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Australia, Queen Victoria, sovereign, 1894 Melbourne, in 18ct gold pendant frame with loop suspension (tot wt 10.55g). Contact marks from wearing, otherwise fine.
Estimate $430
SOLD $440
Australia, George V, sovereign, 1913 Melbourne, inset in the lid of a vintage mahogany turned box (W77xH47cm), used as rouge box or trinket box. Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
Australia, 1927 Canberra florin, reverse enamelled and brooch pin fitted to obverse; another voided reverse with obverse shaved smooth and brooch pin fitted; another with Parliament House and date 1927 cut from a florin and fitted to a boomerang inscribed 'Ruby', the reverse shaved smooth and a brooch pin and safety chain fitted; a ring made from the outside edge of a penny with the obverse legend visible on inside of band; a hand-made silver (?) fob with raised shield in centre and a horse and jockey at top; crossed pick and spade miner's brooch with Sth Africa on spade, brooch pin missing and gold plating worn; St Andrews Ambulance Association 1882 membership badge no.S992, in silver, on short length of silver fob watch chain. Some enamel missing from first, otherwise fine - very fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Australia, Australian Taxation Office, 2010, 20c coins in packs signed by Commissioner (5) (not in McD.); Telecom special limited edition phonecards for Disney, Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse mint set of 2, each a $2 phonecard on a card (20 cards); 1960s Kodak Instamatic Movie Projector in carry case. Uncirculated, camera fine. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
German New Guinea, gilt reproductions of ten and twenty mark issues together with an aluminium medal with inserts in gilt of German New Guinea five mark pieces (with certificate); also, 2 high silver content bars of Tibetan silver, total weight 280g. Uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
South Africa, Republic, krugerrand, 1982 (KM.73) with jeweller set ruby in a starburst design on the reverse. Small scratch near ruby, otherwise uncirculated.
Estimate $1,600
SOLD $1,650
Yemen, al-Mutawakkil Yahya bin Muhammad (Iman Yahya), silver Ahmadi riyal, AH1322 (1904) (KM.Y.7), with fitted ornamental scroll mount in silver. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Coin jewellery, Australia, 1910 florin, obverse shaved and with voided reverse design with suspension loop; Great Britain, 1886 farthing, voided around Queen Victoria's head, with suspension hole; 1862 penny with young head Queen Victoria silver threepence inset into obverse, with brooch pin fitting on reverse; 1967 penny with enamelled reverse; British India, silver one rupee, 1890, with selective enamelling on reverse and brooch pin fitting on obverse; Ancient Rome, silver denarius of Vespasian, c69-70AD, with suspension hole and loop fitted for wear as a pendant. Very good - very fine. (6)
Estimate $150
SOLD $170
Coin jewellery and accessories, includes Austrian silver florin, 1886, in fancy silver frame for wear as pendant; money clip fitted with Peruvian silver half sole, 1935; another money clip fitted with USA Indian head one cent, 1907; keyring with attached Australian 1929 penny; another featuring a USA Eisenhower dollar, 1976, encased in a plastic disc marked 'John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts'; Australian pennies, 1961 and 1963 with pierced hole and fitted to clip-ring; also watch chain fob in brass featuring three fleur-de-lis on red enamel shield; pocket watch key; brass fob chain clips (2); empty plastic matches case for Hofbrauhaus Munchen (Munich, German beer house dating back to 16th century); Radius gent's quartz wristwatch, missing part of wrist band. Fine - very fine. (12)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Cases, for sovereigns, half sovereigns and other coins, assorted designs (16) in sterling silver (1), gilt, nickel and leather; leather wallets, purses and stamp wallets (18). Good - very fine. (34)
Estimate $200
SOLD $250
Vintage items, combined sovereign and half sovereign case in brass and nickel-silver (closing clasp broken); silver-plated sewing scissors; small leather coin purse with silver-plated fittings and small chain; sugar spoon stamped 800PK; racehorse and jockey brooch, in case (some enamel loss); gilt tin case with clear plastic hinged-lid; small enamelled and gilt, hinged-lid box (for cigarettes?), made in Firenze (Florence, Italy); small ceramic circular, hinged-lid case (for pills?) with decorative olden-times scene on lid of ladies in woods, gilt worn from rims; rolled gold, machine turned pencil (pocket clip broken); shirt studs and damaged modern silver jewellery and other items. Poor - very fine. (lot)
