Art Deco Calibre Set Sapphire Flower Clip
By Ralph De Rosa
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Art Deco Calibre Set Sapphire Clip of highest quality attributed to De Rosa. Clip in an Art Deco floral design with set faux sapphires with topaz center.
Rhodium
R. De Rosa Retro Clip Brooch
By Ralph De Rosa
Located in New York, NY
Collector quality R. De Rosa retro style faux citrine and ruby bead fur clip brooch from the 1940's with signature green enamel.
Gilt Metal
De Rosa Machine Age Clip Brooch
By Ralph DeRosa
Located in New York, NY
Ralph De Rosa Machine age 14 karat gold plated fur clip from the 1940's.
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
Derosa Retro Sunburst Clip Brooch
By Ralph De Rosa
Located in New York, NY
DeRosa Retro Sunburst Fur Clip Brooch of yellow gold plate sterling silver and crystal rhinestone accents. With faux ruby cabocheons and focal faux pearl centerpiece. 1940 USA. Excel...
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
Retro DeRosa Retro Bouquet Clip Brooch
By Ralph De Rosa
Located in New York, NY
Large Raph DeRosa Retro oval cut faux emerald and topaz double bouquet clip brooch with crystal rhinestone pave accents. Marked DeRosa on clip. Good Condition: Wide 2.75" x Length 3....
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
De Rosa Flower Fur Clip Brooch
By Ralph DeRosa
Located in New York, NY
An incredible 1940s large and three dimensional flower fur clip from the fashion costume jewelry company De Rosa.
Gold Plate
Brooch 1940s in 18 Karat Yellow Gold, Diamonds and Rubies Platinum
Located in Paris, FR
Lapel clip brooch in the shape of an eventful knot in 18K yellow gold and platinum, adorned with diamonds totaling approximately 0.60 carats and 14 rubies of various sizes. Very beau...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Christian Lacroix Vintage Gold-Toned Brooch
By Christian Lacroix
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Christian Lacroix Gold-Toned Brooch. Made in France. In perfect condition and quality. With the Christian Lacroix stamp on the back.
Gold Plate
French Retro Diamond Gold Floral Brooch
Located in Poitiers, FR
Brooch in 18 carat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. This antique gold brooch features a delicate gold leafy design decorated with 10 claw set brilliant cut diamonds. The clasp is a...
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Christian Dior brooch by Christian Dior circa 1950
By Christian Dior
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
DIOR - A Collection circa 1950-1955, under the artistic direction of Christian Dior. Made by the Kramer Ateliers. Golden metal brooch set with green and silvery rhinestones. Condit...
Gilt Metal
Vintage ROGER MICGAEL gold rhinestone designer pin brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed ROGER MICHAEL • gold tone with rhinestones • vintage designer runway brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear ...
Vintage BSK signed gold glass designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed BSK • gold tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 46...
Antique Art Deco Sapphire Paste Brooch 1930s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A 1930s Antique Art Deco Sapphire Brooch. There is something instantly compelling about a piece that feels decisive. This brooch has that unrivalled quality. Strong lines. Clear symm...
Trifari Alfred Philippe Invisibly Set Sapphire Flower Brooch
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Super rare Trifari 'Alfred Philippe' Gold Pave and Invisibly Set Sapphire Poinsettia Star Flower Pin of gold plated base metal, rhinestones, faux invisibly set sapphires. Marked: Tri...
Gilt Metal
Early Boucher Channel Set Brooch
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Early Boucher Channel Set Brooch in sterling with rhodium plate finish. Faux rubies are channel set in a wreath form with sprays of pave baguettes. Marked "MB sterling". 1940's USA. ...
Silson Art Deco Gilt Corsage Hand Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Amazing Rare Silson Art Deco Gilt Corsage Hand Brooch from the 1940's with a jeweled bracelet, enameled fingernails and engagement ring. Designed with a fitting inside to hold a spra...
Gilt Metal
Vintage gold plated abstract bow brooch, Grosse
By Grosse
Located in NEWARK, GB
A gorgeous large vintage statement brooch. This brooch is such a versatile piece and ideal for adding a finishing touch to any your outfits to elevate them to the next level, made b...
Gold Plate
JULIANA DELIZZA ELSTER vintage gold tone rhinestone designer brooch
By Juliana
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned JULIANA DELIZZA ELSTER • gold tone with glass • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear S...
TIFFANY & Co. 14kt gold Retro double - clip brooch
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Braintree, GB
Tiffany & Co. Retro double - clip brooch crafted in 14kt gold, showcasing the bold and sculptural design. Made in Circa 1940s. Signed Tiffany & Co. with 14kt gold mark. This brooch ...
Gold, 14k Gold
Vintage Ledo Gold Tone Diamante Brooch, Circa 1960s
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Ledo Gold Tone with Diamante Leaf Brooch Circa 1960s. The leaf is front-facing, etched, and set high with pavé diamante at the bottom. A bracelet from Ledo, part of the sa...
