A silver Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament trophy
Opening Bid:
£1,000
Estimate:
£1,500 - £2,000
A silver Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament trophy, London 1889, the twin-handled trophy inscribed Saxmundham Lawn Tennis Tournament Suffolk Open Championship Gentleman's Singles, on circular wooden base with sixteen shield-shaped silver or silver plates plaques detailing previous winners from 1892 to 1906, 36cm high overall, the trophy 27cm high, 1200grms
The trophy was awarded in 1906 to Herbert Roper Barrett having won the tournament six times with a hat-trick of wins 1904, 1905 and 1906