Gold Brooch with Quartz Specimen and Inscription, 1877

A gold brooch, of floral design, set with a central gold quartz…
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A gold brooch, of floral design, set with a central gold quartz specimen. The reverse inscribed E M S, 19th February 1877. Yellow gold. Length 50 mm. Provenance: Purchased from the estate of Bertha Florence Halstead, Buninyong. Similar examples: Australian Jewellery, 19th & early 20th century, Anne Schofield & Kevin Fahy, p. 36; Brilliant, Australian Gold and Silver 1851 - 1950, Edited by Eva Czernis-Ryl p15.

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