Catalogue
Brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.41g; 42x17mm), attributed to S.Schlank & Co, features a plain satin finished bar with saw tooth edges and small polished triangles at each end and with a small chain at each side meeting at the middle of the base at a suspended bell, pin-back, with unofficial box. With small area of verdigris on inside of bell, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $300
Brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.27g; 45x14mm), attributed to maker, Aronson & Co, features a decorative bar with a shield-like centrepiece, pin-back. A few numbers and letters scratched on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $300
Bar brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.03g; 49x17mm), attributed to maker, Aronson & Co, features a decorative double bar with a crescent in the middle decorated with small natural turquoises (3) and seed pearls (4) and with a star in the centre of the crescent set with a small turquoise, pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $300
Bar brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.57g; 40x7mm), by F.H.Wagner, features a plain bar with three engraved stars and these filled with two crystal opals at each end and in the centre is a red garnet doublet, pin-back. Good very fine.
Estimate $300
Parallelogram shaped brooch, in gold (9ct; 4.00g; 46.5x11mm), by Wendt, features a plain bar with a centre star decorated with natural seed pearls, pin-back. Toned good very fine.
Estimate $300
Bird brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.78g; 55x15mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features decorative double bars with a flying bird in the centre with a claw set red gemstone below its beak, pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $300
21st Birthday Key brooch, in voided gold (9ct; 2.57g; 37x16mm), by (G&E) Rodd, features a key with a flower in the middle with a claw set purple gemstone in the centre, below the end of the key is the number 21, pin-back, with unofficial box. Uncirculated.
Estimate $300
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 $300
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 $300
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 $300
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 $300
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 $300
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 $300
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 $300
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 $300
Shark's Teeth brooch, with gold fittings (9ct; tot wt 6.25g; 49.5x22.5mm), by C.Piers, features two opposing shark's teeth with a decorated gold centrepiece with a red gemstone in an engraved star setting in the middle and with decorated tiny gold pieces at each side, pin-back. Extremely fine.
Estimate $300
Australia brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.16g; 25x22mm), attributed to maker, Willis & Sons, features an outline map of Australia with a smaller map of Australia inside and emanating from behind this small map is a starburst featuring five red gemstones on each burst, pin-back. Toned very fine.
Estimate $250
Australia brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.05g; 26mm), attributed to maker, H.Simonsen, features a circle with a map of Australia in the centre and a kangaroo and emu at the sides, pin-back. Fine.
Estimate $250
Australia brooch, in gold (9ct; 1.50g; 38x18mm), attributed to Willis & Sons, features a map of mainland Australia inscribed, 'AUSTRALIA', resting on a boomerang, pin-back. Hairlines and a few bumps at the left end of the boomerang, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $250
Australia Wishbone brooch in gold (9ct; 1.44g; 32x17mm), attributed to maker, Webster & Cohen, features a wishbone with the coat-of-arms of Australia on the outside, pin-back, with unofficial box. Very fine.
Estimate $250
Emerald Music brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.26g; 49x13mm), by Willis & Sons, features a decorated bar with a harp in the centre and the harp with a small claw set emerald in the centre, pin-back. Toned, very fine.
Estimate $250
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 $250
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 $250
Bar brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.33g; 45x8mm), attributed to maker, Aronson & Co, features a decorated bar with an angled shield in the centre and this set with a small ruby-like gemstone, pin-back. With a few dents and the pin on the back has been re-soldered, otherwise fine.
Estimate $250
Parallelogram shaped brooch, in gold (9ct; 1.77g; 44x10.5mm), by S.H (S. Hoffnung & Co), features a plain satin finished bar with turned over polished ends and with small knobs around the edges, pin-back, with unofficial box. Extremely fine.
Estimate $250
Parallelogram shaped brooch, in gold (9ct; 3.43g; 44x10mm), by J.M.W (J.M. Wendt), engraved decorated and with the name, "EDITH" in the centre, pin-back, with unofficial box. Toned very fine.
Estimate $250
Buckle brooch, in gold (9ct; 2.56g; 17x24mm), by Willis & Sons, features a small belt buckle with pin-back. Very fine.
Estimate $250
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 $250
Jade Floral brooch, in gold (9ct; tot wt 4.02g; 46.5x14mm), by T&S (Taylor & Sharp), features a leaf made of jade and upon it is a floral display decorated with seed pearls, pin-back. Tip of leaf is broken off and needs polishing, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $250
Wood brooch, in sterling silver frame (tot wt 13.94g; 30x54mm), by O.Tucker, features an oval piece of timber with a centre decoration, pin-back with loop provision for safety chain; also a colour patch for 27 Infantry Battalion, AIF, in an unofficial box, on the underside of the box lid is written, "Ada Clive/Clasohm/Balhan/Sth Aus". Very fine. (2)
Estimate $250