Marcel Boucher Retro Aqua Spray
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Oversized retro spray by Marcel Boucher circa 1940s. Pink gold washed with pave accents and faux aquamarines. Beautiful quality collectible clip. Signed MB early mark. Excellent cond...
Unusual Marcel Boucher Genie Clip
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Charming Marcel Boucher Genie Clip. Unusual clip with a smiling genie with hair made from gilt fox chains with pave accents. A faux pearl is the accent at the top of the clip. The fa...
Gilt Metal
Elegant Marcel Boucher Retro Tassel Set
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Marcel Boucher Retro Tassel Set from the 1940's of pierced tassel brooch and matching clip earrings in the Van Cleef taste.
Rhodium, Gilt Metal
Marcel Boucher Emerald and Crystal Wreath
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Boucher Emerald and Crystal Wreath brooch from the 1950's.
Marcel Boucher Retro Hearts Demi Parure
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Boucher Retro Hearts Demi Parure with brooch and earrings.
Gilt Metal
$7,750 / set
Marcel Boucher Sapphire Invisibly Set Suite
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Rare Marcel Boucher Sapphire Paste Invisibly Set Suite from the 1960's.
Gilt Metal
$875 / set
Marcel Boucher Ribbed Gold Leaf Suite
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Boucher Ribbed Gold Leaf Suite with matching ear clips from the 1950's. Elegant retro design with pave baguette and crystals. Pin 2.25" x 1.5", earrings 1.25" x .9". 1950's USA.
Gilt Metal
$895 / set
Marcel Boucher Art Deco Doves Suite
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Marcel Boucher Art Deco Doves Suite from the 1930's. Early MB mark on pierced gold plated dove with pave accents and matching clip bird earrings in flight. 1930's USA. Bird l...
Gilt Metal
Art Deco Marcel Boucher Beetle Clip
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Marcel Boucher Beetle Clip from the 1930's. Large faux moonstone belly with pave accents, faux sapphires and ruby cab eyes. Highest quality manufacture from the Art Deco Per...
Rhodium
Marcel Boucher Vermeil Retro Faux Moonstone Spray
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Marcel Boucher Vermeil Retro Faux Moonstone Spray from the 1940's. Gilt sterling retro bow motif with moonstone and ruby paste stones. 3" x 1.5". 1940's USA.
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Early Marcel Boucher Enamel Bird of Pradise
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Early rare Art Deco Marcel Boucher Enamel Bird of Paradise brooch with signature pearlized enamel in garnets, purples and orange from the late 1930's.
Rhodium, Enamel
Marcel Boucher Mother of Pearl Pave Bee
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Charming Marcel Boucher Mother of Pearl Pave Bee from the 1960's. Wonderfully detailed with pave crystal body, mother of pearl wings and faux ruby cab eyes. 1.5 x 1". Signed. 1960's ...
Gilt Metal
Rare Marcel Boucher Art Deco Pave Lily
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Rare and Massive Marcel Boucher Art Deco Pave Lily from the 1930's. High rhodium finish with pave rhinestones with round, baguette and navette stones. Extraordinary design from the l...
Rhodium
Early Boucher Pave and Ruby Cab Spray
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Early Boucher Pave and Ruby Cab Floral Spray from the 1930's. Delicate pave blooms in elaborate pierced setting with tiny faux ruby cabs and baguette stems. 1930's USA, Early Signat...
Rhodium
Early Marcel Boucher Enamel Bird of Paradise
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Rare, early Marcel Boucher Enamel Bird of Paradise from the 1930's. Enameled in tones of garnet red to firey orange with pave accents on the feathers. 1930's USA. Rhodium finish. O...
Rhodium, Enamel
Rare 1940 Marcel Boucher Mechanical Tremblant Cuckoo Clock Clip
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Rare Marcel Boucher pave rhinestone and enamel mechanical trembler cuckoo clock clip brooch.
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel, Steel
Marcel Boucher Vintage Ruby Sapphire Baguettes Checkerboard Lattice Dome 2 Set
By Marcel Boucher
Located in Wokingham, England
Marcel Boucher 1951 Vintage Ruby Sapphire Red Navy Blue Crystals Checkerboard Baguettes Lattice Square Round Circle Openwork Dome Brooch Clip Earrings Elegant Modernist Gift 2 Jewell...
Gold Plate
Art Deco Metallic Enamel Pea Pod Brooch, attrib. Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Large and Rare Art Deco Metallic Enamel Pea Pod Brooch from the 1930's likely by Marcel Boucher. Beautifully crafted on rhodium base with fine pave crystal worked leaves and faux pea...
Rhodium, Enamel
Vintage Boucher Gold Tone Mother of Pearl Dragonfly Brooch
Located in Flushing, NY
Vintage Boucher Gold Tone Mother of Pearl Dragonfly Brooch Approximate Dimensions: 4.5 cm (Length) 3.8 cm (Width) 13.0 grams in weight. ** All dimensions listed above are approxi...
Pearl, Gold
Rare Boucher Gold Anemone Sun Pin Brooch circa 1960s
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Vintage Boucher gold sun flower brooch with the most stunning green art glass center.
Tiffany Inspired Costume Sapphire 14k White Gold Plated Brooch circa 1970s
By Boucher Jewelers
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
This exquisite Blue Velvet Costume Sapphire Brooch, circa 1970s, is a stunning example of vintage jewelry craftsmanship. Crafted from 14k white gold-plated metal, this brooch feature...
Invisibly Set Faux Emerald Clips 1930s
By Boucher Jewelers
Located in New York, NY
Lovely pair of deco fur clips with invisbly set faux emeralds and pastes. Meant to worn as a pair on the shoulder or opposing at the neckline. Lovely handset stones imitate real emer...
1960s Vintage American Marcel Boucher Ribbon & Amber Teardrop Brooch Model 8102P
Located in London, England
This exquisite vintage Marcel Boucher brooch is a sophisticated example of 1960s luxury costume jewellery, marked with the authentic design number 8102P.
Metal
Antique 18ct Gold French, Victorian Cherub Miniature Brooch Mother of Pearl Back
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Cupid Brooch 18ct Gold French Stamped Circa 1880s Artist: D'apres Boucher This exquisite museum worthy brooch showcases the enchanting depiction of two playful cherubs, ...
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Marcel Boucher Paisley Suite
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Attractive moghul style "Paisley" brooches by Marcel Boucher with cabochon pear shaped stones in faux ruby, sapphire and emerald with Swarovski crystals.
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.