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Taita School, Dux, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.2g, 28x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Loma A.Gadsby/Taita/School/1941/Presented by/Mrs B.O'Neill'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
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Wellington College, struck in copper (30mmx3mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Sen./Feather/Wgt/G.T.Dennis/1941'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
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South Taranaki Schools, badges in silver (1941-2) (3); Kings College, Auckland, badge in silver and 'Kiwi Cup' 1956 football badge in silver. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
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(New Plymouth High School), Coat of Arms, struck uniface on a smoothed out reverse of an Egyptian silver two piastres coin, c1942 (Farouk) (21mm), milled edge. Fine and interesting.
Estimate $80
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Addington Convent School, Dux, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.8g, 33x23mm), no maker, English hallmarked, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'B.Ryan/Dux/1942'; S.H.G.C., Dux, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.7g, 30x25mm), no maker, ring top, bar and pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed 'Beverley Ryan/1946'; 'Francais' hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.7g, 33x26mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'B.V.Ryan/1946'. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $400
SOLD $440
Concord School, Dux, 1942, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.8g, 31mm), no maker, ring top and ribbon suspension, inscribed on reverse 'R.Webster/Equal'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
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T.S., Dux, 1942, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.7g, 25x25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'T.S./Graham Sewell/1942'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
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
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Ch-Ch East School, Dux, 1943, stock medal hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.8g, 27x27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Peggy Drewery'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Marsden School, Wellington, Dux, badge struck in gold (9ct, 10.8g, 30mm), by M&K (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), pin-back, reverse inscribed 'J.Eastwood/Dux/1943'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $320
M.D.H.S. (Methven District High School), stock medal in gold (9ct, 7.3g, 29mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Mr Orr's/Special Prize/Won By/F.M.Smith/1943'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $240
Convent School, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.5g, 28x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Convent School/Good Conduct/Denis Kane/1944'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $200
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
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Christchurch Boys' High School, badge in copper and enamel (40x32mm), by W&H (Walker & Hall), plus fob medals (4), one in gold (9ct, 4.1g, 35x20mm) ('Ch-Ch/Competitions/May 1944'), two in silver named to 'W.Scott' and one in silver and gold, 'W.J.Scott/E.P.B./31-5-47'. Very fine, three of the fob medals mounted on a bar for wear, in a card box 'Master W.Scott' on the top. (5)
Estimate $300
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Ch.Ch. East School, Dux, 1945, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 3.4g, 26x25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, 'Kenneth Bimler'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $100
M.A.G.S. (Mount Albert Grammar School), Train Prefect, badge, hand engraved in silver (30x25mm), pin-back (pin missing), reverse inscribed 'J.N.Agnew/1946'. Fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
S.H.G.C. (Sacred Heart Girls' College) (Hamilton), Dux 1948, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.6g, 28x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Barbara Wright'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Napier Girls High School, c1950s, hat badge in brass (55x47mm), by E.S.A., London, lug back. Fine.
Estimate $50
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Group of four, school badges, c1950s, Palmerston North Technical College, brass and enamel (35x30mm) by Mayer & Kean, Wellington; Whangarei High School Prefect, in silver (25x25mm), no maker; Sacred Heart College, Auckland, in silver (37x35mm), by Y. & Co, numbered 1513; St. Pauls College, Auckland in silver (40x33mm), no maker, numbered 945-55, pin-back and lug suspensions. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
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Scot's College (Wellington), c1950s, uniface, struck in silver (27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, uninscribed. Very fine.
Estimate $50
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Hadlow School (Masterton), sports medals, uniface struck in bronze (24mm) (6), no maker, ring top suspensions, awarded in 1949 and 1950; (Hadlow School), Prefect badges, in gilt and enamel (32x26mm) (2), by J.R.Gaunt, London, pin-backs; Y.H.A. (Youth Hostels Association) New Zealand, badge in gilt and enamel (33x30mm), no maker, pin-back; National Mutual New Zealand Masters Games, Wanganui, uniface, struck in bronze (47mm), no maker, ring top and neck ribbon suspension. Very fine - extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $250
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Nelson College, sports medals, 1945-1950, struck in bronze (25mm), no maker, awarded for High Jump to R.T.Austin. All with ring top suspensions, extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $150
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Otago Girls High School, Dux, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 9.9g, 50mm), no maker, ring top and ribbon suspension, reverse inscribed 'Dux/(Arts)/1950/Jocelyn Barnett'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $270
SOLD $300
Scots College (Wellington), Dux medal, in gold (9ct, 8.1g, 26mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Upper School/B.C.Mackersey/1951'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $240
S.H.C. (Sacred Heart College), Dux, fob medal, machine tooled in gold (9ct, 4.2g, 28x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'A.Lindsay/S.H.C./1953'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
(Gisborne High School), Dux, 1954, uniface, struck in gold (9ct, 6.9g, 35x33mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented by/Old Students/Association/Ailsa White/Dux/1954'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $220
S.J.H.S. (St John's Hill School) (Wanganui), Dux medal, 1954, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.0g, 25x25mm), no maker, ring top, sewn on to a crimson cloth rossette, reverse inscribed 'G.Poppelwell'. Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Wanaka School, Dux, 1954, hand engraved in voided gold (9ct, 4.2g, 38mm), no maker, ring top suspension, 'Michael D.Preston'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Kio Kio School, Whakatangata, Golden Jubilee, 1905-1955, pin in brass (head 25x25mm). Extremely fine.
Estimate $70
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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
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