SOLID SILVER WATCH FOB - BY VAUGHTON & SONS – 1920

Description: Normal 0 false false false EN-GB JA X-NONE Here on offer is a fine QUALITY large circular, English Solid Silver watch fob/pendant made by the famous Silversmiths, VAUGHTON & SONS in 1920. The circular front has a knurled ribbon pattern that contains the words: WEST END ATHLETICS ASSOCIATION This in turn encompasses the beautiful entwined gothic style initials for the West End Athletics Association. WEAA The top is made up of a silver loop and a Fob ring. The rear has not been engraved and is blank apart from an ornate laurel wreath circular pattern There is also a full set of English hallmarks and a maker mark. The maker is a "V & S”, which stands for the famous Englsih Silversmiths, VAUGHTON & SONS. Vaughtons was founded in 1819 by Philip Vaughton. The company was originally named ‘P. Vaughton’ , working out of Little Hampton Street in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham. In 1897 the firm had been renamed to ‘Vaughton Brothers’ and had relocated to 135 Constitution Hill. Between 1866 and 1902, Vaughtons were documented in various locations, then in 1903 Vaughtons relocated to an impressive purpose built factory, ‘Vaughtons Gothic Works’ on Livery Street in the Jewellery Quarter, which is still located there today. It was shortly after the move that the company name was changed to ‘Vaughtons Ltd’ detailed on brochures at this time. Vaughtons was listed as ‘the business of a Silversmith, Goldsmith and General Manufacturer’. Vaughtons success grew whilst in these premises, manufacturing some of the companies most prestigious work, such as the FA Cup and the 1908 Olympic medals. We believe that predominantly, a lot of these jobs were due to Howard Vaughton being involved in the business. Howard Vaughton, born 1st Septmeber 1861, was the grandson of the company’s founder, Philip Vaughton. Howard was a very famous footballer of his time, playing for Aston Villa, and for England. Howard was a part of the Aston Villa FA Cup winning team, and also still shares the record for the most goals scored by any one player in any England International game. Howard was an impressive sportsman who also won the British Skating Championship, played county level cricket, county level hockey, raced in cycling and was a first class swimmer. And the hallmarks indicate it was assayed in Birmingham in 1920, date letter “V”. Overall this fob is in truly excellent condition, even the ring has a Lion stamped for English Silver. Weighs a heavy – 12.1g! Size – 2.8cm diameter, 3.8cm long to top of the suspension ring. Please see my pictures for the details of the condition, which complement this description. Please note: The postage charges quoted are for, tracked UK postage. The international postage is shown for shipping to the USA. Shipping to Europe should be less, so please ask for an accurate price for your country. Please ask me if you would like me to look at cheaper delivery services other than via Royal Mail. Many thanks for taking the time to look.

Price: 25 GBP

Location: Reading

End Time: 2025-01-22T18:41:38.000Z

Shipping Cost: 11.78 GBP