SPORT MEMORABILIA
AUCTION
Monday 2 December 2024
from 10.30 am (lots 1-215) and from 2.30 pm (lots 216-545)
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Lot 1
Card stamped and dated September 1, 1954, with a purple cancellation mark of the shipment and autographs of the participants on the reverse side.
15 x 10.5 cm.
Starting price: € 150 | Estimate : € 200 - 300 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 2
Black and white postcard depicting the alpine team, with the autographs of the participants on the reverse and a double stamp, including a Peruvian cancellation mark for the stamps and the city of Biella.
14.5 x 15 cm.
Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 150 - 200
Lot 3
Offset poster, Mario Gros & C., Turin.
Quality: B+. Velvety finish on Japanese paper.
Dimensions: 100 x 70 cm.
Starting price: € 25 | Estimate : € 50 - 100
Lot 4
Silver medal (diameter 50 mm - 51 g) personalized for Albert Clement, third place in the first edition of the French Grand Prix held in Le Mans. The race was organized by the Automobile Club de l'Ouest and took place on June 26 and 27, won by Ferenc Szisz in a Renault,
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Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 200 - 300 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 5
Commemorative postcard of the Mille Miglia race with the three drivers' signatures on the back.
Starting price: € 250 | Estimate : € 350 - 500 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 6
My Life at 300 km/h. Palazzi. Images out of text; hardcover, without dust jacket, 275 pages, well preserved. Autograph in pen.
Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 200 - 300 | Sold for : € 150
Lot 7
Black and white photographic card, promotional for Ferrari and Arexons World Champion, with the blue marker autographs of the two drivers.
30 x 21 cm.
Starting price: € 150 | Estimate : € 300 - 500 | Sold for : € 225
Lot 8
Postcard with the autograph of the Italian driver.
Starting price: € 50 | Estimate : € 75 - 100
Lot 9
Greeting card with a violet signature from the Italian entrepreneur, sports executive, racing driver, and founder of the eponymous car manufacturer.
Starting price: € 250 | Estimate : € 350 - 500 | Sold for : € 375
Lot 10
Postcard with the autograph of the Swiss Formula 1 racing champion.
Starting price: € 25 | Estimate : € 50 - 75 | Sold for : € 25
Lot 11
Postcard with the autograph of the Formula 1 world champion in 1961.
Starting price: € 50 | Estimate : € 75 - 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 12
Beautiful full autograph in pen from the year '94 on a small conversation manual titled 'I Speak Portuguese.'
Dimensions: 10.5 x 17 cm.
Provenance: RCS journalist.
Matching Photo.
Starting price: € 250 | Estimate : € 500 - 750 | Sold for : € 1.600
Lot 13
Two official Ferrari postcards with the autographs of the multiple Formula 1 world champion and second driver Eddie Irvine.
Starting price: € 200 | Estimate : € 250 - 300
Lot 14
Replica of the race helmet produced in very limited numbers for prominent FIAT Group figures.
'Official Bell Helmet Release. Michael Schumacher private collection 2000 show only.'
Mounted in a dedicated plexiglass case, a label on the bottom 'cannot be used in any
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Starting price: € 400 | Estimate : € 2.500 - 5.000 | Sold for : € 1.600
Lot 15
Shoes designed in 2001 by Filippo Pavesi, custom-made for the exclusive use of Michael Schumacher for the 2002 Formula 1 World Championship (80 pairs handcrafted in Italy by Fila).
With these Fila shoes (and subsequent versions in 2003 and 2004), the German champion
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Starting price: € 5.000 | Estimate : € 10.000 - 15.000 | Sold for : € 5.000
Lot 16
Official postcard of the team that won the Champions Cup on March 23, 1972, in Tel Aviv. Includes the autographs of the players. Beautiful.
Starting price: € 25 | Estimate : € 75 - 100 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 17
Wonderful autograph on a Nike T-shirt, size L, pink with a green logo from the 90s.
Attached is a COA (Certificate of Authenticity) of provenance.
