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Property from the Private Collection of Trevor Kennedy AM Part I — Gibson's Auctioneers & Valuers

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Auction House:Gibson's Auctioneers & ValuersNumber of lots recorded:449
Sale Title:Property from the Private Collection of Trevor Kennedy AM Part ILots with images:445
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:275
Date:20-Jun-2021
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A group of four Tasmanian blackwood vases and a cup, each decorated with a silver map of Tasmania, the cup 18 cm high, the tallest vase 15 cm high
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An Australian turned specimen wood urn, inlaid with various Australian timbers, 33 cm high
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A collection of Royal Doulton dinnerware, comprising covered tureens, plates, bowls, sauce boat, tea cups and saucers, the largest tureen 19 cm high
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A collection of Doulton Burslem wattle dinnerware, including plates, sauce boats, covered tureens and bowls
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An Edwardian oak mirror back sideboard, early 20th century, 166 cm high, 138 cm wide, 50 cm deep
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A collection of Grimwade's polychrome kookaburra decorated porcelain, comprising four vases, three bowls, two dishes, a covered box and a shaving mug, the largest vase 21 cm high
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A large collection of Tasmanian specimen wood, comprising egg cups, ashtrays, small trays, salt and pepper castors and a desk ornament
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A carved cedar mirror, early 20th century, rectangular and decorated in high relief with kookaburra and gum leaves, 71 x 60 cm
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A Colonial cedar three-tier whatnot, Tasmania, early 19th century, 144 cm high, 45 cm wide, 50.5 cm deep. Provenance: The Ruth Simon collection, 2005, reference, Kevin Fahy, Christina Simpson and Andrew Simpson, 19th century Australian furniture, published 1985, page 517
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A large collection of crested state and Federal Government porcelain, including Australian military Forces, the Australia, the Victoria Parliament, Australian Federal Police and Royal Australian Airforce., the largest jug 16.5 cm high
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A pair of spatterwork frames, circa 1890, with impressed fern motifs, and inset with black and white photographs, 31.5 x 26 cm. Provenance: The Ruth Simon collection, 2005
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A collection of Wedgwood jasper ware bowls and dishes, each decorated with Australian flora and fauna, the largest plate 21.5 cm diameter
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A cedar side table, on square form legs
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A Wattle-Time Empire England partial tea service, comprising eighteen pieces, the tea pot 16 cm high
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A Murano glass cockatoo, 25 cm high
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A collection of Royal Doulton Pipes of Pan series ware porcelain, comprising two vases, two plates, a tea pot, a coffee pot, a rose bowl and a dish, the vase 20 cm high
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A collection of eight Grimwades orange lustre kookaburra vases and a humidor, the largest vase is 21 cm high
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A glazed Australian hardwood display cabinet, 20th century, 120 cm high, 76.5 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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After John Linnell, portrait miniature of Helen Rose O'Connell with cockatiel, gouache and watercolour on ivory, 11.5 x 9 cm
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A collection of Australian pottery and slipware, including Bendigo Pottery, Magill Pottery and Fowlers Pottery, the largest Magill Pottery cannister 27 cm high
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A Japanese Satsuma dish in the form of a large abalone shell, finely decorated with a figural landscape scene, the base with applied shells and barnacles, 11 cm high, 42.5 cm wide, 32 cm deep
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A collection of cream ground kookaburra porcelain, English, comprising three jugs, sandwich plate, a float bowl, creamer and sugar bowl, a comport and a small plate, the comport 21 cm diameter
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Two carved wood wall plaques and a blackwood box, one wall plaque inscribed Malabar and a shield plaque carved Royal Perth yacht club, the shield 26 cm long
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An Art Nouveau presentation musical jewellery box, with a domed top decorated throughout with etched waratahs and applied badges, initialed Hng and inscribed 3rd May 1913-1934, 20 cm high, 25 cm wide, 22 cm deep. Other Notes: Heather Nancye Gordon was school Captain of St George girls high school in 1930 and graduated from Sydney University in 1934.
