Australian Colonial Goldfields brooches have a rich history dating back to the mid-19th century gold rush era in Australia during. The brooches were a popular form of jewellery worn by women during this period, particularly those who were married to miners or who had family members working in the goldfields.

The brooches were made from gold mined from the Australian colonial goldfields, which were located primarily in Victoria, New South Wales, Western Australia and Queensland. These goldfields were discovered in the mid-1800s, and the subsequent gold rush led to a significant increase in the Australian population, as people flocked to the region in search of wealth and opportunity.

The brooches themselves were often quite ornate, featuring intricate designs that were meant to showcase the beauty of the Australian landscape and the wealth of the goldfields. Many brooches featured images of mining tools, such as picks and shovels, as more...

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Attributed to F. H. Hutton Ballarat, late 19th century, 9ct…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Nugget Center

Attributed to F. H. Hutton Ballarat, late 19th century, 9ct gold miners brooch set with central nugget, length 5.2 cm, weight 3.2gr

A gold miner's brooch, South African origin, 19th century, 4,5…

South African Gold Miner's Brooch, 19th Century

A gold miner's brooch, South African origin, 19th century, 4,5 cm long 3.8 grams

A gold miner's brooch in box, South African origin, 19th…

19th Century South African Gold Miner's Brooch

A gold miner's brooch in box, South African origin, 19th century, Stamped '9ct, 4,5 cm long 3.7 grams

A gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with rope and…

19th Century Gold Miner's Brooch with Pick and Shovel

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 gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with rope and…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Pick, Shovel, and Nuggets

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 goldfields Brooch/Locket, of ovoid foliate design, having a…

Goldfields Foliate Locket Brooch with Green Paste Detailing

A goldfields Brooch/Locket, of ovoid foliate design, having a central hinged panel with applied leaf and tendrils detailed with green paste, with concealed glazed locket, in 15ct gold, circa 1880. The brooch presents in very good condition overall. Total…

A 9ct yellow gold goldfields style brooch, with shovel, pick,…

Goldfields Style Brooch with Shovel, Pick, and Nugget

A 9ct yellow gold goldfields style brooch, with shovel, pick, bucket & nuget, as new Wt 7.1 grams

A c.1900 gilded 9ct. yellow gold miner's sweetheart…

Gilded Miner's Sweetheart Brooch with Gold Nuggets

A c.1900 gilded 9ct. yellow gold miner's sweetheart pick-and-shovel brooch the crossed tools highlighted with gold nuggets and gold wire. 6.92gm. Note: during the colonial gold rush period, there was a fashion for miners to give such brooches to their…

A gold miner's brooch, 9ct rose gold. Weight 4.9g.

9ct Rose Gold Miner's Brooch, 4.9g

A gold miner's brooch, 9ct rose gold. Weight 4.9g.

A 15ct yellow gold Coolgardie miners brooch made by Larard Bros,…

Larard Bros Coolgardie Miners Brooch in 15ct Gold

A 15ct yellow gold Coolgardie miners brooch made by Larard Bros, Melbourne, circa 1882-1945 marked with 29 5 94, 15ct, fleece, star and Larard Bros. Weight 7.8 grams. Complete with Caris Bros box.

Antique yellow gold miners brooch unmarked. Approx 4.3 grams.…

Antique 9ct Yellow Gold Miners Brooch - Unmarked - 4.3g

Antique yellow gold miners brooch unmarked. Approx 4.3 grams. Tests as 9ct

A gold miner's brooch of unusual form with double pick and…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Double Pick and Shovel

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 gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with swinging…

19th Century Gold Miner's Brooch with Swinging Bucket

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

Antique sterling silver miners brooch marked sterling silver.…

Sterling Silver Miners Brooch - Antique

Antique sterling silver miners brooch marked sterling silver. Approx length 58 mm, weight 7.98 grams

A New Zealand colonial 9ct. yellow gold and gold bearing quartz…

Gold Nugget Bar Brooch with Quartz - 9ct. Yellow Gold

A New Zealand colonial 9ct. yellow gold and gold bearing quartz nugget bar brooch, the natural unpolished nugget displaying good gold content, held by six claws. 7.18gm.

