Bidding on 518 lots has ended on 1st May 2022. 76% of all lots sold
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We only offer collectables which to the best of our specialists knowledge are authentic. About 15% of all consignments are returned to the consignor after extensive research due to authenticity issues.
Unlike traditional auction houses we do offer a full right of return. If you are not satisfied with what you won or bought, you may return it within 14 days. Please inform us and we will instruct you on how to return the goods. For more information, please visit FAQ pages.
Important note: Cancelling bids after an auction may disappoint the consignor, who like you is a collector. This situation is easy to avoid. We encourage you not to bid on any collectable if you are unsure if it fits into your collection. Ask us to cancel your bid 24 hours prior to the end of an auction to avoid this situation.
Award document of the olympic victory pin of the DRL in gold to Heinrich Pollay. Pollay was a two times gold medal winner in the 1936 Olympic Games.
Initially a police officer, Heinz Pollay joined the German Army in 1935. Pollay took up horse riding relatively late in life, in 1932 at the Potsdam Police Riding School, when he was already 24-years-old. Soon his talent was noticed by Otto Lörke, one of the most renowned German equestrian coaches and Pollay started to study at the Hannover Cavalry School. The high point of his sporting career came at the 1936 Olympics, where he won gold in both individual and team dressage.
Pollay served in the Army until 1947, when he retired from the force as a colonel. After his retirement, Pollay worked as the head of the public relations department at the Max Planck Society for the Advancement of Science, retiring from that position in 1973. He competed at his second Olympics in 1952, winning a bronze medal in team competition, while finishing seventh individually. Pollay retired from sports after the 1952 Olympics, but remained active in equestrian circles as an official and judge. Pollay took the Judge’s Oath at the 1972 Olympics in München, the first official to do so at the Summer Olympics. Pollay was Deputy Chairman of the Dressage Committee of the German Olympic Committee for Equestrian Sports (DOKR) from 1970-77, a member of the Dressage Committee of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) from 1974-76, and a member of the Dressage Committee of the German Association of Judges.