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Centenary of Australia, 1888, gilded (36mm) (C.1888/4); another in bronze (23mm) (C.1888/5); Melbourne Centennial Exhibition, 1888, in silver (24mm) (C.1888/11). Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Centennial International Exhibition Melbourne, 1888, in bronze (76mm) by Stokes & Martin for Melbourne Mint (C.1888/8) edge impressed, 'The Coal Creek Coal Co.' In official case of issue, this damaged, good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Order of St Andrew Benefit Society, fob in gold (10g, 25x29mm oval gold plate within a cast ornamental frame), engraved on obverse Cross of St Andrew, 'O.S.A. / S.C. / Bendigo Lodge', and on reverse 'Presented / to / J.H.Knight / As a token of / Esteem / 1889'. Very fine.
Estimate $400
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New South Wales Railways, 1890, first class pass in silver (27mm x 23mm oval), inscribed on obverse 'F.T.Bridges / 67' and on reverse 'To 1242'. Holed at top, extremely fine.
Estimate $250
Passed in
Medalets, includes Marcus Clark 1890, Anzac 1916, John Danks & Son Coronation Medal 1911, One People One Destiny/For Britain and the Empire (C.1890/3, 1911/19, 1916/2, O/2) (4); Kendall Good Luck token; various enamel badges, 10th BDC Life Member (yachting), All For Australia League, Our Day (Union Jack) in silver by Angus & Coote, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy-Ward National Savings badge of appreciation, Northern Territory Medical Service Darwin Hospital (KC), State Psychiatric Services Senior Nurse badge (pin missing), M Service in silver, New South Wales Sheepbreeders Association Vice President, Australian Association of Stud Merino Breeders, Kanga Crew wings. Very fine - extremely fine. (15)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Toorak College (Victoria), prize fob in gold (15ct, 6g, 35x22mm) by Holdsworth, engraved on obverse 'H.R.Balfour/Toorak Col./1st/Gymnastics/1892'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
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Cricketing awards to sport's icon J.J.Giltinan, West Sydney Cricket Club, award for batting, in 9ct gold (9.1g; 43x32mm) with suspension loop, obverse design, cricket bat leaning at each side of wicket with ball at middle stump and superimposed a shield with scroll below, inscribed on shield, West/Sydney/CC' and on scroll, 'Season 1893-4', on reverse on back of bats inscribed, 'Presented to/J.Giltinan.' and '1st Batting Average &/Highest Individual Score.'; W(estern). S(uburbs). C(ricket). C(lub)., bowling award in form of 9ct gold (7g; 39x29mm) fob with scroll mount, design of garter around a shield, inscribed on garter 'W.S.C.C.' and on shield, '1st Bowling/B. Team./Won by/J.Giltinan./1896-7', in individual cases, the second with handwritten paper, '1st Bowling/ B.Team/ Won by/ J.Giltinan'. Extremely fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $800
SOLD $950
Exhibition of Mining Machinery, Victoria, 1894, first award medal, in gold (12.5g, 31mm) by Blashki & Sons, obverse, '1894' engraved in exergue, uninscribed. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $700
