Lot n° 274
Estimation :
2000 - 3000
EUR
Result with fees
Result
: 2 500EUR
Official aluminum alloy torch of the Renaissance Games. Bea - Lot 274
Official aluminum alloy torch of the Renaissance Games. Bears the words "XIVth Olympiad 1948" on the openwork Olympic rings. Height: 33cm.
Olympia to London with Thanks to the bearer.
This torch and its sisters will cross Europe, and thus France, thanks to an unforgettable relay of runners. This is the second official torch, after the one in Berlin in 1936 (49 nations, compared with 59 here), and after the Second World War.
These second London Games after those of 1908 nevertheless marked the great Olympic and world revival, sealed by the exploits of Dutchwoman Fanny Blankers-Koen, virtuoso Micheline Ostermeyer, American Bob Mathias, Emil Zatopek, the Czech loco (see also: 1948 Olympic Games), Catalan Christian d'Oriola, Bordeaux native Jéhan de Buhan, Ariege native Jacques Dupont, Alain Mimoun and Marcel Hansenne. These first Games, without Baron de Courbertin (1863-1937), were also the last with artistic competitions (see also: Olympics 1948, Prouteau).
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