Torches used in the 2024 Paris Olympics, and numerous other official memorabilia were auctioned off on Sunday, with fans and a museum among the keen bidders.
The many items from the Games that went under the hammer fetched a total 228,556 euros ($259,634), including commissions taken by the Paris auction house, Vermot & Associes.
Among them were:
Five Olympic torches that were used in the relay along a path across French territory that eventually led up to the famous cauldron situated near the Louvre. They were sold off for between 12,000 and 20,000 euros apiece.
The red dress worn by a performer playing Marie Antoinette, who appeared with her head chopped off during the imaginative opening ceremony, as a French heavy metal band, Gojira, played.