A Collection of Golf Medals

Great Britain, Cornwall: Royal Cornwall Golf Club [Bodmin], a silver award medal, unsigned, Prince of Wales’ crest surrounding arms of the Duchy superimposed on crossed golf clubs, balls below, reverse engraved (The Robartes Gold Medal [Souvenir Medal], April 1910, won by [un-named]), hallmarked M&B Birmingham 1909), 32mm. Very fine, rare, with clip and ring for suspension; in a blue fitted case by Jays, 142-144 Oxford St, London W (£40-60)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Golf Medals.

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The Royal Cornwall Golf Club, Bodmin, a 9-hole course, was founded c.1892; the club was defunct by 1960. Robartes is a reference to Viscount Clifden and his family. Further details are sold with the lot