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All Blacks, Not Beaten, 1924-25, fob medal, struck in gold (9ct, 10.8g, 26mm), by G. & S.Co. Ltd. (The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, London), hallmark for Birmingham 1924, scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'L.F.Cupples/Presented/By/Hon.Sir Arthur Meyers'. Uncirculated, in a fitted case of Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, 112 Regent St., London, W., an excessively rare presentation medal from the famous 'Invincibles' tour to the British Isles in 1924-25.
Estimate $5,000
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All Blacks, Not Beaten, 1924-25, fob medal, struck in gold (9ct, 10.2g, 26mm), by G. & S.Co. Ltd. (The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company Ltd, London), hallmark for Birmingham 1924, scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'I.H.Harvey/Presented/By/Hon.Sir Arthur Meyers'. Very fine, an excessively rare presentation medal from the famous 'Invincibles' tour to the British Isles in 1924-25.
Estimate $5,000
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(Waikato), fob medal, 1925, handcrafted in voided gold (9ct, 6.0g, 28x23mm), no maker, scroll and ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'Won By R.Smith/1925' reverse inscribed 'Presented By/S.A.McNamara'. Very fine.
Estimate $600
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N.Z. Amalgamated Society Railway Servants, struck in gold (9ct, 7.6g, 26mm), no maker, scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'P.Sheehan (sic)/Chairman/Auck.Branch/1926-27'; M.B.O.B. (Marist Brothers Old Boys), stock fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.0g, 23mm), no maker, mount broken off, reverse inscribed 'M.B.O.B./Best all round/Player/Presented by/J.Ford/Won by/P.Sheahan/1910-11'; M.B.R.U.A. (Marist Brothers Rugby Union Association), 1912, fob medal, handcrafted in voided gold (9ct, 3.7g, 28mm), by K&D (Kirkman & Denison, Auckland), ring top suspension; Northern Boxing Assn., fob medal, hand engraved in gold (probably 9ct, 14.2g, 37x28mm), by A.Kohn (Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Footballers/Champs/Middle Weight/P.Sheahan/1909'. Fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $800
SOLD $900
N.Z.R.F.U. (New Zealand Rugby Football Union), Past President's fob medal in gold (9ct, 6.6g, 24mm) and silver (fern), by W.L. & S. (W.Littlejohn & Son, Wellington), scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'L.V.Carmine/1940.41'. Very fine.
Estimate $1,500
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Wales-New Zealand, (1980), struck in silver (50mm), by Royal Mint (D.J.G.), hallmark for London, 1980, coat of arms on obverse with dates 1905, 1924, 1935, 1953, 1963, 1972, 1978 and 1980, reverse 'To Commemorate 75 Years of Rivalry and Friendship' (M&P.1980/7); another, as last, struck in bronze (50mm) (M&P.1980/7). Extremely fine and rare, only 50 silver medals struck. (2)
Estimate $600
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Service Medal of the Order of St John, silver, three bars. Amb.Sis.M.Dawson.Dunedin.NSG.Div.Otago Dis.N.Z.S.J.A.B.O.1923. Engraved (O&D.113), cased; The St John Ambulance Association, service medal, in gold (18ct, 11.9g), reverse inscribed '136782/May C.Dawson'; New Zealand, St John Ambulance War Service (WWI) badge/medal, in brass and enamel (33x26mm), '11640' stamped on reverse. Very fine - extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $1,100
SOLD $1,000
Waitahuna School, 1878, disc in gold (probably 9ct, 4.6g, 27mm), inscribed on obverse 'Given/By/J.C.Brown Esq./M.H.R.Tuapeka/To/Leonard Arthur Line/Waitahuna School', reverse inscribed 'Annual Prize/For/Regular Attendance/Good Conduct/&/General Improvement/18th Dec/1878'. Mount marks on reverse (pin removed), otherwise fine.
Estimate $800
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Otago Girls' High School, Dunedin, c1880s, handcrafted fob medal in silver (40x40mm), maker's name obscured (possibly John Hislop, Dunedin), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Marion A.Ferguson/Excellence In/English, Arithmetic & Geography'. Very fine.
Estimate $500
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O.B.H.S. (Otago Boys' High School), handcrafted medal in silver (66mm), by Hislop (J.Hislop, Dunedin), obverse inscribed 'Given by Chamber of Commerce/1886', reverse inscribed 'Upper School/Scott John Askew/English/1886'. Very fine, an impressive award.
