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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:502
Sale Title:Sporting MemorabiliaLots with images:502
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:348
Date:11-Aug-2019
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A 9ct gold cigarette case, hallmarked Birmingham, c.1920, engraved World's Championships, 1922, Singles 4th, Doubles 2nd, Mixed 1st, and accompanied by a 9ct gold matchbox holder, engraved P.O'H.W. (2 items), Hector 'Pat' O'Hara Wood (1891 – 1961) was a successful Australian tennis player in the 1920s. In Singles, he won the Australasian Championships Title (predecessor of the Australian Open) in 1920 and 1923, he won 11 Doubles Titles between 1919 and 1927 including Wimbledon twice and the U.S.Open twice,…
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A Tennis library consisting of approximately 70 books plus a quantity of World programmes, magazines and periodicals from the 1950s to recent. (100s).
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