Two metal biscuit tins, one round, 180mm. (7in.) diam., one oblong, 175mm. (7in.) long, decorated with painted scenes of tennis players and other sports, namely swimming, skiing, rugby and bowls -- A metal sweet tin: "Pascall Saturday Assortment, A Sporting Variety of Wrapped Sweets," decorated with black sporting silhouettes -- A chrome-plated wooden glass-topped cigar box depicting a man playing tennis (glass cracked) -- A lacquered brown box painted with two frogs playing tennis. (5) | Christie's

Lot 85

Two metal biscuit tins, one round, 180mm. (7in.) diam., one oblong, 175mm. (7in.) long, decorated with painted scenes of tennis players and other sports, namely swimming, skiing, rugby and bowls -- A metal sweet tin: "Pascall Saturday Assortment, A Sporting Variety of Wrapped Sweets," decorated with black sporting silhouettes -- A chrome-plated wooden glass-topped cigar box depicting a man playing tennis (glass cracked) -- A lacquered brown box painted with two frogs playing tennis. (5)

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Two metal biscuit tins, one round, 180mm. (7in.) diam., one oblong, 175mm. (7in.) long, decorated with painted scenes of tennis players and other sports, namely swimming, skiing, rugby and bowls -- A metal sweet tin: "Pascall Saturday Assortment, A Sporting Variety of Wrapped Sweets," decorated with black sporting silhouettes -- A chrome-plated wooden glass-topped cigar box depicting a man playing tennis (glass cracked) -- A lacquered brown box painted with two frogs playing tennis. (5)

Lot Essay

One of the tins contains a lacquered patch box depicting two children playing tennis and a 1908 dance card from Thanet Cricket and Lawn Tennis Club, inscribed by owner: "G. Clarke".

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