Agricultural & Horticultural Medals

Lot 519    Day 1    Agricultural & Horticultural Medals

Estimate $5,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au

M.& W.C. A.& P.A. (Manawatu & West Coast Agricultural & Pastoral Association), medal struck uniface in gold (15ct, 11.09g, 26mm), by Bock (W.R.Bock, Wellington), reverse inscribed '1927/CH./Friesian Cow/O.W.Cadwallader'; another in gold (15ct, 9.7g, 26mm), by M&K (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), reverse inscribed 'Ch.Friesian Cow/1930/C.A.Cadwallader'; another in gold (15ct, 9.81g, 26mm), by M&K, reverse inscribed 'Ch.Friesian Bull/1930/O.A.Cadwallader'; another in gold (15ct, 9.48g, 26mm), by M&K, reverse inscribed 'S/Show/1931/Ch.Friesian Bull/O.A.Cadwallader'; another in gold (9ct, 8.46g, 26mm), by M&K, reverse inscribed 'S/S/ 1934./Ch.Friesian cow/C.A.Cadwallader'; another in gold (9ct, 8.73g, 26mm), by M&K, reverse inscribed 'S/S 1935/Ch.Friesian Cow/O.A.Cadwallader'; Royal Agricultural Society of New Zealand, Royal Champion medal die struck in gold (9ct, 15.06, 30mm), by M&K, reverse inscribed 'Friesian Bull/O.A.Cadwallader/1930'; another identical in gold (9ct, 15.35g, 30mm), by M&K, reverse inscribed 'Friesian Cow/A.O.Cadwallader/1936/Christchurch'; another identical in gold (9ct, 14.32g, 30mm), by M&K, reverse inscribed 'Friesian Cow/1937/O.A.Cadwallader's/"Woodlea Diamond".' M.A.& P.As. (Masterton Agricultural & Pastoral Association), 1932, die struck in gold (9ct, 7.59g, 26mm) (2), no maker, reverse on first inscribed 'CH./Friesian Cow/O.A.Cadwallader', and on the other 'CH./Friesian Bull/O.A.Cadwallader'; N.Z Friesian Assocn, uniface, die struck in gold (9ct, 8.91g, 26mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Dannevirke A&P Show/1932/Most Points/O.A.Cadwallader'; Wairarapa & East Coast P & A Society, die struck in gold (9ct, 7.64g, 26mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Champion/Friesian Cow/1936/O.A.Cadwallader/"Woodlea Diamond".'; another identical in gold (9ct, 7.16g, 26mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Champion/Friesian Cow/O.A.Cadwallader/"Woodlea Diamond"/1937', all the above listed medals have ring top suspension (tot gold wt 9ct 100.81g, 15ct 40.08g). Good very fine - extremely fine. (14)

Note that a few medals have the initials as O.W., C.A., or A.O. instead of O.A. It is presumed that these are errors made by the engraver. ^^Mr O.A.Cadwallader of Greytown was famous for his Ahikouka Friesian herd which had supplied Royal Champions and herd sires to leading studs from Southland to Auckland, from Taranaki to Hawke's Bay and included many prize winners. The line had been built up from the greatest proven lines bred in the Dominion or imported from America.