A rare silver & enamel 1934 World Cup commemorative medal awarded to Ottorino Barassi,
£1,500 - £2,500
A rare silver & enamel 1934 World Cup commemorative medal awarded to Ottorino Barassi, President and Secretary of FIGC (Italian F.A.) and Director of the FIFA 1934 World Cup Organising Committee, by Giulio Veronesi of Bologna (signed to the reverse), the obverse with an enamel map of the continents, two footballers in raised relief, two fasces and inscribed COPPA DEL MONDO, FOOTBALL, ITALIA, 1934 XII, named in enamel to OTTORINO BARASSI, the reverse enamelled with the flags of the participating nations and with details of all the tournament's matches culminating with the Italy v Czechoslovakia final in Rome, diameter 6.5cm. Please note that the medal was originally issued swivel-mounted on a wooden stand. However, Mr Barassi at a later date replaced the base. The replacement stand is in the form of an orb set on an acrylic base., measuring 23.5cm. high. Provenance: By family descent.