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Gold Mining brooch, c1852, in voided gold (tested as 15ct; 19.03g; 56x51mm), attributed to Henry Coppin, features a range of mining implements arranged within a wreath of leaves, pin-back, in unofficial case. Toned very fine.
Estimate $2,250
SOLD $17,500
Miner's brooch, 1866, in silver ( 6.79g; 55x19mm), no maker, features a miner's pick and shovel with a nugget on the shovel and a bird on the handles which are wrapped with rope, pin-back, with unofficial box. Good fine.
Estimate $150
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Gold Nugget brooch, c1890, in gold (18ct; 16.61g; 69x14mm), by B.V.Lindell, features a double bar featuring three evenly spaced gold nuggets, pin-back, with unnamed case. Good very fine.
Estimate $2,500
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Nugget bar brooch, c1890, in gold (18ct; 6.50g; 52x15mm), by VEN (V.E.Nesbit), features a double bar with decoration and in the centre is fitted a small gold nugget, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $850
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Goldfields brooch, c1890, in gold (15ct; 6.79g; 45x13mm), by THR (details unknown), features a miner's shovel with a gold nugget on the blade, pin-back with safety chain, with damaged case of G.T.Norris, Jeweller of Broken Hill. Extremely fine.
Estimate $850
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Coolgardie (Goldfields) brooch, c1899, in gold (15ct; 4.76g; 44x34mm), 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 with safety chain. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
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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.
Estimate $520
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Gold Nugget brooch, c1900, in gold (18ct; 18.36g; 50.5x17mm), attributed to S.Schlank but marked (J.) Coney (a jeweller in Adelaide), features a double bar and in the centre is a large gold nugget, pin-back with safety chain, with case of jeweller at Broken Hill, E.J.Nicholls. Good very fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $5,500
Gold Nugget and Opal brooch, c1900, in gold (15ct; 19.61g; 66x19mm), by A.A.Hickman, features a decorated double bar with a gold nugget in the centre and this inset at the top with a claw set opal, pin-back with a safety chain attached to a stick pin, in unofficial box. Good very fine.
Estimate $2,200
SOLD $5,000
Goldfield's brooch, c1900, in gold (tested as 15ct; 5.02g; 41x18mm), attributed to David L.Lyall, features a crossed miner's pick and shovel with a rope wrapped nugget in the centre and a small nugget on the spade blade, pin-back with safety chain, in case of Lyall's Ltd, Jewellers at Charters Towers. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $650
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Gold Nugget brooch, c1905, in gold (15ct; 14.15g; 63x16mm), by Stevenson (Bros), features a double bar with a large gold nugget in the centre, pin-back, with Stevenson Bros case. Toned good very fine.
Estimate $1,750
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Gold Nugget brooch, c1905, in gold (15ct; 10.46g; 53x15.5mm), by B(urmeister) Bros, features two bars and attached in the centre is a claw set piece of quartz with gold veins and at the sides are original gold nuggets, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain, in Percy Marks, Gem Merchants case. Very fine.
Estimate $1,000
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Mt Magnet Goldfields brooch, c1908, in gold (15ct; 9.34g; 59x40mm), attributed to Donovan & Overland, features a bar with a winch with a tray of nuggets and below is a miner's bucket and from one end to the other end of the bar is an arched bar and attached are the cut-out letters, "Mt MAGNET", pin-back with safety chain, in damaged box of William Hooper, Watchmaker Jeweller and optician, Perth & Fremantle. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
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Gold Nugget brooch, c1910, in gold (18ct; 11.50g; 56x13.5mm), by G.R.Addis, features a decorative double bar and in the centre is an alluvial gold nugget, pin-back, in a G.R.Addis box. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $1,500
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Gold Prospector brooch, c1910, in gold (tested as 18ct; 8.15g; 47.5x23mm), no maker, features a crossed miner's pick and shovel with a bucket hanging below and with a few small nuggets, pin-back with safety chain, with F.Vaughan fitted case. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
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Arrow Gold Nugget brooch, c1910, in gold (18ct; 6.46g; 55x9.5mm), by G.R.Addis, features an arrow with thin bars at the sides of the centre and fitted to this is a natural gold nugget, pin-back, with unofficial box. Toned very fine.
