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
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, 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 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 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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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. Length 4.7cms. 14.8gms.

Sold for £360 at Fellows in 2022

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 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

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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A Scottish Agate Brooch set in Hallmarked Silver, assayed in Glasgow and showing the maker’s mark for Ward Brothers.

Sold for $150 at Hutter Auctions NYC

Agate is a form of chalcedony (quartz, silicon dioxide) called Cryptocrystalline typically filling cracks and gas cavities in ancient lava flows; Scotland’s agates are from the Old Red Sandstone age (around 400 million years old).

Used on a small scale for the manufacture of jewellery for at least two hundred years, agate is one of Scotland’s best-known semi-precious stones. Cut into thin pieces it is nearly transparent but it less brittle than normal quartz, which helps to explain that stones found in cufflinks, bracelets and brooches made during the Victorian Era (140 years of age) show so little wear.

Reference: http://www.thistleandbroom.co.uk/scotland/agate.htm.

The stone was given its name by Theophrastus, a Greek philosopher and naturalist, who discovered the stone along the shore line of the river Achates (Greek: Ἀχάτης) in present-day Sicily, sometime between the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Colourful agates and other chalcedonies were obtained over 3,000 years ago from the Achates River, now called Dirillo.

Agate is one of the most common materials used in the art of hardstone carving, and has been recovered at a number of ancient sites, indicating its widespread use in the ancient world; for example, archaeological recovery at the Knossos site on Crete illustrates its role in Bronze Age Minoan culture.

Most agates occur as nodules in volcanic rocks or ancient lavas, in former cavities produced by volatiles in the original molten mass, which were then filled, wholly or partially, by siliceous matter deposited in regular layers upon the walls. Agate has also been known to fill veins or cracks in volcanic or altered rock underlain by granitic intrusive masses. Such agates, when cut transversely, exhibit a succession of parallel lines, often of extreme tenuity, giving a banded appearance to the section. Such stones are known as banded agate, riband agate and striped agate.

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A Georgian Diamond Flower Brooch / Floral Brooch. Circa 1790-1820, French, silver with gold top on the impressive En Tremblant diamond brooch comprised of four elements, featuring rose cut diamonds weighing approximately 5.50 total carat weight set in a floral spray brooch, typically worn on the shoulder; original box and brooch can be broken down into 4 smaller brooches with original screw pin backs and hair piece finding, 43 grams.

“En tremblant” is a French term – meaning “to tremble”. It was first used to describe 18th and 19th century jewelry where parts of the diamond set pieces were attached to a trembler to create movement in the jewel when worn. Brooches mounted in this way were particularly effective in reflecting the scintillating fire of candlelight. Reference http://www.langantiques.com.

Sold for $4,750 at Alex Cooper

Georgian diamonds were often set in silver and were often in closed back settings. These included foil backings under the gems to enhance their scintillation by candlelight. Georgian jewellery often incorporated flowers into their design.

The Georgian era of British history is a period which takes its name from, and is normally defined as spanning the reigns of the first four Hanoverian kings of Great Britain and Ireland and after of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland who were all named George: George I, George II, George III and George IV. The era covers the period from 1714 to 1830, with the sub-period of the Regency defined by the Regency of George IV as Prince of Wales during the illness of his father George III. The definition of the Georgian era is often extended to include the short reign of William IV, which ended with his death in 1837.

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Tiffany & Co vintage sterling silver brooch pin in the form of a starfish with lapis lazuli center stone. Marked to backside Tiffany & Co, Sterling. Measures 5.5cm. Total weight 8.5g.

Sold for $100 at
Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery

Sold for $100 at
Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery

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His maker’s mark consists of RA in an oval and is often assayed in Glasgow.

Robert Allison Silver Maker’s Mark

Vintage Scottish silver Robert Allison 1957 central banded aventurine brooch. Stamped with makers mark. 15.38 grams total weight.

Sold for US$85 at Bayside Auctions in 2022

A Scottish Iona silver brooch with long boat detail, hallmarked Glasgow 1954, maker Robert Allison. Approx. 1″ diameter

Sold for £40 at Claydon Auctioneers Ltd in 2022

SCOTTISH STERLING SILVER BROOCH

with a Celtic design and set with a full cut citrine

diameter 2.0 in — 5.1 cm, 19.3 grams, Robert Allison, Glasgow, 1956

Sold for CA$168 at Waddington’s Auctioneers and Appraisers in 2021

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