14kt White Gold Cameo Pin, Shell, Victorian Era, 19x15x10mm, Lady w/Single Cut
Located in San Diego, CA
Embrace the elegance of this stunning Victorian Era 14kt white gold cameo pin/pendant, measuring 19 x 15 x 10 mm. Adorned with an octagonal shell cameo showcasing a lady adorned with...
White Gold
1920s Filigree Three Color Shell Cameo in 14K White Gold Diamond Pin Pendant
Located in Lexington, KY
This is a breathtaking 1920s carved three-color shell cameo in a 14k white gold pin pendant. The cameo depicts a gorgeous left-facing woman with flowing hair and beautiful flower acc...
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Art Deco Hand Carved Portrait Shell Cameo Gold Pin Pendant Estate Fine Jewelry
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful Cameo Pin depicting a Beautiful Young Woman posing a striking a Romantic pose. The Hand Carved oval Cameo is securely set in a Handmade 14K yellow Gold bezel and and filigr...
14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1920 Edwardian Hand Carved Three Color Shell Cameo in 10 Karat Gold Filigree Pin
Located in Lexington, KY
This is a gorgeous Edwardian three-color shell cameo set into a stunning 10k white gold frame with a lace-like detailing. The carving is absolutely beautiful, featuring the right fac...
10k Gold, White Gold
Dramatic Gubelin 1960's Gilbert Albert 18K Yellow Gold Abalone, Pearl Brooch
By Gubelin
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular Swiss Organic Modernist Gubelin, Gilbert Albert 18K yellow gold, abalone shell and pearl statement brooch 1960's Length: 2.75 inches Width: 2.5 inches Marks: Gubelin, 750...
Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18 Karat Gold Turtle Brooch with 6.33 Carat Beaded Emeralds & 2.92 Ct. Diamonds
By Giovanne
Located in New York, NY
Elegant and Adorable is the best way to describe this lovely 18 karat yellow gold Turtle brooch. His entire shell is set with beaded Emeralds that have been finished with round beze...
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 14K Floral Cameo Round Brooch/Pendant
Located in beverly hills, CA
Dated from the 1940s, this beautiful 14k gold, hand carved shell cameo brooch features an exquisite carving of a floral bouquet.
$638Sale Price|20% Off
Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant in 14k Yellow Gold
Located in Bloomington, MN
Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant in 14k Yellow Gold Crafted in 14k yellow gold, this brooch pendant features an oval shell cameo carved with a detailed figural scene.
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Carved Shell Cameo and 14K Gold Brooch Pendant
Located in Queens, NY
Vintage Carved Shell Cameo and 14K Yellow Gold Brooch Pendant, designed as a classical profile of a maiden with floral accents in hair, framed in 14K yellow gold, worn through fabric...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Edwardian 15k Gold Carved Shell Cameo Brooch ca. 1900
Located in Nottingham, GB
A charming antique shell cameo brooch dating from circa 1900, featuring a finely carved female profile in cream shell relief against a warm orange shell ground, set within a high-car...
Gold
Antique 18K Gold Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant, Circa 1900
Located in Rotterdam, NL
An elegant antique shell cameo brooch pendant dating to circa 1900, set in 18 karat yellow gold.
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
8 Karat Yellow Gold and Shell Cameo Pendant / Brooch
Located in Arnhem, NL
A vintage (ca. 1950s) brooch/pendant. The item is made of 8 karat yellow gold with a shell cameo featuring a finely carved female silhouette.
Yellow Gold
$799Sale Price|20% Off
Antique Victorian Shell Cameo Brooch/Pendant with Diamond, 14K Gold
Located in Laguna Hills, CA
In this piece, the woman wears a three-dimensional necklace featuring a transitional cut or old mine cut diamond set within a hexagonal white gold Key Features Material: Masterfully ...
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique Shell Cameo Brooch Depicting Mythological Night and Day, with Case
Located in San Francisco, CA
The shell is held in a secure bezel setting framed by an ornate, chased yellow gold mount featuring decorative scrolls and classical detailing typical of mid-to-late 19th-century.
Gold
Antique Shell Cameo 14K White Gold Brooch Pendant w/ Diamond
Located in Wallkill, NY
Portrait Cameo set in 14K White gold with a diamond necklace, simply stunning! It has a stunning openwork white gold frame. Both a brooch and pendant. Measuring 2.38 inches top to b...
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
Antique 14K Yellow Gold Carved Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant, Circa 1920s
Located in Palm Desert, CA
This striking antique carved shell cameo brooch pendant is beautifully crafted in 14 karat gold and showcases an intricately detailed portrait framed within an elegant octagonal bezel.
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
18K Yellow Gold Two Roman Graces Shell Cameo Pendant Brooch Pin
Located in Westport, CT
An elegant vintage hand carved Two Roman Graces shell cameo set in an 18K yellow gold frame. The cameo depicts the Two Roman Graces carved in fine detail, rendered in white relief ag...
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage BP Shell 9k gold and Diamond stud brooch, lapel pin
Located in NEWARK, GB
A wonderful vintage piece is this 9ct gold and Diamond BP Shell stud or badge. It is made from rich bloomed 9ct yellow gold and is a lovely solid, well made piece indeed.
