The Sydney exhibition will continue until 2 pm this afternoon at Smith & Singer, 30 Queen Street, Woollahra.

The auction will commence at 6.00 pm tonight at the National Council of Jewish Women of Australia, 111 Queen Street, Woollahra.   Register to bid now.

Comprising a highly important collection of medals within the history and development of Australian sport, Smith & Singer are honoured to present, on behalf of the Rose Family, the four Olympic gold and four British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medals won by swimming legend Murray Rose AM, between 1956 and 1962.  The collection represents the most significant sale of Olympic gold medals to be offered publicly at auction in Australia.  

Of the four Olympic gold medals on offer, one is the medal awarded to Murray Rose for winning the 400m men’s freestyle swimming final race held on 31 August 1960 as part of the Games of the XVII Olympiad in Rome ( lot 4, estimate $60,000 – 80,000, pictured above left).  Of the four British Empire and Commonwealth Games gold medals on offer, one is the medal awarded to Murray Rose for winning the 1650 yard men’s freestyle swimming final race held on 30 November 1962 as part of the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth ( lot 8, estimate $30,000 – 40,000, pictured above right).