Beschreibung:

A group of six medals honouring Uruguay's football victories at the 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games, a gold & enamel example named to ASDRUBAL CASAS awarded on the 30th anniversary of the 1924 Olympic win in 1954; two identical gold plate & enamel medals named to A. CANAVESI & F. BATIGNANI awarded as civic honours by the administration of San Jose for the 1928 Olympic win; and a gold & enamel medal commemorative medal named to J.P.ARREMOND in honour of the 1928 Olympic victory; a silver plated & enamel commemorative medal produced for the general public after the 1924 Olympic triumph; and a similar commemorative medal in silver plate celebrating the double victories of 1924 & 1928; the lot also including an original b&w photograph of Hector Scarone scoring a goal in the 1928 Amsterdam final; and two testimonial presentation plaques, the first from the Uruguayan Olympic Committee to the 1924 Olympic gold medal winning footballer Roberto Figueroa, an inscribed brass plaque dated 19th June 1987, on a red velvet backboard, in original fitted case, 17 by 23 cm., 6 3/4 by 9 in., the other a silver plated, bronze and enamel plaque presented to the Uruguay 1950 World Cup winning physical fitness trainer Romeo Vazquez, on a maroon velvet backboard, 13 by 19 cm., 5 by 7 1/2 in. (9) Asdrubal Casas was a delegate at the 1924 Games in Paris. Adhemar Canavasi, Fausto Batignani and Juan Arremon were all members of the gold medal winning football team at the Amsterdam Olympics in 1928.