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Jewelry Type: Fashion Jewelry
Period: 1940s
CORO DUETT OWL BROOCH, dating 1944 Sterling Silver, USA aquamarines and enamel
By Coro
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Coro Sterling Silver gold pave Duett 2 Owl Brooch .
Size:
Height 5cm/2"
Width 4m3 cn / 1.7"
Deep 1.5cm /0.6"
Features:
- Signed on an owl 'Coro Sterling'
- Marked Sterling in va...
Category
Vintage 1940s Modern Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Bird brooch with 2 cut rhinestones as the belly's sterling/gold plated 1940s USA
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A lovable little brooch from the 1940s USA in sterling gold plated. The bodies of the 2 birds are made of cut rhinestones. The other parts are all enameled and in good condition.
Me...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Artisan Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Vintage Eisenberg original crystal dress clip
Located in Romford, GB
A outstanding Eisenberg original crystal vintage Brooch.
Beautiful Eisenberg original large crystal vintage brooch.
Stunning dress clip ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Brooches
Eisenberg Original brooch, Zebra with flowing mane, Sterling silver, design 1944
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Eisenberg Original galloping Horse pin with flowing mane and tail, Sterling Silver, red enamelled and rhinestones .
Sterling was used in 1943 - 44.
Measurement: Size 9 cm x 5 cm, V...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Arts and Crafts Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Corocraft Sterling deco gold plated brooch with faux table cut aquamarin 1943's
By Corocraft
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A typical brooch from the 1940s with a large false cut aquamarine, designed by Adolf Katz in the USA. Gold plated Sterling, rhinestones around the swirl and singed at the backside with 'Corocraft...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Bakelite brooch with Crystal inlays from 1950s USA
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A beautiful brown, typical color for Bakelite, brooch with cut rhinestones inlays. The brown Bakelite brooch is carved and it is a very stylish piece.
Measurement: Width 9 cm, Hei...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Other
Vintage Bernice Goodspeed Rare Sterling Silver Abstract Brooch and Pendant
Located in North Miami, FL
This dimensional early signed mid century modern rare Bernice Goodspeed fabulous pin or pendant is hallmarked on the back "sterling taxco B Mexico."It has blackened sterling mixed with sterling silver with abstractions of design inspired by her archaeological finds and her studies of the indians of Central Mexico.This is collectable... It serves as a dual purpose... as a pin or pendant... both having the bar and loop for a chain... There is no chain that goes with this. Bernice Goodspeed was an American born cultural anthropologist and settled in Mexico City in 193 to complete her studies. While working as a tour guide to ancient sites she met the Hungarian artist named Carl Pappe...
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Rare 1940's French Galleon Brooch
Located in New York, NY
This divine Gilt Metal Brooch set with French Cut Emerald and Ruby pastes and prong set stones is a wonderful whimsical depiction of a Ship in Full Sail. An unusual and stunning pi...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Brooches
Large stylised silver gilt and paste 'swan' brooch, Trifari, USA, 1940s
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
Exquisitely sculpted, of the highest quality as is expected from Trifari is the magnificent 'swan' brooch, designed by the most famous of Trifari designers, Alfred Philippe, in the 1940s. The body is a beautifully cut piece of topaz glass, set in a silver gilt body, highlighted with clear pastes and finished with a single ruby glass cabuchon for the eye. the same design was made for their 'jellybelly' range, with a clear body.
A real collector's piece, or the crowning glory to a coat or jacket!
The firm of Trifari was founded in 1925 by Gustavo Trifari, Leo F...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Citrine Multi Crystal Hobe Leaf Brooch
By Hobé Jewelry
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Hobe leaf brooch of gilt plate bronze and brass metal with collet set vari shaped faceted crystals in clear and citrine tones. The leaf's center made of delicate pierced work...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Artisan Brooches
Materials
10k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Bronze, Gilt Metal
BIRD OF PARADIS ON A SWING by MAZER, BROOCH, aqua body, enamelling, 1942 USA
By Mazer Bros
Located in Stuttgart, DE
An aqua bird of paradis on a swing are pendant from the pave crown wich hold die brooch.
