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New Zealand Historical Silver & Jewellery — Dunbar Sloane Ltd.

Auction House:Dunbar Sloane Ltd.Number of lots recorded:495
Sale Title:New Zealand Historical Silver & JewelleryLots with images:495
Auction Location:WellingtonPrices available:428
Date:30-Jun-2022
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New Zealand 9ct greenstone rail Albert chain ten matching gold capped greenstone rails with mixed trace links 54 cm length (clip plated)
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New Zealand 9ct greenstone Albert chain ('T'bar and clasp plated) four greenstone gold mounted rails with extra loose bar (only one ring mount) with 9ct masonic medallion attached and 9ct signet ring with swivel head of masonic emblem and initials
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Pair New Zealand 9ct mounted greenstone pendant earrings each of gold capped greenstone rail with oval panel mounted with gold fern, pierced
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9ct rail link Albert chain with greenstone pendant fob attached, 49 cm length
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New Zealand circa 1870 Colonial matched pair 9ct greenstone bracelets both of 15 oval greenstone panels rub-over set with chain links, marked 9ct H&N for Harrop & Neil of Dunedin 17.5 cm lengths
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New Zealand Colonial 9ct greenstone bracelet four circular greenstone disc's interspaced with four shields and clasp with applied 'New Zealand' emblems 19.5 cm length marked 'Jones' for Jones & Son, Christchurch, noted for their medal winning 1901 and 1906 Christchurch exhibition entries, this bracelet is said to have been purchased at an exhibition
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New Zealand Colonial 18ct 20stone ruby and aquamarine hinged snap bangle the head scroll claw set with alternating ten round mixed cut rubies (one ruby missing) and ten aquamarines 5.5 cm diameter marked McLernon with original box, Samuel McLernon (1854-1926) worked with Henry Kohn with own shops in Hamilton, Gisborne and Napier
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9ct greenstone bracelet with fancy chain linked six oval cabochon panels 20 cm length
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New Zealand 9ct and greenstone bar brooch engraved floral end caps marked 9ct and beaver image possibly for A. Beaver & Co, Wellington
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New Zealand 9ct and greenstone bar brooch three engraved bands with bell chain linked pendant marked 'J Bros' for Jones Brothers, Auckland
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New Zealand Colonial gold mounted greenstone cross 15ct gold mounted on fancy modern 9ct neck chain 68 mm length
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New Zealand 9ct greenstone swivel fob fern frond mounts on 9ct bow brooch together with circa 1930's graduating crystal bead necklace, 45 cm length
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New Zealand Colonial 9ct double bar greenstone brooch with central buckle and gold strap ends by Thomson and Smith, Auckland 4.5 cmL
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New Zealand 9ct mounted greenstone bar brooch greenstone dome rail with fancy caps and 'New Zealand' applied
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New Zealand Colonial 9ct greenstone bar brooch plain rectangular fine nephrite panel engraved New Zealand and central fern frond together with smaller brooch
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New Zealand 9ct and greenstone panel brooch domed rectangular greenstone panel with rope twist frame marked 'Grieve 9ct', H J Grieve of Gisborne
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New Zealand 15ct and greenstone bar brooch plain rectangular bar mounted with three gold beads marked 15C 'Wl & S' for W Littlejohn & Son, Wellington
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New Zealand 9ct circular greenstone pendant inset with New Zealand and fern emblem on fine trace link neck chain
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New Zealand 9ct and greenstone bar brooch engraved capped ends together with large and small modern greenstone pendants
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New Zealand 9ct and greenstone bar brooch together with pair pendant earrings, greenstone pendant piece, fish hook style pendants
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Collection New Zealand greenstone pieces jewellery panels, odd earrings, pendants
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New Zealand six unmounted greenstone rails drilled holes both ends
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New Zealand silver two section buckle bright cut with monogram between ferns, marked 'Kohn' for Siegfried Kohn & Co Wellington. 92 x 68 mm
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New Zealand silver two section buckle made in a brooch pierced and engraved 'From Tr to Km', marked 'A.N. Stg Silver' maker not identified. 86 x 57 mm
