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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An antique Australian gold nugget specimen brooch, 19th century,…

An antique Australian gold nugget specimen brooch, 19th century, 3.8 cm wide, 4 grams

An Australian 9ct yellow gold goldfields brooch with pick,…

An Australian 9ct yellow gold goldfields brooch with pick, shovel, bucket & gold nugget, Wt 5 grams

15ct gold miners brooch, in the form of a spade, pick, shifter…

15ct gold miners brooch, in the form of a spade, pick, shifter and bucket, total weight 6gm, height 5 cm

South African 9ct yellow gold miners brooch weight 4 grams

4g 9ct Yellow Gold Miners Brooch from South Africa

South African 9ct yellow gold miners brooch weight 4 grams

A c1900 mining interest 9ct gold brooch, formed as a crossed…

Vintage 9ct Gold Mining Brooch with Shovel and Pick

A c1900 mining interest 9ct gold brooch, formed as a crossed shovel and pick with bound rope and nuggets. 3gm.

Coolgardie Western Australian goldfields antique 15ct gold…

Antique Coolgardie Goldfields 15ct Gold Brooch with Pictorial Marks

Coolgardie Western Australian goldfields antique 15ct gold brooch, pictorial maker's marks, stamped '15', 6 cm wide, 8.1 grams

Opal and gold floral spray brooch, opals supplied by Dagbjorn…

Opal and Gold Floral Brooch with Original Gems

Opal and gold floral spray brooch, opals supplied by Dagbjorn Johnson miner from Andamooka with original opal gems, double bay box

19th century goldfields brooch 1x gold miners brooch with…

Goldfields Nugget Brooch

19th century goldfields brooch 1x gold miners brooch with nugget on shovel handle on the blade of the shovel 15ct yellow gold with a total weight of 4.0 grams. No makers marks seen.

1x miners brooch with nugget, crossed pick and shovel both with…

9ct Gold Miners Brooch with Nugget and Tools

1x miners brooch with nugget, crossed pick and shovel both with small nuggets and articulated bucket 9ct yellow gold stamped 9ct no makes marks seen and a total weight 3.2 g

Miners Windless brooch late 1900s 1x miners brooch with nugget,…

Miners 18ct Gold Nugget Brooch with Articulated Bucket

Miners Windless brooch late 1900s 1x miners brooch with nugget, cross pick and shovel with small nuggets and articulated bucket 18ct yellow no makers marks seem total weight 2.7 grams.

Goldfields mining brooch 1@ 9ct yellow gold with nugget and…

Goldfields Mining Brooch with Nuggets and Tools

Goldfields mining brooch 1@ 9ct yellow gold with nugget and crossed pick and shovel with nugget on the blade of the shovel. No makers marks seen. Total weight 6,6 grams

Late 19th century miners brooch 1@ 9ct yellow gold miners…

19th Century Gold Miner's Brooch

Late 19th century miners brooch 1@ 9ct yellow gold miners brooch depicting nugget, pick and shovel with nugget on the blade of the shovel total weight 5.7 grams. No makers mark evident.

Vintage gold nugget specimen picture pendant / brooch, the…

Gold Nugget Specimen Pendant/Brooch with 12kt GF Marking

Vintage gold nugget specimen picture pendant / brooch, the pendant is marked 12kt Gf. (gold filled)

New Zealand Colonial 9ct double bar brooch, mounted with gold…

Gold Nugget Fern Brooch

New Zealand Colonial 9ct double bar brooch, mounted with gold nugget and two fern fronds

Duggan & Shappere Colonial 15ct yellow gold bar brooch set with…

Colonial gold nugget bar brooch, 19th century

Duggan & Shappere Colonial 15ct yellow gold bar brooch set with three gold nugget specimens, 19th century, 5 cm wide, 6.9 grams

A c1900 'South Africa' mining interest brooch, as a spade with…

South African Mining Brooch with Spade and Nuggets

A c1900 'South Africa' mining interest brooch, as a spade with sieve, nuggets and engraved ribbon. 2.60gms.

