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Sporting — Tennis - Memorabilia - Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
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| Number of lots recorded: | 75 |
| Lots with images: | 75 |
| Prices available: | 75 |
Category:
Sporting - Tennis
| Lot | Description | Price | Image |
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| *** | 1892 Tennis trophy, silver plated circular plaque, showing Bellerophon riding Pegasus, engraved '1892, Strathfield Lawn Tennis Tournament, Challenge shield, Presented by Elkington & Co. Ltd'. Won by Dudley Webb, New South Walessingles champion 1888, 1890,… | *** |  |
| *** | Wimbledon runner's up medal for 1919 with 'Worlds Lawn Tennis Championships on Grass' on the front, 'Men's Doubles, R. W. Heath, R. Lycett, Runners Up, 1919' on the reverse and a leather presentation case. Rodney Heath of Australia was the men's singles… | *** |  |
| *** | Tennis/Olympic medal Winners: Major Tennis Championship winners, Davis & Federation cup, as well as Olympic medal Winners - collection of autographs on pieces, noted Helen Wills Roark, Helen Hull Jacobs, Kitty Godfree, Jaroslav Drobny, Jean Borota, Rene… | *** |  |
| *** | 1890s Victorian Doubles Trophy, shield-shaped plaque (20 x 23 cm), engraved on front 'Lawn Tennis. Double Handed Championship of Victoria, Presented By Sir William Clarke Bart. to Become the Property of Any Pair Winning It Three Times. Won By, 1890 H.W… | *** |  |
| *** | 1920 Davis cup programme official souvenir, Davis cup, international Lawn Tennis Championship, held on the Auckland Domain on December 28th, 30th, and 31st, between America (Challengers) v Australasia (holders) | *** |  |
| *** | Second Trofeo Facis 1963: 23rd & 24th September tournament poster depicting Lew Hoad in action. The competition brought together a number of professional tennis players - including several Australians - who competed for the trophy and shared in the… | *** |  |
| *** | Female tennis Greats: an attractively annotated and framed collection of signed photographs, comprising Evonne Goolagong Cawley, Margaret court, Steffi Graf, Billie Jean King, Chris Evert Lloyd (with CoA) & Martina Navratilova & Monica Seles (with CoA).… | *** |  |
| *** | Lleyton Hewitt, display comprising signature on 'Nike' tennis shoe, window mounted with three photographs, framed and glazed, overall 56 x 88 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Tennis autographs: signed photographs of RAFael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and Venus Williams. (4 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall, both signatures on a photograph of the pair with the 1953 Davis Cup trophy | *** |  |
| *** | Australian male tennis players: signatures of 1940s-1960s era players mostly on images of the relevant player comprising Frank Sedgeman, Mervyn rose, Lew Hoad, Neale Fraser, Roy Emerson, Fred Stolle, Mal Anderson (2), rod Laver & Ken Rosewall (2), also… | *** |  |
| *** | Glass plate photographs, a wonderful collection of photographs (glass plate positives), with scenes from inter-colonial tennis match NSW v Victoria May 1890 (8); portrait of Dudley Webb (New South Walessingles champion 1888, 1890, 1892, 1893 and 1894);… | *** |  |
| *** | Membership badges: with VFL/AFL: 1962 Melbourne Football Club, Carlton social club 1968-69, 1974-75 plus another undated, 1973 St Kilda, 1984, 1985 & 1986 VFL park, 1995 Essendon football and sporting Club, also cricket: MCC member badges for 1962-63,… | *** |  |
| *** | International female tennis players: signatures mostly on images of the player or on philatelic covers comprising Virginia Wade, Steffi Graf, Pam Shriver, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Kim Clijsters, Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Jennifer Capriati, Justine… | *** |  |
| *** | Tennis Champions, display comprising signed pictures of Jimmy Connors, Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe and Ivan Lendl, mounted with match used tennis racquets (without strings), framed and glazed, overall 75 x 78 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Geoff brown's Trophies and cups: collection of cups and trophies (49) and medals (3), won between 1935 and 1981, the highlights a large silver trophy for the 1946 South African mens Doubles Championship; and two medals engraved 'Exhibition Lawn Tennis… | *** |  |
