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14 December 2004
Athletics, Irish Champion Athletic Club, a silver Celtic cross, back named (Croquet Championship 1874, Pairs Champions, T.J.S. Casey, Miss C. Butler), 35 x 32mm; Northern Ireland Amateur Athletic Association, silver and enamel award medals (2), athletes around central shamrock, revs. wreath, named (Junior Cross Country Championship, 6 Miles, Bdm. W. Herbert, 1934; Junior Cross Country Championship, 6 Miles, Bdm. Herbert, 1935), hallmarked as Birmingham 1933, 3dn Birmingham 1934, both 32mm;...
Hammer Price: £55
Athletics, Knutsford Athletic Festival, a uniface shield-shaped award medal by J. Moore, two male athletes in skull caps and breeches supporting arms of Chester, Royal arms and supporters above, tableaux with lists of events in background, back named (Knutsford Athletic Festival 1863, Won by W. Holmes, For Scoring Most Points in Boxing, Fencing & Gymnastics, June 16, 1863), 59 x 47mm. Back partly stained (perhaps the result of an old sticky label), otherwise good very fine, attractive and...
Hammer Price: £65
Athletics, Leeds Athletic Club, a silver-gilt (or gold?) badge in the shape of the city arms and supporters, back named (Half Mile, Richard Luck, 1870), 42 x 38mm. Brilliant and as made, most attractive; with original ribbon and pin clasp (£80-100)
£80–£100
Athletics, National Olympian Association for Promoting Physical Education, a silver medal by M & K, Britannia standing with lion and shield, holding wreath over the head of a kneeling male, rev. legend in wreath, edge named (Awarded to William Braithwaite, 1877), 43mm. About very fine, rare; with swivel suspension, original multicoloured ribbon and floral clasp inscribed for hurdle tilting (£40-50)
Hammer Price: £170
Athletics, North v. South, a silver award medal by Hancocks & Co, helmeted arms of the City of London surrounded by ten national and provincial coats of arms, serpents and torch in angles, rev. wreath, named (June 28 1873, Putting The Shot 16lbs, Won by G.J. Bor (South), 41 Ft 5 Inches), 52mm. Extremely fine, toned (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £45
Athletics, Ranelagh Harriers (Founded 1881), a gold badge by Vaughton, greyhound running left, back named (Clutton Cup, 10 Miles Steeplechase, won by G.F. Crisp, 1895), hallmarked Birmingham 1895, 35 x 27mm, 18ct, 12.93g; Surrey County Athletic Championships, a silver award badge by Phillips, arms, rev. wreath, named (Youths Cross Country Championship, 1925, 1st, Epsom H., W.H. Newell), 32mm [2]. Very fine, the first very rare and with clip, ring and 18ct gold chain (£50-70)
Athletics, West of Scotland Harriers, a silver award medal, unsigned, greyhound leaping over a 5-barred gate, rev. legend, named (8 Miles H-cap, 20th Feb. 1892, 3rd Prize, won by A. Hamilton), 45mm (Brodie –; cf. DNW 57, 1477). Extremely fine and attractively toned, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £75
Ballroom Dancing, Aberdeen Press & Journal Dance Festival, a bronze award medal, unsigned, female dancer, rev. named (1935, Beatrice Daniels), 32mm; The Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing, Latin-American Dance Branch, a bronze and enamel badge, two dancers crowning another with a wreath, rev. named (M. Hardman, 13-3-60), 27mm; N[ational] A[ssociation of] T[eachers of] D[ancing], Latin, a uniface silver badge, couple dancing, back named (Jun., 2.10.72, V. Hubble), 33 x 26mm; National...
Hammer Price: £25
Medals Related to Sports, Basketball, Netball, Amateur Basket Ball Association of England & Wales, a silver plaque, unsigned, three players with ball, rev. tablet supported by wreath, named (Nat. Championship Winners, B.A.I. 1940, A.J.T.T. Lee), stamped m&b, 33 x 24mm; Y.M.C.A. National Championships, a silver award medal by Bravingtons Ltd, standing winged Victory, rev. inverted triangle, named (Basket Ball, 2nd Team, J.H. Evans, 1922), hallmarked Birmingham 1921, 29mm; Netball, North...