Size:
Height 9 cm
Width 5 cm
Depth 1 cm
Features
- Bird of Paradis sitting on a swing ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Romantic Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Rhodium, Enamel
FLOWER BROOCH BY CORO CRAFT, Sterling Silver vermeille, USA 1940's
By Corocraft
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Very nice and in perfect condition Coro Craft Brooch with red larg rhinstones and over the leafs clear rhinstones too.
Measurement
Height 9,5 cm ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Reja Sterling Art Deco Enamel Frog
By Reja
Located in New York, NY
Charming, collectible Reja Sterling Art Deco Enamel Frog from the 1940's with original enamel. 1940's USA. 1.5" x 1".
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
18K Gold Diamond Horse Pin
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
Introducing the exquisite 18K Gold Diamond Horse Pin, a stunning vintage brooch that exudes timeless elegance and luxury. Crafted in the 1940s, this two-tone yellow and white gold running horse brooch is a true masterpiece, adorned with dazzling diamonds and a majestic ruby for the eye.
The brooch captures the graceful movement of a running horse, beautifully rendered in intricate detail. The combination of yellow and white gold adds depth and dimension to the design, while the sparkling diamonds enhance its brilliance and sophistication.
At the center of the brooch, a majestic ruby serves as the eye of the horse, adding a pop of rich color and imbuing the piece with a sense of regal allure. The contrast between the shimmering diamonds and the vibrant ruby creates a captivating focal point that commands attention.
As a vintage piece from the 1940s, this brooch is not only a stunning accessory but also a symbol of timeless luxury and craftsmanship. It is the epitome of vintage elegance, making it a must-have for horse lovers and collectors alike.
Whether worn on a lapel, collar, or as a statement piece on a scarf or hat, the 18K Gold Diamond Horse Pin is sure to turn heads and spark conversation wherever you go. Embrace the allure of vintage luxury and add a touch of equestrian elegance to your ensemble with this exquisite brooch. Style this pinned onto a Gucci tee...
Category
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Marcel Boucher flower brooch, rhodium enameled flowers and leaves, signed MB
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Brooch with 2 flowers by Marcel Boucher, enamelled in light blue and yellow, a large cut rhinestone as a pistil.
Dimenstions:
Height 7cm
Width 5cm
Diameter of the 2 flowers approx. ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Rhodium
Coro Sterling Retro Star Brooch
By Corocraft
Located in New York, NY
Charming Coro Sterling Retro Star Brooch from the 1940's. Sterling with rose gold vermeil set with aqua, crystal and ruby pastes. 1.5" across. 1940's USA.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Massive Staret Topaz and Crystal Paste Deco Bow
By Staret
Located in New York, NY
Massive Staret Topaz and Crystal Paste Deco Bow from the 1940's. Huge scale with vari shaped topaz stones in navette, square, oval and baguette shapes with crystal accents designed ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Base Metal
Alfred Philippe for Trifari Aquamarine Retro Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Alfred Philippe for Trifari faux aquamarine retro swirl clip brooch. Composed of yellow gold plated sterling silver ribbed chevron, with large rectangular focal aquamarine. Excellent...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Alfred Philippe for Trifari Large Retro Ruby Sunburst Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Alfred Philippe for Trifari large ruby sunburst clip brooch of gold plate sterling silver. With crystal rhinestone pave and oval faceted faux rubies. Inspired by the Sunburst jewels...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
Marcel Boucher Aquamarine and Sapphire Floral Spray Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Boucher leafy floral spray brooch of crystal rhinestone pave, faux aquamarine and sapphire round chatons set in rhodium plated base metal, 1940s USA. Excellent Condition.
