Tennis / Art / Culture / Memorabilia / Arroyo / U.S. Open / - Lot 235

Tennis / Art / Culture / Memorabilia / Arroyo / U.S. Open / Davis Cup A collection of about fifteen items exploring tennis from a cultural and artistic perspective, including: - Art and music: Exhibition catalog *L’Art du tennis*, Caisse d’épargne de Grenoble, 1982 (a selection of major artists inspired by tennis); the 45 rpm single “Le Tennis” by Pierre Barouh and Jean-Pierre Auffredo, the theme song from Gil de Kermadec’s 1976 film *Roland-Garros*. - Major events: Accreditation for the France-United States Davis Cup final (Lyon, 1991); 1989 Roland-Garros phone card; 3 invitations: 1997 U.S. Open, “Jeu, set et match” exhibition (Lyon, 1982), symposium “Paume and Tennis in France, from La Hennuyère to Yannick Noah” (Paris, Sciences Po, 2006) - Memorabilia: gold-plated metal tie pin shaped like a tennis racket (c. 1960); invoice on Charles Fritsch letterhead dated August 8, 1949, featuring an illustration of a tennis racket; 7 lottery tickets, trading cards, and labels (National Lottery, “Standard” tennis ball sticker; Yugoslavian matchbox label; trading card; “Roland-Garros 1988” Côtes-du-Rhône wine label)