£35–£45
Bee Keeping, Gloucestershire Bee Keepers Association, a bronze award medal, unsigned, arms and supporters, bee-hive and bees below, rev. wreath, named (Miss H.F. Dickenson, 1937), 35mm; Herefordshire Bee Keepers Association, a bronze Award of Merit medal, unsigned, three bees on hive-shaped honeycomb, rev. named (Honey Fair, 1895, W. Williams), 44mm [2]. First practically as struck, second extremely fine but with light rim bruise on reverse at 9 o’clock and other edge marks (£15-25)
Billiards, Snooker, Grimsby & District Amateur Billiards League, a uniface gold medal by Fattorini, arms, back named (Grimsby Cyclists Club, Champions, Div. I, J. Swain, 1925-26), hallmarked Birmingham 1925, 27mm, 9ct, 10.13g; Reading & Dist[rict] Clubs Billiards League, a gold and enamel badge by Johnson Walker & Tolhurst, billiard table with balls and cue, back named (1926-7, A.E. Pym), hallmarked Birmingham 1926, 26mm, 9ct, 7.73g; St Dunstan’s Billiard Fund, a silver award medal by A....
Hammer Price: £90
Bowling, Chess, Motor Rallying, City of Birmingham Tramway & Omnibus Dept, a silver and enamel badge, arms and supporters, back named (Bowls, Div. ‘B’, 1937, Rnrs-Up, Liverpool St., A.J. White), hallmarked as&co Birmingham 1937, 34 x 24mm; Elliotts Metal Co, a silver award medal, unsigned, lion rampant with ici in shield, rev. wreath, named (Best Average, 1930, F. RoweRollers), hallmarked Birmingham 1930, 25mm; The Ravensbourne Club, a silver star-shaped badge, emblems of sporting...
Boxing, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Southwark Schools Sports Association, a silver and enamel badge by Johnson Walker & Tolhurst, arms, back named (Boxing Championship, 1928, 4 Stone Runner up, A. Marshall), hallmarked Birmingham 1927, 27mm; Weightlifting, British Amateur Weight Lifters Assoc[iatio]n, a silver badge by Bravingtons Ltd, weightlifter supporting bar, back named (1929, 8st. B.A.C., Runner-Up, H. Heap), hallmarked Birmingham 1929, 36 x 27mm; Weight Lifting, a uniface silver award...
Hammer Price: £30
Cricket, Canning Town Glass Works Sports Club, a silver and enamel badge, logo on lozenge, back named (Cricket League 1937, Runners Up, A. Nokes), hallmarked ar&s Birmingham 1937, 24mm; City of B[irming]ham Tramway & Omnibus Dept S.A. & T.S., a silver and enamel badge, crossed bats, stumps, ball and gloves, back named (Branch League, Cricket, A Division, Season 1931, Runners-up, Highgate Road Branch, G. Beasley), hallmarked as&co Birmingham 1931, 35 x 30mm; City of London Athletic & Swimming...
Curling, Craigie Curling Club, 1903, a silver Winners’ medal, unsigned, curling scene with six players, engraved above (Presented by Mr William Brown, Lodgebush), rev. oak wreath, centre engraved (Won by Jas. Kilpatrick 1906, Thomas Brown 1908, Thomas Neil 1909, Mungo Douglas Hillhouse 1909, Alexander Harvey 1911, James Grey 1912, James Kilpatrick Jr 1913, John Templeton 1915), 51mm (Brodie 438, this piece). Light scuffing in reverse field, otherwise extremely fine, rare (£120-150)
Hammer Price: £200
Curling, Royal Caledonian Curling Club (Instituted 1838), Local Medal, by Sclater, rev. curling scene with four players, obv. named (Won by Thos. B. Rowan, Esq, 25th January 1855), 62 x 47mm (Brodie 426, this piece). Good very fine and toned; with ornate leaved border, crown and thistle suspension and loop (£60-80)
Curling, Royal Caledonian Curling Club (Instituted 1838), District Medal, by Sclater, rev. curling scene with four players, obv. engraved (2nd Feb. 1860, Abbotshall 66, Cupar 64, Gained by 2 Shots), 57 x 52mm (Brodie 427); Curling, a silver award medal, player on the ice with two curling stones, rev. wreath, named (Presented by Galloway Province, won by James Irving, 1925), hallmarked wol Birmingham 1924, 39mm [2]. First very fine but cleaned in the past, with ornate leaved border, crown and...
