Catalogue
Switzerland, Industrial Arts medal, struck in silver (35mm), by A.Bovy, top suspender with striped ribbon, reverse inscribed 'Prix/D'Horlogeric de/Geneve/Chs.Lezard/1856'. Very fine, in a contemporary fitted case.
Estimate $840
Not offered
Secretary for Crown Lands, New Zealand, a uniface struck impression on a British Queen Victoria copper penny of 185(3), (36mm), pierced at top for suspension, possibly an ID tag or a trial piece, possibly the work of Anton Tuetenberg, Auckland (see note below). Very fine.
Estimate $1,000
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Cobb & Co.'s Telegraph Line of Royal Mail Coaches, c1865, ticket from Maungatawhiri Creek to Auckland, in the name of James Fenton, dated March (18?). Some foxing, otherwise very fine and excessively rare.
Estimate $700
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Harrop & Neil, Dunedin, c1870s, stock medal, struck uniface in silver (44mm), ring top suspension, signed below on reverse. Toned, extremely fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $560
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Stock medal, c1870s, in silver (25x25mm), by Beeby (C.Beeby, Dunedin), ring top with suspender, missing centre piece on obverse, uninscribed. Fine.
Estimate $50
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G.Tombs & Co., c1880s, struck uniface in bronze (63mm), no maker, obverse inscribed 'G.Tombs & Co./Printers/and/Bookbinders', reverse blank.
Estimate $300
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Band of Hope, Rangitata Island, pledge ticket, uniface, printed on paper, 19 August 1885, No.38, George Barney. Very fine.
Estimate $70
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Badges and medals, New Zealand & South Seas Exhibition, 1889-90, in silver (M.1889-90/2) damaged reverse; Nelson College, badge in gold by Louis Kerr; Southbrook Swim Champ silver fob, 1930; Royal Visit, 1949, tin badges (2); silver sword & shield badge c1950s, 'L.L.' attributed to Patoni; Te Rapa Dairy Factory (M&P.1992/14). Fair - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $210
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New Zealand Girls' Friendly Society, c1890s, struck in bronze (33x21mm), no maker, ring top suspender broken off. Good fine and rare.
Estimate $170
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New Zealand Girls' Friendly Society, c1890s, struck in bronze (33x21mm), no maker. Glue remnants on reverse, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $170
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New Zealand Girls Friendly Society, c1890s, struck in bronze (32x21mm), no maker, ring top suspension; also, G.F.S., 21 Years membership badge, struck in silver (25mm), English maker and hallmark, pin-back. Very fine. (2)
Estimate $70
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New Zealand Girls Friendly Society, c1890s, struck in bronze (32x21mm), no maker, ring top suspension. Very fine.
Estimate $70
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New Zealand Farmers' Cooperative Association of Canterbury Ld, Christchurch, 189-, bill of exchange printing copperplate (85x254mm), reverse with impressed oval stamp, 'Hughes & Kimber (Limited)/Manufacturers/London E.C.' In envelope bearing the plate's impression, the envelope damaged, the plate very fine.
Estimate $70
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Canterbury Rowing Club, silver plaque (62x35mm), no maker, stud back, inscribed '1890-1/Christchurch Regatta/and/Wellington Regatta/Senior Fours/won by/Canterbury Rowing Club/N.L.Macbeth.Bow'; Lancaster Park Life Member's badge, struck uniface in bronze and enamel (29x22mm), by Moller, Dn, missing ring top, reverse inscribed 'Mr N.L.MacBeth/90'; copper lithograph plate (93x60mm), in an envelope of Whitcombe & Tombs Limited, inscribed 'Mr W.N.Macbeth/59 Mansfield Avenue'; Navy League Special Service Medal, in silver and enamel (30x28mm), English maker and hallmark, ring top, ribbon and bar with pin-back suspension, reverse inscribed 'Miss.Macbeth'. Very fine. (4)
Estimate $210
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Surrey Football Club (Wellington), handcrafted in silver (40x40mm), by J.King (James King, Wellington), reverse inscribed 'Presd. By Wm.King/To/Surrey Football Club/For Best Allround Player/Won By/W.J.Barlow/15-8-91' [illustrated]; (5) medals attributed to A.J.Barlow: Paraparaumu Sports, 1927 Club Relay, stock medal in silver (33x28mm), by 'WA', hallmark for Birmingham 1923; W.A.A.C., struck in silver (30mm), unknown maker, obverse inscribed 'Jubilee Meeting/4-2-28/A.J.Barlow/1st/220 Hdcp' [illustrated]; Dewar Shield, 1929, struck in bronze (30mm), reverse inscribed 'High Jump/Wellington'; stock medal in silver (30x25mm) with gold shield on obverse, unknown maker, inscribed 'A.J.B.' on shield; handcrafted in silver (22mm) featuring profile of a woman on obverse (swimming?), reverse blank, all with ring top suspensions. Fine - very fine. (6)
Estimate $170
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E.C.A.S.C. (East Coast Amateur Sports Club), handcrafted in silver (35x26mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'E.C.A.S.C./Championship/of N.Z/100 Yds/W.Crow/Second/Feb.27/1892'; another, as last, reverse inscribed '1/4 Mile Champ/Second/Mar 2, 1892/Won by/W/Crow/Time.'; The St John Ambulance Association, membership badge, struck in copper (36mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'A.Crow/No.50774/1898'; N.P.H.S. (New Plymouth High School), uniface, struck in bronze (35mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Boxing/1924/Under 5st.Champ/B.Crow'. Fine - good very fine, the first illustrated. (4)
Estimate $240
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Weatherstones, appreciation fob medal, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.6g, 28x28mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'To/J.K.Simpson/From His/Friends in Weatherstones/10th Feb 1892'. Fine.
