Catalogue
Crescent Bar brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.16g; 52x12mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features a decorated bar with a seed pearl and red gemstone covered crescent in the centre and this around a star with a small red gemstone in the centre, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $190
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Dardanelles brooch, in gold (18ct; 7.44g; 42x16.5mm), attributed to H.E.Sparks in 1915 and made by Aronson & Co, features a leaf coloured with green enamel and curved through the centre is the word "DARDANELLES", pin-back. Nearly uncirculated. $$ Australian Jewellers Makers & Marks, p227, plate 259.
Estimate $900
SOLD $950
Dardanelles brooch, c1918, in gold (15ct; 6.11g; 41x17mm), attributed to Aronson & Co, features a leaf coloured with green enamel and curved through the centre is the word "DARDANELLES", pin-back, with unofficial box. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $700
SOLD $700
Darling brooch, in gold (18ct; 2.68g; 29x5.5mm), by J.R.Rowland, features a decorated bar containing the word DARLING with the first and last letters coated in black and the other letters in light blue, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
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DINNA FORGET brooch, in gold (9ct; 4.05g; 38.5x6.5mm), by T&S (Taylor & Sharp), pin-back, with unofficial box. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $160
Donkey and Cart brooch, in gold (15ct; 6.59g; 45x20mm), with crown and lion hallmark, attributed to maker, Schlank & Co, features a base flat bar on which is standing a donkey pulling a cart all decorated with coral, blister pearl and natural seed pearls, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $650
SOLD $850
Emma name brooch, c1900, in voided sterling silver (49.5x24mm), by Denis (Bros), pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $50
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Emu brooch, c1860, in voided gold (tested as 15ct; 5.43g; 29x25mm), attributed to Hogarth, Erichsen & Co, features an emu walking left amid native foliage, pin-back, with unofficial case. Toned very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $3,600
Emu brooch, c1910, in gold (15ct; 3.48g; 49x21mm), by A.L.B (August L. Brunkhorst), features a double bar with an emu in the centre and looking over its back, pin-back, with different jeweller's case. Extremely fine.
Estimate $400
SOLD $400
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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