Catalogue
Auckland Cricket Club, struck and hand engraved in silver (38mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'Prize/For/Bowling/Won By/A.M.Beale/First Eleven/1885-6' (D&C.-, reverse as P2). Slight edge bruising, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
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N.D.C.C. (North Dunedin Cricket Club), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (probably 9ct, 4.3g, 35x25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'N.D.C.C./President's Prize/Best/Batting Average', reverse inscribed 'Won By/J.McFarlane/Season/1886 87/Average 15-1'; DCC (Dunedin Cricket Club), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.9g, 35x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/By/T.S.Graham Esq/To J.McFarlane/For Batting/Season/1915-16'. Fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
Midland C.C. (Cricket Club), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (18ct, 10.5g, 33x27mm), by J.K. (James King, Wellington), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Trophy/Presented by/W.E.Woods,/"The-Co-operative Drug Store"/Won By/E.Fitzsimons./Best/Allround Man/Midland C.C./91-92.'. Very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $650
Colyton Cricket Club, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 8.5g, 32x32mm), by J.Scott (Feilding), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Colyton/Cricket Club/Presented by/D.P.Barrett./for/Best Fielder/1895.6', obverse inscribed 'Won By/D.Entwisle'. Very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $420
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (15ct, 8.4g, 26x26mm), by D.B., ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'JCC', reverse inscribed 'Albion Cricket Club/J.C.Cameron/Batting Average/1906.'. Very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $420
WTC (Wellington Technical College), struck in bronze (76mm), no maker, edge inscribed 'C.S.Dempster/1918-19/Sports Champion'; also, cricketing and rugby fob medals in silver and gold (7) and silver (6), by various makers, mostly English hallmarked, ring top suspensions, all awarded to S.Dempster in the early part of his career, between 1916 and 1921. Fine - extremely fine, the first in fitted case of issue. (14)
Estimate $1,200
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W.B.I (Wellington Boys' Institute), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5.1g, 35x25mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Good Sport/Won by/R.McLean/1927'; W.B.I.C.C. (Wellington Boys' Institute Cricket Club), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.7g, 28x28mm), by G. & T.Y. (G & T Young, Dunedin), reverse inscribed 'W.B.I.C.C./Batting/1929-30/Pres. By/Mrs Parton'; another, fob medal, hand engraved in silver and gold (30x26mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'B.I.C.C./R.McLean/Senior Batting/1930-1'; W.B.C.L. (Wellington Boys' Cricket League), fob medal, struck uniface in silver (31x23mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'Inter 'A' Batting/1929-30/R.McLean/Av.28.8'. Very fine - extremely fine, all with ring top suspensions. (4)
Estimate $600
SOLD $360
Medals, awarded to C.L. (Chris) Cairns, c1990s, includes Shell Cup Winner, struck in silver (38mm) (5), no maker (Moller & Young, Christchurch), one inscribed '1993/Canty. V. Otago/C.Cairns' [illustrated]; another as previous, Shell Cup Runner Up, struck in bronze; as first, but Shell Trophy Winner, struck in silver (38mm); Cornhill Insurance Test Series 1999, England V New Zealand, struck in silver (50mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'C.L.Cairns' [illustrated]; another as last but in gilt, reverse inscribed 'Player of the Series/C.L.Cairns' [illustrated]. Extremely fine - uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $1,000
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