A silver medal presented to IOC members as a souvenir of an audience with His Holiness Pope Paul VI during their 64th I.O.C. Session in Rome in 1964,
£800 - £1,000
A silver medal presented to IOC members as a souvenir of an audience with His Holiness Pope Paul VI during their 64th I.O.C. Session in Rome in 1964, stamped .800, by Lello Scorzelli, in original case The case contains the following typed note: 'In accordance with his undertaking during the 64th I.O.C. Session in Rome, and having attained the permission of the State Secretariat of the Vatican, Mr. Giulio Onesti, President of the Italian Olympic Committee, is pleased to let you have a special medal as a souvenir of the solemn audience granted by His Holiness the Pope to the Members of the I.O.C.' Provenance: The Rt. Hon. The Lord Porritt, New Zealand Member of the IOC 1934-1967. For additional information on Arthur Porritt, see lot 200.