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Two unusual Australian terracotta portrait roundels of politicians, one depicting Sir Paul Hasluck, 23 cm diameter
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Vintage carved and painted wooden horse drawn cart toy a carved and painted wooden horse drawn cart toy, the cart stacked with boxes and pulled by three horses, 50 cm high, 150 cm long, 32 cm wide
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A Doulton Lambeth Australian wildflower vase, circa 1900, painted with a continuous frieze of Sturt's desert pea, printed and impressed factory marks to base, 'L8928', artist mark in script 'Ejg/Ec/935'., 35 cm high. Other Notes: Emily J. Gilman was prominent towards the end of the nineteenth century and beginning of the twentieth. Her work was exhibited at the Paris exhibition of 1900 and at St. Louis in 1904.
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A collection of 'Australia' desk ornaments, comprising a carved wooden desk clock, a silver plate desk clock and a silvered frame each decorated with emu and kangaroo, the largest 26 cm wide
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A large Australian presentation pokerwork urn on stand, decorated with pendant foliage, the base with a silver plaque inscribed 'To our President a memento from the members of the Singleton Red Cross Society June 1924', 52 cm high
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An Australian pokerwork vase, decorated with two kookaburras, 30.5 cm high
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A collection of West Australian crested and commemorative porcelain, including a salad bowl, mugs, dishes, a tureen and various small vessels, the bowl 22 cm diameter
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An Australian turned wood specimen pedestal, late 19th century, laminated from different sections of Australian timber species, 116 cm high, 29 cm diameter of top edge
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A signed photograph of Dame Nellie Melba, signed, dated and inscribed lower centre: to dear Minnie 1922 from Nellie Melba, housed within a carved kauri pine frame decorated with tulip motifs, 39 x 33 cm (frame size). Provenance: The Ruth Simon collection, 2005
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A colonial cedar music canterbury, circa 1840, 50 cm high, 49 cm wide, 36 cm deep. Provenance: The Ruth Simon collection, 2005
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A collection Royal Doulton Pipes of Pan series ware porcelain, the largest bowl 24.5 cm diameter
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An antique copper and brass bugle, 29 cm long
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A collection of polychrome porcelain serving plates and bowls, comprising three Noritaki bowls with matching plates and salad servers, four Diana finger bowls and a set of celery salt and pepper shakers, the largest salad bowl 21 cm diameter
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A large collection of Royal Doulton wattle pattern porcelain dinner and tea ware, the largest dish 25 cm diameter
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A collection of miscellaneous blackwood and huon pine desk and table ware, includind a stand, a money box, napkins ring and a stud box, the box 11 cm high, 13 cm wide, 10 cm deep
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A Noritaki porcelain salad set, comprising two salad bowls, a pair of salad servers, a spoon and and two platters
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A Colonial cedar armchair, mid 19th century, the velvet upholstered adjustable back panel and seat flanked by scrolling fluted arms, 107 cm high, 63.5 cm wide, 81.5 cm deep
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A Tramp Art 'Crown of Thorns' frame, circa 1890, with layered star shaped design, 42 x 39 cm
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A Colonial cedar and ebony bookcase in the style of Samuel Pepys, early 19th century, with glazed doors and four fixed shelves, on a chest base with a pair of ebony strung drawers on turned legs, 220 cm high, 145 cm wide, 59 cm deep
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A Royal Doulton commemorative limited edition loving cup commemorating the bicentenary of the landing of the first Fleet 1788-1988, edition 26 of 350, with original box, 16 cm high
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A pine and pokerwork smoker's companion, decorated with gum leaves and kookaburras, 77.5 cm high
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An oak apprentice table, in the Jacobian style on turned and carved legs and cross stretchers, 48 cm high, 65 cm wide, 42 cm deep
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After George Baxter, news from home and news from Australia, two lithographs, published 1854, together with two Colonial woodcuts, Capture of the Kelly Gang of Australian Bushrangers and Saturday night at Paddy's market
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A collection of pokerwork and painted wooden boxes and platters, variously decorated with kookaburras and gum leaves, the largest platter 30 cm diameter
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A specimen wood inlaid octagonal occasional table, circa 1890, the Queensland specimen wood feather banded and inlaid top above a bobbin turned frieze raised on four turned legs with porcelain castors, 77 cm high, 71 cm diameter. Provenance: The Ruth Simon collection, 2005
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A Goldscheider porcelain figure group of two koalas, factory marks to the base, 15 cm high