Estimate $240
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Family Group. Fob medal, handcrafted in silver with gold (35x32mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'Annual Race/Won By/Fred.Spraggon/1893' (worn); N.S.R.C. (North Shore Rowing Club), fob medal, handcrafted in silver and gold (25mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'N.S.R.C./Won By P.Spraggon Cox/Regatta & Trial Fours/Dewar Shield/Season 1912-13'; N.S.R.C., Kohn Trophies, fob medal, handcrafted in silver and gold (33x28mm), by Kohn, Auck., ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'N.S.R.C./1913/Trial Fours/Presented/By/F.Diddams.Mgr./Won By -'; N.R.A. (National Rowing Association), badge (oar), handcrafted in silver (75x11cm); Kia Ora N.Z., bob medal, uniface struck in silver (27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'M.Spraggon/7 Allenby Av./Devonport' (M.K/1); Seddon Memorial Technical College, Auckland, fob medal for swimming, struck in silver (27mm), no maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'M.Spraggon/2 Miles/1919'; S. (A.?) T.C., prize badge, in silver and gold (28x22mm), English maker and hallmark, pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Drill Championship/Upper School/Margorie Spraggon/1919'. Very good - extremely fine. (7)
Estimate $660
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Christchurch Gymnasium, badge in silver and blue enamel (55x35mm), by Vaughton, Birmingham, hallmark for Birmingham 1897. Extremely fine.
Estimate $170
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Bunnythorpe, fob medal, hand engraved in silver (30x30mm), English maker and hallmark, obverse inscribed 'C.Jansen', reverse inscribed 'For Good/Work/Done/Bunnythorpe/1898'. Fine.
Estimate $70
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Gold mining brooch, late 19th Century, 'New Zealand', handcrafted in gold (9ct, 2.9g, 48x25mm) and set at each end with an amethyst, no maker, pin-back. Fine.
Estimate $700
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Maori Whare, brooch, handcrafted in silver (45x15mm), by S.Bros, hallmark for Birmingham 1899, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $100
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Silver brooch, 'A Maori Whare', handcrafted in voided silver (45x15mm), by S.Bros, hallmark for Birmingham 1899, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $140
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Brass drawer handles, c1900, (110x60mm) (3) and (65x40mm) (2, one illustrated), no maker (Anton Tuetenberg, Auckland) (D&C.plate LXIX). Fine - very fine. (5)
Estimate $420
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A & T Burt Ltd, c1900, uniface, thin oval plaque in tin (56x39mm), letters impressed, 'Wades Patent' (Skylights). Tone spots, fine.
Estimate $70
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'Diamond Buckles', c1900, inscribed badge, handcrafted in voided silver (45x35mm), by G.T.W. (G.T.White, Wellington and Christchurch). Very fine.
Estimate $100
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Die, Maori motif, in steel (45x32x15mm), together with trial strike from the die in copper (60x33mm), both by (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland) (D&C.-). Very fine. (2)
Estimate $280
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Drawer handle, c1900, struck in bronzed brass (105x58mm), no maker (Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), pierced in four places for attachment (D&C. plate LXIX). Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $350
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Fob cloth band, c1900, with gold (9ct) fittings, central hand engraved shield inscribed' Presented To/D.Hunter/From his/Fellow/Employees'. Very fine.
Estimate $140
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Four brass seal master dies, c1900, (by Anton Teutenberg, Auckland), Parnell Soap Factory, Auckland N.Z. (62x39mm), screw back (D&C.V6); J.C.Burleich (47x30mm), screw back (D&C.V6); Scalp Soap (47x30mm), screw back (D&C.V6); Orange Lodge (50x40mm), tube back (D&C.V9), refer D&C plates XLIX & L. Fine. (4)
Estimate $560
Not offered