Catalogue
Gisborne Pony Club, c1890s, cloth and board prize rosettes (approx 85mm), 1st Prize (2), 2nd Prize (1); another in cloth, with ribbon 'Poverty Bay'. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Saddle boss, c1890s, in nickel, 'W.White/Maker/Waikouaiti', four pronged back. Fine.
Estimate $100
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Silver trophy cup, (293g, 130x85mm), by GMJ (George Maudsley Jackson, London), hallmark for London 1890, hand engraved, inscribed 'The/English Cup/Heavyweight/Hunter/Wellington Show/New Zealand'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
G.W.S.P., 1900, button or boss, in brass, silver and enamel (35mm), no maker, lug back. Very fine.
Estimate $100
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Puhipuhi, c1900, brooch, handcrafted in voided silver and gold (38x32mm), missing pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $150
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R.R.C. (Rangitikei Racing Club), life member badge in gold (9ct, 3.8g, 26mm), no maker, pin-back, obverse inscribed 'R.R.C./W.A.Doughty/Life Member'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Pakuranga Hunt Club Sports, trophy teapot, in sterling silver (tot wt 340g, 230x110x100mm), by W.E.T. (William E.Turner, Birmingham), hallmark for Birmingham, 1902, inscribed 'Pakuranga Hunt Club/Sports/Sep.10.04/Ladies Bracelet/Won By/Mrs H.C.Tonks/b.g. Tip'. Small dent in name panel, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Okato, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (15ct, 7.8g, 35x30mm), by (beaver) (A.Beaver, Wellington), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed '1st/Horse Jumping/Okato/17.3.06', reverse inscribed 'Won By/Hy.Rothery'. Very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $400
Nightcaps, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 3.8g, 30x23mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'O'Niells/Buck Jumping/Competition/Won By/G.Muir/Nightcaps 20.6.08'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
A.R.C. (Auckland Racing Club), (1909) Life Member fob medal struck in gold (4.0g, 20mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'H.T.Gorrie' (D&C.R6). Fine.
Estimate $1,000
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WRC (Waikato Racing Club), badge, c1910, handcrafted in voided silver and blue enamel (27x25mm), by A.Kohn (Adolph Kohn, Auckland), slide-back. Very fine.
Estimate $150
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Auckland Racing Club, and Avondale Jockey Club, 1908-10, a series of bookmaker's silk race-day badges (mostly 150x73mm), for 'Licensed Bookmaker' (20) and 'Bookmaker's Clerk' (4), several different colours. Varying degrees of tattiness, fair - fine and very rare. (24)
Estimate $500
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Greymouth, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 12.9g, 40x35mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'AJ', reverse inscribed 'Paced Track Record./One Mile/Victoria Park/Greymouth/Time 2 Mins 6 Secs/By/A.Jacobsen/17-3-10'. Very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $380
TATC (Taieri Amateur Turf Club), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 11.4g, 38x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'TATC', reverse inscribed 'Presented/To/R.Green Esq/From/Taieri/Amateur Turf Club./Dec. 1910.'. Very fine.
Estimate $750
SOLD $550
St James Progress Association, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (15ct, 7.0g, 35x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed '1st Prize/for/Best Dressed/Stallion', reverse inscribed 'Presented to/J.Bunton./By St James/Progress Association./28.8.13.'. Very fine.
Estimate $450
SOLD $340
Fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.7g, 32x28mm), by (beaver) (A.Beaver, Dunedin), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'J.T.McCandish/Winner/1 1/2 Mile Trot/"Aurora"/24.4.18'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $190
Levin Show, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.4g, 30x30mm), unknown maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Levin Show/Lady Rider/H.Meads/1923'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $140
Marton Jockey Club, cup, handcrafted in sterling silver (.925, 1.345kg, 400x275mm), with cover, by W&H, hallmark for Sheffield 1923, inscribed 'Marton Jockey Club/Marton Cup/1924/Won By/Ngata/"Maniapoto" "Daisy Paul"/Rider B.H.Morris 9st 5lbs'. Very fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $750
Gore Show, 1925, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 8.5g, 27mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Jas.McMullen/Most Points/In Pony Classes/Gore Show/1925' [illustrated]; stock medal in gold (9ct, 6.0g, 23x23mm), English maker, hallmark for Chester 1923, reverse inscribed 'First Prize/Pony Harness'; hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.6g, 33mm), by W.Baker (William Baker, Gore), reverse inscribed 'Cycle Race/One Mile/1st Prize', all with ring top suspensions. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $750
SOLD $650
Manawatu Hunt, cup, handcrafted in sterling silver (.925, 635.0g, 270x135mm), by BB, hallmark for Birmingham 1927, inscribed 'Manawatu Hunt/Won by/"Omahu"/Rider/C.L.Bull/25th July 1928'. Very fine.
Estimate $650
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Oamaru Trotting Club, Steward badge, c1930s, in gilt and enamel (42x22mm), no maker (Moller, Dunedin), pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
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Auckland and Waikato Racing Clubs, membership badges, 1937-1963, mostly late 1930s - early 1940s, no New Zealand makers noted. All on individual cord suspensions, extremely fine. (56)
Estimate $500
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NZGCA (New Zealand Gypsy Cob Association), c1950s, Life Member badge in gold (9ct, 10.5g, 50x18mm) and blue enamel, no maker, pin-back, front inscribed 'L.A.Shand'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $300
Wellington Racing Club Inc, c1950s, membership badge, uniface, struck in brass (30mm), by Bock, Wellington, pin-back, obverse with impressed number 122. Very fine.
Estimate $70
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Pakuranga Hunt Cup, 1953, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 87.0g, 130x65mm), by Pascoe (James Pascoe, Auckland), inscribed 'Won By/Mr A.W.Miekle's "Green Light"/9st 4lbs/6m 31 3/5 secs'. Very fine.
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $2,800
A.T.C. (Auckland Trotting Club), Inter-Dominion Pacing Championship, 1955, Official Guest badge, silvered (33x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $50
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Palm. Nth. Pony Club, c1960s, Life Member badge in gold (probably 9ct, 3.9g, 45x25mm), no maker, pin-back and safety chain for suspension. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Addington Trotting Course Ltd, Director badge, (1952-1963), uniface, struck in gold (9ct, 8.1g, 35x27mm), by M & Y CH (Moller & Young, Christchurch), ring top suspension, reverse with impressed number 5. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
F.R.C., life member badge, c1970s, stock badge in gold (9ct, 3.6g, 26mm), no maker, pin-back, reverse inscribed 'W.Doreen'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $120
The Welsh Pony & Cob Society Of N.Z. (Inc.), struck in bronze (48mm), by M&T Ltd (Mayer & Toye, Wellington), uninscribed; Welsh Pony Society Of N.Z. Inc, hand engraved in bronze (45mm), struck reverse, no maker, inscribed '1971/Richelle Stead/Vogue'. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $600
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