Catalogue
Family Group. Fob medal, handcrafted in silver with gold (35x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Annual Race/Won By/Fred.Spraggon/1893' (worn); N.S.R.C. (North Shore Rowing Club), fob medal, handcrafted in silver and gold (25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'N.S.R.C./Won By P.Spraggon Cox/Regatta & Trial Fours/Dewar Shield/Season 1912-13'; N.S.R.C., Kohn Trophies, fob medal, handcrafted in silver and gold (33x28mm), by Kohn, Auck., ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'N.S.R.C./1913/Trial Fours/Presented/By/F.Diddams.Mgr./Won By -'; N.R.A. (National Rowing Association), badge (oar), handcrafted in silver (75x11cm); Kia Ora N.Z., bob medal, uniface struck in silver (27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'M.Spraggon/7 Allenby Av./Devonport' (M.K/1); Seddon Memorial Technical College, Auckland, fob medal for swimming, struck in silver (27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'M.Spraggon/2 Miles/1919'; S. (A.?) T.C., prize badge, in silver and gold (28x22mm), English maker and hallmark, pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Drill Championship/Upper School/Margorie Spraggon/1919'. Very good - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $950
Passed in
Christchurch Gymnasium, badge in silver and blue enamel (55x35mm), by Vaughton, Birmingham, hallmark for Birmingham 1897. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
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Bunnythorpe, fob medal, hand engraved in silver (30x30mm), English maker and hallmark, obverse inscribed 'C.Jansen', reverse inscribed 'For Good/Work/Done/Bunnythorpe/1898'. Fine.
Estimate $100
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N.Z.R. (New Zealand Refrigeration) Co.Ltd., 1898, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.6g, 23x23mm), by G.& T.Y (G & T Young, Dunedin), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'T.Simson/From/Employes(sic)/N.Z.R. Co. Ltd./Burnside/24-1-98'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $170
Gold mining brooch, late 19th Century, 'New Zealand', handcrafted in gold (9ct, 2.9g, 48x25mm) and set at each end with an amethyst, no maker, pin-back. Fine.
Estimate $1,000
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Maori Whare, brooch, handcrafted in silver (45x15mm), by S.Bros, hallmark for Birmingham 1899, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $150
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Silver brooch, 'A Maori Whare', handcrafted in voided silver (45x15mm), by S.Bros, hallmark for Birmingham 1899, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
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Samoa, handcrafted fob pendant, 1899, gold bearing quartz with ornate mount in gold (possibly 15ct, tot wt (incl stone) 4.9g, 33x15mm), no maker, ring top suspension, inscribed on one side 'Manuia' (best wishes) and on the other side 'E.M.B.', also finely inscribed around edge 'Ole Faamanatu i Ulai 3.99 Male Malaga Fiafia'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $900
Brass drawer handles, c1900, (110x60mm) (3) and (65x40mm) (2, one illustrated), no maker (Anton Tuetenberg, Auckland) (D&C.plate LXIX). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $600
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A & T Burt Ltd, c1900, uniface, thin oval plaque in tin (56x39mm), letters impressed, 'Wades Patent' (Skylights). Tone spots, fine.
Estimate $100
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'Diamond Buckles', c1900, inscribed badge, handcrafted in voided silver (45x35mm), by G.T.W. (G.T.White, Wellington and Christchurch). Very fine.
Estimate $150
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Die, Maori motif, in steel (45x32x15mm), together with trial strike from the die in copper (60x33mm), both by (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland) (D&C.-). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $400
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Drawer handle, c1900, struck in bronzed brass (105x58mm), no maker (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), pierced in four places for attachment (D&C. plate LXIX). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $500
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Fob cloth band, c1900, with gold (9ct) fittings, central hand engraved shield inscribed' Presented To/D.Hunter/From his/Fellow/Employees'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
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Fob medal, c1900, possibly 'VP', uniface, struck in silver (32x23mm), unknown maker, ring top with bar inscribed 'Dunedin Branch', pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $80
SOLD $50
Four brass seal master dies, c1900, (by Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), Parnell Soap Factory, Auckland N.Z. (62x39mm), screw back (D&C.V6); J.C.Burleich (47x30mm), screw back (D&C.V6); Scalp Soap (47x30mm), screw back (D&C.V6); Orange Lodge (50x40mm), tube back (D&C.V9), refer D&C plates XLIX & L. Fine. (4)
Estimate $800
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Greenstone (Pounamu) heart pendant, c1900, handcrafted, with gold fittings (50x45mm), no maker, ornate gold ring top suspension. Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
Greenstone fob, c1900 (28x28mm) with gold NZ shield on front, no maker, ring top suspension. Fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Kiwi and fern leaves, c1900, fob medal handcrafted in voided gold (9ct, 1.2g, 20mm), no maker, ring top suspension, housed in a small wooden colonial box. Very fine.
Estimate $150
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Lamb Bros Limited, Wellington, c1900, name tablet, uniface, struck probably in copper (45mm). Some corrosion with letters a little indistinct, otherwise fine.
Estimate $100
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Metal dies, c1900, 'Routledge Kennedy & Co, Napier' (33x23x15mm); Thomson Lewis & Co, Wellington/Wanganui (38x15mm); 'John Lysaght Limited, Wellington' (33x25x10mm) and 'The Residency. Rarotonga. Eastern Pacific.' (52x18x12mm). Some rusting, otherwise very fine. (4)
Estimate $350
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New Zealand, sovereign case, c1900, in nickel, decorated on the front in enamel with a New Zealand scene (35mm), ring top suspension. Very fine.
Estimate $300
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NZ, souvenir stick-pin, c1900, in greenstone with 9ct gold fittings (77x17mm), no maker, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $220
Sweetheart's pendant, c1900, heart shaped New Zealand greenstone (40x36mm), no maker, with 9ct gold suspension and across the centre of the heart a 9ct gold fern leaf imposed upon which is the word 'MIZPAH'. Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Teutenberg, Anton, Auckland, a collection of medal bars, buttons and trials, also a small screw back die, some signed, in silver, copper and brass. Fine - very fine. (18)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Fob medal, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 6.2g, 33x28mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'M.H.Thomson/From/Riccarton Friends/March 14/1902'. Good very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $300
Silver fob medals, Milton Challenge Cup, 1902; North Taranaki Tug-o-War Schools Championship, 1913; Hutt Gala Day, 1923; Ngatapa Sports, Novice Fling, 1950; Matamata Amateur Competitions, Highland Fling (undated), two with English marker's and hallmarks, four with ring top suspensions, all inscribed. Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Cuff links, monogramed 'LT' trial strikes, in copper (38x26mm) and brass (37x26mm), by (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), for his son's (Ludwig Arnold Berthold Teutenberg, 1882-1945) 21st Birthday (1903) (cfD&C.W5). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $300
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Waiwera, 1903, presentation miniature pipe (70x15mm), with attached cork and silver fob (22mm). Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Presentation fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.8g, 33mm), by J.H. (James Howden, Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'W.E.Moyle/Fellow Employees/5.3.04'. Very Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140