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Auckland, full hunter pocket watch, by Rotherham's, London, chased case in gold (18ct, tot wt incl workings 82.6g, 48mm), white porcelain dial, roman numeral batons and subsidiary seconds dial, inside lid inscribed 'A token of goodwill/from the Merchants of Auckland/to/Alex Grant Esq/on his leaving Auckland/July 1900'. Extremely fine, watch not operating (overwound).
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,200
TTS (Timaru Technical School), fob medal hand engraved in gold (9ct, 8.0g, 35x32mm), by O'L (John O'Leary, Timaru), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented By/S.C. (South Canterbury)/Chamber of Commerce/and/N.Z. Society of Accountatns (sic)/Timaru/Won By/G.T.Williams/First/Commercial Class/1915'. Fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $240
C.T.C. (Christchurch Technical College), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.8g, 30x30mm), no maker, pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Eileen Robson/Typewriter/1920'. Plugged at top (ring removed), otherwise very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in silver (45mm), by M&K (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'K.B.Gilby.' reverse inscribed '1st/Typewriting/Senior/Honours/1933/N.Z.'; another, as last, but bronze, obverse inscribed 'K.B.Gilby.', reverse inscribed 'Merit/Honours/Shorthand 100.W.P.M./& Typewriting Sen./1933./Wgtn.'. Extremely fine, edge bruises to the first. (2)
Estimate $300
Passed in
New Zealand Institute of Secretaries, struck in oxidised silver (45mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), reverse inscribed 'A.J.Neil./1933'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in antique silver (45mm), by M&K (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'K.G.James/1936.' reverse inscribed 'N.Z./1st/Office Practice/Distinction.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in bronze (45mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'K.J.Smith/1939', reverse inscribed 'Wellington/Centre/Special Awards'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in bronze (45mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'A.F.M.Warde/1945', reverse inscribed '1st/Hamilton/Shorthand/120 W.P.M.' Minor edge bruising and carbon spotting, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Christchurch Shorthand Writers Association, 1946, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 4.8g, 32x32mm), by S.D. & Co (Stewart Dawson & Co), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Ch.Ch/Shorthand Writers Assn/Beth McMillan/150/Words/Per Minute'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $140
Auckland Chamber of Commerce, Chairman, Trevor Davis Memorial, 1948 Intermediate Section, handcrafted in gold (9ct, tot wt 17.2g, 35mm), no maker, ribbon, bar and pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/to/W.H.Knox'. Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $700
SOLD $440
Australia and New Zealand Bank Limited (A.N.Z.), c1950s, badge in brass and enamel (38mm), by Stokes (Melbourne), pin-back. Fine, small piece of enamel missing.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in bronze (45mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), reverse inscribed 'Hutt Valley./R.Bradley./2nd./Typewriting/Junior/1950'. Virtually uncirculated, in fitted case of issue.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in bronze (45mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'M.R.Etchells/1957', reverse inscribed '1st Hamilton/Arithmetic'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Chamber of Commerce Commercial Examinations, struck in bronze (44mm), by M&K Ld (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), obverse inscribed 'L.H.Young/1960', reverse inscribed '1st/Auckland/Shorthand'; also, Royal Life Saving Society, Award of Merit, silvered (33mm), reverse inscribed 'L.Young/14.3.60'. Extremely fine, the first in fitted case of issue. (2)
Estimate $250
Passed in
TSB (Taranaki Savings Bank), Johnson Matthey silver ingot (.999+ fine, 129g), inscribed on side 'TSB $100M 1981'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $2,200
Auckland Cricket Club, struck and hand engraved in silver (38mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'Prize/For/Bowling/Won By/A.M.Beale/First Eleven/1885-6' (D&C.-, reverse as P2). Slight edge bruising, very fine and very rare.
Estimate $1,500
Passed in
Auckland Cricket Club, 1886-87, Club Medal for Batting Average, struck in silver (28mm), by A.T. (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), ring top suspension, inscribed 'M.F.Jervis'? (cfD&C.R21). Harshly cleaned of corrosion, inscriptions indistinct, very good.
