在丹麦的一次拍卖会上,一笔历史性的1896年奥运银牌以141 658美元的价格出售,其估计价值增加了三倍。
A historic 1896 Olympic silver medal sold for $141,658, triple its estimate, at a Danish auction.
1896年雅典奥运会的银牌是首届现代奥运会,在丹麦拍卖会上以900,000丹麦克朗(141,658美元)出售。 在布鲁恩·拉斯穆森拍卖后,该奖牌的估计价值增加了三倍。
A silver medal from the 1896 Athens Olympics, the first modern Games, sold for DKK 900,000 ($141,658) at a Danish auction—triple its estimated value—after being auctioned by Bruun Rasmussen.
这枚奖牌是最早的奥林匹克文物之一,引起了国际上的强烈兴趣,尽管拍卖行无法确认丹麦重量推举者Viggo Jensen是否赢得了该奖牌,他声称丹麦在那次比赛中拥有第一枚奥林匹克金牌。
The medal, one of the earliest Olympic artifacts, drew strong international interest, though the auction house could not confirm if it was won by Danish weightlifter Viggo Jensen, who claimed Denmark’s first Olympic gold in that event.
该销售达到1,152,000丹麦克朗,包括收费,反映了收藏者对历史性体育纪念品日益增长的需求。
The sale, which reached DKK 1,152,000 including fees, reflects growing collector demand for historic sports memorabilia.