9ct gold goldfields miner's brooch, attributed to 'Star Bros.'…

Goldfields Miner's Brooch with Nugget and Bucket Suspension

9ct gold goldfields miner's brooch, attributed to 'Star Bros.' Australia, circa 1890, modelled as a crossed pick and shovel, centrally set with a nugget and suspending a bucket, stamped S.Bros, length approximately 45 mm, retailed by Anne Schofield, 3.6…

Larard Bros, 15ct gold 'West Australia' miners brooch, circa…

Larard Bros 15ct Gold Miners Brooch, 1894 West Australia

Larard Bros, 15ct gold 'West Australia' miners brooch, circa 1894 signed Larard Bros, dated 29/3/94, 15ct gold, weight 5.9gm, measuring 4.5 x 3.0 cm.

F. W. Collins (Napier) 9ct gold nugget brooch, the heavy…

9ct Gold Nugget Brooch with Natural Heavy Nugget

F. W. Collins (Napier) 9ct gold nugget brooch, the heavy natural gold nugget on double bars. Stamped maker's mark to reverse. 8.8gm.

A Colonial 15ct yellow gold double bar brooch with gold nugget…

Colonial Gold Nugget Double Bar Brooch, 19th Century

A Colonial 15ct yellow gold double bar brooch with gold nugget specimens, 19th century stamped '15ct' 4 cm wide, 4.9 grams

An Antique Australian goldfields brooch set with a large…

Goldfields Brooch with Natural Gold Ore Specimen

An Antique Australian goldfields brooch set with a large natural gold ore specimen in 22ct gold mount, circa 1860 4.5 cm wide, 16.5 grams total

A gold miner's brooch of shovel form with twisted rope and gold…

Gold miner's shovel brooch with nuggets and rope, 19th century

A gold miner's brooch of shovel form with twisted rope and gold nugget specimens, 19th century 5.5 cm wide, 4.4 grams

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

Antique Gold Miner's Brooch with Nuggets and Tools

An antique gold miner's brooch with crossed pick and shovel, gold nugget specimens in gold pan, adorned with scrolling leaves on rope twists, 19th century, a fine example 6 cm wide, 6.4 grams

Antique gold flower brooch and group gold brooch set with a…

Mixed Brooch Set with Antique Gold and Fraternity Emblem

Antique gold flower brooch and group gold brooch set with a pearl, weight 1.15 grams and a pick porcelain set metal piece and a Phi Beta Epsilon fraternity brooch

Late 19th century mining brooch showing a crossed pick and…

Australian 18ct Mining Brooch with Pick and Shovel

Late 19th century mining brooch showing a crossed pick and shovel with nuggets. Possible Australian origin. No makers marks. Stamped 18ct. Weight: 9.9 grams.

Barclay Bros. of Melbourne gold miner's brooch with crossed…

Barclay Bros. Gold Miner's Brooch

Barclay Bros. of Melbourne gold miner's brooch with crossed pick and shovel, and entwined rope, 19th century, stamped 'B. Bros. 9ct', 4.8 cm wide, 2.8 grams

An antique Colonial yellow gold bar brooch with engraved…

Colonial Gold Bar Brooch with Welcome Stranger Provenance

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…

Australian 15ct gold bar brooch and matching 9ct gold earrings…

Gold Nugget Set with Brooch and Earrings

Australian 15ct gold bar brooch and matching 9ct gold earrings set with handsome gold nugget specimens, 19th century, 4.5 cm wide, 11.75 grams total

A Colonial brooch with flying bird, vine leaves and green stone,…

Victorian Goldfields Brooch with Flying Bird and Green Stone

A Colonial brooch with flying bird, vine leaves and green stone, tests high carat gold, most likely Victorian goldfields origin, circa 1865, 4 cm high, 9.1 grams

A gold miner's brooch in the form of a shovel with quartz ore…

Gold Miner's Shovel Brooch with Quartz Ore Specimen

A gold miner's brooch in the form of a shovel with quartz ore specimen, 19th century, 4.2 cm wide, 3.2 grams

