Calvaire Retro Ruby Heart Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare Calvaire retro faux ruby gilded heart brooch from the 1940s. USA
Excellent condition. Double clip back.
Calvaire Retro Ruby Heart Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare Calvaire retro faux ruby gilded heart brooch from the 1940s. USA
Excellent condition. Double clip back.
1941 Reja Large Enamel Floral Iris Brooch with Diamantes
By Reja
Located in London, GB
This striking iris brooch was made in New York by Reja in 1941. It is stamped REJA REG. on the reverse, a particularly useful and short-lived mark associated with the earliest period...
Tiffany & Co. Retro Diamond Sapphire Ruby 18K Gold Vintage Floral Bouquet Brooch
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as a dimensional floral bouquet spray motif with sweeping gold stems and furling foliage Featuring one substantial flower with calf's head cut sapphire petals prong set in w...
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage Kurt Wayne 14k Yellow Gold Tutti Frutti Brooch
By Kurt Wayne
Located in Montgomery, AL
Brooch Details Material: 14K Yellow Gold Era: Retro 1940-1980 Brooch Length: 2 Inches Brooch Width: 1 Inches Weight: 16.1 Grams Designer: Kurt Wayne Accented by the following gemsto...
Amethyst, Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Classic Sterling Silver Brooch Ribbon and Flower Design, circa 1942, Signed Hobé
By Hobé Jewelry
Located in valatie, NY
Classic Sterling Silver Brooch Ribbon and Flower Design, c1942, Signed Hobé. This is a classic collector's Hobé Sterling Silver floral and ribbon brooch with a rose in the center and...
Sterling Silver
$5,343Sale Price|20% Off
1940s Retro Modern Natural Turquoise, Crystal and Diamond 18K Yellow Gold Brooch
Located in Marcianise, IT
A striking jewel inspired by the elegance of the Retrò Style, this brooch is masterfully crafted in 18k (750/1000) yellow gold and designed in the shape of a cornucopia, the ancient ...
Turquoise, Rock Crystal, Emerald, Diamond, Crystal, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Miriam Haskell Limoncello Pate de Verre Brooch
By Miriam Haskell
Located in New York, NY
Large scaled brooch in amazing condition from the 1940's USA. Amazing color. 3.75" x 2".
$1,679Sale Price|24% Off
Enamel FROG brooch on three Lilys , CORO CRAFT, STERLING, gold plated, 1940s USA
By Corocraft
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Brooch CORO CRAFT STERLING GOLD PAVE AND ENAMEL FROG ON THREE LILIY PADS SITTING Measurement: Width 6 cm x Height 5,5 cm Features: - Such a great frog brooch sitting on three Lily...
Crystal, Sterling Silver, Gold Plate, Enamel
Vintage Coro Double En-tremblant Floral Brooch 1940s
By Coro
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A rare and exquisite Vintage Coro En-tremblant Floral Brooch. Most likely designed by Oscar F Placco for Coro during the late 1930s early 1940s. Statement in scale with exceptional c...
14K Gold Unheated Burma Ruby, Two Opal & Four Turquoise Brooch W/GIA Certificate
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
This exquisite brooch is a stunning piece of jewelry that beautifully combines elegance and vibrant colors. At its center lies a captivating, untreated red ruby sourced from Burma, a...
14k Gold
Alfred Phillippe for Trifari Emerald Jelly Mold Fruit Salad Fur Clip Brooch
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Alfred Phillippe for Trifari Art Deco faux emerald jelly molded teardrop shaped Fruit Salad cabochon fur clip brooch. Of rhodium plate base metal and crystal rhinestone pave. Excel...
Rhodium, Base Metal
Mikimoto Diamond Pearl Yellow Gold Brooch
By Mikimoto
Located in New York, NY
This adorable pearl and diamond brooch from Mikimoto is the epitome of stylish charm. Set in 18k yellow gold. Refine your lifestyle. Measurements: 1.06" (27mm) width, 1.61" (41mm) le...
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Retro Mid-Century 18K Yellow Gold Amethyst Peridot Brooch Bezel Setting
Located in Marcianise, IT
This magnificent 18K white gold Retro brooch is a true masterpiece of fine jewelry, featuring an elegant and harmonious design. The sinuous and refined structure is adorned with a de...
Diamond, Amethyst, Citrine, Peridot, 18k Gold, White Gold
Buccellati Pearl Diamond Silver Gold Brooch
By Buccellati
Located in New York, NY
JUST VERY SUMPTUOUS. Ca. 1940-50.-m and oh so elegant. Signed Buccelati on pin safety.
