Lot 771 , A Victorian yellow metal and Essex crystal, Hong Kong Races, 1881 stick pin, decorated with horse & jockey, 77m, gross 7.1 grams.

A Victorian yellow metal and Essex crystal, Hong Kong Races, 1881 stick pin, decorated with horse & jockey, 77m, gross 7.1 grams.

A Victorian yellow metal and Essex crystal, 'Hong Kong Races, 1881' stick pin, decorated with horse & jockey, 77m, gross 7.1 grams.
Estimate £150-200

Pin very slightly bent, otherwise in good order. Inscription on back of pin head 'Hong Kong Races 1881 R. Fraser-Smiths 'Lord of the Isles' Winner of Scurry Stakes and Navy Plate'. Diameter on crystal is 20mm. The piece has not been tested for gold.


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Sold for £360