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Auction: 26063 - Where History Meets Passion - SPINK x BUDDS Live Auction
Lot: 125

John (Jack) Devey selection of family photographs - an intact 22-piece family archive documenting the historic Devey sporting dynasty of Birmingham.The collection spans three generations and approximately 50–60 years of West Midlands social, sporting and family history, dating broadly from c.1875 to 1935. the collection forms a connected, multi-generational family archive documenting members of the Devey family, including several important figures in the history of Aston Villa, Small Heath Alliance and Staffordshire cricket, comprising .1, William Devey Sr. – Patriarch Portrait (c.1902–1905)Original cabinet card by Spencer, 58 New Street, Birmingham. Bears the original studio negative number 3886 on the reverse.2, John "Jack" Devey – Director-Era Portrait (c.1902–1908)Original Spencer (New Street) cabinet card depicting the Aston Villa legend during his later career as a Club Director. Bears matching negative number 6850 on the reverse.3, John "Jack" Devey – Player Portrait (c.1894–1899)Official portrait card by Powell & May, 301 Summer Lane, Birmingham, depicting Jack during his historic Aston Villa captaincy.4, Jack Devey – Family Portrait (c.1896–1899)Personal portrait of Jack Devey with his wife and young daughter, produced by Zambra Studio.5, Edward "Ted" Devey – Small Heath Alliance Player Card (c.1885–1888)Exceptionally early portrait card produced by Mrs. T.B. Phillips, 132 Lozells Road, depicting Ted in the distinctive early two-tone Small Heath Alliance kit. The card is hand-signed in ink, "Yours Truly."6, Edward "Ted" Devey & Wife Portrait (c.1890–1894)Early engagement/marriage portrait produced by Powell & May, 301 Summer Lane.7, Youth Portrait of Ted Devey (c.early 1880s)Pre-professional portrait of Ted as a teenager. The reverse carries an original trade label from H.J. Smith of Soho Road, Handsworth, together with handwritten shop Order No. 743.8, Real Photograph Postcard of Youthful Ted Devey (c.1902–1910)Postcard-format duplicate of the early clean-shaven Ted Devey portrait, with an unposted Edwardian Carte Postale reverse.9, Charles & Mary Ann Devey – Parents Portrait (c.1880s)Intimate family portrait bearing the matching handwritten shop Order No. 743 on the reverse, directly linking it to Ted Devey's youth portrait.10, Abel "Eyeball" Devey – Player Portrait (c.1888–1894)Original portrait card by William Baker's Highgate Studios, 110 Moseley Road, depicting Abel during his playing career with Staffordshire County Cricket Club.11, Abel Devey – Alternative Seated Portrait (c.1885–1894)Premium cabinet portrait by Sunderland & Hudson, Great Western Arcade, depicting Abel in a three-piece wool suit.12, Agnes Devey – Portrait (c.mid-to-late 1890s)Individual portrait of Abel's wife, Agnes Elizabeth Peters, produced by Powell & May, 301 Summer Lane, with her identity explicitly recorded on the reverse.13, Grandmother Stanley – CDV Portrait (c.1875–1884)Mid-Victorian portrait produced by Fletcher Brothers, Wheeler Street, Birmingham.14, Grandmother Stanley – Cabinet Card Portrait (c.1885–1894)Later, larger-format portrait produced by Sunderland & Hudson, Great Western Arcade.15, Winnie Devey – Child Portrait (c.1898–1904)Original cabinet card by W.E. Foster of The Vandyke Studio, 17 Bennetts Hill, Birmingham, depicting Abel Devey's young daughter.16, Dorothy Devey – Studio Portrait Folio (c.1922–1928)Original 1920s portrait of Ted Devey's daughter, featuring the characteristic bobbed hairstyle of the period and housed in its original vintage tri-fold presentation mount.17, Ernest Dyer – Portrait (c.1925–1935)Art Deco-era portrait by Speight of Sutton Coldfield depicting Ted Devey's son-in-law, who was married to Dorothy. The portrait bears a clear pencil studio signature on the lower mount border.18, Victorian Family Wedding Portrait (c.late 1890s)Large panoramic group portrait documenting the wedding of Abel and Agnes Devey, with both Jack Devey and Ted Devey clearly present together in the middle row.19, Edwardian Family Reunion Portrait (c.1905–1912)Large-format group photograph documenting a formal Edwardian family wedding/family celebration in a brick courtyard setting.20, Devey Family Cricket Team Photograph (c.1900s)Team photograph featuring both an older Ted Devey and his father, William Devey Sr., standing together in the back row.21, Double-Sided Collectible Team Print (c.1895 / 1903)Original double-sided card featuring the 1894–95 FA Cup-winning Aston Villa squad, with Jack Devey as captain, and the 1902–03 Bury FC squad on the reverse. Credited to H.J. Whitlock & Sons.22, Edward "Ted" Devey – Obituary & Press Archive (September 1945)Original contemporary Birmingham newspaper clippings reporting Ted Devey's death at the age of 74 and summarising his career, including his 10-year and 155-appearance association with Small Heath. The archive also includes an earlier printed poetic retrospective tribute to Jack Devey's dual-sport career.Provenance: The complete archive was passed directly through the Devey family and was gifted to vendor by Joy Westwood, the great-niece of the legendary Aston Villa captain John "Jack" Devey, shortly before her death at the age of 95.The collection is accompanied by Joy Westwood's original signed letter formally documenting the transfer of these family artefacts to me. 

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Estimate
£1,500 to £2,500

Starting price
£1200