Olympia gold and blue enamel pass / medal to RG Heaton Managing Director
26.9mm  12.85g.
Gold not marked but my guess is that it would be be 9 carat only. Â Hallmarking was more relaxed in the early part of the 20th century, especially as this is a piece not intended for retail sale.
The first London International Horse Show in its current form was held in 1907; however an agricultural show (known as the first great horse show) was held at the Olympia venue from 1888. Reginald Gardiner Heaton (1864-1948), a horse breeder from Chatteris in Cambridgeshire, is said to have thought up the show. Early in 1906, Gardiner Heaton invited friends to dinner with the intention of persuading them to organise an international show on similar lines to those in New York, Paris and Brussels. The dinner was successful and Reginald Heaton became the managing director, a post he held for over 25 years.
Pass probably dates from the first show to impress the guests…
Contained in fitted red leather box with the makers name Percy Edwards Ltd. … an upmarket jeweller in Piccadilly London
