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Photo fob locket, in gold (9ct?, 8.4g, 28x20mm), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'To/Mr A.Christie/By His Friends/In/S.D. (South Dunedin)/Presbyn. Church/12-8-95'; hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.0g, 25x25mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1912/S.Christie/Jr.Champion/Shot'; A.C.R.U. (Ashburton County Rugby Union), presentation miniature rugby ball in gold (9ct, 5.0g, 25x15mm), no maker, ring top suspension, inscribed 'Senior Old Boys/1920/A.S.Christie'; another, inscribed 'Senior/Prince's Visit/17-5-20' [illustrated], all with ring top suspensions. The first worn, the others very fine. (4)
Estimate $800
SOLD $500
Britain v. NZ, August 13th 1904, tin badge (23mm), no maker, pin-back. Fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $500
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Rugby, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 7.4g, 33x33mm), by Williamson, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'To/E.E.Booth/from Members & Supporters of/Kaikorai F.C./on his inclusion in/N.Z. Team/For/Great Britain/1905'. Very fine and an excessively rare piece of early rugby memorabilia.
Estimate $6,000
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A.A.F.L. (assumed attribution - Auckland Amateur Football League), fob medal, struck uniface in gold (9ct, 12.9g, 35x30mm), by A.Kohn (Auckland), reverse inscribed 'A.A.F.L./Won by/H.E.Webb/Goal Kicking/Championship/1907'; A.L.A.F., fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 7.4g, 30x27mm), by A.Kohn, obverse inscribed 'A.L.A.F./Presented/By/A.M.Myers Esq', reverse inscribed 'Long Distance/Kicking/Won By/H.Webb/1907'; also, another fob medal, struck uniface in gold (9ct, 5.7g, 33x25mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1/2 Mile Handicap/Won by/H.T.Webb/23.4.21'; H.U.S., fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 4.5g, 37x28mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Presented by/W.V.Edwards/to/Hugh T.Webb/most/improved junior/Season 1923'. Very fine - extremely fine, all with ring top suspension. (4)
Estimate $600
SOLD $900
Rugby and boxing medals, fob medals awarded to L. (Len) Williams: hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.9g, 37x27mm), English hallmarked, reverse inscribed 'Presented by/C.F.Greenslade Esqr./For/Welter Weight/Won by/ L.Williams/26.6.16; K.F.C. (Kaikorai Football Club), hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.8g, 33x33mm), reverse inscribed 'Most Improved Forward/L.Williams/1922'; another, struck and hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.9g, 33x33mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Kaikorai F.C./1st Fifteen/Len Williams/Most Improved Forward/1923'; another, struck and hand engraved in gold (9ct, 7.6g, 32x32mm), reverse inscribed 'Presented/By the O.B. Ass./To L.Williams/For Special Ground Bout'; also, Kaikorai Football Club, Life Member's badge in gilt and enamel (26x20mm), no maker, pin-back, reverse inscribed 'L.Williams/13th June'. All with ring top suspensions apart from the last, fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $800
France vs New Zealand, 8 April 1917, struck in silver (32mm), by Brennus (Paris). Minor edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $1,500
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A.C.R.U. (Ashburton County Rugby Union), c1920, Life Member's badge, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 13.5g, 37x31mm), no maker (probably Robilliard & Son, Ashburton), pin-slide back, reverse inscribed 'To/N.de G.Robilliard/In Recognition of/Valuable Services/To Rugby Football/In/Ashburton/County'. Good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
Sporting prize fob medals, mostly for rugby, won by H.Gair between 1904 and 1920, includes O.B.H.S. (Otago Boys High School) (1904) in silver and gold, (6) in gold (9ct, tot wt 32.4g), one for 'Arrow Tournament, 1918', another for 'Cromwell, 1920', two with maker's marks - 'J.Jamie' (Gore) and 'Murrell' (E.Murrell, Nelson). All hand engraved, with ring top suspensions, fine - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $1,000
Waihi Football Club, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 9.9g, 29x29mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Waihi Football Club/Senior XV/1921/Most Improved Player/M.Henderson'; another fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.6g, 28x25mm), unidentified maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Seven-A-Side/1921/M.Henderson'. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $460
Hamilton League Football Club, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 11.2g, 40x30mm), by Bart Innes (Hamilton), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'J.L.Hemingway/Best Back/Season/1922'. Very fine.