Estimate $150
SOLD $110
N.D.C.C. (North Dunedin Cricket Club), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (probably 9ct, 4.3g, 35x25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'N.D.C.C./President's Prize/Best/Batting Average', reverse inscribed 'Won By/J.McFarlane/Season/1886 87/Average 15-1'; DCC (Dunedin Cricket Club), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.9g, 35x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/By/T.S.Graham Esq/To J.McFarlane/For Batting/Season/1915-16'. Fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $500
SOLD $320
Midland C.C. (Cricket Club), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (18ct, 10.5g, 33x27mm), by J.K. (James King, Wellington), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Trophy/Presented by/W.E.Woods,/"The-Co-operative Drug Store"/Won By/E.Fitzsimons./Best/Allround Man/Midland C.C./91-92.'. Very fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $650
Colyton Cricket Club, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 8.5g, 32x32mm), by J.Scott (Feilding), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Colyton/Cricket Club/Presented by/D.P.Barrett./for/Best Fielder/1895.6', obverse inscribed 'Won By/D.Entwisle'. Very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $420
A.C.A. (Auckland Cricket Association), fernleaf badge, handcrafted in silver (45x15mm), by Kohn (Kohn & Co, Wellington), pin-back, back inscribed 'Lord Hawke's/N.Z.Tour 1902'. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Albion Cricket Club (Dunedin), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (15ct, 8.4g, 26x26mm), by D.B., ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'JCC', reverse inscribed 'Albion Cricket Club/J.C.Cameron/Batting Average/1906.'. Very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $420
W.B.C.L. (Wellington Boys' Cricket League), fob medal, hand engraved in silver (32x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed '1st Class/Thordn. Meth. C.C./J.Renner/1906-07'. Fine.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Great Britain, fob medal, struck in gold (9ct, 13.9g, 38x33mm), by W.J.D., hallmark for Birmingham 1900, reverse inscribed 'Pres To/J.Sullivan/By The/Members & Supporters/of/Carrington C.C./28.1.08'. Good fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
St.K.C.C. (St Kilda Cricket Club), (Dunedin), stock fob medal, in gold (9ct, 7.6g, 30x25mm), by 'L', scroll and ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'JSB', reverse inscribed 'St.K.C.C./Highest Score/87/Won By/J.S.Botting./1909-10.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $220
Dunedin cricket, silver buttons (3), probably removed from a shield (each 25mm), all awarded to G.A.Wycherley, inscribed '101 Not Out/Dunedin C.-V-Dunedin B./March 25th 1911'; another inscribed '106/Dunedin C.-V-Opoho/March 14th 1914' and the third '104 Not Out/Dunedin/V/Christian Bros./Decr.18.1915'. Fine. (3)
Estimate $100
Passed in
H.S. (High School), (Wanganui), stock fob medal, in silver (29mm), by Drews (Wanganui), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'H.H.Wells/Best Bowler/1918'. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
WTC (Wellington Technical College), struck in bronze (76mm), no maker, edge inscribed 'C.S.Dempster/1918-19/Sports Champion'; also, cricketing and rugby fob medals in silver and gold (7) and silver (6), by various makers, mostly English hallmarked, ring top suspensions, all awarded to S.Dempster in the early part of his career, between 1916 and 1921. Fine - extremely fine, the first in fitted case of issue. (14)
Estimate $1,200
Passed in
W.B.I (Wellington Boys' Institute), fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5.1g, 35x25mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Good Sport/Won by/R.McLean/1927'; W.B.I.C.C. (Wellington Boys' Institute Cricket Club), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.7g, 28x28mm), by G. & T.Y. (G & T Young, Dunedin), reverse inscribed 'W.B.I.C.C./Batting/1929-30/Pres. By/Mrs Parton'; another, fob medal, hand engraved in silver and gold (30x26mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'B.I.C.C./R.McLean/Senior Batting/1930-1'; W.B.C.L. (Wellington Boys' Cricket League), fob medal, struck uniface in silver (31x23mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'Inter 'A' Batting/1929-30/R.McLean/Av.28.8'. Very fine - extremely fine, all with ring top suspensions. (4)
Estimate $600
SOLD $360
Otago Cricket League, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 7.6g, 30mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented to/S.C.Ringrose/for his services in the interest/of the/Otago Cricket League/April 1931.', obverse inscribed 'Presented by/C.Aitchison.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $220