Art Deco Sparrow Shoulder Clip
Located in New York, NY
Striking Art Deco Sparrow Shoulder Clip from the 1930's. Large silver plated perched bird with blue paste eyes that fastens to a garment with a fur clip finding. Can be worn anywhere...
Silver Plate
Trifari Art Deco Enamel Sparrow, Alfred Phillipe
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Charming Trifari Art Deco Enamel Sparrow, Alfred Phillipe from the 1930's. Original rare enamel with pave accents and cab eye, set in rhodium metal. 2.5" x 1". 1930's USA.
Rhodium, Enamel
Unavailable
Diamond Gold Sparrow Pin
Located in Chestnut Hill, MA
14 karat yellow gold victorian style diamond, ruby eye sparrow double bird pin.
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
Cartier Sparrow Brooch
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Cartier sparrow brooch A pair of perching birds formed from carved blue and green chalcedony (13 x 10.5 mm and 14 x 11 mm) with two brilliant-cut diamonds for the eyes (0.05 carat)...
Chalcedony, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier 1960s Amethyst Diamond Turquoise Gold Sparrow Pin
By Cartier
Located in Aspen, CO
Iconic piece from the great house of Cartier, this piece is signed and numbered on the verso. This clip possesses a .35 ct. natural fancy intense yellow diamond; also, there are 7 ro...
Amethyst, White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1960s Coral Ruby Gold Sparrow Brooch
Located in South Pasadena, CA
1960's Ruby and Coral Sparrow Brooch Pretty in pink. Something quite understated, but resplendent with charm.
Coral, Ruby, 18k Gold
Charming Cartier Paris Textured Sparrow Brooch
By Cartier
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Cartier, Paris 18k textured sparrow brooch with tiny diamond accents set in white gold/platinum on branch with a ruby cabochon eye.
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
18 Karat Yellow Gold Sparrow Bird Brooch with Diamonds, Malachite and Pink Agate
By Cellini
Located in New York, NY
The sparrow has a ruby eye. The length of the brooch is 2".
Agate, Diamond, Malachite, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
18 ct. Gold "Singing Sparrow" Brooch
Located in New York, NY
An 18 ct. Brooch representing two Sparrows posed on a branch one "singing"
Diamond
Antique 15 Carat Yellow Gold and Seed Pearl Australian Sparrow Brooch
Located in Splitter's Creek, NSW
22 round silver/white Seed Pearls embellish this lovely Brooch graduating in from the outer wings. The Brooch is in the form of a Sparrow in flight & measures 25mm to 45mm and it has...
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sold
W 2.17 in L 1.19 in
Antique '1886' Hallmarked 15 Carat Yellow Gold 'Twin Sparrows in Flight' Brooch
Located in Splitter's Creek, NSW
There are also 2 Cultured Pearls, white with cream overtones, set at the bar end along with 2 Rubies, cabochon cut, beat set, placed as the sparrow's eyes. The Brooch measures 55mm X...
Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Steven Battelle 60.0 Carats Blue-Green Indicolite Tourmaline 18K Gold Ring
By Steven Battelle
Located in Soquel, CA
A fabulous 18 x 25 mm pear shaped cabochon Brazilian indicolite tourmaline is set within a one of kind Steven Battelle design. Indicolite blue tourmaline is the rarest and most soug...
Tourmaline, 18k Gold
Rare Christian Dior by John Galliano 2007 Runway Hat
By Christian Dior
Located in Los Angeles, CA
THIS ITEM CANNOT BE SHIPPED OUTSIDE USA. A wonderful update of the Christian Dior chapeau that was featured in the highly stylized Dior F/W 2007 celebrated 60th anniversary. Accomp...
Vintage 18ct Gold Stamped, 1980s Italian Enamel Ladybug Brooch
Located in Brighton, GB
Vintage Ladybug Brooch 18ct Gold Stamped Italy Circa 1980s A charming ladybird brooch crafted in 18ct yellow gold, stamped Italy 18ct, dating to circa 1980. The domed shell is ado...
