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8. Athens 1906. Earliest Gold American Olympic Committee Member’s Badge. Unmarked gold, 32x44mm, by Dieges & Clust, New York. Greek and U.S. shield over “MEMBER” and A.A.U. logo. “Olympic Games/Held at Athens Greece/1906” legend. Two prongs on rev. Earliest U.S. American Committee badge. EF. ($2,250)

9. Athens 1906. Ticket of Day 1, Opening Ceremony, April 22, 1906. Section 21, Price Drachma l. 11.5x8.5cm (4.5”x3.3”). Reverse shows map of the stadium with seating sections. Lt. horizontal center fold, 2 small tears, o.w. EF. Very rare. ($850)

10. London 1908. Cased Second Place Gymnastic Teams Winner’s Medal Won by the Norwegian Team, for Team Combined Exercises. Bronze, 33mm, by Bertram MacKennal. Victorious athlete being crowned by two females. Rev. St. George slaying dragon. Edge engraved “Second Prize Gymnastic Teams”. In 1908 only first place team members received a silver medal; second place team members received a bronze medal as the Norwegian team did. Housed in its gold embossed blue leatherette case by P. Vaughton & Sons, lined in blue velvet and white silk. EF. Rarely found with presentation case. ($7,000)

11. Stockholm 1912. Cased Silver Second Place Winner’s Medal. Silver, 33mm, by Erik Lindberg and Bertram MacKennal, struck by Sporrong & Co. Herald proclaiming Olympic Games, bust of Ling on pedestal at r. Rev. Victorious athlete being crowned by two seated females. Housed in red presentation case, gold legend on top. EF. ($7,000)

12. First Russian Olympiad in Kiev, 1913. Bronze Third Place Winner’s Medal. Bronze, 53mm, by Joseph Marshak. Nude discus thrower, view of Kiev in background. Rev. City shield, crossed oak and olive branch below. Russia participated the first time in Olympic Games in Stockholm 1912. The Russian team came in second to last of 18 participating nations. Grand Duke Dmitrii Pavlovich oversaw the Russian Olympic Games in order to train athletes for better results in the next Olympic Games in Berlin 1916. The Sports Ground for the Games was the first permanent stadium in Russia. The “Cartier of Kiev”, Joseph Marshak, main competitor of Karl Fabergé, created the winner’s medal for the First Russian Olympic Games. See Bubka, Sergey and Bulatova, M.M. “Kiev – The First Russian Olympiad 1913”, with much information and many photos. EF. Rare. ($2,250)

13. Antwerp 1920. “Victory!” Trophy Awarded to Gold Medal Winners in Single Events. Cast bronze, on marble base, 37cm (14.6”), by M. Grandmoulin. Victorious athlete, arm raised, holding laurel wreath, standing on base inscribed “Victoire!” and signed by the artist with date “1920”. Mounted on round marble base and square bronze plaque below with “VII OLYMPIADE ANVERS 1920”. Only in Antwerp 1920 and Paris 1924 did the first place winner’s receive a trophy in addition to their medals. Extremely rare and attractive. ($12,500)

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14. Antwerp 1920. Beautiful Rowing Trophy Presented to Members of the Gold Medal Winning Rowing Team. White metal, 39.5cm (15.6”) high, signed by artist. Flying winged female (Nike?) upholding Olympic rings (first time shown at Olympic Games), and race between Eight-Oared Shell with Coxswain; raised lions heads on either side. Olive and oak branch at top, two scrolled handles at sides. Mounting opening at bottom. Abt. EF. Very rare. ($7,500)

15. Paris 1924. The Olympic Winner’s Vase Awarded for Soccer, Rowing, Rugby and Diving. Sèvres porcelain, 33.3cm (13.1”) high, designed by talented artist M.O. Guillonet and executed by Bracquemond at the world famous porcelain factory of Sèvres. Golden laurel branches are handpainted on French blue background, the medallions depicting Soccer, Rowing, Rugby and Diving on gray background with green border. Official report page 804. The vases were made in several versions to accommodate all Olympic events. They were presented by the Paris City Council to gold medal winners. EF. Seldom seen sports, very rare vase, and beautiful. ($17,500)

