One of only 33 Olympic Torches manufactured for Grenoble 1968 is going under the hammer ©Nate D. Sanders Auctions

An Olympic Torch produced for the 1968 Winter Olympic Games in Grenoble is to be auctioned tomorrow with a reserve price of $180,000 (£150,000/€160,000). 

Grenoble 1968 Torches are the scarcest of all Olympic Torches.

The Torch was one of only 33 produced by the Societe Technique d'Equipement et de Fournitures Industrielle and will be auctioned in Los Angeles by Nate D. Sanders Auctions.

In January, Boston-based RR Auction sold a Grenoble 1968 Torch at auction for $231,287 (£176,507/€203,822), including the buyer's premium. 

A Grenoble 1968 Olympic Torch sold in January raised more than $200,000 at auction ©Nate D. Sanders Auctions
A Grenoble 1968 Olympic Torch sold in January raised more than $200,000 at auction ©Nate D. Sanders Auctions

More than 5,000 Torchbearers carried the flame to Grenoble before the Opening Ceremony.

The copper plate torch features a crenelated design at the top resembling the Olympic flame, which serves as its windshield. 

The long handle segues to the top portion that holds the burner, distinguished by a silver plate featuring the official emblem of the Games designed by Roger Excoffon, France's most famous typeface designer and graphic designer.