JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 18 August 2026 / 10:00 am start
A late-19thC 9ct gold and pounamu brooch 'Aroha Mau Tonu',
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Lot Details
The rectangular pounamu bar with gold cap and ball ends, and with the applied cut and engraved word 'Aroha Mau Tonu', (Enduring Love), by Christaph Ludwig (1872-1879 Wellington). Maker's name stamped to the reverse. L.84mm
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