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What were brooches used for?
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Brooches are used as fastenings to secure a cloak, shawl or scarf. Decorative brooches also let wearers accessorize and personalize their ensemble. Shop a range of vintage and contemporary brooches from some of the top boutiques around the world on 1stDibs.
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Victorian Style Mourning Brooch
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a Victorian Style Mourning Brooch. It depicts an undulated wide onyx bar decorated with a very thin gold plate metal with a tiny flower with a seed pearl in the middle of it.
Category
Antique Late 19th Century American Victorian Brooches
Materials
Onyx, Pearl, Gold Plate
Antique Victorian Whitby Jet and Cameo Mourning brooch
Located in London, GB
Very Large
Antique Victorian Mourning brooch
made from Black Whitby Jet and Cameo Shell
depicting a soldier
Pin is secure
edging is in very good condition
( no damage )
Size 5cm x 4...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century European Brooches
Yellow Gold Hair Victorian Mourning Brooch - 10k Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Design: Mourning Brooch
Era: Victorian
Metal Content: 10k Yellow Gold
Material Information
Material: Hair
Fastening Type: Hinged Pin and C- Clasp
Theme: Mourning Jewelry
Feature...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Materials
10k Gold, Yellow Gold
French Victorian Vintage Mourning Brooch Pin 18 Karat Yellow Gold
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Victorian style French made
Vintage gold mourning brooch pin
18k yellow gold 28.30 grams
Cobalt Blue Enamel, Pearls and Picture/hair space.
circa late 1800 - early 1920
size: 50 x 4...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Enamel and Seed Pearl Yellow Gold Mourning Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An impressive Victorian seed pearl and enamel, 15 karat yellow gold mourning brooch; part of our diverse antique jewelry collections.
Category
Antique 1880s Unknown Brooches
Materials
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique Victorian Yellow Gold Portrait Mourning Brooch
Located in New York, NY
This poignant antique mourning brooch pin is a touching relic of Victorian-era remembrance.
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