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Chanel Maison Gripoix Flower Cluster Brooch
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Chanel Maison Gripoix multi flower, multi layered brooch. Of jewel tone hand poured glass enamel set in gold plated bronze metal with crystal rhinestone accents. Excellent Con...
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Goossens Paris Emerald Green Rock Crystal Necklace
By Goossens Paris
Located in Virginia Beach, VA
Emerald green rock crystal necklace set in 24k plated brass from Goossens Paris. A timeless theme that sees its colors change with the seasons. Each rock crystal stone is hand-dyed...
Rock Crystal, Emerald
Pigeon's Blood Burmese Ruby and Diamond Necklace/Tiara, circa 1915
Located in London, GB
Pigeon's blood Burmese ruby and diamond necklace/tiara. Set to the centre with twenty six oval old cut natural unenhanced Pigeon's blood Burmese rubies in open back claw settings, ra...
Diamond, Ruby, Rose Gold, Platinum
Art Nouveau c.1900 French Silver, Plique-à-Jour and Paste Antique Brooch
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
This outstanding brooch was made in France and features a wonderfully elegant original Art Nouveau design. Condition Report: Excellent The Details... This brooch is constructed fro...
Silver
$8,750
H 1.5 in W 1.5 in Dm 2.63 in
Rare Elsa Schiaparelli Documented Surrealist Lady Bug Cuff Bracelet
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in New York, NY
Elsa Schiaparelli surrealist lady bug cuff bracelet. Of gilt plate metal the bombayed hinged cuffs inset with red, orange molded pate de verre glass lady bugs, partially painted in b...
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, Gilt Metal
$632Sale Price|20% Off
H 3.1 in W 1.82 in
KJL Tutti Frutti Art Deco Fruit Pin Brooch with Clear Crystals, Rhodium
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
Colorful tutti-frutti style art deco brooch by Kenneth Lane. Features bright green and red flower and leaf motifs accented with clear crystals and black enamel. Rhodium-plated metal ...
Crystal
Rare Marcel Boucher Enamel Radish Brooch
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Super rare Marcel Boucher 1941 radish bunch brooch of metallic and pearlized cold enamel with crystal rhinestone pave set in rhodium plate. Especially rare with original enamel. Ex...
Rhodium, Enamel
Pierre Balmain Couture Ballgown 1955 Iconic Gown Dress
By Pierre Balmain
Located in Berlin, BE
'La Robe Broderie À Ramages' PIERRE BALMAIN PARIS Made In France, ca.1955 Majestic evening gown in silk and cream satin with the most astonishing embroiderery by PIERRE BALMAIN Haut...
Art Deco Jelly Belly Cat Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Charming, collectible Art Deco Jelly Belly Cat Brooch from the 1930's. Originally gold, it has worn to a rhodium finish so essentially silver toned. Lucite clear belly. 1930's USA. U...
Rhodium, Gilt Metal
Trifari Fuschia Swarovski Crystal Pendant
By Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Attractive Trifari Fuschia Swarovski Crystal Sphere Pendant from the 1960's. Pendant 2.75" x 1.5". Chain 24".
Crystal, Gilt Metal
KTF Trifari Alfred Philippe Tri Colour Fruit Salad Dress Clips
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Pair of KTF Trifari Alfred Philippe pave and tricolour fruit salads art deco shield shaped dress clips. The matched pair of rhodium plate base metal, crystal rhinestones pave, faux e...
Rhodium, Base Metal
Early Czech Multi Paste Brooch, Neiger
Located in New York, NY
Early Czech Multi Paste Brooch from the 1920's by Neiger.. A filigree brass base is set with enamels and multicolored pastes of different sizes. Striking colorations. 3.5" x 2". Czec...
Brass
Poured Glass Dragonfly, Maison Gripoix for Alexandre Zouari
Located in New York, NY
Pale Pink Poured Glass Dragonfly, Made by Maison Gripoix for Alexandre Zouari, the fame French hair stylist. Bronze pierced dragonfly with hand poured glass and pave accents. Motif i...
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.
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