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Auction House:
Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded:96
Lots with images:96
Prices available:96
Category:
Brooches
LotDescriptionPriceImage
*** 'Coolgardie' rare Australian gold miner's brooch, 15ct yellow gold with full Larard Bros. Marks, 19th century, 4.5 cm wide, 4.3 grams ***
*** A rare 'Malcolm' Western Australian goldfields brooch, late 19th century, housed in a period plush box with a Ballarat newspaper clipping, 5.5 cm wide, 5.6 grams. Illustrated in 'Gold & Silversmithing in Western Australia' by Dorothy Erickson [U.W.A.… ***
*** Donovan & Overland (attributed), 'W.G.U.E.A.' rare Western Australian goldfields brooch, 19th/20th, stamped '18ct', (reference pp.42, 155 & 176 Australian jewellery, 19th & 20th century, Anne Schofield, Kevin Fahy), 4.5 cm wide, 4.9 grams ***
*** Donovan & Overland (attributed), 'Leonora' rare Western Australian goldfields brooch, 19th/20th, stamped '18ct', (reference pp.42, 155 & 176 Australian jewellery, 19th & 20th century, Anne Schofield, Kevin Fahy), 5.7 cm wide, 5 grams ***
*** Coolgardie Western Australian goldfields antique 15ct gold brooch, pictorial maker's marks, stamped '15', 6 cm wide, 8.1 grams ***
*** A stunning Art Deco brooch, 18ct white gold set with 104 diamonds (approximately 6.12ct), in original plush fitted box, retailed by R. Stewart of Glasgow. Formerly the property of Dame Mary Cook. 5 cm wide, 11.8 grams. Provenance: The Cook family, by… ***
*** 'Kalgoorlie' rare and impressive Australian goldfields brooch, stamped '1881'. 6 cm wide, 5.5 grams. Ref: see 'Gold & Silversmithing in Western Australia' by Dorothy Erickson, page 453. ***
*** Lamborn and Wagner (attributed) yellow gold brooch kangaroo, emu, possum and bird, 19th century, no makers marks visible, 4 x 4.5 cm, 12.6 grams ***
*** An Australian 15ct gold locket brooch decorated with kangaroo and emu in a border of vines and grapes crowned with alluvial gold nugget specimens, circa 1860, most likely the work of Edward Schafer of Melbourne 6.5 cm high, 6 cm wide, 30.8 grams total ***
*** Duggin, Shappere & Co. Of Melbourne, rare antique 15ct gold lyrebird brooch, set with blue sapphires and seed pearls, 19th century, stamped '15' flanked by pictorial marks, 4.2 cm high, 7 grams ***
*** A superb Belle Epoque brooch, yellow gold set with natural pearls surrounded by diamonds, late 19th century, an impressive 7 cm high by 5 cm wide, 20.4 grams ***
*** A rare Australian gold miner's brooch, gold pan with nuggets flanked by picks and shovels on each shoulder, housed in a period box marked 'Henry F. Hutton Watchmaker & Jeweller, Sturt Street Ballarat', 19th century, rare. 5.5 cm wide, 4.5 grams ***
*** A superb Colonial Australian gold brooch fashioned as a horse's head surrounded by a horse shoe, most likely of Melbourne origin, 19th century, marks rubbed (illegible), 4.5 cm high, 4 cm wide, 18.5 grams ***
*** An Australian gold brooch with emu and kangaroo flanking a tree fern, most likely Sydney origin, 19th century 4 cm wide ***
*** A stunning antique Australian 18ct yellow gold brooch depicting a kangaroo and emu in landscape, mid 19th century, 4 cm wide, 9.1 grams ***
*** Cartier vintage brooch, 9ct rose gold spider web with coral heart being pierced by a rose gold arrow set with six white diamonds in platinum mount, circa 1930s, stamped 'Cartier, France, 9kts,' serial no. 3/992, 4.25 cm across, 9.3 grams ***
*** 18ct white gold koala pendant with onyx, 2.6ct of round brown diamonds and 0.33ct of round white diamonds, total weight: 16.00 gms ***
*** An antique gold miner's brooch with crossed pick and shovel, gold nugget specimens in gold pan, adorned with scrolling leaves on rope twists, 19th century, a fine example 6 cm wide, 6.4 grams ***
*** A rare pair of South African gold mining brooches by Frank Cohen & Co. Johannesburg, 19th century, housed in original plush fitted boxes with makers details, 5.4 grams total, length 3.7 cm each ***
*** Wendt antique Colonial 18ct gold brooch, housed in original Wendt box, 19th century, 4.5 cm wide, 15 grams ***
*** An antique Colonial gold brooch set with leaves and seed pearl floral cluster, housed in original fitted plush box, 19th century 