Catalogue
Great Britain, St Helens R.F.C., 1911, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 9.0g, 37x28mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top suspension. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $260
W.C.R.U. (West Coast Rugby Union), hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.7g, 25x25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'W.C.R.U./7 A Side/Won By/Kohinoor Club/T.Mathieson/June 3 1912'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
W.R.F.C. (Waiau Rovers Football Club), hand engraved in gold (9ct, 3.6g, 23x23mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'W.R.F.C./Best Forward/1912/T.Barry', reverse inscribed 'Presented By/J.Hogan Esq'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
A.C.R.U. (Ashburton County Rugby Union), stock medal, hand engraved in silver and gold (34x34mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'School 7 A-Side/Winners/Hampstead/E.Donn/1913'. Fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
K.F.C. (Kaierau Football Club) (Wanganui), 1913, fob medal handcrafted in gold (9ct, 3.3g, 35x30mm), unidentified maker, ring suspension missing from top, reverse inscribed 'Best Forward/won by/K.Wilson/prestd.by/V.A.Brookie'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Otautau, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.7g, 35x35mm), by W.J.Wesney (Otautau), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Otautau/7 A Side/A.G.Small/1913'. Pin removed from back, otherwise fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Levin Wanderers, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 7.4g, 35x34mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Levin Wanderers/Best Back/R.T.McDonald/1915'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
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
Passed in
Rugby, prize fob medal, 1917, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 7.6g, 29x28mm), by W.A.Brown (Invercargill), reverse inscribed 'Won By/E.Stokes'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
A.F.C. (Athletic Football Club), (North Otago), hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.0g, 28mm), by J.Reid (Joe Reid, Oamaru), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Best Forward/R.Maddigan/1917'. Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
I.F.C.C. N.Z., struck in gold (9ct, 7.0g, 27x20mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), hallmark for Sheffield 1918, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Pres. To/N.Paisley/By/I.F.C.C. N.Z./Best Player'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Queenstown, 7-Aside, 1918, hand engraved in silver (35x25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'R.G'; Dunback Football Club, stock medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.6g, 31mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented to/R.Gunn/By Dunback Football Club/for back play/22-9-23'. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $300
Passed in
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
NZRL, (presumed attribution - New Zealand Rugby League), c1920s, badge, handcrafted in silver (45x20mm), no maker, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $120
Passed in
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
F.R.U. (Franklin Rugby Union), hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.1g, 30x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'F.R.U./Junior Championship/1920/R.Perkins'; P.R.U. (Pukekohe Rugby Union), struck and hand engraved in gold (9ct, 10.2g, 29x29mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'P.R.U./Best Forward/1923/Won by/R.Perkins'. Both with ring top suspensions, very fine. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $460
Waikare Rugby Union, Championship, 1920, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 7.2g, 34x27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, inscribed on obverse 'O.G.Reston'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Kimbolton F.C. (Football Club), hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.6g, 28x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '7.Aside./Kimbolton F.C./T.Chadwick/1921'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Ngapara, '7-a-side, 1921' in silver with gold shield on obverse (30x27mm), by F.H.A. & Co, hallmark for Birmingham 1921, ring top suspension. Very fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
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
Passed in
S.R.L.C. (Sydenham Rugby League Club), hand engraved fob medal, in gold (9ct, 7.2g, 27x27mm), by Jones & Sons (Christchurch), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'F.Ayling/Memorial', reverse inscribed 'S.R.L.C./J.R.Cairns/1922'. Very fine.
Estimate $220
SOLD $200
S.T.F.C., 7 A Side, 1922, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.1g, 25x25mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1922/E.Cameron'; another, as last in gold (9ct, 3.2g, 25x22mm), inscribed '1924/E.Cameron'. Both with ring top suspensions, extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Canterbury Rugby Union, fob medal, struck uniface in silver (24mm), by G.T.W. (G.T.White, Christchurch), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Seven-A-Side/R.Thompson/1923'. Very fine.
Estimate $120
Passed in
D.F.C. (presumed attribution - Dunedin Football Club), hand engraved fob medal in gold (9ct, 6.9g, 38x30mm), by G. & T.Y. (G. & T. Young, Dunedin), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'D.F.C./Best Back/J.D.Sutherland/1923'; Kurow, 1925, hand engraved fob medal in gold (9ct, 4.4g, 27mm), by W. & Co (Wylie & Co, Oamaru), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '7 A Side/Senr./J.D.Sutherland'; also, The New Zealand Red Cross Society, Medal of Merit, miniature, reverse inscribed 'E.Sutherland/836'. Fine - very fine, the first two illustrated. (3)
Estimate $450
SOLD $340
N.Z. Old Boys Football Club, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 11.0g, 35x35mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presidents Trophy/1923/Best All Round and/Trained Player/Won By/H.T.Cox'. Very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $320
The Victory Cup Medal, in gold (probably 9ct, 8.3g, 30x26mm), no maker (probably Mayer & Kean), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'South Wellington/F.C./C.Gell/Capt/1923'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
Ashburton, fob medal, hand engraved in voided gold (9ct, 3.7g, 28x28mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Winners/Ashburton/Five-A-Side/1924'; S.C. (South Canterbury), fob medal handcrafted in gold (9ct, 4.1g, 28x24mm), reverse inscribed 'Winner/S.C./Five-A-Side/1925'. Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $350
SOLD $220
K.C.R.U. (King Country Rugby Union), uniface, struck in gold (9ct, 7.5g, 25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '7 Aside/Tournament/2nd/ 3/6/24'. Good fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220