Curling, Royal Caledonian Curling Club (Instituted 1838), District Medal, by Edwards & Sons, rev. curling scene with eight players above arms of Scotland, obv. named (Alloa v. Kinross, Awarded to Alloa Club, 15th Jany. 1892, Alex. R. Strang, President), 40mm (Brodie 433). Virtually as struck and attractively toned; with straight bar suspender, ornate clip and original blue ribbon (£40-60)
Darts, Mann Crossman & Paulin Ltd Dart League, a silver award medal by Pinches, male player aiming a dart, fireplace at left, rev. dartboard and darts above tablet, named (J.B. Jones, 1927-28), 32mm; National Darts Teams Championships, London, 1938-39, a silver and enamel badge by A. Clark Co for The People, dartboard, back named (Presented to G. Coles, 1939), hallmarked Birmingham 1938, 34 x 25mm; News of the World Individual Championship, a silver-gilt and enamel badge, dartboard, back...
Hammer Price: £100
Equestrian Events, British Horse Society, a uniface bronze award medal by Pinches, horse and rider trotting to right, back named (Awarded to Manhattan II, Junior Dressage Champion, 1962), 57mm (cf. MJP p.17); British Riding Club, a uniface bronze award medal by Pinches, similar, back named (Woodland Hunt, Olympic Trial, 1950, won by Mr T. Holland-Martin’s ‘Goldpot’), 57mm (MJP p.17); Hunters’ Improvement Society, a uniface bronze award medal by Mappin & Webb, horse trotting to right,...
Hammer Price: £140
Flying, Cinque Ports Flying Club, a uniface silver award medal, unsigned, symbolic wings over shield of arms, back named (Folkestone Aero Trophy Race, 1936, 2nd Prize, K.K. Brown), 45mm. Back scuffed, otherwise about extremely fine, rare (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £220
Hockey, Leinster Hockey League, a silver badge by Moore & Co, monogram on shield, 1901 engraved below, back named (Hibernian H.C., T.G. Russell), hallmarked Birmingham 1900, 29 x 20mm; Hockey, a silver award medal by J. Fray, male players facing off, trees in background, rev. Victory supporting tablet, named (Championship Army Hockey, 1909, Winners, 1st Bn. Bedfordshire Regt, 2nd Lt. J.H. Mayne), hallmarked Birmingham 1908, 45mm; Hockey, a uniface silver medal by W.J. Dingley, three players...
Hammer Price: £60
Ice Skating, Duddingston Skating Club (Instituted 1833), a silver award medal by T. Halliday, Mercury kneeling on ice, tying a wing to her ankle, skater in top hat in background, rev. named (Chas. Maule Kerr, Jany. 1835), 41mm (Brodie –). Obverse toned, very fine and very rare; with clip and straight bar suspender (£80-100)
Ice Skating, Edinburgh Skating Club, a silver award medal by T.W. Ingram [after W.H. Lizars], rev. standing figure of Mercury holding caduceus and banner, ocior euro, obv. named (J.Y. Myrtle, M.D., February 17th 1855), 45mm. About very fine, very rare; with straight bar suspender, silver clasp and original maroon ribbon (£60-80)
Ice Skating, The Figure Skating Club (Founded 1898), a silver award medal by D.G. Collins, male skater on pond, rev. wreath, named (Lady Helen Vincent’s Challenge Cup, won by N. Somerville, April 1911), hallmarked Birmingham 1910, 32mm; Manchester Skating Club (Founded 1895), a uniface silver award medal by Fattorini, arms, back named (Manchester Cup, 1927, Miss K.M. Lovett, 2nd), hallmarked Birmingham 1927, 26mm; National Skating Association of Great Britain, silver award medals (4), viz....
