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Chiron and Achilles Centaur Cameo Brooch 24 Old Mine Diamonds Platinum Pearls
Located in New York, NY
This is one of the most exquisite Antique Victorian - Belle Epoque Diamond Platinum Cameo Brooches we have seen. The extraordinary cameo is a museum quality jewel. The hand carved ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Belle Époque Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Egyptian Revival Sphinx Brooch Pin Sterling Silver Belle Epoque Human Serpent
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a rare Belle Epoque to Art Deco Egyptian Revival masterpiece of a reclining Sphinx in Sterling Silver. The stunning brooch has the head of a Pharoah with the body of the ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Egyptian Revival Winged Pharaoh King Tut Enamel Brooch Pin Art Deco Silver 3.6"
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a rare Art Deco Egyptian Revival Winged Pharaoh Silver Enamel Brooch masterpiece. The brooch is a Museum Quality jewel. The stunning very large and dramatic 3 5/8 inch brooch is centered by the head of a Pharoah with a magnificent hand carved face in a natural material. The exquisite, highly detailed and sensitive noble face reflects the work of a master artisan. The Pharaoh wears a fabulous headdress that is adorned with blue and green enamel. On either side are magnificent enamel wings decorated with stunning green, blue and red-orange enamel in a dynamic pattern. The brooch pin is 800 Silver and dates to the Art Deco period, circa 1890-1920. It has its early C-clasp. The brooch could be easily converted to a pendant necklace if desired. The craftsmanship, design, colors and large size of this brooch reflect the height of the Art Deco Egyptian Revival period. The brooch is a treasure to be worn and to be passed on for generations.
For centuries, Ancient Egypt has held the fascination of the public and continues to inspire artists and designers alike. With the discoveries of Egyptian tombs, and the treasures within, in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the exotically opulent lives of the Pharaohs were beyond anyone’s imagination. Of all the precious objects unearthed in the tombs, the lavish jewels were perhaps the most fascinating for their extravagance and never-before-seen symbolism. The Roaring Twenties and the period’s Art Deco jewelry embraced the vivid contrasting colors, motifs, and symbols more daringly than ever before. Whether the jewels were complete, faithful reproductions or real artifacts preciously decorated in similar style, the Egyptian Revival jewelry during the Art Deco era is the most lavish and magnificent.
The brooch is 3 5/8 inches (9.2cm) wide and is 1 inch (26mm) tall.
The brooch is hallmarked on the back with 800 for 800 Silver which was the silver standard for most Continental jewelry...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Rare Art Deco H. Pomerantz Inc. N.Y. Amber Jelly Belly Bird Pin Brooch 5 Inches
Located in New York, NY
This very Art Deco 5 inch Pomerantz Amber Jelly Belly Bird Brooch Pin is absolutely amazing. It is a superb collector's piece that is rarely found, particularly in this fabulous amber color. H. Pomerantz Inc. N.Y. was in business from 1880-1940. The "H" in the name tag was used until 1930 and then dropped. This brooch is signed H. Pomerantz thus dates to prior to 1930.
The monumental bird...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
Tiffany & Co. Jade Brooch Pin 14 Karat Yellow Gold Antique Retro Tiffany
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a stunning antique Tiffany & Co. Jade Brooch Pin in 14 Karat Yellow Gold signed Tiffany & Co. The antique vintage Tiffany brooch is...
Category
20th Century Unknown Retro Brooches
Materials
Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Retro Moonstone Sapphire Flower Brooch 14 Karat Gold Antique Midcentury
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous and rare antique Moonstone and Sapphire Flower Brooch Pin in 14 Karat Gold. The stunning jewel is an Antique brooch dating to the Mid-Century Modern period. It is in the style of the Cartier and Tiffany flower brooches...
