personally, I've got my eye on a rare golfing punchbowl, a guttie golf ball marking gadget and "The Golf Course, North Berwick" a romantic and evocative painting by Sir John Lavery (1856-1941). All would go well in "The George Ferrier Room", a kind of golf museum I'm creating in my own historical golf house.
Unfortunately, unless my fledgling museum receives a rather rich endowment, a massive donation or some unexpected public financing, I'm guessing my limited budget will keep me out of the bidding altogether. I will however, follow it with lust, longing interest. The collection is expected to raise more than $3.2 million.
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ReplyDeletei have all sorts of golf stuff that i can lend to your effort
some quite historic and other stuff historical !
as for value, we all amass a collection of valuable golf history every time we each participate - no ?
i myself have often relished owning the PGA "replacement" trophy that was pressed into service when walter hagen lost the original wanamaker cup which was later located, and placed back into service, and that's when the "replacement" trophy went missing
let me know if you're interested
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When I see some of those old feathery balls and the kind of clubs they used to play with it makes me wonder how anyone could excel at the game back then. It's pretty amazing.
ReplyDeleteFrank... thank you so much, it's a long term project but I SO appreciate your offer and will send you an email with some details. I'll also keep an eye out for that replacement Wanamaker Cup. (~_*)
ReplyDeleteJennifer, with the way my game's been lately I'm almost thinking I might play better with the old stuff. (>_<)
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