$495 / set
Set of West German Grape Leaf Brooches
Located in New York, NY
Set of Colorful West German Grape Leaf Brooches from the 1980's.
Gilt Metal
Vintage WEST GERMANY signed gold tone painted glass stone designer brooch
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • unsigned • gold tone with painted glass • vintage designer brooch MEASUREMENTS • 1 5/8" by 1 1/4" CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal signs of ...
Otto Müller Late 1950s German Kaufbeuren Vintage Orchid Brooch
Located in Wilmslow, England
This delightful brooch was created in the late 1950s in Kaufbeuren, West Germany, by Otto Müller.
Rudolph Lucke & Co Late 1950s German Kaufbeuren Vintage Rhinestone Brooch
Located in Wilmslow, England
This marvellous brooch is of exceptional quality and design. It was created in the late 1950s in Kaufbeuren, West Germany by Rudolph Lucke & Co.
Unavailable
H 0.75 in W 1.5 in L 2 in
Mid-20th Century Gold & Austrian Crystal Dimensional Brooch-West Germany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-20th Century Gold Vermeil & Austrian Crystal Brooch-Signed, West Germany. This oval gold vermeil dimensional brooch features delicate and intricate filigree work with brilliant ...
West Germany Red Glass Cameo Brooch and Clip On Earrings, Faux Pearls, Goldtone
Located in Milford, DE
A gorgeous German demi parure featuring a pair of ornate clip on earrings and a matching pin/brooch. Each features a red and white glass cameo prong set in an ornate Victorian settin...
Crystal
Sold
H 1.62 in W 2.49 in
West Germany Victorian Style Amethyst Crystal and Faux Pearl Filigree Pin Brooch
Located in Milford, DE
A stylish vintage German pin. Features a filigree brasstone metal setting with an amethyst crystal centerpiece, accented with faux pearls around. The setting is painted with white, o...
Crystal
Sold
H 0.75 in W 1.5 in L 2 in
Mid-20th Century Gold & Austrian Crystal Dimensional Brooch-West Germany
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-20th Century Gold Vermeil & Austrian Crystal Brooch-Signed, West Germany. This oval gold vermeil dimensional brooch features delicate and intricate filigree work with brilliant ...
$1,459 / set
W 1 in D 0.75 in L 1.25 in
Couture Signed Dior Designer First AB Crystals Western Germany Earrings S/S 1956
By Christian Dior
Located in Chicago, IL
Distinguishing these couture Christian Dior Spring/Summer 1956 "Western Germany"-stamped silver earrings featuring the first Swarovski gold-foiled aurora-borealis crystals from earri...
Crystal, Silver, Base Metal
CoCo Chanel Maison Gripoix Glass Enamel Flower Necklace
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent Chanel poured glass enamel flower necklace. Made by Maison Gripoix of opaline and opal blue glass camellias and camellia buds . Further embellished with pale emerald pour...
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel
An early 20th century diamond-set tiara by Skinner & Co
Located in London, GB
An early 20th century diamond-set tiara/necklace by Skinner & Co, the five principal old-cut diamonds estimated to weigh a combined total of 2 carats, each rub over millegrain-set to...
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage turquoise beaded silk sheer floral layered wedding slip dress gown M L
Located in Milano, Lombardia
LOVE LALI VINTAGE A breathtaking vintage gown. I would estimate this to be from around the late 90's. It has a pale blue lining which is overlayed with a sheer turquoise layer that ...
Early Gripoix for Chanel Renaissance Pendant Brooch
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in Riverdale, NY
Early Maison Gripoix for Chanel articulated Renaissance pendant brooch circa 1960. Of Gripoix poured glass enamel in emerald and ruby, glass beads, cut crystal rondelles and faux bar...
Gold, Brass, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
$3,988Sale Price|20% Off
W 1.06 in D 0.31 in L 1.26 in
Art Nouveau 1900 Opalescent Enameled Orchid Pendant Brooch In 14Kt Yellow Gold
Located in Miami, FL
An art nouveau enamel Orchid pendant-brooch. An exceptional pendant-brooch in the shape of an orchid flower, created in America during the Art Nouveau period, back in the 1900. This...
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victorian Pave Turquoise and Pearl Sparrow Necklace
Located in Riverdale, NY
Spectacular Victorian Pave Turquoise and Pearl Sparrow Necklace from the mid 19th Century. Extremely high quality manufacture with fitted box as well as a hair comb fitting to conver...
Natural Pearl, Turquoise, Silver, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, 10k Gold
Vintage CHANEL gold pearl Gripoix jewel long designer runway necklace 1992
By Chanel
Located in Palos Hills, IL
DETAILS • signed CHANEL Made in France • gold plated, gripoix • vintage designer runway necklace MEASUREMENTS • 72” long CONDITION • very good vintage condition with minimal...
Chanel Poured Glass Orchid Pendant
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Superb and amazing Chanel Poured Glass Orchid Pendant by Maison Gripoix, Paris. Handmade faux pearls with a large Rose poured glass orchid bloom with pendant pearl. Made in the perio...
Bronze
Rare Maison Gripoix Poured Glass Evening Bag
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Rare Gripoix Glass Haute Couture purse from the 1980's. A Chanel design, but made in custom colorations. Our Chanel Haute Couture client ordered these purses directly from Maison Gri...
John Galliano FW 1998 Sculptural Jacket Wool Silk
By John Galliano
Located in Berlin, BE
John Galliano’s Sculptural Plaid Masterpiece A symphony of structure and softness, this John Galliano jacket redefines traditional plaid with a distinctly avant-garde approach. The s...
$5,770
W 1.25 in D 0.25 in Dm 1.25 in L 1.5 in
Antique 12 Rock Crystals Gilt Bronze Caged Ring MedievalStyle Amuletic Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique amuletic bronze framed pendant cages a dozen 7mm-diameter single-cut rock crystals that each feature a table-cut decagon crown, deep pavilion, 21 facets and uncut girdle...
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gilt Metal, Bronze, Copper
Extraordinary Marcel Boucher Early Orchid Brooch
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary Marcel Boucher Early Orchid Brooch from the late 1930's. Dimensional and large brooch with amazing design and signature square cut faux ruby stones used primarily by Bo...
Gilt Metal
$18,500
W 2.25 in D 1 in Dm 5 in L 14 in
Maison Gripoix Coco Chanel France Glass Gilt Bronze Wire Chain Necklace c1939
By Maison Gripoix for Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
French Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel commissioned Parisian Maison Gripoix in the late 1930s to fabricate this elegant handmade drop-chain choker necklace for one of her couture clients. In...
Turquoise, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal, Bronze
Early Chanel Medieval Pendant Brooch by Goossens
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Early Chanel Medieval Pendant Brooch by Goossens in signature colors. Stones are set right side up and upside down as is often in jeweled Chanel pieces. Faux citrine, amythest and pe...
Bronze
$24,500
H 1.9 in W 1.25 in
Faberge Diamond Enamel Flower Brooch Antique 1900 August Hollming Workmaster
By Fabergé
Located in New York, NY
This is an exquisite and rare antique FABERGÉ Rose Cut Diamond, Enamel and Red Cabochon Brooch modeled as a sprig of flowers with a translucent green enameled flower centered with a ...
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
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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