Mar...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Base Metal
Miriam Haskell Multi Crystal and Faux Pearl Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell Multi Crystal and Faux Pearl Brooch from the 1940's. Silvertone filigree hand embroidered brooch with multicolored crystals and faux pearls. 1940's USA. Unsigned early...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Silver Plate
Eisenberg Oval Crystal Dress Clip
Located in New York, NY
Sparkling Eisenberg Oval Crystal Dress Clip from the 1940's. These large crystals are the signatures of Eisenberg design, set in white metal with baguettes and pave accents. Unsigned...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Base Metal
Lovebird brooch with matching bird earrings by SCHRAGER NY, Sterling, 1940s
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Brooch of a pair of birds sitting on a branch with a nest, matching 2 small bird ear clips that are already fledged.
Signed 'house of Schrager Creation NY' Sterling 1940. The birds, leaves and branches filled with the smallest rhinestones.
Dimensions.
Brooch W 6 cm H 5 cm, D 1 cm
Earrings W 2,3 cm x H 2,3 cm
Features
- Signed 'house of Schrager Creation NY (hard to read) on the backside
- Signed Sterling,
- Clip-on earrings with screw mechanism
- Excellent condition - nothing missing
About
Founded in 1925, H.M. Schrager & Co. had the main office atz the 5th Avenue in New York. Due to many reasons, created from 1925 to 1940 s...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Romantic Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Vintage Signed Monet Convertible Silvertone Chatelaine Brooch, 1947
By Monet
Located in Easton, PA
Silvertone sweater clip. Marked "Monet." One side detaches and can be worn alone. Dates to 1947. The single piece can be seen on pg 109 of Alice Vega's b...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Silver Plate
Large Mazer Topaz and Citrine Floral Spray Retro Brooch
By Mazer
Located in New York, NY
Retro Large Mazer citrine leaf and topaz triple flower head floral brooch with crystal pave bow. Of gold plate base metal, crystal rhinestones and faceted paste oval stones. L 4.5" x...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rhodium, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
A dainty little bird brooch by Kramer NY, 1950s with lots of small rhinestones
By Kramer
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A dainty little bird brooch by Kramer NY, 1950s with lots of small rhinestones and enameled sitting on a branch picking on a tiny flower. Signed on the back...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Base Metal, Brass
Vintage brooch in the shape of a flower basket, emerald rhinestone USA 1940s
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Brooch in the shape of a flower basket with a large topas cut rhinestone as the flower vase inside are golden flowers with small gold rhinestones.
The brooch was designed in the USA...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Artisan Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Base Metal
Coro Craft birds brooch on branch, enamailing, gold plated Sterling, 1940's USA
By Corocraft
Located in Stuttgart, DE
2 Coro Craft brooches, Birds on branch, gold plated Sterling , enamailing, rhinestones, 1942 USA
1 large bird on branch with Bullrusher and flowers and one smaller bird on branch, also gold plated sterling, enamailing and rhinestons, also Coro Craft 1942 USA
Dimensions,
the larger Coro bird brooch...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Nettie Rosenstein Retro Sunflower Sterling Silver Pendant Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Nettie Rosenstein Retro Sunflower pendant brooch. Of rose gold plated sterling silver, white and black cold enamel and crystal rhinestone pave. Minor wear to enamel. L 2 1/8" x W 2 1...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Elegant Marcel Boucher Retro Tassel Set
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Marcel Boucher Retro Tassel Set from the 1940's of pierced tassel brooch and matching clip earrings in the Van Cleef taste. Rose gold plate with pave crystal highlights set i...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Gilt Metal
Retro Sterling Vermeil Aquamarine Spray
Located in New York, NY
Striking Retro Sterling Vermeil Aquamarine Spray from the 1940's. Large scaled floral brooch in sterling with rose gold wash, pave accents and oval faux aquamarines. Unsigned. 3.75" ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Reja Retro Fretwork Shell Brooch
By Reja
Located in New York, NY
