A group of three Olympic Games participation medals awarded to the British IOC member Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett, for 1932 Los Angeles, designed by Julio
£500 - £700
A group of three Olympic Games participation medals awarded to the British IOC member Sir Noel Curtis-Bennett, for 1932 Los Angeles, designed by Julio Kilenyi, bronze, the obverse with a standing athlete carrying an unfurled banner of the Xth Olympiad, the reverse with two seated figures supporting the shield of the USA; for 1936 Berlin, designed by Otto Placzek, bronze, the obverse with five athletes representing the five continents, pulling the ropes of the Olympic bell, the reverse with the Olympic bell embossed with a German eagle holding Olympic rings; for 1948 London, designed by B Mackennal/J Pinches, bronze, the obverse with a view of Westminster, the obverse with a triumphant charioteer in a quadriga; sold together with a white metal medal inscribed 4711-ERINNERUNG, OLYMPIA, 1936, BERLIN, KOLN, GLOCKENGASSE; and a named commemorative plaque for the 1948 London Olympic Games, designed with a view of Westminster, Olympic Rings and legend, the reverse with a classical discus thrower and inscribed SIR NOEL CURTIS-BENNETT (5)