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Opal brooch, in gold (15ct; 4.96g; 61x10mm), by Oram & Senn, features a staggered triple bar with a claw set blue opal at an angle in the centre, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain, with unofficial box. Good very fine.
Estimate $500
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Opal brooch, c1900, in gold (tested as 15ct; tot wt 4.29g; 48x12mm), attributed to maker, Duggin, Shappere & Co, features a double bar brooch with decorative surrounds, set in the middle with an oval opal,pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $400
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Opal brooch, in gold (15ct; 4.10g; 50x8mm), maker unknown, features a bar with a small opal fitted into an engraved star shape in the middle, pin-back. Hairlines, scratches and bumps on bar, otherwise fine, the opal good very fine.
Estimate $350
SOLD $320
Opal brooch, in gold (15ct; 3.66g; 45x9mm), attributed to maker, J.M.Wendt, features two thin bars each with a ball at the end and mounted in the centre is a claw set oval white opal, pin-back with safety chain. Good very fine.
Estimate $350
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Opal brooch, in gold (15ct; 3.59g; 43x10.5mm), by (J.M.) Wendt, features a thin double bar and in the centre is a claw set oval Queensland boulder opal, pin-back with safety chain, with unofficial box. The opal with a flaw mark near the centre, otherwise toned very fine.
Estimate $400
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Opal brooch, in gold (15ct; 3.49g; 49x20mm), attributed to maker, Aronson & Co, features a highly decorated bar with a circular opal in the centre and below this is a swinging bell, pin-back with a double safety chain. Very fine.
Estimate $350
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Opal brooch, in gold (tested as 15ct; 3.45g; 46x8mm), maker unknown, features a double bar with a long narrow blue-green opal in a multi-claw setting, pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $260
Opal bar brooch, in gold (15ct; tot wt 3.20g; 45x11.5mm), attributed to maker, Duggin, Shappere & Co, featuring a decorated double bar with a centrepiece of an oval opal, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $320
Opal brooch, in gold (tested as 15ct; 3.09g; 45.5x25mm), attributed to Hiddlestone & Saunders, features a double bar with leaves across and in the centre is a claw set opal with a short chain and dome below, pin-back, with unofficial box. Very fine.
Estimate $350
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Opal brooch, in gold (15ct; 3.04g; 47x14mm), maker unknown, features a double bar with decorated balls at the end and in the centre is a thin claw set oval white opal, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain, with unofficial box. Slight bend in top bar at one end, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $350
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Opal brooch, in gold (15ct; 2.09g; 40x10mm), attributed to maker, Aronson & Co, features a decorated curved bar with a claw set oval opal in the centre, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $200
Opal Crystal brooch, with gold fittings (9ct; tot wt 8.21g; 51x9mm), by Elder, features a clear cylinder filled with green opal crystals with a gold centrepiece and gold ends, pin-back with two small chains between the ends and centerpiece. Toned fine.
Estimate $80
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Opal Chips brooch, with gold ends (9ct; tot wt 8.03g; 73x9mm), by O.Tucker, features opal chips in a glass cylinder with gold capped ends, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $150
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Opal brooch, c1910, in gold (tested as 9ct; tot wt 7.15g; 57.5x17mm), attributed to maker, Donovan and Overland, features a decorative triple bar and in the centre is a claw set oval white opal, with safety chain, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $430
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Opal brooch, in voided gold (9ct; 5.12g; 34x44mm), by H.G.R (H.G.Rogers), features folded ribbon in gold with a jelly opal in the centre and suspended below is a triangle with an opal at the base, pin-back with locking clip. Good very fine.
Estimate $300
SOLD $300
Opal brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.70g; 48x13mm), maker unknown, features wrap-around leaf design with a claw set oval opal at one end, pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $220
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White Opal brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.60g; 48x10mm), by Newman; features a decorated double bar with an oval white opal in the centre, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $200
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Opal brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.73g; 43x30mm), by J.M.W (J.M.Wendt), features a narrow bar from which is emanating three additional narrow bars and at the end of each bar is a small claw set circular white opal, pin-back with safety chain. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Opal brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.64g; 44x12mm), by (J.M) Wendt, features an offset double bar and in the centre, at an angle, is an oval claw set white opal, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain. Toned very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $150
Opal brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.21g; 50x9mm), by Wendts, features narrow double bars with a claw set oval South Australian white opal in the centre, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $130
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Opal brooch, in gold (9ct; 1.94g; 48x8mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features a stylized double bar with a small oval claw set white opal in the centre, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $100
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Opal brooch, in gold plated sterling silver (tot wt 27.04g; 58.5x19.5mm), no maker, features three bars with an outward facing swan at each side and in the centre is an oval claw set white opal, pin-back, with unofficial box. Good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Sapphire and Diamond brooch, c1900, in gold (15ct; tot wt 7.01g; 56x17mm), by Denis (Bros), features a bar brooch with decorative surrounds, set with three Ceylon sapphires and two small diamonds, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $320
SOLD $650
Sapphire and Pearl brooch, c1900, in gold (15ct; tot wt 6.00g; 48x19mm), by Denis (Bros), features a decorative bar with a floral decoration in the centre set with small natural pearls and across the centre are three Ceylon sapphires, with safety chain, pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $650
Sapphire and Pearl brooch, in gold (15ct; 4.50g; 48x12mm), attributed to maker, Aronson & Co, features a decorative bar with a raised section in the centre and this features a small sapphire in the centre with a small natural seed pearl at the sides, pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $450
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Sapphire and Pearl brooch, in gold (15ct; 4.37g; 55x16mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features two decorated bars with a sapphire and pearl decorated crescent in the centre surrounding a star with a sapphire centrepiece, pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $450
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Tiger Eye brooch, in gold (15ct; tot wt 8.01g; 51x10.5mm), by Suhard (& Co), features a thin bar and evenly mounted across the top are three tiger eye stones, the centre one being the largest, pin-back, with unofficial box. Good very fine.
Estimate $750
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Topaz brooch, in gold (15ct; 6.55g; 46x12mm), by J.M.W (J.M.Wendt), features a decorated double bar with a centrepiece of a rectangular claw set clear topaz, pin-back with safety chain. Extremely fine.
Estimate $600
SOLD $600
Topaz brooch, in gold (15ct; 3.90g; 36x13mm), by J.T.Magor, features a short thin bar and mounted in the centre is a claw set oval topaz, pin-back with safety chain. Very fine.
Estimate $230
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Topaz brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.85g; 47x12mm), attributed to Joseph Lawrence Pty Ltd, features a thin bar and in the centre is a claw set oval topaz, pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120