Gold miner's bar brooch with horseshoes and gold nugget…

Gold Miner's Horseshoe Bar Brooch with Nugget Specimen

Gold miner's bar brooch with horseshoes and gold nugget specimen, 19th century, 6.5 cm wide, 11 grams

A rare 'Malcolm' Western Australian goldfields brooch, late…

Rare Malcolm Western Australian Goldfields Brooch

A rare 'Malcolm' Western Australian goldfields brooch, late 19th century, housed in a period plush box with a Ballarat newspaper clipping, 5.5 cm wide, 5.6 grams. Illustrated in 'Gold & Silversmithing in Western Australia' by Dorothy Erickson [U.W.A.…

Probable Frank Grady 18ct and three gold nugget bar brooch…

Gold Nugget Brooch with Engraving and Markings

Probable Frank Grady 18ct and three gold nugget bar brooch reverse bar engraved 'To Alice 29-7-09' marked with crown 18c

New Zealand silver Edith E Morris Wellington (1894-1965)…

Turquoise Nugget Brooch by Edith E Morris

New Zealand silver Edith E Morris Wellington (1894-1965) turquoise brooch, claw set turquoise nugget on heavy wire worked platform, marked Stg Sil and feathered arrow emblem

Gold brooch 15ct gold nugget in the form of a question mark, 6.…

15ct Gold Nugget Question Mark Brooch, 6.55g

Gold brooch 15ct gold nugget in the form of a question mark, 6.55g

A c.1900 9ct yellow gold mining interest brooch, crossed pick…

Gold Mining Brooch with Nuggets and Tools

A c.1900 9ct yellow gold mining interest brooch, crossed pick and shovel, the central sieve/pan with nuggets, bucket attached, highlighted with two red stones. Stamped 9ct, length 4.8 cm. 4.2gm

Colonial Australian yellow gold brooch with Doves, garlands,…

Australian Gold Brooch with Doves and Gemstones

Colonial Australian yellow gold brooch with Doves, garlands, egg & a gold nugget. Set with red gemstones. total weight 17 grams. Early restoration to the reverse.

12ct gold and hardstone brooch, composed of a crescent shaped…

Gold Hardstone Brooch with Textured Nugget Surround

12ct gold and hardstone brooch, composed of a crescent shaped polished hardstone, within a textured gold nugget surround, measuring 20 mm x 42 mm, reverse stamped 'Native gold Nuggets', 4.5 grams

15ct gold brooch, circa 1889, in the form of a pan and gold…

Gold Nugget Pan Brooch from 1889 with Inscription

15ct gold brooch, circa 1889, in the form of a pan and gold nugget, back inscribed 'Queensland, 16-6-89', accompanied by a fitted box from A. Saunders, Sydney, 22.9 grams

15ct gold quartz brooch, Duggin, Shappere and Co, centring a…

15ct Gold Quartz Brooch by Duggin Shappere & Co

15ct gold quartz brooch, Duggin, Shappere and Co, centring a quartz and gold nugget, on a bar inscribed 'Hg' and 'Fg', maker's mark for Duggin Shappere and Co., length 50 mm, accompanied by a fitted period box, 11.3 grams

Colonial NZ/Australian 9ct gold rush miners brooch crossed…

Gold Rush Miners Brooch with Shovel and Pick

Colonial NZ/Australian 9ct gold rush miners brooch crossed shovel and pick with rope, unmarked

9ct yellow gold mining brooch, pick and shovel mining brooch 8.…

9ct Gold Pick & Shovel Mining Brooch - 8.3gm

9ct yellow gold mining brooch, pick and shovel mining brooch 8.3gm

A silver miner's brooch, late 19th century, designed with a…

Late 19th Century Silver Miner's Brooch

A silver miner's brooch, late 19th century, designed with a fern leaf wreath and ribbon around a hat, a pair of boots and a pick, unmarked, 4.5 cm wide.

