OLYMPIC GAMES MEMORABILIA 1896-2002

Auction 37
Auction closes on Dec 08, 2001


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STOCKHOLM, 5th OLYMPIC GAMES, 1912

234. Silver Second Place Winner's Medal. Silver, 33mm, by Lindberg/ MacKennal. Medieval herald, statue of Ling, founder of Swedish gymnastics, at r. Rev. Victorious athlete being crowned by 2 seated females. VF-EF. ($2,700) Images: 1 2

235. Pewter Winner's Medal. 35mm, by Lindberg/MacKennal. Medieval herald, statue of Ling, founder of Swedish gymnastics, at r. Rev. Victorious athlete being crowned by 2 seated females. A small number of the winner's medals were struck in pewter and reportedly sold during the Games. Lacquered for protection. Abt. EF/EF. ($750) Images: 1 2

236. Official Commemorative Olympic Stadium Plaque. Cast bronze, 24.5x16.5cm, by H. Tengborn. Participant's badge and flags above stadium, wisteria flowers on either side, Olympic legend below. Attractive Art Nouvean plaque. Toned EF. ($400) Images: 1

c237. Commemorative Olympic Stadium Vase. Porcelain, 6cm (2.4") tall. Color view of the interior or the Olympic stadium between Olympic Games 1912 legend. Abt. EF. ($150) Images: 1

238. (Brochure) Cyclisme. Cycling Program, Rules and Regulations, in French language, published by the Organising Committee. 13pp., 12.7x19.8cm, plus a color fold-out map in 3 sections of the cycling competition around Lake Maelar. EF. ($200) Images: 1

239. (Brochure) Fold-Out Map of Marathon Run in 7 color sections, 13.3x18.4cm (5.2"x7.2") each section. In stiff covers, faint damp staining along spine. Description of marathon in 4 languages. VF-EF. Very scarce. ($150) Images: 1

240. Ticket. Finals of Individual Three-Day Equestrian Event, July 17, 1912, Stadium, Section B, Organising Committee Box. Brown, 12.2x6.8cm (4.8"x2.7"). A. Nordlander, Sweden, won the event. Evidence of mounting on left border on back. EF. ($160) Images: 1

241. Competitor's Ticket. August 28 and 29 (1912), Stade de Colombes, Olympic Athletic Competition, Competitor's Entrance. Lt. tan, 13.3x10.5cm (5.2"x4.1"). Text in English, Swedish and French, for a post-Olympic event with Olympic participants. Crease, lt. spots, abt. EF. ($150) Images: 1

242. (Bound Program). Official Guide Programs of the Olympic Games. Bound together are 6 programs: July 6 (Opening Ceremony), 9, 11 to 14 (Marathon Day). 16pp. illus. each program, 21.8x29.7cm (8.6"x11.7"), in 4 languages. Yellow-blue covers, one chipped at top, o.w. VF-EF. Bound in yellow-blue buckram, hinges loose. ($375) Images: 1

243. (Book) V Olympiaden I Bild Och Ord. Olympic Games in Stockholm 1912, in Swedish language. 512pp. profusely illustrated, 34x26cm (13.4"x10.2"). Complete report by event. Blue linen, gilt, scuffed, hinge broken, contents clean. ($325) Images: 1

244. (Brochure) Stadion-Album. The Stadium in Berlin, published by the German Reich Commission for Sport (NOC), 1919. 88pp. illus., many photos, 11.5x18.3cm (4.5"x7.2"), in German language. Includes article on construction of the stadium (for the 1916 Olympic Games in Berlin), the stadium and sports events during the war years; map of stadium which later was the location of the Berlin Olympic Games 1936, etc. Stiff paper covers, scuffed, soiled, spine torn, contents VF-EF. ($150) Images: 1