Lot 4006

Description

A group of twenty two medals awarded to one Southland family for Romney Marsh sheep, covering the twenty two years from 1936 to 1958: Reginald Mackinnon Trust, A & P Prizes Fund, uniface, struck in silver (35mm), Gore A & P Association, ten medals awarded between 1936 and 1957: no maker, reverse inscribed 'Champion Medal/Romney/Marsh Ram/Won by D.Robertson/1936' [illustrated]; another, no maker, reverse inscribed 'Romney Marsh/Won By/David Robertson/Waikoikoi/1939'; another, no maker, reverse inscribed 'Romney Group/Won By/D.Robertson/Conical Hills/1940'; another, no maker, reverse inscribed 'Champion/Romney Ram/Won By/D.Robertson/Conical Hill/1941'; another, no maker, reverse inscribed 'Estate/D.Robertson/Best Romney Ram/1945'; another, no maker, reverse inscribed 'Estate/D.Robertson/Best Romney Ram/1946; another, by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), reverse inscribed 'Estate/D.Robertson/Best/Romney Marsh Ram/1952'; another, no maker, reverse inscribed 'Est. D.Robertson/Champion Romney Ram/1955'; another, by B&S (Bock & Son, Wellington), reverse inscribed 'Estate/D.Robertson/Champion Romney Ram/1956'; another, by B&S, reverse inscribed 'Estate/D.Robertson/Champ.Romney Ram/1957'; Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand, Royal Champion - eight medals struck in gold (all 9ct, total weight 119.4g, each 30mm), awarded between 1939 and 1958, maker M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington): (15.1g), reverse inscribed 'Romney Marsh/Ram/D.Robertson/1939' [illustrated]; another, (15.2g), with '1953-1954 Royal' reverse, inscribed 'Romney Marsh/(Natural Condition)/Ram/Estate/D.Robertson' [illustrated]; another as last (15.3g), inscribed 'Romney Marsh/(Natural Condition)/Ewe/Estate/D.Robertson'; another, (15.2g), reverse inscribed 'Est.D.Robertson/Romney Marsh Ram/N.C./1955'; another, (14.8g), reverse inscribed 'Est.D.Robertson/Romney Marsh Ewe/N.C./1955'; another, (16.1g), reverse inscribed 'Est.D.Robertson/Romney Marsh Ewe/Open/1955'; another, (13.3g), reverse inscribed 'Romney Marsh/Ram Open/Est.D.Robertson/1958; another, (14.4g), reverse inscribed 'Romney Marsh/Ewe Open/Est.D.Robertson/1958'; Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand - Reserve Champion, four medals struck in silver (35mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington): '1953-1954 Royal' reverse, inscribed 'Romney Marsh/(natural Condition)/Ram/D.Robertson/Estate' [illustrated]; another, normal reverse, inscribed 'Est.D.Robertson/Romney Marsh Ram/Open/1955' [illustrated]; another, reverse inscribed 'Estate D.Robertson/Romney Marsh Ewe N C/1955', another, reverse inscribed 'Romney Marsh/Ewe N C/Est.D.Robertson/1958', all, except last four, with ring top suspensions. Very fine - extremely fine. (22)