A trophy presented by the Mexican F.A. to the FIFA Executive Committee member Ottorino Barassi on
Hammer Price:
£600
Estimated Price:
£750 - £1,000
A trophy presented by the Mexican F.A. to the FIFA Executive Committee member Ottorino Barassi on the occasion of the 1970 World Cup, in the form of a silver plated model of the iconic panelled Telstar football used at the tournament, on plinth, later reset on an acrylic base mounted with the original base's silvered plaque bearing enamel crests of FIFA and the sixteen competing nations, inscribed LA FEDERALION MEXICANA DE FUTBOL ASOC. A DR. OTTORINO BARASSI, height 22.5cm. Provenance: By family descent. The following lots 428 to 460 were awarded to Italian Sports Official Ottorino Barassi. For Biographical information regarding Ottorino Barassi see lot 428.