Vintage 18K Yellow Gold Cabochon Ruby and Turquoise Pendant Pin
Located in Great Neck Plaza, NY
A bold and colorful vintage pin crafted in 18K yellow gold, showcasing a vibrant arrangement of 8 richly hued cabochon rubies and 2 bright blue turquoise stones. The total gemstone w...
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage gold tone faux turquoise stick pin
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • gold tone with faux turquoise • vintage designer stick pin MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku ...
Antique Victorian 15K Yellow Gold Turquoise and Pearl Swallow Cloak Pin
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
A Victorian turquoise, pearl, and yellow gold pair of pins, comprising twelve round half seed pearls, and twelve round turquoise cabochons, set in 15 karat yellow gold, with 15 karat...
Pearl, Turquoise, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 15ct Gold, Turquoise & Seed Pearl Collar Stick Pins in Original Box
Located in Brighton, GB
Each pin is adorned with a delicate floral motif, one set with vivid turquoise cabochons and the other with luminous seed pearls, creating a charming yet balanced contrast.
Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 15k Gold
Antique 14k Gold Egyptian Revival Carved Turquoise Scarab Serpent Emblem Pin
Located in Montclair, NJ
–Stone(s)– (1) Natural Genuine Turquoise - Carved Oval Cabochon -Bezel Set - Soft Green Color - 7.9 x 6mm (approx.) Material: 14k Yellow Gold Pin - 16k Yellow Gold Emblem Weight: 3....
Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Tiffany & Co Jean Schlumberger Peapod Cultured Pearl Yellow Gold Pin Brooch
By Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co.
Located in Southampton, PA
18k Yellow Gold Cultured Pearl Peapod Brooch Pin by Jean Schlumberger for Tiffany & Co. The Tiffany & Co. Schlumberger Peapod Pin Brooch is crafted from 18k yellow gold, featuring a ...
Turquoise, Cultured Pearl, Yellow Gold
23K Yellow Gold and Gemstone Phoenix Design Brooch/Pin Certified #25063
Located in Washington Depot, CT
23K Yellow Gold and Gemstone Phoenix Design Brooch/Pin JAGi Certified- This striking 23K yellow gold brooch features an ornate phoenix design with intricate texturing and vibrant ge...
Tourmaline, Turquoise, Star Sapphire, Ruby, Opal, Jade, Emerald, Yellow ...
3 Carat Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Circular Pin in 18 Kt Yellow Gold , Estate
Located in New York, NY
3 Carat Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Circular Pin in 18 Kt Yellow Gold , Estate Vintage Circular pin with 7 marquise shape natural sleeping beauty Turquoise 18 karat yellow Gold weight...
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Retro Gold Fish Brooche Natural Turquoise and Ruby Handmade Pin, circa 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Retro 14k Gold Fish Brooche Natural Turqoise & Ruby Pin Circa 1950. The piece weighs 7.5 grams total. Condition is Pre-owned.
Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold
1960s Seaman Schepps GIA Aquamarine Diamond 18 Karat Gold Brooch Pin
By Seaman Schepps
Located in Miami, FL
This Vintage 1960's Seaman Schepps lapel brooch of natural inspiration weighing 19.35 grams exposes a GIA certified octagonal step-cut natural beryl very fine aquamarine weighing app...
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
10K Delta Sigma Turquoise & Garnet Star of David Fraternity Pin
Located in New York, NY
10K Yellow Gold Turquoise and Garnet Star of David Fraternity Pin is a symbolic piece of jewelry that beautifully combines religious significance with timeless elegance. Crafted from...
White Diamond, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
$17,600
W 1.5 in D 0.75 in L 1.75 in
Spider Brooch Pin South Sea Pearl 18mm Diamond Design by Ella Gafter
By Ella Gafter
Located in New York, NY
The spider brooch features a voluminous Australian pearl of 18mm diameter. The pearl is untreated. It displays fine quality nacre and its natural color and luster have not been enhan...
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Turquoise, White Diamond, Pearl...
Circa 1900 14K Yellow Gold Ornate Design Turquoise Pin - VHK#109
Located in Hicksville, NY
Circa 1900 14K Yellow Gold Ornate Design Turquoise Pin - VHK#109 Item Details: Year: 1900s Metal Type: 14K Yellow Gold [Hallmarked, and Tested] Weight: 3.1 grams Pin Measurements: ...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Heidi Daus "On a Lark" Bird's Nest Crystal Pin, Brass Tone, Turquoise Cabochons
By Heidi Daus
Located in Milford, DE
You never have an empty nest, even when you're on your own. Celebrate life, love and family with this beautiful sparkling crystal bird's nest pin from Heidi Daus. Colorful crystals ...
Crystal
Pietra Dura Antique 18 Karat Yellow Gold Dove and Cross Pin
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Beautiful example of a Victorian mourning pin. The handmade (tested 18 karat yellow gold) frame is a gentle rope design. The Oval shape Black Onyx has inlay of White Agate cross &...
Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Zuni Native American Gan Dancer Pin Pendant, Silver Mosaic Inlay
By Zuni
Located in Milford, DE
Embrace the rich cultural heritage with this meticulously crafted Zuni Native American Gan Dancer pin/pendant. This stunning piece features a traditional Gan Dancer, symbolizing the ...
Coral, Pearl, Turquoise, Onyx, Sterling Silver
Historic John Gordon Leak Zuni Small Knife Wing Inlaid Pin, 1938
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Beautiful small Knife Wing design Pin set with natural turquoise, spiny oyster shell, and mother of pearl inlaid into a black jet background made by the Zuni Master John Gordon Leak,...
