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Auckland Trotting Club, 1921 cup, handcrafted in gold (15ct, 540g, 250mm tall x 240mm handle to handle x 125mm across base), no maker, inscribed 'Won By/J.R.C.Corrigan's/Man o' War/Driver A.Bryce'. Very fine.
Estimate $30,000
SOLD $27,000
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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The Welsh Pony & Cob Society Of N.Z. (Inc), R.W.Hawker Memorial Medal (1977), struck in bronze (53x42mm), no maker (Mayer & Toye), unawarded. Uncirculated and very rare. (2)
Estimate $500
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The Welsh Pony & Cob Society Of N.Z. (Inc), R.W.Hawker Memorial Medal (1977), struck in bronze (53x42mm), no maker (Mayer & Toye), unawarded. Extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $250
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H,H,S (Hokianga Horticultural Society), handcrafted shield in silver (51x38mm), pierced at top, inscribed on obverse 'H,H,S/1st Prize/Fruits/1889', reverse inscribed 'G.A.Clark'. Toned, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
National Chrysanthemum Society, struck in silver, (39mm), by J.A.Restall, Birmingham, hallmark for 1898, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Awarded To/Mr E.A.Hamel./1st Prize for/18 Blooms/Japanese/Chrysanthemums/May 9.1900.'; RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Affiliated Societies, struck in bronze (45mm), by Pinches (John Pinches, London), reverse inscribed 'D.H.S. (Dunedin Horticultural Society)/Champion Competition/Narcissi/E.A.Hamel/1920'. Very fine; cleaned, extremely fine, in John Pinches, London cases. (2)
Estimate $400
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The Royal Horticultural Society, Banksian medal, struck in bronze (37mm), no maker, inscribed on reverse 'Dunedin Horticultural Society/Awarded/to/Andrew Millar/for/12 Cactus Dahlias/March 1901/Dunedin'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Inglewood Horticultural Society, 1903, fob medal, handcrafted in silver and gold (43x30mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/By/Mrs Vickers/Awarded To/Mrs M.E.S.Bleakley./For Pansies'; T.H.S. (Taranaki Horticultural Society), fob medal, handcrafted in silver (40x30mm), no maker, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'T.H.S./Presented By/F.Goodacre/Cut Blooms Pts./1903', reverse inscribed 'Won By/Mary E.S.Bleakley.'; N.P.H.S. (New Plymouth Horticultural Society), fob medal, handcrafted in silver (45x30mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'N.P.H.S./Won By/Mary E.Bleakley/1907'. Extremely fine. (3)
Estimate $550
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The Royal Horticultural Society, Banksian medal, struck in silver (37mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'To/Messrs R.Wallace & Co/For/Hardy Plants/Sept. 15. 1903.'. Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $100
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Arthur Yates & Co, Reliable Seeds, Sydney & Auckland, struck in bronze (39mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'G.Pemberton/Horticulture/W.A. & P.S./1909'. Once cleaned, now retoning, very fine.
Estimate $200
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Manawatu Horticultural Society, c1910, inscribed stock medal, uniface, struck in bronze (39mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Presented By/W.P.Durward & Co. Ltd./Best Bloom in/Sections IV and V.'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
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RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Affiliated Societies, struck in silver (45mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'N.D.S./1918/Chp. Coll. Apples/F.Peters'. Extremely fine, with case of issue.
Estimate $250
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Mauku Mangold Competition, c1920, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 4.6g, 32x26mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Awarded To/Pearson Bros./Patumahoe'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $150
RHS (Royal Horticultural Society) Affiliated Societies, struck in silver (45mm), by Pinches (London), inscribed on reverse 'Autumn Show/1921-22/F.R.Cooper/Exhibit of Pumpkins/Marrows/Gourd Family'. Toned, extremely fine.
Estimate $100
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R.H.S. (Royal Horticultural Society) Affiliated Societies, struck in bronze (45mm), by Pinches (London), reverse inscribed 'H.V.H.S. (Hutt Valley Horticultural Society)/1923-24/E.Anstis/Polyanthus'; another, struck in silver (45mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'H.V.H.S./Autumn Show/1928/E.Anstis & Son/Trade/Exhibit'; another, as last, struck in silver gilt, reverse inscribed 'H.V.H.S./E.Anstis & Son/Dahlias/Autumn Show/1929-30'. Good extremely fine, in cases of issue. (3)
Estimate $250
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National Rose Society, struck in silver (42mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'W.H.S. (Wellington Horticultural Society)/Special Collection/N.Z.Flora/Miss P.Fleming/1928'; W.H.S., Bledisloe Native Garden Competition, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.0g, 24x24mm), no maker, ring top suspension, inscribed on obverse 'W.H.S./1937/J.M.Fleming'. Both toned, extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
Rimu Horticultural Society, Championship Medal, 1928 inscribed on the reverse of a Reginald Mackinnon Trust, A & P Prizes Fund medal, uniface, struck in copper (35mm), no maker, ring top suspension. Very fine.
Estimate $150
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