Australiana - Josef Lebovic Gallery

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120. Australian Mother-Of-Pearl Brooches, c1900-1920s. Seven
brooches mounted in gold or silver, some with coloured stones or enamel.
(a) Oval Brooch With Simple Surround, c1900-1920s. Gold-mounted,
1.8 x 3.9 x 1cm.
(b) Oval Blister Pearl Brooch, c1900. Gold-mounted, maker’s mark “W.
Coltman” and 15ct stamp verso, 3.4 x 5.9 x 1.4cm.
New Zealand jeweller W. Coltman was established in 1883 in Queen Street, Auckland.
(c) Oval Cabochon Brooch With Openwork Surround, c1900-1920s.
Gilt metal, 2.9 x 5.3 x 2cm.
(d) Floral Design Brooch, c1900-1920s. Gold-mounted, carved motherof-pearl
brooch with safety chain, maker’s mark “JWD” with “Fremantle”
and stamped 9ct, verso, 2.5 x 4.3 x 1.3cm.
The maker, J.W. Dunkerton, was based in Fremantle, Western Australia during the
1890s. Dunkerton’s work is held in NGA.
(e) Heart-Shaped Brooch With Floral Filigree, c1910s. Gilt metal with
mother-of-pearl with coloured stone and safety chain, 5.1 x 5.2 x 2cm.
(f) Pendant Brooch With Drop, c1910s. Engraved mother-of-pearl and drop with
one clear and two pink stones set in gilt metal, 6.8 x 4.5 x 2.4cm.
The drop may have been an earring made around 1870. The red stones appear to be garnet.
(g) Moon And Southern Cross Brooch, c1920s. Mother-of-pearl set in silver with
applied enamel and hand-painting, Southern
Cross design made up of fixed metal stars and
safety chain, stamped “S. [Sterling] Silver” verso,
4.6 x 4.6 x 1.1cm.
The collection $4,400
121. Australian Brooches Showing Scottish
Coat Of Arms, c1920s-1930s. Pair of engraved
and pierced silver brooches, both with maker’s
mark “Sargison Silver” verso, 2.9 x 3.8 x 0.9cm,
3.2 x 4.5 x 0.8cm.
The pair $2,200
One brooch features cranes with the motto “N’Oubliez”,
the family crest of James Graham, Duke of Montrose,
Scotland. The second brooch features rabbits and a
unicorn head with the motto “Over Fork Over”, the coat of
arms of the Cunningham clan of Ayrshire, Scotland.
Sargison’s was a prominent firm of manufacturing jewellers
and silversmiths in Hobart, Tasmania, managed by Harold
Sargison (active 1920-1980). Ref: New York Times,
23/12/1900; Schofield & Fahy, Australian Jewellery, 1990,
p237; Powerhouse Museum.