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Auction House:
Mossgreen Auctions (No longer trading)
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Brooches
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** A goldfields brooch, 'Marble Bar', circa 1900, marked 15ct, length 5 cm. (Reference pp.42 and 155 Australian Jewellery, 19th & 20th century, Anne Schofield, Kevin Fahy) ***
*** A diamond floral spray brooch, set throughout with old brilliant and single cut diamonds, the centre stone of the larger of the two diamond flower heads measuring an estimated 3 carats. Platinum. Weight 33.41 grams. Length 7.3 cm. ***
*** A diamond brooch, of floral spray design, set throughout with old brilliant, single and old European cut diamonds. Estimated total diamond weight 6.50 carats. 18ct white gold. Weight 24.49 grams. Length 68 mm ***
*** A sapphire and diamond brooch, circa 1910, the rectangular step cut blue sapphire of known weight 21.66 carats in a pierced diamond set frame. Platinum. Weight 12.1 grams. Length 4.4 cm. Width 2 cm. Accompanied by GSL Gemstone Authentication Report number… ***
*** A Colonial gold brooch, circa 1860. Emu and kangaroo in foliate surround, yellow gold, length 48 mm. Similar example: Brilliant, Australian gold and silver 1851 - 1950, edited by Eva Czernis-Ryl p.18 & 23. Provenance: A private collection, London. ***
*** A diamond, emerald and enamel 'Lion Ebouriffe' clip brooch, van Cleef & Arpels, circa 1965. A textured, whimsical lion with emerald eyes, diamond muzzle, and black enamel nose. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 20.3 grams. Length 48 mm. Signed van Cleef & Arpels,… ***
*** A gold brooch with kangaroo, circa 1860, length 2.5 cm, width 2.9 cm. (Reference p.69 Australian Jewellery, 19th & 20th century, Anne Schofield, Kevin Fahy) ***
*** A gold quartz brooch by T.T. Jones and Son, Sydney, circa 1870, length 5 cm. A gold and helmet shell cameo brooch, makers mark indistinct. (Refer p.132 Australian Jewellers, Cavill, Cocks & Grace) ***
*** Important cameo brooch: The oval helmet shell depicting a kangaroo. Applied triple part bar mark for 9ct (Makers mark obscure) For a similar example by F W Nissen, Brisbane see Caville, Cocks and Grace, Published by Cgc Gold Pty Ltd, 1992, page 179. ***
*** Four goldfields brooches, one marked 18ct, the others not marked, length 4 - 5.5 cm ***
*** A mid Victorian aquamarine brooch, circa 1850. The octagonal aquamarine of estimated weight 90 carats. Yellow gold. Weight 34.75 grams. Length 6.5 cm. Width 4.7 mm ***
*** Gold mining brooch: The single shovel with applied nugget and rope. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 4.56 grams. Original fitted box by H.F.Hutton of Ballarat. The Hutton firm was Ballarats finest jewellers in the 19th century with an impressive showroom on Sturt… ***
*** A gold brooch, of floral design, set with a central gold quartz specimen. The reverse inscribed E M S, 19th February 1877. Yellow gold. Length 50 mm. Provenance: Purchased from the estate of Bertha Florence Halstead, Buninyong. Similar examples:… ***
*** A turquoise, ruby and diamond insect brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels, signed and numbered 43388, 18ct yellow gold, length 3 cm. ***
*** A mid Victorian diamond and pearl oak leaf brooch, circa 1850's, set with a golden, a conch, and a white pearl, and old brilliant cut diamonds, yellow gold and silver, length 8 cm, original fitted box signed Harvey & Gore, Burlington Gardens, London W. ***
*** A Victorian diamond and sapphire insect brooch c.1880. Set throughout with seventy-three old brilliant cut diamonds and nine sapphires. Rose gold and silver. ***
*** A diamond leaf pendant brooch, Van Cleef & Arpels, circa 1970's. Set throughout with twenty-two brilliant cut diamonds of estimated total weight 1.68 carats. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 32.93 grams. Length 5.7 cm. Width 5.4 cm. Signed Van Cleef & Arpels and… ***
*** An Australian gold mounted pink tourmaline brooch, attributed to William Lamborn & Leopold Wagner, Melbourne, circa 1880, designed with three oval pink tourmalines set within gold vine leaves and suspended from larger vine leaves and tendrils and a… ***
*** A diamond 'en tremblant' butterfly brooch, total estimated diamond weight 13.8 carats. 