An Australian antique 15ct gold Victorian goldfields brooch…

Victorian Goldfields Grape Brooch

An Australian antique 15ct gold Victorian goldfields brooch decorated with grapes and vine leaves

A rare Australian antique Victorian goldfields gold filigree…

Victorian Goldfields Sapphire Locket Brooch

A rare Australian antique Victorian goldfields gold filigree brooch and locket, 15ct gold set with sapphire and hinged cover

New Zealand Colonial 15ct miners sweetheart brooch, central…

15ct Miners Sweetheart Brooch with Gold Quartz Panel

New Zealand Colonial 15ct miners sweetheart brooch, central panel of gold bearing quartz, floret spray decorations

A New Zealand colonial gilded 9ct and natural god nugget brooch,…

NZ colonial gold nugget brooch by F.W. Collins

A New Zealand colonial gilded 9ct and natural god nugget brooch, by F.W.Collins of Napier, the heavy nugget on double bars. Stamped maker's mark to reverse. 8.8gm.

A 9ct gold mining brooch, featuring crossed pick and shovel…

9ct gold mining brooch with pick, shovel, and bucket

A 9ct gold mining brooch, featuring crossed pick and shovel centring an articulating bucket, wt 6.8g. Length 5 cm.

A goldfields 'Forget Me Not' brooch an Australian 'Forget Me…

18ct Gold Forget Me Not Brooch with Pearl

A goldfields 'Forget Me Not' brooch an Australian 'Forget Me Not' brooch oval form, foliate and garland decoration, single set pearl; 18ct gold. Possibly Lamborn & Wagner. Weight 7g.

A miners brooch and other Australian jewellery includes silver…

Australian Jewelry Collection

A miners brooch and other Australian jewellery includes silver plate miners brooch, a 9ct rose gold front kookaburra brooch, a costume jewellery miners brooch, a enamel medal, a ANZAC slouch hat pin, as well as 9ct silver lined brooch.

An Australian goldfields brooch, the intricately detailed…

Australian Goldfields Brooch with Intricate Details

An Australian goldfields brooch, the intricately detailed brooch, depicting birds and mining tools within a foliate surround, in 18ct gold. Provenance: The brooch originally belonged to Edward Reeves, b. 1861 Manchester England, d. Adelaide Australia…

A South African gold miner's brooch, the finely detailed shovel,…

South African Gold Miner's Brooch in 9ct Gold

A South African gold miner's brooch, the finely detailed shovel, pick and nugget, in 9ct gold, boxed.

Australian 9ct gold 'Ballarat' mining brooch, later…

Ballarat Mining Brooch with Pick and Shovel

Australian 9ct gold 'Ballarat' mining brooch, later reproduction, with crossed pick and shovel, Ballarat inscribed to face of shovel, with bucket and rope, length 5 cm

Australian 15ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, with crossed…

19th Century Australian Gold Mining Brooch

Australian 15ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, with crossed pick and shovel, bucket with rope and pan, market 15ct to back, total weight 6.15gm, length 5 cm

Australian 18ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, with crossed…

19th Century Australian Gold Mining Brooch

Australian 18ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, with crossed pick and shovel, with central nugget, total weight 5.39gm, length 4.8gm

Australian 18ct gold 'Kalgoorlie' mining brooch, 19th century,…

Kalgoorlie Gold Mining Brooch

Australian 18ct gold 'Kalgoorlie' mining brooch, 19th century, with crossed pick and shovel with gold nuggets to each end, beneath arched letters reading Kalgoorlie, total weight 5.22gm, length 5 cm

Australian 18ct gold 'Kalgoorlie' mining brooch, 19th century,…

Kalgoorlie Mining Brooch, 18ct Gold, 19th Century

Australian 18ct gold 'Kalgoorlie' mining brooch, 19th century, with pick, shovel and winch, beneath arched letters reading Kalgoorlie, marked verso, total weight 6.63gm, length 5.5 cm

Australian 9ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, in the form of…

Australian 9ct Gold Mining Brooch with Diamond Accent

Australian 9ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, in the form of a crossed pick and shovel tied with rope, with additional wheelbarrow, bucket, sifter and gold nugget, accented with diamond to front of shovel, marked 9ct to back, length 4.5 cm, total…

