Bidspirit auction | Bracelet with 11 gold and

Bracelet with 11 gold and silver medals of racing competitions, owned by Countess Paola Della Chiesa, 1950s - 11 medals of racing competitions owned by Paola Della Chiesa, wife of the Earl Luigi Della Chiesa. 6 gold medals hallmarked ”750” and 5 silver medals, some of them hallmarked ”800”. Inner circumference 5 x 5 cm approx. Weight 112.9 gr. Item condition grading: **** good. Provenance: Heirs of the countess Paola Della Chiesa Literature: It belonged to the countess Paola Della Chiesa, wife of the Earl Luigi Della Chiesa. Paola Della Chiesa was one of the first women who drove a racing cars in many races. The 1950s and 1960s saw her driving Fiat 8Vs, the Cisitalia 202 and her favourite Lancia Aurelia B20.