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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
*** A large antique arrow bar brooch, 15ct yellow gold with ornately carved coral cupid head, 19th century, 9 cm long, 23 grams total ***
*** An 18ct locket brooch by Lamborn & Wagner, Melbourne, diameter: 3.5 cm. Weight: 7gms. ***
*** 'Melbourne 8 hours Committee' two Australian sterling silver and blue enamel brooches, dated 1910 and 1913, the larger 3 cm wide ***
*** An impressive antique Indian tiger's claw brooch mounted in high carat yellow gold, 19th century, 6 cm wide ***
*** Fly Fisherman's antique 9ct gold brooch by Hamilton & Co. of Calcutta, housed in original box, 5 cm wide, 1.7 grams ***
*** A vintage English floral brooch adorned with multi-coloured gemstones including diamonds, topaz, tourmaline, amethyst and various sapphires, all set in 9ct yellow gold and platinum, made in Birmingham, 1950, 5.5 cm wide, 11.8 grams ***
*** An antique Colonial yellow gold bar brooch with engraved initials 'J.I.O.' for Jean Isobel Oates, late 19th century, 3.2 cm wide, 2.2 grams. Oates' father, Richard Oates rocketed to fame on the Australian goldfields with the astonishing discovery of the… ***
*** Fischer (Geelong) antique Australian 15ct gold crown brooch set with a row of polished turquoise, 19th century, stamped 'E. Fischer, 15c.', 2.5 cm wide, 2.4 grams ***
*** Artisan made 18ct yellow gold brooch set with an impressive Lightning Ridge black opal, 4 cm high, 7.7 grams total ***
*** Violinist's 18ct yellow gold and seed pearl brooch, 4 cm wide, 3.4 grams ***
*** An impressive antique coral and yellow gold floral brooch, housed in original plush fitted box, 19th century, 5.2 cm wide ***
*** An impressive Colonial cameo brooch depicting Rebecca at the well, mounted in 15ct yellow gold, circa 1865, 6 cm high, 20.8 grams ***
*** An antique 18ct yellow gold and platinum bar brooch, set with three blue sapphires, circa 1900, stamped '18ct, Plat.', 4.9 grams ***
*** Southern cross antique Australian 15ct gold brooch set with diamonds, stamped '15ct' with pictorial marks, 4.5 cm wide ***
*** Wendt Australian 18ct gold mounted cameo brooch, South Australian origin, 19th century, stamped 'Wendt, 18', 4 x 3 cm ***
*** An antique yellow gold, amethyst and pearl bar brooch, most likely Georgian earring converted in Victorian times to a brooch, 5 cm wide, 6.2 grams total ***
*** Antique jewellery including a gold and pietra dura brooch (damaged), coral brooch, New Zealand green stone (nephrite) brooch, Edwardian gold brooch with sapphires and seed pearls, a Colonial gold and ruby brooch (damaged), a Scottish silver thistle brooch… ***
*** An antique 15ct gold moon and stars bar brooch set with 31 diamonds, late 19th early 20th century, 5 cm wide, 10.5 grams ***
*** Rhoda Wager sterling silver and citrine brooch, stamped 'Wager', 2 cm wide ***
*** Rhoda Wager sterling silver and moonstone brooch, stamped 'Wager', 3 cm wide ***
*** An antique 18ct yellow gold and shell brooch with floral decoration, 19th century, stamped '18C. F.B.&Co.', 5 cm wide, 14.3 grams total including shells ***
*** An antique engraved yellow gold mounted crescent shaped mother of pearl patriotic brooch with 'Advance Australia' and coat of arms, late 19th century, 10 cm wide ***
*** An antique New Zealand 9ct rose gold and paua shell brooch in the form of a patu, adorned with Maori cameo portrait, 19th/20th century, stamped '9ct, H.J.B.', 5.2 cm wide, 7.8 grams total ***
*** An impressive antique carved shell cameo brooch in 18ct yellow gold surround, circa 1860, 5.5 cm high, 20.9 grams total ***
*** 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 ***
*** An antique Australian double bar brooch with gold nugget specimen flanked by cut stones, 19th century, 4.4 cm wide, 6.8 grams ***
*** An antique platinum brooch, set with a cabochon turquoise surrounded with twelve impressive white diamonds, circa 1910, 7.5 cm wide, 6.5 grams ***
*** An 18ct yellow gold bar brooch, set with a pale blue Ceylonese sapphire, flanked with two white diamonds, stamped '18ct', 5 cm wide, 4.2 grams ***
*** Rhoda Wager sterling silver and white agate brooch adorned with turquoise and seed pearls, stamped 'Wager', 5 cm wide ***
*** An antique cameo brooch with carved romantic scene in the Renaissance style, mounted in 9ct yellow gold, 19th century, an impressive 7 cm high ***
*** An antique rococo revival 15ct yellow gold brooch adorned with turquoise, seed pearls and enamel decoration, circa 