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N.I.B.B.A. (North Island Brass Bands Association), 1908, New Plymouth, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 8.0g, 33x25mm), reverse inscribed 'Quartette/1st/A.Berryman/Nelson/Garrison'; another, Napier Competition/1909, handcrafted in silver and gold (30x23mm), by St.S, reverse inscribed 'Cornet Solo/own ch/1st/A.Berryman'; another, Hastings, 1909, handcrafted in silver and gold (40x32mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'Quartette/A.Berryman'; another, 1910, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 16.6g, 50x45mm), by WN (W.F.Nettleship, Wanganui), reverse inscribed 'Wanganui 1910/1st/Bb Cornet/A.Berryman'; another, as last (9ct, 14.8g), reverse inscribed 'Wanganui 1910/1st/Conductor B Grade/J.H.Berryman'; another, Gisborne Band Contest, 1912, handcrafted in silver (35x30mm), by R.T.S. (Robert T. Seymour, Gisborne), reverse inscribed 'Bb Cornet/2nd Prize/A.J.Berryman'; another, Wellington, 1922, '1st B Grade', handcrafted in silver and gold (38x41mm), by C&R; another, Dannevirke, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 10.0g, 35x28mm), no maker, obverse inscribed 'Presented By/C.R.James/To/Best Cornet Player'. All with ring top, bar and pin-back suspensions, fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $1,300
SOLD $1,400
S.I.B.B.A. (South Island Brass Bands Association), Champion's medal, 1912, handcrafted in gold (9ct, tot wt 48.4g, 65x50mm) with silver fittings, maker's marks possibly for Frank Grady & Sons, Wellington, ring top with ribbon and bar with pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed ''S.I.B.B.A./Champion/Cornet Solo/Won By/E.Schnack/Presented By/Dr Thacker' [illustrated]; also, N.Z.B.B.A. (New Zealand Brass Bands Association), Wellington, Grade Championship, struck in silver (37x30mm) no maker, ring top, ribbon and bar with pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed '1959'. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,300
Auckland Society of Musicians, struck in silver and gold (38mm), by Vaughtons, Birm, reverse inscribed 'E.Seon/Brown/1913'; New Zealand Competitions Society, Wellington Festival, 1913, uniface, struck in silver gilt (39mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Championship Song/Boys Under 14/1st Prize/Won By/E.V.Seon Brown'; another, as last, reverse inscribed 'The/Cecil/Haines/Medal/Boys Under 14/Attending school and not having/received professional tuition in/Elocution/1st Prize/Won By/E.V.Seon Brown'. The first with small edge nick at 8 o'clock on obverse, the second and third cleaned, otherwise extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $800
Passed in
Christchurch Competitions, 1917, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 13.5g, 40x32mm), by G.C. & Co (Giles Coates, Christchurch), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Ladies/Vocal/Championship/Miss Edna Perry'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $650
Brass bands, prize fob style medals, in gold (9ct, tot wt 16.6g, 42x35mm), by PHK (P.H.Kitchingman, Nelson), reverse inscribed 'Drum Major E.C.Kelly/Ingill Hibernian/Band/1st Quickstep/Nelson/March 1921'; N.I.B.B.A. (North Island Brass Bands Association), Wellington, 1922, in gold (9ct, tot wt 16.2g, 40x33mm), unidentified maker, reverse inscribed '1st/Quickstep/Hibernian Band/E.C.Kelly/Drum Major'; D.B.C., in gold (9ct, tot wt 10.5g, 42x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'D.B.C./1923/Drum Major/E.C.Kelly/Winner/Quickstep/Hibernian Band'; Christchurch, 1924, in gold (9ct, tot wt 14.8g, 40x38mm), by PHK; Wellington Band Contest, 1927, in gold (9ct, tot wt 24.1g, 45x33mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Quickstep/(Drill)/B Grade/1st/E.C.Kelly/Drum Major'; also, Hokitika Fire Brigade Demonstration, 1911, in gold (9ct, 8.6g, 38x28mm), by Hamilton (G.C.Hamilton, Gore), reverse inscribed 'Pres. by/I.M.F.B./to Fireman E.Kelly', all handcrafted with ring top suspensions, the first five with ribbons, bars and pin-backs. Extremely fine, all illustrated. (6)
Estimate $1,750
SOLD $2,400
St Kilda Champion Band, Wanganui, 1929, handcrafted in gold (9ct, tot wt 16.8g, 43x35mm) and blue enamel, no maker, ring top, ribbon and bars with pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Donated by Patrons/To/T.D.Stalker'; also, A.B.C., fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.1g, 40x25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/To/T.Stalker/Most/Enthusiastic Member/1923-24'. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $900
SOLD $600
