A rare Cortina 1956 Winter Olympic Games bearer's torch in superb condition complete with burner containing the original wick, based on Ralph Lavers's
Hammer:
£10,000
Estimate:
£15,000 - £20,000
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A rare Cortina 1956 Winter Olympic Games bearer's torch in superb condition complete with burner containing the original wick, based on Ralph Lavers's aluminium alloy pierced bowl with legend design first used at the London 1948 Summer Games It is unrecorded how many torches were used during the 1956 Winter Games relay, but it was a moderately low figure.