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Mauboussin Art Deco Love Birds Ruby and Diamond Pin, ca. 1920s
By Mauboussin
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Mauboussin Art Deco Ruby and Diamond Lovebirds Pin, ca. 1920s
A very romantic Art Deco pin from the 1920s by the Parisian jeweller Mauboussin. Thi...
Category
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Regency Gem-Set Butterfly Brooch, Early 19th Century
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A Regency gem-set brooch, early 19th Century. It is designed as a butterfly - the body and wings set with amethyst and citrine and the head of the butterfly is set with a rose-cut ga...
Category
Antique 1810s British Regency Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Citrine, Garnet, 18k Gold
Old Cut Diamond Bow Brooch
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A large diamond brooch in the popular and versatile design of a bow, depicting various line and floral shaped patterns.
The diamonds weigh approx...
Category
Mid-20th Century Austrian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, 14k Gold
Sapphire Sugarloaf & Rosecut Diamond Nut Tie Pin, Bolin, 19th Century
By BOLIN
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A very pretty sapphire sugarlaof and rosecut diamond tie pin by the renowned Swedish crown jeweller Bolin, from the 19th Century.
The sapphire has a deep blue colour and weighs appr...
Category
Antique 19th Century Swedish Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire
Van Cleef & Arpels White Gold and Diamond Leaf Brooch
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Elegant white gold and diamond brooch by Van Cleef & Arpels in the form of a leaf, 1950s.
The slightly curved, pointed leaf is pavé-set with 62 brilliant-cut diamonds (approx. 3.1 ca...
Category
20th Century French Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Gold
18k Gold, Diamond, Sapphire and Ruby Schnauzer Dog Brooch
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A delightful and finely executed 18k/14K gold brooch of a Schnauzer dog with a diamond nose and collar, sweet sapphire cabochon eyes and a ruby tongue.
The pin and collar are in whit...
Category
Vintage 1960s Italian Modern Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold
Boucheron Gemset Duck Brooch, France, ca. 1960s
By Boucheron
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A ruby, diamond and turquoise gold duck brooch, ca. 1960s, Boucheron, France.
The whimsical duck brooch is beautifully adorned with a ruby cabochon eye, buffed turquoise wings and r...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Retro Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Columbian Emerald, Diamond and Onyx Art Deco Brooch, ca. 1920s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
An emerald, diamond and onyx Art Deco brooch, ca. 1920, in platinum.
The facetted square emerald weighs 2.14 carats and is of Columbian origin. It has an old mine vivid green colour...
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Vintage 1920s Swedish Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Platinum
Diamond Crescent and Flower Brooch, Victorian, ca. 1880s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A Victorian diamond crescent and flower brooch in silver and gold, ca. 1880s.
The crescent has a beautiful design with a flower attached in the centre, creating an aesthetic and sy...
Category
Antique 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Intertwined Emerald and Diamond Brooch, French, by George Fonsèque, circa 1910s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A very beautiful French emerald and diamond brooch, by George Fonsèque Art Nouveau, ca. 1910s. The brooch consists of two intertwining parts, each respective part set with trapeze cu...
Category
Vintage 1910s French Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
Diamond Pearl and Ruby Oak Leaf and Trefoil Clover Brooch, Art Nouveau, ca 1910s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A large diamond, pearl and ruby Art Nouveau brooch in platinum and yellow gold, ca. 1910s.
It has a beautiful design and with the depiction of an oak leaf and trefoil clover it car...
Category
Vintage 1910s Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Regard Georgian Turtle Dove Pair Brooches, ca 1820s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Rare Pair of Georgian REGARD Turtle Dove Brooches, ca. 1820s
A symbolic and museum-collectable example of acrostic jewels, featuring two doves, mounted with various gemstones, where the gems spell out "regard" - (R)uby (E)merald (G)arnet (A)methyst (R)uby (D)iamond.
The pieces are further accentuated with fine cannetille gold work throughout.
About Acrostic Jewellery and Turtle Doves
In acrostic jewels the first letter of each gemstone spells out a word. Typical examples are words of endearment like "adore", "dearest" and "regard".
The utterly romantic trend of acrostic jewels began in the Georgian era and flourished throughout the Victorian period. It is believed that acrostic jewelry was first created by Jean-Baptiste Mellerio of the House of Mellerio, who started designing jewels with gems that spelled out “j’adore.”
Napoleon Bonaparte admired Mellario’s acrostic designs and commissioned acrostic jewels for both Empress Josephine and his second wife, Empress Marie Louise.
Secret messages of love encoded in gems went perfectly with the Georgian and Victorian love of romance and symbolic meanings. These sentimental jewels would have been gifted to lovers, family members, or even treasured friends.
Further to being acrostic jewels, these doves also represent love and faithfulness, because they mate for life, work together to build nests and raise their young together. They are immortalized in literary and poetic works, such as the Old Testament, and artists like Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser...
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Antique Early 19th Century English Georgian Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 14k Gold, 15k Gold
Sasportas Sapphire Citrine Diamond Comet Clip Brooch, circa 1940s
By Sasportas
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Beautiful Retro Sapphire Citrine Diamond Comet Clip Brooch, ca. 1940s by Sasportas
The retro comet brooch consists of a cluster of round cut sapphires of ca. 3 carats and channel set citrines, further accentuated by baguette cut diamonds.
The French maison Sasportas has won the gold medal in the Exhibition of Decorative Arts in 1925 and is known for producing fine jewels with geometric elements and combining different gemstones. It was also used as a workshop by other French jewellery houses such as Cartier and Van...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Retro Brooches
Materials
Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Diamond Flower Brooch
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A flower broach in 14k yellow and white gold, set with 4 small single cut diamonds and 11 old cut diamonds. The centre stone weighs circa 0.75ct and is of F-G colour and VVS clarity....
