Precious Antique Jewellery
Gold Filled Locket: open
Circa C19th, Gold filled locket, possibly American. The full cover engraved with Acanthus leaves and flowers with a vacant monogram shield to front. Hinged at bottom; release baton inside the bow. Containing an original Ambrotype photo on glass of a gentleman in the period dress of the C19th. This photographic technique was invented in 1851. An old scratch to the image. Dimensions 55 over bow x 35 mm.
Gold Filled Locket: back
Circa C19th, Gold filled locket, possibly American. The full cover engraved with Acanthus leaves and flowers with a vacant monogram shield to front. Hinged at bottom; release baton inside the bow. Containing an original Ambrotype photo on glass of a gentleman in the period dress of the C19th. This photographic technique was invented in 1851. An old scratch to the image. Dimensions 55 over bow x 35 mm.
Gold Filled Locket: front
Circa C19th, Gold filled locket, possibly American. The full cover engraved with Acanthus leaves and flowers with a vacant monogram shield to front. Hinged at bottom; release baton inside the bow. Containing an original Ambrotype photo on glass of a gentleman in the period dress of the C19th. This photographic technique was invented in 1851. An old scratch to the image. Dimensions 55 over bow x 35 mm.
Crystal Opal Ear Studs
Well matched pair of solid, crystal Opals, probably from Lightning Ridge, with an excellent full range of layered colour - blue, red, green and in various shades - showing great dispersion and play of “Fire”. Set, probably in the early C20th, as Ear Studs in 14ct Yellow Gold with White Gold leaves to the circumference. Opals circa 9 x 10 x 3mm.
Triple Bar Brooch with Opals
15ct Gold, triple Bar Brooch with four, full colour spectrum, heart shaped Jelly Opals set in a four leaf clover with a brilliant cut diamond to the centre. In the Victorian era / late C19th, meanings were incorporated into jewellery and understood. Thus a Heart for Love; a Four Leaf Clover for Luck and a Diamond Forever.
Gold Ring with Opal, Emeralds and Diamonds
C20th, Australian, handmade, deeply textured, 14ct Gold Ring with a bezel set, drop shaped Solid Opal of lovely fire and play of red, green and orange. Two claw set, faceted, natural Emeralds and two applied, Platinum, tapering ribbons set with eight brilliant cur Diamonds.
Inspirations from Nature: Fox Pendant
Gold fox head with Ruby eyes on a medallion style pendant.
Inspirations from Nature: Multiple Iridescent Beetles
Three scarab beetles set in gold as a brooch in the late C19th.
Inspirations from Nature: Single Iridescent Beetle
Single beetle set as a brooch in a gilt metal mount; probably a jewel beetle from Western Australian Eucalypt forests; circa early C20th
Inspirations from Nature: Silver cat
Sterling Silver cat brooch made in C20th.
Inspirations from Nature: Bird Bar Brooch
Gold lovebird on a bar brooch made in England in 1900.
Edwardian Necklace: Aquamarine 1
A selection of four Edwardian necklaces some of which have Australian makers marks while others are unmarked.In England during the last decade of the nineteenth century, jewellery fashions became ethereal and delicate. In the second decade of the twentieth century, the lower necklines of women’s dresses put an increasing emphasis on necklaces thus simple chains suspending a delicate pendant or gemstone became popular. At about the same time a distinct Oriental influence became the vogue with the Ballets Russes 1910 Paris performance of Schéhérazade and a wide selection of coloured gems were to be seen everywhere. In all of this Australian jewellers and ladies followed the latest tends from England as quickly as they could.
Sterling Silver and Amber Pendant
C20th, Art Nouveau style, Sterling Silver and Included Amber Pendant.
Sterling Silver Amber Brooch by Nils Erik From
Danish, 1908 -1986, 35mm diameter.
Australian brooch
Diamond, seed pearl and 15 ct gold. Late 1800s
Coral Brooch
Mediterranean Coral C19th
Gold and Jade Cufflinks
Jade and 9 ct gold
Gold Cufflinks
Possibly Australian made, 18 ct yellow gold
Rose Gold Cufflinks
9 ct rose gold
Scottish Silver Pebble Bracelet
Late C19th, not hallmarked but tested as Silver; shield & heart shaped polished agate, padlock closure a locket to the reverse holding a plaited lock of hair.
Sterling Silver Torque by Walraven Van Heeckeren
Sterling Silver Torque created to highlight the patterning in a Western Australian desert fossil. Designed and made by the master gold and silversmith Walraven Van Heeckeren in the 1970s. Van Heeckeren was born in Holland in 1944, he studied in Holland and the USA then came to Australia in 1968 where he has worked ever since.
Sterling Silver Torque by Walraven Van Heeckeren: detail
Sterling Silver Torque created to highlight the patterning in a Western Australian desert fossil. Designed and made by the master gold and silversmith Walraven Van Heeckeren in the 1970s. Van Heeckeren was born in Holland in 1944, he studied in Holland and the USA then came to Australia in 1968 where he has worked ever since.
Sterling Silver Torque by Walraven Van Heeckeren: mark
Sterling Silver Torque created to highlight the patterning in a Western Australian desert fossil. Designed and made by the master gold and silversmith Walraven Van Heeckeren in the 1970s. Van Heeckeren was born in Holland in 1944, he studied in Holland and the USA then came to Australia in 1968 where he has worked ever since.