Category
20th Century Unknown Retro Brooches
Materials
Moonstone, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Signed G. Torrini Pietra Dura Rose Lily Flower Brooch Pin 14 Karat Gold Antique
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a museum quality signed Giocondo Torrini Pietra Dura Brooch Pin in 14 Karat Gold with inlaid semi-precious stones creating a mosaic image of flowers, including a gorgeous ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Brooches
Materials
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Pietra Dura Amethyst Pansy Flower Brooch Pin 14K Gold Antique Victorian Etruscan
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a stunning Pietra Dura Brooch in 14 Karat Gold with inlaid semi-precious stones including Amethyst and Mother-of-Pearl, creating an iridescent mosaic image of flowers, inc...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Brooches
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Pietra Dura Butterfly Moth Insect Brooch Pin 14 Karat Gold Antique Victorian
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a stunning Pietra Dura Brooch with inlaid semi-precious stones creating a mosaic image of a flying butterfly or moth insect and set in a beautiful double braided mounting ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Agate, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Diamond Ruby Bear Brooch Pin 18 Karat Gold Antique Signed
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a gorgeous and rare antique Cartier Bear Brooch in 18 Karat Gold with Ruby eyes and a Cartier Diamond snowflake. The brooch is signed CARTIER ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Retro Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Norwegian Guilloche Enamel Solje Brooch Norway Sterling Silver
Located in New York, NY
This is a wonderful Norwegian Guilloche Enamel Art Deco Solje Brooch in Sterling Silver. The "Solje" brooch was often used as part of the traditional Norw...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Victorian Emerald Enamel Snake Pendant Necklace Brooch 14 Karat Gold Butterfly
Located in New York, NY
This is a Museum Quality antique Victorian Snake Pendant or Brooch adorned with Emerald gems and Royal Blue Enamel in 14 Karat Gold with a Butterfly motif in the enamel. The snake p...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Emerald, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
90 Carat Aquamarine Diamond Pendant Necklace 18 Karat Gold Antique Retro
Located in New York, NY
We are so delighted to have this extraordinary 90 Carat antique Retro emerald cut natural Aquamarine and Diamond Pendant or Brooch. The magnificent 90 Carat Aquamarine is 30mm (over...
Category
20th Century Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Madeleine Albright's Snake In Branch Pin Brooch Earrings And Read My Pins Book
By Erwin Pearl
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a piece of American History with Madeleine Albright's extraordinary Snake Serpent in a Branch Pin Brooch with the matching Earrings, along with a copy of her book "Read My...
Category
20th Century American Contemporary Brooches
Devil Stickpin Red Ruby Eyes 14 Karat Gold Antique Victorian Rare
Located in New York, NY
This is a wonderful and very rare antique Victorian - Art Deco Devil stickpin in 14 Karat Gold with fabulous Ruby eyes. The face of the devil is absolu...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Brooches
Materials
Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Peruzzi Boston Eagle Bird Brooch Sterling Silver Rare Early MidCentury Modernist
Located in New York, NY
This is a large gorgeous early and very rare Peruzzi Boston Sterling Silver pin brooch in the form of a bird or eagle amongst flowers and branches. The early Peruzzi Brooch exhibits ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Georgian Portrait Brooch Pendant Early 19th Century Paste Silver En Grisaille
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in this stunning Georgian Antique Brooch or Pendant with a magnificent hand painted portrait miniature of a woman painted "en grisaille" and set in magnificent frame with ear...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Silver
Art Deco Enamel Dragonfly Insect Moth Brooch Pin JA & S Sterling Silver 1938
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning Art Nouveau - Art Deco Dragonfly Insect Moth Brooch Pin with extraordinary iridescent Enamel in Sterling Silver. The dragonfly is...
Category
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique Amethyst Garnet Spider Insect Brooch Bernhard Hertz Denmark Circa 1890
By Bernhard Hertz
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a wonderful antique Victorian Amethyst, Garnet and Pearl Spider or Insect Beetle Bug Brooch by Bernhard Hertz of Denmark dating to circa 1890.
Bernhard Hertz is one of th...
