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Emu brooch, in gold (9ct; 1.73g; 37x20mm), no maker mark, features a wishbone with an emu in the centre and near the end of the lower arm of the wishbone is a claw set purple gemstone, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $130
SOLD $250
Floral brooch, in gold (15ct; 4.95g; 52x25mm), attributed to maker, H.Simonsen, features a floral display with leaves decorated with seed pearls and the flowers with light green gemstones, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Floral brooch, in gold (tested as 15ct; 4.60g; 29mm), attributed to maker, Duggin, Shappere & Co, features a flower with a small claw set modern cut diamond in the centre. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $450
SOLD $380
Floral brooch/pendant, in gold (15ct; 4.23g; 22x36mm), attributed to maker, William Drummond & Co, features voided floral display decorated with seed pearls (33) with a green claw set centre gemstone, at the top is a shaped suspender inset with a seed pearl, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $430
SOLD $260
Floral brooch, in gold (15ct; 4.17g; 42x19mm), attributed to Benjamin & Sons, features a voided floral display with a red gemstone in the centre of one flower and the rest of the floral display decorated with 26 seed pearls, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $280
Floral brooch, in gold (15ct; 3.38g; 29mm), attributed to maker, Duggin, Shappere & Co, features a circle of flowers decorated with twenty four seed pearls, pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $330
SOLD $240
Floral brooch, in gold (15ct; 2.95g; 49x14mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features a decorative double bar with a floral spray in the centre, this decorated with seven seed pearls, pin-back. Small edge nick in top bar, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $290
SOLD $180
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 10.11g; 76x39mm), by Wendts, features a flower spray with two claw set oval jade flowers with several holes in each, lockable pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Floral brooch, in gold (tested as 9ct; 7.68g; 45x20.5mm), by O.Tucker, features a bar with engraved floral decoration at each end and in the centre is a raised oval platform with a floral arrangement decorated with a small natural emerald and five seed pearls, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $450
Passed in
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 4.50g; 52x19mm), by Levinson, features a rose stem with one leaf below and with an ivory rose at the top, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain. The ivory toned good very fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $300
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 4.42g; 48.5x23mm), by Levinson, features a rose stem with two leaves and with an ivory rose at the top, pin-back with safety chain. The ivory toned, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $170
SOLD $160
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 4.15; 49x18mm), attributed to maker, Duggin, Shappere & Co, features a curved thin bar with a flower at the end decorated with seed pearls (11) and natural turquoises (9), pin-back with safety chain. Nearly very fine.
Estimate $250
Passed in
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.96g; 53x24mm), by Levinson, features a rose stem with one leaf above and with an ivory rose at the top, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain. The ivory toned good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $130
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.93g; 52x12mm), by H(Star)S, features a thin bar with flower to the right with stem draped to left over the bar, the flower has a clear gemstone in the centre, pin-back with safety chain. Very fine.
Estimate $230
Passed in
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.56g; 47x18mm), attributed to maker, Aronson & Co, features a floral decoration with three red gemstones and nine natural seed pearls, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.43g; 40x18mm), attributed to maker, Duggin, Shappere & Co, features a scrolled display of three flowers all set with seed pearls (10) and one with a claw set small red gemstone in the centre, pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.98g; 23mm), attributed to maker, H.Simonsen, features a double circular band around a flower decorated with seed pearls and clear gemstones, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $170
Passed in
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.84g; 52x13mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features a thin bar decorated with a flower and two leaves, the flower and leaves are decorated with seed pearls (12) and in the centre of the flower is a small claw set clear gemstone (not a diamond). Toned very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.63g; 42x12mm), by Perryman (& Co), features a bar with a flower in the centre claw set with three garnets, pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Floral Spray brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.52g; 43x28mm), attributed to maker, Aronson & Co, features a floral display decorated with fourteen seed pearls, at the stem is a claw set sapphire, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.45g; 45x12mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features a floral display decorated with seed pearls, pin-back with safety chain attached. Fine.
Estimate $120
Passed in
Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.04g; 23mm), attributed to maker, Aronson & Co, features double, thin circular plain bars with a shorter thin bar on the inside with a claw set red gemstone at the end and also near the end is another bar with a leaf display set with three seed pearls, pin-back. Toned fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Flower brooch, in gold (tested as 18ct; 3.94g; 31x29mm), by (J.R.) Rowland, features a flower with three lapis lazuli leaves and a small centre of lapis lazuli, and the stem below is decorated with three natural seed pearls, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $260
Forget Me Not brooch, in voided gold (15ct; 5.22g; 26x30mm), by O.Lynch, Gawler, features a wreath with two leaves in the centre and below is a bird holding a message in its mouth that reads, "Forget./me not", lockable pin-back, with unofficial box. Good very fine.
Estimate $550
SOLD $1,100
Good Luck brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.01g; 52x22mm), by Willis & Sons, features a map of Australia inscribed "AUSTRALIA" resting on a boomerang decorated with seven natural pearls and across the centre in voided letters is "Good Luck", pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Heart brooch, in gold (9ct; 1.86g; 17x19mm), by Wendt, features a voided heart shape decorated with natural seed pearls, pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $140
Hockey Stick brooch, in gold (15ct; 4.08g; 13x63mm), by Prouds, features a hockey stick with a small old cut diamond in the stick head, pin-back. Fine.
Estimate $420
SOLD $400
Kangaroo in Wishbone brooch, in gold (15ct; 5.59g; 36x18mm), by maker O'C&T, features a silver coated sitting kangaroo facing left and his body is decorated with clear gemstones with a small red gemstone for an eye, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $600
Passed in
Kangaroo brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.98g; 48x19.5mm), by J.W.W (J.M.Wendt), features a kangaroo facing right and sitting on a boomerang, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain, in J.M.Wendt box. Toned good very fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Kangaroo brooch, in gold (9ct; 1.03g; 19x20.5mm), attributed to maker, H.Simonsen, features a kangaroo facing right and sitting on a circle, pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $70
Passed in