Catalogue
Masonic jewels, Royal and Select Masters, Perram Cryptic Council No.49, Past Illustrious Master jewel in silver, presented to E.J.Mayo July 1944; stick pin ribbon bar in gilt and inscribed, 'PERRAM'; monogram initials in gilt for EJM (E.J.Mayo); Gd Council of R. & S.M. England, Past Illustrious Master Cryptic Council sash jewel, unnamed; Australia's Mark Lodge No.7, Holy Royal Arch No.3 City of Sydney Chapter, Past Master jewel, missing hanging centre piece, presented to E.Mayo 1958-1959 Past Grand Chapter Officer breast jewel, presented to E.Mayo 1962-63; Royal and Select Masters Companion breast jewel affixed to ribbon badge for Randwick Council of R.& S.M. No.78; also St Pauls RAM No.82, Grand Officer breast jewel with silvered monogram initials EM (E.Mayo) on ribbon. Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $70
SOLD $60
Coin trays, Lighthouse, 50x50mm, twenty in each tray. Red velvet lined, in original boxes, uncirculated. (11)
Estimate $150
SOLD $300
Coin Albums, Dansco press-in, threepence & sixpence, shilling (3), florin (3); Supreme, Australian, ten cents, American silver dollars. Uncirculated. (9)
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Scales, portable hand held brass beam balance with six brass weights (1 to 20 grams) and several lighter aluminium weights, made in India, in wooden case with tweezers. Extremely fine.
Estimate $80
Passed in
Mint bag, for florins, used for delivery to Australia of the wartime production of Australian florins made at the U.S.Mint at San Francisco in 1944, stencilled with the details, 'U.S.Mint / S.F. / Australian / Florins / 2,000 / 1944'; Commonwealth Bank (Australia) canvas bag used to convey money totalling half-a-million pounds to the Darwin branch from disposal sales after WWII. Scarce pieces of Australian coin history, very fine and scarce. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Sovereign purse, features spring-loaded holders for sovereign and half sovereign in a metal frame (this cracked) inside a small leather purse (loss of colour on leather); Moeris half hunter pocket watch in base metal, white dial, Arabic numerals and separate seconds dial also with Arabic numerals (not working), with attached heavily oxidised chain with leather button clip; kookaburra brooch in gold plate, a few minor holes and missing pin; stylised butterfly wings brooch with pin-back name tag attached by a chain, possibly silver; Duncan's Waterproof Wax Vestas metal tin; Robur Is Good Tea metal cylinder with space at bottom for inserting coins, now contains one shilling; various base metal cufflinks (3 pairs and 4 singles), plus some odds (3); wooden handled brass stamp featuring an oval base with an impressed letter R for making wax impression. Poor - very fine. (20)
Estimate $50
SOLD $90
Great Britain, George III, silver halfcrown, (1817-20), brooch mounted on obverse, reverse enamelled. Pin missing from brooch fitting, poor/very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Great Britain, George IV, silver halfcrown, 1820, brooch mounted on obverse, reverse enamelled. Good/good very fine.
Estimate $70
SOLD $100
Great Britain, George IV, sixpence, third reverse (1826-1829), brooch mounted on shaved obverse, reverse enamelled. Some enamel loss at edge, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Great Britain, William IIII, silver halfcrown, 1837, brooch mounted on obverse, reverse enamelled. Fine/good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $130
Great Britain, Queen Victoria, young head, silver crown, 1845 VIII star stops, brooch mounted on obverse and with loop provision for safety chain, reverse enamelled. Nearly fine/very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $150
Great Britain, George IV, two pounds, 1823, superior quality contemporary copy in a contemporary brass fitted frame with glass-like cover, scroll top fitting but loop missing. Interesting early 19th century piece, frame fine, the coin virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $250
SOLD $150
Queen Victoria, Jubilee head, half sovereign 1887 Sydney, set with a scroll mount with bracelet or anklet chain and link in 9 carat gold (18.91g). Good very fine.