Category
Antique 19th Century Danish Victorian Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Garnet, Pearl, Silver
Rose Cut Diamond Hardstone Cameo Goddess Woman Brooch Platinum Gold Art Nouveau
Located in New York, NY
This is one of the most beautiful Antique Art Nouveau - Belle Epoque Hardstone Cameo Brooches we have seen. The extraordinary hand carved image of the woman, or Goddess, is framed b...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
Art Nouveau Leaf Plique-a-jour Enamel Brooch Pin 14 Karat Gold Circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A WONDERFUL AND RARE LEAF MOTIF PLIQUE-A-JOUR ENAMEL ART NOUVEAU BROOCH PIN IN 14 KARAT GOLD. THE MAGNIFICENT JEWEL FEATURES A WONDROUS PLIQUE-A-JOUR ENAMEL LEAF WITH FABULO...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Enamel, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Rock Crystal Leaf Brooch Pin Idar Oberstein Germany Sterling Silver
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning antique Art Deco Rock Crystal Leaf Brooch Pin with a magnificent carved Rock Crystal Leaf in Sterling Silver and carved by the superb lapidary artists in Idar Oberstein...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Rock Crystal, Crystal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Egyptian Revival Carved Citrine Peridot Pharaoh King Tut Brooch Pin Art Deco
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare Art Deco Egyptian Revival Citrine and Peridot Pharaoh Brooch Pin masterpiece. The museum quality brooch is centered by a magnificent hand carved Citrine with the head...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Citrine, Peridot, Silver
Madeleine Albright's Georg Jensen Pin Brooch 374B Mobius Torun Bulow Denmark
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a piece of American and European History with Madeleine Albright's iconic Georg Jensen Pin Brooch #374B Möbius designed by Vivianna Torun Bülow....
Category
20th Century Danish Modernist Brooches
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Madeleine Albright's Spider Leaf Pin Pendant Diamond Black Pearl 14 Karat Gold
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a piece of American History with Madeleine Albright's life size Spider On Leaf Pin or Pendant with Diamonds and Black Pearl in 14 Karat White and Yellow Gold, along with a copy of her book Read My Pins: Stories From A Diplomat's Jewel Box. We are honored to present this iconic pin from the personal collection of Secretary Madeleine Albright.
Madeleine Albright was the first woman to serve as Secretary of State. As Ambassador to the United Nations and Secretary of State, Albright was often the only woman in the room during critical discussions with her diplomatic colleagues and counterparts, who were virtually all men. In such gatherings, Albright followed the advice she had given as a professor to her female students: “Do not be afraid to interrupt. A woman usually prefers to size up a situation before speaking, but for a diplomat representing the United States, silence was not an option.”
During her trailblazing diplomatic career, Secretary Albright discovered the power of jewelry to convey foreign policy messages. As shared in her book Read My Pins: Stories from a Diplomat’s Jewel Box, she deployed pins within her “personal diplomatic arsenal” to express her hopes, mood, and often a pointed message. She utilized this unconventional and effective tool for diplomacy on America’s behalf. Albright said the pins served as “gentle implements of statecraft, teaching tools and a different form of communication.” She knew that the idea of using pins as a diplomatic tool was not found in any State Department manual or text chronicling American foreign policy. She explained that “the truth is that it would never have happened if not for Saddam Hussein.”
The poet-in-residence of Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein called Albright “an unparalleled serpent” when she was the Ambassador to the United Nations. Shortly thereafter, when preparing to meet with Iraqi officials, Albright decided to make a diplomatic statement by wearing a pin with a serpent wrapped around a stick. Although her method of communication was new, her message was as old as the American Revolution – Don’t Tread on Me! From that day on, pins became part of her diplomatic signature. Albright chose pins ahead of meetings with foreign dignitaries to signal her diplomatic position. Indeed, freedom and democracy had no greater champion than Secretary Madeleine K. Albright.