N.Z. Champion Band Contest, Dunedin, 1930, uniface, struck in gold (9ct, 11.0g, 38x32mm) and blue enamel, no maker, ribbon and bar with pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed 'A Grade Champ./Woolston/Band/H.M.Bigg' (M.-); Dunedin Band Contest, 1933, uniface, struck in gold (9ct, 7.0g, 40x26mm) and blue enamel, no maker, ribbon and bar with pin-back, uninscribed (M.-); 'C.B.B.', stock medal in silver and gold (35x25mm), English maker and hallmark, ribbon and bar with pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed '1927/H.M.Biggs'; also small silver bar from top of medal inscribed 'Ch Ch City/No.66', probably off the previous medal. Very fine - extremely fine, the first two unlisted in Morel and both illustrated. (4)
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
W.C.B.C. (West Coast Band Competition), a group of fob medals won by W.M.Garth between 1897 and 1930, gold (5) and silver (9): hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.2g, 26x23mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1st Prize/Baritone/Solo/Won By/W.Garth'; N.I.B.B.A. (North Island Brass Bands Association), Palmerston N., 1899, uniface, struck in silver (35x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '2nd Prize/Baritone Solo/Won by/W.M.Garth' [illustrated]; hand engraved in silver and gold (32x32mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'W.C.B.C./23.5.99/Baritone/2nd Prize/W.M.Garth'; another, handcrafted in silver (35x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '2nd Prize/Euphonium/Quartette' [illustrated]; hand engraved in gold (9ct, 8.4g, 32x32mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'W.C.B.C./1st Prize/B.Flat Bass/W.M.Garth/24.5.00'; hand engraved in silver (30x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1901/Euphonium/W.M.Garth/2nd Prize'; another hand engraved in silver (30x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1901/Baritone/W.M.Garth/2nd Prize'; hand engraved in silver (40x33mm), by Lloyd (H.W.Lloyd, Greymouth & Wellington), reverse inscribed '1st/Test/Selections/Westport & Grey/W.Grath/Euphonium/1904-5'; hand engraved in silver (30x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'W.C.B.C./2nd Eupho/W.Garth/1905/Greyth.'; hand engraved in silver (30x30mm), by J.C. (John Cairney, Greymouth), reverse inscribed 'W.C.B.C./2nd/Quartette/W.Garth/Greyth./1905'; handcrafted in gold (9ct, 9.5g, 35x35mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'W.C.B.C./Hokitika/Euphonium Solo/W.M.Garth/1st/May 8th 1906' [illustrated]; W.C.B.C, 1908, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.7g, 38x28mm), unknown maker, reverse inscribed 'Euphonium/W.Garth/1st' [illustrated]; hand engraved in gold (9ct, 8.2g, 32mm), reverse inscribed 'To/W.M.Garth/From Members GM Band/On His Completetion of/40 Years Service/15-10-30' [illustrated]; also, WCBB, badge in silver (60x28mm), no maker, pin-back [illustrated]. All with ring top suspensions except the last, fine - very fine. (14)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
Dunedin Band Contest, 1933, fob medal, struck in gold (9ct, 6.6g, 40x27mm) and blue enamel, no maker, ring top suspension, uninscribed; another, as last but in silver and blue enamel; N.Z.B.B.A. (New Zealand Brass Bands Association), Wellington, 1934, uniface, medal struck in silver (30mm), by M&K (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), ring top, ribbon and bar with pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed 'Quartette'; another, as last but Christchurch, 1951, struck in gold (9ct, tot wt 15.3g), by M&K, reverse inscribed 'EB Cornet Solo/1st'; N.Z.B.B. Hangmen's Club, badge (21x20mm) in white metal and enamel, by Mayer & Kean. Extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
St Kilda Municipal Band, stock medal in silver and gold (33x33mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'St.K.M.B/Solo Contest/13.11.43/E.R.Collett/Second'; another, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.8g, 47x40mm), no maker, inscribed on obverse 'St Kilda/Municipal Band/Dunedin/Solo Contest/June/1945', reverse inscribed 'E.R.Collett/1st'; another, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5.7g, 40x35mm), reverse inscribed 'Solo Contest/26.7.47/E.R.Collett/1st'; O & S.B.B.A. (Otago & Southland Brass Bands Association), uniface medal, struck in silver (35x28mm), reverse inscribed 'Gore/1969/E.R.Collett'; N.Z.B.B.A. (New Zealand Brass Bands Association), 25 Years Service badge, silvered and enamel (28mm), by M&T (Mayer & Toye, Wellington), pin-back with ribbon, inscribed on back 'E.R.Collett/1974'. All but the last with ring top suspensions, very fine. (5)
