World’s First NFT Collection of Antique Tennis Rackets Will Be Auctioned on OpenSea This Spring

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The online auction will be held between May 28 - June 11 to commemorate the iconic Roland-Garros tournament

Collecting digital art as NFTs is nothing new - however, what about digitized antique objects? While there have already been reports of art galleries digitizing valuable antiques - from historical weapons to decorative objects - to tap into millennials' demographics as potential collectors, the collection of digitized rare antique tennis rackets comes as a first.

Owned by IT entrepreneur and avid tennis player Slava Babienko, the collection of over 90 lots includes antique tennis rackets and accessories, from tennis balls to postage stamps, from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. And even though Babienko himself spent a decade scouting for unique objects in an ‘old-school’ way, he believes it is now time to embrace technological advancements and make the process of antique collecting more up-to-date. 

Using $100,000 worth of professional 3D equipment to produce the highest-resolution virtual collectibles, Babienko and his team created tokens that would showcase antique objects to the finest detail, preserving every crack, wear and tear one expects to see on a historical item. 

The collection of 91 items includes exceedingly rare racket models, some of which have been produced in limited numbers. For some models, only a few exist as collectibles today. This spring, the whole collection will be sold on the OpenSea platform - and for those curious about what lots they can bid for, some of the collection highlights include:

1906-1910 Tennis Racket by Brother Tsygankov Manufacture

It was one of the very first