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Memorabilia relating to the British double-Olympic 800m champion athlete Douglas Lowe, comprising: i) an original crayon, pencil & wash portrait drawi

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£450
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£450 - £550

Memorabilia relating to the British double-Olympic 800m champion athlete Douglas Lowe, comprising: i) an original crayon, pencil & wash portrait drawing of Douglas Lowe by the artist Bernard Partridge (1861-1945) for publication in Punch Magazine; ii) a bronze plaque with enamel Union Jack and Stars & Stripes flags, inscribed ATHLETIC RELAY AND TEAM MATCH, BRITISH EMPIRE VESUS UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LONDON, 15th AUGUST 1936, U.S.A. 11 EVENTS, BRITISH EMPIRE 3, D.G.A. LOWE, wooden backboard with easel support; iii) a gilt-metal & enamel lapel badge inscribed ENGLAND DEUTSCHLAND LANDER-KAMPE, 1931; iv) a bronze participant's medal for the London 1934 British Empire Games; v) a bronze medal for an international athletics meeting in Hannover 3-4 September 1927, for the 4x400m relay; vi) a cased silver 2nd place AAA Championships medal for the half mile at Stamford Bridge, 21st June 1924 Douglas Lowe achieved back-to-back Olympic gold medals for the 800m at the Paris 1924 and Amsterdam 1928 Olympic Games. He retired at the end of the 1928 season to embark on a distinguished career in law. He was made a judge in 1964, and Recorder at the Crown Court.