Australian 9ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, in the form of…

Australian 9ct Gold Mining Brooch with Gold Nugget

Australian 9ct gold mining brooch, 19th century, in the form of a crossed pick and shovel with central pan and gold nugget, marked 9ct to back, total weight 4.45gm

9ct gold mining brooch, later stamp, in the form of a crossed…

9ct Gold Mining Brooch with Pick, Shovel and Nugget

9ct gold mining brooch, later stamp, in the form of a crossed pick and shovel with bucket, ladder and gold nugget, marked 9ct to back, total weight 4.31gm

19th century Australian 15ct gold mining brooch, with detailed…

Antique Australian Gold Mining Brooch by Larard Bros

19th century Australian 15ct gold mining brooch, with detailed hallmarks, by Larard Bros, Melbourne, circa 1895, in the form of a crossed pick and shovel with central gold nugget, marks to back of shovel, total weight 3.16gm

An early 20th century gold bearing quartz nugget brooch, the…

14ct Gold Quartz Nugget Brooch

An early 20th century gold bearing quartz nugget brooch, the natural form nugget displaying good gold content held by secure claws and a bar with scroll detail, testing as 14ct. gold. 6.9gm.

An unusual gold miner's brooch with gold ore and nuggets with…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Ore and Nuggets

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.

A goldfields brooch with mineral specimen, most likely…

Castlemaine Goldfields Brooch with Native Gold Nuggets

A goldfields brooch with mineral specimen, most likely Castlemaine, central Victoria, 19th century, stamped 'Native Gold Nuggets, 2 cm long, 1.6 grams total

Goldsmith Hall, Brisbane, gold miner's brooch with two picks,…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Picks, Nugget and Rope

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

Goldsmith Hall, Brisbane, gold miner's brooch with two picks,…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Picks, Shovel, Nugget and Sapphire

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 brooch, yellow gold pick and shovel…

Australian Gold Miner's Brooch

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

An 18ct yellow gold goldfields brooch, consisting of a pick,…

Goldfields Trio Brooch in 18ct Yellow Gold

An 18ct yellow gold goldfields brooch, consisting of a pick, shovel & pan, Wt7.5 grams

A 9ct gold miner's brooch with wheel barrow, pick and shovel,…

19th Century 9ct Gold Miner's Brooch with Tools

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 rare pair of South African gold mining brooches by Frank…

South African Gold Mining Brooches by Frank Cohen & Co

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

A Canadian 'Yukon' goldfields brooch with pick and shovel over…

Yukon Goldfields Brooch with Pick and Shovel

A Canadian 'Yukon' goldfields brooch with pick and shovel over crescent adorned with nuggets, 19th century, 4 cm long, 3.5 grams

A goldfields brooch, 15ct gold pick and shovel with nuggets and…

Goldfields Brooch with Pick, Shovel, and Nuggets

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 goldfields brooch, 9ct gold pick and shovel with bucket, rope…

Goldfields Brooch with Pick, Shovel, Rope and Nuggets

A goldfields brooch, 9ct gold pick and shovel with bucket, rope and nuggets, 19th century, stamped '9ct, 4.5 cm long, 4.5 grams

A Coolgardie miner's brooch, the brooch with pick, shovel and…

Coolgardie Miner's Nugget Brooch in 18ct Gold

A Coolgardie miner's brooch, the brooch with pick, shovel and bucket, with centrally set nugget, and 'Coolgardie' in relief, in 18ct gold. Provenance: The Coolgardie brooch offered for sale has been in the Farrell family since its purchase in the late…

An antique gold miners brooch, 15ct yellow gold, with high…

Gold Miner's Pick and Pan Brooch

An antique gold miners brooch, 15ct yellow gold, with high carat wash, presented as a stylised pick and shovel of elongated form, overlaid centrally with a gold pan, inset with, small stylised nuggets, flanked to each side by foliate motif, fitted with,…

An antique gold miners nugget brooch, 20ct yellow gold,…

Antique Gold Miner's Nugget Shovel Brooch

An antique gold miners nugget brooch, 20ct yellow gold, presented as a classic bar brooch designed as a shovel, detailed to spade with small stylised nuggets and to centre of handle a, larger free form nugget enveloped in gold rope, fitted with pin to…

9ct gold miners brooch, 5.66 grams

9ct Gold Miners Brooch - 5.66g

9ct gold miners brooch, 5.66 grams

A miner's brooch, 9ct rose gold. Weight 4.49g.

