Paris 1900 Olympic Games silver winner's plaque,by Frederic Vernon (1858-1912), for a physical exercises and sport event held in conjunction with the 1900 Exposition Universelle and, although deemed 'unofficial', as part of the Paris 1900 Olympiad, rectangular, struck with design in relief to both sides, the obverse inscribed REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE PARIS 1900 EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE and an image of the winged Goddess of Victory Nike, against a Paris cityscape, and scattering laurel leaves, with sculptor's name F VERNON to lower right corner, the reverse struck with image of a victorious ancient Greek Olympic athlete on a podium against an Athenian cityscape, inscribed with text to lower edge EXERCICES PHYSIQUES ET SPORTS, stamped with French Assay mark and ARGENT to lower edge, 58 by 41cm.
£1,200 - £1,500
Paris 1900 Olympic Games silver winner's plaque,by Frederic Vernon (1858-1912), for a physical exercises and sport event held in conjunction with the 1900 Exposition Universelle and, although deemed 'unofficial', as part of the Paris 1900 Olympiad, rectangular, struck with design in relief to both sides, the obverse inscribed REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE PARIS 1900 EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE and an image of the winged Goddess of Victory Nike, against a Paris cityscape, and scattering laurel leaves, with sculptor's name F VERNON to lower right corner, the reverse struck with image of a victorious ancient Greek Olympic athlete on a podium against an Athenian cityscape, inscribed with text to lower edge EXERCICES PHYSIQUES ET SPORTS, stamped with French Assay mark and ARGENT to lower edge, 58 by 41cm.