OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 37
Auction closes on Dec 08, 2001


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LONDON, 4th OLYMPIC GAMES, 1908

c225. Gold First Place Winner's Medal Awarded for Tug of War, Team of the London City Police. Gold, 15 Karat hallmarked, 33mm, 28 grams, by Lindberg/MacKennal. Two females crowning winner. Rev. St George killing dragon. "WINNER TUG OF WAR" engraved on edge. Only in the 1900, 1904, 1908 and 1912 Olympic Games were actual gold medals awarded to the winners. VF, with ornate hallmarked gold loop and chain. ($3,750) Images: 1

226. Bronze Participation Medal Presented to Donors. Silver, 51mm, by MacKennal. Winged figure of fame standing on globe between legend. Rev. Quadriga with triumphant winner dashing l. EF. ($650)

227. Participant's Badge. Silvered AE, blue enamel, 30mm. Numbered on back. Toned EF. ($550) Images: 1

228. (Brochure) British Olympic Council. Olympische Spiele von London. IVte Olympiade 1908. Allgemeine Bestimmungen. General Regulations of the London 1908 Olympiad, in German language. 2pp., 18.3x24.3cm (7.2"x4.6"), with "Berlin 4. Jul. 1907" stamp on top. Trace of glue along r. margin on back, o.w. abt. EF. Rare. ($175) Images: 1

229. Programm. Program of the Olympic Games in London, 1908. 12pp., 16.7x24.9cm (6.6"x9.8"), in German language (1907). Includes aviation competitions, skating (figure and speed skating) and automobile raising which were all planned for 1907. Stadium on cover. Tear in lower spine, trace of mounting on right margin on back, o.w. EF. Rare. ($275) Images: 1

230. (Magazine) Sport in Bild, Nr. 28, Berlin, July 10, 1908. 27pp. illlus., 24.5x35.7cm (19.6"x14.1"). Incl. 4-page article by Kurt Doerry on opening ceremony, Flanagan, USA winning hammer throw, waterpolo, tennis, javelin, first few days of games. Cover features Danish ladies gymnastic team. Abt. EF. Interesting. ($100) Images: 1

231. (Autographed Book) Cook, Theodore Andrea. International Sport. London, 1910. 256pp. and 181pp. illus., plus 60 photographic plates, 13x18.9cm (5.1"x7.4"). A short history of the Olympic movement from 1896 to present day, visits to 1906 and 1908 Olympic Games, results of 1896, 1900 and 1904; together with the code rules for twenty different sports. Reports on IOC meetings from Den Hague 1907 to Berlin 1909, etc. Dedication in ink by Cook on inside cover. Cook was a member of the IOC. Blue linen gilt, lt. scuffing, contents browning, generally EF. Important book. ($750) Images: 1

232. (Book) Fehrmann, A. and Meynen, P.F.W. Turnen und Sport an Deutschen Hochschulen. Gymnastics and Sport at German Universities, in German. Leipzig, 1910. 255pp., many photos including from Olympic Games 1908 (2x), article by Hanns Braun (champion in 1912), and a 7-page article on the Modern Olympic Games from 1896 to 1908. Linen, scuffed, VF. ($150) Images: 1

233. Pierre de Coubertin Handwritten Letter in Ink, April 17, 1911. 3 pages, 13.2x20.5cm (5.2"x8.1"). The letter is to Mr. Pottecher, the originator of the open air plays in France, and it talks about an upcoming gymnastics event in Paris. Signed "C". Crease, VF-EF. ($975) Images: 1