9ct Rose Gold Miner's Brooch, 4.49g

A miner's brooch, 9ct rose gold. Weight 4.49g.

9ct gold miners brooch, 5.35 grams

9ct Gold Miners Brooch - 5.35g

9ct gold miners brooch, 5.35 grams

A 15ct rose gold bar brooch set with gold nugget, 19th century…

19th Century Gold Nugget Bar Brooch, 15ct Rose Gold

A 15ct rose gold bar brooch set with gold nugget, 19th century stamped '15ct' 6 cm long, 9.5 grams

Goldfields brooch, gold ore mineral specimen set in 15ct yellow…

Goldfields Ore Brooch

Goldfields brooch, gold ore mineral specimen set in 15ct yellow gold, Victorian origin, 19th century 3 cm wide, 11.5 grams total

A miner's brooch, sterling silver shovel with gold nugget…

Miner's Shovel Brooch with Gold Nugget Specimen

A miner's brooch, sterling silver shovel with gold nugget specimen, early 20th century stamped '925' 6 cm long, 6.5 grams

Goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and nuggets, South…

Goldfields Brooch with Pick, Shovel, and Nuggets

Goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and nuggets, South African, 19th century marked '9ct, South Africa' 4.5 cm, 3.6 grams

A goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and nuggets, 9ct…

South African Goldfields Brooch with Pick and Shovel

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

A goldfields brooch, rose gold with pick and shovel, rope and…

Goldfields Brooch: 19th Century Mining Motif

A goldfields brooch, rose gold with pick and shovel, rope and nuggets, 19th century 5 cm long, 3.8 grams

A goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and bucket, gold…

Goldfields Brooch with Pick, Shovel, Rope, and Bucket

A goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with rope and bucket, gold plated silver, 19th century 5.5 cm long, 6.1 grams total

A goldfields brooch, pick and shovel with gold pan adorned with…

Goldfields Brooch with Mining Tools and Cottage Design

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

Ballarat goldfields gold nugget bar brooch, 19th century in C.…

Ballarat Gold Nugget Bar Brooch in Original Box

Ballarat goldfields gold nugget bar brooch, 19th century in C. Marks & Co. Ballarat box 5 cm long, 19.2 grams Provenance: Private Collection Ballarat

A yellow gold bar brooch set with gold nugget specimen…

Gold Nugget Bar Brooch with Diamond Encrustment, 19th Century

A yellow gold bar brooch set with gold nugget specimen encrusted with a diamond, 19th century 7 cm long, 10 grams

A gold bar brooch set with three gold nugget specimens, 19th…

Gold Nugget Bar Brooch, 19th Century

A gold bar brooch set with three gold nugget specimens, 19th century 5.5 cm long, 5.5 grams

A miner's brooch, 15ct gold set with mineral ore specimen, 19th…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Mineral Specimen, 19th Century

A miner's brooch, 15ct gold set with mineral ore specimen, 19th century 4.5 cm long

A fine 18ct yellow gold miners brooch festooned with gold…

18ct Gold Miners Brooch by Jacob Steiner, Adelaide

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

An Australian 15ct gold locket brooch decorated with kangaroo…

Gold Locket Brooch with Kangaroo and Emu Motif

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

A gilt miner's brooch, depicting a shovel, bucket and a miner's…

Gilt Miner's Brooch: Symbol of Hard Work and Dedication

A gilt miner's brooch, depicting a shovel, bucket and a miner's pick

9ct yellow gold miners brooch, having pick axe and shovel with…

9ct Gold Miners Brooch with Pick Axe and Shovel

9ct yellow gold miners brooch, having pick axe and shovel with central nugget and suspending bucket unmarked but tests 9ct length 5.7 cm Provenance: Inherited through the family, originally from Kalgoorlie watches