Category
Vintage 1950s Swedish Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
$7,573
Citrine and Diamond Retro Leaf Brooch, Sasportas, France, 1960s
By Sasportas
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A citrine and diamond retro leaf brooch made by Sasportas, France, ca. 1960s. The Madeira citrines have a very appealing colour and are beautifully combined with round brilliant cut ...
Category
Vintage 1960s French Retro Brooches
Materials
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mauboussin Trabert & Hoeffer Reflection Gold Earclips and Brooch Set circa 1940s
By Trabert & Hoeffer Mauboussin
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Retro Trabert & Hoeffer Mauboussin "Reflection" Gold Earclips and Brooch Set, ca. 1940s
A very chic set from the 1940s with beautiful and wavy gold work depicting abstract blossoms. The set consists of earclips (2cm diameter) and a central brooch (4cm diameter) and are made in 18k gold.
The firm of Trabert & Hoeffer-Mauboussin formed in 1929, and became an important presence on New York’s Park Avenue. Much of its success came from its distinctive line of ‘Reflection’ jewellery. The ‘Reflection’ line was the first to introduce the bold shapes and colours of modern European jewellery to America.
Under the tag line ‘Reflection – Your Personality in a Jewel’ women were encouraged to decide on the arrangement of the parts themselves and create personalised jewellery...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Retro Clip-on Earrings
Materials
18k Gold
Fabergé Ruby Diamond Presentation Brooch, circa 1890s
By Peter Carl Fabergé
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Fabergé Ruby and Diamond Presentation Brooch, ca. 1890s
A rare brooch depicting a blooming cherry blossom twig on a honeycomb background and showing an imperial crown with rubies and diamonds.
This brooch is by the workmaster August Hollming (1854-1913), ca. 1880s, who worked for Fabergé. Peter Carl...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Russian Russian Empire Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold
Victorian Natural Burma Ruby, Diamond and Pearl Pendant, 1880s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
An important Victorian pendant with a ruby, diamond and a pearl, 1880s. The big centre stone is a rare natural and not heat treated Burmese ruby weighing 4.32 carats, certified by a ...
Category
Antique 1880s Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Ruby, Gold, Silver
VCA Retro Ludo Clip, 1950s
By Van Cleef & Arpels
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A ruby and diamond 18k yellow gold clip by VCA from the retro period, 1950s. It has fine round brilliant solitaire diamonds, weighing approximately 3 carats, and ruby carrés. The cli...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
$22,400 Sale Price
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18 Karat Gold 1820s Indian Miniature Painting Cannetille Brooch
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A fine cannetille brooch with an Indian/Persian miniature painting in the centre. The miniature features a royal or nobleman with a hookah pipe. It i...
Category
Antique 1820s British Romantic Brooches
Materials
18k Gold
Onyx and Diamond White Gold Oval Brooch, 1920s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A very pretty Art Deco brooch with onyx and diamonds, ca. 1920s. The diamonds weigh circa 2 carats.
Category
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, White Gold
Victorian Gold Diamond Bow Brooch Pendant, 1880s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A bow shaped diamond brooch/pendant from the Victorian era, ca. 1880s. It is studded with old European and cushion cut diamonds, weighing circa 5 carats.
Category
Antique 1880s British Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Carved Jadeite Ruby Brooch
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
An unusual jadeite brooch, centering a carved translucent lavender jadeite, depicting two small dragons hoarding four natural ruby cabochon eggs i...
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Brooches
Materials
Jade, 18k Gold
$15,846
Boucheron 18K Yellow Gold Diamond and Sapphire Double Clips Brooch Retro 1940s
By Boucheron
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Important double clips in 18k yellow gold from the Retro period, ca. 1940s. These collectable clips were made by Boucheron Paris in a very dynamic design with sapphire baguettes and ...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Retro Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Theodor Fahrner Jugendstil Art Nouveau Enamel Gold Brooch
By Fahrner
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A beautiful and rare 18k gold brooch by Theodor Fahrner, in a rectangular gateway design, with a pearl and a red enamelled ring around it in the center, hinged to a diamond-set column and surrounded by curtain-shaped gold work.
Theodor Fahrner was the most famous Jugendstil jeweller from Germany. In 1900 he won the Silver Medal for Jewellery at the World Exhibition in Paris, and subsequently led his family's business to new heights during the Jugendstil era...
Category
Antique Early 1900s German Jugendstil Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
1940s Cartier Diamond Gold Bow Brooch
By Cartier
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A beautiful Cartier Bow Brooch, ca. 1940s.
The bow is studded with old-cut diamonds of circa 2.5 carats and is made in 18k yellow gold.
Signed...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Retro Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
1940s 18k Gold Retro Sapphire and Diamond Clip Brooch
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A very sleek and elegant Sapphire and Diamond Clip Brooch made in the 1940s, depicting the typical Retro design.
The diamonds weigh circa 1 carats and the sapphires weigh circa 1.5 ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Retro Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Yellow Gold Beautiful Early Victorian Floral Brooch, circa 1860s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
An early Victorian flower broach, ca. 1860s, with big rosecut diamonds. The diamonds weigh circa 6-7 carats.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Early Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Silver
18K Diamond Ribbon Bow Brooch
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
A beautiful Diamond Ribbon Bow Brooch with ca. 7 carats of diamonds (D-F/IF-VVS).
Category
Vintage 1980s Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
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