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
Flower basket fully decorated with small rhinestones and pearls, rhodium 1940's
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Beautiful basket brooch, with flowers and leaves, fully set with small rhinestones, hanging pearl drops and 5 larger pearls in natural and silver.
Pearl, Rhodium
Vintage Walter Lampl (Attr.) Sterling Rickshaw Brooch 1940s
By Walter Lampl
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A Vintage Walter Lampl Rickshaw Brooch. Crafted in sterling silver vermeil and set with coloured crystals. A darling figural pin that carries a story. Walter Lampl founded his eponym...
Tiffany & Co., France Retro coral heart brooch
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A Retro pavé coral and collet-set diamond brooch designed as a heart, in 18k gold. Tiffany & Co., France. Total diamond weight approximately 0.30 carats. This charming brooch is...
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold
Vintage Coro Sterling Bird In Flight Brooch 1940s
By Coro
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A Vintage Coro Bird Brooch. One of Coro's most delightful figural designs. A bird in flight in rhodium plated, solid sterling silver set with sparkling fancy cut and chaton crystals....
Art Deco bar brooch with colorful pressed glass flower and leaves, USA 1940s
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A narrow bar brooch with rose and light blue glass flowers and small leaves, surrounded by many small rhinestones. The small flowers and leaves were not ground, but the liquid glass...
Crystal, Rhodium
Vintage Retro 1940s Tiffany & Co 14k Two-Tone Love Knot Brooch Pin
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
Deceptively simple and deeply meaningful. This signed Tiffany & Co. bar pin from the 1940s features a single love knot, one of the most ancient symbols, representing bonds that c...
Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Crown Trifari Moonstone Leaf Brooch 1940s
By Trifari
Located in Wilmslow, GB
An Art Deco inspired Vintage Crown Trifari Moonstone Leaf Brooch. Featuring a wonderfully crafted solid sterling vermeil silver stylised leaf set with four adorable moonstones and pa...
Pair Retro 1940s 18k Yellow Gold Emerald Cabochon Insect Pin, Brooch
Located in Bernardsville, NJ
Up for your consideration is this fabulous pair of vintage retro era 18k gold cabochon emerald insect pins. These finely detailed insect pins date back to circa 1940's which makes th...
Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Revival 14K Yellow Gold Coral Natural Diamond Fly Brooch Bezel Setting
Located in Marcianise, IT
This exquisite 14-karat yellow gold and 800 silver brooch, crafted in the shape of a fly, is an exceptional piece of victorian revival jewelry that merges artistry with unique charm....
Coral, Turquoise, Ruby, Diamond, Silver, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Large Retro Ruby and Diamond Flower Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Large Retro Ruby and Diamond Flower Brooch. 1940's multi color rose & yellow gold brooch with round cut diamonds & rubies.
Diamond, Ruby
Sheaf of Wheat Diamond Turquoise Ruby on Yellow Gold 18K Brooch 1940S
Located in Geneva, CH
Sheaf of Wheat stylized Brooch composed by Diamond, Turquoise and Ruby on Yellow Gold 18K.
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
$872Sale Price|39% Off
Flower Brooch by Kreisler NY, kite shaped orchid, Sterling Silver gold plated
By Mazer
Located in Stuttgart, DE
BLOOMING THE BROOCH CELEBRATES ITS COMEBACK AND LETS OUTFITS SHINE! Flower brooch in the shape of an orchid, Sterling Silver gold plated from 1930/1940s Founded in 1914 in New Yor...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Giardinetto Multi Gem Diamond Flower Basket Brooch Pendant, Platinum, Circa
Located in Braintree, GB
Giardinetto flower basket brooch pendant in platinum, a bouquet of ruby, sapphire and emerald flowers rising from a pierced basket banded in calibré cut rubies. The basket is worked...
Platinum
Reja Confucius Retro Brooch and Earclips
By Reja
Located in New York, NY
Reja retro brooch clip and earclips circa 1940s of rose gold washed sterling silver and colored glass and clear stones accents.
2.5 X 1.5" PIN
Clip Ear 1.25 X ...
Sterling Silver
Retro two Color Gold Tourmaline Moonstone Pendant Brooch
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
A marvelous rendering of classic retro style, created in 14 karat yellow and rose gold. Set with a trio pf emerald cut green tourmalines and anchored in the center with a moonstone c...
Moonstone, Tourmaline, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Cartier Diamond Gold Bow Brooch
By Cartier
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A beautiful Cartier Bow Brooch, ca. 1940s. The bow is studded with old-cut diamonds of circa 2.5 carats and is made in 18k yellow gold. Signed Cartier Paris, French marks.
