$285Sale Price|40% Off
CZECHO SLOVAKIA signed vintage silver glass stones designer massive brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CZECHO SLOVAKIA • silver tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear S...
Vintage CZECHO SLOVAKIA gold sapphire glass flower brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CZECHO SLOVAKIA • gold tone with glass • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • 1.25" in diameter CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with minimal signs o...
CZECHO SLOVAKIA signed gold enamel emerald rhinestone butterfly designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CZECHO SLOVAKIA • gold tone with rhinestones and enamel • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal ...
19th Century Bohemian Garnet Gold Pin Brooch
Located in Montreal, QC
Antique 19th C. Bohemian Garnet Pin Brooch, featuring a star design, totally encrusted with deep dark red Bohemian faceted garnets; original C clasp; low carat gold. 1 11/4” diameter...
Garnet, Gold
$195Sale Price|40% Off
WEISS signed vintage silver tone rhinestones large designer brooch
By Weiss
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed WEISS • silver tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku A73 ❤...
$135Sale Price|40% Off
Vintage silver rhinestone massive designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 44 ❤️...
$207Sale Price|40% Off
WEISS CO NY silver tone rhinestone designer brooch
By Weiss
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed WEISS CO NY • silver tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear ...
Gold
70s Art Deco Round Crystal Pin, Vintage Silver-Tone Brooch, Prong Set, Clear
Located in Milford, DE
Size: 4 cm / 1.5 in Silver-tone Clear Crystals Step back in time with this exquisite Art Deco-inspired brooch from the 1970s. This round pin showcases a dazzling array of clear crys...
Crystal
1940s Art Deco Rhinestones and Silvered Metal Italian Brooch
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This striking 1940s Italian brooch beautifully blends the streamlined glamour of Art Deco design with the bold, often floral-inspired scale of the subsequent Retro era, which was pop...
$195Sale Price|40% Off
WESTERN GERMANY silver tone blue glass rhinestones massive designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned WESTERN GERMANY • silver tone with glass cabochon and rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • 2 1/2" in diameter CONDITION • very good vintag...
$909Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.55 in W 1.58 in
Eisenberg Original brooch or pin larg rhinestones, sterlin, signed 1940 USA
By Eisenberg
Located in Stuttgart, DE
About Beautiful pin with 2 needles and 2 safety hooks from Eisenberg in silver, worked with large cut rhinestones down to the smallest set rhinestones Measurement Hight 8 cm - Wide 4...
Crystal, Silver
$147Sale Price|40% Off
Vintage NAPIER signed silver tone rhinestones glass designer brooch
By Napier
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed NAPIER • silver tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku...
$285Sale Price|40% Off
KRAMER signed vintage silver tone sparkly glass stones designer brooch
By Kramer
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed KRAMER • silver tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 51 ❤...
$225Sale Price|40% Off
Vintage silver tone fruit salad glass stones large designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku A63 ❤...
$165Sale Price|40% Off
WEISS signed vintage silver tone rhinestone designer brooch
By Weiss
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed WEISS • silver tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 50 ❤️❤️...
$270Sale Price|40% Off
OSCAR DE LA RENTA vintage silver rhinestone designer runway brooch
By Oscar De La Renta
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed OSCAR DE LA RENTA • silver tone with glass stones • vintage designer runway brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with minimal signs ...
1990s High Quality Costume Jewelry Italian Big Brooch
Located in Aci Castello, IT
This magnificent oversized brooch is a masterclass in high-quality costume jewelry design. The piece features a sophisticated maltese-inspired cruciform silhouette, meticulously craf...
$165Sale Price|40% Off
BENEDIKT NY signed vintage silver tone ab rhinestones designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed BENEDIKT NY • silver tone with rhinestones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sk...
$117Sale Price|40% Off
Vintage silver glass stones flower massive designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 44 ❤...
$165Sale Price|40% Off
Vintage silver tone rhinestones designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • silver tone with glass stones • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 50 ❤️❤️ V...
Baroque Iberian (Spain) Emerald and Diamond Pendant/Brooch 18Th Century
Located in OVIEDO, AS
BAROQUE IBERIAN (SPAIN) EMERALD AND DIAMOND PENDANT/BROOCH 18Th Century. A radiant, ravishing, and regal Baroque (Georgian/Iberian Spain) pendant/brooch XVIII Century. Finely handcra...
Emerald, Diamond, Silver, 18k Gold
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
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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