Lot 518
A collection of rowing medals, 3
21 July 2007, 10:00 BST
Henley on ThamesSold for £168 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistA collection of rowing medals,
comprising: A Henley Grand Challenge Cup medal in silver gilt, a Henley Stewards Challenge Cup medal in silver gilt, and an Eton College Trial Eights bronze medal, awarded to REB Meade-King in 1903. (3)
Footnotes
The Henley medals were probably awarded to WO Meade-King (see lot 508) He rowed for Oxford University at Pembroke College in 1852/53. In 1853 he was stroke for OUBC which beat Cambridge in the Grand, and at 3 for OUBC they also won the Stewards. The Bronze Eton medal is possible to his son.