Chanel 'clover' brooch by Karl Lagerfeld Cruise 2005
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Silvery metal clover brooch ornamented with rhinestones and centered with the house logo.
Chanel 'clover' brooch by Karl Lagerfeld Cruise 2005
By Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Silvery metal clover brooch ornamented with rhinestones and centered with the house logo.
CHANEL Silver Clover Crystal Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
DETAILS: Hallmark: CHANEL Made in France Silver tone metal The brooch is in good condition showing minimal wear Comes with box IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This item is a pre-owned vinta...
Chanel Poured Glass and Paste Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
Clovers are another motif Chanel has revisited many times since the 1930s.
Bronze
Vintage Chanel Clover Motif Gold-Plated Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Ardmore, PA
Vintage Chanel Clover Motif Gold-Plated Brooch Pin Autumn/Winter 1996 Collection Excellent Condition
Gold Plate
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CHANEL CC Clover Gold Metal Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
Pre-Owned Vintage Condition From 1996 Collection Metal Gold Tone Pin Closure Diameter 2.25" 100% Authenticity Guaranteed by NEWFOUND LUXURY
CHANEL Vintage Massive Gold Tone Chain & Clover Safety Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
CHANEL vintage massive gold tone chain safety pin brooch featuring a lucky clover.
Gilt Metal
CHANEL gold-tone 92P FOUR LEAF CLOVER & IMITATION PEARL PIN Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Zürich, CH
These 100% authentic Chanel pin brooch is crafted in gold-plated metal and topped with a glossy black cabochon adorned with a delicate four-leaf clover motif, framed by a beaded chai...
Important Jewelled Clover Brooch, Property of Coco Chanel
By Robert Goossens for Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
Coco Chanel's personal brooch in the form of a four leaf clover of gilt chased bronze set with a central raised faux pearl.
Bronze, Gold Plate, Brass, Gilt Metal
Important Jeweled Clover Brooch, Property of Coco Chanel
By Robert Goossens for Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
Coco Chanel's personal brooch in the form of a four leaf clover of gilt chased bronze set with a central raised faux pearl.
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Gilt Metal
Chanel Vintage Reverse Carved Intaglio Camellias and Clovers Resin Brooch, 1998
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
CHANEL vintage marble orange resin brooch featuring reverse intaglio camellias and clovers with two little CC logos inlaid.
Chanel Vintage Lucky Clover Flower Black White Pearl Water Drop Gold Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Wokingham, England
Chanel Vintage 1970s Unisex Lucky Clover Flower Black Enamel Round Circle Large White Water Drop Dangle White Pearl Elegant Modernist Brooch Pin, Gold Plated Very good condition.
Gold Plate
Black cashmere knit dress with short sleeves and clover brooches Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Saint-Ouen-Sur-Seine, FR
Black cashmere knit dress with short sleeves and clover brooches. Branded button and buttonhole on the pockets. Gold metal Clover brooch covered with black tulle on the left sleeve. ...
CHANEL Y2K Fringed Striped Tweed Jacket CC Logo Buttons & Clover Brooch 40
By Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld for Chanel
Located in Switzerland, CH
Beautiful CHANEL fantasy tweed jacket A true CHANEL signature item that will last you for many years Beautiful pastel striped tweed fabric Matching clover tweed brooch included Frin...
1997 Chanel Coral Enamel Gold Hammered Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Jakarta, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta
Vintage classic brooch in gold with coral enamel center detailing. Beautiful piece. Sizing around 6 cm. Comes as is.
Vintage Chanel Gold-Tone Logo Mania 4 Leaf Clover Motif Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Fukuoka, Kyushu
Vintage Chanel Gold-Tone Brooch. It has a 4 leaf clover design with a large CC logo in the center.
Chanel Vintage Gold Plated Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Pasadena, CA
Chanel Vintage Gold Plated Clover Brooch *Marked 94 *Made in France -It is approximately 2" x 2".
Chanel Brooch Representing a Clover, 1993
By Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Chanel - (Made in France) Golden metal brooch representing a clover. 1993 Fall-Winter Collection.
Chanel Maison Gripoix Clover Brooch
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
Chanel 1950 clover brooch. Clovers are another motif Chanel has revisited many times since the 1930s.