| *** | Male Tennis Player Literature With Signatures: comprising hardbound 'Rosewall - Twenty Years at the Top' (1976, signature on piece), Bjorn Borg 'My Life and Game' (1980) with signed colour photo of Borg, 'McEnroe - a Rage for Perfection' (1982, signature… | *** |  |
| *** | Pat Rafter, display comprising signed photograph, window mounted with another action photograph, framed and glazed, overall 60 x 45 cm | *** |  |
| *** | John McEnroe, display comprising two signed pictures, mounted with four match used tennis racquets (without strings) and two racquet covers, framed and glazed, overall 79 x 84 cm | *** |  |
| *** | 1933 scarce tennis programme: official Programme, first test match, Great Britain versus Australia, Sydney, 1933, players include Fred Perry, Harry Hopman and Jack Crawford | *** |  |
| *** | Fishtail Tennis Racquet, 'The Msd, Manufactured For Melbourne Sports Depot'. G/VG condition | *** |  |
| *** | Limited edition lithograph posters: comprising Rugby Union: Matthew Burke signed 'A Chronicle of Excellence' numbered '74/350', David Campese signed 'Of Goosesteps and Genius' '217/500', AFL: 'Ronald Barassi' career tribute signed 'Ron Barassi/31' in gold… | *** |  |
| *** | Male tennis Greats: a collection of 81 x 101 colour photographs, all signed and all with CoAs, comprising Andre Agassi, Jim Courier, Michael Chang, rod Laver, Pat Rafter, Marcelo Rios, Andy Roddick, Pete Sampras, Mats Wilander and Todd Woodbridge with… | *** |  |
| *** | Tennis Greats: Images (many signed) including Australians Jack Crawford photo mounted on card with signature alongside on 1930 dated piece alongside, Frank Sedgman signed magazine cut-out, Ken Rosewall signed photograph, other signed action images of… | *** |  |
| *** | Australian open Champions, display comprising original piece of the centre court from rod Laver Arena, window mounted with photographs of 13 past Australian open Champions including Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, Marat Safin, Andre Agassi, Thomas… | *** |  |
| *** | Female tennis Greats: a collection of 81 x 101 photographs, all signed and the first 6 with CoAs, comprising Jennifer Capriati, Margaret court, Martina Hingis, Lindsey davenport, Pam Shriver and Venus Williams, and also, Tracy Austin, Virginia Wade and… | *** |  |
| *** | International male tennis players: signatures of 1970s-2000s era players mostly on images of the relevant player or on philatelic covers, comprising Guillermo Vilas, mats Wilander, Albert Costa, Jim Courier, Michael stitch, Marat Safin, Pete Sampras,… | *** |  |
| *** | Sport Collectables: Programmes (14) including 1960 World Championship Tennis (including Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall); 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games; Football (Soccer - 2) 1984 Forest v Australia and 1992 Sheffield United v Nz; 1953-83 athletics… | *** |  |
| *** | Tennis Photographs: High quality Fleet Street press photographs (86) of tennis, mainly from the 1940s, 50s & 60s, the majority featuring leading women. All are originals, and there are no duplicates. Noted tennis icons Rod Laver, Roy Emerson, Ken Rosewall… | *** |  |
| *** | European & English male tennis Greats: a group of five superbly annotated and framed signed photographs featuring Ivan Lendl (with CoA), Stefan Edberg (with CoA), Boris Becker (with CoA), Bjorn Borg (with CoA) and Fred Perry. Each approx. 40 x 30 cm… | *** |  |
| *** | Joseph Greenberg (1923: 2007), 'Jack Crawford: Australian & Wimbledon Champion 1933', acrylic on board, signed lower right, circa 1975, 54 x 39 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Pete Sampras, pair of 'Nike' tennis shoes - both signed; plus signature on distinctive 'Nike' tennis shorts | *** |  |
| *** | Signed Caps: comprising tennis: Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) on Yonex brand cap, Jo-Wilfried Tsonga (France) on Garnier promotional cap, ; Rugby League Paul Gallen on Cronulla Sharks cap, horse racing: Dwayne Dunn (Australia) on fly Emirates promotional cap… | *** |  |
| *** | Australia Post Special Event Sheets with Tennis themes: with 2001 Davis Cup Final (2), Australian Open 2003 (2), 2004 (7) and 2005, and celebrating Lleyton Hewitt's 2001 achievments (2). (Total: 14 complete sheets). Issue Price: approx. $230 (with values… | *** |  |
