Catalogue
Nelson College, stock medal in gold (9ct, 5.5g, 23x23mm), by G.T.W. (G.T.White, Wellington), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented To/E.P.Wills/Head Boy/Nelson College/By Mrs Reid/in memory of her brother/John Moeller/An Old College Boy/who fell in/South Africa/July 1900'; E.R.F.C. (Eastbourne Rugby Football Club), hand engraved in gold (9ct, 8.9g, 27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Pres. By/G.Law Esq./Best Forward/Jun.Grade/E.Wills/1924'; Nelson College, uniface, struck in silver (22mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Junior/P.T./'23/E.Wills'; YMCA, hand engraved stock medal in silver (22mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Junior Sports/Championship/1921 Camp/Nelson'. Extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $600
Campbell Challenge Vase, medal struck in gold (15ct, 12.0g, 23mm), by V&S (Vaughton & Sons), hallmark for Birmingham, 1924, ring top suspension, edge inscribed '1924-25/Cdt.E.Lodge'. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $600
Seddon Memorial Medal, 1911, Grey District Schools, struck in gold (probably 18ct, 19.0g, 29mm), by J.Cairney (John Cairney, Greymouth), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'C.A.Hudd/1925'. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,000
O.N.S. (Oamaru North School), Dux, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.4g, 35x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'O.N.S./R.Hunter Wade/1927'; Ardgowan School (Oamaru), Dux V, 1928, stock medal in silver and gold (33x27mm), English maker and hallmark, inscribed 'R.Hunter Wade'; another, stock medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.1g, 28x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'R.Hunter Wade/Dux/Ardgowan School/1929'; Presbyterian Church of New Zealand, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.2g, 35x35mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Hunter Wade/Div.E' (attached tag dates to 1929); Waitaki Boys High School, Dux, struck in gold (9ct, 10.9g, 33x33mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'R.H.Wade/1934'; W.B.H.S. (Waitaki Boys High School), Prefect, handcrafted badge in silver (32x30mm), no maker, pin-back. Extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $1,000
SOLD $800
Seddon Memorial Medal, 1911, Grey District Schools, struck in gold (probably 18ct, tot wt 21.0g, 29mm), by J.Cairney (John Cairney, Greymouth), ring top with bar and pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Lucy Colen/1927'. Nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $750
SOLD $1,200
Auckland Secondary Schools, struck in bronze (51mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'F.A.Finlayson/Winner of/High Jump/Junior Championship/1930'; another, as last, reverse inscribed 'F.A.Finlayson/High Jump Championship/Intermediate/1931'; another, struck in silver (51mm), by E&Co (Elkington & Co Ltd, Birmingham), hallmark for Birmingham, 1932, reverse inscribed 'F.A.Finlayson/(Dead Heat)/High Jump/Open Championship/1932'. Nearly uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $800
Passed in
Campbell Challenge Vase, fob medal, struck in gold (9ct, 6.9g, 23mm), by Vaughtons, Birmingham, ring top suspension, edde inscribed 'Dvr V.M.Dromgool A.S.C. 1936-7'. Good very fine and very rare, in a contemporary case.
Estimate $750
Passed in
Timaru Boys High School, Marsh family group of mostly sporting prize medals, c1920s-1940s: seven struck in bronze (26mm), no makers, inscribed on reverse 'Swmg/W.M./100 yds/Sen Champ'; 'W.M./220 Sn Hcp/Put G. Shot'; 'W.M./100 S.Hcp'; 'W.M./440 S.Chmp'; 'W.M./50 25 Prep. Chps./25 Hcp; 'Swmg/W.M./200 Sn. Chmp'; 'W.M./120 Prep. Ch. 100 under 15' [illustrated]; S.C.R.U. (South Canterbury Rugby Union), 1924, half rugby ball shape, in silver and gold (30x18mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '7 A Side/Junior/W.Marsh' [illustrated]; T.B.H.S., hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.3g, 28mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Old Boys Medal/Senior Champ/W.Marsh/1925' [illustrated]; another, in silver (35x30mm), pin-back, obverse inscribed 'Prefect/T.B.H.S./1925'; A.C.R.U. (Ashburton County Rugby Union), Seven-A-Side, struck in silver and gold (30mm), by De Beer (Ashburton), reverse inscribed 'Junior Old Boys/1926/W.Marsh' [illustrated]; also, M.R.U., hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4g, 32mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '7-A-Side/J.Marsh/3.6.32' [illustrated]; N.Z.R.N. (New Zealand Registered Nurse) badge in bronze and enamel (32mm), no maker, with top bar and pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed '12080/F.M.Marsh/1943'; also, the remnants of a blue ribbon containing brass name bars (23x5mm) (7) for 1928, Swimming (2), Football (2), Boxing and Athletics. All with ring top suspensions except where indicated, fine - extremely fine. (20)
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
W.T.C. (Wellington Technical College), For Merit, struck in bronze (76mm), no maker, edge inscribed 'Ngamahi R.Kahui/Senior Athletic Champion/1942'. Virtually uncirculated and very impressive, in a fitted case of Walker & Hall Ltd, Sheffield.
Estimate $500
Passed in
King's School, Auckland, a group of eight for boxing, uniface in bronze (48mm), obverse by A.Teutenberg (Auckland), reverse inscribed 'King's School Medal/Boxing/Paper Weight/J.M.Lewis/1944'(D&C.M17); another, reverse inscribed 'Kings School Medal/Boxing/Fly Weight/J.M.Lewis/1945'; another, reverse inscribed 'King's School Trophy/Boxing/Welter Weight/1948/J.M.Lewis'; struck in bronze (30mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), reverse inscribed 'Boxing/Jnr Champion/Under 9.0/J.M.Lewis/1952'; another, struck in silver, reverse inscribed 'Boxing/J.M.Lewis/10.0/1953'; A.S.C. (Auckland Swimming Club), in bronze (34mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Senior Men/J.Lewis/1st Points/1954-55'; hand engraved in silver (39x28mm), obverse inscribed 'R.Lewis/100 Yds/2nd', reverse inscribed 'J.M.Lewis/14 Brighton Rd/Parnell' (the last four with ring top suspensions); also, sterling silver napkin ring (41x26mm), hand engraved with King's School coat of arms and 'Kings School/Boxing Champs/1950/J.M.Lewis/Best Loser/Senior'. Fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
St. Peter's School Cambridge N.Z., Headmaster's Medal For English Speaking, uniface, struck in silver (63mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), reverse inscribed 'B.F.Babington/1955'; another, reverse inscribed 'B.F.Babington/1956'. Extremely fine, the first illustrated. (2)
Estimate $600
Passed in
School badges, c1930s-1970s, a small collection, all different, many in silver. Fine - extremely fine. (41)
Estimate $500
Passed in