Lot 3555

Sale 140 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals

Description

Opal brooch, c1880, in gold (tested as 15ct; 8.29g; 55x14mm), by (J.T.) Sleep, features a rectangular gold bar with engraved decoration and in the centre at an angle is a claw set crystal opal, pin-back, with unofficial box. Very fine.

^Australian Jewellers, p111 and Australian Jewellers Makers & Marks, p225.

Estimate
$1,000
Result Status
Passed in