As Madeleine Albright says in her book "As for the spider, it has been renowned since ancient times for its patience, wile and predatory attitude. I wear my spider pin when I am feeling devious; if you see it on any day except Halloween, beware." This spider pin or pendant is probably the most spectacular of Secretary Albright's spider pins.
The stunning life size spider is set with a 10mm Black Pearl of great beauty. The fabulous spider rests on on a partially eaten leaf in 14 Karat White and Yellow gold. The center vein of the leaf is set with sparkling white diamonds which are graduated in size along the length of the leaf. The leaf has wonderful tendrils on the underside adding to the three dimensional quality of the jewel. The pin can also be worn as a pendant necklace as it has a bail through which you may place a necklace chain.
Here is a singular opportunity to acquire an object of American history that Secretary Albright cherished throughout her life. The pin will be sent along with a copy of Secretary Albright's book Read My Pins. The pin is guaranteed to be from the personal collection of Madeleine Albright and was acquired from the sale of her collection.
The spider pin or pendant is 3 1/4 inches long and is 1 1/4 inches wide.
The pin is hallmarked RB...
Category
20th Century Unknown Contemporary Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Black Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, White Gold
Art Deco Norwegian Solje Brooch Rare Guilloche Enamel Norway Silver Circa 1900
Located in New York, NY
This is a museum quality and very rare Art Deco Solje Brooch with exquisite enamel and silver gilt from Norway. The "Solje" brooch was often used as part...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Victorian Picture Agate Brooch Gold Etruscan Revival Moss Agate Forest Scene
Located in New York, NY
This is an absolutely stunning antique Victorian Picture Agate Brooch Pin set in a gorgeous Etruscan Revival setting in 10 Karat Gold. The P...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Brooches
Materials
Agate, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Sigi Pineda Mexican Sterling Silver Black Onyx Modernist Pin Brooch Mexico
Located in New York, NY
This is a very fine mid-century modern Black Onyx Sterling Silver brooch by Sigi Pineda of Mexico. Signed Sigi Taxco Sterling and numbered 416 I believe. The Mexican sterling silver modernist brooch...
Category
20th Century Mexican Modernist Brooches
Materials
Onyx, Sterling Silver
Deer Antelope Brooch Denmark Sterling Silver Mid-Century Modernist Haandarbejde
Located in New York, NY
This is a wonderful and rare Denmark Sterling Silver Three Running Deer or Antelope Mid-Century Modernist Brooch.
The brooch is fully hallmarked with a maker's mark, Sterling, Denma...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Victorian Cherub Angel Belt Buckle Belle Epoque Sterling Silver Acanthus Leaf
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning and rare large 4.5 inch antique Victorian Belle Epoque Belt Buckle in Sterling Silver with Cherub and Angel Imagery with acanthus leaf and fruit designs throughout...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Belle Époque More Jewelry
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Old Mine Cut Diamond Blue Enamel Bar Brooch Pin Antique Edwardian Box
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning antique Art Deco - Edwardian Old Mine Cut Diamond and Royal Blue Enamel Bar Brooch Pin in 14 Karat White Gold. The brooch is ...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Enamel
Egyptian Revival Lapis Lazuli Pharoah King Tut Enamel Brooch Pin Art Deco Silver
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare Art Deco Egyptian Revival masterpiece. The stunning brooch is centered by a magnificent hand carved Lapis Lazuli head of a Pharoah, or King Tut. The Lapis face refle...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Enamel
Victorian Coral Flower Pendant Brooch Hand Carved Circa 1880 Gold Rare Necklace
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning antique Victorian Pendant Brooch Pin of hand carved Coral with a bouquet of flowers and leaves with a coral pendant drop wi...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Coral, Gold, Silver
Lapponia Brooch Labyrinth Björn Weckström Finland Modernist Man From Mercury
By Björn Weckström for Lapponia
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning brooch by Björn Weckström for Lapponia Jewelry, from the Space Series, the vintage modernist sculptural sterling silver “Labyrinth” brooch...
