Antique Sterling Silver Bohemian Garnet and Pearl Beetle Brooch
Located in New York, NY
This antique brooch is crafted in sterling silver and designed in the form of a beetle, a whimsical
Garnet, Pearl, Sterling Silver
14K Rose Gold Garnet, Sapphire & Diamond Beetle Brooch #22388
Located in Washington Depot, CT
14K Rose Gold Garnet, Sapphire and Diamond Beetle Brooch JAGi Certified Crafted in 14K rose gold
Diamond, Garnet, Pink Sapphire, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique Beetle Brooch Citrine Garnet Seed Pearls Gilt Silver / 2.1gr
Located in SE
Antique ca. early XX cent. Beetle Brooch modeled as an Insect that looks like a beetle, skillfully
Pearl, Citrine, Garnet, Gold, Silver
$427Sale Price|25% Off
Bochic “Orient” Sapphire< Garnet & Ruby Beetle Brooch Set In 18K Gold & Silver
By Bochic
Located in New York, NY
Bochic “Orient” Sapphire, Garant & Ruby Beetle Brooch Set In 18K Gold & Silver Natural Ruby
Garnet, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
19th Century Diamond and Carbuncle Garnet Beetle
Located in Riverdale, NY
Lovely 19th Century Diamond and Carbuncle Garnet Beetle. Realistically modeled with large cabochon
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Sold
H 0.69 in W 2.4 in
Antique Victorian French 18K Gold Diamond Ruby Garnet Pearl Scarab Beetle Brooch
Located in Montclair, NJ
and silver during the Victorian era. The brooch features a large beetle design that shows incredible
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Silver
French Victorian Garnet Pearl Ruby Silver-Topped 18 Karat Gold Beetle Bar Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Featuring a stylized beetle with garnet cabochon wings; deeply reddish-purple Accented by 1.5 mm
Garnet, Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Ye...
Demantoid Garnet Diamond Platinum Gold Insect Beetle Pin
Located in Chicago, IL
A vintage mid-century insect brooch / pin is finely modeled in platinum and 18K yellow gold and set
Diamond, Garnet
Tiffany & Co. Antique Garnet and Diamond Brooch
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
A unique 14 karat yellow gold Antique beetle brooch featuring Garnet wings, emerald eyes and 20 old
Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, 14k Gold
Antique Moonstone, Ruby, Diamond and Garnet Beetle Brooch 15 Karat Gold
Located in NEWARK, GB
A gorgeous antique, late Victorian 15 karat gold beetle brooch. The insect is crafted from 15
Diamond, Garnet, Moonstone, Ruby, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling ...
Victorian Bohemian Garnet Scarab Beetle Bug Insect Brooch Pin
Located in New York, NY
This is an absolutely wonderful and rare antique Victorian Scarab Beetle Insect Brooch Pin set with
Garnet, Silver, Vermeil, Gilt Metal
Antique Victorian Beetle Paste Garnet Brooch Silver, circa 1880
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This unusual antique Victorian beetle brooch is, Circa 1880. The wonderful brooch is adorned in
Garnet, Gold, Silver
Antique Art Nouveau Garnet Paste Silver Gold Gilt Scarab Beetle Brooch
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
An exquisite antique Art Nouveau brooch from the Victorian era depicting a wonderful Scarab Beetle
Garnet, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Georgian Garnet Beetle Pin Cut Steel Legs, circa 1780
Located in Lancaster, Lancashire
This beautiful Georgian Insect pin is displaying a fabulous large Garnet Beetle that is encrusted
Garnet, Cut Steel
$1,072Sale Price|20% Off
Bochic “Orient” Sapphire, Amethyst & Tsavorite Brooch Set In 18K Gold & Silver
By Bochic
Located in New York, NY
Bochic “Orient” Sapphire, Amethyst & Tsavorite Brooch Set In 18K Gold & Silver Natural Amethyst - 12 carat Natural Tsavorite - 4 carat Natural Sapphires from Sri Lanka - 3 carat ...
Amethyst, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Gold Plate...
1925s Art Deco 2 Carat Emeralds 2.20 Carat Diamonds Platinum Ring
Located in Poitiers, FR
Ring in platinum. Sublime art deco ring, its entire platinum setting is closed set on its top with a Colombian emerald- cut emerald and an antique- cut diamond. This duo of gems is s...
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Van Cleef & Arpels Flying Butterfly Necklace and Detachable Clip
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in New York, NY
Van Cleef & Arpels 18K White Gold and Diamond Flying Butterfly Necklace with detachable Butterfly is a beautiful and whimsical piece of jewelry that captures the elegance and grace o...
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique Art - Deco Ring 1.2ct Sapphire Diamonds solid Platinum ØUS 7.25 /3gr
Located in SE
Beautiful Sapphire + Diamonds + Platinum Ring from 1900s -1920s. All metal parts of this ring are made of solid Platinum. Crown measures 19 mm x 8 mm x 4 mm. Beautifully oval cut n...
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Antique Hand Made 18K Gold and Silver Dragonfly Brooch, Circa 1880-1910
Located in Old Tappan, NJ
Antique, circa 1880-1910, 18K yellow gold and silver handmade dragonfly brooch/pendant slide with sapphire, opal, ruby and diamond. The plique-a-jour wings are pale blue/green ename...
