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Auction: 18003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 754

An interesting collection of awards to F. T. Stowe, non-playing Great Britain Davis Cup Lawn Tennis Captain from 1938-48

(i)
International Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Championship Medal, 14ct gold, engraved to reverse, 'Great Britain F.T. Stowe non-playing Captain 1939', 3 clasps, Semi-Final v Germany Lost by 5 Matches to 0, 3rd Round v France Won by 3 Matches to 2, and 2nd Round v New Zealand Won by 3 Matches to 2

(ii)
International Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Championship Medal, silver-gilt, engraved to reverse, 'Great Britain F. T. Stowe non-playing Captain 1946', 1 clasp, 1st Round v France Lost by 5 Matches to 0

(iii)
International Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Championship Medal, silver-gilt, engraved to reverse, 'Great Britain F. T. Stowe. Non-playing Captain 1947', 2 clasps, 3rd Round v South Africa Lost by 4 Matches to 1, 2nd Round v Poland Won by 3 Matches to 2

(iv)
International Lawn Tennis Davis Cup Championship Medal, silver-gilt, engraved to reverse, 'Great Britain F. T. Stowe non-playing Captain 1948', 4 clasps, Semi-Final v Sweden Lost by 1 Match to 4, 3rd Round v Netherlands Won by 4 Matches to 1, 2nd Round v Norway Won by 4 Matches to 1, 1st Round v India Won by 3 Matches to 2

(v)
Silver-gilt neck badge, enamelled script to reverse, 'Coach & Coach Harness Makers Company, Francis Temple Stowe, Master. 1923-24'

(vi)
Men's Inter-County Hard Courts Championship Medals, each engraved 'Middlesex F. T. Stowe'; 1923, bronze, Runners-up; 1925, silver, Winner; 1927, silver, Winner; 1929, silver, Winner; 1932, silver, Winner.

(vii)
Bronze plaque, reverse impressed, 'Hommage de Paris a F. T. Stowe, Capitaine de l'Equipe de L.T. de Londres, 25/2/56'

(viii)
Two silver spoons, with enamel design, Inter-County Championships on Grass, the first engraved '1935 Winners Middlesex' and 'F. T. Stowe' to reverse, the second '1936', otherwise identical.

(ix)
Defence Medal 1939-45, in O.H.M.S. forwarding box addressed to 'L. B. Stowe, 9, Kidderpore Gdns, Hampstead, N.W.3'

Francis Temple Stowe was born on 3 March 1881, the son of Lieutenant-Colonel Francis Joseph Stohwasser. He changed his surname at the Central Office of the Supreme Court of Judicature on 14 September 1914 and served during the Great War with the Inland Water Transport of the Royal Engineers, being promoted Lieutenant on 22 December 1918.

Following in his father's footsteps, he was Master of the Coach & Coach Harness Makers Company from 1923-24, but it appears that his real passion was lawn tennis, both as a player and Captain; he was the non-playing Davis Cup Captain of Great Britain from 1938 to 1948 and chairman of the selection committee.

The Great Britain Davis Cup team is the men's national tennis team and has represented the United Kingdom internationally since 1900. The team has won the World Cup 10 times and been runner-up on 8 occasions; Stowe took over following a period of considerable success, Great Britain having won the title in 1933, 1934, 1935 and 1936. His tenure saw the dominance of the U.S.A. and Australia, and the declining fortunes of Great Britain, likely influenced by the War and the associated financial climate.

Please see Lot 0000 for his father's Volunteer Force Long Service Medal.


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