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Cessation of Transportation, 1853, in white metal (58mm) (C.1853/2). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Victoria, Melbourne Exhibition, 1854, in bronze (63mm) by J.S.Wyon (C.1854/2), inscribed around edge 'Prize Medal - 183 Robinson & Co, Collection of Agricultural Implements'. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $340
Victoria, Melbourne Exhibition, 1854, in bronze (63mm) by J.S.Wyon (C.1854/2), inscribed around edge 'Prize Medal - 517 C.Summers Sculpture'. With dark discolouration on reverse between 6 and 9 o'clock, edge bruise at 9 o'clock on reverse, otherwise nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $350
SOLD $700
Victoria, Melbourne Exhibition, 1854, in bronze (63mm) by J.S.Wyon (C.1854/2) inscribed around edge 'Prize Medal - 38 I.Graham - Cured Meats'. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Victoria, Melbourne Exhibition, 1854, in bronze (63mm) by J.S.Wyon, (C.1854/2) uninscribed; medalets in white metal (2) (38mm) by W.Barclay (C.1854/3). Good - very fine. (3)
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Port Phillip Farmer's Society, instituted 1848, in silver (51mm) by Arnoldi, inscribed on reverse 'One Year Old Filly/First Prize/to/Mr Pitallo/1854'. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $340
Old Colonists Association, Ballarat, medal in silver (31mm), ring top suspension, with decorative suspender and pin-back decorative ribbon suspender, reverse of medal inscribed, 'J.M.Howard./Ballarat.'. Scratches and contact marks, otherwise fine and very rare.
Estimate $4,000
Passed in
Queensland, soft strike on copper planchet of seal dies, for the Governor, c.1859, die axis 90 degrees (28.03g). Fair/ very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Queensland Exhibition of Colonial Products, 1866, in bronze (63mm) by J.S. & A. B. Wyon. Light spotting on obverse, otherwise nearly uncirculated and rare.
Estimate $350
SOLD $300
Visit of the Duke Of Edinburgh, H.M.S Galatea, 1867, in white metal (47mm) by T.Stokes, Melbourne (C.1867/2), holed for suspension, obverse with scrolled border. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Visit of the Duke Of Edinburgh, H.M.S Galatea, 1867, in white metal (47mm) by T.Stokes, Melbourne (C.1867/2), holed for suspension, obverse with scrolled border. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Wimmera District Pastoral & Agricultural Society, 1871, in gold (45mm; 40.3g) by (J.H. [J.Hogarth] S.C./G.Crisp Melbourne), inscribed on reverse 'Presidents/Champion Prize/awarded to/S.Wilson/for/Champion Ram/and/Champion Ewe/1871' (Armstrong & Carlisle p180, this medal). Rim nicks and hairlines, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $5,000
The National Agricultural Society of Victoria, in silver (50mm) by Hogarth, inscribed on reverse 'J.Higgins/Nov.1875' and around edge 'First Prize Alderney Bull 'Prince'. Dark tone, edge knocks, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
Australian Agricultural Show Medals And Awards, 1822-c1910, by Hugh Armstrong and Les Carlisle, 2016, hard bound cover as issued, 336pp, with colour and b&w illustrations throughout. As new.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Drayton & Toowoomba Agricultural & Horticultural Society Estd 1863, in bronze (46mm) by R.Capner, reverse inscribed, 'Awarded to/J.C & W.Campbell,/Second Prize/Shorthorn Cow./1877.' (Armstrong & Carlisle p230, this medal). Edge bruising, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $900
SOLD $550
Drayton & Toowoomba Agricultural & Horticultural Society, Prize Medal, in bronze (46mm), by RC (R.Capner), unnamed. Poorly struck on reverse, some contact marks and edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $150
National Agricultural & Industrial Association Of Queensland, (1878), in bronze (73mm), by R.Capner, ring top suspension fitted but loop now removed, reverse inscribed, 'R.Chute/for/Horse Collars/1877'. Edge bumps and irregular toning, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Queensland Agricultural Exhibition, Founded 1861, (Toowoomba), in bronze (64mm), by J.S. & A.B.Wyon SC, unnamed (Armstrong & Carlisle p263). Edge bump and a few small contact marks, otherwise toned nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Australian Juvenile Industrial Exhibition, Ballarat, 1878 in silver (47mm) by E. A. Altmann Melbourne, edge engraved 'f WL (?) Martin'. Rim nick, otherwise toned good extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
