(ATR) Rarities from the Olympics starting with Athens 1896 will be sold at auction this week by dealer Ulf Strom.
The latest auction from the Stockholm-based Strom includes 110 items, most dating from the first half of the 20th century.
From the 1896 Athens Olympics, a bronze participation medal is described as "unusually well preserved with sharp edges, beautiful brown color and lots of original luster". It is priced at $750.
For collectors of Muhammad Ali or Rome 1960, the official boxing program and a ticket to the final where Ali won his gold medal is available as a two piece lot. The items carry a $500 reserve.
From Paris 1900 comes a rare piece of ephemera, a cardboard badge for the shooting committee issued to one Captain Sadi-Carnot, Shooting Committee member. The octagonal badge is valued at $3,500.
Perhaps the items with the most intriguing provenanceonce belonged to George W. Hearn, the founder of aquatics federation FINA.
A silvered enamel referee badge is priced at $3,500 while a whistle engraved with the initials of the English coach is listed at $750. The two items date from the 1908 London Olympics.
A competitor ́s badgefrom the first Winter Olympics, Chamonix 1924 is $5,500.
An IOC session badge from Amsterdam 1928, described as "extremely rare" has the highest reserve of any item in the catalog, $9,000.
Awarded the 1940 Olympics, but later cancelled, Tokyo items are hard to find. The Strom auction includes a silvered enamel badge valued at $3,000.
A badge from the 1948 London IOC Session is listed at $4,500.
Bids for the auction are due April 13.
For details and terms of the auction, click on this link to see a .pdf catalog.
Contact the dealer via ulf.strom@mbox302.swipnet.se
Reported by Ed Hula.