Vintage Cartier Dinh Van Yellow Gold Long Quill Brooch Pin
By Dinh Van for Cartier
Located in Southampton, PA
18k Yellow Gold Vintage Long Quill Brooch Pin by Dinh Van for Cartier. Details: Length: 6.5" Width: 9mm Weight: 20.5 grams Stamped Hallmarks: Cartier Dinh Van 18k *Free Shipping ...
Yellow Gold
Brooch
By Samuel Guillen
Located in New York, NY
Sterling silver and porcupine quill brooch with posts
Art Nouveau Enamel Peacock Quill
By Krementz & Co
Located in South Pasadena, CA
Realistically colored with bright shades of iridescent polychrome enamel... a thing of beauty and masterful craftmanship. Made in 14kt gold by Krementz
14k Gold
Antique Victorian 15K Yellow Gold 0.71ctw Square Cut Emerald Brooch
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
To the North and South of the central emerald, are shining gold beads, and similar beads create the terminals at either end of the brooch. A scrolling design adorns the brooch, sugge...
Emerald, 15k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Michael Kneebone Sapphire Diamond African Porcupine Quill Brooch
By Michael Kneebone
Located in Austin, TX
African porcupine quills form the foundation for this highly unique brooch.
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Quill Pen Gold and Sapphire Brooch
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A brooch representing a quill pen. At the tip of quill is a sapphire drop mounted in platinum – an ink drop or…. a tear drop (app. 0.45 ct.).
Blue Sapphire, 15k Gold, Platinum
1930s Art Deco Diamond Platinum Feather Brooch
Located in Sale, Cheshire
An utterly stunning antique feather brooch/quill, fully diamond set and crafted in platinum throughout.
Diamond, Platinum
$13,355
H 0.87 in W 0.87 in Dm 0.87 in
Chanel 1989 Montre Mademoiselle 16 cm Yellow Gold Pearls bracelet Watch M
By Chanel
Located in PARIS, FR
Chanel Mademoiselle model watch, square yellow gold case, quartz movement, white background with Roman numeral indexes, crown with a small half pearl, yellow gold and pearl bracelet,...
Pearl, Yellow Gold
$17,200Sale Price|20% Off
H 1.18 in W 1.22 in Dm 9 in L 9 in
CARTIER Paris 1970 Automatic Large Ceinture Wristwatch In 18 Kt Yellow Gold
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
An automatique Ceinture large wrist-watch designed by Cartier. This is the rare large model of the Ceinture automatique wristwatch, created in Paris France by the jewelry house of C...
Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
EPIC John Galliano Evening Gown Black Silk Dress FW 08/09
By John Galliano
Located in Berlin, BE
This black silk evening gown by John Galliano, from his Fall/Winter 08/09 Collection is one of those moments: a love letter to the art of couture at its most theatrical and refined. ...
BULGARI Spiga Diamond Yellow Gold 3 Row Bracelet
By Bulgari
Located in New York, NY
This gorgeous Bulgari bracelet is crafted in 18k yellow gold and is designed as a flexible wrap bracelet of chevron links, accented with round E-F-G VVS1-VVS2 diamonds weighing an es...
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Hermes Limited Edition Mini Kelly 20 Sellier Beton Matte Alligator Bag Gold Hard
By Hermès
Located in Miami, FL
Mightychic offers a Limited Edition Hermes Kelly 20 Sellier bag featured in Beton Matte Alligator. This mini Kelly bag is light gray with bone undertone (beton + concrete), and the n...
$17,807
H 2.17 in W 6.3 in L 8.86 in
Exceptional Hermès Handbag Purse Clutch in Brown Crocodile Ghw Rare
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Absolutely Gorgeous Authentic Hermès Purse Absolutely divine, a jewel Made in France Stamp A in square (1997) Made of shiny niloticus crocodile and golden hardware Lined with la...
Boucheron Diamond Platinum Necklace And Brooch
By Boucheron
Located in New York, NY
A truly magnificent 1950's Boucheron diamond necklace. Designed as a stylised, flexible ribbon set with graduated and tapered baguette & step-cut diamonds, suspending an articulated ...
White Diamond, Platinum
Hermès Horse Shaped Yellow Gold Ring Size 8
By Hermès
Located in Corcoué Sur Logne, Loire-Atlantique
Exceptional and Gorgeous Authentic Hermès Ring In the shape of a horse's head, the braided gold mane forming the ring Vintage item Made of 18K Yellow Gold "HERMES" and serial num...
Yellow Gold
2008 Lanvin by Alber Elbaz One Shoulder Green Silk Gown
By Lanvin Paris, Alber Elbaz
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
2008 Lanvin One shoulder silk gown. See runway image attached. Marked size 38, fit US siz 4/6 B: 36” W: 30” H: open Front L: 49” Rear L: 77”
$156,000Sale Price|20% Off
W 0.4 in L 7 in
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
Cartier Exceptional Ruby and Diamond High Jewelry Necklace in 18K Yellow Gold
By Cartier
Located in Dallas, TX
Magnificent Cartier ruby and diamond necklace features 22 carats of dazzling diamonds and over 10 carats of vivid red rubies all set in 18 karat yellow gold. This vintage creation fr...
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Four 1970s Van Cleef & Arpels Diamond Bangle Bracelets
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in New York, NY
Created by Van Cleef & Arpels, Paris, this set of four 18K gold and diamond bangle bracelets dates from circa 1970. Each hinged bombé form is set with three fields of pavé-set round ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Art Deco Tiffany & Co. sapphire and diamond cluster ring, circa 1925
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in London, GB
Art Deco Tiffany & Co. sapphire and diamond cluster ring. Set to centre with a cushion shape mixed cut natural unenhanced sapphire in an open back claw setting with an approximate we...
Sapphire, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. 14.24 Carat Demantoid Garnet Watch Necklace
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exquisite Tiffany & Co. watch pendant epitomizes the luxury of turn-of-the-century jewelry from this renowned maker. The distinctive bow design, crafted circa 1890, and the ...
Garnet, Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
A tutti-frutti Cartier jabot pin
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
A tutti-frutti Cartier jabot pin, in the form of a plant, the base with an oval Mughal-style carved emerald set within an old-cut diamond encrusted crescent, the top set with a finel...
Gold, Platinum
An Edwardian Natural Pearl And Diamond Festoon Necklace
Located in London, GB
An Edwardian natural pearl and diamond festoon necklace, consisting of one-thousand-six-hundred-and-fifty-nine pearls accompanied by GCS report stating to be of natural saltwater or...
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
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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