Provenance:
Former helicopter pilot who transported 'Air Jordan' in the spring of 1990 during his return to Bormio for a
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Starting price: € 1.750 | Estimate : € 2.500 - 3.500 | Sold for : € 1.750
Lot 18
Nike ball with the autographs of the team that won the league title.
Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 150 - 200 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 19
Replica home tank top, Nike, size M.
Personalized with the name Kobe Bryant and number 10.
Features an autograph on the number 1.
Comes with a PSA COA for the authenticity of the signature.
Provenance:
Private collection.
Starting price: € 2.000 | Estimate : € 2.500 - 3.000 | Sold for : € 2.000
Lot 20
Photographic postcard with autograph.
10 x 14.5 cm.
Starting price: € 25 | Estimate : € 50 - 75
Lot 21
Autograph of Benvenuti on photographic card, along with the autographs of Cesare Bagnoli and Francesco Covicchi.
Starting price: € 25 | Estimate : € 50 - 75 | Sold for : € 25
Lot 22
Everlast boxing glove with the autograph of the former heavyweight champion in silver marker.
Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 200 - 300
Lot 23
Pair of boxing gloves with a dedication and autographs of the two boxer brothers.
Starting price: € 200 | Estimate : € 350 - 500
Lot 24
International Women’s Foil Tournament - Silver Foil Esperia - Como, Villa Comunale dell'Olmo, May 15-16, 1971, collection of autographs from the fencers in the official booklet of the event.
Starting price: € 50 | Estimate : € 75 - 100
Lot 25
Beautiful personalized Juventus golf bag, adorned with Pavel Nedved's autograph.
Starting price: € 200 | Estimate : € 300 - 400 | Sold for : € 200
Lot 26
Bronze medal (41 mm x 46 mm) personalized with number 758 and an orange ribbon with the inscription 'Leicht-athletik.'
On the front, the five Olympic rings are depicted above the Brandenburg Gate with the inscription 'XI Olympiade Berlin 1936' - 758 below.
Rare.
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Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 300 - 400 | Sold for : € 450
Lot 27
London Olympic Games torch, - 1948
designed by Ralph Lavers, cast alloy crown, with pierced Olympic rings and embossed "XlVth Olympiad 1948 Olympia to London with thanks to the Bearer".
Rare and well-preserved.
Starting price: € 1.500 | Estimate : € 2.000 - 2.500 | Sold for : € 2.200
Lot 28
A brochure regarding the winners of the Olympic Games from 1896 to 1960, along with the itineraries for Rome 1960 from the Automobile Club d'Italia.
Starting price: € 150 | Estimate : € 200 - 250
Lot 29
Participation medal in bronze.
Diameter 50 mm - weight 61.50 g.
Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 300 - 400 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 30
Condition A-
Slight stains at the edges
72 x 105.5 cm
Starting price: € 250 | Estimate : € 350 - 500 Ordinary vat
Lot 31
Advertising poster for Fila depicting the champion from Bologna with skis on his shoulders, featuring a wonderfull autograph.
70 x 100 cm.
Starting price: € 50 | Estimate : € 100 - 150 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 32
The three autographs, two on a postcard and one on a card.
Starting price: € 25 | Estimate : € 50 - 75 | Sold for : € 75
Lot 33
Offset poster, Fraure, Rome.
Quality: B.
Dimensions: 70 x 33 cm.
Starting price: € 25 | Estimate : € 50 - 100 | Sold for : € 25
Lot 34
Three publications: 'Il mio Atlantico,' '400 giorni intorno al mondo,' and 'La Zattera,' all signed by Fogar.
Starting price: € 50 | Estimate : € 100 - 150 | Sold for : € 300
Lot 35
First Day Cover with special cancellation and autographs of the Azzurra crew, signed on the occasion of the 'Azzurra per la Vita' evening on February 20, 1984.
Includes signatures from Ricci, Pelaschier, Isenburg, Ballanti, Nava, Maletto, and Vice President Riccardo
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Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 150 - 200 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 36
First Day Cover with special cancellation and autographs of the Azzurra crew, signed on the occasion of the 'Azzurra per la Vita' evening on February 20, 1984.
