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Auckland Competitions Society NZ, (1912), struck in bronze (44mm) by Vaughton, Birmingham, reverse inscribed 'Myrtle Polton/Drawing/(Under 15)'. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $150
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Birthday presentation fob, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5.1g, 25x20mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'To/Teddy Mandel/on his 10th birthday/6.7.12/From His/Loving Father'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
M.F.F.T., fob medal, hand engraved in voided gold (9ct, 6.2g, 38x26mm), by (G.)W.Taylor (Gore), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'P.J.Whelan/1912'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Scouting, (Auckland) fob medal in silver and gold (35x27mm), by F.H.A.Ld, hallmark for Birmingham 1912, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'E.Haydon/1st Eden Troop/1st/Under 18'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
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N.Z.A.S.A. (New Zealand Amateur Swimming Association), handcrafted in gold (9ct, 8.3g, 30x30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Schoolboy/Swimming Champ/1912-13/L.Dowling/Wanganui/Centre/1st'; A.B.C., hand engraved in gold (9ct, 3.8g, 27x27mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Benefields/L.F.Dowling Bow/Pairs'; rowing medal, uniface, struck in gold (9ct, 2.2g, 27mm), unidentified maker, unawarded; W.R.C., hand engraved in silver (38x38mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1913-14/G.Dawling [sic]/Cox'; W.T.C., hand engraved in silver (35x35mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'L.Dowling/100 Yds, Swim/1915'; another, 1916, hand engraved in silver (29x29mm), by JW & Co, reverse inscribed 'L.Dowling/Run Up/Snr. Chpn'; W.M.B. & S.C., stock medal in silver and gold (38x28mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'Aquaplaneing/1923'. All with ring top suspensions, fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $350
SOLD $360
'Ake Ake', ornate decorative cloth fob piece, 1913, with fittings in gold (9ct, tot wt 10.3g), includes a fob medal (38x26mm), no maker, inscribed on reverse 'Oct. 5 1913'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $280
A.R.U.P.C., 1913, handcrafted in voided gold (9ct) and silver (28mm), no maker, ring top suspension. Fine.
Estimate $100
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G.S.C. (Gladstone Sports Club), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 7.4g, 40x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Won by/W.A.Land/1st 100 Yds/1913'; M.F.B. (Masterton Fire Brigade), 1917, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5.5g, 38x28mm), unidentified maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Won-by/For.W.Land/Agg/Shield'; R.N.R.(D), fob medal, struck in silver and gold (35x27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented To/(blank)/1927'. Very fine. (3)
Estimate $450
SOLD $380
University of Otago, School of Mines, Ulrich Memorial Medal, struck in bronze (51mm), by Allan Wyon (London), edge inscribed 'Awarded to Noel Carless.1914' (S.514). Good extremely fine and very rare, in a fitted case of Wyon, London.
Estimate $750
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Various medals and plaques, all awarded to the Blackie Family, between 1914 and 1953, fob medal, hand engraved in silver and gold (23x21mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top suspension, 'D.J.B.' on obverse, reverse inscribed 'O.F.A. (Otago Football Association)/Schools/1914'; another in silver and gold (25mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'R.S.F./Team/1915', reverse inscribed 'Winners C.Banner/D.Blackie'; fob medal, hand engraved in gold (15ct, 8.5g, 25mm), by C.Baird (Dunedin), ring top and scroll suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/To/J.R.Blackie/President/West Harbour/Bowling Club/in appreciation of/valuable services/19.4.16' [illustrated]; fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 14.8g, 35x30mm), by G.T.W. (G.T.White, Christchurch & Wellington), ring top suspension, obverse inscribed 'J.R.B.', reverse 'Prestd. To/J.R.Blackie/By/The Spinners/25.9.20' [illustrated]; small silver plaque (36x25mm), no maker, pierced at sides for attaching, inscribed 'To/D.H.Blackie/from/Members of his/Staff/May 1945; plaque, in gold (9ct, 17.7g, 112x38mm), no maker, pierced at each corner for attachment, inscribed 'A.J.C. (Avondale Jockey Club)/Coronation Handicap/1953/Won by/Mrs D.H.Blackie's "Dixie" [illustrated]; 'T.C.C. Life Member' badge in silver (25mm), no maker, inscribed 'D.H.Blackie', pin-back. Fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,300
Waimate, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 3.8g, 32x25mm), uncertain maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/To/Guard H.Harris/by/Waimate Friends/9-1-14'. Very fine.