6 cm wide, 10.3 grams total ***
*** An Antique Australian goldfields brooch set with a large natural gold ore specimen in 22ct gold mount, circa 1860 4.5 cm wide, 16.5 grams total ***
*** A Canadian 'Yukon' goldfields brooch with pick and shovel over crescent adorned with nuggets, 19th century, 4 cm long, 3.5 grams ***
*** "Coolgardie" 15ct gold brooch with crossed pick and shovel, bucket and gold nugget specimen, applied lozenge mark stamped 15ct with pictorial marks, 4.4 cm wide ***
*** An Australian 18ct yellow gold brooch depicting a kangaroo amongst grass trees in landscape, circa 1850s 3 x 2.5 cm, 5.1 grams ***
*** A stunning Australian yellow gold memorial locket brooch adorned with kangaroo and emu in fern foliage, 19th century, 3.7 cm high, 12.3 grams total ***
*** A 9ct gold miner's brooch with wheel barrow, pick and shovel, ladder and bucket, 19th century, stamped '9ct, 4 cm long, 4 grams ***
*** A goldfields brooch, 15ct gold pick and shovel with nuggets and rope, adorned with a miniature gold pan plus additional pick and shovel, 19th century, stamped '15ct', 4.5 cm long, 4.4 grams ***
*** A leopard brooch 18ct gold and enamel set with approximately 2.5ct of brilliant cut diamonds and cabochon emerald eyes, stamped '18k,Ki', 6 cm high, 29.6 grams ***
*** Henry Steiner 18ct yellow gold brooch set with malachite, circa 1880, stamped 'H. St. 18.C', 5 cm across, 16 grams total ***
*** A fine 18ct yellow gold miners brooch festooned with gold nuggets, by Jacob Steiner, Adelaide, 19th century stamped 'J.S.' 4.5 cm long, 4.7 grams ***
*** Masriera Spanish Art Nouveau 18ct yellow gold brooch with enamel floral decoration, set with diamonds and pearl. Signed and stamped 'Masriera, A-5318-A', with Masriera store certification. The Masriera jewellery workshop in Barcelona has a long history of… ***
*** An antique Australian gold memorial brooch set with double sided swivel hand-coloured ambrotype photo portrait panels, 19th century, inscribed 'Jane Denman & Joseph Becker Married at Sydney, 1868', 5.5 cm high ***
*** Phillipson & Co. of Melbourne Colonial yellow gold oval brooch with leaf decoration and green stone, 19th century, rare. Tests as 18th gold or higher stamped 'P.P. & Co.' 3.5 cm wide, 6 grams ***
*** A gold miner's brooch of unusual form with double pick and shovel, sieve, rope and gold nugget, 19th century, housed in a H. Hutton of Ballarat box, 4 cm across, 2.8 grams Provenance: Private Collection Ballarat ***
*** A yellow gold shearer's brooch, by William Golding of Hobart, 19th century stamped 'W. Golding' ***
*** A goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with gold pan adorned with cottage, 19th century pictorial triangular makers mark stamped '14K' 4.5 cm long, 5.5 grams ***
*** Goldsmith Hall, Brisbane, gold miner's brooch with two picks, nugget, bucket and entwined rope, 19th century, stamped '15ct Gh, 3.5 cm long, 3.3 grams ***
*** Joachim Mattias Wendt of Adelaide South Australia, fine 18ct yellow gold brooch, with hand-painted Indian miniature on ivory of the Taj Mahal, 19th century, stamped 'J.M.W. 18' with lion and crown marks, 5.5 cm wide, 29.4 grams total ***
*** Lambourne & Wagner of Melbourne, 15ct yellow gold foliate brooch, set with an emerald, circa 1870, stamped "L. & W." flanked by crowns, 4 cm wide, 5.6 grams ***
*** A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with swinging bucket and gold nuggets, 19th century, stamped 9ct with pictorial maker's mark in the form of a key, 4 cm across, 4.6 grams ***
*** Australian goldfields bar brooch, 18ct gold set with large matrix gold nugget specimen, 19th century, stamped '18c' with two pictorial maker's marks, housed in a C. Marks & Co of Ballarat plush box., 5 cm long, 10.6 grams ***
*** Goldsmith Hall, Brisbane, gold miner's brooch with two picks, shovel, nugget and sapphire, 19th century, stamped '15ct, Gh, 5.5 cm long, 3.5 grams ***
*** An Australian gold miner's ring with crossed pick and shovel, mid 19th century, stamped '18' with crown mark and monogrammed 'E.F., 6 grams ***
*** A Colonial brooch with flying bird, vine leaves and green stone, tests high carat gold, most likely Victorian goldfields origin, circa 1865, 4 cm high, 9.1 grams ***
*** Adolph Kopp