Space Exploration Trophy
Soviet Union: c. 1970s
Polished marble and geode
12 inches high
Provenance: Sotheby's Soviet Space Sale, New York, c. 1990s
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Space Exploration Trophy
Soviet Union: c. 1970s
Soviet Union: c. 1970s
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The shaped black marble obelisk supporting a 2.25-inch geode sphere (probably representing the moon), surmounted by a metallic crystal, and with metal band showing space vehicle orbit, all on round marble base.
A unique trophy, presented to a Russian cosmonaut in recognition of his contribution to the exploration of outer space. A variety of trophies, artifacts, and memorabilia from the Soviet space exploration program were consigned by various cosmonauts to Sotheby’s, New York, in two different sales in the 1990s. This is one such item.