18ct white gold. Weight 34.5 grams. Length 8.5 cm. Stamped KEVINH 14K ***
*** A diamond 'en tremblant' orchid brooch, total estimated diamond weight 11.3 carats. 18ct yellow and white gold. Weight 39 grams. Length 7 cm. Stamped KEVINH 18K ***
*** A goldfields brooch, Larard and Son, Melbourne, circa 1895, marked 15ct, registration mark and makers mark, length 4.8 cm.(Refer p.146 Australian Jewellers, Cavill, Cocks & Grace) ***
*** A gold mining brooch, yellow gold, 19th century, 4.3 grams, 4 cm long ***
*** An Australian gold nugget and agate brooch, circa 1860 with a cushion shaped section of banded agate within a border of natural gold nuggets and high carat gold bars, unmarked, 6 cm wide, 38.7 grams, The brooch is reputed to be made in Bendigo from… ***
*** Gold Brooch: The pierced oval brooch with kangaoo and emu amongst foliage and grasstree. Unsigned. Length 3 cm. Width 2.5 cm. Weight 4.5 grams. Tests as 18ct ***
*** A diamond spray brooch, set with one hundred and fifty-four round brilliant and baguette diamonds of estimated total weight 9 carats. Platinum. Weight 27.75 grams. Width 5.50 cm. ***
*** Gold mining brooch: crossed pick & shovel mounted with 2 nuggets. Stamped Rand gold. 6 grams ***
*** A pair of Art Deco style diamond dress clips, set throughout with old brilliant, baguette, transition cut and single cut diamonds, the two clips mounted on a single frame to be worn as a brooch. 18ct white gold and platinum. Weight 20.40 grams. Length 5.5… ***
*** A diamond and emerald flower head cluster brooch, English circa 1820. Provenance: Sandra Cronan Ltd, Burlington Arcade, London ***
*** Gold nugget bar brooch, the double bar brooch set with a central gold nugget. Applied bar mark 'W. J. Kain', 18ct yellow gold. Weight 18.31 grams. ***
*** A gold foliate and helmet shell cameo brooch, applied kangaroo and emu, makers mark indistinct. (Reference p.144 Australian Jewellers, Cavill, Cocks & Grace) ***
*** An Australian gold emu brooch, circa 1870, designed with an emu standing among ferns and rushes, within a scalloped border, unmarked, 3 x 3,8 cm ***
*** An aquamarine and diamond brooch, the cushion cut aquamarine of estimated weight 36 carats in a ballerina style mount set with seventy-six mixed brilliant cut diamonds of total estimated weight 1.75 carats. 18ct white gold. Weight 23.3 grams. Length 51 mm… ***
*** A Victorian diamond pendant brooch, circa 1870, the domed and pierced brooch set throughout with old brilliant cut diamonds. Silver and gold. Weight 8.73 grams. Width 3 cm. For a similar example see p.156, 'Understanding Jewellery' David Bennett & Daniela… ***
*** A miner's brooch, spade, pick, shovel, pan and nugget, yellow gold ***
*** An Art Deco diamond plaque brooch, of pierced design and set throughout with old brilliant, transition and single cut diamonds, estimated weight of centre stone 0.65 carat, estimated total weight of fifty-nine diamonds 5.29 carats. Pin marked 950, Makers… ***
*** A goldfields brooch, yellow gold, length 5 cm ***
*** Two goldfields brooches, length 5.5 cm and 4.4 cm ***
*** A diamond brooch, of scrolled design, set baguette and brilliant cut diamonds. 18ct white gold. Weight 29.15 grams. Length 5.5 cm. Stamped 750, 18k ***
*** A late Victorian diamond and enamel pheasant brooch, 18ct gold and platinum, length 6 cm, original fitted box. ***
*** A Georgian peridot and diamond brooch, circa 1830, yellow gold and silver, length 2.4 cm. ***
*** A Victorian diamond pendant brooch, Royal Crown Jewellers, Collingwood of Conduit Street, estimated total diamond weight 2.10 carats, yellow gold and silver, width 2.8 cm, original signed and fitted box. ***
*** Gold mining brooch, the crossed pick and shovel with central nugget and bucket. 15ct yellow gold. Weight 7.46 grams. ***
*** An Edwardian diamond bow brooch, estimated diamond weight 7.28 carats, platinum, length 7.9 cm. (Independant valuation) ***
*** An antique Victorian diamond, ruby and enamel Maltese cross brooch, set with a central cushion cut diamond of estimated weight 0.70 carat. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 12.01 grams. Width 4 cm. ***
*** A ruby and diamond bar brooch, the central oval ruby set either side with a round brilliant cut diamond, estimated total diamond weight 0.40 carat. 