Tortoise Shell Brooch
Leitão & Irmão Antique 19th Century Diamond Star Tortoise Shell Brooch Hair Comb
Located in Lisbon, PT
convertible tortoise shell hair piece in silver and yellow gold, Portugal, circa 1880. This highly collectible
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Antique 1880s Portuguese Late Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
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W 1.62 in L 1.62 in
Antique Tortoise Shell and Diamond Brooch in 18 Karat Yellow Gold and Platinum
Located in Lucerne, CH
This delicate bow brooch is sculpted from tortoise shell, accented with old and rose cut diamonds
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Antique Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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L 2.56 in
Antique 1920’s 18ct Gold Blue Enamel & Diamond Tortoise Brooch
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Tortoise Brooch
18ct Gold Tested
Circa 1920’s
Fabulous, antique tortoise brooch. Set
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Early 20th Century North American Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Large Estate Diamond Turtle Brooch Tortoise Pin Diamondback Terrapin Anamalier
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
A most unusual and large turtle brooch bursting with a sparkling diamond encrusted shell. This
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Vintage 1960s Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
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W 1.38 in D 0.75 in L 2 in
Vintage 14k Gold Large Blue Lapis w/ Diamond Textured Turtle Tortoise Pin Brooch
Located in Montclair, NJ
Here we have a magnificent vintage brooch that was well-crafted from solid 14k yellow gold. This
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Vintage 1960s Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
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H 1.83 in W 2.66 in
Tortoiseshell Pique Brooch circa 1820
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
A particularly nice example of a tortoise shell pique brooch, with a raised dancer, swishing her
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Antique 1820s Brooches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Mid Century Abstract Taxco Mexico Sterling Silver Brooch
Located in Venice, CA
A striking Taxco, Mexico, brooch with an abstracted sterling silver design on a dark brown tortoise
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20th Century Mexican Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
1950's Cartier Ruby Diamond Platinum 18 Karat Gold Turtle Brooch
By Cartier
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brooch is designed as a turtle with articulated platinum limbs
Shell is highly domed and comprised
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Vintage 1950s Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Black Starr & Frost Edwardian Pearl Diamond Platinum 14K Gold Antique Turtle Pin
By Black, Starr & Frost
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as a stylized gold turtle sporting a blister pearl shell measuring 19.0 x22.0 mm
Cream in
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Vintage 1910s Edwardian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
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Tiffany & Co. Paloma Picasso Dove Bird Yellow Gold Pin Brooch
By Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co.
Located in Holland, PA
18k Yellow Gold Dove Bird Brooch Pin by Paloma Picasso for Tiffany & Co.
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Belle Époque Diamond Tiara
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Diamond, Platinum
1800s Diamond and Yellow Gold Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive 0.75 carat diamond, 18 karat yellow gold and silver set brooch; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections
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Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Brooches
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Diamond, Yellow Gold
Antique 18th Century Minas Novas Earrings Pendant/Brooch Girandole Portuguese
Located in Lisbon, PT
Museum-quality rare and important antique 18th century Minas Novas rock crystal quartz girandole pendant and earrings demi-parure mounted in closed-back silver, Portuguese, circa 177...
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Antique 1770s Portuguese Georgian Dangle Earrings
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Victorian Nouveau Gold Fill Trembler Hat Pin w Garnet Molded Glass Flower, 1900s
Located in Tucson, AZ
A necessity during the Victorian Era, hat pins not only balanced precarious hats atop piles of hair but also moonlighted as weapons against overzealous gentlemen. Though teetering ha...
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Antique Early 1900s Unknown Art Nouveau More Objets d'Art and Vertu
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Gold
Stunning Victorian Old-Cut Diamond Fringe Tiara Convertible to Necklace Bracelet
Located in London, GB
A stunning antique diamond tiara convertible to a necklace, c.1880s, the tiara designed as a relatively short compact fringe which almost gives the impression of a bandeau style tiar...
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Antique Late 19th Century Pendant Necklaces
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Diamond, Gold, Silver
Diamond Platinum Tiara
Located in New York, NY
A magnificent tiara fit for a queen, impressively crafted with over 40 carats of high quality brilliant-cut round diamonds mounted in platinum.
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Vintage 1950s American More Jewelry
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Diamond, Platinum
Antique Victorian Aesthetic Period Brooch and Earrings
Located in Stamford, CT
For those who like sweets, I offer a brooch together with earrings In sterling silver with gold overlay, with the now known Japanese aesthetic. Japanese art of this Victorian period ...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Aesthetic Movement Brooches
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Sterling Silver
Victorian Silver and Gold Diamond Bow Brooch, circa 1890s
Located in Glasgow, GB
A Victorian silver and 9 karat gold old-cut diamond bow brooch. The brooch has been beautifully crafted to include 78 diamonds set into the bow brooch. The total diamond weight is ap...