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Chanel Rare Gold CC Coral Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Pasadena, CA
Chanel Rare Gold CC Coral Clover Brooch *Marked 03 *Made in France *Comes with original box – Approximately 1.75″ x 2″ – Very cute -In an excellent condition AB2033-00187
Chanel Silver CC Crystal Clover Leaf Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Pasadena, CA
Chanel Silver CC Crystal Clover Leaf Brooch *Marked 08 *Made in France *Comes with the original box -It is approximately 2.25" x 2".
Chanel Silver CC Crystal Clover Leaf Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Pasadena, CA
Chanel Silver CC Crystal Clover Leaf Brooch *Marked 08 *Made in France *Comes with the original box -It is approximately 2.25" x 2".
1990s Vintage CHANEL Gold Toned CC Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Bangkok, TH
1990s Chanel gold toned clover brooch featuring four CC clover leaves and a CC logo at the center.
Chanel Silver CC Crystal Black Resin Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Pasadena, CA
Chanel Silver CC Crystal Black Resin Clover Brooch *Marked 05 *Made in France *Comes with the original box -It's approximately 1.75" x 2".
1990s Vintage CHANEL Gold Toned Lapis Lazuli Stone Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Bangkok, TH
1990s Chanel gold toned clover brooch featuring four CC clover leaves in Lapis Lazuli stone adorned with a gold toned CC at the center.
Vintage CHANEL Gold Toned Leather Chain Perfume Lion Camellia Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Bangkok, TH
1990s Chanel gold toned chain brooch featuring eight iconic motifs including clover, camellia, lion, No.5, perfume bottle etc interlaced with black leather.
Chanel Vintage Gold Four Leaf Clover Charm Pin Brooch in Box
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
CURATOR'S NOTES Metal Gold tone Pin closure Made in France Measures 2" W x 2" H Includes original Chanel box
Chanel Peach Gripoix Clover Pin
By Chanel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This authentic Chanel Peach Gripoix Clover Pin is in excellent condition from the Spring 2005 collection. Peach clover shaped pin in brushed gold surround. Made in France.
Chanel Vintage 1996 Large Matelassé Logo CC Coco Clover Cross Openwork Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Wokingham, England
Chanel Vintage 1996 Unisex Large Classic Massive Matelassé Crush Logo CC Coco Clover Cross Openwork Interlocked 96P Chunky Statement Modernist Elegant Brooch, Gold Tone Very good co...
Gold Plate
Chanel Vintage 1996 Large Matelassé Logo Openwork CC Coco Clover Cross Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Wokingham, England
Chanel Vintage 1996 Unisex Large Classic Massive Matelassé Crush Logo CC Coco Clover Cross Openwork Interlocked 96P Chunky Statement Modernist Elegant Brooch, Gold Tone Very good co...
Gold Plate
Chanel Vintage 1996 Large Matelassé Logo CC Coco Clover Cross Openwork Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Wokingham, England
Chanel Vintage 1996 Unisex Large Classic Massive Matelassé Crush Logo CC Coco Clover Cross Openwork Interlocked 96P Chunky Statement Modernist Elegant Brooch, Gold Tone Very good co...
Gold Plate
Chanel Goldtone "CC" Clover Brooch with Hanging Pearl - circa 1991
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chanel Goldtone "CC" Clover Brooch with Hanging Pearl - circa 1991.
Chanel 96p 24k Gold Jumbo CC Logo Clover Brooch Pin 30cc824s
By Chanel
Located in Dix hills, NY
Date Code/Serial Number: 96 P Made In: France Measurements: Length: 2.2" Width: .2" Height: 2.2" OVERALL EXCELLENT VINTAGE CONDITION ( 8/10 or AB ) Signs of Wear: Hardware: Very...
Important Jewelled Bracelet, Property Of Coco Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
A striking and unusual bracelet formerly property of Mlle. Coco Chanel. 4 rows of gilt fox chain are separated by glass pastes in colors reminiscent of Chanels famous clover brooch...
2000s Vintage CHANEL Rhinestone Clover Brooch Gold
By Chanel
Located in Bangkok, TH
This vintage CHANEL clover brooch is crafted of gold toned metal featuring four main tear drop rhinestones as clover leaves surrounded my small rhinestones with a CC logo at the base...
CHANEL Silver Clover Crystal Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
DETAILS: Hallmark: CHANEL Made in France Silver tone metal The brooch is in good condition showing minimal wear Comes with box IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This item is a pre-owned vinta...