Estimate $600
SOLD $360
Brass bands, a group of award medals won by V.Aldridge between 1927 and 1950: Gore, 1927, stock medal in silver and gold (38x30mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed '1st/Cornet Solo/V.Aldridge'; St Kilda Champion Band, Wanganui 1929, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 10.3g, 40x35mm) and blue enamel, no maker, reverse inscribed 'Donated by Patrons/To/V.Aldridge' [illustrated]; N.Z.B.B.A. (New Zealand Brass Bands Association), Nelson, 1937, hand engraved in silver and gold (35x30mm), English maker and hallmark; N.Z. Championship Band Contest, Christchurch, Feb. 1939, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 11.5g, 45x38mm), uncertain maker, reverse inscribed 'Quartette' [illustrated]; V.A.G.A., stock medal in silver (30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'R.B.B./C Grade/Quickstep Champ/Ch-Ch 1946/Wan.1947'; C.P.B.A., 1948, hand engraved in silver (40x33mm), no maker; C.P.B.B.A., hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.5g, 33x26mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Centennial/Contest/Ashburton/1950' [illustrated]; handcrafted in silver and gold (35x35mm), no maker, uninscribed [illustrated]; handcrafted in silver (35x30mm), no maker, uninscribed; another, hand engraved in silver (40x30mm), no maker, uninscribed. All with ribbons, most with bars and pin-backs, the silver toned, very fine - nearly extremely fine. (10)
Estimate $1,400
Passed in
Brass Bands, a group of prize medals awarded to G.Aldridge from 1948-1955, mostly N.Z.B.B.A. (New Zealand Brass Bands Association) for national competitions in Wellington, Wanganui, Christchurch and Dunedin, includes (5) gold (9ct, tot wt [including ribbons] 51.8g), (7) silver and gold (2 by M&K), and (6) silver; also, R.A.O.B., Manukau Chapter No.59, silver jewel awarded to J.H.Aldridge in 1954. Except where indicated no makers, ribbons with bars and pin-backs to all, very fine - extremely fine, four illustrated. (19)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,300
Kaikorai Band, Dunedin, a group of medals awarded to R.R.MacDonald, between 1944 and 1959, includes provincial and national awards, gold (9ct, approx wt 38.0g) (6), silver and gold (14) and silver (15), most with ribbons and pin-backs, a few with maker's names (noted Mayer & Kean). Very fine - extremely fine, four illustrated. (35)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,100
N.Z.B.B.A. (New Zealand Brass Bands Association), Dunedin, 1962, uniface, struck in gold (9ct, tot wt 15.3g, 29mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), reverse inscribed '1st/Bass Drum'; another, Palmerston N., 1963, uniface, struck in silver (30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '2nd/Side Drum'; another as last, but Dunedin, 1966, by M&T Ld (Mayer & Toye, Wellington), reverse inscribed '2nd/Side Drum'; another, as last, but Wellington, 1967, reverse inscribed '2nd/Side Drum'; 25 Years Service medal, in base metal and enamel (28mm), with 35 Years clasp, by MT (Mayer & Toye, Wellington). The first four with ring top, ribbon and bar with pin back suspension, the last with ribbon and pin-back, very fine - extremely fine, the first and second illustrated. (5)
Estimate $500
SOLD $460
Badges, all attributed to Effie Williams, 1909 - c1920s, includes Australasian Trained Nurses Assocn, 1909; NZRN (Royal Nth Shore Hosp. Sydney 1911); R.N.S. Hospital Trained Nurses; NZANS (NZ Army nursing service); WWI, Wound Badge (NZ10082) and St Mary's Convent. Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Group of Seven: Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (O.B.E. Civil, 2nd type)(lady); 1939-45 Star; Africa Star with 8th Army clasp; Italy Star; Defence Medal 1939-45; British War Medal 1939-45; New Zealand War Service Medal 1939-45. All medals un-named. Very fine.
Estimate $2,000
Passed in
Florence Nightingale Medal, handcrafted in gold (22ct, 9.1g, 22mm), no maker, ring top and pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed 'Z.E.Taylor/March 1949'. Very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $700
Methodist Sunday School (Timaru), presentation trowel, in sterling silver with faux ivory handle (300x90mm), by H&T (Hilliard & Thomason, Birmingham), blade hallmarked for Birmingham 1902, inscribed 'Presented by the Trustees/To/John Jackson Esq. J.P./On The Occasion Of His/Laying The Foundation Stone/Of The/Jackson Memorial Methodist/Sunday School/Timaru/14th March 1907'. Surface marks, very fine.
