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Brooch, in gold (tested as 15ct; 3.47g; 44x11mm), no maker mark, features an elongated floral display decorated with turquoises and seed pearls, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $350
Passed in
Brooch, in gold (15ct; 3.47g; 46x7mm), by Pratt, features an engraved decorated bar and in the centre is inscribed, "N.B", with unofficial box. Hairlines, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $400
Passed in
Brooch, in gold (15ct; 3.42g; 24x27mm), by Wendt, features a double circular band with a claw set circular aquamarine in the centre with a stem wrapping around the circular band, pin-back with safety chain. Good very fine.
Estimate $330
Passed in
Bar brooch, in gold (15ct; 3.14g; 48x9mm), attributed to Duggin, Shappere & Co, features a bar with engraved decoration in the top left and bottom right corners and in the centre is inscribed, "Myrtle", pin-back. Some light contact marks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Brooch, in voided gold (15ct; 3.04g; 42x15.5mm), by WD (William Drummond & Co), features a floral spray with the leaves decorated with seed pearls and the spray of four each decorated with a claw set aquamarine, pin-back with safety chain. Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Brooch, in voided gold (15ct; 2.90g; 22x22mm), attributed to Willis & Sons, features a square with open centre and curved inward arms decorated with seed pearls, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Brooch, in gold (tested as 15ct; 2.80g; 39x10mm), by (A.A.) Castley, features a single bar heavily decorated and with two claw held red gemstones, pin-back, with unofficial box. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Brooch, in gold (15ct; 2.39g; 44x10mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features a seed pearl (11) decorated curved bar, pin-back with safety chain. Toned very fine.
Estimate $220
Passed in
Brooch, in gold (tested as 15ct; 1.84g; 22x17mm), attributed to Duggin, Shappere & Co, features a voided oval lined with seed pearls and turquoises with a thin bar across the oval voided centre, pin-back, with unofficial box. Very fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Brooch, in gold (tested as 15ct; 1.83g; 45x14mm), maker unknown, features a single bar decorated with a flower and it's stalk, the flower with a small ball at the end of each petal and in the centre is a claw set red gemstone, there is a small chain running from the end to the middle of the stalk, missing the pin-back which has never been added, with unofficial box. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Brooch, c1900, in gold (9ct; 12.56g; 42x43mm), attributed to Larard Brothers, features a star design decorated with natural seed pearls and in the centre is a blue gemstone, between the star arms are thin bars with stars at the end and these all have a centerpiece of a blue gemstone, pin-back, with unofficial case. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $800
SOLD $800
Brooch, in hand painted porcelain in a gold frame (9ct; tot wt 24.04g; 44x63.5mm), attributed to Joseph Lawrence Pty Ltd, features a floral display, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain. A few small dents in porcelain, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Brooch, in hand painted porcelain in a gold frame (9ct; tot wt 23.46g; 43x54mm), attributed to Joseph Lawrence Pty Ltd, features a floral display, pin-back with safety chain. Very fine.
Estimate $190
Passed in
Brooch, in hand painted porcelain in a gold frame (9ct; tot wt 22.50g; 43x54mm), by W.T.M&Co (details unknown), features a flock of birds and a floral display, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain. Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $220
Brooch, in hand painted porcelain in a gold frame (9ct; tot wt 21.58g; 46x56.5mm), by (J.M.) Wendt, features a floral display, pin-back with safety chain. A small enamel chip, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Brooch, in hand painted porcelain in a gold frame (9ct; tot wt 15.83g; 38x47.5mm), maker unclear, possibly A.B.Budgen, features a bird facing right and sitting on a branch amid a floral display, pin-back with safety chain. Very fine.
Estimate $170
SOLD $220
Brooch, in hand painted porcelain in a gold frame (9ct; tot wt 15.26g; 39x50mm), attributed to Joseph Lawrence Pty Ltd, features a kookaburra facing left and sitting on a branch coming from a floral display, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain. Good very fine.
Estimate $170
SOLD $300
Brooch, in gold (9ct; 14.90g; 41mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features a case with initials on the lid, "JJE", and when the lid is opened there is on the lid side a b&w photo of a lady and on the other side is a locket of hair, both items under perspex, pin-back. The lid does not close properly and the case has many hairlines, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $900
Passed in
Brooch, in hand painted porcelain in a gold frame (9ct; tot wt 10.29g; 34x44mm), attributed to Joseph Lawrence Pty Ltd, features a floral display, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Brooch, in gold (9ct; 6.50g; 43.5mm), attributed to Willis & Sons, features a gold circle with a glass cover but missing photograph, around the circle is decorated with small gold balls and rhombus shapes decorated with seed pearls, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain, with unofficial box. Very fine.
Estimate $450
Passed in
Brooch, in gold (9ct; tot wt 5.45g; 22.5x29.5mm), maker unknown, features mother-of-pearl shell and blister pearls in a fitted frame and this inside a coiled oval frame, pin-back with safety chain. Good very fine.
Estimate $240
Passed in
Brooch/Pendant, in gold (9ct; 5.40g; 38x36.5mm), attributed to Aronson & Co, features a star decorated with natural seed pearls with an amethyst in the centre, between each arm of the star is a flower and each one, a total of six, is decorated with an amethyst, pin-back and the suspender is decorated with a seed pearl. Toned good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $380
Brooch, in gold (9ct; 5.26g; 51x16mm), attributed to S.Schlank, features two heavily decorated bars featuring six seed pearls and in the centre is a rectangular piece with an engraved star in the centre and this filled with a blue gemstone, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $300
Passed in
Brooch, in hand painted porcelain in a gold frame (9ct; tot wt 4.74g; 24.5mm), attributed to Willis & Sons, features a kookaburra facing left and sitting on a branch coming from a floral display, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $260
Brooch, in hand painted porcelain in a gold frame (9ct; tot wt 4.44g; 22.5x29.5mm), attributed to Joseph Lawrence Pty Ltd, features a floral display, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Brooch, in gold (9ct; 4.42g; 43.5x11mm), attributed to maker, Aronson & Co, features a curved bar with a thin double bar across to top featuring a star, the curved bar and star feature imitation pearls (16) and the double bar features red gemstones (6), pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $230
SOLD $220
Brooch, being a capsule with gold ends (9ct; tot wt 4.15g; 45x6mm), by Wendts, features a clear capsule of opal chips, pin-back with safety chain. Toned very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Brooch, in voided gold (9ct; 4.12g; 28x29mm), by T&S (Taylor & Sharp), features a floral display decorated with natural seed pearls and seven amethysts, pin-back with suspender for wearing as a pendant. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $240
SOLD $260
Brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.88g; 60x32mm), attributed to maker, Thompson & Graham, features a multi decorated double bar with an imitation seven pearl decorated crescent and at the top section of the crescent is an oval claw set green gemstone, suspended below the crescent is a heart between a chain attached near the ends of the bar, pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $230
SOLD $260
Brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.88g; 43x29mm), attributed to Willis & Sons, features a thin bar with three prongs and at the ends of the bar and each prong are claw set red gemstones, and at one end is a crescent around a star with a burst of three stars, the crescent and all stars are decorated with seed pearls, pin-back with safety chain.
Estimate $230
SOLD $340