18kt Gold Silver Old Diamond Pink Sapphire and Cameo Brooch
Located in Firenze, IT
Depicting Dionysus with vine leaves and grapes, lenght 6,5cm, Holland mark. Fitted case by Calderoni Milano.
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
19th Century Gold Brooch, Pendant with Pink Agate Cameo
Located in Paris, FR
Cameo on orange-pinkagate 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. This you...
Agate, Gold
$2,250
H 1.58 in W 1.28 in D 0.61 in
Antique Victorian 14k Gold, Pink Agate & Pearl Cameo Brooch of a Lady
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Victorian convertible brooch. In 14k gold. Centered on a pink and white carved agate or hard stone cameo of a beautiful young woman with curly hair, a flowing head s...
Agate, Pearl, 14k Gold
$5,800
H 3.21 in W 2.95 in
Antique Victorian 18k Gold Carved White Pink Shell Cameo Brooch w/ Diamond Frame
Located in Montclair, NJ
It features a VERY DETAILED, oval shaped, high relief cameo carved from a natural white and pink shell that was then bezel set at its center.
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 14KT Yellow Gold Pink Cameo Portrait Pin/Pendant
Located in New York, NY
An antique cameo portrait carved in soft pink shell, set in a 14KT yellow gold bezel with engraved detailing. Weighing 11.88 grams, this versatile piece can be worn as either a pin o...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
$2,998
H 2.4 in W 0.55 in L 22.1 in
Antique Highly Detailed 9k Gold GIA Carved Cameo Pink Tourmaline Stick Pin
Located in Montclair, NJ
–Stone(s)– (1) Natural Genuine Tourmaline - Carved - Cameo - Oval Shape - Lady w/ Leaf Head Band - Pink Color - 20.5x12.58mm (exact certified) HIGHLY DETAILED ** See Certification D...
Tourmaline, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Pink Coral 10 Karat Gold Cameo Pendant Brooch, Antique
Located in Wallkill, NY
Stunning lady that is Beautiful and rare, a lovely Antique 10K gold coral cameo pendant pin. The frame is engraved with a floral design and holds a lovely carved coral cameo. Measuri...
Coral, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
$122Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.99 in W 0.99 in
Micromosaic and Pink Shell Cameo Brooch.Early 20th century. Signed F.A.P. Florence
Located in Firenze, IT
Brooch with Cameo and Micromosaic Late 19th century - early 20th century Materials: Shell cameo, micromosaic in glass tesserae, metal alloy (likely brass) Central cameo depicting a...
Mosaic, Intaglio
$1,750
H 26.97 in W 20.28 in D 1.19 in
French School Mid 19th Century Oil - Lady with Cameo
Located in Corsham, GB
She wears a dark dress, softened by a delicate white lace collar and fastened with a fine cameo brooch. Her pink bonnet cap and neat ringlets point to popular French fashion at the t...
Oil
Victorian Pink Cameo Brooch with Pink Sapphires
Located in Huntington Woods, MI
Large Victorian Pink Cameo Brooch embellished with 16 pink Sapphires.
Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold
Unavailable
H 0.75 in W 1.75 in L 1.5 in
Antique Italian 9K Gold & Highly Carved Pink Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Antique Italian 9K Gold & Highly Carved Pink Shell Cameo Brooch. Features a finely crafted left facing female with a moon form detail in her long cascading hair.
20th Century Italian 12-K Gold & Carved Pink Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
20th Century Antique Italian 12K Gold & Highly Carved Pink Shell Cameo Brooch. Feature a pink shell highly carved with incredible detail right facing female Cameo.
Unavailable
H 2.88 in W 3.26 in D 0.13 in
Antique Victorian Hours Leading the Horses of the Sun Pink Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in London, GB
Museum Quality cameo depicting The Hours leading the Horses of the Sun after a sculpture by John Gibson made in 1850 now in the Royal Academy in London. Lovely, rarest and unusual s...
18k Gold
Antique Hand Carved Pink Coral Cameo Gold Brooch Pin Estate Fine Jewelry
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful Pink Coral Cameo Pin depicting a Beautiful Young Woman posing a striking a Romantic pose. The Hand carved oval Cameo is framed in a handmade 18K bezel engraved surround. Ma...
Coral, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Carved Pink Coral Cameo Gold Swivel Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Fabulous Victorian Swivel Brooch Pin center set with a hand carved Pink Coral Cameo on the front and a memorial hair compartment on the back, circa 1880, The beautiful frame in which...
Coral, 14k Gold
Victorian Pink Shell Cameo Cultured Pearls 14 Karat Yellow Gold Brooch
Located in Rotterdam, NL
Metal: 14 karat yellow gold Stone: Pearl Organic material: Shell Dimensions: Height 4.4 cm, width 3.3 cm Weight: 15.06 grams Gorgeous oval-shaped French pink shell cameo brooch with...
Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Pink Shell Gold Cameo
Located in Chesterland, OH
We’re delighted to present a rare and utterly charming find—a miniature cameo crafted from the natural pink shell (conch), set in an elegant yet simple 10-carat gold frame.
