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The Michael & Valerie Gregg Collection — Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

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Auction House:Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.Number of lots recorded:722
Sale Title:The Michael & Valerie Gregg CollectionLots with images:721
Auction Location:MelbournePrices available:717
Date:24-Mar-2024
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Four assorted sterling silver cigarette cases, two Australian silver match holders, and nine assorted silver napkin rings, 19th/20th century, (15 items), 610 grams total
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An antique English sterling silver picture frame, sterling silver travelling ink bottle (with glass liner and stopper), and a modern sterling silver christening mug by Carrs of Sheffield, (3 items), the frame 16.5 x 13 cm overall
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Levinson of Perth, Western Australia, 15ct gold miner's double bar brooch, set with natural gold nugget mineral specimen, late 19th century, stamped 'Levinson, Perth 15ct', 5 cm wide, 7.2 grams
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Charles Henry May (attributed) of Perth Western Australia, 18ct yellow gold double bar brooch adorned with gold nugget specimen flanked by swans, 19th/20th century, stamped '18ct', 5 cm wide, 5.8 grams
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An antique Australian double bar brooch with gold nugget specimen flanked by cut stones, 19th century, 4.4 cm wide, 6.8 grams
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George Richard Addis of Kalgoorlie antique Australian 15ct gold stock-pin brooch with horseshoe, set with blue sapphires and opals, late 19th century, stamped 'Addis', 4.5 cm wide, 4.3 grams
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Ballarat interest, important and rare high carat gold miner's ring decorated in blue enamel depicting a gold bucket and windlass, emblazoned 'Ballarat' all contained within a shield. Ballarat rings from this period are extremely scarce, and this is the first example known to our rooms with enamel decoration. Circa 1850s. Marks rubbed but appears to be stamped 'Whe...(?)', 6.9 grams
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Henry F. Hutton of Ballarat, antique 15ct gold Albert fob chain, 19th century, stamped 'H.F. Hutton, 15ct', 39 cm long, 42 grams
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A stunning antique Australian 18ct yellow gold brooch depicting a kangaroo and emu in landscape, mid 19th century, 4 cm wide, 9.1 grams
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Australiana antique yellow gold oval brooch with emu and kangaroo flanking a fern tree, 19th century, 4.2 cm high, 7.4 grams
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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
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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
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Lamborn & Wagner of Melbourne, stunning pair of antique 18ct yellow gold earrings, set with emeralds in leaf motif, adorned with tasselled fringe, 19th century, stamped 'L&W' with star marks, 6.5 cm high overall, 9.8 grams
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Stevenson antique Australian 15ct gold cross brooch with large gold nugget specimen, 19th century, stamped 'Stevenson, 15ct', 4.7 cm high, 14.9 grams
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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
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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
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An antique Australian 15ct gold Albert fob chain with 15ct gold oval locket engraved with a kangaroo, 19th century, stamped '15ct', an impressive 75 cm long, 114 grams total
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Harvey Smith antique 9ct rose gold photo pendant adorned with waratah motif, 19th century, stamped 'Harvey Smith, 9ct', 5.8 cm high overall, 28.4 grams total
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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
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Fischer of Geelong, rare antique yellow gold signet ring, 19th century, stamped 'Fischer', 2.7 grams
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Robert Robertson & Sons of Collins Street Melbourne, fine antique Albert fob chain with unusual fold out double photo locket, 19th century, stamped '15' flanked by pictorial marks, 38 cm long, 41.6 grams (including locket glass)
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G.H. Palfrey of Melbourne, fine antique Australian amethyst and seed pearl lapel brooch, set in 15ct yellow gold, 19th/20th century, stamped 'Palfrey, 15ct', 1.3 cm wide, 2.8 grams total
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W.H. Golding of Hobart, antique 18ct gold brooch with shield monogram 'K.C.', 19th century, stamped 'Golding, 18ct', 5 cm wide, 7.3 grams
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Frederick Basse of Adelaide, antique 18ct yellow gold ring, set with five graduated pearls, 19th century, stamped 'Basse, 18ct', 3.4 grams
