Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction June 2017
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/21/2017
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Montreal Amateur Athletic Association was one of the most important sporting institutions in Canada and North America, with affiliated teams winning ice hockey's Stanley Cup and Canadian football's Grey Cup. We have an especially attractive antique Montreal AAA sterling silver ring, awarded/given for an unknown event. A size 5 1/2, the winged-wheel logo is embossed and wonderfully executed across the face, with "Birks Sterling" stamped on the inner band along with a hallmark. With expected surface wear from its long century of life, light tarnishing has occurred, with the circular continuity of the band very slightly compromised. Turn of the century items from the first club to win the Stanley Cup are scarce, with this ring a beautiful example of antique craftsmanship.
The Montreal Amateur Athletic Association began as a confederation of three sporting clubs: The Montreal Snow Shoe Club, The Montreal Bicycle Club, and The Montreal Lacrosse Club. These founding clubs shared the club space of the Montreal Gymnasium, located at Mansfield Street and de Maisonneuve Boulevard. The MAAA also organized the famous annual Montreal Winter Carnival.
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