Paris 1900 Olympic Games award plaque for a gymnastics competition,inscribed 'Concours de Gymnastique de la Seine', silver-gilt, by Frederic Vernon (1858-1912), awarded for a gymnastics event held in conjunction with the 1900 Exposition Universelle which, although deemed 'unofficial, ' was part of the Paris 1900 Olympiad, rectangular, struck with design in relief to both sides, the obverse bearing text REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE PARIS 1900 EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE and 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 "Concours de Gymnastique de la Seine", stamped with French Assay mark and ARGENT to lower edge, 58 by 41cm.
£1,200 - £1,500
Paris 1900 Olympic Games award plaque for a gymnastics competition,inscribed 'Concours de Gymnastique de la Seine', silver-gilt, by Frederic Vernon (1858-1912), awarded for a gymnastics event held in conjunction with the 1900 Exposition Universelle which, although deemed 'unofficial, ' was part of the Paris 1900 Olympiad, rectangular, struck with design in relief to both sides, the obverse bearing text REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE PARIS 1900 EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE and 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 "Concours de Gymnastique de la Seine", stamped with French Assay mark and ARGENT to lower edge, 58 by 41cm.