Description: UP FOR SALE.... NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND PASSING TENNIS HALL OF FAME MEMBER PRIVATE ANTIQUE & VINTAGE TENNIS RACKET & TENNIS COLLECTION LOT #9 ..... THIS IS A LIFETIME OF SEARCHING OUT SOME OF THE VERY BEST & MOST RARE TENNIS COLLECTIBLES CREATED..... WE HAVE BEEN COMMISSIONED by THE FAMILY OF THIS ENTIRE TENNIS COLLECTION WHICH INCLUDES TENNIS RACKETS, BALL CANS, BOOKS, TROPHIES & STATUES, ETC.... WITH RESPECT THE PERSONAL INFORMATION OF THE ORIGINAL OWNER (LONG TIME TENNIS HALL OF FAME MEMBER) & FAMILY WILL BE CONFIDENTIAL. LOT #9 INCLUDES: ABSOLUTELY STUNNING IMPOSING STERLING SILVER CUP & COVER MADE by WALKER & HALL (HALLMARKS IN SHEFFIELD 1927). THIS FINE TROPHY IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION, MADE WITH HEAVY GAUGE SILVER & HALLMARKS CLEARLY STRUCK TO THE BODY & LID (see pics). PRESENTED TO THE WINNER OF THE DEAUVILLE (FRANCE) TENNIS TOURNAMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIPS 1929. WONDERFUL INSCRIBED (see pics). THIS PARTICULAR TOURNAMENT WAS A “MIXED” MENS PROFESSIONAL TENNIS TOURNAMENT MEANING AMATEUR & PROFESSIONAL COMBINED. THIS FORMAT WAS USED DURING THIS TIME PERIOD. EXTREMELY RARE TO FIND A TROPHY IN REFERENCE TO THIS PERIOD. TO THE REVERSE THERE IS A STRIKING DECORATION OF A SAILING YACHT. LARGE ANGLED HANDLES ARE TOPPED WITH MYTHOLOGICAL SEA HORSES AND THE LID FEATURES GREEK MYTHOLOGICAL GOD “TRITON” (the son of Poseidon and Amphitrite) BLOWING INTO HIS CONCH & HOLDING HIS TRIDENT. THE RAISED STEM FROM THE CIRCULAR BASE IS LAVISHLY DECORATED WITH FOUR CAST MYTHOLOGICAL FISH. THIS TROPHY REPRESENTS A RARE PERIOD IN TIME FOR TENNIS AND SHOWCASES THE MASTER SILVERSMITHS OF THE ERA. THERE IS POLISHING RESUDE AND SHADOWING IN SOME OF THE PHOTOS! THIS TROPHY NEEDS A GOOD BUFFING! WEIGHT: 950 grams (33.5 ounce) HEIGHT: 31 CMS (12.5”) WIDTH: 19 CMS (7.5”) THEY DON’T MAKE THEM LIKE THIS ANYMORE! ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!
Price: 5995 USD
Location: Newport, Rhode Island
End Time: 2024-08-19T00:26:33.000Z
Shipping Cost: 49.95 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Brand: Walker & Hall