18ct white gold and palladium. Weight 6.89 grams. Length 6 cm. Stamped 18ct and palladium (Mark indistinct) ***
*** A miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with two gold nuggets, in a box for Marks & Co. Ballarat. Length 55 mm. Provenance: A private collection, Ballarat. ***
*** A goldfields brooch with a pick, a shovel, a spade, sieve and nugget, yellow gold, late 19th century, 4.5 cm long ***
*** A diamond feather brooch, estimated total diamond 1.60 carats, 18ct white gold, length 7.5 cm, in a fitted box for Selfridges, London. ***
*** An Art Deco diamond plaque brooch, of pierced design set with single and old brilliant cut diamonds. Platinum. Weight 7.86 grams. Length 4.2 cm. ***
*** An Australian goldfields double bar brooch set with a gold nugget by George Richard Addis, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, circa 1890, stamped 'G.R.Addis/18C', 9.3 grams, 5.5 cm long. Literature: Gold & Silversmithing in Western Australia: A History by… ***
*** A goldfields brooch in the form of a pick and shovel with rope and nugget, all on a ribbon banner. late 19th century, yellow gold stamped '18ct, 5.5 cm long ***
*** Gold mining brooch, the crossed pick and shovel with central gold nugget and bucket. Tested as 9ct yellow gold. Weight 6.60 grams. ***
*** A diamond, sapphire, ruby and emerald flower basket brooch. Estimated diamond weight 3.81 carats. 18ct white gold. ***
*** Three gold brooches, two South African miner's brooches with crossed pick and shovels and gold nuggets, length of each 50 mm, to be sold with a 9ct miner's brooch, Birmingham, 1964, makers mark J.H.W. Length 48 mm. Total weight 15.01 grams. Provenance: A… ***
*** A Victorian carbuncle target brooch, Carlo Giuliano, circa 1870. The central cabochon garnet with applied wire work decoration to surround. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 18.14 grams. Width 3.5 cm. Signed C.G. ***
*** Three South African goldfields brooches, indistinct makers mark on one, one marked 9ct, the coin brooch not marked, average length 4.5 cm ***
*** A Victorian gold, amethyst and pearl brooch ***
*** A gold and quartz nugget brooch. Yellow gold. Weight 26.05 grams. Length 44 mm. Boxed. ***
*** A gold brooch set with large natural crystal specimen imbedded with a fossilized shell and two round emeralds, 18 carat yellow gold ***
*** A gold mining brooch, 18ct yellow gold, 19th century, 4 grams, 5 cm long ***
*** A gold quartz brooch, Bowen & Co., South Australia. 15ct yellow gold. Weight 13.94 grams. Length 69 mm. Width 25 mm. Marked Bowen & Co., 15.c, crown and lion rampant. ***
*** A gold quartz bar brooch, Frederick Basse, Adelaide, circa 1880, marked 15ct, length 4.5 cm ***
*** A Victorian diamond and pearl brooch, circa 1860, the heart-shaped openwork brooch set with old brilliant cut diamonds of estimated total weight 3.10 carats, and three natural, coloured pearls. Silver and gold. Weight 13.35 grams. Width 4 cm. ***
*** A diamond and pearl brooch, the openwork brooch set with rose and old brilliant cut diamonds, and supporting two pearl drops, one more recent and set with modern brilliant cut diamonds. White gold. Weight 18.38 grams. Weight 18.4 grams. Length 6.2 cm.… ***
*** An aquamarine brooch, the oval aquamarine in a foliate surround. Yellow gold. Weight 12.56 grams. Length 40 mm. Goldsmiths' Alliance Limited Cornhill London box. Unmarked. ***
*** An Australian yellow gold vine leaf brooch, mid 19th century, stamped 'Wheat sheaf/W/Lion passant', possibly for Henry Leopold Wagner or Samuel Peck Woollett, the hinged leaf hinged to reveal miniature glazed compartment, 5 cm high, 4.5 cm wide ***
*** A gold wreath and foliate brooch by Lamborn and Wagner, Melbourne, set with a garnet and supporting a tassel and dove drop. Yellow gold. Marked L & W, with crown marks. Diameter 37 mm, length 68 mm. ***
*** A sapphire and diamond daisy brooch, Kutchinsky. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 13.66 grams. Length 5 cm. Signed Kutchinsky. ***
*** An Australian goldfields brooch designed with a pick and shovel with gold nuggets supporting a bucket, stamped '15Ct', circa 1890, 6.2 grams, 5.2 cm long ***
*** A gold foliate portrait brooch by Lamborn and Wagner, Melbourne, the central panel containing a handpainted portrait of a bearded gentleman. Yellow gold. Marked L & W, with star mark. Diameter 40 mm. ***
*** An Italian gemset jardinere brooch by Santagostino. 