Gilded Silver and Shell Cameo Brooch by Swedish master Wilhelm Harbeck Made 1920
Located in Stockholm, SE
A vintage brooch in gilded silver made 1920 and set with a finely carved shell cameo.
Silver
Antique 14K Gold Portrait Cameo Brooch Pendant, Circa 1920s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Portrait Cameo set in 14K gold. It's Both a brooch and pendant. Measuring 1.37 in top to bottom x 1.11 in wide. Fold down pendant hoop and pin back all in working order. This is out ...
Gold, 14k Gold
1920 Edwardian Hand Carved Three Color Shell Cameo in 10 Karat Gold Filigree Pin
Located in Lexington, KY
This is a gorgeous Edwardian three-color shell cameo set into a stunning 10k white gold frame with a lace-like detailing. The carving is absolutely beautiful, featuring the right fac...
10k Gold, White Gold
Art Deco 14K White Gold Cameo Diamond Pendant Brooch, England, 1920s
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This exquisite Art Deco 14K white gold cameo diamond pendant brooch showcases timeless elegance and intricate craftsmanship. The oval-shaped carved shell cameo features a beautifully...
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
White Gold Carved Shell Cameo Art Deco Brooch/Pendant-14k Silhouette Vintage Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Era: Art Deco Metal Content: 14k White Gold Stone Information Natural Carved Shell Cameo Style: Convertible Brooch/Pendant Fastening Type: Hinged Pin and Locking C-Clasp Theme: S...
14k Gold, White Gold
Unusual Art Deco Opal Flapper Cameo
Located in New York, NY
Rare and Unusual Art Deco Opal Flapper Cameo brooch from the 1920's set in 14k filigreed gold.
Opal, 14k Gold
1920s Filigree Three Color Shell Cameo in 14K White Gold Diamond Pin Pendant
Located in Lexington, KY
This is a breathtaking 1920s carved three-color shell cameo in a 14k white gold pin pendant. The cameo depicts a gorgeous left-facing woman with flowing hair and beautiful flower acc...
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique 14K Tri-Colored Gold Cameo Brooch Pendant
Located in Wallkill, NY
Large lovely Carved Cameo Pin and Pendant. Depicting a lovely lady, set in 14K Rose, yelllow and green gold. Delicate Floral bows are at 12, 3, 6 and 9 O'clock. Has a bale so that y...
Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 14K Yellow Gold Carved Cameo Brooch Pendant, 1920s
Located in Wallkill, NY
Large lovely Carved Cameo Pin and Pendant. Depicting a lovely lady, set in 14K yelllow gold. Large Gold etched frame. Has a bale so that you can use this as a pendant as well as a b...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 14K Yellow Gold Carved Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant, Circa 1920s
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This striking antique carved shell cameo brooch pendant is beautifully crafted in 14 karat gold and showcases an intricately detailed portrait framed within an elegant octagonal beze...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Carved Shell Cameo 12K Gold Filled Necklace Pendant and Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Antique carved shell cameo necklace with pendant in 12 Karat gold. It has additional pin and may be worn as a brooch. Not signed. 12K gold mark. Condition: good, a spot on the shel...
Victorian Pink Cameo Brooch with Pink Sapphires
Located in Huntington Woods, MI
Large Victorian Pink Cameo Brooch embellished with 16 pink Sapphires. There is no hallmark, but was tested and is 14kt. yellow gold. It is a very unique setting with prong set pin...
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
Vulcan's Forge Hard Stone Cameo Pendant Brooch, circa 1920s
Located in London, GB
Cameo is brooch and pendant and the bale can be hidden on the back when the cameo is worn as a brooch.
Agate, 9k Gold
18 Karat Gold and Diamond Painted Cameo Brooch Pendant
Located in Summerland, CA
Lovely 18k gold frame around intricately painted portrait of a beautiful lady adorned with five diamonds. Wonderful example of renaissance revival. Hallmarked 750 on the back. Ca...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique cameo brooch, Scandinavia, 1922.
Located in Chorzów, PL
An old gold brooch with a cameo on a shell comes from Scandinavia from 1922. Made of 0.750 gold with a carved white/beige cameo on the shell item weight: 13.58g very good conditio...
14k Gold
Art Deco White Gold and Cameo Shell Brooch 1920s
Located in Towson, MD
Discover the timeless elegance of this 1920s art deco 14 karat white gold brooch, featuring a beautifully carved shell cameo set within a delicate floral filigree frame. This versati...
14k Gold, White Gold
Art Deco Cameo Pendant Pin Brooch Lot Antique Vintage Flowers Filigree
Located in Dearborn, MI
Art Deco Cameo Pendant Pin Brooch Lot Antique Vintage Flowers Filigree Lot of 8 Antique Cameos Range in Size from 3/4 of an Inch to 2 Inches Absolutely Spectacular Hand Carved De...
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H 2.03 in W 1.46 in
Vintage 14k Gold GIA No dye Oval Carved Coral Cameo & Diamond Pendant Brooch Pin
Located in Montclair, NJ
Here we have a magnificent vintage pin/brooch or pendant that was crafted from solid 14k yellow gold featuring a large, GIA certified, natural coral neatly bezel set at the center in...
Coral, Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920's Gold Seed Pearl Cameo Pin Brooch
Located in Wallkill, NY
The oval cameo is ornately framed in a handmade 10k bezel with a filigree surround as well a seed pearl surround. Stunning workmanship Measures 1.71" x 1.38" any questions pleas...
Pearl, 10k Gold
Vintage Ornate Gilt Brooch with Glass Cameo
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a ornate gilt bronze large brooch with a bezel set small burgundy glass victorian style cameo (hair-up female profile) on the top of elaborate open filigree. The "c" clasp in...