Estimate $800
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All Saints A.A. Club, struck and hand engraved in silver (35mm), by W.G.N., ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'All Saints/A.A. Club/2nd Prize-Hurdle Race/won by/P.Hackett/1888'; also, Auckland Secondary Schools, Athletic Championships, struck in silver (51mm), by E. & C. (Elkington & Co Ltd, Birmingham), hallmark for Birmingham 1930, reverse inscribed 'P.Hackett/High Jump Open Champ/1930'; another, reverse inscribed 'P.Hackett/High Jump/Championship Open/1931'; stock fob medal in gold (9ct, 5.2g, 35x30mm), no maker, fancy scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Senior/Sports Champ/P.Hackett/1931'. The first fine, the second and third mint bloom uncirculated, the last extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $1,500
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The Auckland College and Grammar School, fob medal, struck in copper (27mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'J.M.Brigham/1st/50yds on back/March 23/1888' (D&C.-); A.A.S.C. (Auckland Amateur Swimming Club), fob medal, handcrafted in silver (35x30mm), by A.T., ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'A.A.S.C./1889/Boy's Race Under 16/80 Yds/Third/Won By/J.M.Brigham' (D&C.-). Extremely fine; good very fine. (2)
Estimate $1,000
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A.C. & G.S. (Auckland College & Grammar School), fob medal, struck uniface in silver (33x32mm), no maker (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'A.C. & G.S./1891/P.Drummond/For/80 Yds Swim 2nd/Neat Header 2nd/Long Dive 2nd' (D&C.S7 [this piece]). Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $500
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Wanganui Girls' College, 1892, handcrafted in gold (tested 22ct, 21.0g, 39x39mm), by Kohn (S.Kohn, Wellington), handcrafted ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Dux/Ethel Elmslie Bell/1892'. Toned, extremely fine, with a contemporary case.
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $1,500
Caversham School, Dux, 1897, fob medal, hand engraved in silver (40x33mm), English maker and hallmark, inscribed 'Bernard Murphy'; Otago Boys High School, 1902, Dux medal in gold (15ct, 10.0g, 45x45mm), by Souness (E.Souness, Dunedin), reverse inscribed 'B.E.Murphy'; another, fob medal hand engraved in gold (probably 18ct, 10.0g, 35x30mm), by G. & T.Y. (G. & T. Young, Dunedin), obverse inscribed 'Chamber/of/Commerce/Eng. and Arithc./Senior/1902', reverse inscribed 'Otago/Boys' High School/B.E.Murphy'. The first nearly fine having been worn on a fob chain; second extremely fine; third good very fine, all with ring top suspensions. (3)
Estimate $1,250
SOLD $800
King's College (Auckland), struck uniface in bronze or copper (38mm) by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'King's College/1907/Consolation Race/Won By/R.Burkill' (D&C.-). Good extremely fine and a very rare type.
Estimate $500
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Papanui, Dux medal, uniface, struck in silver (44mm), by R.P., ring top suspension, inscribed on obverse 'Berkeley-Phelps/Hopkins/Dux', reverse inscribed 'State School/T.S.Weston's/Prize/1907/Papanui'; N.C.P.S.A.A.A. (North Canterbury Primary Schools Amateur Athletics Association), fob medal, handcrafted in silver and gold (35x35mm), by Jones & Sons (Christchurch), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'N.C.P.S.A.A.A./B.Hopkins/1908'; another, as last, same inscription but '1909'. Toned, extremely fine, the last two joined by a piece of silver fob chain. (3)
Estimate $750
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Robert Deans Scholar, struck in bronze (57mm), by W.R.Bock, Wellington, ring suspension either side, inscribed on rim E.E.Crawshaw 1908. Extremely fine and very rare, the first year of the award.
Estimate $2,000
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(Auckland College & Grammar School), fob medal, struck uniface in gold (9ct, 5.4g, 30x28mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Junior/Champion/1910/Cadet/W.A.C.Clarke' (D&C.plate LVIII). Very fine.
Estimate $550
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Bromley School, stock medal, uniface, struck in gold (15ct, 18.8g, 39mm), by G.T.W. (G.T.White, Wellington & Christchurch), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'Sutton & Sons/School/Competition', reverse inscribed 'Bromley School/H.R.Wilkinson/Headmaster/1911'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $950
King's College (Auckland), Sports Medal (Athletics), struck in silver (48mm) by A.Teutenberg (Auckland), reverse inscribed 'Won/by/F.V.C.Clark/Steeplechase/& High Jump/Senior/1916' (D&C.M17). Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
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King's College (Auckland), Sports Medal (Boxing), struck in silver (48mm) by A.Teutenberg (Auckland), reverse inscribed 'Won/by/R.C.Lysnar/Champion/Under 6 St./1916' (D&C.M17). Virtually uncirculated, in a contemporary case.
Estimate $500
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Hazelburn (School), Dux, 1916, fob medal hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.8g, 28mm), no maker, scroll and ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'E.Aitken'; another, Dux fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.6g, 28x26mm), unidentified maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Pt.Pt.D.H.School (Pleasant Point District High School)/Secondary Dpt/Ellen Aitken/1919'. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $400
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
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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
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