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Sporting Memorabilia (13 & 14 November 2017)
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Venue address
Sotheby's
34-35 New Bond Street
London
W1A 2AA
United Kingdom
Sporting Memorabilia (13 & 14 November 2017)

Football, Olympic Games, Horse Racing, Polo, Boxing, Cricket, Golf, Tennis, Motor Sport, Rugby and other sports

Auction dates
13 Nov 2017 10:30 GMT
14 Nov 2017 10:30 GMT
Viewing dates
12 Nov 2017 12:00 - 17:00 GMT
13 Nov 2017 09:00 - 17:00 GMT
14 Nov 2017 09:00 - 17:00 GMT
Auction currency
GBP
Accepted cards
There are 1317 lots within this auction
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Very rare 'Golden Chain of Office' for the Members of the International Olympic Committee,
18,000 GBP
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Berlin 1936 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony participation medal, cast bronze by Otto Placzek,
200 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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Lot Withdrawn
Lot 543
0 GBP
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Berlin 1936 Olympic Games participation medal, designed by O.
320 GBP
180 - 220 GBP
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Lot Withdrawn
Lot 545
0 GBP
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Berlin 1936 Olympic Games official silver visitor's Medal, 36mm, by K.
120 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Berlin 1936 Olympic Games France National Olympic Committee badge, tricolor enamelling,
750 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Two Berlin 1936 Olympic Games equestrian badges,
100 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Berlin 1936 Olympic Games car rally medal, designed by Carl Poellath, Schrobenhausen,
0 GBP
250 - 350 GBP
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Berlin 1936 Olympic Games commemorative pocket watch,
260 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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Berlin 1936 Olympic Stadium entrance ticket for 5th August the day Jesse Owens won the 200m in a
150 GBP
60 - 80 GBP
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Berlin 1936 Olympic Games: Olympia Zeitung,
120 GBP
150 - 180 GBP
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Hoffmann (Heinrich) & Haymann (Ludwig) Die Olympischen Spiele 1936,
100 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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Rare International Olympic Committee badge for the 38th Session held in London in 1939,
5,500 GBP
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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A Japanese Government Railways tourism brochure printed before the cancellation of the 1940 Tokyo
130 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Rare French language version of the official poster for the [cancelled] Helsinki 1940 Olympic Games,
0 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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Rare Italian language version of the official poster for the [cancelled] Helsinki 1940 Olympic
0 GBP
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
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St Moritz 1948 Winter Olympic Games visitor's badge, gilt, sun logo over Olympic rings,
0 GBP
80 - 100 GBP
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London 1948 Olympic Games official poster, designed by Walter Herz (1909-1965), the largest version,
260 GBP
300 - 400 GBP
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An official poster for the 1948 London Olympic Games, designed by Walter Herz,
0 GBP
600 - 1,000 GBP
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London 1948 Olympic Games bearer's torch complete with burner, designed by Ralph Lavers,
3,800 GBP
3,500 - 4,500 GBP
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London 1948 Olympic Games bearer's torch, designed by Ralph Lavers, aluminium alloy,
2,825 GBP
2,500 - 3,500 GBP
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Memorabilia relating to Jack Braughton, Great Britain 5,
300 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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London 1948 London Olympic Games participant's medal, designed by B Mackennal,
100 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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London 1948 London Olympic Games participant's medal, designed by B Mackennal,
0 GBP
160 - 180 GBP
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London 1948 Olympic Games participant's badge for athletics, design with Olympic Rings,
75 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Rare London 1948 Olympic Games official's badge for canoeing, silvered, design with Olympic Rings,
100 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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London 1948 Olympic Games gold medal winner's pin,
160 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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London 1948 Olympic Games presentation bronze plaque, bearing the Games insignia,
0 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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London 1948 Olympic Games badge, silver plate & enamel,
95 GBP
120 - 160 GBP
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London 1948 Olympic Games National Olympic Committee official's badge, silvered-metal,
520 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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London 1948 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony programme signed to the front cover by the IOC President
0 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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A full set of eight daily athletics programmes for the London 1948 Olympic Games,
75 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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An England cyclist's competitor's vest for the 1950 British Empire Games in Auckland, New Zealand,
160 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Memorabilia relating to the British athlete Sheila Pratt (later Sewell),
160 GBP
150 - 250 GBP
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The very rare bearer's torch for the first ever relay at a Winter Olympic Games at Oslo in 1952,
30,000 GBP
30,000 - 40,000 GBP
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Oslo 1952 Winter Olympic Games participation medal, copper, 56mm, by V.
0 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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Helsinki 1952 Olympic Games participation medal, designed by K Rasanen, bronze,
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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International Amateur Athletics Federation World Record plaque for the 4 x 1 Mile Relay won by the
600 GBP
600 - 800 GBP
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A Four Minute Mile autographed memorabilia display, comprising a card printed with sub-4min.
340 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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First Day Cover signed by the four-minute mile athletes Roger Bannister,
80 GBP
80 - 120 GBP
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Cortina 1956 Winter Olympic Games bearer's torch,
9,000 GBP
8,000 - 10,000 GBP
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Cortina 1956 Winter Olympic Games Organising Committee badge, rare, only 70 made,
500 GBP
500 - 700 GBP
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Cortina 1956 Winter Olympic Games participant's medal, bronze, 45mm, by C. Affer.
200 GBP
300 - 500 GBP
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Cortina 1956 Winter Olympic Games coach's armband,
110 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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An official's badge for the international horse riding event that took place immediately after the
240 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Very rare boxed 1956 Stockholm Equestrian Olympic Games participation medal,
0 GBP
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games bearer's torch,
8,500 GBP
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Rare Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games competitor's badge for fencing, enamelled metal,
200 GBP
240 - 280 GBP
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A rare example of a Rome 1960 Olympic Games bearer's torch still complete with original burner,
0 GBP
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Rome 1960 Olympic Games participant's medal, bronze, 55mm., by E.
200 GBP
160 - 200 GBP
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United States Olympic Committee medal designed in the manner of the Rome 1960 Olympic Games prize
100 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Rome 1960 Olympic Games French National Olympic Committee member's badge, blue,
0 GBP
200 - 250 GBP
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Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympic Games Olympic Committee badge, gilt-metal & light blue enamel,
0 GBP
400 - 600 GBP
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Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympic Games participation medal, bronze, by Welz,
0 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Innsbruck 1964 Winter Olympic Games ice hockey team leader's armband,
75 GBP
100 - 150 GBP
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Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games bearer's torch,
6,000 GBP
6,000 - 8,000 GBP
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A Tokyo 1964 torch holder in original box of issue, design led by Prof.
0 GBP
3,500 - 4,500 GBP
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Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games participation medal, designed by T. Okamoto and K.
120 GBP
150 - 200 GBP
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Tokyo 1964 Olympic Games official's badge, gold plate & enamel, inscribed OFFICIAL,
220 GBP
200 - 300 GBP
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