Lot 703

Description

A group of award medals to J.H.Connor, including Melbourne International Exhibition, 1880-81, in bronze (76mm) by H.Stokes, inscribed on edge 'J.H.Connor - Brittany Cow'; National Agricultural Society of Victoria, in silver (51mm [4], 35mm [4) by J.Hogarth, inscribed on edge 'First Prize, Tom Thumb Pony (1877); 'First Prize Pony 'Tom Thumb' (1879); 'First Prize Dark Gray Pony 'Little Sambo' (1879); First Prize Brittany Heifer 'Little Alice' (1879); 'Special Prize Welsh Pony 'Mountain Hero' (1882); '2nd Prize Brittany Cow 'Daphne' (1882); inscribed on reverse ' 1st Prize/Brittany Heifer/2 yrs or under/Daphne 2nd' (1883); '2nd Prize/Brittany Bull/'Duke'/1883'; Geelong & Western District Agricultural & Horticultural Society, in silver (42mm) by Pinches, London, inscribed on reverse '1st Prize/to/J.H.Connor M.L.A./for Arab/Entire Pony/Geelong Oct 20th 1876'; The Governor's Prize, in silver (46mm) by Blashki & Sons, inscribed to 'The Hon J.H.Connor/1897; The Royal Agricu;tural Society of Victoria, Champion Prize, in silver (47mm) inscribed on reverse to 'J.H.Connor/for/Pony Mare 12 Hands or Under/1898'. First medal with original envelope of issue,last medal with dark tone on obverse, very fine - uncirculated. (12)

With one page of research and auction catalogues (2) for the Important Clearing Sale of cows, bulls, heifers, pony mares, horses, Wednesday 26th October 1887 on account of Mr J.H.Connor at his stud farm, Lake Beeac. Catlogues with handwritten annotations throughout.