George Richard Addis, was born in Victoria to a family from Herefordshire. In Victoria, the family farmed shire horses and had a transport business. George Addis trained as a jeweller in the eastern states and then moved to Tasmania where he displayed his craft in a colonial exhibition in Launceston in 1891-2. He then moved to Western Australia in 1894 and set up shop in the town of Boulder in 1893 and then later in Kalgoorlie where he displayed his noted collection of nuggets as well as his jewellery. He retired in 1911 to a farm he owned in Tenterden, a small town over 300km south east of Perth where he died circa 1937.

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George Richard Addis of Kalgoorlie antique Australian 15ct gold…

Antique Australian 15ct Gold Stock-Pin Brooch with Blue Sapphires

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

George Richard Addis of Kalgoorlie Western Australia, 15ct…

George Richard Addis 15ct Gold Nugget Bar Brooch, 19th/20th Century

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

George Richard Addis of Kalgoorlie Western Australia,…

Antique Double Bar Brooch with Gold Nugget Specimen, 19th Century

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

18ct gold miners brooch attributed to George Addis Kalgoorlie…

George Addis' Coolgardie Gold Miners Brooch

18ct gold miners brooch attributed to George Addis Kalgoorlie circa mid1890s. Showing winch, bucket, pick and shovel with a halo spelling out Coolgardie. (half of the letter E missing). Weight:4.9 grams.

A 15ct gold lily of the valley brooch by George Richard Addis,…

Gold Lily of the Valley Brooch by G.R. Addis

A 15ct gold lily of the valley brooch by George Richard Addis, Launceston/Kalgoorlie (1864-1937), each of the 13 flower settings containing a red stone, the free form leaves set with 32 old single-cut diamonds, stamped 'G.R. Addis' and '15ct'.

A Kalgoorlie 18ct brooch by George Richard Addis circa…

George Addis Moonstone Paste Brooch

A Kalgoorlie 18ct brooch by George Richard Addis circa 1890-1910 set with paste and moonstone stamped Gr Addis verso length 5 cm

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…

G R Addis 18ct miners brooch, featuring a twisted bar with…

18ct Miners Brooch by George R Addis

G R Addis 18ct miners brooch, featuring a twisted bar with crossed pick and shovel and suspended bucket. Hallmarked 18ct, GRA, George R Addis - Kalgoorlie.

An Australian goldfield's miner's brooch, by George Richard…

Golden Miner's Brooch with Pick, Shovel, and Bucket Pendant

An Australian goldfield's miner's brooch, by George Richard Addis, circa 1895, the crossed pick and shovel, centring a gold nugget, suspending an articulated bucket pendant, the gold bar accented by ropetwist decoration, to the reeded gold ball terminals,…

A gold nugget bar brooch, George. R. Addis, Launceston,…

18ct Gold Nugget Bar Brooch by George R. Addis

A gold nugget bar brooch, George. R. Addis, Launceston, Kalgoorlie, marked 18ct, length 4.5 cm, weight 3.98 grams

An Australian 'Kalgoorlie' Goldfields Miner's brooch, by George…

Kalgoorlie Goldfields Miner's Brooch by George Addis

An Australian 'Kalgoorlie' Goldfields Miner's brooch, by George Richard Addis, 91 Hannan Street, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, circa 1895, designed with arched gold lettering 'KALGOORLIE' above crossed pick axe, shovel with nugget and sledgehammer…

18ct yellow gold West Australian goldfields miners brooch by…

18ct Gold Miners Brooch by G.R. Addis

18ct yellow gold West Australian goldfields miners brooch by George Richard Addis, working Eastern goldfields 1894-1934. Manufactured with a double bar, fluted ball finial design with a large mounted central nugget. Marked verso 'G. R. Addis 18C' with…