Diamond, 18k Gold
$358Sale Price|20% Off
Vintage bird brooch made of Lucite and brown Bakelite from the 1930/40s USA
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Clearly wonderful bird of paradise brooch made in the 1930/40s USA. Window glass/acrylic from the aircraft industry was used for this type of jewelry The bird was cut out of Bakeli...
Nettie Rosenstien Sterling Silver Star Clip Brooch
By Nettie Rosenstein
Located in New York, NY
Large scale clip brooch by Nettie Rosenstein, circa 1940.Pink gold washed sterling silver with and crystal pave. 4" x 3".
Gold Plate
Coro Retro Style Ballerina Brooch, 1940s
By Coro
Located in New York, NY
Retro Style Coro Brooch circa 1940s. The yellow gold colored brooch of a leaping ballerina with faux pearl cabochon face,a bodice of clear pastes and long full skirt of faux ruby be...
Gilt Metal
6.5 Carat Diamond and 3.7 Carat Burmese Ruby Platinum Ribbon Design Brooch
Located in Bay Harbor Islands, FL
Mid Century Open Ribbon design brooch featuring 2 Burmese rubies, one oval and one cushion shaped, weighing approximately 3.70 Cts. in total, and 61 round cut diamonds weighing appr...
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Retro Ruby Sapphire Moonstone 14 Karat Tri-Gold Vintage Horse Carriage Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as a dimensional horse-drawn carriage with rolling wheels comprised of white, yellow, and rose gold Featuring passengers seated in carriage depicted wearing hats with round ...
Moonstone, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow...
Tiffany & Co. Retro Diamond and Two Tone Gold Ribbon Brooch
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Tiffany & Co Retro Old Mine Diamond and Two Tone Gold Ribbon Brooch Round cut diamond set in the center of a 14k rose and yellow gold ribbon Measurements: 2" x 1.5" 1 old mine di...
Diamond, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
1940s Art Deco 14K White Gold Antique Marquise Diamond Brooch and Pendant
Located in Hicksville, NY
Item Details: Metal Type: 14K White Gold [Hallmarked, and Tested] Weight: 10 grams Diamond Details: Center: Antique Marquise, .60ct, J Color, VS Clarity Side Diamond: .40ct total wei...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold
Art Deco Ruby and Diamond gold Brooch
Located in SYDNEY, AU
An Art Deco Diamond and Ruby Brooch. The diamond and ruby brooch is in the shape of a butterfly and is set with natural rubies in the wings and various shaped diamonds on the body ...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Retro lily of the valley diamond brooch, 18k flower with old mine cut
Located in PARIS, FR
The total diamonds weigh approximately 1.45 carats. Retro brooch circa 1940-1950. Owl hallmarks and illegible goldsmith hallmarks Height: 1.7 cm - Width: 5.5 cm Weight: 7.7 gr
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
1940s Platinum and Gold Rose Brooch with Rubies, Diamonds, and Emerald Accents
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
A strikingly romantic brooch crafted in the form of a blooming rose, this vintage jewel is a stunning example of 1940s floral design. Meticulously hand-fabricated in platinum and 18K...
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, 18k Gold
$2,572Sale Price / item|20% Off
1940s Retro Carved Tiger's Eye and Multi-Gem Flower Bouquet Giardinetto Brooch
By SCALA GIOIELLI
Located in Marcianise, IT
Extraordinary Mid Century "Giardinetto" shaped brooch crafted in 14-carat yellow gold and 800 silver, a unique and fascinating jewel that combines artistic creativity, the value of f...
Crystal, Diamond, Rock Crystal, Turquoise, Agate, Amethyst, Carnelian, C...
Vintage Crown Trifari Cabochon Turquoise Brooch and Earrings 1940s
By Trifari
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A wonderful Vintage Crown Trifari Turquoise Brooch and Earrings Set. Crafted in intricately detailed solid sterling silver vermeil. Set with divine oval and round turquoise glass cab...
1.05 Carat Diamonds, 3.5 G Carved Cameo, Rose Gold and Silver Retrò Brooch
Located in Marcianise, CE
Amazing retrò brooch in 14K rose gold and silver structure mounted with 1.05 ct of diamonds crown and 3.50 gr of unique carved cameo. Diamonds 1.00 ct Cameo 3.5 g Total Weight 11.90 ...
Diamond, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Vintage Diamond & Sapphire Bonnet & Ribbon Brooch in 18K Rose & Yellow Gold
Located in Miami, FL
1940's Diamond and Sapphire Bonnet (Hat) and Ribbon Brooch crafted in 18K Rose and Yellow Gold.
