A Meissen porcelain roundel commemorating the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, obverse with Olympic Rings, laurel and the Olympic motto, the reverse with
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£150
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£200 - £300
A Meissen porcelain roundel commemorating the 1956 Melbourne Olympic Games, obverse with Olympic Rings, laurel and the Olympic motto, the reverse with legend in German, and inscribed MELBOURNE, 1956, crossed swords mark, diameter 9cm., 3 1/2in. Provenance: The Rt. Hon. The Lord Porritt, New Zealand Member of the IOC 1934-1967. For additional information on Arthur Porritt, see lot 200.