UK Archives - Antique Brooches https://antique-brooches.com/place-of-manufacture/uk/ Information and Price Guide to Antique and Vintage Brooches Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:39:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 214466006 Glasgow / Glaswegian Brooches https://antique-brooches.com/glasgow-glaswegian-brooches/ Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:34:19 +0000 https://antique-brooches.com/?p=1302 Glasgow / Glaswegian Brooches. Glasgow’s Assay Office was established in 1819 and many Scottish silver brooches were assayed there including some provincial brooches such as Ionian brooches. Below are some…

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]]> Glasgow / Glaswegian Brooches. Glasgow’s Assay Office was established in 1819 and many Scottish silver brooches were assayed there including some provincial brooches such as Ionian brooches.

Below are some examples and price guides of Glasgow / Glaswegian brooches including a silver plaid brooch and a Cairngorm brooch.

A SILVER PLAID BROOCH AND TWO OTHER BROOCHES

A SILVER PLAID BROOCH AND TWO OTHER BROOCHES
Of open circular form engraved with thistles, applied with central thistle motif set with foiled paste, 78mm diameter, Glasgow 1949-50; a similar oval form brooch set with purple paste, 43mm long, Edinburgh 1961-62 and another similar circular brooch set with clear paste, 33mm diameter, Glasgow 1949-50, all three brooches with marker’s mark WBs (3)

Sold for £255 inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2022

A diamond crescent brooch claw-set with graduated old round-cut diamonds

A diamond crescent brooch claw-set with graduated old round-cut diamonds, rose-cut diamond details, unmarked; in a fitted box for R Stewart … Glasgow

Sold for £2,200 at Lyon & Turnbull in 2022

A SILVER CAIRNGORM BROOCH HALLMARKED GLASGOW

A SILVER CAIRNGORM BROOCH HALLMARKED GLASGOW 1949. 4.7cm x 1.1cm, weight 31.1gf

Sold for £60 at Hannam’s Auctioneers Ltd in 2023

IONA - A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL BAR BROOCH ALEXANDER RITCHIE, GLASGOW

IONA – A SCOTTISH PROVINCIAL BAR BROOCH ALEXANDER RITCHIE, GLASGOW 1911 with a knotted pattern to the central bar, each terminal formed of an embossed disc; together with an Iona style penannular brooch, James D Davidson, Glasgow 1902, with zoomorphic motifs

Sold for £340 at Lyon & Turnbull in 2022

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]]> 1302 Scottish Brooches https://antique-brooches.com/scottish-brooches/ Mon, 24 Oct 2022 07:39:37 +0000 https://antique-brooches.com/?p=1276 Scottish brooches are often of high quality and very desirable. They are often set with Scottish agates or citrine. Prior to 1991, fresh water pearls were also popular. Below are…

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]]> Scottish brooches are often of high quality and very desirable. They are often set with Scottish agates or citrine. Prior to 1991, fresh water pearls were also popular.

Below are some examples and price guides of Scottish brooches including a late Victorian bloodstone brooch and a Scottish rite masonic brooch.

A Scottish late Victorian 9ct gold bloodstone and jasper agate brooch

A Scottish late Victorian 9ct gold bloodstone and jasper agate brooch. Length 4.7cms. 14.8gms.

Sold for £360 at Fellows in 2022

Cairncross of Perth: A Scottish pearl brooch modelled as snowdrops

Cairncross of Perth: A Scottish pearl brooch modelled as snowdrops and set with four Scottish freshwater pearls, modelled in 18ct gold (Length: 4.5cm) This lot has been granted a license from NatureScot, and it contains freshwater pearls legally taken from the wild prior to 27 March 1991

Sold for £1,500 at Lyon & Turnbull in 2022

Victorian Scottish Agate, Sterling, Dirk Pin Featuring agate, bloodstone, jasper and amethyst

Victorian Scottish Agate, Sterling, Dirk Pin Featuring agate, bloodstone, jasper and amethyst set in a sterling silver pin mounting measuring approximately 96.4 x 11.7 mm (3.79 x 0.46 in). Gross weight: 11.5 grams.

Sold for US$350 at Fine Estate, Inc. in 2022

33 DEGREE SCOTTISH RITE MIXED METAL MASONIC PIN

33 DEGREE SCOTTISH RITE MIXED METAL MASONIC PIN

Mixed metals including 14k gold (tested) set with semi-precious gemstones. 2 1/2 inches. 1 troy ounce

Sold for US$700 at John McInnis Auctioneers, LLC in 2022

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