rare cameo brooch beautifully carved with female profile portrait adorned with grapes and leaves, mounted in 9ct yellow gold, late 19th century. Kopp operated from Fremantle and Perth in Western Australia in the late 19th and early 20th… ***
*** A fine French 18ct gold and enamel brooch set with diamonds and emeralds, 19th century, stamped '750', 5 cm high, 16.5 grams ***
*** Australiana antique yellow gold oval brooch with emu and kangaroo flanking a fern tree, 19th century, 4.2 cm high, 7.4 grams ***
*** An Australian gold miner's brooch, yellow gold pick and shovel with rope and bucket adorned with nugget and turquoise, 19th century, no maker's marks visible, 5 cm long, 5.5 grams ***
*** Peter Dick antique New Zealand 18ct gold bar brooch, set with three handsome gold nugget specimens, 19th century, stamped 'P. Dick, 18c', 5 cm wide, 9.2 grams ***
*** An early South Australian oval gold brooch with polished malachite, circa 1870s, 4 cm wide ***
*** S.G. Wray antique English mourning brooch. A stunning piece of 18th century jewellery crafted in rose gold, set with five impressive diamonds and finished in blue and white enamel, emblazoned 'S.G. Wray, Nov. 9, 1790, Aged 10'. This piece was given by the… ***
*** J.M. Wendt (attributed) mourning brooch, yellow gold and malachite with hair lock back, South Australian origin, 19th century, 4 cm wide ***
*** A Colonial 15ct yellow gold locket front leaf brooch, set with two emeralds and a diamond, reverse with window back, circa 1870, 4 cm high, 10.9 grams total ***
*** A stunning Art Deco platinum bow brooch set with diamonds, circa 1920s, stamped 18 Plat. 4.5 cm wide, 8 grams total ***
*** William Drummond impressive antique 15ct yellow gold brooch set with 35 solid opals, 19th century, stamped 'W.15.D', 6.5 cm high ***
*** Lamborn & Wagner antique Colonial Australian yellow gold brooch of oval form with tassel fringe and applied leaves set with green and white stones, 19th century, tests as 15ct gold or higher, 6.5 cm high overall, 11.2 grams total ***
*** George Richard Addis of Kalgoorlie Western Australia, impressive antique double bar brooch with large gold nugget specimen, late 19th century, stamped 'G.R. Addis, 18ct', 7 cm wide, 13.6 grams ***
*** Lamborn & Wagner of Melbourne (attributed), impressive antique shell cameo brooch set in fine yellow gold mount fashioned as tendrils and leaves with emu and kangaroo, 19th century, mourning window to reverse, 6 cm high ***
*** Alfred Jackson (Fremantle, WA) 'In France' World War I period' brooch with emu, kangaroo, boomerang and rifle set with seed pearl and stones, stamped 9ct with pictorial marker's mark, 3.5 cm across, 3 grams ***
*** Ballarat goldfields gold nugget bar brooch, 19th century in C. Marks & Co. Ballarat box 5 cm long, 19.2 grams Provenance: Private Collection Ballarat ***
*** 'Forget Me Not' fine Colonial oval brooch with flying bird amongst vine leaves and tendril, tests as high carat gold, most likely Melbourne origin, circa 1860s, 4.5 cm wide, 8.4 grams ***
*** George Hunt stunning English enamel brooch with galleon scene in silver mount set with two moon stones, sign 'G. Hunt, 1922', 4 cm high ***
*** Henry Steiner antique Australian gold brooch with vine leaf decoration, Adelaide, 19th century, stamped 'H. Steiner', 3.5 cm wide ***
*** An impressive antique Australian 15ct yellow gold crescent brooch set with nine graduated solid domed cabochon opals interspersed with 20 diamonds (approximately 0.5ct), 19th/20th century, 3 cm wide, 7.25 grams total. Accompanied by a Kosta gold &… ***
*** An Australian Colonial bar brooch with polished mineral specimen set in 15ct yellow gold, 19th century, stamped '15ct', 6.5 cm long ***
*** Lamborn & Wagner gold cameo brooch, circa 1850s, wearable as a pendant on an associated link & bar chain. Marked 'L & W' on the hinge of the pin. ***
*** An impressive modernist brooch with large polished malachite specimen mounted in 18ct yellow gold, 20th century, 5 cm wide, 43.5 grams total ***
*** An antique gold and diamond brooch, 19th century, 6 cm wide, 10 grams total ***
*** An antique Western Australian goldfield's bar brooch adorned with two swans and a gold nugget specimen, housed in a Caris Bros. Box, 19th/20th