Title: ''Mr. John Ball jun.'' - Original Vanity Fair chromolithograph print of golfer John Ball from a painting by ("Lib") Liberio Prosperi, signed by John Ball Author: Prosperi, ("Lib") Liberio (1886-1903) Place: London Publisher: Printed by Vincent Brooks Day & Son Date: 1892 Description: Golf chromolithograph, published March 5, 1892 by Vanity Fair. Bearing the legend "Mr. John Ball jun." Boldly signed and dated by John Ball in brown ink fountain pen to the lower right portion of the image "John Ball - 3 June 1910." Image measures 12½x7¼". Archivally mounted, double matted and framed to museum standards in cherry wood under glass. 23¼x17½" (overall). Representing the Royal Liverpool Golf Club (Hoylake), John Ball (1862–1940) had become a legendary figure within his own lifetime having amassed a record breaking eight Amateur Championships from 1888 to 1912. Barely into his career, Ball was the first player to capture both the Amateur and British Open during the same season (1890). In so doing, he also became the first amateur and Englishman to capture the "claret jug." Of interest and generally not known, Ball cajoled Sandy Herd into using the newly invented Haskell ball for the 1902 Open which resulted in the latter securing the title. From 1902-1912, Ball continuously captained England against Scotland and in 1921 at the age of 60 placed sixth in his final Amateur appearance held at Hoylake. Reaching the semi-finals in this very same tournament was Bernard Darwin who shortly thereafter provided the following observations on Ball's 45-year career "I have derived greater aesthetic and emotional pleasure from watching John Ball than from any other spectacle in any other game." Only one of two known Vanity Fair John Ball prints to have been signed and dated by the champion, this lithograph is without question one of the ultimate golf collectibles, given its direct association with one of the game's most historic and enduring icons. Lot Amendments Condition: Aside from some minor surface foxing, the print is in excellent condition and the brown ink pigments still retain their period hues. Near fine. Item number: 168157
Title: ''Mr. John Ball jun.'' - Original Vanity Fair chromolithograph print of golfer John Ball from a painting by ("Lib") Liberio Prosperi, signed by John Ball Author: Prosperi, ("Lib") Liberio (1886-1903) Place: London Publisher: Printed by Vincent Brooks Day & Son Date: 1892 Description: Golf chromolithograph, published March 5, 1892 by Vanity Fair. Bearing the legend "Mr. John Ball jun." Boldly signed and dated by John Ball in brown ink fountain pen to the lower right portion of the image "John Ball - 3 June 1910." Image measures 12½x7¼". Archivally mounted, double matted and framed to museum standards in cherry wood under glass. 23¼x17½" (overall). Representing the Royal Liverpool Golf Club (Hoylake), John Ball (1862–1940) had become a legendary figure within his own lifetime having amassed a record breaking eight Amateur Championships from 1888 to 1912. Barely into his career, Ball was the first player to capture both the Amateur and British Open during the same season (1890). In so doing, he also became the first amateur and Englishman to capture the "claret jug." Of interest and generally not known, Ball cajoled Sandy Herd into using the newly invented Haskell ball for the 1902 Open which resulted in the latter securing the title. From 1902-1912, Ball continuously captained England against Scotland and in 1921 at the age of 60 placed sixth in his final Amateur appearance held at Hoylake. Reaching the semi-finals in this very same tournament was Bernard Darwin who shortly thereafter provided the following observations on Ball's 45-year career "I have derived greater aesthetic and emotional pleasure from watching John Ball than from any other spectacle in any other game." Only one of two known Vanity Fair John Ball prints to have been signed and dated by the champion, this lithograph is without question one of the ultimate golf collectibles, given its direct association with one of the game's most historic and enduring icons. Lot Amendments Condition: Aside from some minor surface foxing, the print is in excellent condition and the brown ink pigments still retain their period hues. Near fine. Item number: 168157
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