Vintage Chinese Export Turquoise Coral Enamel Brooch
Located in Webster, SD
This gorgeous Chinese brooch is gold vermeil over silver. It features a beautiful turquoise stone
Coral, Turquoise, Gold, Silver
Vintage Chinese Export Gilt Silver & Jade Figural Butterfly Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a wonderful Chinese butterfly brooch! Date: 20th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall good
Jade, Silver
Vintage Chinese Export Gilt Silver & Jade Figural Butterfly Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
a wonderful Chinese butterfly brooch! Date: 20th Century Overall Condition: It is in overall good
Jade, Silver, Gilt Metal
Chinese Export Round Silver Filigree Cannetille and Coral Brooch circa 1930s
Located in London, GB
Exquisite Chinese export round silver and coral fine filigree cannetille brooch, it has a lovely
Coral, Silver
Silver filigree and enamel butterfly brooch, Chinese circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This very fine example of Chinese silver filigree artwork has been beautifully hand-made with
Silver, Enamel
Art Deco Dragonfly Pendant Chinese Export Turquoise Enamel Silver Gilt Necklace
Located in New York, NY
INDULGE IN AN ANTIQUE ART DECO - ART NOUVEAU CHINESE EXPORT DRAGONFLY INSECT PENDANT OR BROOCH WITH
Turquoise, Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
22 Karat Gold Carved Jadeite Brooch Pin
Located in Austin, TX
A striking and gorgeous Chinese export brooch comprised of a luminous piece of carved and pierced
Emerald, Jade, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Chinese Export Armorial Livingstone 14 Karat Yellow Gold Pin Brooch
Located in St.amford, CT
, weighs 14.7 grams. Both sides have incredible master carvings, the back side depicting Chinese scholars
14k Gold
Chinese Export Silver Imperial Dragon Creamer and Sugar
Located in New York City, NY
-1940. Producing some of the finest highest grade of Chinese export silver ever produced.
Vintage Chinese Export Filigree Silver Gilt Tiger Eye and Enamel Brooch
Located in Chesterland, OH
This is an amazing old Vintage Chinese brooch, made around the turn of the century. The filigree
Tiger's Eye, Silver, Enamel
$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
$388Sale Price|20% Off
Coral and Turquoise Lucite Gilded Ram Figural Brooch By Hattie Carnegie, 1960s
By Hattie Carnegie
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Collectible costume jewelry piece from the mid-century - Extremely rare and hard-to-find piece - 3" tall - Gold plated - Faux turquoise and coral molded lucite ...
Vintage LILIEN signed gold tone rhinestones butterfly designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed LILIEN • gold tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku ...
X Pink Morpho
Located in Stockholm, SE
Exclusive original design by AtelierX . Burmese old roasted pigeon blood ruby 4.46 carats. Sweet and super positive, two carats or more with Gilder, AIGS certificate. Overall 141...
Diamond, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Titanium
$808Sale Price / item|23% Off
Antique 14K Yellow Gold Clustered Emeralds and Diamond Cocktail Ring for Her
By VR Jewels
Located in New York, NY
Emerald ring in 14K Gold which perfectly goes with your personality and also helps you to improve your creativity. Designed with emeralds and diamonds that makes it a perfect fit to ...
Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Exceptional Art Deco Mazer Pendant Brooch
By Mazer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Art Deco Mazer Pendant Brooch from the 1930's. High Art Deco design with step faceted faux aquamarines and sapphires set within an intricate pave and baguette dangle sett...
Rhodium
Art Nouveau c.1900 French Silver, Plique-à-Jour and Paste Antique Brooch
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
This outstanding brooch was made in France and features a wonderfully elegant original Art Nouveau design. Condition Report: Excellent The Details... This brooch is constructed fro...
Silver
$19,094
Size: FR42 - UK14 - US10
Christian Dior by John Galliano Embroidered Silk Coat with Fur Trim, FW 2002
By John Galliano for Christian Dior, Christian Dior
Located in London, GB
This Christian Dior by John Galliano coat from the Fall-Winter 2002 collection is crafted from cream silk jacquard featuring an elaborate woven pattern of floral and ornamental motif...
Art Deco 22-Inch Natural Tanzanite Beaded Necklace, 62g, USA
Located in Chesterland, OH
This stunning 22-inch necklace features exceptionally rare natural tanzanite beads ranging in size from 6mm to 12mm. Weighing 62 grams, the tanzanite shimmers in deep lilac, blue, an...
Tanzanite, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
$3,500
W 1.5 in L 2.19 in
Sakura Cherry Blossom Diamond Carved Coral Enamel 18K White Gold Pendant Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Cherry blossoms in bloom are one of the most beautiful and delightful sights of spring. They symbolize romance, hope, new life, living in the moment and appreciating things as they a...
Coral, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Antique 14K Gold Seven-Strand Red Coral Necklace, Circa 1880
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This is an antique seven-strand red coral necklace from the Netherlands, dating to the 19th century and deeply rooted in Dutch regional costume tradition. This piece features multipl...
Coral, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 14k Yellow Gold Seed Pearl and Turquoise Pin
Located in New York, NY
An exquisite brooch featuring a central turquoise cabochon, surrounded by intricate gold scrollwork adorned with lustrous seed pearls. Five baroque pearls accentuate the top, while a...
Pearl, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Vintage Silver Filigree and Coral Lapel Pin Brooch
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This is a lovely vintage silver round brooch created with fine rosettes and filigree work. The brooch is crafted with very fine filigree, floral rosettes and one coral stone in the c...
Coral, Silver
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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