16. Paris 1924. American Olympic Committee Report on the VIII Olympiad Paris, France, 1924. From Robert M. Thompson, President of the American Olympic Committee. 124pp., 15.8x22.8cm (6.1”x9”), a six-page fold-out tipped-in in back listing first and second places in all of Paris events including the Art Competition. Cover browning, spine chipped at ends, contents EF. Rarest of all USOC reports! ($800)

17. St. Moritz 1928 Winter. Bronze Third Place Winner’s Medal. Bronze, 50mm, by Arnold Huenerwadel. Skater with outstretched arms within ice crystals. Rev. 5-line French legend between olive branches, rings above. Toned EF. Rare. ($9,500)Please Bid Early!

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18. St. Moritz 1928 Winter. Group of 20 Glass Slides Depicting Figure Skating Couples (13) and Singles (8). Each 13x6cm (5.1”x2.4”), made by Guilleminot, Boespflug & Co., Paris. Included are gold medal winner Karl Schäfer, Austria, Gillis Grafström (second), Sweden, possibly Sonja Henie and many other skaters. Housed in original box. All EF. Rare. (20 pcs.) ($400)

19. Amsterdam 1928. Official Poster. Multicolor lithograph, designed by J. Jos Rovers, printed by Joh. Enschedé en Zonen, Haarlem, 59.7x94cm (23.5”x37”). Large marathon runner over legend, Olympic stadium with Olympic flag and first cauldron in background. The Rovers descendants recently withdrew permission to use the poster by the IOC, and a new 1928 poster was selected from the cover of a Swiss report by Julius Wagner, Zürich on the 1928 Olympic Games: an athlete holding a laurel branch on his outstretched right arm. This is the original poster selected by the Amsterdam Organizing Committee. Several folds, VF-EF. Extremely rare. ($10,500)

20. Amsterdam 1928. Olympic Games Uniting the Five Continents Plate. Multicolor handpainted ceramic, 29cm (11.3”), made by Société Céramique, Maastricht. Amsterdam city shield surrounded by five rings with names of continents: Africa, America, Australia, Asia and Europe, united by ribbon in Dutch colors. Olympic logo, “Olympic Games Amsterdam” and Dutch quote on black border. EF. Very rare and beautiful plate. ($750)

21. Amsterdam 1928. Olympic Winner Handpainted Porcelain Plate. Multicolor, 22.8cm (9”), by B.V. Vlymen, manufactured by porcelain manufactory MOSA, Maastricht. Bust of winner left, Olympic rings in back encircled by “XI OLYMPIADE 1928 AMSTERDAM”. Rare. EF. ($425)

22. Berlin 1936. Official Torch with Lighting Unit. Steel, 27cm (10.5cm), made by Krupp Factory, designed by Carl Diem. Route of torch run from Olympia to Berlin on shaft, legend on top. Carried during the first Olympic torch relay from Olympia, Greece to Berlin, a distance of 3075 km in 12 days. With very rare lighting unit, 18.8cm (7.4”) long, extending 4cm out on top. EF. ($7,500)

23. Berlin 1936. Sculpture Commemorating the Lighting of the First Olympic Flame in Olympia, July 20, 1936. Silverplated, 17.1cm (6.7”) high, base 10.2x4.4cm (4”x1.7”). Two pillars frame a medallion featuring a torchrunner with flaming torch, “Olympia/1936” below. Large Olympic rings above. A German eagle with spread wings is perched on top. Toned EF. Very rare. ($750)

24. St. Moritz 1948 Winter. Gold Participation Medal. Goldplated bronze, 40mm, by Wiederkehr. Olympic rings over French legend in five lines. Rev. Symbolic figure of Victory, mountain range in back. EF. Very rare. ($5,000)

