Art Deco tennis racket brooch in 18 karat yellow gold (750). Brooch in the shape of a tennis racket, with the handle set with 15 calibrated rubies and the strings decorated with a pearl representing the ball. Sports brooch from the Art Deco period, circa 1920. Sport jewelry collection.
Hallmarks: weevils (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Length: 31 mm
Width: 7 mm
Condition: light scratches from use
Weight: 1.50 gr
More information : Tennis has been an Olympic sport since the first edition of the modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. After being removed from the Olympic program for more than fifty years, it returned at the 1988 Seoul Olympics.