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A collection of waratah decorated porcelain, including plates, platters, tea wares and small dishes, the largest platter 31 cm wide
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A collection of eight Wedgwood historical Australia series ware plates, each denoting various Australian historical landmarks, including Princes bridge, Melbourne, 25 cm diameter (each)
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A large collection Royal Copenhagen blue and white porcelain commemorative plates, including the Sydney opera house, new Parliament house, Canberra and Monash University, 20 cm diameter
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A collection of six Grimwade's orange lustre kookaburra candlesticks, the largest 27 cm high
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Two etched and decorated emu eggs on stand, together with two emu eggs, 19.5 cm high
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A pair of brass kookaburras, each modelled on a column with a square form base, 28 cm high. Provenance: The Ruth Simon collection
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An Art Deco style mahogany apprentice cabinet, with a central glazed door and conforming side panels, 60 cm high, 34 cm wide, 17 cm deep
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Two Plichta porcelain koala bear and cub figures, Scottish, one decorated with thistles and the other with waratah, 12 cm high
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A collection of six etched and carved emu eggs, each variously decorated with Australian fauna, the largest 15 cm high
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A collection of waratah decorated porcelain, including tea wares, jugs and dishes, the jug 13.5 cm high
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A collection of four yellow Royal Doulton bird of paradise titanian ware, comprising three plates and a small jug, the largest plate 27 cm diameter
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A Tasmanian colonial cedar double ended sofa, in the Thomas hope style, the serpentine back centred by a scroll carved acanthus anthemion, flanked by scrolling arms the velvet upholstered back and seat raised on baluster legs and casters, 99 cm high, 221 cm wide, 66 cm deep. Provenance: The Ruth Simon collection, 2005
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A collection of novelty Australian fauna jugs and vessels, the biscuit barrel 18 cm high
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A small collection of Australian commemorative ware, comprising a large three handled tyg commemorating 150th anniversary founding of Western Australia, a Robert Menzies plate and mug and an Australian bicentenary two handled cup, the tyg 16 cm high
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A collection of three Royal Doulton and Doulton Burslem biscuit barrels, variously decorated with waratah and flannel flowers, the tallest 24 cm high
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A collection of six Royal Doulton Australian scene cabinet plates, 27 cm diameter
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A Royal Doulton waratah tea set, decorated with bouquets of red warah within black floriate borders
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A large collection of crested porcelain tea wares, including cups, saucers, plates and small dishes
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A large leather cased coaching horn, Cascade Brewery, Tasmania, the silver plate and copper horn within its original brown leather case, 111 cm long. Provenance: Selwyn & Gaye George, Obsessions Antiques, Bendigo
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Two silver mounted bamboo walking sticks, late 19th century, the longest 87 cm long
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Three Australian walking canes, comprising a carved blackwood stick carved with initials Jarh and dated 1902, 76 cm; a coromandel stick made by Jonathan Howell with a node handle and sterling silver collar hallmarked London 1923, 85 cm; and a huon pine stick with a knob handle and silvered collar engraved with initials Hoj and stamped 'Doig & Horn', 85 cm. Other Notes: the stick carved the stick carved with initials Jarh and dated 1902 reputedly belonged to James Arthur Raithby Hoodless. Born Lincolnshire,…
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A scrimshaw mounted walking stick, the scrimshaw inscribed 'Good Luck to the Yankee Whalers', 90 cm long
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A steel capped riding crop and an ivory capped riding crop, 19th/20th century, the steel 52 cm long, the ivory 75 cm long
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Two silver mounted walking canes, 19th century and later, one with a sterling silver top hallmarked Birmingham 1898, the other with a handle modelled as a silvered parrot, the longest cane 92 cm
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Two Australian hardwood walking sticks, comprising a silver mounted fiddleback black wood walking stick, London 1913, with horn handle and an opioid and copper mounted cane, the stick 74 cm long, the cane 99 cm long
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A carved ivory koala brooch / pendant, in the form of a perched koala; silver mount. C.1930
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A tortoiseshell and cat's eye operculum bracelet, featuring oval panels of tortoiseshell with a central cat's-eye operculum; metal links.
