RR Auction: Olympic Auction

Participation medal issued for the Athens 1896 Summer Olympics. Gilt Bronze, 50 mm, 58 gm, by W. Pittner, Austria. The front features a seated Nike ho

Participation medal issued for the Athens 1896 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 50 mm, 58 gm, by W. Pittner, Austria. The front features a seated Nike holding

Winner’s medal issued for the Paris 1900 Summer Olympics. Gilt silver, 42 mm x 60 mm, 57 gm, by Frederic Vernon, Paris. The front, inscribed “Republiq

Winner’s medal issued for the Paris 1900 Summer Olympics. Silver, 40 mm x 58 mm, 55 gm, by Frederic Vernon, Paris. The front, inscribed “Republique Fr

Winner’s medal issued for the Paris 1900 Summer Olympics. Silvered bronze, 42 mm x 60 mm, 57 gm, by Frederic Vernon, Paris. The front, inscribed “Repu

Winner’s medal issued for the Paris 1900 Summer Olympics. Silvered bronze, 40 mm x 58 mm, 57 gm, by Frederic Vernon, Paris. The front, inscribed “Repu

Winner’s medal issued for the Paris 1900 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 42 mm x 60 mm, 54 gm, by Frederic Vernon, Paris. The front, inscribed “Republique Fr

Interesting stereoscope from the 1900 Paris Exposition Universelle Internationale, the host of that year’s Olympic Games, constructed of metal and woo

Four items: a scarce set of three medals issued at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, each medal bears identical motifs on front and reverse (wit

Extremely rare ‘grand prize’ shield medal issued at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition. Gilted bronze, 63 mm x 76, 147 gm, designed by Adolph A. W

Participation medal issued for the 1906 Athens Olympics. Gilt bronze, 50 mm, 58 gm, by Nikephoros Lytras. The front shows a seated Nike holding a laur

Participation medal issued for the 1906 Athens Olympics. Silvered bronze, 50 mm, 58 gm, by Nikephoros Lytras. The front shows a seated Nike holding a

Participation medal issued for the 1906 Athens Olympics. Bronze, 50 mm, 58 gm, by Nikephoros Lytras. The front shows a seated Nike holding a laurel cr

Medal issued for the Italian Trials in Rome, Italy, prior to the Athens 1906 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 26 mm, 13 gm. The front features the profile of

Participation medal issued for the London 1908 Summer Olympics. Gilt bronze, 51 mm, 61 gm, by Bertram Mackennal. The front depicts a quadriga with cha

Participation medal issued for the London 1908 Summer Olympics. Silvered Bronze, 51 mm, 60 gm, by Bertram Mackennal. The front depicts a quadriga with

Participation medal issued for the London 1908 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 51 mm, 47 gm, by Bertram Mackennal. The front depicts a quadriga with chariote

Participation medal issued for the London 1908 Summer Olympics. Pewter, 51 mm, 47 gm, by Bertram Mackennal. The front depicts a quadriga with chariote

Gorgeous official silvered bronze athlete’s badge from the ‘Winter Games’ segment of the 1908 London Olympics, just over 1? in diameter, depicting the

Rare official judge badge issued for the 1908 London Summer Olympics Games. Silvered bronze, 57 mm, 40 gm, manufactured by Vaughton & Sons, feat...

Delicately embroidered British team member’s white cloth uniform patch from the 1908 London Summer Olympics, 5.25 x 6, featuring a coat of arms with r

Rare book: Official Report of the Fourth Olympiad, London, 1908. First edition. London: The British Olympic Association, 1909. Hardcover, 7 x 10, 794

American athlete (1883–1967) who won medals at the 1904 and 1908 Summer Olympics; he is also known for being the first head coach of the North Carolin

Winner’s medal issued for the Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics. Silver, 16.5 gm, 33 mm, by Bertram Mackennal and Erik Lindberg. The front depicts a vict

Winner’s medal issued for the Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 33 mm, 19 gm, by Erik Lindberg and Bertram Mackennal. The front depicts a victor

Participation medal issued for the Stockholm 1912 Summer Olympics. Pewter, 51 mm, 45 gm, by Bertram Mackennal/Erik Lindberg. The front features a rais

Original 1912 ‘Jim Thorpe’ Summer Olympics participation badge. Attractive silvered lapel pin badge, made by Sporrong & Co. of Stockholm measure...

Fantastic collection of pins and badge from the 1912 Stockholm Summer Games: a very rare blue and gold press badge, reading, “Stadion Pressen,” stamp

Official daily program of the Stockholm Summer Olympics for July 12, 1912, measures 5.75 x 8.75, sixty-four pages, with the front cover showing the fr

Sought-after winner’s medal issued for the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 81 gm, by Josue Dupon. The front shows a victorious athlete ho

Uncommon participation medal issued for the Antwerp 1920 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm, 75 gm, by Pierre Theunis. The front depicts a dramatic image

Exceedingly rare medal from the Chamonix 1924 Winter Olympics, which was issued as the bronze medal to third-place winners and also used as the partic

Excessively rare 1924 Chamonix Winter Olympics official’s badge with original light blue ribbon, the badge measuring 1.5? in diameter and ribbon measu

Exceptionally handsome participation medal issued for the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 72 gm, by Raoul Benard. The front features a stun

Scarce badge for the NYC Celebration Committee organized to welcome home athletes after the Paris 1924 Summer Olympics. The medal measures 31 mm x 50

Oval-shaped souvenir metal ashtray from the 1924 Paris Summer Olympics, measuring 3.25 x 5.5, commemorating the boxing event. The design features a bo

Participation medal issued for the St. Moritz 1928 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 37 mm, 22 gm, by Milo Martin. The front depicts the goddess Victory holdin

Rare participation medal issued for the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics. Gilt bronze, 56 mm, 60 gm, by J. C. Wienecke. The front features nude male and

Participation medal issued for the Amsterdam 1928 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 62 gm, by J. C. Wienecke. The front features nude male and female at

Small 14K gold charm given to female members of the 1928 American Olympic team by General Douglas MacArthur, who served as the president of the Americ

American football player and sprint runner (1905–1988) who won two gold medals at the 1928 Summer Olympics. During World War II Barbuti served with th

Scarce participation medal issued for the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Olympics. Bronze, 60 mm x 48 mm, 83 gm. The front depicts the winged figure of Fame

Exceedingly rare official variant poster of the 1932 Winter Olympics, 24.75 x 40.25, featuring a four-man bobsled team as the central artwork, with an

Uncommon participation medal issued for the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 69 mm, 147 gm, by Julio Kilenyi. The front depicts an athlete st

Scarce ‘souvenir’ winner’s medal issued for the Los Angeles 1932 Summer Olympics. Silver, 55 mm, 72 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli. The front, inscribed, “X

Team Athletes badge issued for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Bronze, 38 mm x 63 mm, 13 gm, manufactured by Whitehead & Haug of Newark. The...

National Committee Official badge issued for the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games. Silvered, 38 mm x 120 mm, 16 gm, manufactured by Whitehead & Ha...

Navy blue felt pennant for the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, measuring 28.5? long, featuring a runner within an “X Olympiad” design topped by inte

Souvenir white porcelain enameled metal tray from the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games, 13 x 8.5, featuring the Olympic rings in the center, surrounded b

Souvenir cigarette case from the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics, measuring 3.5 x 3, featuring an interesting engraved design depicting an athlete ag