29th Apr, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
Antiques & Interiors, to include Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art
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A bronze figure of England Rugby Union Captain Dicky Lockwood "The Little Tyke", running holding a rugby ball, later mounted on a stand, 23cm, with related ephemera
Footnote:- Dickie Lockwood made his debut for Dewsbury as a 16 year old and by the age of 19 was playing wing three-quarter for England and went on to win 14 caps. He captained his country in 1894. Lockwood was a working class man, unlike his other team members, and he could ill afford taking time off to play rugby. The Rugby Football Union heard rumours that Dicky was being paid £1 a game when he joined Dewsbury and they set out to make an example of him. He joined the fledgling Northern Union - rugby league in August 1895. He captained Wakefield Trinity and played for a Yorkshire side. He is one of the main reasons why rugby league exists today.
Sold for £110
There is a later hole drilled in his bottom to accomodate the rod which fixes the figure to the stand.
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