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Antique 1890s British Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver, 9k Gold
Art Deco Diamond Onyx and Platinum Bow Brooch
Located in New York, NY
An Art Deco platinum brooch with onyx and diamonds. The brooch has 82 calibre cut onyx stones with an approximate total weight of .40 carat, and 49 Old European cut diamonds with an ...
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Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Louis Vuitton Brown In Mink Gloves
By Louis Vuitton
Located in Torre Del Greco, IT
Fantastic Louis Vuitton gloves in mink with fire-branded logo.
Very good condition.Size S.
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2010s French Gloves
Victorian 18 Karat Gold 1.00 Carat Sapphire and Diamond Cluster Ring
Located in Narberth, PA
A gorgeous sapphire and diamond cluster ring from the late Victorian (ca1880) era! This beautiful 18kt gold ring features a 1.00ct natural ceylon sapphire framed at the center of a s...
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Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Cocktail Rings
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Sapphire, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late Victorian Pearl and Diamond Bow Brooch
Located in London, GB
A late Victorian pearl and diamond brooch, the brooch with a diamond-set ribbon bow surmount, set to the centre with a pearl and diamond cluster, the pearl measuring approximately 8 ...
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Antique Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
1900s Seed Pearl and Ruby Yellow Gold Chick and Egg Bar Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique seed pearl,15 karat yellow, white and rose gold chick and egg brooch; part of our diverse antique jewelry collections
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Antique Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Brooches
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Pearl, Ruby, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vivienne Westwood Museum Hercules and Omphale François Boucher Corset
By Vivienne Westwood
Located in San Diego, CA
Boned corset in a printed "Hercules and Omphale" by François Boucher, 1735. Part of the Vivienne Westwood collection on display at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Accession number: 1...
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1990s British Blouses
Size: UK 14. Will fit a UK 8/10.
1920s Greenleaf & Crosby Onyx Diamond Platinum Brooch
Located in New Orleans, LA
Seventy-one sparkling white diamonds and faceted black onyx make an elegant statement in this Art Deco-period "bow" brooch by Greenleaf & Crosby. The brooch is crafted of platinum an...
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Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
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Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
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Judith Leiber Enamel and Diamond Tortoise Shell Brooch
By Judith Leiber
Located in Dallas, TX
A stunning tortoise shell brooch by Judith Leiber. The brooch features fine, green, hand-enameling
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21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Tortoise Brooch, 18 Karat Gold, Green Garnets, Diamonds & Rubies, USA circa 1930
Located in London, GB
An 18 karat yellow gold brooch in the form of a Tortoise. The shell of the tortoise is pave set
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20th Century American Victorian Brooches
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Ruby, Diamond, Garnet, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
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W 0.63 in L 1.26 in
Chanel Tortoise Shell Brooch
By Chanel
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chanel tortoise shell brooch with gold CC's
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21st Century and Contemporary French Accessories
Nardi Tortoise Shell Multistone Hand Brooch
By Nardi
Located in New York, NY
An 18 karat yellow gold, tortoise shell, and multi colored stone hand brooch by Nardi.
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Vintage 1970s Italian Brooches
Materials
Multi-gemstone, 18k Gold
Vintage William Spratling Taxco Faux Tortoise Shell Dragonfly Brooch Pin
By William Spratling
Located in Cape May, NJ
Rare William Spratling Taxco Mexico Faux Tortoise Shell Dragonfly Brooch Pin. The brooch is in
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Vintage 1950s Mexican Brooches
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Sterling Silver
18 Karat Tortoise Brooch
Located in London, GB
A charming 18ct yellow gold tortoise brooch with six single-cut diamonds emphasizing the head and
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2010s British Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Real Tortoise Beetle Shell Pin Pendant
Located in Lexington, KY
circle of seven in tact original real tortoise beetles (desmonota variolosa), circling a final front
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Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Nardi Venice Ruby Sapphire Diamond Tortoise Shell Hand Pin Pendant
By Nardi
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
very realistically out of blond tortoise shell and is decorated with a small diamond ring on the pinky
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Vintage 1970s Italian Brooches
Materials
Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
Garavelli 18k Gold 23.60ct Citrine Diamond Ruby Large Turtle Tortoise Pin Brooch
By Garavelli
Located in Montclair, NJ
Here we have an absolutely breathtaking statement pin brooch designed by Garavelli that was crafted
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1990s Italian Brooches
Materials
Citrine, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
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H 2.3 in W 1.54 in
1960's UnoAErre Vintage Italian Diamond Guilloche Enamel Turtle Brooch
By UnoAErre
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Brooch is designed as a tortoise turtle with a highly domed and tessellated shell. Yellow gold with
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Vintage 1960s Italian Contemporary Brooches
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Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Edwardian Diamond Platinum Starburst Pin Pendant and Hair Pin
Located in Narberth, PA
. Accompanying the starburst is a hair comb carved from natural tortoise shell. When the pin stem is removed from
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Antique Early 1900s Edwardian Brooches
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Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum
Chanel Vintage Resin and Gold Toned CC Brooch, 1994
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
CHANEL vintage faux tortoise shell brooch featuring a large textured gold tone CC logo.
