Fancy Light Brown Yellow Moval Diamond

Since its inception, Ambrosi has transformed itself into one of the world’s superior Italian luxury jewelry companies, providing ornate handcrafted brooches, necklaces, earrings and other accessories to top-tier boutiques all over the globe. Today, with its headquarters situated on rue du Faubourg Saint-Honoré in Paris, the brand is better known in the international haute joaillerie market as De Ambrosi Paris.

Founder Remo Deambrosi established Ambrosi in the heart of Valenza, Italy, in 1949. The company is now led by the second and third generations of the family.

Over the years De Ambrosi Paris has produced richly colored, imaginative pieces for Cellini, an independent jeweler in New York City that has partnerships with Fabergé, Victor Velyan and other luxury houses.

De Ambrosi Paris’s artisans frequently gather their inspiration from the natural world, with the brand’s eye-catching Fantasia flower pins featuring fancy yellow and white pave diamonds set in 18-karat gold. Elsewhere, its emerald diamond bib necklaces recall the Egyptian Revival motifs that so often appeared in the works of Art Deco-era jewelry designers (the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922 greatly influenced Art Deco jewelry). 

Remo’s daughter Tiziana and her husband Gianni Stivanello grew De Ambrosi Paris’s reputation on the international stage while Remo’s grandson Andrea, together with his wife Diletta, work to maintain the family-run company's position as a modern jewelry brand that merges traditional craftsmanship with contemporary style.

On 1stDibs, find a collection of Ambrosi necklaces, rings, bracelets and earrings.

Antique and vintage brooches, which are decorative jewels traditionally pinned to garments and used to fasten pieces of clothing together where needed, have seen increasing popularity in recent years.

Given their long history, brooches have expectedly taken on a variety of different shapes and forms over time, with jewelers turning to assorted methods of ornamentation for these accessories, including enameling and the integration of pearls and gemstones.

Cameo brooches that originated during the Victorian age are characterized by a shell carved in raised relief that feature portraits of a woman’s profile, while 19th-century micromosaic brooches, comprising innumerable individually placed glass fragments, sometimes feature miniature depictions of a pastoral scene in daily Roman life.

At one time, brooches were symbols of wealth, made primarily from the finest metals and showcasing exquisite precious gemstones. Today, these jewels are inclusive and universal, and you don’t have to travel very far to find an admirer of brooches. They can be richly geometric in form, such as the ornate diamond pins dating from the Art Deco era, or designer-specific, such as the celebrated naturalistic works created by Tiffany & Co., the milk glass and gold confections crafted by Trifari or handmade vintage Chanel brooches of silk or laminated sheer fabric.

Brooches are versatile and adaptable. These decorative accessories can be worn in your hair, on hats, scarves and on the lower point of V-neck clothing. Pin a dazzling brooch to the lapel of your blazer-and-tee combo or add a cluster of smaller pins to your overcoat. And while brooches have their place in “mourning jewelry,” in that a mourning brooch is representative of your connection to a lost loved one, they’re widely seen as romantic and symbolic of love, so much so that a hardcore brooch enthusiast might advocate for brooches to be worn over the heart.

Today, find a wide variety of antique and vintage brooches on 1stDibs, including gold brooches, sapphire brooches and more.