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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Antique South African souvenir gold miner's brooch, 5 cm wide…

South African Gold Miner Brooch

Antique South African souvenir gold miner's brooch, 5 cm wide approx

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

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

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)

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.

Silver pick brooch with opal nugget

Opal Nugget Silver Brooch

Silver pick brooch with opal nugget

9ct pearl stick pin & part nugget (23ct) stick pin, (pin 14ct)…

Vintage Jewelry Collection with Accessories

9ct pearl stick pin & part nugget (23ct) stick pin, (pin 14ct) in original box, together with vintage 1960s Sarah Coventry Gold Tone Floral Brooch, hedgehog brooch, Australian Commonwealth Military Forces badge, I Magnin & Co compact

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…

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 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 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

19ct yellow gold nugget bar brooch total weight approx 4.9 grams

19ct Gold Nugget Bar Brooch - 4.9g Total Weight

19ct yellow gold nugget bar brooch total weight approx 4.9 grams

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.

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

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.

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 bar brooch with 2ct yellow gold nugget

9ct Bar Brooch with 2ct Gold Nugget Accent

9ct bar brooch with 2ct yellow gold nugget

A Victorian gold bar brooch with nugget, unmarked 9ct gold bars…

Victorian Gold Nugget Bar Brooch - 9ct Unmarked

A Victorian gold bar brooch with nugget, unmarked 9ct gold bars with river worn natural gold nugget. TW 6.6gms.

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 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

9ct gold miners brooch, 5.66 grams

9ct Gold Miners Brooch - 5.66g

9ct gold miners brooch, 5.66 grams

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 gold nugget bar brooch. Marked 9ct. Length 50 mm. Weight 3.77…

9ct Gold Nugget Bar Brooch - 3.77g, 50mm

A gold nugget bar brooch. Marked 9ct. Length 50 mm. Weight 3.77 grams

A gold and quartz nugget bar brooch. 9ct yellow gold. Weight 7.…

Gold and Quartz Nugget Bar Brooch

A gold and quartz nugget bar brooch. 9ct yellow gold. Weight 7.64 grams. Length 58 mm. Marked 9ct.

14ct gold bar brooch with gold fields nugget weight approx 6.3…

14ct Gold Nugget Bar Brooch - 6.3g Weight

14ct gold bar brooch with gold fields nugget weight approx 6.3 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.

An Australian 18ct yellow gold bar brooch with gold nugget

Australian Gold Nugget Bar Brooch

An Australian 18ct yellow gold bar brooch with gold nugget

A miner's brooch, 9ct rose gold.

9ct Rose Gold Miner's Brooch

A miner's brooch, 9ct rose gold.

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.

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

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)

9ct gold goldfields miners brooch, with safety chain. 4.4gms.…

Goldfields Miners Brooch with Safety Chain - 8ct Marked

9ct gold goldfields miners brooch, with safety chain. 4.4gms. Marked 8ct

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.

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

9ct yellow gold South African Mining brooch, depicting a pick…

South African Mining Brooch in 9ct Gold

9ct yellow gold South African Mining brooch, depicting a pick and shovel, with nugget and suspended bucket.the shovel is marked 'South Africa'. Stamped 9ct. Length 44 mm

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

Yellow gold diamond set nugget brooch. 7 diamonds (total approx.…

Gold Nugget Brooch with Diamonds - 0.23 ct

Yellow gold diamond set nugget brooch. 7 diamonds (total approx. 0.23 cts) set in palette form on four bar brooch. Pin missing. Weight 10g

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

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

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 gold nugget brooch, the gold nugget on a safety pin style bar.…

Gold Nugget Brooch on Safety Pin Bar

A gold nugget brooch, the gold nugget on a safety pin style bar. Yellow gold. Weight 4.29 grams. Length 3.7 mm

A gold 'Rhodesia' nugget bar brooch. Yellow gold. Weight 4.59…

Rhodesia Nugget Bar Brooch in Yellow Gold

A gold 'Rhodesia' nugget bar brooch. Yellow gold. Weight 4.59 grams. Length 45 mm.

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…

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.

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

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…

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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 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…

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

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 15ct yellow gold miners brooch made as a naturalistic shovel…

Naturalistic Gold Miners Brooch with Pickaxe and Shovel

A 15ct yellow gold miners brooch made as a naturalistic shovel fitted at an angle to the front of a pickaxe, each with a gold nugget at the point. Weight: 4.7g

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

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

15ct yellow gold Australian miners nugget brooch, c.1860's.…

Australian Gold Nugget Brooch by R. & T. Willis

15ct yellow gold Australian miners nugget brooch, c.1860's. Attributed to R. & T. Willis, Melbourne Jewellers 1858 - 1874. Double bar brooch with a central nugget. The bars each having a curved end and a square cornered end. Length 43 mm. Weight 8.6 grams…

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

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

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

An antique Australian goldfields brooch, the oval brooch having…

Australian Goldfields Brooch with Vines and Leaves

An antique Australian goldfields brooch, the oval brooch having a hinged panel decorated with vines and leaves, mounted in 15ct gold

A South African miners brooch. Featuring a pick and shovel,…

South African Miner's 9ct Gold Brooch

A South African miners brooch. Featuring a pick and shovel, centered with a gold nugget and bucket, all in 9ct gold.

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 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.

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 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

9ct gold miners brooch, 5.35 grams

9ct Gold Miners Brooch - 5.35g

9ct gold miners brooch, 5.35 grams

Amethyst flower brooch, white gold with delicate textured…

Amethyst Flower Brooch & Opal Jewelry Set

Amethyst flower brooch, white gold with delicate textured yellow gold leaves, three small diamonds and an amethyst flower, a yellow gold nugget scarf pin hand set with a white opal, an opal necklet framed and delicately set with a fine silver chain (3),…

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

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.

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

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

18ct miners brooch. An 18ct yellow gold (tested) miners brooch…

18ct Miners Brooch with Pick Axe, Shovel & Bucket

18ct miners brooch. An 18ct yellow gold (tested) miners brooch with crossed pick axe, shovel and suspended bucket. Circa 1910-1930

A gold mining brooch, crossed pick and shovel surmounted by two…

Rose Gold Mining Brooch with Pick and Shovel Design

A gold mining brooch, crossed pick and shovel surmounted by two buckets. 9ct rose gold. Weight 3.66 grams. Length 4.8 cm. (Missing pin)

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 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.

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

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.

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…

An antique Australian double bar brooch with gold nugget…

An antique Australian double bar brooch with gold nugget specimen flanked by cut stones, 19th century, 4.4 cm wide, 6.8 grams

Charles Henry May (attributed) of Perth Western Australia, 18ct…

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

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

An antique Australian goldfields brooch, featuring an oval…

Antique Australian Goldfields Brooch with Reversible Portrait

An antique Australian goldfields brooch, featuring an oval glazed reversible portrait, set in a frame of leaves, flowers, birds and a nest, set with garnets and seed pearls mounted in 15ct gold, boxed.

Gold miners brooch 9ct yellow gold weight approximately5.9 grams

9ct Gold Miners Brooch - 5.9g

Gold miners brooch 9ct yellow gold weight approximately5.9 grams

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

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.

A Miner's brooch, a shovel with diamond set nugget, yellow gold,…

Gold Miner's Diamond-Set Shovel Brooch

A Miner's brooch, a shovel with diamond set nugget, yellow gold, length 49 mm. (Similar example lot 389, sold June 3, 2014, Mossgreen Australian & Colonial Antique & Historical)

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