Vintage Estate 14K Yellow Gold Diamond and Turquoise Wasp Pin Brooch
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Vintage Estate 14K Yellow Gold Diamond and Turquoise Wasp Pin Brooch. This beautiful
Diamond, Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
$700Sale Price|20% Off
W 1.38 in L 1.25 in
Sterling Silver Gold Vermeil Green Swarovski Crystal Bee Wasp Pin Brooch
Located in Milford, DE
An exquisite pin, featuring a pave green-crystal sterling silver bee. This is definitely a bold
Crystal, Emerald, Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
$128Sale Price|20% Off
W 1.28 in L 0.95 in
Joan Rivers Green Crystal Bee Wasp Pin Brooch in Gold, Classics Collection
Located in Milford, DE
An exquisite pin, featuring a pave green-crystal gold plated bee. Hallmarks: Joan Rivers
Crystal
14K Yellow Gold Green and Black Enamel Wasp Bee Pin #14470
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage 14K Yellow Gold Green and Black Enamel Wasp Pin This 14K yellow gold wasp pin is decorated
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Huge Hammerman Brothers Platinum Gold Wasp Pin Brooch With Diamonds Lapis & Onyx
By Hammerman Brothers
Located in Palm Beach, FL
This is such a great pin to wear in the amazon to warn the other wasps & bugs to stay away. Ok
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, 18k Gold, Platinum
Garnet Gold Wasp Brooch
Located in Jacksonville, FL
This wonderful burgundy red wasp pin is hand cast into 14K yellow gold. The wasp can be either
Garnet, 14k Gold
Large Diamond Sapphire Gold Wasp Bee Insect Brooch Pin
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Adorable 18k gold wasp bee insect brooch, decorated with blue sapphires and approx. 2 carats in VS2
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
Garnet Diamond Silver Gold Wasp Pin
Located in Stamford, CT
Victorian 1900 wasp pin in 14k yellow gold with natural patina and silver top set with rose cut
Diamond, Garnet, 14k Gold, Silver, Yellow Gold
Joan Rivers Clear Crystal Bee Wasp Pin Brooch in Gold, Classics Collection
Located in Milford, DE
An exquisite pin, featuring a pave clear-crystal gold plated bee. Hallmarks: Joan Rivers
Crystal
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W 1.62 in L 1.29 in
KJL Kenneth Jay Lane Wasp Fly Insect Pin Brooch w Faceted and Carved Crystals
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
A colorful pin/brooch by Kenneth Jay Lane, the expert in costume jewelry! A fly/wasp/insect with
Crystal, Gold Plate
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W 1.62 in L 1.29 in
KJL Kenneth Jay Lane Wasp Fly Insect Pin Brooch w Faceted and Carved Crystals
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Milford, DE
A colorful pin/brooch by Kenneth Jay Lane, the expert in costume jewelry! A fly/wasp/insect with
Crystal, Gold Plate
1990's Dolce & Gabbana Pin-Up Sheer Black Wasp Waist Jacket & Leggings
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: 1990's Dolce & Gabbana Please contact for more information and/or photos. CONDITION: Good- no flaws! COUNTRY MADE: Italy FABRIC: Jacket is unknown but has stretch, legg...
1990's Dolce & Gabbana Pin-Up Sheer Black Wasp Waist Jacket & Leggings
By Dolce & Gabbana
Located in Yukon, OK
DESIGNER: 1990's Dolce & Gabbana Please contact for more information and/or photos. CONDITION: Good- no flaws! COUNTRY MADE: Italy FABRIC: Jacket is unknown but has stretch, legg...
Antique Ring 25ct natural Blue Sapphire solid 18K Gold Ø 4.75 US /9.6gr
Located in SE
Luxurious Antique Ring in Renaissance style, band and crown tested solid 18K Gold,not hallmarked, European, ca. XVIII - early XIX centuries. Huge cabochon of natural Light - Blue Sa...
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage style rose cut Diamond garnet Sterling silver Bee Brooch pin
Located in Delhi, DL
This Gorgeous Garnet Diamond brooch is a unique handcrafted art. It brings back the memory of the Victorian era. It has been crafted in 925 sterling silver with 18K Gold Plating over...
Diamond, Sterling Silver
$35,000
H 2.76 in W 3.55 in D 2.76 in
Victorian Opal and Diamond Crown Tiara Haircomb Necklace, circa 1880s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Victorian Opal and Diamond Crown Haircomb Necklace, ca. 1880s A very unusual and stunning Victorian crown, set with fiery opal cabochons and old-mine cut diamonds, from the 1880s. T...
Diamond, Opal, Gold, Silver
Late Victorian Opal and Diamond Tiara
Located in London, GB
A late Victorian opal and diamond tiara/necklace, consisting of seven knife-edge gold bars graduating from the centre, each set with two round cabochon-cut opals and an old-cut diamo...
Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Silver
$470Sale Price|20% Off
L 1.19 in
Vintage style Rose cut Diamond Sterling silver ruby emerald Pearl Bee Brooch pin
Located in Delhi, DL
This Gorgeous Queen Bee Diamond Sapphire brooch is a unique handcrafted art. It brings back the memory of the Victorian era. It has been crafted in 925 sterling silver with 18K Gold ...
Diamond, Pearl, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Coro 1919 "PatPend" LadyBug Enamel FauxGem Vermeil Brooch
By Coro
Located in Chicago, IL
With the Coro signature "script-no-angle" since 1919 and "PAT.PEND.", this early Art Deco vermeil lady-bug beetle brooch features a red enameled face and mixed-cut bezel-set red and ...
Crystal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal, Vermeil
$325,000
Damiani Diamond and Pearls Tiara
By Damiani
Located in Geneva, CH
Exceptional Tiara by Damiani. Diamonds, pearls Metal: white gold 18K (no rhodium plating). Diamonds weight: 41,50 carats color G-H clarity VVS-VS Japanese pearls: 9,60 grams. Total ...
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, White Gold
Marcel Boucher Mother of Pearl Pave Bee
By Marcel Boucher
Located in New York, NY
Charming Marcel Boucher Mother of Pearl Pave Bee from the 1960's. Wonderfully detailed with pave crystal body, mother of pearl wings and faux ruby cab eyes. 1.5 x 1". Signed. 1960's ...
Gilt Metal
15ct Gold Vintage Pink Enamel and Diamond Flower Brooch
Located in Brighton, GB
Enamel Flower Brooch/Pendant 15ct gold Circa 1930’s Can be worn as either a brooch or pendant, features an old cut diamond to the centre. Enamel is in perfect condition, the gol...
Diamond, Gold, 15k Gold, Enamel
14K Yellow Gold Amethyst, Ruby and Turquoise Fly Brooch Pin
Located in Hicksville, NY
Item Details: Metal Type: 14K Yellow Gold [Hallmarked, and Tested] Weight: 4.8grams Pin Measurements: Length: 1.1 inches Condition: Excellent Vintage Era
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
$768Sale Price|20% Off
Chic BEE Brooch Citrine Yellow Gold for Her
By Natkina
Located in Genève, GE
14K Yellow Gold Brooch (Matching Ring and Bracelet and Earrings Available) Citrine 2-0,48 ct Enamel 2-0,1 ct Weight 2,56 grams With a heritage of ancient fine Swiss jewelry t...
Citrine, Yellow Gold
Vintage Martine Yellow Gold and Enamel Bug Brooch
By Martine
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1980 Martine 14k Yellow Gold bug Brooch, measuring 1 inch X 5/8 inch and weighing 6.6 Grams, finished in bright colorful Guilloche Enamel.
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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