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 7.48 Carats Total Round Brilliant Cut Diamond Platinum Pendant Brooch
Located in New York, NY
An art deco style pendant brooch, showcasing 147 round brilliant cut diamonds weighing 7.48 carats total. Finished with milgrain edges for a more antique look. Finely made with plati...
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 18K Gold Brooch by Heribert Engelbert Made 1946
By Heribert Engelbert
Located in Stockholm, SE
A vintage bow brooch in 18 karat gold. The broad gold ribbon is shaped into two rounded loops with softly flared ends, gathered at the centre by a smooth gold band. Its curved constr...
18k Gold
Rare Trifari Hanging Monkey Brooch, Alfred Phillipe
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Rare, Collector quality Trifari Hanging Monkey Brooch, by Alfred Phillipe in sterling vermeil with pastes.
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Antique 1940s Georg Jensen Dolphin Heart Sterling Silver Brooch
By Georg Jensen
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Antique heart shaped brooch from the antique fine jewelry collection at Bracken Jewelers in Santa Monica, California.
Silver, Sterling Silver
Sasportas, France Retro Gold, Ruby and Diamond Stylized Flower Brooch/Pendant
By Sasportas
Located in New York, NY
A Retro ruby, diamond, and gold clip brooch in the form of a stylized flower, with pendant loop, in 18k. Sasportas, France; retailed by Bailey Banks & Biddle. #40485; #70730. Atw. 2....
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 20k Gold 3.24ctw Old Cut Diamond & Emerald Ribbon Dual Dress Clip Brooch
Located in Montclair, NJ
Here we have a gorgeous and very lovely pair of antique ribbon-style dress clips that were crafted from solid 18k rosy yellow and green gold. The clips display a beautiful patina whi...
Diamond, Emerald, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Marcel Boucher Enamel Phoenix Brooch, 1941
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Rare Marcel Boucher Phoenix collector quality bird brooch, from 1941. Of rhodium plate base metal, crystal rhinestone pave, with hand painted cold pearlized enamel in shades of pale ...
Platinum, Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
Vintage 4.83 Carat Pink Sapphire and 1.10 Carat Tourmaline and Diamond Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive 4.83 carat pink sapphire and 1.10 carat tourmaline, 1.36 carat diamond, 18 carat yellow and rose gold, platinum set brooch; part of our diverse vintag...
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Go...
Articulated Jester Brooch
Located in New York, NY
This large jester brooch is a later recast of a 1940's period brooch.
Gilt Metal
Trifari Retro Articulated Fringe Tassel Brooch
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Alfred Phllippe Retro sterling articulated tassel brooch. Styled as a baton terminating in a swirl with tassel pendant. Of 14 kt gold plate over sterling, set with crystal r...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Vintage Crown Trifari Art Deco Alfred Philippe Brooch 1940s
By Trifari
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A Vintage Crown Trifari sterling brooch designed by Alfred Philippe in the early 1940s. Featuring a large and weighty solid silver swirl design mounted with claw set pastes each emit...
MiriamHaskell WWII PurpleGlassFlowers GoldLeaves WiredPlasticBack Brooch, c1939
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
Beginning in 1939, Miriam Haskell asked her first costume-jewelry designer Frank Hess to spare the use of metal during WWII while war materials were needed in the United States. So t...
Mixed Metal
Marcel Boucher Pearlized Enamel Grasshopper Brooch
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Rare and highly collectible Marcel Boucher large brooch of a pearlized cold enameled grasshopper resting on a wheat grass stalk. Rhodium plated base metal, crystal pave rhinestones....
Rhodium, Base Metal
French Retro scroll brooch with sapphires and emerald
Located in New York, NY
A Retro gold clip-brooch of scrolled and radiating design set with blue and yellow sapphires and emeralds, in 18k. 25 tappered and baguette blue sapphires approx. 5ct, 17 yellow sapp...
Emerald, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, 18k Gold
Bird brooch with 2 cut rhinestones as the belly's sterling/gold plated 1940s USA
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A lovable little brooch from the 1940s USA in sterling gold plated. The bodies of the 2 birds are made of cut rhinestones. The other parts are all enameled and in good condition. Me...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Alfred Philippe Trifari pink Cylame flower pin, pave and enamel, 1940's USA
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Beautiful brooch in the shape of an pink Cyclam pin, designed in the early 1940s by Alfred Philippe Trifari, he as one of the best known and earliest companies to produce high qual...
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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