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New Zealand silver single section buckle with engraved border and centre monogram, marked 'B. Petersen & Co Sterling Silver' 63 x 44 mm
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New Zealand silver single section buckle engraved with roses and monogrammed Cf in centre, marked 'F.G St.Silver' for Frank Grady of Wellington 44 x 76 mm
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New Zealand silver name panel brooch 'Alice' marked sterling silver
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New Zealand silver trophy brooch life buoy and crossed oars 'Ladies boat race - Tarawera 1892'
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New Zealand sterling silver wide hinged snap Bangle/Cuff half engraved fern scroll marked brown probably for M J brown the first manufacturing jeweller in Nelson circa 1879, 6 cm diameter
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New Zealand silver mother of pearl and paua brooch silver backed oval mother of pearl panel with applied paua cut-out of a waka, marked Sheffield Silversmith Ltd, Auckland
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New Zealand sterling silver and paua kiwi tourist brooch
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New Zealand historical sterling silver hunter cased lever wind pocket watch marker John Hislop, Princess St., Dunedin #75472, cased hallmarked London 1898
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New Zealand historical sterling silver hunter cased lever wind pocket watch marker John Hislop, Princess St., Dunedin #75806, cased hallmarked London 1898
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Two pocket watch keys one advertising for Volkmann & Tucker, Cuba St Wellington
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Heart shape silver backed panel of purple and green enamel with white panel titled 'Votes for Women', reserve engraved with entwined initials Hm -1913- marked Stg Silver. 37 mm length, enamelled brooch designed and made by Ernestine Mills for a supporter of the women's Freedom League. Inscribed 'Votes for Women', possibly produced by Mills for sale in a Wfl fundraising bazaar or as a private commission., 1893 New Zealand women are granted the right to vote, Ellen Melville became an Auckland city councillor…
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New Zealand historical 15ct Etruscan pattern bar brooch two hinged section opening to reveal inscription 'Presented to Mrs Yates as a memento of the 15 Weeks lock out in 1893 Feb 6th 1894' Mrs Yates (1845 - 1918) was the Mayor of Onehunga in New Zealand in 1894 just two months after women gained the right to vote in New Zealand, this made her the first woman to be elected Mayor anywhere in the British Empire. Fitted box for Jay's London
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9ct tiki pendant reverse inscribed to: Frances May all Your Wishes come True a. J. L. 28.6.54 stamped 9ct 3.5 cmL, Frances May Don was a New Zealand factory inspector, political activist, and welfare worker. She was born in Dunedin, 24 October 1898. Don began her career in politics at the beginning of the 1930s as a member of the Labour party in south Dunedin
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New Zealand silver Edith E Morris Wellington (1894-1965) silver spoon, oval hammered finish bowl with flattened twist handle knob finial, marked Stg Sil and arrow emblem
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New Zealand silver Edith E Morris Wellington (1894-1965) carnelian necklace, heavy hand wrought trace link chain supporting five pendants of natural form carnelians interspaced with graduating pierced panels of eastern influence 59 cm length each pendant marked with arrow mark Stg Sil
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New Zealand silver Elsie Reeve (1885-1927) Art Nouveau design silver and opal brooch large central rub-over Australian white cabochon opal with heavy worked frame of flower and leave scrolls. Marked Reeve 46 mm x 35 mm
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New Zealand Elsie Reeve Jeweller (1885 - 1927) sterling silver blue chalcedony and pearl pendant circular pendant on chain linked suspender all rub-over set with three chalcedony and three pearls framed with vine leaves and bead work on fine trace link chain 37 cm chain length, 7.5 cm pendant length
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New Zealand silver Reuben Watts (1869 - 1940) Auckland enamel Art Nouveau pendant silver backed oval blue and green enamel panel with image of a sail boat in trailing leaf frame, 7 cm length marked Reuben Watts (in script) sterling
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New Zealand silver Reuben Watts 1869-1940 World War I period 'New Zealand flying School' brooch ferns and spread wings in red, white and blue enamel, named to W G Mitchell marked sterling Watts. The New Zealand flying school was formed in 1915, by the Walsh Brothers to train pilots for the Royal flying Corps