Diamond, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Yellow Gold Carved Shell Cameo Edwardian Silhouette Convertible Brooch - 14k Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Era: Edwardian Metal Content: 14k Yellow Gold Stone Information Natural Carved Shell Cameo Style: Convertible Brooch/Pendant Fastening Type: Hinged Pin and Whale Tail Clasp Theme...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 14K Yellow Gold Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant, Early 20th Century
Located in Rotterdam, NL
This elegant antique shell cameo brooch pendant is crafted in 14 karat yellow gold and dates to the early 20th century.
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Yellow Gold Shell Vintage Brooch/Pendant - 10k Carved Cameo Silhouette Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Era: Vintage Metal Content: 10k Yellow Gold & 10k Green Gold Stone Information Natural Shell Cut: Carved Cameo Style: Brooch/Pendant Fastening Type: Hinged Pin and Whale Tail Bul...
10k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian 18K Gold Carved Shell Cameo Papal Brooch & Earrings Suite
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
A Victorian shell, and yellow gold brooch and earrings, each with a carved shell panel depicting the then Pope, set in 18 karat yellow gold, with 18 karat yellow gold pin and fitting...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Yellow Gold Shell Cameo Vintage Venus & Psyche Brooch/Pendant 14k Mythology Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Era: Vintage Metal Content: 14k Yellow Gold Stone Information Carved Shell Cameo Style: Brooch/Pendant Fastening Type: Hinged Pin and Locking C-Clasp Theme: Venus & Psyche, M...
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
18ct Gold Victorian Cherub, Eros and Dolphin Chariot Shell Cameo Pendent/Brooch
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Cameo Brooch/Pendant 18ct Gold Circa 1880 * THE CHAIN IS SOLD SEPARATELY This exquisite Victorian cameo, crafted from shell and set in radiant 18ct yellow gold, is a st...
Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Vintage Christian Dior Parfums Gold Tone Orange Shell Necklace Pin Brooch
By Christian Dior
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is a large gold tone shell pin brooch/pendant with a chain.
Antique Carved Shell Cameo 12K Gold Filled Necklace Pendant and Brooch
Located in New York, NY
It has additional pin and may be worn as a brooch. Not signed. 12K gold mark. Condition: good, a spot on the shell. ........Additional information
$1,365Sale Price|30% Off
Naples Floral Shell Cameo Pendant/Brooch - 18K Gold Frame - Italy - Circa 1950's
Located in Chatham, CA
Vintage Naples floral shell cameo pendant or brooch - 18K/750 yellow gold frame, pin and bale - retractable bale to wear as a brooch - fine quality workmanship and detail - Italian h...
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1919 Medusa Gorgo Pendant Brooch Carved Shell Cameo solid 18K Gold / 21 gr
Located in SE
Antique pendant/brooch with hand- carved Shell Cameo depicting the head of Medusa Gorgo. Cameo carved with great accuracy and attention to detail. Shield shaped frame in solid 18K. ...
18k Gold
Victorian Cassis Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant Necklace HEB Chain c. 1880s
Located in Honolulu, HI
An exceptional Victorian era (circa 1880s) book chain necklace crafted with intricately linked rectangular motifs resembling the bound spine of a book. This piece features a versati...
Gold Plate
$14,250
Little Sister Brooch
By Jennifer Trask
Located in Philadelphia, PA
ennifer Trask creates intricate sculptures using bone, metal, resin, and antique fragments, drawing inspiration from biology, archaeology, and art history. Her work explores the tens...
Gold, Silver
Antique Dionysus Carved Shell Cameo pendant brooch solid Gilt Silver/11.4gr
Located in SE
German natural Seed pearls and Diamond pendant made in ca. early 1900s. Vague hallmarks on the back side, metal was tested to be solid 14K Yellow Gold The pendant is 33 mm from the...
Diamond, Pearl, Gold-filled, Silver
$140Sale Price|20% Off
LB offers Vintage 60’s Lobster Brooch Scalloped shell MOP Carved Bone Necklace
By Lorraines' Bijoux
Located in Pittsburgh, PA
Lorraine’s Bijoux has on offer a Scalloped Mother of Pearl Shell pendant with a large Vintage 60’s Lobster Brooch, gold and crystal, with green crystal eyes.
Labradorite, Gold Plate
A Cameo Brooch Depicting Venus and Cupid
Located in London, GB
A Cameo Brooch Depicting Venus and Cupid Gold-Mounted Hard-stone cameo, gold 18th Century Italy Size: 3.8cm dia. - 1½ ins Weight: 26.5 grams Provenance: Ex Private collection, Sal...
Gold
Vintage Victorian 12k Handcarved Cameo Pendant Brooch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This Victorian-era cameo pendant brooch showcases a finely hand-carved natural shell cameo, its profile of a classical woman rendered in soft, warmly toned relief that reflects 19th-...
Gold
Vintage Victorian 12k Handcarved Cameo Pendant Brooch
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This vintage Victorian 12k hand-carved cameo pendant brooch brings the gentle romance of 19th-century jewelry to a collection or everyday wardrobe.
