Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Lot 886 SESSION 3 (John Chapman Collection, 2.30pm Tuesday) Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Estimate $500
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SOLD $1,300
CENTRAL QUEENSLAND GRAZIERS & FARMERS SOCIETY, 1878, handcrafted medal in silver (41mm) by C.A.Brown, Brisbane, plain silver disc engraved on obverse, between concentric circles 'Central Queensland Graziers & Farmers Society / Gracemere / May 1878', and on reverse 'Best Durham Cow / Any Age / 1st / Awarded / to / E.Cross Esq. / For his Roan Cow / Blossom'. Good very fine and rare.
Charles Allen Brown (1850-1908) Australian silversmith. See article by Sue Air in 'Australiana' Journal, August 2001, Vol 23, No.3.
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