9ct yellow gold miners brooch, having two shovels, mounted pan…

9ct Gold Miner's Brooch with Shovels and Blue Stone

9ct yellow gold miners brooch, having two shovels, mounted pan with blue stone marked 9ct length 5 cm

Australian miners brooch, in the form of kangaroo, pick axe and…

Australian Miner's Kangaroo Brooch in Tool Box

Australian miners brooch, in the form of kangaroo, pick axe and shovel, in box

Colonial gold shovel brooch the spade set with stone (unmarked)

Gold Shovel Brooch with Stone

Colonial gold shovel brooch the spade set with stone (unmarked)

A late 19th century 15ct. yellow gold mining themed brooch, the…

19th Century Mining Themed Gold Brooch

A late 19th century 15ct. yellow gold mining themed brooch, the crossed pick and axe with central nugget, a small swing handle bucket below, variously stamped maker's marks to reverse and possible date 29/3/94. Possibly Australian. 4.23gms.

A gold nugget brooch, the knife-edge bar set with gold bearing…

Gold Nugget Brooch with Quartz in Rose Gold

A gold nugget brooch, the knife-edge bar set with gold bearing quartz. 9ct rose gold. Weight 5.26 grams. Length 4.5 cm. In leatherette box signed A. M. Perkin, Goldsmith & Jeweller, Kyneton

A goldfields brooch with a pick, a shovel, a spade, sieve and…

Goldfields Brooch with Mining Tools and Nugget

A goldfields brooch with a pick, a shovel, a spade, sieve and nugget, yellow gold, late 19th century, 4.5 cm long

A goldfields brooch in the form of a pick and shovel with rope…

Goldfields Brooch: Pick, Shovel, Rope, Nugget, Ribbon (5 words)

A goldfields brooch in the form of a pick and shovel with rope and nugget, all on a ribbon banner. late 19th century, yellow gold stamped '18ct, 5.5 cm long

A gold mining brooch, 18ct yellow gold, 19th century, 4 grams,…

19th Century 18ct Gold Mining Brooch, 4g, 5cm Long

A gold mining brooch, 18ct yellow gold, 19th century, 4 grams, 5 cm long

A gold mining brooch, yellow gold, 19th century, 4.3 grams, 4…

19th Century Gold Mining Brooch

A gold mining brooch, yellow gold, 19th century, 4.3 grams, 4 cm long

An antique Australian goldfields brooch, featuring oval glazed…

Australian Goldfields Brooch with Reversible Portraits

An antique Australian goldfields brooch, featuring oval glazed reversible portraits, set in a frame of oak leaf and nut decoration, mounted in 15ct gold, total length 65 mm

9ct yellow gold shovel and gold pan brooch, marked 9c, weight:…

9ct Gold Shovel and Pan Brooch - 3.5g

9ct yellow gold shovel and gold pan brooch, marked 9c, weight: approx 3.5 grams, size: approx 5 cm length

9ct brooch with gold nugget (approx 22-23ct), total weight:…

9ct Gold Brooch with 22-23ct Gold Nugget

9ct brooch with gold nugget (approx 22-23ct), total weight: approx 9.8 grams

A 15ct. gold and gold nugget miner's brooch, with shovel,…

Gold Miner's Brooch with Nugget and Tools

A 15ct. gold and gold nugget miner's brooch, with shovel, pick-axe and bucket, gold nugget to the centre, 'South Africa' raised on the shovel blade. 3.7gms

Australian 22ct brooch ornately worked, depicting gold miner at…

Ornate 22ct Gold Miner Brooch by G. Bell

Australian 22ct brooch ornately worked, depicting gold miner at his mine, various mining implements, enamelled ribbon swag and floral enrichments, stamped twice -G bell-. Trade directory listing for G S bell, 1869, Charles St, Footscray & 1972-6 Patrick…

An Australian goldfields double bar brooch set with a gold…

Goldfields Double Bar Brooch with Nugget, 1890

An Australian goldfields double bar brooch set with a gold nugget, circa 1890, stamped '15ct', 15.3 grams, 4.5 cm long