Queen Victoria's 60th Year of Reign, City of Hobart, 1897, in gilt (31mm) (C.1897/23); Federation Souvenir, undated, in enamel and gilt (21mm) featuring enamelled portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall (C./-); Welcome to American Fleet, 1908, in gilt (22x29mm) (C.1908/11); War Declared/S.A.C.T. & W.Assn, 1914, in gilt (26mm) (C.1914/10); Centenary of South Australia, 1936, in gilt (31mm) (C.1936/1); Coronation of George VI, 1937, in gilt (27mm) and another identical, silvered (C.1937/3) (2); Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta, 1938, in silvered tombac (36mm) (C.1938/12); Pope Pius XI/Cathedral of Holy Name, Brisbane, undated (c1938), in gilt (31mm) (C.P/2); Coronation of QEII/Williamstown, 1953, in gilt (31mm) (C.1953/43); Bank of Adelaide/Royal Adelaide Show, 1974, in silver (21mm) and another identical, in copper (C.1974/18) (2); Western Australia 150th Anniversary, 1979, in bronze (43mm) and another in silver (C.1079/23, 24) (2); Royal Agricultural & Horticultural Society of S.A. Inc, Exhibitors Commemorative Medallion 150 Years, 1989, in bronze (50mm). Very fine - uncirculated. (15)
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Victorian Cricketing & S Co Prop Ltd, handcrafted award medallion with brooch & loop mounts, in gold (15ct, 5.8g, 27mm) obverse inscribed ' Won by/Cheltenham/C.C./A.Chandler', reverse inscribed ' The/B.M.D. Jnr Comp/1897-98/Presented by/Victorian Cricketing & S.Co.Propy/Ltd'. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
Assorted issues of medals, medalets, c1897-c1994, including Queen Victoria, Jubilee (C.1897/45); Centenary of West Australia, (C.1929/2) (5); Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta, (C.1938/12); Agricultural prize medal in bronze (45mm), by Evan Jones Sydney, uninscribed; Australia Bicentenary (C.1970/25); Sydney Opera House (C.1973/3, 9) (2); Victoria 150 (C.1985/26b); Endeavour Award Sports (3). Poor - uncirculated. (approx 178)
Estimate $270
SOLD $360
Commonwealth of Australia, Sydney, 1901, in gold (15ct, 30.2g, 32mm) by (Llewellin & Co Jewellers Sydney), reverse, Commonwealth / Celebrations / Sydney / 1901 Presented To, inscribed 'His Excellency / Sir Henry H.Rawson K.C.B. / Gov. of the State of / N.S.W. / 4.9.1902' (C.1901/4). Edge cut on reverse, otherwise extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,750
SOLD $1,400
Sydney Branch of the Royal Mint, established 1855, Edward VII, in silver (41mm), by De Saulles (C.E/2). Toned, very fine and rare.
Estimate $800
Passed in
Australian Natives Association, 1902, fob in gold (9ct, 7.1g, 25mm) with suspender, missing loop, engraved on reverse 'A.N.A./Competitions/Solo/Champion/(Gentleman)/2nd Prize/Arthur Prince'. Good very fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $130
Australian Federal Exhibition, 1902-3, in gold (15ct, 29.9g, 39mm) by Stokes & Sons, Melbourne, inscribed on reverse, 'Awarded/to/John Buncle/& Son' within wreath. Nearly FDC.
Estimate $5,000
Passed in
Australian Federal Exhibition, Melbourne, 1902-3, Certificate of Award - First Order of Merit and Gold Medal, to John Buncle & Son, for 'Nonpareil Patent Stern Interchangeable Knifewheel Dupley Bagger. Group - Travelling Chaffcutter with Patent Micrometer Adjustable Spindle and Patent Brake', with copy of obverse and reverse medal inscribed 'John Buncle/& Son', certificate is coloured, mounted on card (605mm x 465mm), signed by Chairman of Juries, Manager and Secretary, dated Melbourne 31st January 1903. With foxing and bottom left corner missing, otherwise good fine and rare.