A group of five assorted jewellery pieces, a group of five…

Assorted Jewellery Pieces with Marcasite and Opal Pendant

A group of five assorted jewellery pieces, a group of five assorted jewellery pieces, including a marcasite set armed Forces brooch, a trench art three and six pence bracelet, a silver boomerang and koala brooch, an opal triplet pendant on chain and a…

A gold goldfields brooch, Australian, circa 1870, centring an…

Goldfields Garnet Brooch with Fitted Box

A gold goldfields brooch, Australian, circa 1870, centring an oval cut garnet against a gold leaf background, within an openwork foliate border, all in high carat gold, length approximately 60 mm, accompanied by original fitted box.

Antique rose gold and gold quartz nugget brooch marked 9ct,…

Antique 9ct Rose Gold Quartz Nugget Brooch (6.2g)

Antique rose gold and gold quartz nugget brooch marked 9ct, weight 6.2 grams, length 57 mm

Antique gold nugget and 15ct yellow bar brooch marked 15ct,…

Antique 15ct Gold Nugget Bar Brooch

Antique gold nugget and 15ct yellow bar brooch marked 15ct, length 48 mm, weight 4.3 grams. Nuggets tests as high grade.

A South African gold miner's brooch with crossed pick and…

South African Gold Miner's Brooch - 9ct, 4.9g

A South African gold miner's brooch with crossed pick and shovel, rope and bucket, stamped '9ct', 5 cm wide, 4.9 grams

South African miner's 9ct gold brooch with crossed pick and…

South African Miner's Gold Nugget Brooch

South African miner's 9ct gold brooch with crossed pick and shovel and gold nugget attached to shovel handle, 4.5 cm wide, 3.4 grams.

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

Australian Gold Miner's Brooch

An Australian gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with hanging bucket, nugget specimen and entwined rope, 19th century, 5.5 cm wide, 4.2 grams

'Coolgardie' rare Australian gold miner's brooch, 15ct yellow…

Rare 19th Century Coolgardie Gold Miner's Brooch

'Coolgardie' rare Australian gold miner's brooch, 15ct yellow gold with full Larard Bros. Marks, 19th century, 4.5 cm wide, 4.3 grams

'Kalgoorlie' rare and impressive Australian goldfields brooch,…

'Kalgoorlie' Goldfields Brooch, 1881 Stamped

'Kalgoorlie' rare and impressive Australian goldfields brooch, stamped '1881'. 6 cm wide, 5.5 grams. Ref: see 'Gold & Silversmithing in Western Australia' by Dorothy Erickson, page 453.

A rare Australian gold miner's brooch, gold pan with nuggets…

Rare 19th Century Australian Gold Miner's Brooch

A rare Australian gold miner's brooch, gold pan with nuggets flanked by picks and shovels on each shoulder, housed in a period box marked 'Henry F. Hutton Watchmaker & Jeweller, Sturt Street Ballarat', 19th century, rare. 5.5 cm wide, 4.5 grams

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

Australian Gold Miner's Brooch with Pick and Shovel

An Australian gold miner's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with hanging bucket, nugget specimen and entwined rope, 19th century, 4.5 cm wide, 3.2 grams

Australian miners brooch, c.1880, featuring a gold nugget and…

Australian Miner's Brooch with Gold Nugget and Doves

Australian miners brooch, c.1880, featuring a gold nugget and two figurative doves, surrounded by a grape vine border with small faceted ruby detailing, stamped 'Bb', 17.01 grams. Provenance: purchased at Alan Landis Antiques 1980

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.

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…

Antique 9ct rose gold miners brooch marked 9ct. Approx length…

9ct Rose Gold Miners Brooch - Antique

Antique 9ct rose gold miners brooch marked 9ct. Approx length 48 mm, weight 4.2 grams

A c.1900 9ct. yellow gold and white metal mining brooch, the…

Vintage Mining Brooch with Crossed Pick and Shovel

A c.1900 9ct. yellow gold and white metal mining brooch, the crossed pick and shovel with gold heads, in vintage box, length 4.4 cm.

