Agricultural & Pastoral Medals & Awards

Lot 4112    SESSION 15 (2.30PM THURSDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER)    Agricultural & Pastoral Medals & Awards

Estimate $7,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $6,500

PLOUGHING MATCH AND AGRICULTURAL MEDALS, fifteen gold medals all won by Jack or James Wyllie between 1922 and 1929: N.C.P.M.A. (North Canterbury Ploughing Match Association), handcrafted in gold (9ct, 5g, 30x18mm), no maker, obverse inscribed 'N.C.P.M.A./Class F./Won By/Jack Wyllie/1922' [illustrated]; Ashburton Ploughing Match, 1922, stock medal hand engraved in gold (9ct, 10.4g, 27x27mm), by De Beer (J.V.De Beer, Ashburton), inscribed 'J.Wyllie/Class C/1st'; Lincoln Ploughing Match Association, struck in gold (probably 15ct, 10.8g, 29mm), uncertain maker (AF Ld?), reverse inscribed 'J.Wyllie/1922' [illustrated]; another, as last, in gold (probably 15ct, 12.0g, 29mm), uninscribed; T.P.M. (Timaru Ploughing Match), hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.6g, 35x27mm), by M&B, hallmark for Birmingham 1915, reverse inscribed 'J.Wyllie/Class D/1923'; another, as last, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.6g, 26x26mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Class D/J.Wyllie/1923'; A.B.A. (Amberley Breeders' Association), Nicholls Memorial/Cup/1924, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 3.6g, 28x24mm), by W.A., hallmark for Birmingham 1924, reverse inscribed 'Jas.Wyllie'; C. & P.P.M. (Courtenay & Paparua Ploughing Match) Assoc., 1926, Class A, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 6.3g, 33x21mm), by WHH, hallmark for Birmingham 1925, inscribed on obverse 'J.W.'; stock medal hand engraved in gold (9ct, 3.9g, 30x25mm), by uncertain maker, uninscribed; Northern Agricultural & Pastoral Association, Estd. 1866, hand engraved stock medal in gold (15ct, 19.1g, 36mm), by G.C. & Co. (Giles Coates, Christchurch), reverse inscribed 'McIntosh/Memorial Medal/for/Draught Stallion/Won by/Jas Wyllie's/Ellan Gowan/1926' [illustrated]; another, as last but struck in gold (15ct, 17.0g, 36mm), by Coates C'Church (Coates & Co, Christchurch), reverse inscribed 'James Wyllie's/"Ellangowan"/1927' [illustrated]; another, as last, struck in gold (probably 15ct, 18.2g, 36mm), by Coates C'Church, reverse inscribed 'Jas Wyllie's/"Ellangowan"/1928' [illustrated]; another, as last, struck in gold (probably 15ct, 18.7g, 36mm), by Coates C'Church, reverse inscribed 'Jas. Wylies [sic]/"Ellan Gowan"/1929' [illustrated]; also, Kowai [sic] Football Club, hand engraved in gold (9ct, 5.0g, 30x22mm), by P.Ltd (Petersens, Christchurch). All with ring top suspensions, very fine - extremely fine, a magnificent group. (15)