Fashion Jewelry Brooches
Antique 1880s American Late Victorian Brooches
Vermeil, Silver
1990s Contemporary Brooches
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Crystal
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Vintage 1960s French Brooches
Bronze
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Gold-filled
Early 2000s French Brooches
Vintage 1950s American Modern Brooches
1990s Chinese Brooches
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Brooches
Crystal
Vintage 1970s French Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s American Drop Necklaces
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s French Brooches
Vintage 1910s Art Nouveau Necklace Enhancers
Sterling Silver
1990s French Brooches
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Brass, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Rhodium, Sterling Silver
20th Century Russian Russian Empire Brooches
Silver
Late 20th Century American Modern Brooches
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Zircon, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Rhodium, Base Metal
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Brooches
Gold Plate, Brass, Gilt Metal
20th Century Brooches
Gold Plate
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
Vintage 1960s French Brooches
Gilt Metal
1990s French Brooches
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Base Metal, Gilt Metal, Gold Plate
Vintage 1980s Brooches
Marcasite, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Crystal
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches
Crystal, Other
Vintage 1950s Italian Etruscan Revival Brooches
Silver Plate, Base Metal
Vintage 1960s American Brooches
Gold Plate
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s German Artisan Brooches
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Unknown Modern Brooches
Silver, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s French Modern Brooches
Silver Plate, Bronze, Gilt Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Brooches
Rhodium, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Brooches
Bronze, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1950s American Artisan Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate
20th Century French Brooches
1990s French Modern Brooches
Gold Plate, Bronze, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1980s Brooches
Gold Plate, Enamel
Vintage 1970s French Brooches
2010s American Modern Brooches
Crystal, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Brooches
Pearl, Topaz, Turquoise, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s French Brooches
Base Metal
Antique Late 19th Century Victorian Brooches
Silver
Antique 1860s American Victorian Brooches
Amethyst, Pearl, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
1990s American Necklace Enhancers
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Rhodium
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Rhodium, Enamel
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Gold Plate, Rhodium, Base Metal
Mid-20th Century German Brooches
Antique and Vintage Costume and Fashion Pins and Brooches
Antique and vintage costume and fashion pins and brooches are decorative jewels traditionally pinned to garments and used to fasten pieces of clothing together where needed. In recent years, these accessories have seen increasing popularity.
Costume jewelry is made of inexpensive materials and is typically designed to accessorize with current fashions. There has been no shortage of unique fashion brooches created over the years by jewelers and jewelry houses such as Trifari, Kenneth Jay Lane and others. Enthusiasts of Chanel — the founder of which loved costume jewelry but couldn’t resist designing jewelry with diamonds — are also going to find that the range of fashion jewelry that has been created at the company includes sophisticated Chanel brooches embellished with pearls and glass jewels.
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.
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 in the collection of costume and fashion jewelry on 1stDibs.
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