The First Set, ca. 1881, a stephengraph depicting a Victorian mixed-doubles lawn tennis scene, the players brightly coloured in full dress, 5¾ x 2in. (145 x 50mm.), in later mount, framed and glazed. [STG 172]

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The First Set, ca. 1881, a stephengraph depicting a Victorian mixed-doubles lawn tennis scene, the players brightly coloured in full dress, 5¾ x 2in. (145 x 50mm.), in later mount, framed and glazed. [STG 172]

Lot Essay

"The title was first included on label 19a of about 1881 and continued to be listed into the twentieth century -- although it would seem to have commanded a small sale, for examples are now very rare" (Geoffrey A. Godden Stephengraphs, 1971).

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