Category
Mid-20th Century Finnish Modern Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Chanel Camellia White Silk Crepe and Feathers Brooch Made In France
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
This is a fabulous vintage Chanel Caméllia Flower brooch in White Silk Crepe and Feathers. It is an elegant vintage brooch by the House of Chanel in a rare and wonderful design. The rare Camellia Flower is constructed with three dimensional silk crepe petals and accented with white feathers to create a diaphanous delicate flower of great beauty. The flower is 4 1/2 inches (11 cm) by 4 inches (10cm). It has a secure closure at the back. It has its original Chanel mark engraved CHANEL CC Made in France. This beautiful flower brooch can be attached to your jacket or blouse, used to secure your scarf, or worn as the perfect accessory.
As CHANEL states about their Camellia pieces: More than a flower, the CHANEL camellia is an inspiration. Its geometric curves...
Category
20th Century French Contemporary Brooches
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Lapponia Brooch Man and Child Björn Weckström Finland Modernist Man From Mercury
By Björn Weckström for Lapponia
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning brooch by Björn Weckström for Lapponia Jewelry, from the Space Series, the vintage modernist sculptural sterling silver Man and Child brooch...
Category
Early 2000s Finnish Modern Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
French Art Deco Parrot Bird Brooch Pin Rock Crystal Sterling Silver Black Onyx
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning antique Art Deco French Parrot Bird Brooch with a Rock Crystal square frame perch, two parrots in Sterling Silver with paste and Black Onyx adornment. The brooch ...
Category
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Onyx, Rock Crystal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Casa Prieto 5.25 Inch Bird of Paradise Brooch Turquoise Mid Century Mexico
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning antique Casa Prieto Mexican Sterling Silver and natural Turquoise Brooch in the form of a magnificent Bird of Paradise with a Heart on a...
Category
20th Century Mexican Retro Brooches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Old Mine Diamond Ruby Sapphire Enamel Insect Bug Fly Brooch Art Nouveau Gold
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning antique Art Nouveau - Art Deco Enamel, Rose Cut and Old MIne Cut Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire and Pearl Fly Bug Insect Brooch Pin in 10 Karat Gold. The magnificent insect brooch has a central 1/2 Carat Old Mine Cut Diamond...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Sapphire, Ruby, Pearl, Diamond, Enamel, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
Tiffany & Co. Old Mine Diamond Enamel Flower Lily Brooch Pin 1900 Antique Gold
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This is an extraordinary antique Old Mine Cut Diamond Enamel Flower Brooch in its Tiffany & Co. fitted box. The magnificent fully three dimensional f...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Victorian Coral Scarab Beetle Bug Insect Brooch Pin Egyptian Revival Gold
Located in New York, NY
This is a rare antique Egyptian Revival Hand Carved Coral Victorian Scarab Beetle Insect Brooch Pin in 9 Karat Gold. The stunning three dimensional scarab beetle bug insect is carve...
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Egyptian Revival Brooches
Materials
Coral, Gold, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
Art Nouveau Gargoyle Grotesque Buckle Belle Epoque God Sterling Silver
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning and rare antique Belle Epoque Buckle in Sterling Silver with a Gargoyle, God or Grotesque Imagery with acanthus leaf designs throughout. The Gargoyle face is surr...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Belle Époque More Jewelry
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Madonna and Child Cameo Pendant Brooch Pin 14 Karat Gold Antique Victorian Rare
Located in New York, NY
This is an absolutely stunning and very rare early antique Victorian - Belle Epoque Shell Cameo Pendant Brooch Pin with an exquisite museum ...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Gold, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Bacchus Coral Cameo Pendant Necklace Gold Neoclassical God Dionysus Victorian
Located in New York, NY
This is an absolutely stunning antique Coral Cameo Pendant depicting the God Bacchus dating to the Victorian to Edwardian period. The Coral Cameo of Bacchus is a very deep exquisite...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Coral, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
Miriam Moss Art Pottery Horse Brooch Pin Mid-Century Modern California Art
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A WONDERFUL RETRO MID-CENTURY MODERN ART POTTERY BROOCH BY THE CALIFORNIA MID-CENTURY ARTIST MIRIAM MOSS OF A WONDERFUL HORSE HEAD WITH FABULOUS TU...
