Fabulous 1890s San Francisco Jockey Club Member Lapel Badge by Shreve & Co in Enameled Gold & Silver

Fabulous 1890's San Francisco Jockey Club member lapel badge in silver and enameled gold by Shreve & Co. and engraved to "R. VAN BRANT" on the reverse. 1896 Goodwin's Official Annual Turf Guide shows R. Van Brant as the owner of a winning horse "Cabrillo", as do other newspapers/etc. from the late 1890's. The front of the lapel stud shows a jockey riding an open stride, galloping horse in gold high relief detail against a blue enameled background. The outer edge of the badge is white enamel and reads: "SAN FRANCISCO JOCKEY CLUB MEMBER".

Circa 1890's.

Approximately 7/8" in diameter.

Enameled gold & silver.

Lapel stud.

SHREVE & CO.

This is from a Clubs & Organizations collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. eBay VFJX15 LEGEX/15 SLBBGEX12/21 TLBDGEX01/12/25

8+ (Excellent): The lapel badge shows very light wear, with all the enameled details present, and an overall lovely patina.

As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.