Lot 2778

Description

W.C.B.C. (West Coast Band Competition), a group of fob medals won by W.M.Garth between 1897 and 1930, gold (5) and silver (9): hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.2g, 26x23mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1st Prize/Baritone/Solo/Won By/W.Garth'; N.I.B.B.A. (North Island Brass Bands Association), Palmerston N., 1899, uniface, struck in silver (35x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '2nd Prize/Baritone Solo/Won by/W.M.Garth' [illustrated]; hand engraved in silver and gold (32x32mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'W.C.B.C./23.5.99/Baritone/2nd Prize/W.M.Garth'; another, handcrafted in silver (35x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '2nd Prize/Euphonium/Quartette' [illustrated]; hand engraved in gold (9ct, 8.4g, 32x32mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'W.C.B.C./1st Prize/B.Flat Bass/W.M.Garth/24.5.00'; hand engraved in silver (30x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1901/Euphonium/W.M.Garth/2nd Prize'; another hand engraved in silver (30x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1901/Baritone/W.M.Garth/2nd Prize'; hand engraved in silver (40x33mm), by Lloyd (H.W.Lloyd, Greymouth & Wellington), reverse inscribed '1st/Test/Selections/Westport & Grey/W.Grath/Euphonium/1904-5'; hand engraved in silver (30x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'W.C.B.C./2nd Eupho/W.Garth/1905/Greyth.'; hand engraved in silver (30x30mm), by J.C. (John Cairney, Greymouth), reverse inscribed 'W.C.B.C./2nd/Quartette/W.Garth/Greyth./1905'; handcrafted in gold (9ct, 9.5g, 35x35mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'W.C.B.C./Hokitika/Euphonium Solo/W.M.Garth/1st/May 8th 1906' [illustrated]; W.C.B.C, 1908, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.7g, 38x28mm), unknown maker, reverse inscribed 'Euphonium/W.Garth/1st' [illustrated]; hand engraved in gold (9ct, 8.2g, 32mm), reverse inscribed 'To/W.M.Garth/From Members GM Band/On His Completetion of/40 Years Service/15-10-30' [illustrated]; also, WCBB, badge in silver (60x28mm), no maker, pin-back [illustrated]. All with ring top suspensions except the last, fine - very fine. (14)