Spring
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20th Century French Brooches
Antique Pique Sunflower Brooch in Tortoise Shell Gold and Silver
Located in Stamford, CT
A grand Victorian brooch made c. 1860 with the technique in which objects using the shell of the
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British Brooches
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15k Gold
Victorian Large Piqué Bee Tortoise Shell Pin
Located in Narberth, PA
pattern of gold or silver into tortoise shell. The metal would be heated to a very high temperature and
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Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Brooches
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Yellow Gold, Silver
Vintage Lea Stein ‘Ric the Dog’ Layered Plastic Brooch
By Lea Stein
Located in Atlanta, GA
tortoise shell look with layers of mottled brown colors accented by dark ears, nose and collar with an
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1990s French Retro Brooches
Spring 1994 Chanel Cross Shape Pin
By Chanel
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Chanel Spring 1994 cross shape pin. Made of faux tortoise shell highlighted with a large gold tone
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1990s French Brooches
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Gold Plate
Turtle/Tortoise Multi-Color Diamonds Set Pendant/Brooch in 18 Carat White Gold
Located in London, GB
Stunning rare exotic turtle/tortoise brooch/pendant in 18 carat white gold. Designed with colour
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2010s British Modern Pendant Necklaces
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White Diamond, Black Diamond, Brown Diamond, 18k Gold
Victorian Tortoise Shell Earring Brooch Suite Classic Urns
Located in New York, NY
Victorian tortoise shell earring and brooch suite with gold ear wires and metal pin findings
Beautiful Creatures Jewelry Inspired by the Animal Kingdom
By Rizzoli International Publications
Located in New York, NY
lions, fish and tortoises. A brooch in the form of a jellyfish, made of moonstones, sapphires, diamonds
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21st Century and Contemporary American Books
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Paper
Art Deco Large fine Celluloid Horse Brooch
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco Celluloid Faux Tortoise Shell, Horse Pin or Brooch. The brooch captures the horse
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Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches
17th Century Flemish Mirror Richly Decorated in Tortoise Shell, Antwerpen
Located in Paris, FR
the manner of a guilloche, as to represent almond shaped brooch.
4 cabochons heart-shaped set
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Bronze
H 24.02 in W 20.87 in D 3.55 in
Mid 19th Century Boxed Piqué Parure with Bangle, Earrings, Comb & Brooch
Located in Austin, TX
19th Century Victorian Tortoise Pique Set. The parure includes, earrings, hair comb, brooch and a
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Bangles
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Gilt Metal, 14k Gold
Antique French Large Kingwood Beveled Glass Table Box Vitrine
Located in San Marcos, CA
, or tortoise shell and silver necessaire - this superb and large tabletop vitrine is a fitting
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Antique Late 19th Century French Victorian Jewelry & Watches
Jaguar Brooch by William Spratling
By William Spratling
Located in Mexico City, DF
Fantastic Jaguar brooch in Silver and tortoiseshell. This is one of the most emblematic and rare
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20th Century Mexican Collectible Jewelry
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Silver
Vintage Yves Saint Laurent Gold-Plated Tortoise-Shell Brooch
By Yves Saint Laurent
Located in London, GB
charms on either side (one featuring a trident) and a larger tortoise shell charm in the middle
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Tortoise Shell Brooch For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate tortoise shell brooch for your needs in our varied inventory. Frequently made of gold, yellow gold and 18k gold, this item was constructed with great care. If you’re looking for a tortoise shell brooch from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 19th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 20th Century. Creating a tortoise shell brooch has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by Black, Starr & Frost, Cartier and Garavelli are consistently popular. A tortoise shell brooch can make for a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 7 diamond versions can add an especially stylish touch. Today, if you’re looking for a round cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes brilliant cut and cabochon alternatives. Finding a tortoise shell brooch for sale for women should be easy, but there are 9 pieces available to browse for unisex as well as men, too.
How Much is a Tortoise Shell Brooch?
On average, a tortoise shell brooch at 1stDibs sells for $3,851, while they’re typically $150 on the low end and $36,000 for the highest priced versions of this item.
Finding the Right brooches for You
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.
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