10 karat Gold Shell Cameo Brooch Pin Victorian
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning Carving on this lovely Victorian lady's Hair, swept up with curls. Dressed in her best, I'm sure! Set in a 10K Gold surround. Measuring 2.22 x 1.74 inches. This is out of a...
Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
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W 1.97 in L 2.37 in
Antique Edwardian Hand Carved Shell Cameo Brooch in 14 Karat Yellow Gold Frame
Located in Arnhem, NL
An antique Edwardian (1901-1920) hand carved shell cameo brooch in 14 karat yellow gold filigree frame.
Other, Yellow Gold
Stunning Gold Antique Cameo Pin - Pendant Lovely lady
Located in Wallkill, NY
Take a look at this cameo set in 14K gold Side profile of a Victorian woman with her hair tussled and a large flower in her hair Measuring 2.50" top to bottom x 1.50 wide This ...
14k Gold
Art Deco Three Color Hand Carved Shell Cameo in 14 Karat Yellow Gold Pin Pendant
Located in Lexington, KY
This remarkable cameo from the roaring twenties boasts three colors of gorgeous hand-carved shell and an elegant 14k yellow gold frame that serves as both a pin and pendant. The fine...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Carved Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Antique 14k Yellow Gold Carved Shell Octagon Bezel Cameo Brooch Pendant with engraved filigree around bezel. Portrait of a lady holding a feather and a dove on her shoulder. The size...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Highly Detailed Gold Cameo Shell Pendant Brooch
Located in Wallkill, NY
Lovely lady portrayed here. Surround is 14K gold Both a Pin and Pendant, bale folds down behind when worn as a pin Measures 1.08" x.88' wide x .50 high Any questions please ca...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14 Karat Gold Cameo Victorian Lady Pendant Brooch
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning Carving on this lovely Victorian lady's Hair, swept up with curls. Set in a 14K gold surround. It is both a pin and a pendant Bale folds down when worn as a brooch. Measures...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Victorian Lady with Lamb Carved Shell Cameo Brooch/Necklace, 1920s
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Collectible costume jewelry piece from the early 20th century - Pendant measures 2" x 1.5" - 18" gold-filled chain (not original to piece) - Carved shell cameo f...
Jockey Moonstone Cameo Stick-Pin
Located in London, GB
A jockey moonstone cameo stick-pin, the realistically carved moonstone in the form a jockey's head, with a blue enameled and rose-cut diamond-set cap, to a rose-cut diamond-set and r...
Diamond, Moonstone, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Art Deco Bakelite Cameo brooch pin
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco Brooch, with Elliptical shaped, layered Cameo of intricate face and hair detail, in Honey swirl Bakelite and Celluloid, with original bronze, roll-over safety catch, rivette...
Victorian Cameo Brooch 10 Karat Yellow Gold
Located in Dallas, TX
A delightful 1920's Victorian Cameo pendant brooch conversion. 10 karat yellow gold. 3/4 inch wide.
10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco 14K Carved Coral Cameo Portrait with Old European Cut diamond Brooch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This lovely piece showcases a detailed portrait of a lady with her hair up, adorned with a bezel-set diamond and intricately carved floral accents in her headpiece. A testament to Ar...
Coral, Diamond
Mid Victorian Shell Cameo
Located in New York, NY
Lovely mid Victorian shell cameo with a exquisitely carved Neoclassical beauty with ornate headdress and jewelry. The gold frame is set with split pearls and lovely etruscan work. ...
14k Gold
Renaissance Cameo Pendant
Located in New Orleans, LA
The cameo at the center of this exceptional pendant is a stunning example of the art of gem engraving during the Renaissance. It likely dates to the early 17th century and features a...
Multi-gemstone, Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique French 18k Yellow Gold Agate Cameo Pendant, Circa 1870s
Located in Firenze, IT
PENDANT CAMEO, the setting in 750 / °° yellow gold braided and chiseled decorated with foliage and black enamel punctuated with cultured pearls surrounding a woman in profile on agat...
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Gold Brooch with Agate Cameo and Pearls, 19th Century
Located in Paris, FR
Cameo on blue-gray agate featuring a young woman looking toward the left. The artist intricately sculpted the white vein of the agate to bring the delicate profile to life. The young...
Agate, Gold
Antique Agate Cameo Diamond Gold Pendant-Brooch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A large antique cameo depicting a noble woman dressed in a beautiful gown with flowers in her hair. She is wearing a necklace which has a round cut diamond set in it. The frame is ma...
Agate, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique Victorian 10K Yellow Gold Bacchante Cameo Brooch
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Victorian cameo brooch features Bacchante, a female follower of Bacchus, the Roman god of wine, revelry, and intoxication, known in Greek mythology as Dionysus. Baccha...
10k Gold
Vintage brooches, which refer to decorative jewelry traditionally pinned to garments and used to fasten pieces of clothing together where needed, have seen increasing popularity in recent years.
While jewelry trends come and go, brooches are indeed back on the radar thanks to fashion houses like Gucci, Versace, Dior and Saint Laurent, all of which feature fun pinnable designs in their current collections. Whether a dazzlingly naturalistic Art Nouveau dragonfly, a whimsical David Webb animal, a gem-studded bloom or a streamlined abstract design, these jewels add color and sparkle to your look and a spring to your step.
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. Chanel, of course, has never abandoned this style, producing gorgeously baroque CC examples since the 1980s.
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 for sale on 1stDibs, including gold brooches, sapphire brooches and more.
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