An Australian goldfields brooch, of foliate design, with glazed…

Australian Goldfields Brooch in 18ct Gold

An Australian goldfields brooch, of foliate design, with glazed window to reverse, in 18ct gold.

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 goldfields cameo brooch, the shell cameo depicting Athena in…

Goldfields Athena Cameo Brooch with Emu Surmount

A goldfields cameo brooch, the shell cameo depicting Athena in profile, within a decorative foliate border with an emu surmount, in 15ct gold, circa 1865. Condition: the cameo presents in very good order overall. Featuring Athena in profile, with face of…

Australian goldfields bar brooch, 18ct gold set with large…

Australian Goldfields Bar Brooch with Large Nugget Specimen

Australian goldfields bar brooch, 18ct gold set with large matrix gold nugget specimen, 19th century, stamped '18c' with two pictorial maker's marks, housed in a C. Marks & Co of Ballarat plush box., 5 cm long, 10.6 grams

A goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with nugget…

South African Goldminer's 9ct Brooch with Nugget Specimen

A goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with nugget specimen, rope and bucket, stamped 'South Africa, 9ct, 4.5 cm, 3.5 grams

An Australian goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with…

Australian Goldminer's Brooch with Pick, Shovel, and Nugget

An Australian goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with gold nugget specimen and entwined rope, 19th century, 5.75 cm wide, 6.6 grams

A goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with bucket, rope…

South African Goldminer's Brooch with Engraving

A goldminer's brooch, crossed pick and shovel with bucket, rope and gold nugget specimen, stamped 'South African, 9ct' and engraved on reverse 'Edith, 5 cm long, 4.6 grams

Three brooches and a pendant, a sixpence bar brooch dated 1910,…

Antique Brooches and Gold Medallion Collection

Three brooches and a pendant, a sixpence bar brooch dated 1910, two miner's style brooches, and a gold medallion dated 1906. (4)

A 9ct yellow gold mining brooch, in the form of crossed pick…

9ct Gold Mining Brooch with Pick, Shovel and Nugget

A 9ct yellow gold mining brooch, in the form of crossed pick and shovel with bucket, ladder gold nugget and chain. Engraved '9ct', length 4.5 cm

A gold miner's brooch, decorated with pick and shovel and small…

Gold Miner's Brooch with South African Half Pond Coin

A gold miner's brooch, decorated with pick and shovel and small nuggets with a central rope twist design setting containing a South African half pond coin dated 1896, with safety chain.

An early Australian gold nugget brooch, c.1890 retailed by R &…

Australian Gold Nugget Brooch from 1890

An early Australian gold nugget brooch, c.1890 retailed by R & W Stewart Jewellers, Launceston, Tasmania, gold and quartz nugget on a 9ct yellow gold pin, with R and W Stewart box, Wt 6.5 grams

A gold miners brooch, designed as a shovel, pick and gold…

Gold Miner's Brooch: 18ct Shovel, Pick and Nugget Design

A gold miners brooch, designed as a shovel, pick and gold nugget, in 18ct gold, circa 1890.

A malachite goldfields brooch by J.W.Dunkerton, the large oval…

Malachite Goldfields Brooch by J.W. Dunkerton in 18ct Gold

A malachite goldfields brooch by J.W.Dunkerton, the large oval malachite plaque set within a surround of leaves and tendrils, hallmarked, in 18ct gold.

An alluvial gold nugget bar brooch, with safety chain, 7.0g…

Alluvial Gold Nugget Bar Brooch with Provenance

An alluvial gold nugget bar brooch, with safety chain, 7.0g total weight. Provenance: Given by Fred Kingswood to his daughter Mary upon his return from the Western Australian goldfields

A rare Australian gold rush era double bar brooch set with…

Double Bar Brooch with Ballarat Gold Nuggets

A rare Australian gold rush era double bar brooch set with three Ballarat gold nuggets on 18ct gold bars total weight 18g

South African 9ct gold miners brooch c.1900, length 5.3 cm,…

1900 South African 9ct Gold Miners Brooch

South African 9ct gold miners brooch c.1900, length 5.3 cm, weight 3.6gr

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.