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Lot 191
Silver-Plated Tennis Ball Canister, by Hermès Paris, 1960s
Estimate:
£1,500 - £1,800
Sold for:
£625
Timed Auction
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Description
Without Reserve

An extraordinary silver-plated tennis ball holder or can, by Hermès Paris, able to accommodate six of your favorite brand of tennis balls, with a bayonet-fitting cap with rope detailing, central cartouche (vacant) and the base stamped HERMÈS PARIS.

In the 1960s, Hermès created a range of desk pieces, scarves, and objects with a tennis theme, including magnifying glasses and pillboxes shaped as racquets, but this is the only ball can that we have ever seen.

Height: 14 in. (36 cm). Diameter: 3.75 in. (9.5 cm).