Lot 1651

Description

Brass bands, a group of award medals won by V.Aldridge between 1927 and 1950: Gore, 1927, stock medal in silver and gold (38x30mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed '1st/Cornet Solo/V.Aldridge'; St Kilda Champion Band, Wanganui 1929, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 10.3g, 40x35mm) and blue enamel, no maker, reverse inscribed 'Donated by Patrons/To/V.Aldridge' [illustrated]; N.Z.B.B.A. (New Zealand Brass Bands Association), Nelson, 1937, hand engraved in silver and gold (35x30mm), English maker and hallmark; N.Z. Championship Band Contest, Christchurch, Feb. 1939, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 11.5g, 45x38mm), uncertain maker, reverse inscribed 'Quartette' [illustrated]; V.A.G.A., stock medal in silver (30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'R.B.B./C Grade/Quickstep Champ/Ch-Ch 1946/Wan.1947'; C.P.B.A., 1948, hand engraved in silver (40x33mm), no maker; C.P.B.B.A., hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.5g, 33x26mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Centennial/Contest/Ashburton/1950' [illustrated]; handcrafted in silver and gold (35x35mm), no maker, uninscribed [illustrated]; handcrafted in silver (35x30mm), no maker, uninscribed; another, hand engraved in silver (40x30mm), no maker, uninscribed. All with ribbons, most with bars and pin-backs, the silver toned, very fine - nearly extremely fine. (10)