A pine box for a lawn tennis set by F.H. Ayres of London circa 1880s, original contents long gone, but still with the attractive chromolithograph labe
Hammer Price:
£60
Estimated Price:
£70 - £100
A pine box for a lawn tennis set by F.H. Ayres of London circa 1880s, original contents long gone, but still with the attractive chromolithograph label pasted to the inside of the lid, 81 by 35 by 20cm., 32 by 13 1/2 by 8in.; sold together with two mahogany racquet presses, the first for squash or the game of rackets with four racquet capacity, brass fittings, the other with brass fittings, but with no internal dividers (3)