Aust. Historical Medals

Sale 101    20–22 Nov 2012   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

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Lot 757    Session 3 (2.30pm)    Aust. Historical Medals

Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $50

SADDLER'S BADGES, shield shaped (42 x 36mm) in bronze, impressed 'A.E.Marsden/Saddler/P.Matta', no lugs on reverse; oval shaped (37 x 29.5mm) in bronze, impressed 'P.Quinsey/Saddler/N.Sydney', two wire lugs on reverse; oval shaped (36 x 29mm) in bronze, impressed 'J.White/Maker/North Sydney', one wire lug on reverse, the other missing. Very fine. (3)

A.E.Marsden was one of the most complete and up-to-date saddle and harnass maker's shops in the State. Newspaper ads in 1905 show that they also sold and repaired cricketing items. James White opened his saddlery shop in 1867 on the corner of Charles and Lane Cove Road (today the Pacific Highway).

Ex Carl Veen Collection.

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