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Mid-20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Victorian Dove Bird Swallow Ruby Pearl Peace Pendant Necklace Gold Laurel Wreath
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous antique Victorian Dove Swallow Bird of Peace Pendant Necklace adorned with a Pearl in it its mouth, a Ruby eye, and seed pearls throughout creating the white feathers of the dove. The lavaliere pendant has an extraordinary three-dimensional design of a flying dove bird carrying the pearl offering of peace in its mouth set within a laurel wreath motif in 10 Karat Gold. The eye of the bird is a lovely Ruby cabochon. The laurel wreath has stunning gold work with wonderful details of the individual leaves.
During the Victorian period jewelry with images of birds was given to lovers to signify constancy over time. The swallow is symbolic of peace, cheerfulness and free spirit. The Dove is symbolic of peace. The work is exquisite with elegant pearls creating the feathers of the bird, the ruby eye and the three dimensional flowing design of the flying bird. The bird holds a pearl in its beak. The piece is one of the most beautiful antique animal, bird motif jewels we have seen. It is antique and dates to the Belle Epoque, Victorian period. The romantic bird pendant dances delightfully around the neck and creates a conversation piece to be passed on for generations. Animal and bird inspired jewels are all the rage today and finding one with so much romance is just a dream. The pendant dates to circa 1850 - 1900.
During the Victorian period jewelry with birds...
Category
Antique 19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 10k Gold
Art Nouveau Fly Insect Bug Leaf Plique-a-jour Enamel Brooch Pin Silver 1900
Located in New York, NY
THIS IS A WONDERFUL AND RARE INSECT FLY BUG MOTIF PLIQUE-A-JOUR ENAMEL ART NOUVEAU BROOCH PIN IN SILVER. THE MAGNIFICENT JEWEL FEATURES A WONDROUS FLY WITH BLUE WINGS ATOP A PLIQUE-...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Rose Cut Diamond Platinum Crescent Moon Pendant Necklace French Belle Epoque
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous and very rare antique French Belle Epoque Rose Cut Diamond Crescent Moon Pendant in Platinum atop 18 Karat Gold. The magnificent jewel has nine vivid sparkling antique Rose Cut Diamonds through the center that are graduated from the center. These diamonds are individually prong set in higher prongs. On the outside are a row of raised collet set Rose Cuts alternating with inset prong set diamonds. The inner border is set with another row of rose cut diamonds. The antique diamonds have the fabulous sparkle and radiance that we love in the antique rose...
Category
Antique 19th Century French Belle Époque Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Jade Fly Insect Leaf Brooch Pin Lapis Lazuli Pearl 14 Karat Gold Antique Retro
Located in New York, NY
This is an absolutely stunning Jade, Lapis Lazuli and Pearl Fly Bug Insect on a Leaf Brooch Pin in 14 Karat Yellow Gold. The fabulous fly or insect has a lapis lazuli cabochon body ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Retro Brooches
Materials
Jade, Pearl, Lapis Lazuli, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Coral Branch Brooch 18 Karat Gold Antique Hollywood Estate Mary Lou Daves
Located in New York, NY
This is an absolutely exquisite large natural Angel Skin Coral Branch Brooch Pin in 18 Karat Gold from the estate of Hollywood Legend Mary Lou Daves. Ms. Daves' jewelry exemplified her exquisite taste. Her jewels were unique, dramatic and elegant. She loved exquisite coral exemplified by this fabulous jewel. The dramatic and large natural Angel Skin Coral Branch Brooch has magnificent color and fabulous shape and is a wonderful 3.5 inches tall and 3 inches wide. The clasp is 18 Karat Yellow Gold. The brooch dates to the Art Deco to Hollywood Regency period.