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Three commemorative gold pieces of jewellery, a pin for Bygrove / Bowen, a pin featuring the map of Australia and the coat of arms, a fob pendant with the map of Australia; all 9ct gold. Total weight 8.8g.
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Three gold pins / brooches, including a stone set circular 'Tasmania' brooch, a wreath pin on chain and a map of Australia on chain pin; all 9ct gold. Total weight 5.7g.
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A group of five silver and enamel novelty brooches, two with the map of Tasmania, one the map of Australia, an enamel koala perched in a tree and a mother-of-pearl map of Tasmania.
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Six Australiana gold brooches, of varying forms, some with maps, one set with red paste stones and a kangaroo; all 9ct gold. Total weight 7.8g.
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A group of six Australian Wishbone brooches, each featuring the map of Australia on the wishbone; all 9ct gold. Total weight 10g.
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Four silver Australiana jewellery pieces, featuring Australian animals and coats-of-arms, the other with a Wedgwood kangaroo.
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Two trench art bracelets, both set with six pence, one with a metal panel engraved 'Pauline'.
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A shell cameo by R.Rajola, Sydney, featuring a carved cameo of a lady in profile, signed Rr to verso, original fitted box.
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An antique shell cameo bangle, scroll and ball detail to mount, carved cameo of a lady in profile, hinged bangle, safety chain attachment; 9ct gold. Weight 12.7g.
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An Australian shell cameo brooch, carved cameo depicting a mythological scene of a naked woman reclining on a rock with two cherubs; 9ct gold, stamped E.S. Weight 18.6g.
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A gold 'Order of the Eastern Star' pendant brooch, presented by the Kogarah / St George chapter to the 'Worthy Matron', enamel detail, inscribed presentation details to verso; 9ct gold. Weight 23.2g.
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A Sharks tooth brooch, mounted in a star formation, ornate gold work, central image of a shark in relief; 15ct gold. Weight 11.2g., note: this piece was on loan to the Powerhouse Museum during the period of 2013-2016.
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A pair of gold nugget earrings, featuring textured gold work, bar drop suspending a stylised section of earth with a gold nugget; 18ct gold earring mount, 9ct gold fittings. Weight 9.3g.
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An antique seed pearl bangle, open wire work featuring a crescent and star, hinged bangle; 15ct gold, fully hallmarked, makers mark Qi. Weight 15.5g.
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A group of three Australian gold jewellery items, including a pin with a kangaroo, a boomerang brooch with seed pearls and red stones featuring a kangaroo and a 'Coo-Ee' kookaburra pendant; all 9ct gold. Total weight 7g.
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Three trench art coin bracelets, each of graduated form, set with varying coins including florins, shillings, six pence, and three pence, one with an engraved panel with the name Naomi Querner.
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A group of seven map Stickpins, some depicting the map of Tasmania, others the map of Australia; in various metals including 9ct gold.
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A group of seven vintage Australian Wildlife brooches, each brooch depicting an Australian animal including kookaburras, a kangaroo, a cockatoo created in wood, bone and silver, painted and enamel detail.
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A group of commemorative badges, medals and cufflinks, including Masonic medals, a pair of cufflinks with the Australian Coat-of-Arms, a Returned Sailors & soldiers Imperial League badge.
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A silver gilt propelling pencil with bloodstone seal, brush & MacDonnell, Collins St Melb together with a ladies metal and enamel lorgnette, with enamel detail in original fitted box.
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A gold locket brooch, featuring a double sided locket (vacant), fine gold embellishments of leaves, a flower and a dove; unmarked, testing as 9ct gold. Weight 13.9g.
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A cowrie shell brooch, the locket brooch featuring a centrally set cowrie shell (later addition), within an ornate floral foliate mount; testing as 18ct gold. Weight 16g.
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Two antique stone set stick pins, both with fine, ornate detail, one set with paste stones (a/f), the other set with a light crystal opal by Willis & Co; both 9ct gold. Total weight 3.9g.
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