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← Sporting Memorabilia 10th & 11th November 2014

An early tennis trophy won by the legendary American player William T. Tilden, 11 years old at the time, a glass-bottomed pewter trophy engraved, ''Te

Hammer Price:
£750
Estimated Price:

£500 - £700

An early tennis trophy won by the legendary American player William T. Tilden, 11 years old at the time, a glass-bottomed pewter trophy engraved, ''Tennis Tournament, Onteora 1904, Boys Doubles, won by W. T. Tilden & John Forbes'', height 11cm., weight 412gr., 14.5 oz. The Onteora Club was in the Catskill mountains of New York and was often visited by the Tilden family. Bill Tilden, who was 11 years-old at the time, was obviously very enthusiastic about lawn tennis even in his early years, they had been visiting the club since he was seven.