Sandhurst Industrial Exhibition, 1879, in silver (38mm) by Ernst. A. Altmann, Melbourne, 'Mrs R. Marshall/ Echuca/ Knitted Quilt'. Edge knock, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $80
Melbourne International Exhibition MDCCCLXXX (1880), in silver (51mm) by H.Stokes, inscribed around edge 'W.Simons & Co. Renfrew - Model of Hopper Dredge'. Toned, nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
International Exhibition Melbourne, 1880-1881, in gilded (22mm) (C.1880-81/5a), with pierced hole at top; Victorian Racing Club, member's badge, 1925-26, in bronze and enamel, by Bentley, reverse with impressed member's number 1694, with scroll suspension. The second with oxidation, otherwise very good - fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Temperance, Total Abstinence, Rechabite, medals in wm, badges and tinnies, fully described in a plastic album, includes Melbourne (46mm) by Ottley (ex Spink Australia), Orange Bank of Hope (38mm)(ex Noble Numismatics Sale 59, lot 1212), New Balmaine (38mm)(ex Noble Numismatics Sale 60, lot 1025), League of Hope 9 carat gold and silver pair (ex Noble Numismatics Sale 62, lot 1182). Fine - good extremely fine. (57)
Estimate $900
SOLD $600
The Royal Agricultural And Horticultural Society Of South Australia, (1882), in gilt, probably gilt silver (69mm) (2), by J.S.& A.B.Wyon, one features the obverse with edge removed and reverse smoothed so size reduced to 65mm, the other features the reverse with obverse smoothed and edge inscribed, 'Awarded . March. 1882. to Anderson, & Co. for Olive Oil.', presumably these two halves of the medal were attached to the winning exhibit display. Extremely fine. (2 pieces)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Presentation medal for saving life, 1882, in silver (35mm), with handcrafted silver wire suspender and ribbon brooch bar, the plain rimmed disc medal is inscribed on the obverse, 'Presented/at/Sydney/by', and on the reverse, 'H.F.James./to/Edward Zabiela/for saving his life/off Ushant/27th Aug. 1882.' In a fitted plush case, good very fine.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
North Queensland P(astoral) & A(gricultural) Association, 1883, in bronze (45mm), by R.C. (Robert Capner) SC, reverse inscribed, 'North/Queensland/P. & A./Association/1883/Specimens/Gold In Quartz/1st Prize/Thomas Buckland' (Armstrong & Carlisle p265). Small edge nicks, contact marks, otherwise toned good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Warrego P(astoral) & A(gricultural) Association, c1883, in silver (45mm), by J.Moore, inscribed on reverse, 'Warrego/P & A. Association./W.M.Irving & Co./Minnie Downs/RAM/any Age'. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $320
Richmond River Agricultural Horticultural & Pastoral Society, in silver (38mm), by E.Altmann, Melbourne, inscribed on reverse, 'Fanning Griffiths/& Co/Best Durham Bull/"Hamlet"/Casino 1884'. Toned good extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Cootamundra A.P.H. & I. (Agricultural, Pastoral, Horticultural & Industrial) Assn., uniface prize medals (2), one in silver and one in bronze (both 45mm), first medal inscribed on obverse, 'Cootamundra/A.P.H. & I.Assn./Spring Show 1886/Class.Q.Sec.1/Messrs Hudson Bros./Single Furrow/Plough', the second medal with gilt filled inscription on obverse, 'Cootamundra/A.P.H & I.Assn./Spring Show 1886/Class Q. Sec.14/Messrs Hudson Bros./Farm Gate' (obverse that is actually the reverse of the medal illustrated in Armstrong & Carlisle p49). Both in Hardy Brothers' cases, the bronze with purple interior, the other silver medal case with blue interior, medals with hairlines on plain reverse, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
School medal, 'A.M.D.G./St Ignatius/ College/ Sydney', rev School motto in Latin, 'Edward Fitzgerald/ Mechanical/ Drawing/ 1886', hand crafted in silver with surrounding band (37.17g)(42.5mm) by watchmaker jeweller John Hurst 321 George Street, in custom made plush case of issue. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $250
SOLD $420