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Reuben Watts (Auckland) New Zealand silver condiment spoon hammered bowl with Maori mask to finial, marked Watts 16 cm length
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New Zealand silver Joseph Bellve (1886-1945) Mt Eden Auckland set six coffee spoons hand beaten bowls with enamelled tiki finials circa 1920's, displaying a lend of Maori design with traditional arts and crafts principles. Marked Bellve sterling, Bellve believed to have worked for Reuben Watts
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Annie Buckhurst Christchurch (1894-1959) brooch, enamelled circular panel portrait of child on silver frame 32 mm diameter
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Annie Buckhurst Christchurch (1894-1959) brooch, small circular enamelled floral panel on sterling silver four petal frame 24 mm diameter
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Annie Buckhurst Christchurch (1894-1959) brooch, multi-coloured circular panel on copper frame 47 mm diameter
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Edwardian 9ct single opal bar brooch with possible original box for H W Lloyd Jeweller Wellington Greymouth and Christchurch,
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New Zealand Colonial cased 9ct bar brooch two twin leaf scroll and bead/berry work each set with two garnets, marked F Stent 9ct, of Dunedin 4.5 cm long
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Cased New Zealand Colonial 9ct tiger eye bar brooch mounted with crossed shovel and pick, unmarked retailed by W. J. Paterson, 58 George Street Dunedin 5 cmL
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New Zealand Colonial 9ct 'Cats Eye' bracelet eight shells rub-over mounted with double chain links, clasp stamped a Kohn 9ct 20.5 cmL
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New Zealand Colonial 9ct shell mounted bar brooch single sea snail shell pinned to bar, marked Lk for Louis Kerr, Nelson
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New Zealand Colonial 9ct mounted fossil shark tooth pendant gold cap engraved O. H. MacKechnie, stamped 9ct markers mark double struck indistinct 5 cm height
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Colonial 18ct mounted claw pendant on modern 9ct trace link neck chain
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New Zealand Colonial 9ct mounted tusk brooch 4 cmL
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New Zealand Colonial 10ct mounted boar tusk brooch 12 cm length
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New Zealand Colonial 15ct gold mounted gold bearing quartz pendant tapered long pentagonal form the gold cap mount with decorative edge 5 cmL
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New Zealand 9ct framed portrait cameo brooch 55 mm length marked W a brown
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New Zealand Colonial cased 15ct target brooch central floral panel set with seed pearl and ruby, reserve with photo panel stamped 15ct 3 cmL retailed by P.F.O'Connor, Palmerston north (Jeweller and Watchmaker)
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New Zealand 9ct gold banded agate panel brooch marked '9.Ct' and 'G F Hutchinson' for George F. Hutchinson of Dunedin. 47 x 38 mm
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Two New Zealand 9ct gold and gem bar brooches citrine marked T&S9ct and amethyst marked, 9CARAT (af)
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Two New Zealand 9ct gold and gem bar brooches turquoise and seed pearl marked T&S 9ct and amethyst marked H&N9ct
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Two New Zealand 9ct gold and gem bar brooches imitation ruby marked H&N9ct and Southern cross brooch 9ct beaver mark for a. Beaver & Co
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Two New Zealand 9ct gold and gem bar brooches garnet pendant drop marked S Bros and 9CARAT and Southern cross brooch marked 9ct
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Two New Zealand 9ct gold and gem bar brooches garnet scroll brooch marked H&N 9ct and Southern cross brooch with New Zealand coat of arms marked a 9ct for Alfred Charles Atkinson, Wellington
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Two New Zealand 15ct & 9ct gold brooches engraved floral crescent marked Kohn 9ct for Siegfried Kohn of Wellington and sea anchor brooch set with seed pearls marked Eap 15 for Edward a. Price of Auckland
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Two New Zealand 9ct gold brooches engraved bar with a central seed pearl, marked 'Lilly', probably for Lilly Brothers Dunedin, bar of three paste hearts marked 'Drews 9C' for S. H. Drew Wanganui
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Two New Zealand 9ct bar brooches bar with applied garnet set button marked 'J.Bremner' for James Bremner of Balclutha, bar with applied initial F marked 'Cathcart' for Robert H. Cathcart of Palmerston
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Two New Zealand 9ct gold brooches both lozenge bars set with seed pearls (one missing) marked 'T H 9ct' other marked 'G.E.W 9ct' for George E. Whitmore of Otahuhu