Mixed Metal
Art Deco Gold Diamond Sapphire Brooch Pin
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco 14k gold brooch, with sapphires and approx. 0.75ctw in three large pearl and marquise 3 diamonds, surrounded with smaller rose cut diamonds. Brooch measures 45mm x 25mm. Wei...
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Pennino Retro Floral Spray Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Pennino Retro floral spray brooch of gold plated metal and rhodium finish. Dynamic design set with bezel set faux oval faceted aquamarines and ruby bullet cabochons with crystal pav...
Crystal, Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
Rare Art Deco DeRosa Crystal Baguette Collar
By Ralph DeRosa
Located in New York, NY
Rare and unusual Art Deco DeRosa Crystal Baguette Collar of crystal and faux ruby baguettes set into stepped design within articulated pave links. High Art Deco rhodium metal setting...
Rhodium
Antique Art Deco Platinum 2.25ctw Diamond Emerald Sapphire Floral Pin Brooch
Located in Montclair, NJ
This stunning antique pin/brooch is crafted in solid platinum during the art deco period. It features the most adorable floral patterns and is completely drenched with fine quality o...
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, White Gold, Platinum
1960s Boucheron Paris Emerald Diamond Platinum Double Clip Brooch Pin
By BUCHERON
Located in Miami, FL
This 1960's vintage Boucheron piece of jewelry is a dual clip lapel brooch crafted in platinum and comprises masterfully designed, naturalistically inspired and diamond swathed scrol...
Emerald, Diamond, Platinum
Regency Aquamarine Necklace with Old Mine Diamonds, circa 1815–1820
Located in Northampton, MA
This ravishing antique aquamarine necklace, dating to the Regency period (circa 1815–1820), is a crowning jewel of the era and a tour de force of early 19th-century jewelry design. A...
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
$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
Vintage 18ct Gold Diamond and Ruby Floral Ribbon Brooch, Circa 1950's
Located in London, GB
This original 1950's yellow gold vintage ribbon brooch is beautifully decorated with a rose gold contrasting leaf motif, centrally lined through each loop with 76 vibrant rubies tota...
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow 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
Antique Belle Époque Diamond Tiara in Platinum and Gold.
Located in San Francisco, CA
Well well well. If only this tiara could talk - I'd just love to know the people and outfits this significant piece has graced. Let's start with the tiara. Circa 1900, the theme co...
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
$459Sale Price / set|20% Off
H 3.55 in W 2.76 in
Very rare art deco belt buckle 1930s/40s France, fully set with rhinestones
Located in Stuttgart, DE
About Art deco paste belt buckle fully set with small clear rhinestones and green and blue baguette rhinestones. Measurement; Wide: 2,76 inches (7 cm) Hight: 3.54 inches (9 cm) ...
Crystal, Other
An aquamarine and diamond brooch by Hennell, 9x6cm, 55.9 grams
By Robert Hennell
Located in London, GB
An impressive aquamarine and diamond brooch by Hennell, the rectangular radiant-cut aquamarine weighing 66.02 carats, within a diamond-set lozenge-shaped frame of scroll design with ...
Aquamarine, Platinum
Belle Époque Sapphire Diamond Gold Platinum Bracelet
Located in Miami Beach, FL
This bracelet is from the French called "beautiful era." "Jewelry from the Edwardian and Belle Epoque period is ornate but incredibly light, with a soft, feminine, romantic feel. It...
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Antique Victorian Tiara with Diamond Star - c.1890
Located in London, GB
We are exceptionally delighted to offer this spectacular Victorian diamond star tiara made c.1890. The tiara will come in a fully fitted presentation case as photographed. Upon pond...
Diamond, Gold
$78,600
W 2.25 in L 2.75 in
Oscar Heyman Platinum/18KT Gold Orchid Brooch with Fancy Yellow & White Diamond
By Oscar Heyman
Located in New York, NY
Since 1912, Oscar Heyman has been creating extraordinary fine jewelry for connoisseurs and collectors. Known as the “Jewelers' Jeweler,” a title earned while producing pieces for Car...
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
David Webb Platinum Convertible Diamond Flower Brooch
By David Webb
Located in New York, NY
Crafted in platinum with a yellow gold "en tremblant" element; set with 174 round brilliant-cut diamonds and four baguette-cut diamonds weighing a total of approximately 9.60 carats,...
Diamond, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Platinum Sapphire and Diamond Brooch
Located in Hicksville, NY
Item Details: Metal Type: Platinum [Hallmarked, and Tested] Weight: 4.4 grams Diamond Details: .25cttw, F color, VS Clarity, Old European Sapphire Details: Natural Sapphires, Cabacho...
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
$9,755
W 1.3 in L 3.15 in
19th Century Victorian 18K Gold Silver 5ct Diamond and blue Zircon Rose Brooch.
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
When the line between want and need becomes quite blurry. A 19th century 18 karat rose brooch set with an approx. 5ct blue zircon surrounded by 269 antique, old, table and rose cut ...
Diamond, Zircon, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, 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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