Two coloured engravings featuring racket sports, the first published in London in 1788 and titled 'Fives, Played at the Tennis Court, Leicester Fields
Hammer Price:
£80
Estimated Price:
£80 - £100
Two coloured engravings featuring racket sports, the first published in London in 1788 and titled 'Fives, Played at the Tennis Court, Leicester Fields; the other drawn and engraved by Robert Cruickshank and depicting a game of rackets inside Fleet debtors' prison, both mounted, framed & glazed and similarly sized overall, 33 by 38cm., 13 by 15in. Provenance: The Collection of Lord Aberdare (1919-2005)