Estimate $1,000
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Flemington and Kensington Presbyterian Church, 1904, in silvered (31mm) (C.1904/2). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $70
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Royal Agricultural Society of New South Wales, prize medal in silver, 1905 (51mm) by Amor inscribed 'NSW ORNITH. ASSN./1905/Awarded to/W.J.Banks/for most/successful Exhibitor/of Cage Birds'; International Exhibition Sydney NSW MDCCCLXXIX (1879) award medal in copper (50mm), inscribed 'Mary Bezer' on reverse. First with several minor edge knocks, otherwise extremely fine, second with several 'peck' marks on reverse, otherwise very fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Brook's Historical Essay and Map Competitions, 1906, prize medal in silver (32mm) (C.1904/4 this piece), obverse, map of Australia - 1606-1906, First Discovery of Australia 300th Anniversary, reverse, Brook's Historical Essay and Map Competitions, inscribed within wreath 'N.S.W. / 3rd Prize / Thelma St Glee / for Map / 1906'. Good extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Sports Prize medals to Colonel William Alexander Camac Wilkinson DSO, MC and Bar, GM, from school days through to post WWI, includes medals from Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools of N.S.W. in bronze (51mm) inscribed '1905/100 Yds (under 13)/W.C.Wilkinson./S.C.E.G.S'; Oxford University Athletic Club in bronze (60mm) inscribed '1913/Hurdles/2nd/A.C.Wilkinson'; another identical inscribed '1914/Hurdles/2nd/A.C.Wilkinson'; O(xford). U(niversity). R(ugby). U(nion). F(ootball). C(lub). Inter-College Cup in silver (38mm) inscribed 'University/1913-14/A.C.Wilkinson'; Oxford & Cambridge Athletic Sports Prize Medal in bronze (60.5mm) unnamed; Oxford & Cambridge Athletic Sports Jubilee Medal, 1913, in bronze (37.5mm) unnamed; silver cup (84mm high) inscribed 'Boulogne Town/Challenge Cup/Won By/A.C.W./8 Sept.1927'. All except the last in maker's cases of issue, the cup with a few rim bumps very fine, the rest toned uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $200
SOLD $170
Exhibition Australian Manufactures & Products, A.N.A., 1905-6, in white metal (30x25mm) (C.1905-6/1) by Miller, Bond St (Sydney). Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
School badges, Scotch College Melbourne, c1910, in sterling silver by Stokes & Sons; The Old Melburnians badge in sterling silver and enamel by Stokes & Sons, also a brooch bar in sterling silver and enamel. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
Coronation of George V, 1911, gilded (23mm) (C.1911/2), Shire of Karkarooc, in bronze (31mm) (C.1911/10A), others, in bronze (23mm) (C.1911/19), gilded (31mm) (C.1911/20), gilded (31mm) (C.1911/2), in bronze (23mm) (C.K/2); Goulburn Diocesan Fair and Industrial Exhibition, gilded (23mm) (C.1911/33). The last with a few spots of verdigris but rare, very fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $90
Centenary of Crossing of Blue Mountains, 1913, gilded (23mm) (C.1913/2); Sydney University War Memorial Carillon, 1928, in bronze (23mm) (C.S/12). Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
First Crossing of Blue Mountains, Centenary Memorial Pavilion, 1913, in bronze (23mm) (C.1913/2) (2); North Shore Bridge, 1932 (oval 20x28mm) in bronze and enamel (scarce Sydney Harbour Bridge badge); Sydney Harbour Bridge/Marcus Clark, 1932, in bronze (39mm) (C.1932/3); Lithgow Anniversary Celebrations badge, 1938 in gilt and enamel (25mm) pin back (broken); Official Bicentennial Medallion, 1988, in bronze (49mm) by Royal Australian Mint in case (2); ANDA Coin Fair 2000 pack with Sydney Olympics mascot Syd medal (2); various other medals and some tokens, a few world. Good - uncirculated. (58)
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Captain Von Muller, SMS Emden, 1914, in silver (34mm) by M. Ziegler/Grunthal (M.H.430a; Zetzman 4054). Toned, good extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $320
Captain Von Muller, SMS Emden, 1914, in silver (33mm) by L. Chr. Lauer of Nuremberg (M.H.430b; Zetzman 4051). Some minor contact marks, otherwise brilliant fields, good extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $350
Captain Lieutenant Von Mucke, Emden 1914, Emden II 1915, in silver (33mm) by L.Ch.Lauer, Nuremberg (MH 431). Attractive golden grey tone, nearly FDC and rare.
Estimate $400
SOLD $350
G(erman) C(oncentration) C(amp), Liverpool, NSW, 1916, in aluminium (31mm) (C.1916/4). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $2,000
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G(erman) C(oncentration) C(amp), Liverpool, NSW, 1916, in aluminium (31mm) by Amor (C.1916/4). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $1,500
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