Turquoise, Other, Sterling Silver
Classic, Historic and Rare Zuni Rainbow Dancer Pin by Merle Edaakie
By Merle Edaakie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Merle Edaakie, Zuni Master Lapidary Artist Large Zuni Inlay Rainbow Dancer Pin 1946 Robert Wallace Collection Collection Number RP 164 Natural turquoise, spiny oyster shell, mother o...
Turquoise, Other, Sterling Silver
Historic John Gordon Leak Zuni Knife Wing Inlaid Pendant / Pin, 1938
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Strikingly beautiful Knife Wing design Pendant/Pin set with natural turquoise, spiny oyster shell, and mother of pearl inlaid into a black jet background made by the Zuni Master John...
Turquoise, Other, Sterling Silver
$2,500 / set
H 1.5 in W 0.75 in
Classic and Rare Small Matched Pair of Zuni Rainbow Dancer Pins by Merle Edaakie
By Merle Edaakie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Merle Edaakie, Zuni Master Lapidary Artist Zuni Inlay Rainbow Dancer Pin Set 1946 Robert Wallace Collection Collection Numbers RP 135 & RP 217 Natural turquoise, spiny oyster shell, ...
Turquoise, Other, Sterling Silver
Multi-Gemstone Inlaid One-of-a-kind Lizard Pin by Benny & Valerie Aldrich
By Benny & Valerie Aldrich
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A simply exquisite inlaid pin made of many different stones including Turquoise, Chrysocolla, Coral, Spiny Oyster, Sugilite, all surrounded by 22 cut Amethyst stones then set in ster...
Amethyst, Coral, Turquoise, Other, Chrysocolla, Multi-gemstone, Peridot,...
Turquoise Diamond Ring Brooch Transformer Pin, 1890
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
Diamond and Turquoise Ring that Transformers into the Brooch (Pin).
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold
18 Karat Brooch Pendant Trembler Basket Pin Sapphire, Ruby, Turquoise
Located in Wallkill, NY
Lovely 18K Gold Tremblant brooch. Rubies, Turquoise, and Sapphire This is fabulous, each flower trembles and spins. Has a loop on the back to add a chain. The brooch is hallmarked ...
Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Dian Malouf Turquoise Bow Brooch/Pendant Enhancer Sterling 925 & 14k Ribbon Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Designer: Dian Malouf Metal Content: Sterling Silver & 14k Yellow Gold Stone Information Natural Turquoise Treatment: Routinely Enhanced Color: Bluish Green, Tan, & Brown Style: C...
Turquoise
$3,298
W 1.38 in Dm 1.8 in
Vintage 14k Gold Pearl & Turquoise Twisted Wire Filigree Brooch Pin or Pendant
Located in Montclair, NJ
If you would prefer to wear this piece as a brooch, there is a pin across the back with a trombone-style sliding lock.
Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
$308Sale Price|20% Off
Weiss Floral Pin Brooch and Clip On Earrings, Turquoise and Emerald Crystals
By Weiss
Located in Milford, DE
Vintage Weiss brooch and clip on earrings. A floral-themed collection, featuring a dazzling display of turquoise cabochons and amethyst crystals prong-set in a brass tone setting. B...
Crystal
1995 Kenneth Lane Caterpillar Brooch
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
1995 Kenneth Lane Caterpillar Brooch Signed, KHL 3" in (76.2 mm) Amusing faux cabochon lapis turquoise caterpillar brooch pin, gold tone mounting.
Metal
Victorian Turtle Scatter Pin Brooch
Located in London, GB
A wonderfully charming Victorian turtle scatter pin brooch, made in around 1860. This piece features two delicate turtles, their shells embellished with pearls and bright turquoise s...
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
The thought of vintage and antique turquoise jewelry often conjures up images of striking Navajo bracelets and necklaces worn with a denim shirt and cowboy boots. This all-American look has been celebrated by fashion designers like Ralph Lauren and Tommy Hilfiger on their runways and in ad campaigns. In the October 2016 issue of Vogue magazine, Tom Ford said he only wears turquoise jewelry at his Santa Fe ranch. So what is it about this gorgeous blue-green stone that makes us wish that we were born in December?
It’s not surprising that turquoise is abundant in New Mexico and Arizona because, according to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA), it needs to be in “dry and barren regions where acidic, copper-rich groundwater seeps downward and reacts with minerals that contain phosphorus and aluminum.
Turquoise is not found in a single crystal but is a combination of microcrystals. Its appearance, waxy and opaque, is attributed to its structure and composition. “It’s an aggregate of microscopic crystals that form a solid mass. If the crystals are packed closely together, the material is less porous, so it has a finer texture. Fine-textured turquoise has an attractive, waxy luster when it’s polished. Turquoise with a less-dense crystal structure has higher porosity and coarser texture, resulting in a dull luster when it’s polished,” notes the GIA. Since no one wants to set a dull piece of turquoise, porous turquoise is often treated to make the stone more attractive.
In the United States, there have been discoveries of turquoise from 200 B.C. It is not just loose turquoise stones that have been found, but entire suites of jewelry from prehistoric times. In the late 19th-century, the Navajo Indians, who learned silversmithing from the Spanish, started to make beads out of turquoise and eventually combined it with silver around the 1880s. Initially this jewelry was for ceremonial purposes, but it became fashionable once the tourism in the Southwest picked up in the beginning of the 20th century.
Find antique and vintage turquoise rings, necklaces, bracelets and other accessories 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.