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≡ INGRID O’NEIL AUCTION 100 ≡
The 100th auction from famed California Olympic memorabilia auction promoter Ingrid O’Neil is live and the 386-lot offer will continue online through 9 May 2026.
There is a wide variety in this auction, with an emphasis on affordability, with starting prices of many items at $100 or less. But there are 20 with starting prices, or bids already made at $5,000 or more:
● $55,000: 1992 Albertville Winter torch
● $18,000: 2024 Paris Olympic torch
● $15,000: 1956 Melbourne Olympic torch
● $15,000: 1994 Lillehammer Winter torch
● $15,000: 2026 Milan Cortina Winter torch
● $10,000: 1932 Lake Placid Winter bronze medal
● $10,000: 1956 Stockholm Olympic equestrian bronze medal
● $9,000: 1964 Innsbruck Winter silver medal
● $9,000: 1988 Calgary Winter silver medal
● $8,500: 1906 Athens (Intercalated) Olympic gold medal
● $8,000: 1980 Lake Placid Winter “trial” torch
● $6,000: 1906 Athens (Intercalated) Olympic silver medal
● $6,000: 1924 Paris Olympic silver medal
● $6,000: 1960 Squaw Valley Winter silver medal
● $6,000: 1984 Los Angeles Olympic gold medal
● $6,000: 1998 Nagano Winter torch
● $6,000: 2020 Tokyo Olympic torch
● $5,000: 1932 Lake Placid Winter participation medal
● $5,000: 1948 London Olympic torch
● $5,000: 2022 Beijing Winter torch
The elegant, curved Albertville torch is a perennial hot item as only 130 were made. This auction also includes torches from both recent Games: a Paris 2024 torch starting at $18,000 and a Milan Cortina 2026 torch, starting at $15,000.
There is also the rare 1932 Lake Placid Winter Games participation medal – in an elegant Art Deco style – offered at $5,000 to start. By contrast, a participation medal from the 1912 Stockholm Olympic Games is available with a modest starting bid of just $200. Antwerp 1920 is also available, starting at $400.
With the 2028 Los Angeles Games just a couple of years away, look for more interest in 1932 and 1984 Los Angeles Olympic items and this auction has some interesting ones. From 1932, there are tickets and programs, but also a tie tack ($100 starter), a button for Arden Milk – a major L.A. dairy – starting at $100, banners, postcards and more.
From 1984 are a torch ($3,000 starter), but much more, including an Olympic Flame safety lantern ($2,800 starter) and how about a trumpet (one of 126!) from the 1984 Olympic opening ceremony, complete with flag! It starts at $3,000.
Fans of Olympic mascots may be interested in a foot-long model of Munich ‘72’s “Waldi,” the first commercially-popularized mascot of the Games, along with three “Waldi” keychains; the package starts at $200.
Maybe the most poignant item is a list of the events for the 1940 Olympic Games to be held in Helsinki (FIN), but canceled due to World War II. It starts at $300.
Lots to choose from and congratulations to O’Neil on her 100th auction! It continues to 9 May.
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