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25. London 1948. Official Torch with Original Burner Cartouche. Aluminum alloy, 47cm (18.5). Cut-out Olympic rings over circular legend “XIVth Olympiad 1948 Olympia to London With Thanks to the Bearer”. Cartouche, 8cm wide with cardboard topping, bumped, instruction to light the torch in French on top. Torch EF. Very rare with original cartouche. ($11,000)

26. Helsinki 1952. Cased Gold First Place Winner’s Medal. Goldplated silver, hallmarked on edge, 50mm, by G. Cassioli. Victory seated above stadium. Rev. Winner carried by jubilant teammates. In blue case with gold rings. EF. ($12,500)

27. Helsinki 1952. Bronze Third Place Winner’s Medal. Bronze, 50mm, by Cassioli. Victory seated above stadium. Rev. Winner carried by jubilant teammates. Toned EF. ($7,000)

28. Cortina 1956 Winter. Official Torch. Aluminum, 47cm (18.5”) long. “VII° GIOCHI OLIMPICI INVERNALI CORTINA 1956”, legend, cut-out Olympic rings at top. The flame was lit at the Temple of Jupiter in Rome on January 22, 1956, and flown to Venice. The torch relay from there went to Cortina, where the fire was lit in the stadium at the opening ceremony on January 26 by Guido Caroli. VF+. ($22,000)

29. Melbourne 1956. First Place Winner’s Diploma Awarded for Gymnastics-Pommelled Horse to Borys Shaklin, Soviet Union. 58.7x44.5cm (23.1”x17.5”). Boris Shaklin won a total of 7 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals between Melbourne 1956 and Tokyo 1964. In Melbourne he won gold for Pomelled Horse and Team Competition Men. Shaklin is still the highest gold medal winning male gymnast. Folded twice, stained, mounted on linen, VF+. ($1,500)

30. Sarajevo 1984 Winter. Cased Silver Second Place Winner’s Medal Awarded for Ice Hockey. Silver, 65x6mm. Stylized athlete’s head r. with laurel wreath, 2-line award legend below. Rev. Sarajevo emblem within Croation legend. With long orange ribbon. The Czech Team won silver, the Soviet Union won gold. Housed in blue leather case lined in blue velvet and silk. EF. ($15,000)

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31. Los Angeles 1984. Cased Gold First Place Winner’s Medal Awarded for Fencing. Goldplated silver, 60mm, by Dugald Stermer. Victory seated above stadium. Rev. Winner carried by jubilant teammates. Edge inscribed with event. With tricolor ribbon, housed in blue velvet lined presentation case. Buyer will receive the name of the winner. EF. ($20,000)

32. Calgary 1988 Winter. Official Torch Used in the Torch Relay. 60cm (23.6”), maplewood handle with pictograms of 10 Olympic winter sports, steel torch bowl at top with Calgary Olympic legend in English and French on sides. Inside top of bowl blackened from the flame. The flame was flown from Athens, Greece to St. John, Newfoundland. In 88 days, it was carried about 18,000 km across Canada by 6,520 torchbearers sharing torches. Only about 100 torches were made. Very rare. EF. ($35,000)

33. The Olympic Order in Silver. Silver, 22.5x32.8cm (8.9”x12.9”), designed by Otl Aicher. Five rings in the center are flanked by olive leaves leading into a chain. Since 1975, the Olympic Order represents the highest award of the IOC. EF. Rare. ($6,500)

34. The Sculpture of the Olympic Dove of Peace, 1994. Lost-wax cast bronze, 14.5cm (5.7”), by Miguel Ortiz Berrocal. The dove, head turned to the left, displays Olympic rings on its chest. It can be taken apart, and it is number 60 of 500. The accompanying brochure is signed by Berrocal. Presented also to IOC members by President Samaranch. With brochure, housed in a red leatherette case with gold embossed Olympic rings and motto on front, lined in red. EF. ($1,500)

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