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Fischer of Geelong antique 15ct yellow gold bangle with engraved decoration, 19th century, 6.2 cm wide, 7 grams
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An antique Australian 15ct gold curb link fob chain with gold mounted New Zealand greenstone fob, 19th century, stamped '15ct' on the bar and the clips, 42 grams not including greenstone fob
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Five antique Australian gold wedding rings, all stamped with maker's marks: I.) Flett & Sons, port Pirie, 15ct, (5.4 grams), II.) Denis BR. 18ct, (4.7 grams), III.) Willis & Sons, 18ct, (2.7 grams), IV.) T. Gaunt, 9ct (5.3 grams), V.) pictorial fish mark, 15c, (5.2 grams). 23.5 grams total
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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
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Willis & Sons of Melbourne antique 15ct yellow gold and seed pearl brooch, 19th century, stamped '15' flanked by pictorial marks, 3 cm wide, 7.2 grams total
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Hindlestone & Saunders of Melbourne, antique 15ct gold bar brooch, set a solid opal, 19th century, stamped '15' flanked by pictorial marks, 4.5 cm wide, 3.6 grams
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An antique pinchbeck swivel brooch with hand coloured photo portrait of a young man, circa 1865, 6.5 cm high
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William Drummond & Co. Of Melbourne fine cameo portrait brooch in 9ct yellow gold surround, set with seed pearls, retailed through Dunklings in Melbourne, 19th/20th century, stamped 'W.9.D. Dunklings', 5.5 cm high
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White Brothers antique circular cameo brooch with a helmeted classical profile portrait, mounted in 15ct gold, 19th century, stamped 'White Bros. 15ct', 4 cm wide
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Herman Finckh antique Australian 15ct gold oval mourning brooch, set with a seed pearl in star surround on black onyx, 19th century, stamped 'Finckh, 15ct', 3.6 cm wide
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Willis & Sons of Melbourne, two antique 9ct gold lockets, the larger, set with a sapphire and two diamonds, the other with red stones, 19th century, (2 items), both stamped '9' flanked by pictorial marks, the larger 4 cm high overall, 14.2 grams total
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An antique 9ct rose gold mounted opal chip cylinder brooch, 19th/20th century, stamped '9ct, T.R.F.', 5.5 cm wide
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Gaskell of Melbourne, 15ct gold and solid opal wood cutter's brooch, 19th century, stamped '15' flanked by pictorial marks, 4 cm wide, 2.26 grams
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Willis & Sons of Melbourne antique 9ct yellow gold cross pendant, set with green stones and seed pearls, 19th century, stamped '9' flanked by pictorial marks, 5 cm high overall, 4.4 grams
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Three antique gold and opal rings including an example by Joseph Lawrence of Melbourne, 19th/20th century, 5.9 grams total
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Antique Australian silver locket and ornate chain, 19th century, stamped in several places 'Stg. Silver', 74 grams total
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Antique Australian silver fob chain, Australian silver brooches, fobs etc, 19th/20th, (7 items), 83 grams total
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Duggin, Shappere & Co. Of Melbourne antique 15ct yellow gold brooch, set with a solid polished opal, 19th century, stamped '15' flanked by pictorial marks, 4.3 cm wide, 3.1 grams
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An antique 9ct yellow gold Australian bar brooch, set with a large solid polished opal, 19th century, stamped '9ct' with lion mark, 5.2 cmwide, 5 grams
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Four antique 9ct gold brooches, set with coloured stones and seed pearls, 19th/20th, the largest 5.5 cm wide, 13.9 grams total
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A vintage sterling silver Australian bangle decorated with a kangaroo in landscape, 20th century, 6 cm wide, 40 grams
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Antique Australian 9ct rose and yellow gold fobs and buckles, 19th/20th century, (4 items), 9.4 grams total
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A pair of antique 9ct gold earrings, set with pearls and amethysts, 19th century, 2.5 cm high
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Ingram Brothers of Melbourne, rare Australian silver chatelaine decorated with a lyrebird, 19th/20th century, stamped 'Ingram Bros. Stl. Silver', 26 cm long
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An antique Australian graduated solid opal bead necklace with 9ct gold clasp, circa 1900, 48 cm long
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Willis & Sons of Melbourne, 'Advance Australia' 9ct gold and black silk fob chain adorned with kangaroo and emu coat of arms, late 19th century, 32 cm long