CHANEL Silver Clover Crystal Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
DETAILS: Hallmark: CHANEL Made in France 2003 Collection Silver tone metal The brooch is in good condition showing minimal wear Comes with box IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This item is a...
Chanel Vintage Crystal Gold Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
DETAILS: Hallmark: CHANEL Made in France 2001 Collection Gold tone metal. crystals The brooch is in good condition overall showing minimal wear Comes with box IMPORTANT INFORMATION:...
Chanel Maison Gripoix Clover Brooch
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel 1950 clover brooch. Clovers are another motif Chanel has revisited many times since the 1930s.
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Chanel Silver & Rhinestone Four Leaf Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Silver & Rhinestone Four Leaf Clover Brooch Features small rhinestone encrusted CC in center Made In: France Year of Production: 2007 Color: Silvertone and clear Materia...
Chanel Vintage 1996 Gripoix Clover CC Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
CHANEL vintage gorgeous gold toned clover brooch featuring GRIPOIX pate de verre cabochons and a large CC.
1990s Vintage CHANEL Gold Toned Gripoix Byzantine Brooch Clover
By Chanel
Located in Bangkok, TH
This vintage Chanel Byzantine clover brooch is crafted of gold toned metal featuring multi-colored Gripoix and tear drop fauxpearls.
Chanel Vintage 1993 Clover Rope-Like CC Monogram Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
Chanel vintage gold tone clover rope-like brooch featuring CC monogram.
1995 Haute Couture Lucky Clover Chanel Brooch by Gripoix
By Chanel
Located in PARIS, FR
Chanel Haute Couture brooch by Gripoix, probably circa 1995 in gilded metal, irregular pearly glass beads, white rhinestones and green glass cabochon, equipped with a brooch pin and ...
Chanel Vintage Fall/Winter 1993 Gold Tone Openwork Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
CHANEL vintage 1993 gold toned openwork clover brooch featuring CC monogram.
Vintage CHANEL Gold Toned Leather Chain Perfume Lion Camellia Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Bangkok, TH
1994 Vintage Chanel gold toned chain brooch featuring eight iconic motifs including clover, camellia, lion, No.5, perfume bottle etc interlaced with black leather.
2019 Chanel A19K CC Logo Star Clover Pearl Charm Safety Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is a charm safety pin brooch designed by Chanel for 2019 collection. The piece is gold plated.
Chanel 4 Leaf Clover CC Pin
By Chanel
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Gold-tone Chanel pin in the shape of a four leaf clover. Details include 2 rows of set rhinestones on all four leaves of the clover and Chanel's CC logo in the center. From a collect...
Gold Plate
Chanel Clover Rhinestone Pin in Box
By Chanel
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Chanel satin gold tone clover pin with clear rhinestones. Collection cruise 2001. Come with original tag and box.
1994 Chanel Large Green Glass and Pearl Clover Pin
By Chanel
Located in Toronto, Ontario
This Chanel clover pin from the Autumn 1994 collection features green poured glass in a matte gold tone setting, and four large faux pearl stones. Closes with a horizontal pin clasp,...
Gold Plate
Chanel Vintage Four Leaf Clover and Pearl Lapel Pin
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
CHANEL vintage gold toned lapel pin featuring a clover detail and a large teardrop shape faux pearl. Collection 23 (year : 1988). Embossed CHANEL 23 Made in France. Indicative me...
CHANEL Blk/Gold Set of Three CC, Clover, No 5 Perfume Bottle Pins
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
-Made in: Italy -Year of Production: Not bold -Stamp: CHANEL B12 A MADE IN ITALY -Closure: Pin -Color: Brushed goldtone and black -Materials: Metal -Overall Condition: Excellen...
Important Jewelled Bracelet, Property Of Coco Chanel
By Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
A striking and unusual bracelet formerly property of Mlle. Coco Chanel. 4 rows of gilt fox chain are separated by glass pastes in colors reminiscent of Chanels famous clover brooch...
Chanel Gold Clover Brooch
By Chanel
Located in PARIS, FR
Chanel Gold Clover Brooch Very good condition, this one shows some traces of wear that came with the time but which is not visible.
Gold
Chanel Black Clover Rhinestone Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Irvine, CA
Chanel Black clover rhinestone brooch with CC logo at the center and silver-tone hardware. 54109MSC
1980s Chanel Silver Rhinestone Studded Clover Broach W Logo
By Chanel
Located in Copenhagen, DK
A large 1980s silver Chanel fourleaf clover broach. The four leaves and a stem are studded with rhinestones in various sizes. In the centre front a rhinestone encrusted Chanel doubl...