Estimate $700
Passed in
Canterbury College, presentation trowel, handcrafted in silver with faux bone handle (tot wt 180g, 35x87mm), by H&T, hallmark for Birmingham 1907, inscribed on top surface 'Presented/To/G.W.Russell/Chairman of Board of Governors/of/Canterbury College/By/William Greig & Sons/On the Occasion of Laying the Foundation Stone/of the/Chemical Laboratory/at Canterbury College. June 3rd 1909/Messrs Collins & Harman/Architects'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $750
Passed in
Presbyterian Church (Otahuhu), presentation trowel, handcrafted in silver (250x78mm), with native timber wooden handle, uncertain maker's mark, inscribed on top 'Presented/To/The Rt Hon.W.F.Massey/P.C./Prime Minister of N.Z./on the occasion of his laying/The Foundation Stone/of the/Otahuhu Presbyterian/Church/1914' 'Hugh C.Grierson/Architect'. Very fine and a very rare presentation piece to a Prime Minister.
Estimate $2,000
Passed in
Opening of O'Conor Memorial Home (Westport), February 7th 1918, by Arthur Leaver Esq., First Trustee, handcrafted silver presentation key (135x48mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Presented To/Arthur Leaver Esq./Mayor of Westport/By/Swan & Swan/Architects'. Very fine and impressive.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Christchurch, presentation key, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 18.8g, 90x29mm), no maker or inscription, in a presentation case with silver plaque (55x24mm) inscribed 'H.J.Otley Esq./Chairman N.C.H.B. (North Canterbury Hospital Board)/Presented to Him/On The Occasion of the Opening/of the Nurses Home/By the Contractors/J.W.Beanland & Sons'; another, cast in brass (70x28mm), no maker, inscribed 'Presented to/Mrs H.J.Otley/opening of/Children's Home/Cashmere/20-10-23'; also, Masonic, Founder Medal in gilt, Civic Lodge, No.157 (42x42mm), no maker, uninscribed, bars loose on torn ribbon; another, Canterbury Lodge, No.1048 E.C., struck in gold (15ct, 23g (gross), 55x45mm), no maker, inscribed on reverse 'Presented To/Wor. Bro. H.J.Otley P.M./Canterbury Lodge 1048 E.C./As a Mark of Esteem/Feb 21 08', the last two items in a presentation case from Robert Kennett, Jeweller and Optician, 183 High St., Christchurch. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $1,500
Waipiata Sanatorium (Otago), presentation key, 8th April 1925, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 9.6g, 70x23mm), unidentified maker, reverse inscribed 'Presented/to/John Matheson Esq/On/Opening/Waipiata Sanatorium/Otago, N.Z./E.R.Wilson Architect'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
Passed in
Waikato District Hospital, presentation key, handcrafted in silver gilt and enamel (140x45mm), reverse inscribed 'Presented To/The Hon.J.A.Young/Minister of Health/On His Opening The/New Nurses Home/at the/Waikato District Hospital/11-3-26'. Extremely fine, in fitted case of issue.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Victoria Laundry, presentation key, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 16.0g, 90x30mm), by Littlejohn (Littlejohn & Son, Wellington), inscribed on one side 'Presented/To/W.Naismith Esq/From Co. Directors/& Staff/On Occasion of His Opening/of Victoria Laundry's/New/Building/3.11.26' and on the other side 'Architect/C.A.Martin/A.N.Z.I.A./Builders/Jones & Cameron'. Extremely fine, in a Littlejohn fitted case.
Estimate $800
SOLD $500
Grey River Hospital, presentation key, in gold (15ct, 19.3g, 60x30mm), no maker, steel pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Grey River Hospital/Nurses Home/Hon.J.A.Young/31.3.27'. Very fine.
Estimate $850
SOLD $950
Dannevirke Hospital, presentation key, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 19.5g, 98x30mm), no maker, inscribed on one side, 'Dannevirke/Hospital/Childrens Ward/Official/Opening/25th May/1927', the other side 'Presented To/Hon.J.A.Young/By/W.A.Pickard/Contractor'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $600
Kaitaia Memorial Hospital, presentation key, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 14.8g, 70x20mm), bow inscribed 'Kaitaia Memorial Hospital/March 8th 1928'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $440
Karamea Dairy Factory, presentatation key, handcrafted in gold (9ct, tot wt 6.2g, 50x22mm), no maker, ring top, gold fern leaf suspender with pin-back, obverse inscribed 'On Occasion/Of/Opening/Karamea/Dairy Factory', reverse inscribed 'Presented To/Mrs R.Tunnicliff/By/R.Fraser & Son/1936'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Labour & Trades Hall (Hastings), presentation key, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 9.3g, 55x25mm), no maker, pin-back, inscribed on front 'Labour/& Trades Hall/Presented at Official/Opening to the/Hon.W.Nash/Minister of Finance/By the Builder/H.B.Cooke/20-12-41'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in