Lot 358
VICTORIAN LITHOGRAPH OF THOMAS SAYERS, OF BOXING INTEREST
19TH CENTURY
Fine Furniture and Works of Art
Auction: 2 May 2018 at 11:00 BST
Description
with a central oval image of 'Mr Thomas Sayers' with trophies, with fifteen scenes of bare-knuckle fight charting his career, designed and lithographed by George Webb, 3, Snow Hill, London, in a stained wood frame
Dimensions
66.5cm x 89cm
Footnote
Note: Thomas Sayers (1826-1865) was a famous bare-knuckle fighter during the 1850s and 60s. He only lost one of sixteen matches, despite regularly fighting much larger men at only 5'8" and 150 pounds. His legacy is largely due to his final match against the American, John Camel Heenan (depicted in this lithograph) which was considered to be the first boxing world championship. It lasted over two hours and ended in a chaotic scene where spectators invaded the ring.