MARK OF GORHAM, MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, CIRCA 1932, RETAILED BY UDALL & BALLOU, MIAMI

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THE PAN AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP: AN AMERICAN SILVER TROPHY LOVING CUP
MARK OF GORHAM, MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, CIRCA 1932, RETAILED BY UDALL & BALLOU, MIAMI
Tapering cylindrical with stepped base rim and on six bracket feet, with three rectangular bracket handles, engraved on one side PAN AMERICAN TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP CHALLENGE CUP MIAMI BEACH TENNIS CLUB, the second side with the winners for the 1931, 1932, and 1933 championships, and with blanks for the names of the 1934 and 1935 championships, on a reel-form ebonized wood pedestal, marked on underside, further engraved MADE FOR UDALL & BALLOU NEW YORK MIAMI NEWPORT
17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.) high, overall
99 oz. (3,079 gr.)

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Lot Essay

The recipients noted on the present trophy include George Lott in 1931 and Wilmer Allison in 1932, both members of the International Tennis Hall of Fame and among the better ranked players of the time, and Clifford Sutter in 1933, an accomplished amateur.

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