Lot 2524

Sale 143 · Upcoming Sale 143 Important Coins, Medals & Banknotes

Coolgardie (Goldfields) brooch, c1899, in gold (18ct; 4.32g; 46x27mm), attributed to maker, Larard Bros, features a crossed pick axe and shovel with a gold nugget in the centre and a small bucket suspended below it and above is the voided and arched name, COOLGARDIE, pin-back. Extremely fine.

Australian Jewellers, p87, fig1 and Australian Jewellers Makers & Marks, p149, fig3. Ex Th Jack Grace Collection.