Gold, 10k Gold
9 Carat Rose Gold Pink Conch Shell Cameo and Pearl Antique Victorian Brooch
Located in Hamilton, AU
Finely crafted in 9 rose gold is this antique Victorian brooch, circa 1900s, which features a hand carved pink conch shell cameo accented by natural white seed pearls.
Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
9 Carat Rose Gold Pink Conch Shell Cameo Scarf and Hat Pin
Located in Hamilton, AU
Carefully crafted in 9 carat rose gold is this delicate antique pin. This sweet pin has a soft pink and white carved shell cameo. The head is attached to a slightly twisted 9 carat r...
Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
$138,000
Diamond Necklace Tiara
By Diamond Scene New York
Located in New York, NY
A MASTERPIECE! 46.75 carats of white pear, marquise and round brilliant cut diamonds set in 18k white gold. The piece can be worn as a necklace and easily converted into a tiara...
Diamond, 18k Gold
Hermes Birkin 25cm Vert D Eau Moreletti Matte White Gold Diamond Hardware
By Hermès
Located in Sydney, New South Wales
Brand: Hermes Product: Birkin Retourne Size: 25 Cm (10" width x 7.5" height x 4.75" depth; 2.75" handle drop) Colour: Vert D Eau Material: Matte Moreletti Crocodile Hardware: 18...
Shell Cameo in 14 K Gold Brooch/Pendant
Located in Bad Kissingen, DE
14 k yellow gold shell cameo 19. century Germany 13 gram size 50 x 42 mm
14k Gold
$35,000
H 2.76 in W 3.55 in D 2.76 in
Victorian Opal and Diamond Crown Tiara Haircomb Necklace, circa 1880s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Victorian Opal and Diamond Crown Haircomb Necklace, ca. 1880s A very unusual and stunning Victorian crown, set with fiery opal cabochons and old-mine cut diamonds, from the 1880s. T...
Diamond, Opal, Gold, Silver
GIA 17.91 Carat Old Cushion Cut Diamond Solitaire Ring in Platinum
Located in La Jolla, CA
GIA certified 17.91 carat Old Cushion Cut Diamond Solitaire Ring in Platinum Old Cushion Diamond Ring features a Center Cushion Brilliant Cut Diamond with beautiful vintage carving ...
Diamond, Platinum
$395
H 0.6 in W 0.6 in D 0.61 in
Antique Victorian / Aesthetic Movement Gold-Filled Bracelet Charm or Watch Fob
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique gold-filled Aesthetic Movement charm. With a gold-filled cube shaped body. Having applied wirework and granulation throughout. With a bezel-set ruby colored glass c...
Gold-filled
$52,883
W 2.49 in L 2.96 in
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...
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver
Antique Ring 25ct natural Blue Sapphire solid 18K Gold Ø 4.75 US /9.6gr
Located in SE
Luxurious Antique Ring in Renaissance style, band and crown tested solid 18K Gold,not hallmarked, European, ca. XVIII - early XIX centuries. Huge cabochon of natural Light - Blue Sa...
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
John Brogden Shell Cameo Brooch and Earrings, English, circa 1870
By John Brogden
Located in London, GB
Antique shell cameo brooch and earrings by John Brogden, English, circa 1870. A yellow gold suite of jewellery, the brooch composed of a horizontally situated oval Bull’s Mouth shell...
Yellow Gold
Antique 15ct Gold, Victorian Seed Pearl & Shell Cameo Portrait Brooch
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Cameo Brooch 15ct Gold Stamped Circa 1875 This exquisite 15ct gold Victorian brooch features a captivating shell portrait depicting a serene scene with a tree, two doves,...
Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold
$5,850
H 2 in W 2.25 in L 20 in
Antique Egyptian Revival Necklace Sapphire Turquoise Enamel Gold Pharoah Goddess
Located in New York, NY
This is a very rare antique museum quality Egyptian Revival Necklace in Gold with Sapphires, Turquoise and Pearls with magnificent enamel work depicting images of the Pharoah or Godd...
Pearl, Sapphire, Turquoise, Enamel, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Goddess Cameo Brooch
Located in Brighton, GB
“Goddess of The Day” Shell Cameo Brooch Beautiful Fine Engraving Either Side 9ct Rose Gold Victorian Circa 1860 All of our items are either Antique, Vintage or Preloved. They ...
9k Gold
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
Antique Shell Cameo White Gold with Diamond Brooch Greek Goddess Artemis
Located in Chesterland, OH
We are pleased to present an important antique shell cameo portraying the goddess Artemis (Diana in Roman mythology), rendered in an elegant neoclassical profile. Carved in Italy in...
Diamond, White 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
$4,190
H 0.52 in W 2.52 in L 2.95 in
Antique 18k Yellow Gold Allegory of the Day and Night Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Antique 18k yellow gold shell cameo brooch depicting the “Allegory of the Day and Night.” This exquisitely hand-carved cameo captures the symbolic duality of light and darkness, life...
18k Gold, Yellow 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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