Estimate $300
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W.C.C.S. (West Coast Competitions Society), fob medal, machine tooled in silver and gold (38x28mm), English hallmark and maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'W.C.C.S./Greymouth/1914/T.Coburn/1st/Sight Reading/Ladies Under 21'; Trinity College of Music, London, request for attendance at exam, Greymouth, 3 December 1927 for Mildred Coburn; contract note for sale of 250 shares in Big River Mines Ltd, Greymouth, 14th January 1935 for ?28/1/6, on account of Mrs Lilian Coburn. Very fine, the first illustrated. (3)
Estimate $100
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New Zealand Institute Foundrymen, Apprentice Casting Competition, c1915, cast brass plaque (160mm, 765g). Very fine.
Estimate $200
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Sheep shearing, stock medal in silver and gold (28x28mm), reverse inscribed '2nd Prize/Sheep Shearing/Competition/Mossburn 1915'; another, as last (35x23mm), reverse inscribed '2nd Prize/Sheep Shearing/Competition/Mossburn/1916'. Both English makers and hallmarks, ring top suspensions, very fine. (2)
Estimate $250
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The United Commercial Travellers & Warehousemens Assn of N.Z., Past President/United President fob, struck in gold (9.9g, 34x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'S.A.Orchard/1915/Canterbury'. Very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $500
Window Dressing Compet., Timaru, 22-6-15, inscribed fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.1g, 35x25mm), unidentified maker, ring top suspension. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $180
L.D., tribute bar, hand engraved in gold (15ct, 3.8g, 42x9mm), by G. & T.Y. (G & T Young, Dunedin), inscribed '1906/1916/Dr.Church'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
McRaes Prize, 1916, hand engraved in silver (37mm), by Grieve (H.J.(James) Grieve, Gisborne), ring top suspension, inscribed on reverse 'May Donovan'. Pin removed from reverse, otherwise toned, very fine.
Estimate $80
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Thames School of Mines, 1916, stock fob medal, hand engraved in silver (38mm), no maker (probably Reuben Watts, Auckland), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Thames School of Mines.1916/Practical/and/Theoretical/Chemistry/Won By/S.L.Hedge/1916'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $750
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Dunedin Drainage & Sewerage Board, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (probably 9ct, 6.0g, 23mm) and enamel, no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented To/H.E.Moller Esq./Chairman/By Staff/Dunedin/Drainage & Sewerage Board/on his Retirement/30.5.17'. Very fine.
Estimate $450
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Various silver medals and badges, Papakura Sports, 1917; L.T.C. for pianoforte (2) 1938 and 1939; New Plymouth Girls High School; Northland Competitions Society (2); Wellington Orphans Club (1975); Taihape School, 1984. Fine - very fine. (8)
Estimate $200
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Locket, gold (15ct, tot wt 5.5g, 25x18mm) set with central diamond on front, English maker and hallmark, fancy scroll and ring top suspension, back inscribed 'To/A.Biggs/From Riccarton Friends/27.7.18'. Fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
N.Z. Bakers & Pastrycooks, fob medal, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 7.0g, 40x31mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1918-19 Exhibition'; another as last, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 7.0g, 40x31mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '1918-19 Exhibition'; another, as last, handcrafted in gold (9ct, 7.6g, 40x33mm), unidentified maker, reverse inscribed '1919-20 Exhibition/P.Dunn'. Extremely fine, all with ring top suspensions. (3)
Estimate $700
SOLD $700
Gore Competitions, fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 3.1g, 30x22mm), by D D Ltd (probably David Dawson, Dunedin), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Gore/Competitions/3Fsts Elocution/12 to 16 Years/Oct.1919'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
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C.B.F.C., hand engraved in gold (15ct, 10.0g, 29x29mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'V.Newman/C.B.F.C./1919'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $500
Smart Rd Freezing Works, (New Plymouth), fob medal, hand engraved in gold (15ct, 9.6g, 29x27mm), unidentified maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Presented/to/James Milne/by Staff and Employees/Smart Rd Freezing Works/Dec 1919'. Extremely fine.
Estimate $320
SOLD $500
Auckland Workingmens Club, c1920s, Life Member's badge, struck in gold (9ct, 7.3g, 28x25mm), no maker, button-back, inscribed on front 'D.Barclay'. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
City of Dunedin, Inc 1865, badge, c1920s, struck in gilt and enamel (23mm), no maker, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $50
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C.U.F.C., c1920, hand engraved in silver and gold (37x35mm), by B.Bros, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'C.U.F.C./Won by/Mang'au/B.Schrouder'. Stained, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
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Dunedin Orphans Club, c1920, badge struck in silver (25x25mm), no maker, with ribbon, bar and pin-back suspension; S.P.C., badge struck in silver (29mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'W.Anderson/Mile/1938'; Australia & New Zealand Police Games Federation, Wanganui, 1988, struck in gilt (51mm), no maker, ring top and black & white neck ribbon suspension, unawarded; also, The Royal Horticultural Society, Banksian medal struck in bronze (38mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Awarded By/Rustington/Allotment H.Ass./To/Mr J.Gray/1949'. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $100
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