Australian Federation Brooch with Ruby, Sapphire, and Diamond
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- Federation Period - The Federation style in architecture and furniture is broadly the Australian equivalent of the English Edwardian period and extended from 1890 to 1915. The name relates to Australia becoming a Federation in 1901, when the colonies became the Commonwealth of Australia.
This item has been included into following indexes:
- brooches, bar brooches
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brooches, diamond
- diamond and ruby 417
- diamond and sapphire 401
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brooches, gold
- gold with rubies 648
- gold with sapphires 594
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