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Fob medal, c1900, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 11.5g, 35x35mm), by SD Co (Stewart Dawson), pin-back (pin broken off), reverse inscribed 'J.Jelley,/Welter Weight'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
Wellington Boxing Association, Official, fob medal, struck uniface in gold (9ct, 9.9g, 35x26mm) and enamel, by M&K (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'R.W.McVilly/Foundation/Member/1903'. Very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $280
Boxing on Skates, fob medal, hand engraved in silver with gold (40x28mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'M.Moriarty', reverse inscribed '1st Prize/Boxing on Skates/ 19/10/04'. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Auckland Boxing Club, in gold (9ct, 9.8g, 27mm), by K&D (Kirkman & Denison, Auckland), reverse inscribed 'Provincial Championship/Light/Weights/A.Blewdon/1st/1905'; Northern Boxing Association, in gold (9ct?, 13.2g, 35x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Light Weight/Championship/1st Prize/1905/Won by/A.J.Blewden'; another, in gold (9ct?, 12.5g, 35x31mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Lightweight/Championship/Auckland/Won By/A J Blewden/1906', all with ring top suspensions. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,000
SCC (South Canterbury Championships), NZ Boxing Association, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 11.7g, 28x28mm), by De Beer (J.V.De Beer, Ashburton), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Heavy Weight/Championship/1907/J.Lloyd'. Very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $550
O.B.A. (Otago Boxing Association), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 10.0g, 45x40mm), no maker, ring suspensions top and bottom, reverse inscribed 'O.B.A./Heavy Weight/Championship/2nd/F.M.Maloney/1909'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $300
Opera glasses, in brass, steel and tortoise shell (100x55x38mm), inscribed on steel connecting bar 'Cant.Champ/Light Weight/Won By/J.R.Fulton/15-7-09'. Very fine, in original leather case (this worn).
Estimate $250
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Westport Boxing Assn, Feather Weight, 1909, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 11.7g, 31mm), unidentified maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Won by/C.White'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $550
Auckland Amateur Championship, 1910, fob medal, struck and hand engraved in gold (tested 15ct, 12.7g, 38x35mm), by A.Kohn (Adolph Khon, Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented By/N.B.A./Auckland Amateur/Championship 1910/G.Seager/Winner/Welterweight'. Very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
NBA (Nelson Boxing Association), 1910, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 11.0g, 35x30mm), by 'LK' (Louis Kerr, Nelson), fancy scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Middle Weight/M.Rogers'. Fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $500
Otago Boxing Association, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 13.4g, 40x33mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Otago/Boxing Association/1st Novice 11st/W.Styles/1.11.11.'. Very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $380
Gisborne Boxing Championship, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 12.1g, 40x35mm), by R.T.S. (Robert T.Seymour, Gisborne), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '1st Prize/Feather Weight/Won By/H.C.Ireland/27.6.1913'. Very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
Dunedin, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 15.0g, 35x40mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'ET', reverse inscribed 'Middle Weight/1st/E.Tyson/1914/Dunedin.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $440
NBA (Northland Boxing Association), 1914, handcrafted fob medal, in gold (15ct, 18.0g, 33x32mm), by A.Kohn (Adolph Kohn, Auckland), reverse inscribed 'J.Newson/1st/Featherweight'. Very fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $900
Waiuta Boxing Association, hand engraved in voided gold (9ct, 4.5g, 30x25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'LK', reverse inscribed 'Len Kinzett/Waiuta/Box.Ass./1914'. Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $130
N.Z.A.B.A. (New Zealand Amateur Boxing Association), fob medal, struck uniface in gold (9ct, 14.3g, 35x33mm), by Kohn (A.Kohn, Auckland), pin-back and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Featherweight/T.Keesing/1915'. Very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $420
NBA (Northern Boxing Association), handcrafted in gold (9ct, 12.9g, 32x32mm), by A.Kohn (Adolph Kohn, Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Northern/Boxing Assn./Amateur Championships/2nd & 3rd Aug.1915/Middleweight/C.R.Robertson/2nd'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $380
C.S.C. (Christchurch Sports Club), handcrafted in gold (9ct, 17.1g, 50x32mm), by G.T.W. (G.T.White, Wellington), pin-back and ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'A.D.F.', reverse inscribed 'C.S.C./Welter Weight/Champion/A.D.Fabian/1919/Canterbury'. Very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $500
Hawkes Bay Boxing Assn Inc, c1920, struck in silver (26mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), ring top suspension, unawarded. Good very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
H.B.A. (Hokitika Boxing Association), hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.2g, 33x28mm), by 'HM' (H.Mears, Kumara?), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'HS' (H.Smith), reverse inscribed 'H.B.A./Boxing/27.9.20'. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
N.B.A. (Northern Boxing Association), fob medal struck and hand engraved in gold (9ct, 11.0g, 40x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Lightweight/Championship/July 11th & 12th 1921/A.Greig/2nd'. Good very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $320
N.O.A.B.A (presumed attribution - North Otago Amateur Boxing Association), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 9.5g, 38x28mm), by W & Co (Wylie & Co, Oamaru), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Scientific/Local Boxer/I.McDonald/22-10-21'; also, Royal Life Saving Society, Established 1891, struck in bronze (30mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'J.C.Macdonald/1-12-16'. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $280
New Plymouth Boxing Association, fob medal, struck uniface in gold (9ct, 14.4g, 26mm), no maker, missing ring top, reverse inscribed 'Presented To/L.McGuire/by the/New Plymouth/Boxing Association/June 17th 1922.'; E.B.A. (Egmont Boxing Association), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 15.3g, 45x35mm), by V.R. & Co, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'E.B.A./Taranaki/Championship/Won By/L.McGuire/Heavy Weight/24:5:23'. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,100
S.B.A. (Southland Boxing Association), hand engraved stock medal in gold (9ct, 16.0g, 36x31mm), by Munro's (Invercargill), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'S.B.A. 1st/Novice Feather Class/R.McIvor/1922'. Very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $480
N.C.S.C. (North Canterbury Sports Club), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 18.5g, 38x30mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'N.C.S.C./8.9.23/Jas.Gibson/Winner Of/Special/6 Round Match'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $500
N.O.A.B.A. (North Otago Amateur Boxing Association), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 8.3g, 27x27mm), by Benson, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'N.O.A.B.A./1924./M.Doyle./Fly Weight/Chpn.'. Very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $240
B.B.A. (said to be Balclutha Boxing Association), hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.5g, 32x32mm), by Munros (said to be G.Munro, Invercargill), ring top and pin-back suspension (pin missing), reverse inscribed 'B.B.A./1926/E.Halpin/1st/Novice Feather Wt'. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $190
MAAS, 1926, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 14.4g, 30mm), by A.Kohn Ltd (Adolph Kohn, Auckland), fancy scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Senior Cadets/Boxing/Light Weight/J.E.Rudling/Presented By/J.Kinnear. Esq'. Good very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $420
Ngatapa, stock fob medal, in gold (9ct, 7.3g, 27x29mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Ngatapa Boxing/1926/Lightweight/A.E.Buckingham'. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
CGSA Christchurch Garrison Sports Association), uniface, struck in silver and gold (32x27mm), by 'S', ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'A.D.Kane/1st/Novice Bantam Weight/Christchurch/15-10-27'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in