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Lot 172
1942 Amateur Baseball World Championship Troophy. A breathtaking 31-inch tall Dieges & Clust vintage art deco figural baseball trophy inscribed "Presented by the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs For The 1942 Worlds Amateur Championship." Inscribed along the base: "Auspices of the National Amateur Baseball Federation." A separate sectional base plate states: "Won By / Automobile Club of Michigan / at Youngstown, Ohio / Sept. 12-19, 1942." The AAA logo appears below the inscription. Height: 31 in. Height of Victory figure: 14 in.; black base height: 4 in.; black base circumference: 32 in. The base is made of black, painted material and has a green felt bottom.
Dieges & Clust (designers and makers of the Heisman Trophy, Spalding Trophies and Olympic Medals) is best known to baseball collectors today as the manufacturer of numerous World Series rings and press pins during the early to mid 1900s. They were also known for producing the most elaborate and artistic figural baseball trophies during the period of the 1920s through the 1940s. The company made trophies exclusively for the A.G. Spalding Sporting Goods Company, which offered the trophies in their catalogs. To higher-end sports collectors, Dieges & Clust is best known for their large, impressive, figural baseball trophies, commonly referred to in the hobby as "Spalding Trophies."
The elaborate design consists of three tiers,atop which stands a magnificent Victory figure. Two ornate sectional areas adorn the front, inscriptions shown above, and a third section appears on the side as shown. Completing the design is a crossed pair of metal baseball bats, beneath which is a metal baseball. This design element is superimposed over an ornate wreath below the figure of Victory. A metal Dieges & Clust plate is affixed along the front bottom edge of the base. The trophy displays light wear in the form of a few very minor scratches and nicks to its black base, as well as some tarnish and/or loss of finish, none of which detracts from its extraordinary presence or display value. No observable cracks or breaks. Overall in excellent condition. This trophy is a magnificent example of one of the rarest and most impressive baseball figural display pieces from the "golden age" of baseball trophy design, as well as an extraordinarily detailed work of art with an excellent age patina and great figural detail not seen in modern trophies.
The National Amateur Baseball Federation (NABF) was established at an organizational meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1914, and is the oldest continually-operated national baseball organization in the country. In the 1942 Major Division World Series Tournament, the Detroit Auto Club defeated the NY City Hotel New Yorkers 2-1.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
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