Winter Premier Auction 2017
Wed, Jan 4, 2017 04:00PM EST - Sat, Jan 21, 2017 11:00PM EST
Timed Auction
Lot 1003
2014 SOCHI WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES (UNUSED) TORCH WITH LOVELY DISPLAY STAND
Unsold
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
| $1,500,000 | $150,000 |
Offered here is a lovely unused 2014 SochiWinter Olympics torch. The relay took the Olympic flame65000 km from Olympia Greece to the Russian host city over a period of123 days. It remains the longest in time and distance that an Olympicflame has traveled for a Winter Games although runners carried it just2615 km of the way in Russia. The flame reached the North PoleEurope's highest peak (Mount Elbrus) and the world's deepest lake (LakeBaikal); it was even flown into space for the first time by a Soyuzrocket.
A team of Russian designers led by Vladimir Pirozhkov and AndreiVodyanik came up with the torch's beautiful aesthetic look depicting abird's feather in reference to the Phoenix a fire bird symbolizing goodluck and fortune in Russian folklore. The silver in the designrepresents ice while red is the traditional color of Russian sportsteams and signifies the fire kindling in the surrounding mountains ofthe Black Sea resort community. Near the flame opening at the top is"sochi.ru 2014" emblazoned with the Olympic rings logo. Made of aaluminum and polymer the torch is 95 cm long (37.5") 15 cm at itswidest point and weighs 3.8 lbs. Many torchbearers complained about itsweight slowing them down during the relay.
The unused torch comes in brand new condition with its originalprotective bag and even the 2014 Sochi Games box in which it was shipped from Russia. It presents strikingly in the included 19" tallmetal display stand branded with the 2014 Sochi Games official logo.
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