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LOT 2117
Vintage Wooden Tennis Racket
1920 A.D.
26 3/8 in. (420 grams, 67 cm).
Complete with original black stringing and ash frame bearing label 'Handmade by T.A.J. Harris, London'.
ProvenanceAcquired from Manfred Schotten Antiques, UK.
The Kusmirek Collection, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of the Manfred Schotten listing.
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LOT 2117
Vintage Wooden Tennis Racket
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
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Signed Film Stars Cover
Dated 1 June 1995 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £94
First Day Cover bearing USA 32c Marilyn Monroe stamp, franked and signed by Roger Moore, Stacey Keach, Alan Rickman, Charles Dance, Cate Blanchett and Kathleen Turner. 3.11 grams, 16.5 cm
Acquired from Benham Collectibles Ltd, UK, 2014. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. Accompanied by copy of the purchase invoice. -
Richard Keel Signed Cover
1980 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Royal Mail illustrated First Day cover bearing set of six James Bond stamps, franked 8 January 2008 and signed by Richard Keel (who played Jaws in the films). 8.4 grams, 21.8 x 11.5 cm
Acquired from Benham Collectibles Ltd, UK, 2014. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. Accompanied by copy of the purchase invoice. -
North Irish Horse Regiment Brass Trumpet
Stamped 1888 A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £33
Stamped 'W D 50 HENRY POTTER & CO 30. CHARING CROSS LONDON C&M 1888'; scratched graffiti near the mouth reading 'N.Irish Horse'; decorative fabric cord. 648 grams, 43 cm
Acquired from The Antiques Storehouse, UK, 2015. The Kusmirek Collection, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the invoice and other information.
Produced for the North Irish Horse (60th Imperial Yeomanry) regiment and was presented to a Colonel at some stage in its history. The NIH is a yeomanry unit of the British Territorial Army raised in the northern counties of Ireland in the aftermath of the Second Boer War.