18ct yellow gold. Length 5 cm. ***
*** An emerald and diamond brooch, designed as a Pekingese dog. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 9.58 grams. Length 3 cm. ***
*** An Art Deco diamond brooch/dress clip, the pierced plaques set with old European and single cut diamonds, estimated total weight 1.60 carats. Platinum and 18ct white gold. Weight 8.41 grams. Length 48 mm. Width 12 mm ***
*** An Australian goldfields double bar brooch set with a gold nugget, circa 1890, stamped '15ct', 15.3 grams, 4.5 cm long ***
*** An emerald, diamond and ruby insect brooch. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 5.24 grams. Length 2 cm. Stamped 18k, 750, unidentified makers mark ***
*** A pearl, opal, sapphire and ruby scarecrow brooch. 14ct yellow gold. Weight 15.6 grams. Length 5.8 cm. Stamped 14k, 585 ***
*** Horseshoe Brooch: Of plain polished design set with eight old cut diamonds. The reverse inscribed 'Presented to Louise Cooper by Uncle Harry from Australia August 21st 1889'. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 7.3 grams ***
*** Gold mining brooch: set with a South African half pond 22ct gold coin. 6+ grams ***
*** An antique acrostic multi-stone and pearl brooch, the rectangular plaque set with jasper, sapphire, chalcedony, emerald, sardonyx, sardius, chrysolyte, beryl, topaz, chrysophrase, jacinth, amethyst and framed by twelve seed pearls. Yellow gold. Weight 5… ***
*** A sapphire and diamond spray brooch circa 1970's. Set throughout with single and brilliant cut diamonds and an oval blue sapphire. 18ct white gold. Weight 9.56 grams. Length 5.5 cm. To be sold with a similar pair of earrings. Weight 6.35 grams. Screw… ***
*** A goldfields brooch designed with a shovel and wire entwined gold nugget, circa 1890, unmarked, 9 carat yellow gold bar, 7.6 grams, 6.5 cm long ***
*** An Australian yellow gold brooch attributed to William Lamborn & Leopold Wagner, Melbourne, circa 1875, designed with a graduated fringe suspended from three large vine leaves and tendrils set with red paste, 3.7 cm wide, 11.9 grams, and a matching pair… ***
*** A gold figurative miner's brooch, marked 9ct ***
*** A gold miner's brooch, the handle of the shovel with applied gold nuggets. Yellow gold. Weight 4.99 grams. Repaired ***
*** A miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with bucket and three gold nuggets. Marked 18ct. Length 57 mm. Weight 6.37 grams. Provenance: A private collection, Buninyong. To be sold in a cardboard box for C Marks & Co., Watchmakers and Jewellers, National… ***
*** A platinum set diamond bar brooch set with pear and oval shaped rose cut diamonds ***
*** A Victorian pietra dura demi-parure, circa 1850. The rectangular brooch and pear-shaped drops each with butterfly motif. Yellow gold. Total weight 24 grams. Length of brooch 40 mm. Width 55m. Length of earrings 58 mm. Hook attachments ***
*** An Edwardian diamond bar brooch, the pieced brooch set throughout with old and single cut diamonds. Platinum. Weight 6.35 grams. Length 5 cm. ***
*** An Italian angel skin coral and diamond flower brooch, the central cabochon coral in a rope twist surround set with single cut diamonds and a diamond set stem. 18ct yellow and white gold. Weight 16.33 grams. Length 6.2 cm. ***
*** A mid-Victorian garnet pendant brooch, engraved and applied gold decoration to the scrolled surmount and drop. 18ct yellow gold. Weight 10.87 grams. Length 8 cm. Original fitted box. ***
*** A Victorian turquoise and diamond brooch, of double heart design. 15ct yellow gold and silver. Weight 6.77 grams. Length 4 cm. ***
*** Three gold Southern Cross Brooches, circa 1915, comprising an Anzac brooch and a kangaroo brooch by Willis, Melbourne together with a Gallipoli brooch by Alfred T. Jackson, Fremantle ***
*** A double bar brooch set with three nuggets, 18ct yellow gold ***
*** A miner's brooch, South Africa, gold ***
*** An opal starburst brooch, attributed to Willis of Melbourne, set with crystal opals. 15ct yellow gold, marks indistinct. Diameter 46 mm. ***
*** A gold and diamond lily brooch, Hardy Brothers. 18ct yellow and white gold. Weight 21.6 grams. Length 7.7 cm. Original fitted box. ***