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Vintage dog head brooch with big Lucite/acrylic ears from the 1940s USA
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Lucite forms the ears of these unmarked plastic brooches from the 1940s USA. The clear dog's ears are pinned to swing freely .
Vintage plastic faux coral brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • plastic with faux coral • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • excellent vintage condition with minimal signs of wear SKU 34 ❤️❤️ VINTA...
Vintage figural fashion plastic designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • resin / plastic • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 43 ❤️❤️ VINTAG...
Vintage lady’s head plastic designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • resin / plastic • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 43 ❤️❤️ VINTAG...
Vintage pair of faux amber lucite plastic vintage fur clips
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed with pat nr • silver tone clips with lucite circles • vintage designer fur clips MEASUREMENTS • 1 1/2" in diameter CONDITION • very good vintage condition...
Vintage fashion lady in hat designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • plastic • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 44 ❤️❤️ VINTAGE DESIGNER...
Lea Stein Paris Red & Black Ladybug Brooch
Located in Highland, IN
This charming broach by Lea Stein Paris has charm to spare. The vibrant graphic design in red and black mottled rhodoid plastic is in the form of a playful Ladybug. Inscribed on th...
Plastic
Lea Stein 1970s French Plastic Fox Brooch Pin
By Lea Stein
Located in US
Fox pin/brooch Designed by French artist Lea Stein. Crawling fox brooch is featured in a brown/tan color variations 100% celluloid and Made in Paris, France. Length=3.5 inches
Nina Ricci silk taffeta evening gown with floral print, 1980s
By Nina Ricci
Located in Paris, FR
The generous cut of the skirt, composed of floral print taffeta in green, blue and red colors, is supported by a thick synthetic plasticized petticoat. A fabric brooch representing ...
Vintage rhinestone brooch sign. Original by Robert USA 1940/50s
By Original by Robert
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A very decorative and plastic brooch by Robert USA filled with many different sized and cut rhinestones, in between there are small silver-colored leaves.
Crystal, Vermeil, Steel
LEA STEIN 'Joan Crawford' Brooch France, 1970’s
By Lea Stein
Located in Atlanta, GA
1970’s Lea Stein plastic brooch depicting Hollywood icon, Joan Crawford … shoulder pads and all!
Vintage figural zebra plastic designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • resin / plastic • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of wear Sku 43 ❤️❤️ VINTAG...
Chanel Vintage Multicolor Plastic Camelia Camellia Brooch Pin
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Crafted of multiocolor plastic. Safety pin closure.
Chanel Black Plastic Oversized Camellia Camelia Flower Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
A classic Chanel accessory that can be worn in a number of ways. c.1990-1992 Made in shiny black plastic Oversized camellia flower
Chanel Camellia Brooch in Pink/ Red Transparent Plastic Material, 1992
By Chanel
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Chanel - (Made in France) Camellia brooch in pink/red transparent plastic material. Spring/Summer 1992 Collection.
Chanel Logo Drop Brooch
Located in London, GB
Gold-tone metal and plastic logo drop brooch featuring a pin fastening.
LEA STEIN Turtle Faux Tortoise Brooch France, 1970’s
By Lea Stein
Located in Atlanta, GA
1970’s Lea Stein plastic tortoise brooch. French designer, Lea Stein, has often been recognized for her unique designs and particularly the method she perfected of layering Rhodoid ...
Patrick Kelly 1980s 8 Large Button Pins Vintage 80s Brooches
By Patrick Kelly
Located in San Diego, CA
Rare 1980s PATRICK KELLY set of 8 large plastic button brooches. Intertwined with black velvet.
12 Various Vintage Brooches Different Models, Made in 1960
Located in Oirlo, LI
Various Vintage Brooches Different Models, Made in 1960 A collection of different vintage brooches. With stones in different colors combined with gold and silver tones, this vintag...
Gold Plate
Vintage Lea Stein ‘Ric the Dog’ Layered Plastic Brooch
By Lea Stein
Located in Atlanta, GA
French designer, Lea Stein, has been making whimsical plastic jewelry since the late 1960’s and ‘Ric the Dog’ is one of her iconic characters.
Chanel Iridescent Plastic Camelia Flower Camellia Pin Brooch
By Chanel
Located in Rome, Rome
Chanel Vintage Camelia Camellia Flower Pin Brooch. Iridescent plastic petals. Safety pin closure.
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W 0.69 in D 1 in L 1 in
MiriamHaskell 1940s FrankHess Clustered FauxPearl YellowGold FrenchClip Earrings
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
As further evidence that these more modest Haskell earrings were made during the 1940s while fine glass and metal jewelry findings were scarce, the characteristic metal wiring of Hes...
Pearl, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Vintage Joan Rivers Orange Plastic Brooch With Rhinestones 1990's
Located in Austin, TX
Year: 1990 Hallmark: Joan Rivers Dimensions: H 2.16 in Materials: base metal, plastic, rhinestones
Base Metal
Lea Stein 1970s Plastic French Fox Brooch
By Lea Stein
Located in US
Fox pin/brooch Designed by French artist Lea Stein. Crawling fox brooch is featured in a brown/tan color variations 100% celluloid and Made in Paris, France. Length=3.5 inches
Vintage Plastic Flower Blue Brooch 1960's
Located in Austin, TX
Year: 1960 Hallmark: - Dimensions: D 1.88 in Materials: base metal, rhinestones, plastic
Base Metal
Vintage Yellow Plastic Flower Brooch 1960's
Located in Austin, TX
Year: 1960 Hallmark: - Dimensions: D 1.37 in Materials: base metal, rhinestones, plastic
Base Metal
Vintage 18ct Gold Owl Brooch with Red Glass and Ruby
Located in Dubai, DU
During this period, designers favoured all types of precious metals, with alternative materials like glass and plastic dominating the styles. Brooches made a big comeback and usually...
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
1980s Chloe Piano Set by Karl Lagerfeld
By Karl Lagerfeld
Located in Milan, Italy
This amazing 1980s Chloe designed by Karl Lagerfeld parure includes a piano thermoset plastic bracelet and a large brooch with brown and white plastic.
Patrick Kelly 1980s Whimsical Button Brooches in Pouch
By Patrick Kelly
Located in Los Angeles, CA
From iconic late great American designer Patrick Kelly - Envelope pouch filled with colorful plastic oversized button brooches. To be worn alone or as scatter pins.
Chanel Haute Couture Lesage Embroidered Ensemble
By Chanel
Located in US
Matching 3.5" wide ruched belt with a half bow at closure and a resin pink floral ornimental camelia with green leaves that is reminiscent of a 1920's hand formed plastic brooch. Ver...
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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