Gold
$272Sale Price|20% Off
KJL Kenneth Jay Lane Faux Pearl Embellished Shell Brooch Pin in Gold
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
A unique nautical-themed pin/brooch by KJL. Features A faux pearl, colorful cabochons, and crystals, set in gold-plated bezels. Painted coral enamel. Kenneth Jay Lane. Hallmarks: K...
Crystal, Gold Plate
Gold is the feel-good metal, the serotonin of jewelry. Wear vintage and antique gold necklaces, watches, gold bracelets or gold rings and you feel happy, you feel dressed, you feel, well, yourself.
Gold, especially yellow gold, with its rich patina and ancient pedigree going back thousands of years, is the steady standby, the well-mannered metal of choice. Any discussion of this lustrous metal comes down to a basic truth: Gold is elementary, my dear. Gold jewelry that couples the mystique of the metal with superb design and craftsmanship achieves the status of an enduring classic. Many luxury houses have given us some of our most treasured and lasting examples of gold jewelry over the years.
Since its founding, in 1837, Tiffany & Co. has built its reputation on its company jewelry as well as its coterie of boutique designers, which has included Jean Schlumberger, Donald Claflin, Angela Cummings and Elsa Peretti. There are numerous gold Tiffany classics worth citing. Some are accented with gemstones, but all stand out for their design and the workmanship displayed.
For the woman who prefers a minimalist look, the Tiffany & Co. twist bangle (thin, slightly ovoid) is stylishly simple. For Cummings devotees, signature pieces feature hard stone inlay, such as her pairs of gold ear clips inlaid with black jade (a play on the classic Chanel black and tan), or bangles whose design recalls ocean waves, with undulating lines of lapis lazuli and mother-of-pearl. And just about any design by the great Jean Schlumberger is by definition a classic.
Even had he eschewed stones and diamonds, Southern-born David Webb would be hailed for the vast arsenal of heavy gold jewelry he designed. Gold, usually hammered or textured in some manner, defines great David Webb jewelry. The self-taught jeweler made very au courant pieces while drawing inspiration from ancient and out-of-the-way sources — East meets West in the commanding gold necklaces made by Webb in the early 1970s. The same could be said for his endlessly varied gold cuffs.
In Europe, many houses have given us gold jewelry that sets the highest standard for excellence, pieces that were highly sought after when they were made and continue to be so.
Numerous designs from Cartier are homages to gold. There are the classic Trinity rings, necklaces and bracelets — trifectas of yellow, white and rose gold. As a testament to the power of love, consider the endurance of the Cartier Love bracelet.
Aldo Cipullo, Cartier’s top in-house designer from the late 1960s into the early ’70s, made history in 1969 with the Love bracelet. Cipullo frequently said that the Love bracelet was born of a sleepless night contemplating a love affair gone wrong and his realization that “the only remnants he possessed of the romance were memories.” He distilled the urge to keep a loved one close into a slim 18-karat gold bangle.
BVLGARI and its coin jewelry, gemme nummarie, hit the jackpot when the line launched in the 1960s. The line has been perennially popular. BVLGARI coin jewelry features ancient Greek and Roman coins embedded in striking gold mounts, usually hung on thick link necklaces of varying lengths. In the 1970s, BVLGARI introduced the Tubogas line, most often made in yellow gold. The Tubogas watches are classics, and then there is the Serpenti, the house's outstanding snake-themed watches and bracelets.
A collection called Monete that incorporated the gold coins is one of several iconic BVLGARI lines that debuted in the 1970s and ’80s, catering to a new generation of empowered women. Just as designers like Halston and Yves Saint Laurent were popularizing fuss-free ready-to-wear fashion for women on the go, BVLGARI offered jewels to be lived in.
Since Van Cleef & Arpels opened its Place Vendôme doors in 1906, collection after collection of jewelry classics have enchanted the public. As predominantly expressed in a honeycomb of gold, there is the Ludo watch and accessories, circa the 1920s, and the golden Zip necklace, 1951, whose ingenious transformation of the traditional zipper was originally proposed by the Duchess of Windsor. Van Cleef's Alhambra, with its Moroccan motif, was introduced in 1968 and from the start its popularity pivoted on royalty and celebrity status. It remains one of VCA’s most popular and collected styles.
Mention must be made of Buccellati, whose name is synonymous with gold so finely spun that it suggests tapestry. The house’s many gold bracelets, typically embellished with a few or many diamonds, signified taste and distinction and are always in favor on the secondary market. Other important mid-20th-century houses known for their gold-themed jewelry include Hermès and Ilias Lalaounis.
Find a stunning collection of vintage and antique gold jewelry 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.
For starters, it is one of the jewelry designer’s most celebrated works.
Though it sparkles with more than 27 carats of diamonds, this multifaceted gem delivers more than just dazzle.
Stellene Volandes takes us on a glittering, engrossing tour through the centuries.
From cameos to cigar bands, here are the looks on our radar this season.
The philanthropist and heiress was an avid jewelry collector, and her trove of Jean Schlumberger creations embodies the love of nature she shared with the famed designer.