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Friday 26 June 2026, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Automobilia - Monza Grand Prix , 1926

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€ 3.500 - 4.000

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430x340mm

Extremely rare and extraordinary lot for the Sports Commissioner at the Monza Grand Prix, consisting of a
blue silk flag with gold braid embroidery VI Grand Prix of the Automobile Club of Italy - II World Championship held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 5 September 1926 , and commissioner's armband.

The flag is mounted on a silver metal pole, composed of two sections that can be screwed together for a total length of 70 cm, with a ball knob at the top and drapery straps.

One side of the flag, on a blue field, has the following text embroidered in gold braid in the centre , arranged to form a heraldic oval:

(upper arch) MONZA RACE TRACK 5 – 9 – 1926

(center) VI. ACI GRAND PRIX

(lower arch) II. WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

On the other side, again on a blue field, are the magnificent coats of arms of the Automobile Club of Milan, embroidered in polychrome silk: a white cross on a red background, a golden eagle, and a crowned SIAS shield, all surrounded by oak and laurel wreaths. At the bottom, again embroidered, is the inscription "HOMAGGIO DI FITTA C.BIELLA MILANO" (TRIBUTION TO THE COMPANY C.BIELLA MILAN).

Flag preserved in its original wooden suitcase case covered in leather, with brass hardware, edge protectors and handle, interior padded in white silk.

The bracelet for SPORTS STEWARDS , in the shape of a shield, in red fabric, with elastic bands to hold it around the arm.

The lot is completed by a rare silver metal badge, with polychrome enamels, of the REALE AUTOMOBILE CLUB D'ITALIA for the XII ITALIAN GRAND PRIX - MONZA XII
All in excellent condition.

Flag dimensions 430x340 mm
Bracelet measures 95x130 mm
Badge measures 75x40 mm

Slight tear and small stain on the outside of both sides of the blue field of the flag. The gold braid is slightly darkened in some areas. The arm shield has a detached band of approximately 45 mm at the top. All signs of wear are normal for this item, steeped in history.

The 1926 Italian Grand Prix was the second round of the World Motor Speed Championship (the precursor to today's Formula 1), organised by the AIACR (Association Internationale des Automobiles Clubs Reconnus).
The race on September 5, 1926 was won by Louis Charavel (known as "Sabipa") in a Bugatti Type 39. The 1926 season

It was tragically marked by serious accidents: Emilio Materassi and other drivers lost their lives in races that year.

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