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Willis & Sons of Melbourne, two 9ct gold Australian map and kangaroo brooches (one perched on boomerang), together with a pair of 9ct gold Australian map Federation cufflinks, (3 items), the largest 4 cm wide, 13.1 grams total
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Six antique Australian 9ct and 15ct gold brooches, makers include John McBEAN and Caris Ltd., 19th/20th century, the largest 6.5 cm wide, 23.2 grams total
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Eight assorted stickpins, including 'Sydney Turf Club' example, plus a boxed jersey example by P. Le Geyt, 19th/20th century, the largest 7 cm long, 12.6 grams total
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Rare antique Australian silver chatelaine, 19th/20th century, stamped 'Prouds, Sterling', 21 cm high
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Antique Australian 9ct rose gold kookaburra brooches (one by Simonsen of Melbourne), 9ct gold 'Mother' brooch, two 9ct rose gold buckles by Willis & Sons of Melbourne, a 15ct gold and diamond stud by Duggin, Shappere & Co. Of Melbourne, four assorted 9ct gold studs (one probably English with horsehead engraving), and a rare antique rose gold and moonstone ring by Edward Fischer of Geelong, 19th and early 20th century, (11 items), 16.5 grams total
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Duggin, Shappere & Co. Of Melbourne, pair of antique shield shaped 15ct gold cufflinks, 19th/20th century, 7.4 grams total
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Willis & Sons of Melbourne, antique 9ct gold locket on 9ct rope twist chain, the chain 44 cm long, the locket 4 cm high, 16.3 grams total
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An antique pearl shell cameo portrait pendant mounted in 9ct gold on chain, early 20th century, the pendant 3.5 cm high
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Three antique gold brooches comprising of a circular polished stone example mounted in rose gold by Rowland, a yellow gold key brooch stamped 'T.J.J. & Son', and a Willis & Sons (attributed) yellow gold bar brooch with red stones and seed pearls (marks illegible), 19th/20th century, (3 items), the largest 6 cm wide
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Antique 9ct gold Tasmania brooch, koala and boomerang brooch, key brooch and two pairs of cufflinks, 19th/20th, (5 items), all stamped '9ct' with various maker's marks, 19.2 grams total
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A 9ct gold mounted opal doublet pendant, a sterling silver mounted solid opal pendant, a 9ct gold Russian wedding ring, a 9ct rose gold and white paste ring stamped 'W. Kerr', a 9ct gold and opal doublet ring, and a silver and opal ring, 20th century, (6 items)
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Eight assorted antique and vintage 18ct yellow gold wedding rings, mostly Australian makers, 23.4 grams total
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Ingram Brothers of Melbourne, antique 15ct gold and natural pearl shell negligee necklace, set with a green stone, early 20th century, stamped 'Ingram Bros. 15ct', the chain 40 cm long, the pendant 6 cm high, 9.5 grams total
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Willis & Sons of Melbourne antique 9ct gold, seed pearl and red stone negligee necklace with matching earrings, early 20th century, the pendant 6 cm high, the chain 34 cm long, 6 grams total
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An antique rose gold mounted porcelain panel with hand-painted kookaburra, signed 'F. Burgess', 19th/20th century, 6 cm high overall
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Federation Australian map stickpin by Bradshaw, a 9ct map of Tasmania pendant with seed pearls and red stones, a 9ct rose gold fob by Kerr of Sydney, together with a gold cluster ring, (4 items), 12 grams total
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Waterloo fire brick, 9ct gold brick made in 1914 by kitchen & Bingham of park Street Sydney. Titled 'The Belgium Brick' it was raffled to raise money for charity. It was re-donated and re-sold twice, eventually raising £204. Engraved on four sides 'Blood is Thicker Than water, 20,000 men, Every one a brick. Grand total from sale & Resale of brick £204.10.0. Made by kitchen & Bingham. The Belgium brick, Donated by E.J. Card Esq. 22/9/14, Raffled for £105 won & Re-Donated by kitchen & Bingham, purchased &…
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Seven assorted antique 9ct gold fobs, 47.7 grams total
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Six assorted antique gold fobs including military themes, 9ct (17.2 grams), 10ct (7.8 grams), and 15ct (5.6 grams), 30.7 grams total
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A.I.F. World War I period 9ct rose gold brooch depicting a Vickers machine gun flanked by the Australian and British flags, engraved 'M.C.S. A.I.F.', rare. Stamped 'Alfred, 9ct', 3.5 cm wide, 2.5 grams