century, maker's marks illegible, 5.5 cm wide, 6.5 grams ***
*** An Australian goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with gold nugget specimen and entwined rope, 19th century, 5.75 cm wide, 6.6 grams ***
*** A crocodile brooch, carved bone and rose gold, 19th century, 5 cm long ***
*** A Colonial Indian brooch comprising two tiger claws set in 22ct gold adorned with jelly opals and Ceylonese sapphire, 19th century, 4.5 cm wide ***
*** Bernard V. Lindell of Kalgoorlie Western Australia, rare 18ct gold miner's brooch with crossed pick and shovel adorned with flying bird carrying a letter, plus gold nugget specimens, late 19th century, stamped 'Lindell, 18ct', 5 cm wide, 6 grams ***
*** An antique Australian gold miner's brooch with impressive gold nugget specimen mounted on gilded sterling silver bar, 19th century, stamped 'O. Lynch, Gawler, Stg. Silver', 4.8 cm wide, 16.5 grams ***
*** A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with rope and bucket plus ore specimen, 19th century, stamped '9ct, 4.5 cm long, 2.4 grams ***
*** A yellow gold and opal brooch, late 19th century, 5.25 cm long, 7 grams ***
*** George Richard Addis of Kalgoorlie Western Australia, 15ct yellow gold bar brooch, set with an impressive pure gold nugget specimen, 19th/20th century, 5.5 cm wide, 10.1 grams ***
*** Stevenson antique Australian 15ct gold cross brooch with large gold nugget specimen, 19th century, stamped 'Stevenson, 15ct', 4.7 cm high, 14.9 grams ***
*** Fischer of Geelong, antique oval yellow gold brooch with fine neoclassical cameo female profile portrait, 19th century, stamped 'Fischer', 4 cm high, 15.2 grams total ***
*** T. Gaunt & Co. Melbourne, antique seed pearl hairpiece in original plush box with retailer's details, 19th century, 10 cm wide ***
*** Alfred Jackson (Fremantle, W.A.) 'in France' 9ct gold brooch with emu and kangaroo, rifle, pearl and coloured stones to form the tri-colours of France. 3.5 cm wide, 3.2 grams ***
*** Alfred Jackson 'Advance Australia' 9ct gold brooch set with seed pearl and blue stone, 19th century, stamped '9ct, English born convict Jackson was transported to West Australia arriving in Perth in 1866, pardoned in 1875 he soon set up his own jewellery… ***
*** Willis & Sons of Melbourne antique 9ct yellow gold brooch, set with two large amethysts and seed pearls, circa 1900, stamped "9.W." with unicorn mark, 6 cm high, 4.7 grams ***
*** An impressive antique Indian tiger's claw brooch mounted in high carat yellow gold, 19th century, 6 cm wide ***
*** Platimum diamond brooche with a ruby, topaz, amethyst, peridot, sapphire and diamond, single diamond 0.15ct., total surrounding diamonds = 0.60 ct, total weight = 11.20 grams ***
*** Gold miner's bar brooch with horseshoes and gold nugget specimen, 19th century, 6.5 cm wide, 11 grams ***
*** An Australian gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with hanging bucket, nugget specimen and entwined rope, 19th century, 5.5 cm wide, 4.2 grams ***
*** An antique gold bar brooch set with sold opal surrounded by old cut diamonds, 19th century, stamped '9ct', 5.75 cm wide, 5.7 grams ***
*** August Brunkhorst of Adelaide, antique 15ct gold 'Donkey & Cart' brooch set with seed pearls, coral, and ruby', circa 1910. 5 cm wide, 7.4 grams total ***
*** A stunning antique 18ct yellow gold brooch, set with a cut topaz and pearls, 19th century, housed in a leather case, 6 cm high, 34.5 grams ***
*** A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with rope and bucket plus nugget specimens, 19th century, 4.5 cm long, 4.4 grams ***
*** A gold miner's brooch in box, South African origin, 19th century, Stamped '9ct, 4,5 cm long 3.7 grams ***
*** A goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and nuggets, 9ct gold, South African, 19th century stamped 'South Africa' on the front of the shovel 5 cm long, 3.7 grams ***
*** An unusual gold miner's brooch with gold ore and nuggets with crossed pick and shovel at each end, 19th century, stamped '15ct, 6 cm long, 10.5 grams total. ***
*** Lamborn & Wagner of Melbourne, antique 18ct yellow gold oval brooch adorned with bird and leaves, set with purple stone, 19th century, stamped 'L&W' with star marks, 4 cm wide, 7.5 grams ***