12-09-200812-09-2008
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2437Boston
December 9, 2008 10:00 AMCalender
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Gold Charm Bracelet

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$1,304$1,100
Auction: Fine Jewelry - 2437Location: BostonDate / Time: December 09, 2008 10:00AM

Description:

Gold Charm Bracelet, the 14kt gold bracelet suspending various charms including antique engraved fobs, a green hardstone hand, amethyst bead berry, and other travel and sentimental charms, several inscribed "Cecilia," and an ice skate, 74.1 dwt, lg. 7 1/2 in.

From the estate of British figure skater Magdalena Cecilia Colledge (November 28, 1920-April 12, 2008). She was the youngest athlete to compete in the Winter Olympics, going on to become a World Champion in 1937, and silver medalist in the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. Her championships include the European women's from 1937-1939, and was six times the British national women's champion. Becoming a professional skater in the 1940s, she relocated to the United States and coached at the Skating Club of Boston. She created the camel and layback spins and the one-foot axel jump.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

Keywords

Magdalena Cecilia, Charm Bracelet, Magdalena Cecilia Colledge, skater , the 1936 Winter Olympics, the Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics, youngest athlete, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, 1936 Winter Olympics, athlete , United States, Skating Club of Boston