Includes signatures from Ricci, Pelaschier, Isenburg, Ballanti, Nava, Maletto, and Vice President Riccardo
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Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 150 - 200 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 37
Magazine 'Gli Assi e l’attualità,' the first three issues dedicated, in order, to the three cyclists.
Size: 19 x 28 cm.
Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 150 - 250 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 38
Five photographic postcards with autographs of Nino Defilippis, Adolfo Leoni, Lino Fornara, Ercole Baldini, and Bruno Loatti.
9 x 14 cm
Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 150 - 200
Lot 39
Sixteen postcards were sent to the former director of the Automobile Club of Genoa, almost all signed by Fausto Coppi, with some featuring signatures from members of the Cycling National Team of those years.
Beautiful and rare collection.
Provenance:
Private
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Starting price: € 500 | Estimate : € 1.000 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 40
White Unis Sport cycling cap with tricolor, autograph and date on the visor. Included are two small-format photographic prints (6 x 9 cm) with autographs and a photographic postcard (10 x 15 cm) depicting him in the Bianchi uniform, also with an autograph.
Provenance:
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Starting price: € 500 | Estimate : € 1.000 - 1.500 | Sold for : € 500
Lot 41
Photographic postcard with autograph, along with a photographic print signed by Zilioli (1972) and a photographic postcard signed by Roger Rivière.
Starting price: € 150 | Estimate : € 200 - 250
Lot 42
Hundreds of autographs from cyclists participating in the Giro di Lombardia, affixed to personalized philatelic envelopes, including: Motta, Gimondi, Adorni, Merckx, Durant, Zilioli, Moser, Bitossi. Rare collection.
Starting price: € 250 | Estimate : € 350 - 500
Lot 43
Commemorative postcard for the 50th Giro d'Italia with the autograph of champion Nuvola Rossa.
Starting price: € 50 | Estimate : € 75 - 100 | Sold for : € 100
Lot 44
Promotional postcard for Gios with 8 autographs of Giro d'Italia riders, including Moser, Baronchelli, Panizza, and Battaglin.
Starting price: € 50 | Estimate : € 75 - 100 | Sold for : € 50
Lot 45
25 postcards with 28 autographs of Italian cyclists: Adorni, Algeri, Allocchio, Baronchelli, Beccia, Bombini, Bugno, Chiappucci, Commesso, Contini, Corti, Elli, Fondriest, Gavazzi, Gimondi, Giuliani, Gotti, Grimani, Moser + Kelly, Motta, Panizzi, Saronni, Sonvico,
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Starting price: € 250 | Estimate : € 300 - 350 | Sold for : € 250
Lot 46
26 postcards with 26 autographs of foreign cyclists: Anderson, Bauer, Capitoux, Da Silva, Delgado, Fignon, Golz, Hampsten, Hinault, Hooydonck, Ichikkawa, Kelly, Kuiper, Lauritzen, Lajerreta, Maechler, Merckx, Mottet, Pedersen, Prim, Robic, Schoot, Van der Poel, Wilson,
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Starting price: € 250 | Estimate : € 300 - 350
Lot 47
Postcard with a beautiful autograph of the cyclist.
Starting price: € 50 | Estimate : € 75 - 100
Lot 48
Recognition plaque for the support cars of the 69th Giro d'Italia.
50 x 25 cm.
Starting price: € 25 | Estimate : € 50 - 75 | Sold for : € 75
Lot 49
A beautiful large-format photographic and descriptive book focused on the 525 victories of the Cannibale. Limited edition in few copies, enhanced by a splendid autograph.
Starting price: € 100 | Estimate : € 300 - 500 | Sold for : € 125
Lot 50
Photographic poster depicting Pantani riding the Wilier Triestina, with an autograph and dedication to the Valperga fan club.
70 x 40 cm.
Starting price: € 500 | Estimate : € 750 - 1.000