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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
Kathleen name brooch, c1900, in voided silver (51.5x28mm), by Denis (Bros), pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Key brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.68g; 38x14mm), by H.G.R (H.G. Rogers), features a gold key with an 8 on the bow and with a cross cut into the bit, pin-back, with unofficial box. Toned very fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Kookaburra brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.35g; 48x19mm), by J.M.W (J.M.Wendt), features a kookaburra to the left sitting on a ball in the curve of a boomerang, pin-back with safety chain. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
Passed in
Kookaburra brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.13g; 44x19mm), attributed to maker, Duggin, Shappere & Co, features a kookaburra facing left and sitting on a branch, the bird and branch are decorated with seed pearls (20) and red gemstones (5), pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $420
Kookaburra brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.90g; 46.5x19mm), maker unknown, features a kookaburra sitting in the bend of a boomerang and facing left, pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $180
SOLD $250
Kookaburra brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.86g; 38x21mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features a kookaburra sitting in the middle of a boomerang, the bird is decorated with thirteen seed pearls and has a tiny red gemstone eye, pin-back with safety chain. Very fine.
Estimate $170
SOLD $260
Kookaburra brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.32g; 25x21mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features a sitting kookaburra facing left in the middle of a map of Australia, pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Kookaburra brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.26g; 36x26mm), attributed to maker, Aronson & Co, features a kookaburra facing left sitting on a twin branch, pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $250
Kookaburra brooch, in 9ct silver lined (4.80g; 36x25mm), maker unknown, features two enamelled kookaburras sitting on a branch and facing each other, pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Leaf brooch, in gold and brass (15ct; tot wt 3.51g; 40x13mm), no maker's mark, features 15ct gold leaves mounted on a brass bar, pin-back with safety chain. The bar toned, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $150
Passed in
Leaf brooch, in voided gold (tested as 15ct; 3.26g; 41x34mm), by (J.M) Wendt, features two leaves over an oval frame with a thin gold rope at the top centre, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Mother brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.67g;47x19mm), by J.M.W. (J.M.Wendt), features a parallelogram bar inscribed, "Mother", and below is a thin chain running from both ends of the bar and joined at the centre of the bar at a loop from which is suspended a heart shape, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $220
SOLD $160
Mother brooch, in 9ct gold and sterling silver (tot wt 1.67g; 37x10mm), by Rodd (G.&E.Rodd), features voided word Mother in gold on a curved decorated silver bar with five seed pearls on half of the bar, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Mourning brooch, c1870, in gold (18ct; 22.02g; 49x42mm), by H St (Henry Steiner), features an oval centrepiece of a gold inlay of a flower on jet black with a surrounding frame decorated with engraving and raised flowers, the reverse has a compartment under glass for inserting a photograph, pin-back with safety chain, with unofficial box. A few marks on jet black, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $3,000
Passed in
Mourning brooch, c1880, in gold (15ct; tot wt 10.08g; 54x17mm), by E.Fischer (& Son), features a decorative bar with an oval black onyx in the centre and this with a gold star in the centre that has one large diamond (c25 pts) and several small diamonds surrounding it, all the diamonds are old mine cut issues, pin-back with safety chain, with a fitted case. Good very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,000
Mourning brooch, c1900, in gold (tested as 15ct; 19.81g; 37x50mm), by (T.) Gaunt (& Co), features a natural pearl set in a gold star on an oval black agate background enclosed on a gold saw tooth frame decorated with small hearts and the reverse has an oval space for including a photograph, pin-back with safety chain, in a case. Good very fine.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $2,000
Music brooch, in gold (9ct; 5.29g; 23x30mm), by A.O.D (details unknown), features an ancient harp and at the base is inscribed, "Wollongong/Town Band/1933.', and on the plain reverse is inscribed, "To/S.Simons Esq/as a mark of esteem/for/services rendered", pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $400
Music brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.95g; 28.5x35.5mm), attributed to maker, Joseph Lawrence, features a bass within a wreath and below are the initials MV, pin-back and with suspension ring. Good extremely fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $250
Music brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.77g; 52x19mm), attributed to Aronson & Co, features a decorated double bar and in the centre is a harp decorated with natural pearls and red gemstones, pin-back with safety chain.
Estimate $220
SOLD $320
Music brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.64g; 50x13mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features a heavily decorated bar with a harp in the centre and at the base of the harp is a small claw set red gemstone, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $160
Passed in
Photo brooch, c1860, in voided gold (tested as 15ct; tot wt 43.96; 57x64mm), by L&W (Lamborn & Wagner), features a colour photograph of a man under glass (this broken), in a frame encircled with leaves with a bird at the top and an emu and opposite is a kangaroo at the centre and a bunch of grapes at the base, on the reverse framed under glass is a coloured photograph of a young girl, pin-back, with a damaged fitted case. Apart from the broken glass, good very fine.
Estimate $1,500
SOLD $4,200