Collection of china and pottery Lawn Tennis themed fairings, tennis racquets and figures, late 19th-early 20th century, comprising three crested ware china tennis racquets, including a fishtailed racquet for Diss by Carlton China, 14 by 5.5cm., Colwyn by Shelley China, 11.5 by 5cm. and Richmond, factory unknown, 13.5 by 5cm.; a pair of Victorian tennis player fairings, portraying a young boy and girl, each holding a tennis racquet, each with gilt lettering A PRESENT FROM CARDIFF, height 15cm.; a pair of Victorian tennis player fairings modelled as spill vases, the girl holding a tennis racquet, the boy with a football, each with black lettering PRESENT FROM BRIGHTON, height 8cm.; a cake header with crossed racquets and a dove, with gilt lettering SOUVENIR OF TORQUAY, 6cm.; a bisque tennis player pin dish, the tennis player holding a racquet and its head modelled as a revolving bobble head, standing upon a dished circular dish, 11cm., and a 1920 porcelain female tennis player, dressed for the period, holding wire-framed racquet, each with some wear to paintwork, minor crazing, (10)
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Collection of china and pottery Lawn Tennis themed fairings, tennis racquets and figures, late 19th-early 20th century, comprising three crested ware china tennis racquets, including a fishtailed racquet for Diss by Carlton China, 14 by 5.5cm., Colwyn by Shelley China, 11.5 by 5cm. and Richmond, factory unknown, 13.5 by 5cm.; a pair of Victorian tennis player fairings, portraying a young boy and girl, each holding a tennis racquet, each with gilt lettering A PRESENT FROM CARDIFF, height 15cm.; a pair of Victorian tennis player fairings modelled as spill vases, the girl holding a tennis racquet, the boy with a football, each with black lettering PRESENT FROM BRIGHTON, height 8cm.; a cake header with crossed racquets and a dove, with gilt lettering SOUVENIR OF TORQUAY, 6cm.; a bisque tennis player pin dish, the tennis player holding a racquet and its head modelled as a revolving bobble head, standing upon a dished circular dish, 11cm., and a 1920 porcelain female tennis player, dressed for the period, holding wire-framed racquet, each with some wear to paintwork, minor crazing, (10)