An Australian goldfields double bar brooch set with a gold…

Australian Goldfields Double Bar Brooch with Nugget

An Australian goldfields double bar brooch set with a gold nugget by George Richard Addis, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, circa 1890, stamped 'G.R.Addis/18C', 9.3 grams, 5.5 cm long. Literature: Gold & Silversmithing in Western Australia: A History by…

A goldfields brooch designed with a shovel and wire entwined…

Goldfields Nugget Shovel Brooch

A goldfields brooch designed with a shovel and wire entwined gold nugget, circa 1890, unmarked, 9 carat yellow gold bar, 7.6 grams, 6.5 cm long

A gold bar brooch, set with two gold nuggets. yellow gold. 3.7…

Gold Nugget Bar Brooch

A gold bar brooch, set with two gold nuggets. yellow gold. 3.7 grams, 4.5 cm long

An Australian goldfields brooch designed with a pick and shovel…

Australian Goldfields Brooch with Pick, Shovel and Nuggets

An Australian goldfields brooch designed with a pick and shovel with gold nuggets supporting a bucket, stamped '15Ct', circa 1890, 6.2 grams, 5.2 cm long

18ct yellow gold pearl and natural nugget brooch pendant…

Handcrafted 18ct Gold Pearl & Nugget Brooch Pendant

18ct yellow gold pearl and natural nugget brooch pendant handcrafted alluvial nugget and natural 'Keshi' Baroque pearl pendant detachable together with an 18ct 'D' frame brooch, weight 10.5 grams

Miners brooch 9ct crossed pick and shovel with a wire wrapped…

9ct Miner's Brooch with Nugget and Pick/Shovel Cross

Miners brooch 9ct crossed pick and shovel with a wire wrapped nugget to the centre. Markers mark MB&Co 9ct weight 3.3 grams

A delightful gold brooch of a young pan, 18ct Italian…

Art Nouveau Gold Pan Brooch

A delightful gold brooch of a young pan, 18ct Italian manufacture, depicted in the stylised Art Nouveau form of a young nymph or pan, beautifully detailed through the body in satin finished gold, holding in outstretched arms a double pipe, finely worked…

An Australian gold nugget and agate brooch, circa 1860 with a…

Australian Gold Nugget and Agate Brooch, Circa 1860

An Australian gold nugget and agate brooch, circa 1860 with a cushion shaped section of banded agate within a border of natural gold nuggets and high carat gold bars, unmarked, 6 cm wide, 38.7 grams, The brooch is reputed to be made in Bendigo from…

A goldfields bar brooch, late 19th century designed with…

Goldfields Bar Brooch with Shovel, Pick and Nuggets

A goldfields bar brooch, late 19th century designed with crossed shovel and pick with small gold nuggets and a blue doublet, set on a gold bow, 18 carat yellow gold, 4.5 cm long, 5.1 grams

An antique gold nugget bar brooch, to be sold with two gold…

Antique Gold Nugget Bar Brooch with Two Nuggets

An antique gold nugget bar brooch, to be sold with two gold nuggets. Total weight 10.7 grams.

A diamond set gold mining brooch in original box by Colls Bros.…

Colls Bros. Gold Mining Brooch with Diamond in Box

A diamond set gold mining brooch in original box by Colls Bros. Jewellers, Johannesurg

An early Australian gold nugget brooch, a solid gold free…

Australian Gold Nugget Brooch

An early Australian gold nugget brooch, a solid gold free formed nugget with some crystal inclusions, mounted on an 18ct yellow gold brooch pin. Provenance: From the collection of Professor GWK (Ken) Cavill., Wt 22.4grams

An early Australian yellow gold quartz gold nugget mounted on a…

Australian Gold Nugget Bar Brooch by Edward Schafer

An early Australian yellow gold quartz gold nugget mounted on a 15ct gold bar brooch by Edward Schafer, a double bar with twist and ball finials, inset with a quartz gold nugget in natural form. Stamped 15ct E.S for Edward Schafer, Melbourne., as seen in…

18ct yellow gold Australian miner's brooch, with diamond,…

18ct Australian Miner's Brooch with Diamond

18ct yellow gold Australian miner's brooch, with diamond, weight: approx 5.3 grams, size: approx 5 cm wide (no marks but tests as at least 18ct)