Provenance: The coral brooch is from the Bel Air estate of Delmer and Mary Lou Daves where a who's who of Hollywood legends (Cole Porter entertained guests at the piano) were entertained. Their love story began on the set of the 1938 film, "Professor Beware." As a successful contract writer for Warner Bros., Delmer Daves wrote the screenplay and wanted to visit the set to see how things were going. 19-year-old, Mary Lawrence was cast as the Bride. He was instantly smitten. "So you're playing the bride? I wish you would marry me," he quipped. "I shall answer you with the same spirit you asked me. Of course I will be yours forever." The two were married for 39 years, had three children and a lifetime of adventures.
His career spanned 40 years during which he wrote and/or directed 80 movies including:
Love Affair (1939), Destination Tokyo (1943) , Hollywood Canteen (1944), Dark Passage (1947), Broken Arrow (1950), Birds of Paradise (1951), The Last Wagon (1956), An Affair to Remember...
Category
20th Century Unknown Retro Brooches
Materials
Coral, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Turtle Tortoise Brooch Pin Ruby Pink Rhodochrosite 14 Karat Gold Mary Lou Daves
Located in New York, NY
This is a wonderful antique Turtle or Tortoise Clip Brooch Pin with Ruby eyes and a fabulous heart shape Pink Rhodochrosite body in 14 Karat Yellow Gold in a gorgeous three dimensional design from the estate of Hollywood Legend Mary Lou Daves. Ms. Daves' jewelry exemplified her exquisite taste. Her jewels were unique, dramatic and elegant. This is one of the most beautiful antique jeweled animal pins we have seen. The fabulous turtle has a fully modeled three dimensional design with gorgeous Ruby eyes, wonderful engraved patterns throughout its head and legs, and the exquisite pink banded Rhodochrosite heart shaped body. I just love this!
This whimsical turtle or tortoise walks delightfully across the body and creates a conversation piece to be passed on for generations. Animal inspired jewels are all the rage today. These antique gem set animal jewels are among the most highly desired and collected today.
Provenance: The turtle is from the Bel Air estate of Delmer and Mary Lou Daves where a who's who of Hollywood legends (Cole Porter entertained guests at the piano) were entertained. Their love story began on the set of the 1938 film, "Professor Beware." As a successful contract writer for Warner Bros., Delmer Daves wrote the screenplay and wanted to visit the set to see how things were going. 19-year-old, Mary Lawrence was cast as the Bride. He was instantly smitten. "So you're playing the bride? I wish you would marry me," he quipped. "I shall answer you with the same spirit you asked me. Of course I will be yours forever." The two were married for 39 years, had three children and a lifetime of adventures.
