1892 Wimbledon Gentlemen's Doubles winner's medal awarded to Ernest Lewis, by Harry Soane London, of circular form, obverse with crossed tennis racquets WIMBLEDON ALL ENGLAND CLUB, reverse with laurel wreath engraved 1892 E.W. LEWIS H.S. BARLOW FOUR HANDED CHAMPIONSHIP, diameter 3.5cm, 24gr., in fitted case. Condition is good with wear to box and corners of box, the medal is tarnished with surface scratches.In the 1892 Gentlemen's Doubles Final Ernest Lewis and Harry Barlow defeated the Baddeley twins in four sets.
Hammer:
£2,600
Estimate:
£1,000 - £1,500
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1892 Wimbledon Gentlemen's Doubles winner's medal awarded to Ernest Lewis, by Harry Soane London, of circular form, obverse with crossed tennis racquets WIMBLEDON ALL ENGLAND CLUB, reverse with laurel wreath engraved 1892 E.W. LEWIS H.S. BARLOW FOUR HANDED CHAMPIONSHIP, diameter 3.5cm, 24gr., in fitted case. Condition is good with wear to box and corners of box, the medal is tarnished with surface scratches.In the 1892 Gentlemen's Doubles Final Ernest Lewis and Harry Barlow defeated the Baddeley twins in four sets.