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H.M.A.S. Australia 9ct yellow gold brooch showing the famed battlecruiser with Australian map suspended beneath, circa 1913. Made by Willis & Sons of Melbourne. Stamped '9.W.' with unicorn mark. 4.5 cm wide, 2.4 grams. H.M.A.S. Australia was one of three Indefatigable-class battlecruisers built for the defence of the British Empire. Ordered by the Australian government in 1909, she was launched in 1911, and commissioned as flagship of the fledgling Royal Australian Navy (RAN) in 1913. This superb brooch is…
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Northern railway (Queensland) antique 15ct yellow gold fob adorned with a locomotive and monogram, engraved verso 'To R. Campradt from his Comrades of the Northern railway on his Departure from Townsville, March 1901, stamped 'Keeling, 15ct', 5 cm high, and an impressive weight of 22.5 grams
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Rhoda Wager (attributed) sterling silver necklace with eleven graduated opal doublets with rose gold highlights, circa 1930, stamped 'Curio shop, 76 Casey St.', 37 cm long
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Rhoda Wager (attributed) circular silver brooch with gold highlights, set with a hand-painted floral porcelain panel signed 'A.V.' on the reverse. Purported to be the work of artist Amy Vale. 3.5 cm wide
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Rhoda Wager sterling silver and amethyst necklace, circa 1930s, stamped 'Wager'. 55 cm long
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Rhoda Wager sterling silver and white agate brooch adorned with turquoise and seed pearls, stamped 'Wager', 5 cm wide
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Rhoda Wager (attributed) sterling silver brooch, set with a stunning Lightning Ridge green on black solid opal, 5 cm wide
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An antique 15ct Australian gold bar brooch with purple stone (4.4 grams); an Edwardian 9ct yellow gold bar brooch adorned with seed pearls (8.4 grams); an 18ct yellow gold brooch (5 grams); and an 18ct yellow gold and opal doublet brooch (5.9 grams), (4 items), the largest 6.6 cm wide, 23.9 grams total
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A vintage 18ct white gold and platinum ring, set with brilliant cut white diamonds; together with a platinum wedding band, circa 1930s, (2 items), 6.4 grams total
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An 18ct white gold and platinum diamond cluster ring, stamped '18ct & Pt.', 2.4 grams
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Australiana silver brooches including Walsh Bros. Enamel kookaburra brooch, flannel flower and opal brooch, Sydney Harbour Bridge cufflinks and brooch, New Zealand fern brooch, etc, (8 items), the largest 6 cm wide
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Royal engineers 18ct yellow gold and platinum, enamel and diamond brooch with King George VI cypher, World War II period, stamped '18ct, Plat.', 3.2 cm high, 7.7 grams
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An Australian modernist 18ct yellow gold and opal pendant suspended on 18ct yellow gold chain, stamped 'E.S. 750', the pendant 5 cm high, the chain 52 cm long, the chain 15 grams, 33 grams total
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An impressive modernist brooch with large polished malachite specimen mounted in 18ct yellow gold, 20th century, 5 cm wide, 43.5 grams total
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An Australian silver modernist necklace, set with Queensland boulder opals and amethysts, late 20th century, stamped 'P.K. 925', the pendant section 10 cm wide
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Brenda Coleman of Sydney, contemporary Australian Keshi pearl and emerald necklace with silver and 18ct gold seahorse adornment, stamped 'B.C. 925, 18ct' with pictorial cat mark, bearing original label 'B. Coleman 4. $1,100', 52 cm long
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Australian contemporary silver bangle, gum leaf brooch by Gudrun Klix, modernist brooch, and choker decorated with gumnuts and leaves, (4 items), the gum leaf brooch 16.5 cm wide, 136 grams total
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Lola Greeno 'Marina Lady', 2019, stunning King maireener (mariner) and traditional green maireener shell bead necklace. A superb example accompanied by Australian design centre documentation, plus Lola Greeno book. 80 cm long
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Lola Greeno blue maireener (mariner) shell, rice shell, black cat's tooth, and gray gull shell bead necklace, bearing Lola Greeno label, 180 cm long
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Lola Greeno maireener (mariner) shell, and black crow shell necklace, 82 cm long
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Lola Greeno blue maireener (mariner) shell and orange kelp shell bracelet, bearing maker's label, 19 cm long
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Vintage blue maireener (mariner) shell bead necklace, 176 cm long
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Vintage maireener (mariner) shell bead necklace, 168 cm long
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A vintage green maireener (mariner) shell bead necklace, 100 cm long
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A vintage pink maireener (mariner) shell bead necklace, 130 cm long
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