Fashion Jewelry Brooches
20th Century North American Brooches
Bronze
20th Century North American Brooches
Sterling Silver
20th Century North American Brooches
Silver, Copper
Early 2000s American Retro Brooches
Crystal
20th Century North American Brooches
Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Crystal
20th Century American Art Nouveau Brooches
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Crystal, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brooches
Crystal, Pearl, Gold Plate
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s American Artist Brooches
Base Metal
1990s American Artisan Brooches
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Contemporary Brooches
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Brass
Vintage 1970s Brooches
Marcasite, Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s American Brooches
Vintage 1960s American Artisan Brooches
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Brooches
Gilt Metal
Early 2000s French Brooches
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Gold Plate, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Polish Contemporary Brooches
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1960s Unknown Modern Brooches
2010s French Modern Brooches
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Early 20th Century American Native American Brooches
Coral, Pearl, Turquoise, Onyx, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Romantic Brooches
Pearl, Rhodium
1990s North American Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Brooches
18k Gold, Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Art Deco Brooches
Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s German Baroque Brooches
Gold Plate, Enamel
Vintage 1950s Brooches
Late 20th Century American Retro Brooches
Crystal, Enamel
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Rhodium
1990s French Artisan Brooches
Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Crystal
Vintage 1970s French Brooches
Mid-20th Century American Victorian Brooches
2010s American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Crystal
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Brooches
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Brooches
Crystal
Vintage 1980s Italian Modern Brooches
Gilt Metal
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
Crystal
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Brooches
Crystal
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Gold-filled, Enamel
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Brass
Vintage 1930s French Brooches
Crystal, Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1960s French Artisan Brooches
Brass, Bronze
Antique 17th Century French Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Gilt Metal
20th Century French Brooches
Gilt Metal
1990s French Brooches
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Brooches
Crystal
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate, Base Metal
Antique and Vintage Costume and Fashion Pins and Brooches
Antique and vintage costume and fashion pins and brooches are decorative jewels traditionally pinned to garments and used to fasten pieces of clothing together where needed. In recent years, these accessories have seen increasing popularity.
Costume jewelry is made of inexpensive materials and is typically designed to accessorize with current fashions. There has been no shortage of unique fashion brooches created over the years by jewelers and jewelry houses such as Trifari, Kenneth Jay Lane and others. Enthusiasts of Chanel — the founder of which loved costume jewelry but couldn’t resist designing jewelry with diamonds — are also going to find that the range of fashion jewelry that has been created at the company includes sophisticated Chanel brooches embellished with pearls and glass jewels.
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.
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 in the collection of costume and fashion jewelry on 1stDibs.
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