Estimate $1,000
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Gold Nugget brooch, c1910, in voided gold (15ct; 10.59g; 34x16.5mm), attributed to Donovan & Overland, features a voided oval and across the centre is a natural gold nugget supported by four short rods, pin-back with safety chain, with unofficial box. Extremely fine.
Estimate $1,750
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Westralia Gold Nugget brooch, c1910, in gold (15ct; 4.97g; 42x28mm), by LB (Louis Boxhorn), features an array of miner's tools and a gold nugget with a bucket suspended below, across the top is the word, 'WESTRALIA", pin-back, with unofficial case. Toned good very fine.
Estimate $550
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Gold Sulphides Nugget brooch, c1910, in gold (9ct; 11.62g; 31.5x20mm), by (Mark) Levinson, features gold bearing sulphides in a basket, pin-back with safety chain, with unofficial box. Very fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $2,000
Gold Nugget brooch, in gold (18ct; 14.27g; 58x14mm), by JJR, features a decorative double bar with a large gold nugget with some quartz in the centre, pin-back with safety chain, with unofficial box. Very fine.
Estimate $1,900
SOLD $2,000
Gold Nugget brooch, in gold (18ct; tot wt 12.25g; 47.5x15mm), by Coney, features a double bar and in the centre is a gold nugget with some traces of quartz, pin-back, with unofficial box. Good very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $2,000
Pick Spade and Gold Nuggets brooch, in gold (18ct; 7.41g; 57x30mm), no maker, features a crossed pick and spade with miner's rope wrapping and a gold nugget in the centre, the pick has a gold nugget on one of its points and the blade of the spade has two gold nuggets, pin-back, with unofficial box. Good very fine.
Estimate $900
SOLD $1,500
Goldfield brooch, in gold (tested as 18ct; 6.26g; 48.5x14mm), no maker, described as early primitive brooch from goldfield, pin-back with safety chain, with unofficial box. Extremely fine.
Estimate $800
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Pick and Spade brooch, in gold (18ct; 5.32g; 48x25mm), no maker, features crossed pick and spade with gold nugget on blade of spade, in the centre is a claw held rectangular block of quartz with a vein of gold running through it, with unofficial box. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $700
SOLD $2,000
Gold Nugget brooch, in gold (18ct; 5.24g; 48x12mm), maker unknown; features a double bar and in the centre is an alluvial gold nugget, pin-back, with unofficial box. A few bumps in lower bar, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $620
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Prospector's Shovel brooch, in gold (18ct; 2.44g; 34.5x10mm), no maker, features prospector's shovel with a bucket suspended below on a coiled chain and in the middle of the shovel stem and on the shovel end are small gold nuggets, pin-back, with unofficial box. Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $2,500
Gold Nugget brooch, in gold clip holder (15ct; tot wt 15.89g; 33.5x21.5mm), by T.F.Machin, features a genuine gold nugget in a clip holder, pin-back, with unofficial case. Extremely fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $2,600
Gold Nugget brooch, in gold (tested as 15ct; 11.68g; 55x22mm), no maker, features crossed bars and in the centre is a genuine gold nugget, pin-back with safety chain, with jeweller's velvet case. Good very fine.
Estimate $1,200
SOLD $1,500
Gold Nugget brooch, in gold (15ct; 11.45g; 49.5x12mm), no maker, features a bar with a large nugget in the centre and two small nuggets, one at each side, pin-back with safety chain, in fitted case. Toned good very fine.
Estimate $1,400
SOLD $1,400
Coolgardie (Goldfields) brooch, c1899, in gold (15ct; 8.28g; 60x40mm), made by 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.
Estimate $850
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