Motor Boating, British Motor Boat Club, a silver award medal by A. Clark Co, speedboat with two crew to left, another speedboat in background, rev. legend in wreath, named (Chelsea 1923, Judging of Boats, Ruddy Shelduck, T. Thornycroft), hallmarked Birmingham 1923, 44mm; Oulton Broad Motor Boat Club, a silver award medal, unsigned, speedboat approaching a marker buoy, rev. wreath, named (Daily Mirror Trophy, 2nd, ‘Minx’, R.C. Cater), 39mm [2]. First very fine and dark-toned, rare, second...
Motor Boating, Marine Motoring Association, Duke of York’s International Trophy for 1 1/2 Litre Class Motor Boats, a plated bronze plaque, unsigned, winged Victory over speedboat, rev. named (This Medal has been Awarded to Fred May, in recognition of the Meritorious Performance of his 1 1/2 Litre Racing Motor Boat, ‘2L.O’), 53 x 35mm. Very fine, an early award for this sport (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £40
Music, Argyll Shield, Cowal, a gold badge by Elkington, arms in saltire, back named (World’s Championship, 1927, Maclean, D.W. Fowlis), hallmarked Birmingham 1927, 30 x 24mm, 9ct, 8.78g; Cyngor yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol [National Eisteddfod Association], a bronze award by W.A. John, Taliesin standing in landscape playing harp, rev. dragon, engraved (Rhydaman 1970), edge named (Gwobr Goffa, Osborne Roberts), 41mm (cf. BHM 3637; cf. E 1830); Glasgow Musical Festival, a bronze lyre-shaped...
Hammer Price: £120
Music, Blackpool Music Festival, a bronze award medal by J. Millard for Elkington, standing central winged figure holding oak branches above a kneeling male violinist and seated female harpist, rev. wreath, named (Presented to Mr Raymond Lewis, Conductor of the Hadley & District Orpheus Male Voice Choir, First Prize Winners, Male Voice Choirs ‘A’ (Tenor lead), Oct. 1922), 76mm. Very fine and patinated, rare (£40-60)
Music, Handel Festival, Crystal Palace, 1857, a bronze award medal by J. Pinches, bust left, rev. lyre, edge named (T. Blockley, Performer), 41mm (Allen 1; BHM 2597); Handel Centenary Celebrations, Crystal Palace, 1859, a bronze award medal by W.J. TcThe London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, a uniface gilt-bronze award medal, unsigned, seated figure with lyre, back named (Autumn 1960, Speech, Yvonne Gartland), 30mm; London College of Music, a bronze award medal signed jtf, musical...
Music, Lewisham Musical Festival, a bronze award medal by A. Clark Co, female seated playing lyre, rev. wreath, named (1935, V. Walton, Lieder Class), 32mm; Madrigal Society (Instituted 1741), a bronze medal, unsigned, crowned portcullis dividing er, rev. seated figure of Polymnia right, inscribing a sheet of music, edge named (Awarded to Charles Edward Miller Esquire, 16th December 1909), 55mm; Music, a bronze award medal by Spink & Son, musical instruments and trophy on a table, rev....
Hammer Price: £70
Photography, The Amateur Photographer, a large uniface square bronze award plaque, unsigned, camera above globe, back named (W. Aylward), 82mm; The Practical Photographer, a bronze award plaque by Bladon, London, standing robed female preparing to squeeze shutter mechanism of camera on tripod, flowering plant at right, rev. named (W.H. Nithsdale), 53 x 33mm [2]. About extremely fine (£40-60)
Hammer Price: £50
Photography, Amateur Photographic Association, a bronze award medal signed jtf, sun’s rays above a still, rev. Prince of Wales’ feathers, named (J.G. Brook, Jun., 1885), 44mm; Amateur Photographic Exhibition, a bronze award medal by Ruffler & Walker for the London Stereoscopic & Photographic Co Ltd, three Cupids with camera and other photographic equipment, rev. named (W. Gaddum, 1887), 40mm; Imperial Dry Plate Co Ltd, London, a bronze award medal, unsigned, lion rampant, rev. wreath,...