| *** | Australian male tennis players: signatures of 1960s-2000s era players mostly on images or on piece, comprising John Newcombe, (on large 28 x 19 cm colour photo), mark Edmondson, John Fitzgerals, Pat cash, Pat Rafter, Todd Woodbridge mark Woodforde &… | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Davis cup Team, autograph page signed by Adrian Quist, John Bromwich, Dinny Pails and Geoff brown | *** |  |
| *** | 1983 Davis cup players trophy, goblet, engraved at base '1983 Davis cup, Brisbane'. Ex Pat Cash. (Australia defeated Romania in the Quarterfinals at Brisbane 5-0, and went on to win the Final v Sweden in Melbourne 3-2) | *** |  |
| *** | Australian male tennis Greats: a group of four superbly annotated and framed signed photographs featuring rod Laver (with CoA), Roy Emerson (with CoA), Ken Rosewall (with CoA) and John Newcombe (with CoA). Each approx. 40 x 30 cm overall. (4 items). | *** |  |
| *** | Tennis Autographs: signed cards, (12) - rod Laver, Ken Rosewall, John Newcombe, Don Budge, Helen Hull Jacobs, Shirley Fry Irvin, Billy Talbert, Dick Savitt, Ellsworth Vines, Virginia Wade, Bobby Riggs and Althea Gibson; plus unsigned photographs (3).… | *** |  |
| *** | '100 Years of the Davis cup, United States VS Australia, July 16-18, 1999, Longwood cricket club, Boston', poster/print by Ian Moore, limited edition 109/750, with 7 signatures including Pat Rafter, Tony Roche, Jim Courier, Pete Sampras, Todd Martin, Alex… | *** |  |
| *** | Bjorn Borg, display comprising two signed pictures, mounted with two match used tennis racquets (without strings) and racquet cover, framed and glazed, overall 81 x 71 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Davis Cup shirt with 5 signatures on front - John Fitzgerald, Lleyton Hewitt, Todd Woodbridge, Mark Phillipousis & Wayne Arthurs, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 90 x 111 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Yonnex shirt, Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) on Adidas shirt; Rugby League: Brett Kimmorley on Cronulla Sharks training shirt & Scott Prince on G signed Shirts/Jerseys: comprising tennis: James Blake (Australia) on Nike shirt, Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) on Yonex… | *** |  |
| *** | Small autograph book with a range of 1952-53 dated inscriptions, noted several international tennis players and musicians. | *** |  |
| *** | Wimbledon Winners: signed photographs by Rod Laver, Bjorn Borg, Ste$ Graf, Kim Clysters, Roger Federer, Margaret Court, Virginia Wade, and most notably Suzanne Lenglen 1919 champion (on card signed in pencil). VG condition. (8) | *** |  |
| *** | Tennis and Squash Autographs: collection beautifully presented on pages, comprising tennis (34) and squash (4) signed items, most mounted with associated pictures and information, noted Pat Cash, Richard Krajicek, Henri Leconte, Pancho Segura, Marit Safin… | *** |  |
| *** | c1958 Davis Cup Plate, with engraved autographs of Harry Hopman, Lew Hoad, Ashley Cooper, Merv Rose, Don Candy & Neale Fraser, Sheffield Plate (combination of silver & copper), 43 cm diameter, made by Strachan. Excellent condition | *** |  |
| *** | RAFael Nadal & Novak Djokovic, both signatures on colour photograph; plus Lleyton Hewitt signed colour action photograph, s. (2 items) | *** |  |
| *** | 1928 Churchman 'Lawn Tennis', complete set. G/VG. (50) | *** |  |
| *** | Sport Collectables, noted Boxing - ceramic glove liquor bottles (2), Fenech v Nelson beer glasses (2); Lawn bowls - old bowl, 1960s carpet bowls set, bowls-shaped Bakelite ashtray and 3 other ashtrays; football - 1990 World Cup wall plaques (4);… | *** |  |
| *** | Lleyton Hewitt, signatures on Yonex tennis racquet & Yonex tennis player's shirt, s. (2 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Serena Williams, display comprising signed 'Puma' tennis shoe, window mounted with action photograph, framed and glazed, overall 72 x 42 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australia post special Event sheets with tennis themes: with 2001 Davis cup Final (2), Australian open 2003 (2), 2004 (7) and 2005, and celebrating Lleyton Hewitt's 2001 achievements (2). (total: 14 complete sheets). Issue price: $230. | *** |  |
