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Sir Donald Bradman’s first baggy green cap bought by businessman after failing to sell at auction
Sir Donald Bradman’s first test cap has been sold for $450,000, setting a new record for one of the cricket legend’s baggy greens, less than a week after it failed to meet its reserve price at auction.
Key points:
- The $450,000 figure surpasses the previous record for a Bradman cap, auction house Pickles said
- It was purchased by Australian businessman Peter Freedman
- He has said he intends to tour it around the country
The 1928 cap was put up for sale online just under a fortnight ago and, despite predictions it could fetch more than $1 million, only attracted a top bid of $391,500.
But auction house Pickles today confirmed it had sold for a “record-breaking” figure, and had been purchased by businessman Peter Freedman, founder and chairman of…
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