Estimate $600
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Murchison, Rugby Sub-Union, fob medal handcrafted in gold (15ct, 7.4g, 40x26mm), by LK (Louis Kerr, Nelson), reverse inscribed 'Presented by/Mr J.Bowers/1924/Best Back/V.Liddicoat'; also, O.B.S., Athletic Championship, 1918, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.5g, 24mm), by W.L. & S. (W.Littlejohn & Son, Wellington), reverse inscribed 'Won By/R.V.Liddicoat'. Both with ring top suspensions, extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $600
SOLD $550
All Blacks, Not Beaten, 1924-25, fob medal, struck in gold (9ct, 10.8g, 26mm), by G. & S.Co. Ltd. (The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, London), hallmark for Birmingham 1924, scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'L.F.Cupples/Presented/By/Hon.Sir Arthur Meyers'. Uncirculated, in a fitted case of Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, 112 Regent St., London, W., an excessively rare presentation medal from the famous 'Invincibles' tour to the British Isles in 1924-25.
Estimate $5,000
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All Blacks, Not Beaten, 1924-25, fob medal, struck in gold (9ct, 10.2g, 26mm), by G. & S.Co. Ltd. (The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, London), hallmark for Birmingham 1924, scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'I.H.Harvey/Presented/By/Hon.Sir Arthur Meyers'. Very fine, an excessively rare presentation medal from the famous 'Invincibles' tour to the British Isles in 1924-25.
Estimate $5,000
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(Waikato), fob medal, 1925, handcrafted in voided gold (9ct, 6.0g, 28x23mm), no maker, scroll and ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'Won By R.Smith/1925' reverse inscribed 'Presented By/S.A.McNamara'. Very fine.
Estimate $600
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N.Z. Amalgamated Society Railway Servants, struck in gold (9ct, 7.6g, 26mm), no maker, scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'P.Sheehan (sic)/Chairman/Auck.Branch/1926-27'; M.B.O.B. (Marist Brothers Old Boys), stock fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.0g, 23mm), no maker, mount broken off, reverse inscribed 'M.B.O.B./Best all round/Player/Presented by/J.Ford/Won by/P.Sheahan/1910-11'; M.B.R.U.A. (Marist Brothers Rugby Union Association), 1912, fob medal, handcrafted in voided gold (9ct, 3.7g, 28mm), by K&D (Kirkman & Denison, Auckland), ring top suspension; Northern Boxing Assn., fob medal, hand engraved in gold (probably 9ct, 14.2g, 37x28mm), by A.Kohn (Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Footballers/Champs/Middle Weight/P.Sheahan/1909'. Fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $800
SOLD $900
N.Z.R.F.U. (New Zealand Rugby Football Union), Past President's fob medal in gold (9ct, 6.6g, 24mm) and silver (fern), by W.L. & S. (W.Littlejohn & Son, Wellington), scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'L.V.Carmine/1940.41'. Very fine.
Estimate $1,500
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Wales-New Zealand, (1980), struck in silver (50mm), by Royal Mint (D.J.G.), hallmark for London, 1980, coat of arms on obverse with dates 1905, 1924, 1935, 1953, 1963, 1972, 1978 and 1980, reverse 'To Commemorate 75 Years of Rivalry and Friendship' (M&P.1980/7); another, as last, struck in bronze (50mm) (M&P.1980/7). Extremely fine and rare, only 50 silver medals struck. (2)
Estimate $600
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