April 3, 2024
1924 Paris Olympic Games World Soccer Championship Presentation Silver Box to Contain the Championship Medals Awarded
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Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics was the sixth time the Olympic hosted a Football tournament, hosted in Paris. The tournament expanded to 22 countries from 4 confederations, with African sides Egypt (as the previous edition) and Turkey, Uruguay representing South America and the United States in representation of North America. Uruguay made a memorable debut, winning the gold medal and finishing unbeaten.The included silver presentation box features a stunning colored image of soccer players encountering the goalkeeper while making a save. The box was made and issued originally to contain the championship medals awarded by the team, and it is reported that the captain of Uruguay José Nasazzi was able to keep it after leading his nation of Uruguay to Gold. Inscribed on the front JEUX OLYMPIQUES PARIS 1924, URUGUAY CHAMPION OLYMPIQUE, FOOTBALL with the Olympic Rings, the lid features an ornately hand painted soccer match scene. The item comes with a letter of provenance attesting to the item being part of Rony Almeida's collection.
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