Diamond, Opal, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Silver
1948 Ring natural 2ct. Sapphire 0.6 ctw Diamonds 18K Gold Platinum ØUS7.25/2.7gr
Located in SE
Three Stone Cluster Ring set with sort of transitional bezel and claw setting with oval cut natural Blue Sapphire accented with 2 old European cut Diamonds in Platinum claws on solid...
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mario Buccellati Diamond & Ruby Butterfly Brooch Pin
By Mario Buccellati
Located in Miami, FL
Mario Buccellati Diamond & Ruby Butterfly Brooch Pin A Rare and Collectible Masterpiece Presenting a stunning and highly collectible butterfly brooch designed by the legendary Mario ...
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Butterfly Diamond Sapphire Gold 18k Brooch
Located in Geneva, CH
Butterfly Brooch 18K gold blacken set with diamonds and yellow and blue sapphires (treated). Height: 3.00 centimeters. Width: 5.70 centimeters. Total weight: 11.76 grams.
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold
$3,821
H 1.23 in W 1.46 in
18ct Gold & Silver French Victorian Ruby Sapphire Diamond Pearl Butterfly Brooch
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Butterfly Brooch 18ct Rose Gold French Stamped Circa 1880 This exquisite Victorian-era butterfly brooch is a true work of art. Crafted from 18ct rose gold, it features a n...
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Victorian Coral Scarab Beetle Bug Insect Brooch Pin Egyptian Revival Gold
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare antique Egyptian Revival Hand Carved Coral Victorian Scarab Beetle Insect Brooch Pin in 9 Karat Gold. The stunning three dimensional scarab beetle bug insect is carve...
Coral, Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
Butterfly Diamond Enamel Gold 18K Pendant convertible Brooch
Located in Geneva, CH
Butterfly Diamond Enamel Gold 18K Pendant convertible Brooch. Wings are movable. Total length: approx. 1.40 centimeters / 0.55 inch. Total width: approx. 3.20 centimeters / 1.26 inc...
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Vintage 18K Yellow Gold, Ruby Diamond Dragonfly Brooch
Located in Firenze, IT
Fashionable vintage 18K yellow gold, ruby and diamond dragonfly brooch. Colourful, embellished with 6 natural, non-treated bright violet red rubies, this brooch is very well made, la...
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold
$3,196Sale Price|20% Off
W 1.25 in L 2.5 in
Vintage Tiffany & Co. 18K Yellow Gold, Sapphire and Ruby Butterfly Brooch
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Chicago, IL
This whimsical brooch by Tiffany and Co. features a gemstone butterfly with textured gold wings decorated in sapphires and the body with rubies. Accompanied by a Tiffany inner and ...
Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 9k gold Crescent moon and Dragonfly brooch, Pearl
Located in NEWARK, GB
A gorgeous antique, late Victorian, 9ct gold and pearl crescent and Dragonfly brooch. A beautiful closed crescent in rich 9ct yellow gold with a wonderful pearl set dragonfly sat ac...
Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Ring Diamonds Red Enamel 18K Gold Silver Ø 6.25 US/ 7.7gr
Located in SE
Old Finish Ring hand - made between late 19th - early 20 centuries. Floral ornament with rose cut Diamonds attached over translucent and speckled Red Enamel background. From 1775, G...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
$1,250
H 0.87 in W 1.3 in D 0.36 in
14 Karat Gold and Green Tourmaline Kinetic Bee Brooch with Pearls and Rubies
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine figural 14k gold bee (or insect) brooch with wings that move. Prong-set with a green tourmaline oval cabochon at the center of the body of the bee. Four pearls are set...
Pearl, Ruby, Tourmaline, Gold
Vintage and antique garnet jewelry has been around for a long time.
Garnets have been used for adornment going all the way back to the Bronze Age. While we will never know if garnets can be used to prevent plagues or heal warriors, as has been suggested, we do know that both the Egyptians and the Romans felt that it was a worthy stone to set in gold for their nobility. In more “recent” times, garnets were ubiquitous in Victorian jewelry. The “G” in REGARD rings, the equivalent of the modern-day engagement ring, implied garnet.
Garnets were also highly valued in the region of Bohemia. The Smithsonian Museum of Natural History has in its collection an antique hairpin with Bohemian pyrope garnets from the Czech Republic. Bohemian pyrope got its name from Bohuslav Balbín, sometimes referred to as the “Czech Pliny,” in 1679. Abundant in the region, it was used often in jewelry during this time. In fact, it became so popular that in 1762, Empress Marie Terezie forbade its export. Stonecutting workshops opened in several regions across Bohemia, and pyrope became the country’s mineralogical symbol. While there was never a decline in its popularity, it was only in the mid-20th century that garnets enjoyed a revival.
Garnets can come in many shapes and sizes — one of the largest ever discovered is a 68.82-carat Tsavorite garnet. This stone is also in the collection of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.
According to the Gemological Institute of America, Brazil’s mines are rich in garnets, including spessartine, which can also be found in the Myanmar area, recognized for a specific shade of reddish-orange. While red garnets are the most popular, garnets actually come in a medley of colors.
Find a collection of antique and vintage garnet rings, necklaces and other jewelry today 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.
The care that went into crafting this jewel, with its lifelike carved petals and diamond accents, matches the sentiment it represents.
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