Vintage Chanel Brown Clover x Gold Heart Motif Large Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Fukuoka, Kyushu
Chanel Gold tone Brooch. It has a pin with secure closure. Chanel 95 CC 9 Made in France engraved on the back. It can be attached to your Jacket or secure your scarf or used as acces...
Chanel Four Leaf Clover Brooch with Swarovski Crystals
By Chanel
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Chanel brooch featuring a Swarovski encrusted four leaf clover in silver-tone mental with the interlocking CC at its centre.
1984 Chanel Clover Safety Pin
By Chanel
Located in Litchfield County, CT
1984 Chanel safety pin brooch with a rhinestone clover design.
Vintage Chanel Gold Tone Clover Motif Large Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Fukuoka, Kyushu
Chanel Gold tone Brooch. It has pin with secure closure. Chanel 94 CC A Made in France engraved on the back. It can be attached to a Jacket or secure scarf or used as accessory. Gorg...
Rare Pair of Chanel Haute Couture Snake Bangles, Maison Goossens
By Coco Chanel /Maison Goossens
Located in Riverdale, NY
Rare Pair of Period Haute Couture Chanel Snake Bangles by Maison Goossens. These hand made hinged bracelets are composed of dozens of graduated gilt filigree caps soldered together t...
Bronze
VAN CLEEF & ARPELS Clematis Flower Brooch
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in New York, NY
18K Yellow Gold, Framed Wood Petals Accented by 3 Round Gold Beads Set a top a Flare Design. Circa - 1980's Approximate Length - 3" Approximate Width - 2" Signed - Van Cleef & Arpels
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage gold tone emerald citrine green watermelon glass flower designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • gold tone with crystals • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 61 ❤️❤️ ...
Vintage 1970s Italian 18kt Gold Lapis Lazuli Skull Ring with Diamonds
Located in Firenze, IT
Period: 1970 ca. Ring size: 8 Dimension: 28 x 22 mm Weight: 15,7 gr The ring, made in Italy and dating back to the 1970s, consists of an 18-karat yellow gold frame featuring an exce...
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Chanel Jumbo Logo Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Nice, FR
CHANEL jumbo logo brooch featuring a rope design in gold tone. Looks gorgeous on a casual denim jacket ! Marked CHANEL 10 P Made in France. Indicative measurements : length approx...
Vintage LR signed gold enamel birds designer runway brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed LR • gold tone with enamel and rhinestones • vintage designer runway brooch MEASUREMENTS • 2 3/4" by 2 1/2" CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with mi...
Gold Plate, Enamel
CHANEL Vintage Camellia Pearly Glass Floral Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
Beautiful vintage Chanel camellia pearly glass brooch 100% authentic Made in France 1997 Collection Very good condition overall aside from light wear and scratches throughout Comes w...
Chanel Gift Box Minaudière Black Plexiglass GHW
By Chanel
Located in London, GB
Chanel Black Plexiglass Gift Box Minaudière Gold Hardware, 2017. The interior is lined in black leather. Includes authenticity card, and dust bag. This pre-owned Chanel® item has b...
F/W 2004 Gucci by Tom Ford Genuine Python Rhinestone Dragon Black Flap Bag
By Gucci, Tom Ford for Gucci
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Designed by Tom Ford for his final collection as Gucci's creative director, this black python flap bag from the Fall/Winter 2004 collection is an ultra-luxurious must-have. A python ...
CHANEL brooch 1970s
By Chanel
Located in Rubiera, RE
CHANEL Oversize brooch Year: 1970s Made in france Pearls and Gripoix multicolor: center: green around: amber, amethyst, red, blue Golden metal Measures: diameter mm. 75 Very good con...
Antique 15ct Yellow Gold Edwardian Blue Enamel Diamond & Pearl Brooch Circa 1905
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Blue Enamel Pearl & Diamond Brooch 15ct Gold Circa 1905 This Edwardian brooch, crafted in 15ct gold and dated 6th December 1905, is a beautifully preserved sentimental...
Diamond, Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
CARTIER Paris 1928 Art Deco Bracelet In Platinum With 19.86 Cts In Diamonds
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco bracelet designed by Cartier Paris. This is an absolutely fabulous bracelet, created in Paris France during the high art deco period by the jewelry house of Cartier, bac...