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Engelhard Australia, one tenth troy ounce 999.9 fine gold medallic ingots (19mm), obverse, company logo, reverse, map of Australia. In card packs of issue, uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $600
SOLD $620
Natural Amethyst, pale mauve cabochon cut, oval (29.5x22x8.6mm; approx 80ct), set in a bezel stamped 935 with clip fitting for wear. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $200
Smoky Quartz, emerald step cut (37.5x33x23.4mm; 219.47ct). Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Synthetic corundum imitating Alexandrite, oval mixed brilliant cut (23.4x16.7x8.6mm; 27.86ct). A few tiny edge chips from wearing, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $90
Passed in
Blue sapphire, approx half a carat round cut loose stone. Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Ladies dress ring, features inset central diamond (approx 75 points) surrounded by two rows of small diamonds and two rows of diamonds along each shank, in 18ct white gold (tot wt 9.47g). Very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $900
Ladies diamond and amethyst dress ring, in 14ct gold (tot wt 4.2g), featuring a 60 points centre diamond encircled with six amethysts, each of 50 points, and two small side diamonds. Good very fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $700
Diamond ring, in platinum (tot wt 13.59g), a one-off custom designed ring featuring a five-pointed star with an individually shaped diamond in each angle of the star. In original case of Cerrone, good very fine.
Estimate $1,200
Passed in
Ladies pearl and diamond dress ring, in 18ct white gold (tot wt 11.45g), features a pearl on top of a wide band featuring four rows, all pave set with brilliant cut diamonds, the two outside rows with 19 diamonds and the two inside rows each with 8 diamonds on each side, a total of 70 small diamonds. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $600
SOLD $380
Diamond dress ring, in 18ct gold (tot wt 9.8ct), features central 10 point brilliant cut diamond with three stepped down tiers at the sides, each with 4 smaller diamonds, overall totalling .67 of a carat. Uncirculated.
Estimate $600
SOLD $360
Ladies dress ring, in 18ct gold (tot wt 13.5g), features a frosted finish heart with dip and join in centre inset with multiple recessed diamonds. Uncirculated.
Estimate $550
SOLD $460
Ladies dress ring, wide band in 18ct white gold (tot wt 12.24g), across the centre decorated with five rows of alternating black and white diamonds, 6 small diamonds in each row. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Ladies dress ring, in 18ct gold (tot wt 12.35g), features a wide top pave set with five rows of diamonds, three rows of white and two rows of black. Uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $420
Diamond ring, in 18ct yellow gold (tot wt 3.0g), features claw set round brilliant cut .30 carat diamond (colour G/H clarity SI 1), leaf shoulders each with 7 channel set round brilliant cut diamonds (colour H clarity SI 1), ring size J. Uncirculated.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Diamond ring, in 18ct two tone gold (tot wt 3.3g), features 4 princess cut diamonds (colour G clarity VS 1), invisible set in a white gold coronet, ring size L. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $500
Passed in
Diamond dress ring, in 18ct white gold (tot wt 6.85g), features a 25 point brilliant cut diamond centred between two high and open bands decorated with small diamonds. Uncirculated.
Estimate $450
Passed in
Ladies diamond ring, in 18ct gold (tot wt 9.68g), features wide, slightly oval at the side, band inset across the top with 11 baguette cut diamonds. Uncirculated.
Estimate $450
SOLD $360
Ladies dress ring, in 18ct gold (tot wt 9.65g), features a flat, square top pave set with diamonds and with a star (asterisk-like) design picked out with pave set black diamonds. Uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $320
Sapphire and diamond ring, in 9ct yellow gold (tot wt 5.56), features 3 rub over set round cut pink sapphires (tot 1.20 carats) and 2 round brilliant cut diamonds (colour I clarity SI 2), total of .20 carats, ring size M. Uncirculated.
Estimate $400
SOLD $360