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Two historically important c1910 photograph albums of Anthony…
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Auckland
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9-Sep-2014
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Two historically important c1910 photograph albums of Anthony 'Tony' Wilding and other Wimbledon tennis players, includes 28 original pre World War I era photographs (5.3 cm x 8 cm) taken at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships circa 1910, showing among others the famous four time Wimbledon champion, multiple Davis Cup winner, Olympic medallist, world No 1and dashing playboy Tony Wilding, many in action, some including an unknown well dressed companion. The albums also include 14 original photo images of the Coronation of George V, etc. Provenance: Ex. a U.K. auction house who stated that these photos 'had surfaced from a 'well connected, established' London family'. Note: Taken by an unknown spectator at the 1910 tournament which Wilding won. These photos were recently reported on in the New Zealand Herald where Wilding's great niece and actress Anna Wilding was quoted saying 'some say he was the James Dean of his day, but he was also the Federer of his day'. Wilding was killed in action during World WarI.
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Memorabilia: Sporting - Tennis