Estimate $700
SOLD $500
Australia, sovereign as a jeweller's copy, George V, 1918M (8.01g). Good fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Netherlands, Wilhelmina I, ten gulden, 1917 (KM.149), in a surround claw, 14 carat mount with brooch pin (total weight is 10.66g). Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
South Africa, Republic, krugerrand, 1976, housed in a claw surround mount, hallmarked London .375 (1966)I chain .375 (1976)B (gross weight 81.91g). Extremely fine.
Estimate $3,200
SOLD $3,500
Fine gold minted bar, one ounce of 999.9 certificate number A339738 by PAMP. Uncirculated.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,500
Fine gold minted bars, 1g of 999.9 by PAMP. Uncirculated. (31)
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,500
Fine silver minted coins, half ounce of .999 by Scottdale Silver (19); quarter ounce of .999 by Scottdale Silver (20). In plastic tubes, uncirculated. (39 coins)
Estimate $290
SOLD $500
Fine silver minted bars, one ounce of .999 by National (2); 5g of .999 by Scottsdale Silver (93). Uncirculated. (95)
Estimate $340
SOLD $750
Fine silver minted bars, 5g of .999 by Scottsdale Silver. Uncirculated. (176)
Estimate $560
SOLD $1,200
Placer gold, a small quantity of micron gold extracted from panning river sand, stored in water in a small glass jar (tot wt 27g), estimated that gold is approx 22ct and a weight of approx 10.0g. As extracted.
Estimate $500
SOLD $600
Gold castings, six small cast gold pellets (tests as 14ct; 14.43g), and one other (tests as 18ct; 3.04g). Fine. (7)
Estimate $500
SOLD $650
Handcrafted fob in gold (9ct, 11g, 39x39mm) by W.J.D. with loop mount attached to black grosgrain ribbon, engraved on raised shield on obverse 'Irene/from/W.Burton/1.5.97'; blue ribbon for Masonic jewell with handcrafted RAOB in gold in centre, ornately engraved suspension and bar at top inscribed '1936'; waistcoat watch ribbon with attachments but missing one swivel. Fine - good very fine. (3 items)
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Gold bracelet, (18ct, approx 23g, length 18cm) with three coins attached, sovereign, 1884S, reverse engraved 'H.A.B./20 Jun 1900'; half sovereigns, 1887 and 1910, and tigers claw with part gold mount. Fine.
Estimate $2,000
Passed in
Gold and diamond bracelet, features a bracelet in gold (18ct; tot wt 20.25g; 18.5cm), comprising twelve tri-shaped bars with a diamond bezel set between each bar (total of 12 x 5 pt diamonds), with safety chain that needs ring and clip added. Very fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,200
Gold bracelet, twisted curb links in gold (9ct; 23.67g; 18cm), with voided floral patterned heart-shaped clasp with safety chain. Good very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $800
Bangles and bracelet, wide (30mm) convex plain silver style bangle with engraved border at top and bottom edges and on the front section is an ornately engraved pattern, with safety chain (48.56g); also a bone and silver plate bangle designed with central hinge for opening and push rod closer; Mexican silver geometric style bracelet from Taxco, with maker's markings (illegible), with clip closer and safety chain (57.01g). The first with a small dent on patterned section, the second with some oxidation on silver plate and closing rod needs some adjustment, otherwise fine - very fine. (3)
Estimate $60
SOLD $60
Dress ring, marked as 18ct yellow gold with three diamond-like stones vertically claw set on top, each 25pts (tot wt 8.0g). Very fine.
Estimate $340
SOLD $480
Ladies diamond ring, a flat back stone (tests as diamond, approx 25pt), claw set into a yellow gold ring (tests as 18ct), with a small diamond on a small platform above each shank (tot wt 3.55g). Very fine.
Estimate $160
SOLD $190