1865, 4.8 cm wide, 7.3 grams ***
*** An antique black enamel and seed pearl brooch, circa 1860, 4.5 cm high ***
*** Duggin, Shappere & Co. Of Melbourne 15ct yellow gold double bar brooch, set with a row of five emeralds and five seed pearls, 19th century, stamped '15' flanked by pictorial marks, 5.3 cm wide, 5.2 grams ***
*** Rhoda Wager, attributed silver brooch with solid black opal, 5.5 cm wide ***
*** An antique Australian 15ct yellow gold bar brooch, set with an impressive and large cut amethyst stone, Melbourne made, early 20th century, marks rubbed, 5.5 cm wide, 4.8 grams total ***
*** An 18ct gold antique oval brooch, set with polished malachite, circa 1870, 4.5 cm wide ***
*** An antique Australian 15ct gold bar brooch, mounted with three natural gold nugget specimens, 19th century, 5 cm wide, 7.5 grams total ***
*** Gold bar brooch set with a cabochon jelly opal surrounded by 4 diamonds and flanked by two American gold coins, 6 cm long, 6.6 grams total ***
*** Willis & Sons of Melbourne 'Southern Cross' brooch in 9ct yellow gold, blue stones and seed pearls, 19th century, stamped '9.W.' with unicorn mark, an impressive 7.7 cm wide, 5.5 grams total ***
*** Goldfields brooch, gold ore mineral specimen set in 15ct yellow gold, Victorian origin, 19th century 3 cm wide, 11.5 grams total ***
*** A pinchbeck photo portrait brooch, 19th century, purported to be of the bushranger Harry Power famed for mentoring Ned Kelly in the ways of bushranging when he was just a teenager 5.5 cm high Provenance: Private Collection Ballarat ***
*** An antique diamond floral cluster brooch, silver topped with gold back, 19th century, 4 cm wide, 9.5 grams ***
*** An antique Anglo-Indian brooch, tiger claw set in yellow gold with natural ruby cluster, 19th century, 5 cm wide ***
*** Georg Jensen Danish sterling silver floral brooch, stamped 'Georg Jensen, 925 S, Denmark 100 B', 4.5 cm wide ***
*** An antique Australian 15ct gold crescent brooch, set with a row of polished turquoise and seed pearls, 19th century, stamped '15' flanked by pictorial marks, 3 cm wide, 4.4 grams ***
*** An antique 9ct gold insect brooch, set with a solid polished opal and blue sapphire, 19th century, 5.3 cm wide, 3.4 grams ***
*** Willis & Sons of Melbourne, Australian 15ct gold brooch with tourmalines and seed pearls, late 19th century, pictorial marks flanking a '15' mark, 4.5 cm high ***
*** An Australian 9ct gold antique portrait cameo brooch, 19th century, stamped with pictorial marks (partially obscured), 4.5 cm high ***
*** An antique yellow gold brooch with blue enamel decoration, set with seed pearls, mounted with mourning window on reverse, 19th century, 4.6 cm wide, 16.9 grams total ***
*** An antique Australian mounted bar brooch with opal glass cylinder, 19th/20th century, 5.5 cm wide ***
*** J.M. Wendt (attributed), South Australian silver emu egg cameo insert with kangaroo and emu scene, 19th century, 4 cm high, 4 cm wide, 2 cm deep ***
*** Two antique 9ct and 15ct gold brooches, both set with purple stones and seed pearls, 19th century, the larger 3.2 cm high, 11.3 grams total ***
*** A yellow gold bar brooch set with gold nugget specimen encrusted with a diamond, 19th century 7 cm long, 10 grams ***
*** Georg Jensen Sterling silver brooch with butterflies and flowers, stamped George Jensen sterling Denmark 283, 5.5 cm diameter, 25 grams ***
*** Georg Jensen Danish sterling silver brooch, stamped 'Georg Jensen, Denmark, 925', 4.5 cm wide ***
*** 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 ***
*** Australian Indigenous Education Federation 9ct gold map of Australia brooch, 3.5 cm wide, 2.9 grams ***
*** Two antique 9ct gold brooches, 9ct gold bracelet, two gold pendants, and a pair of 9ct gold, sapphire and diamond earrings, 19th and 20th century, (6 items), 20.3 grams total ***
*** A 9ct gold brooch with cross pick and shovel, rope and bucket with gold nugget specimens, (damaged), 4.7 cm wide, 3.6 grams ***
*** An antique cameo brooch, jet, shell and seed pearl set in rose gold, 19th century, 4 cm high ***
*** An antique crescent and star brooch set with diamond and seed pearls, circa 1900, 2.5 cm wide, 4.3 grams ***
*** Artist's Pallet antique 9ct yellow gold brooch, set with coloured stones, housed in a plush box, 19th century, stamped '9ct', 3.5 cm wide, 7.8 grams ***
*** Royal Worcester antique English circular porcelain brooch with hand painted kookaburra decoration, signed 'R. Austin', mounted in rose gold with safety chain, early 