JEWELLERY, DECORATIVE & FINE ARTS AUCTION Tuesday, 18 August 2026 / 10:00 am start
A late-19thC 9ct gold and pounamu brooch 'Aroha Mau Tonu',
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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