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

Unusual and highly appealing metal radiator topper commemorating the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Olympics. The 7? tall topper features a winged base with

Polish athlete (1907–1940) who won the gold medal in the 10,000 meter event at the 1932 Summer Olympics; he was arrested by the Gestapo during the AB

Attractive participation medal issued for the Garmisch 1936 Winter Olympics. Silvered bronze, 62 mm, 84 gm, by Kunststickerei M. Jorres. The front, in

Rare winner’s medal issued for the Garmisch 1936 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 101 mm, 297 grams, struck by Deschler and Sohn of Munich, Germany, and desig

Participant’s badge issued for the 1936 Garmisch Winter Olympics. Bronze, 32 mm, 18 gm. The badge features an enameled designed of the Winter Olympics

Uncommon armband from the 1936 Garmisch Winter Olympics, issued for officials of the 50 kilometer cross-country skiing event. The fabric armband measu

Pair of silk entry tickets for events at the 1936 Garmisch Winter Olympics, including: a rectangular 1.25 x 2.25 ticket for the men’s slalom event, wi

Rare color 24 x 39 English variant of the official poster designed by Ludwig Hohlwein for the 1936 Garmisch Winter Olympics. The poster portrays a ski

Participation medal issued for the Berlin 1936 Summer Olympics. Bistre brown bronze, 70 mm, 114 gm, by Otto Placzek. The front depicts five athletes,

Official 1936 Berlin Olympics torch, comprised of steel, measuring 10.5? in length and 6? at its widest point, manufactured by Krupp. Engraved on the

Participant ribbon issued for cycling at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Bronze, 42 mm x 114 mm, 13 gm, manufactured by Lauer, featuring the Olympics

Judge ribbon issued for boxing at the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Silvered bronze, 43 mm x 114 mm, 14 gm, manufactured by Lauer, featuring the Olympi

Organizing Committee Staff Member badge issued for the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games. Bronze, 40 mm x 89 mm, 20 gm, manufactured by Lauer. Suspended from

Press ribbon issued for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. Bronze, 43 mm x 114 mm, 13 gm, manufactured by Lauer, featuring the Olympics rings over the B

Exceptional souvenir flag display from the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The metal stand features the Brandenburg Gate and adjacent flagpole standing 1

Rare color 24 x 39 English variant of the official poster designed by Franz Wurbel for the 1936 Berlin Summer Olympics. The poster portrays a golden c

Rare official’s badge for the canceled Tokyo 1940 Summer Olympics. Set on a mauve rosette, the silvered and enameled pin, 38 mm in diameter, shows the

Scarce fundraising medal for the canceled Helsinki 1940 Summer Olympics. Silvered tombac, 38 mm, 13 gm, by Ilmari Sysimetsä. The front depicts ...

Uncommon set of three fundraising medals for the canceled Helsinki 1940 Summer Olympics. The medals are gilt tombac, tombac, and silvered tombac, and

Winner’s medal issued for the St. Moritz 1948 Winter Olympics. Silver, 60 mm, 103 gm, by Paul Andre Droz. The front depicts a hand holding the Olympic

Sought-after official 1948 London Olympics torch, comprised of aluminum alloy, measuring 16? in length and 5? at its widest point, designed by Ralph L

Uncommon ‘trial version’ of the participation medal issued for the London 1948 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 38 mm, 21 gm, by John Pinches. The front shows

Winner’s medal issued for the London 1948 Summer Olympics. Silver, 51 mm, 65 gm, by Giuseppe Cassioli. The front, inscribed, “XIVth Olympiad, London,

Participation medal issued for the 1952 Oslo Winter Olympics. Copper, 56 mm, 64 gm. The front features the Oslo Games logo encircled by raised text, “

Participation medal issued for the Helsinki 1952 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 54 mm, 77 gm, by Kauko Rasanen. The front depicts the heads of two laureate

Winner’s medal issued for the Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics. Gilt silver, 60 mm, 117 gm, by Constantino After, Milan. The front, inscribed, “VII Giochi

Participation medal issued for the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics. Gilt silver, 45 mm, 48 gm, by Constantino Affer. The front features the head of Victo

Participation medal issued for the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics. Silver, 45 mm, 48 gm, by Constantino Affer. The front features the head of Victory cr

Participation medal issued for the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics. Silver, 40 mm, 41 gm, by Constantino Affer. The front features the head of Victory cr

Participation medal issued for the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics. Bronze, 45 mm, 48 gm, by Constantino Affer. The front features the head of Victory cr

Scarce participation medal issued for the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics. Bronze, 40 mm, 34 gm, by Constantino Affer. The front features the head of Vic

Official Cortina 1956 Winter Olympics gold medal winner’s trophy in the form of a two-handled cauldron, cast bronze, measuring approximately 5.5? tall

Official 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics torch, constructed of silvered metal, measuring 16.25? in length and 5.5? at its widest point, designed by Ralph

Athlete’s badge issued for the 1956 Cortina Winter Olympics. Gold-plated, 35 mm x 40 mm, 25 gm. The badge features an enameled designed of the Winter

Sought-after participation medal issued for the equestrian events held in Stockholm for the Melbourne 1956 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 38 mm x 50 mm, 39

Official 1956 Summer Olympics attache’s badge for the equestrian events in Stockholm, depicting a classical horse and rider above Olympic rings, readi

Participation medal issued for the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics. Bronze, 50 mm, 77 gm, by Herff Jones, Indiana. The front features the Squaw Vall

Attractive official color 24.75 x 37 English variant of the poster for the Squaw Valley 1960 Winter Olympics, featuring the colorful emblem of the Gam

Pair of green and gray felt pennants for the 1960 Squaw Valley Winter Olympics, each measuring approximately 27? long, featuring the Olympic logo in c

Official 1960 Rome Summer Olympics torch, constructed of bronzed aluminum, measuring 15.5? in length and 3.75? at its widest point, manufactured by th

Prototype participation medal issued for the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 98 gm, by Emilio Greco. The front features a nude female torchb

Winner’s medal awarded to Aleksandr Silayev as runner-up in the C-1 1000 metres canoeing event at the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics. Silver, 68 mm, 104 gm

Participation medal issued for the Rome 1960 Summer Olympics. Bronze, 55 mm, 78 gm, by Emilio Greco. The front features a nude female torchbearer supe

Winner’s medal issued by the International Ice Hockey Federation for the Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympics Ice Hockey World Championship. Gilt bronze, 60

Two items: an official winner’s diploma from the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympics, 15 x 15, awarded to Alexandre Michakov for the USSR’s second-place silver

Official 1964 Tokyo Olympics torch, consisting of a blackened aluminum alloy bowl and a stainless steel cylinder, measuring 25.5? in length and 6.75?

Participation medal issued for the Tokyo 1964 Summer Olympics. Copper, 61 mm, 118 gm, by Taro Okamoto/Kazumitsu Tanaka. The front features a stylized

Rare participation medal issued for the Grenoble 1968 Winter Olympics. Silvered bronze, 69 mm, 172 gm, by J. M. Coeffin. The front depicts a Greek ath

Scarce access badge for the 1968 Grenoble Winter Olympic Games, 38 mm x 50.5 mm, featuring the Grenoble Games emblem centered within green enamel and

Attractive official 1968 Mexico Olympics ‘type 1’ torch, comprised of white cast metal with a plain unadorned handle, measuring 18? in length and 4.25