20th century, 3.5 cm wide ***
*** 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 ***
*** An antique Australian yellow gold insect brooch with solid polished opal, red stone and seed pearls, 19th century, 2.3 cm long, 5.3 grams ***
*** An antique sun brooch, yellow gold set with seed pearls, circa 1900, 2.5 cm wide, 4.4 grams ***
*** A gold miner's brooch, spade entwined with rope and gold nugget specimens, 5.5 cm wide, 3.1 grams ***
*** A Colonial nephrite and gold brooch, New Zealand origin, 19th century, stamped '14K, 585', 4 x 3.5 cm ***
*** Danish sterling silver and green enamel leaf brooch and matching earrings, mid 20th century, stamped 'Vb, sterling, Denmark', the brooch 7 cm long ***
*** Georg Jensen two Danish sterling silver brooches, stamped 'Georg Jensen Sterling, Denmark, 246', and '282', the larger 3 cm wide ***
*** Wendt's Australian 9ct yellow gold brooch set with amethyst cut mineral specimen, 20th century, stamped 'Wendt'S, 9ct', 5 cm wide ***
*** An antique New Zealand boar tusk brooch with engraved fern and 'Hands Across the Sea' motif, mounted in 9ct yellow gold, 19th/20th century, stamped 'Edgar, 9ct', 10 cm wide ***
*** Four antique 9ct gold brooches, set with coloured stones and seed pearls, 19th/20th, the largest 5.5 cm wide, 13.9 grams total ***
*** A Colonial 'Bacchante' cameo brooch set in 18ct yellow gold, 19th century, 5 cm high ***
*** A pair of antique lapel brooches, set with cut citrines and seed pearls mounted in gold with black enamel banding, 19th century, most likely a tiara conversion, each 2.5 cm wide ***
*** An antique oval yellow gold brooch, set with a natural opal on matrix, 19th century, 3.8 cm wide ***
*** Two antique New Zealand greenstone anchor brooches mounted in 9ct rose gold with engraved decoration, 19th century, 6.3 cm long ***
*** A fine antique yellow gold brooch set with large amethyst surrounded by seed pearls, mid 19th century, 4.5 cm wide ***
*** An antique Colonial Australian yellow gold brooch set with green stone, 19th century, 4.5 cm high, 4.3 grams ***
*** Morison & Daley of Wagga Wagga, antique 9ct yellow gold bar brooch, set with an opal doublet surrounded by white diamonds, in original retailer's plush fitted box, 19th/20th century, 5.5 cm wide, 3.3 grams ***
*** An antique 18ct yellow gold horseshoe stockpin brooch, set with rubies and diamonds, 19th century, stamped '18ct', 5.6 cm wide, 4.8 grams ***
*** An antique Australian 15ct yellow gold harp and flowers brooch, adorned with seed pearls, 19th century, 5.5 cm wide, 5.7 grams ***
*** A 15ct rose gold bar brooch set with gold nugget, 19th century stamped '15ct' 6 cm long, 9.5 grams ***
*** William Drummond & Co. Australian Art Deco gold bar brooch set with sapphires and seed pearls, circa 1925, in original plush fitted box, 6 cm wide, 3.1 grams total ***
*** Newman's 9ct yellow gold bar brooch in the form of a golf club with diamond set hand grip, in original box, circa 1900, 6.5 cm long ***
*** A vintage 9ct white gold bow brooch set with three cut garnets, early to mid 20th century, 3.5 cm wide, 11.2 grams, Accompanied by a Pilkington Jewellers valuation of $1000 ***
*** An antique Australian Colonial yellow gold brooch, set with red stones, circa 1860s, 3.5 cm high, 3.2 grams ***
*** Two antique 15ct yellow gold circular brooches adorned with seed pearls, one with enamel highlights, circa 1900, each approximately 2.3 cm diameter, 8.1 grams total ***
*** Austro-Hungarian cockatoo brooch, silver and paua shell encrusted with rubies, sapphires, seed pearls and coral, early 20th century 6.5 cm high ***
*** Taylor & Sharp of Hobart, shell brooch mounted in rose gold with Tasmanian maps, 4 cm wide ***
*** An antique micro mosaic floral brooch in yellow gold mount, 19th century, 5 cm wide ***
*** A 15ct yellow gold floral bar brooch encrusted with seed pearl, by William Drummond & Co. Melbourne, 19th century stamped '15ct, W.D.' 5 cm long, 4.5 grams ***
*** Antique gold butterfly brooch set with diamonds, rubies, sapphire and seed pearls, circa 1900, 4 cm wide, 5 grams total ***
*** 15ct gold Edwardian star cluster pin. 41 seed pearls set in a double star brooch. Total weight 6gm. Very fine condition ***
*** William Drummond antique bar brooch, New Zealand greenstone and 9ct gold set with seed pearls, 19th century, stamped 'W.9.D', 5.5 cm wide ***
*** A Scottish style sterling silver and citrine buckle brooch inscribed 'Dia Agus Ar Duthaigh' (God and country), made in Birmingham, circa 1886, 7.5 cm wide ***