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Three New Zealand 9ct bar brooches Mizpah bar marked S Bros 9CARct, initialled bar marked R.Bs 9ct and 'Kia Ora' bar marked Hn&Co 9ct
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Three New Zealand sterling silver bar brooches engraved bar marked 'J Cottle S.S' for James Winton Cottle of Dunedin, other marked S Bros and Chester UK hallmarked brooch engraved with a scene of Albert Park Auckland
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Six New Zealand pins three 9ct riding crop pins, fern stick pin marked Fns for F. N. Stratton of Auckland, sterling sword brooch and World War I gold plated 'Sweetheart' brooch with 9ct fob braid mount with plated dop clasp and 9ct sword brooch (missing handle)
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New Zealand 9ct pair lizard shawl brooches mark Fns 9C for F. N. Stratton of Auckland (one af) and 9ct framed classical portrait cameo brooch
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Two New Zealand 9ct pendants gem set circular scroll pendant marked Sbro 9ct &G and circular paua panel scroll framed marked G & W
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circa 1950 New Zealand NAC gold and silver pilot wings lapel brooch together with paua shell RNew ZealandAF wings lapel brooch
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9ct gold and enamel Australian coat of arms lapel brooch unmarked
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New Zealand gold plated circular locket and earrings containing arrow river alluvial gold flakes with original boxes
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9ct circular photo locket bright cut floral engraved 2.2 cm diameter
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9ct tiki pendant on bar brooch bar 3 cmL
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Sterling silver bangle square form marked Whc 925 with fern device together with pair sterling silver cuff links and sterling silver cylindrical vesta boxed marked Fjc
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Boxed New Zealand sterling silver and paua shell necklace with matching earrings in Wallace lamb box Peter cotton boxed pearl earrings, Arahura jade cufflinks and James Bremner boxed thimble
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New Zealand Ann Culy Dunedin 22ct single ruby ring hand forged with rub-over set ruby, purchased 2011 lure New Zealand contemporary jewellery, Dunedin
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New Zealand Jeweller Zoya Beri necklace choker in brass, sterling silver and copper beads with matching bracelet (can be used as lengthener) and earrings 37 cm, 20 cm, Zoya trained in Dunedin at Fluxus workshop and was a founding partner of Lynx jewellery gallery in Christchurch
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New Zealand modern 9ct single paua pearl ring the large natural paua blister pearl in rub-over mount with koru scroll shoulders designed and made by Gavan Riley, Mangawhai Northland, now in retirement, a locket made by Gavan Riley featured prominently in the movie 'A fish called Wanda'., ring size V, '22 replacement $5,085.00
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New Zealand modern pair 18ct single paua earrings each of single round mabe paua pearl rub-over set with scroll frame, designed and made by Tony Williams, Dunedin Goldsmith Jeweller
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.925 silver paua pearl pendant on snake link collar neck chain with stud earrings, pierced
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New Zealand silver and malachite ring circa 1980s by Jens Hansen of Nelson, original handmade ring single malachite rub-over on bold scroll design, stamped monogram and signature mark 925
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New Zealand circa 1990s silver and 24ct niello brooch by mark Forsey
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New Zealand circa 1990s silver pendant earring by Blair Smith of Dunedin star and heart design stamped with monogram 925
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New Zealand enamel artist Elizabeth Fraser-Davies turned wood box with enamel inset lid circa 1980
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New Zealand enamel artist Elizabeth Fraser-Davies turned wood box with enamel inset lid circa 1980
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New Zealand modern sterling silver and acrylic pendant on original rope chain by Jens Hansen, Nelson maker of the Lord of the rings ring
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Ex Avid New Zealand Jeweller cat brooch and earrings ebony on silver brooch marked TP1992 possibly for Tania Patterson together with modern design cross stud earrings, pierced
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Ex Avid New Zealand Jeweller kauri gum heart pendant necklace the large heart mounted on hand wrought white metal rustic design bead necklace possibly by Helen Holmes 77 cm length
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