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Chanel Maison Gripoix Romantic Flower Ear Clips
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Maison Gripoix romantic flower ear clips of corn flower opal blue poured glass with emerald and pale lime poured glass enamel. Set in gilt bronze with handmade Gripoix glass t...
Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
c1981 Ultra Long 105" Vintage Chanel Flower Necklace Purple Glass Beads
By Chanel
Located in Torrance, CA
Vintage Chanel flower necklace crafted in yellow gold-tone (circa 1981). We haven't come across a Chanel necklace quite like this one! Measuring a super long 105 inches, the neckla...
CHANEL Vintage Gold Quilted Matelasse CC Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Bellevue, WA
DETAILS: Hallmark: CHANEL Made in France Gold Plated The brooch is in good condition showing minimal wear Comes with box IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This item is a pre-owned vintage piec...
Gold
Hermes Kelly Kellywood 22 Wood Kelly Barenia Leather Limited Edition
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers an exquisite limited edition Hermes Kellywood "Kelly Wood" 22 bag featured in bog oak and Barenia leather. Not since the Sterling Kelly bag, has Hermes offered a ba...
In the years following the opening of her modest millinery shop, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel became a pivotal designer of both fashionable casual wear and Paris haute couture as well as an icon and arbiter of 20th-century style with her bob haircut and pearls. Today vintage Chanel handbags, jackets and evening dresses are among the most sought-after clothing and accessories for fashion lovers all over the world.
The first Chanel shop was established in 1910 in Paris on rue Cambon by the young milliner Gabrielle Chanel (1883–1971), who had picked up the nickname “Coco” while working as a club singer. The boutique drew the attention of the Parisian fashion elite who popularized her wide-brimmed Chanel Modes hats. Soon she added a sportswear store in the Normandy resort town of Deauville, where Coco set the tone for her defining sense of style — traditionally masculine garments reimagined for feminine shapes, made from simple jersey fabric.
Effortless and elegant, Chanel's designs promoted comfort and grace in women’s wear that had been dominated in the previous century by complicated layers of fabric and cumbersome corsets. She followed this success with a couture house, opened in 1915 in Biarritz.
But Chanel was not born into a life of glamour. Following the death of her mother, her father left her in an orphanage where she lived until the age of 18. It was there that she learned to sew as well as appreciate the classic pairing of black and white as worn by the nuns.
In 1926, Chanel introduced her first little black dress, reclaiming a color that had once been reserved for mourning and working-class women. That same decade, she debuted her perfume, Chanel No. 5, as well as the Chanel suit with a fitted skirt, inspired by the boxy lines of men’s clothing and employing a sporty tweed.
Chanel closed her fashion operations during World War II, then returned to the industry in 1954 to design for the functional needs of modern women.
Structure and wearability endured in all of Chanel’s clothing and accessories, like the quilted leather 2.55 handbag — a 1955 update of a 1920s-era design — with its gold-chain shoulder strap that freed up a woman’s hands. The 1957 two-tone slingback pumps had a practical heel height while offering a bold statement in the black tip of the shoes. Her collarless jacket reacted against the constricting styles of Christian Dior's New Look, replacing them with a design that was timeless, an instant classic.
After Coco Chanel died in 1971, the brand underwent several changes in leadership, including fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld, who took over as artistic director in 1983. His collections for Chanel displayed his knack for synthesizing old and new, high and low. Lagerfeld revived Chanel ballet flats and thoroughly embraced the classic logo's interlocking CCs, which took the form of a clasp featured on so many of the rare Chanel bags that are much sought after today.
Vintage Karl Lagerfeld designs for Chanel dresses, coats and other clothing of the 1980s, '90s and 2000s riffed on its iconography, accenting a lexicon of Chanel-isms with tastes of the moment. And as the 1990s have become associated with styles adopted by today’s supermodels and influencers, vintage Chanel bags of the 1990s are among the most prized of the brand’s offerings.
Over the years, the company has continued to innovate, such as expanding into ready-to-wear fashion in 1978 and, in 2002, establishing a subsidiary company — Paraffection — dedicated to preserving the heritage skills of fashion artisan workshops. The House of Chanel still operates its flagship on rue Cambon in Paris, where it all began.
Browse vintage Chanel bags, evening dresses, shoes, jewelry and other clothing and accessories on 1stDibs.
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.