SCP Auctions, Inc.
Timed Auction

Mid Summer Classic Auction 2016

Tue, Mar 8, 2016 04:00PM EST - Sat, Aug 20, 2016 11:00PM EDT
Lot 1136

1900 PARIS OLYMPIC GAMES STERLING SILVER JUDGE'S PLAQUE (RARE)

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$1,821.60
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Offered here is an ancient and scarce sterling silver judge’s plaque from the second official Olympic Games held 1900 in Paris. Measuring 7.5 by 13 cm it features a raised artistic depiction of a Greek goddess seated on a throne holding a long horn which rests on her knee and clutching a palm of victory near her breast. The bottom is engraved “Jury” and the top has the year “1900.” The designer and maker are engraved on the front edges “L. Botte’e - No. 163 – Christofle.” The reverse is blank. This exquisitely-designed plaque was issued to a judge presiding over the Olympic Games and Exposition Universelle in Paris. The 1900 Summer Olympics were held in conjunction with the World’s Fair and were the first Games to admit women athletes. With the gorgeous relief portrait of the Greek goddess—an appropriate image considering the origin of the Olympics and allowance of female participation—and elegantly sculpted edges this is a truly stunning and ornate early Olympic artifact. Extremely well-preserved the plaque presents in NM-MT condition and comes in its original custom-fitted 4–by-6.5 inch suede mat for a lovely display.

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