An Australian gold rush brooch designed as an emu, with textured grape vine surround.
Finding ‘Australiana’ or ‘bush’ jewellery today is scarce. The output reached a peak with the mining of freshly discovered gold deposits in the 1850s and 1860s. Often featuring mining motifs, native flora and fauna these brooches (and rarely other forms of jewellery) reflected the Victorian fascination with the discovery of exotic wildlife of far off lands including the antipodes. They are exclusively made of high grade native gold, likely why not many pieces survive today as they were alreadys ready sources of capital when times were tough.
Marks:
Apparently unmarked with regard metal or maker.
Electronically tests as approximately 19ct gold.
Date:
Circa 1860.
Length:
2.9cms.
Condition:
Minimal dirt/discolouration.
By clicking to ‘Purchase’ you agree to having read the Important Information for Purchasers.
Our primary concern is that you are pleased with your purchase. Please feel free to ask as many questions as you like about a product before clicking purchase. We appreciate patina and the ‘age’ that older pieces acquire, because of this we do not polish pieces to strip away the age (though your local jeweller may be willing to do this for you for a small fee). Secondhand, vintage and antique pieces will naturally show scratches and small marks, these will often appear more noticeable in the enlarged images that we have made available for you. Our images are as realistic as they can be. Although any appreciable defects/damages will be mentioned please do inspect the images as they do form a part of the condition report.
Antique items may longer not be suitable for everyday wear or may benefit from thoughtful consideration when worn with care.
An Australian gold rush brooch designed as an emu, with textured grape vine surround.
Finding ‘Australiana’ or ‘bush’ jewellery today is scarce. The output reached a peak with the mining of freshly discovered gold deposits in the 1850s and 1860s. Often featuring mining motifs, native flora and fauna these brooches (and rarely other forms of jewellery) reflected the Victorian fascination with the discovery of exotic wildlife of far off lands including the antipodes. They are exclusively made of high grade native gold, likely why not many pieces survive today as they were alreadys ready sources of capital when times were tough.
Marks:
Apparently unmarked with regard metal or maker.
Electronically tests as approximately 19ct gold.
Date:
Circa 1860.
Length:
2.9cms.
Condition:
Minimal dirt/discolouration.
By clicking to ‘Purchase’ you agree to having read the Important Information for Purchasers.
Our primary concern is that you are pleased with your purchase. Please feel free to ask as many questions as you like about a product before clicking purchase. We appreciate patina and the ‘age’ that older pieces acquire, because of this we do not polish pieces to strip away the age (though your local jeweller may be willing to do this for you for a small fee). Secondhand, vintage and antique pieces will naturally show scratches and small marks, these will often appear more noticeable in the enlarged images that we have made available for you. Our images are as realistic as they can be. Although any appreciable defects/damages will be mentioned please do inspect the images as they do form a part of the condition report.
Antique items may longer not be suitable for everyday wear or may benefit from thoughtful consideration when worn with care.