Olympic memorabilia featuring nearly 200 lots up for auction
Athens 1896 Olympics Bronze Winner s Medal. Min Bid: $5,000 (0 bids)Estimate: $40,000.
BOSTON, MASS
.- With the Olympic season finally upon us again, RR Auction will host another auction honoring the worldwide Games. The Olympic Memorabilia Sale features nearly 200 lots; online bidding is scheduled to begin July 15 and conclude July 22. The catalog chronicles Olympics past and present, with a wide selection of relay torches, winner s medals, participation medals, and Olympic ephemera.
The sale opens with two extreme raritieswinner s medals from the 1896 Olympic Games at Athens, the first modern Olympiad. Among them is an Athens 1896 Olympics Silver First Place Winner s Medal. The exceedingly rare first-place winner s medal issued for the Athens 1896 Olympics. Silver, 50 mm, 67 gm, by Jules Clement Chaplain. And an Athens 1896 Olympics Bronze Winner s Medal. Winner s medal issued for the Athens 1896 Olympics. Bron