His career spanned 40 years during which he wrote and/or directed 80 movies including:
Love Affair (1939), Destination Tokyo (1943) , Hollywood Canteen (1944), Dark Passage (1947), Broken Arrow (1950), Birds of Paradise (1951), The Last Wagon (1956), An Affair to Remember...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Ruby, Rhodocrosite, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Rose Cut Diamond Lizard Salamander Chameleon Brooch Pin Victorian
Located in New York, NY
This is a wonderful antique Victorian - Belle Epoque Lizard, Salamander, Chameleon Brooch Pin set throughout with Rose Cut Diamonds in a gorgeous thre...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Silver
Antique Butterfly Rose Cut Diamond Ruby Pearl Pendant Brooch Necklace Victorian
Located in New York, NY
This is a spectacular antique Victorian - Belle Epoque Butterfly Pendant or Brooch set throughout with Rose Cut Diamonds, Pearls and Rubies in a gorgeous open work design in Silver atop 14 Karat Yellow Gold. This is one of the most beautiful Butterfly Insect jewels we have seen. The Butterfly has a detachable brooch pin on the reverse which can be easily unscrewed to convert the jewel to a pendant necklace. The Butterfly is set throughout its wings with Rose Cut Diamonds. Each diamond is set within its own open work section. The sections are then combined into a fully three dimensional butterfly with exquisite craftsmanship and artistry. In the center of the body are four stunning silvery white pearls which may be natural. The eyes of the insect are two round Ruby cabochons. The diamonds and pearls are set in silver as was the custom of the period in order to show off the diamonds to greater brilliance. The butterfly wings are masterworks of jewelry making and diamond setting. The extraordinary jewels are all set "a jour" - open backed - so that the light is allowed to filter through the gems and make them sparkle with the wonderful quality we love in the antique jewels. This whimsical butterfly dances delightfully around the neck or across the body and creates a conversation piece to be passed on for generations. And insect inspired jewels are all the rage today. And here we have the magnificent butterfly with the exquisite gems and delicate design - how rare! The Victorians were absolutely enamored with nature and insects and created jewels as well as sculptures of the fascinating creatures. These antique butterfly gems...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Cartier Retro Jade Diamond Flower Brooch 14 Karat Gold Antique Midcentury
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
This is a gorgeous and rare antique Cartier Jade and Diamond Flower Brooch Pin in 14 Karat Gold. The stunning jewel is an Antique brooch by Cartier dating to the Mid-Century Modern period. Cartier and Jade have been a special pairing since the Art Deco period. The creation of jewels with vivid green Jade with sparkling white Diamonds has been a hallmark of antique Cartier jewelry...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold
Tiffany & Co. Art Deco Sapphire Pearl Diamond Platinum Stick Pin Brooch, 1900
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
This is an extraordinary Art Deco Sapphire, 7mm Pearl, Old European Cut Diamond, Platinum, Tiffany & Co. Stick Pin Brooch. It is very rare to find original Art Deco Tiffany & Co. jewels and this one is absolutely magnificent. The design highlights the superb quality of Art Deco imagery. In the center is a 7mm Pearl of great beauty. Below the pearl is a stunning fine blue rectangular-cut Sapphire. The natural Sapphire is a magnificent blue color and cut. The Sapphire is surrounded by three sparkling white Tiffany Old European Cut Diamonds. The jewels are set in Platinum in milgrain beaded borders. The platinum brooch is hallmarked Tiffany & Co. The brooch dates to circa 1900-1910.
The Tiffany Stick Pin...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Platinum
Pair Japan Shakudo Sea Dragon Samurai Warrior Lily Pad Brooches Gold Victorian
Located in New York, NY
This is a very rare pair of Antique Victorian Shakudo Brooch Pins from Japan depicting a Samurai Warrior holding a Sea Dragon swimming through Lily Pads. The extraordinary imagery i...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Brooches
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Mixed Metal, Shakudo
3 Art Nouveau Maiden Woman Brooches Krementz 14 Karat Gold circa 1900 Antique
By Krementz & Co
Located in New York, NY
This is a spectacular set of three Art Nouveau brooches with images of three women or maidens in 14 Karat Gold. The extraordinary Art Nouveau brooches features the faces of three wo...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early Marius Hammer Labradorite Flower Brooch Pin Norway Silver Art Nouveau
Located in New York, NY
This is the gorgeous early Marius Hammer Art Nouveau silver pin brooch in the form of a flower set with a stunning blue-grey Labradorite gem. Th...
Category
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Labradorite, Silver
Guardian Angel and Child Cameo Pendant Brooch Necklace Antique Victorian Rare
Located in New York, NY
This is an absolutely stunning and very rare large 2.5 inch tall antique Victorian - Belle Epoque Shell Cameo Pendant Brooch Pin with a hand carved image of a Guardian Angel with Child...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Victorian Brooches
Materials
Gold-filled