Hammer Price: £85
Photography, Amateur Photographic Society, Bradford, a bronze award medal, unsigned, arms, rev. wreath, named (Transparencies, W.S. Smith, 1887), 41mm; Bootle Photographic Society, a bronze award medal, unsigned, arms, rev. wreath, named (1914, Class III, for exhibit ‘Curiosity’, Won by Geo. Hazel), 39mm; Borough of Oldham, a bronze award medal, unsigned, arms, rev. wreath, named (Photographic Exhibition, Robinson & Thompson, 1888), 45mm; Durham City Camera Club, a bronze award medal for...
Hammer Price: £130
Photography, Aston Photographic Society, a bronze award medal, unsigned, shield containing naked boy, camera and pictures, arms below and wreath around, rev. named (Awarded to F.G. Greenway for Best Trip Print, Burlington Hall, Dec. 20 1900), 44mm; Birmingham Photographic Society, a uniface bronze award plaque, unsigned, similar but no wreath, back named (1897 Exhibition, Novices, won by C.F. Carr), 45 x 33mm; Midland Counties Photographic Exhibition, a bronze award medal by Vaughton for...
Photography, The Blackheath Camera Club, a bronze award medal, unsigned, sun shining above female head left, rev. Kentish horse, photographic implements around, tablet named (Awarded to G.E. Thompson, Open Class E, 1893), 45mm; Durham City Camera Club, a bronze award medal, unsigned, Cupid astride arms, wreath around, rev. palm spray, named (1893, Awarded to G.E. Thompson, Liverpool), 38mm; Stanley Show, Photographic Section, a bronze award medal by Vaughton, arms, rev. wreath, named...
Photography, Borough Polytechnic Photographic Society, a bronze award medal, unsigned, camera on tripod above arms with supporters, rev. wreath, named (Print Competition, 1913, W.C.H. Woodgate), 45mm (cf. Simmons FPL 13, 37); Ilford Photographic Society, a light bronze award medal by A. Clark, eagle flying over mountainous landscape, rev. motto on scroll, named (Open Class Beginners, 1937, D. Peverett), 41mm (Simmons FPL 13, 66, this piece); Richmond Camera Club (Established 1890), a uniface...
Hammer Price: £95
Photography, Bristol & West of England Amateur Photographic Association, bronze award medals (2), first by Lavars, Bristol, arms and supporters, revs. wreath, international exhibition, edge named (George Smith, Sciopticon Co, 1883-4), second rev. named (Lantern Slides, 1925, Awarded to Florence Wild), both 55mm (cf. Simmons FPL 13, 46b); Plymouth Photographic Society (Founded 1894), a bronze award medal by Vaughton, arms, named (Figure Subject, Ethel H. Petty, 1904), rev. winged female...
Photography, Edinburgh Photographic Society (Instituted 1861), a uniface bronze award plaque by A. Kirkwood & Son [after R. Hore], seated female holding a photographic image in her right hand, camera behind, edge named (Open Exhibition, Class 2, H.N. Usher, 1924), 77 x 41mm (Brodie –). Light spots and marks, otherwise very fine, attractive (£60-80)
Photography, Forfarshire International Photographic Exhibition, a bronze award medal by A.H. Darby, arms and supporters above crossed thistles, rev. wreath, named (S.H. Simpson, First, Forfarshire Exhibition 1893), 44mm; Glasgow Southern Photographic Association, a bronze award medal by Vaughton, arms, rev. wreath (Class V, T.G. Hibbert, 1903), 39mm; Glenalmond Photographic Club, a bronze award medal by J.A. Restall, sun above camera on tripod, rev. Star of David, edge named (C.H.B....
Hammer Price: £80
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