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A forgotten tennis legend just sold for nearly five times its expected price—a silver rose bowl trophy won by Harold Mahony in 1890, the first Scottish-born player to ever win Wimbledon. This 1.5kg silver prize, once part of a private Scottish collection, fetched $4,960, far exceeding its $1,000–$1,500 estimate. Mahony, a towering 6’3” Irish-born Scot known for his powerful backhand and serve-and-volley style, claimed the 1896 Wimbledon title and added Olympic medals in Paris. Tragically, his life ended at 38 in a cycling accident—but his legacy, immortalized in this historic trophy, still resonates today.

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