| *** | Player signed colour prints: action images (mostly 30 x 20 cm) including Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, David Ferrer and Alica Molik; also large signed print (45 x 30 cm) of Lleyton Hewitt. (8 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Tennis Magazines, c1963-2012 range, including 'Australian Tennis' (314) & 'World Tennis' (102). Fair/good condition | *** |  |
| *** | Australian Davis cup Team: Australian Davis cup shirt with 5 signatures on front - John Fitzgerald, Lleyton Hewitt, Todd Woodbridge, mark Phillipousis and Wayne Arthurs, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 90 x 111 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Australian female tennis players: signatures comprising Margaret court (2, on action image and on Australian Legends postage stamps along with rod Laver), Leslie Bowrey on piece, Evonne Goolagong on philatelic cover & Sam Stosur on philatelic cover,… | *** |  |
| *** | Joseph Greenberg (1923: 2007), 'Chris Evert: Australian & Wimbledon Champion', acrylic on board, signed lower right, circa 1975, 60 x 45 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | 1928 Churchman 'Lawn Tennis', complete set. G/VG. (50) | *** |  |
| *** | Anna Kournikova, display comprising signature on piece, window mounted with two photographs, overall 68 x 39 cm. Also 'Smash Tennis' T-shirt with 5 signatures including Pat Rafter. (2 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Tennis books, noted 'The Art of Lawn Tennis' by William Tilden (London, 1927); 'Lawn Tennis' by Rowe (Adelaide, 1932); 'The four Fundamentals of Lawn Tennis' by Rowe (Aust,). (9 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Samuel Wells (1885-1964, 'Age' Sporting Cartoonist), original black and white drawing showing American eagle carrying off 1946 Davis cup, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 48 x 47 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Lleyton Hewitt, signed Yonex tennis racquet, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 51 x 94 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Tennis collection: 1919 share certificate for the garden-Tennis club de Cabourg (225km from Paris) with small vignette of crossed tennis rackets at top; Lew Hoad & Tony Trabert signatures inside 1960 London international tennis programme; 1971 Wimbledon… | *** |  |
| *** | Lleyton Hewitt, display comprising signed 'Nike' cap, window mounted with action photograph, framed and glazed, overall 61 x 49 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Pat Cash: Decorated mask (from the Jewish Museum’s mask auction, 1998), signed on reverse of mask, overall 14 x 21 cm | *** |  |
| *** | Scarce programme 'United States of America v New South Wales and NSW Championships, NSWLTA, Sydney, 1932-33'; also 1972 menu 'Annual Overseas Reception of the International Lawn Tennis Club of Great Britain'. (2 items) | *** |  |
| *** | Style-Leader The Brewer Racket Co Newport Victoria Australia vintage tennis racket, 67 cm long | *** |  |
| *** | Evonne Goolagong Cawley photographic display with full original signature in pen. Superstars & Legends guarantee sticker on reverse. Overall 30.5 x 41 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Joseph Greenberg (1923: 2007), 'Suzanne Lenglen, who fought memorable battles at Wimbledon with Helen Wills Moody in the Twenties', acrylic on board, signed lower right, circa 1975, 40 x 50 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Joseph Greenberg (1923: 2007), 'Bjorn Borg', acrylic on card, 25 x 20 cm. | *** |  |
| *** | Vintage ladies tennis Racket: 'Top-Flite' ladies racket with brace, Australian-made frame by Spalding, catgut strings intact, owner's name plaque on handle, c.1940s. | *** |  |
| *** | 1958 Davis cup Brisbane: travel bag in blue and grey, image of Davis cup on front, made by Denzil Don (Brunswick, Melbourne), good condition. The 1958 Davis cup Challenge round took place at Milton Courts, Brisbane, Dec. 29-31 with United States defeating… | *** |  |
| *** | Sport Books, noted football (38); cricket (29); also 'Aces and Places' by Harry Hopman (London, 1957); 'Australian Golf - The Game and the Players' by Pollard (Sydney, 1990); 'Fixing the Olympics' by Ron Clarke (Melbourne, 1999). (86 items) | *** |  |
| *** | 1961 Davis cup Jubilee Challenge round souvenir programme; 72pp. Superb condition. | *** |  |