Reja Retro brooch of a focal faux pale blue amythest square cut stone with crystal baguette accents and crystal rhinestone pave. Set into a dimensional Retro fretwork shell of pale ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rhodium, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
DeRosa Retro Lucite Acorn Clip
By Ralph DeRosa
Located in New York, NY
Large and unusual DeRosa Retro Lucite Acorn Clip from the 1940's. Gilt metal with pink lucite scored caps in a retro acorn design. Pave crystal detailing along spine and within pierc...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Nettie Rosenstein Sterling Silver Key Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Nettie Rosenstein key brooch circa 1940s of rose gold plated sterling silver, decorated with a rhodium plated sterling Fleur de Lis motif of crys...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
1941 ChanelRelevant American Reinad ArtDecoStyle Silver PolkaDot LargeBow Brooch
By Reinad
Located in Chicago, IL
In Spring 1941 after French fashion couturier Gabriel "Coco" Chanel had stopped production of her clothing designs while she remained in Europe during the WWII era, the decades-old American costume-jewelry company Reinad began imprinting pieces in its new retail line, Chanel Novelty Co, with the script signature "Chanel". As this was prior to the use of the sans-serif capital-letter signature "CHANEL" on French-made jewelry that was commissioned by the Parisian designer, as well as before U.S.-copyright protection began in 1955, the House of Chanel that was mostly owned by the Jewish Wertheimer family of venture capitalists (who remarkably still produced Parfums CHANEL and French-vineyard wine via legal proxy while they lived in asylum in The States during the war) filed a U.S. lawsuit to demand that Reinad halt the use of its founder's famous last name.
As the Werthheimers' quickly won, Reinad only produced the single seasonal collection stamped with the French brand name, and subsequently only imprinted its company name as the sans-serif capital-letter signature "REINAD" without a copyright symbol, which was different that its prior signatures dating back to its founding in 1922. When Chanel herself resumed French-made fashion production in Paris in 1953 (with Werthheimer support leading to their acquisition of all rights to her name despite her post-war eight-year exile in Switzerland due to close association with Nazis), for the first time all of her creations were signed "CHANEL" like the original packaging of the exceedingly profitable "No.5" perfume.
While Reinad continued to produced costume jewelry until 1954, in the last decade of this business, the U.S. company continued to try to appeal to potential Chanel buyers by at least making Chanel-style designs. As such, owning an attractive and well-made Reinad piece can be considered a useful investment in fashion history as evidence of a little-known turning-point involving the most famous ongoing luxury-fashion business Chanel, as well as of the impact of that legal judgement had on advancing U.S. design protection for brands that later used the copyright symbol.
Like early ArtDeco-style oversized heavy metallic costume jewelry by Chanel, this three-dimensional monochrome silver-alloy polkadot bow brooch imitates a pale polkadot-textured ribbon. Notably, while high-quality ribbon for styling hair or decorating clothing in a non-functional way was still an expensive accessory...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Silver, Base Metal
Art Deco Vermeil Elephant Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Vermeil Elephant Brooch of gold washed sterling from the 1940's. Lucky elephant with raised trunk and large fancy cut amythest crystal body and pave details.
Marked Sterlin...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Pennino Pink Gold Vermeil Retro Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Pennino Pink Gold Vermeil Retro Fan Shaped Brooch from the 1940's in sterling. Pave accented central motif with square cut faux aquamarines. Wonderful design and condition. Signed Pe...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
TRIFARI BOOCH Hand holding a Jelly Belly ball, sterling goldplated, 1950's USA
By Trifari
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A brooch in the shape of an elegant, slender hand holding a Jelly Belly ball between thumb and forefinger. Below the wrist there is a ruffle decorated with rhinestones.
Measurement
Brooch width 6 cm Height 3 cm. Deep 1 cm
Features
- Signed TRIFARI WITH CROWN STERLING...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Vintage Miriam Haskell Baroque Pearl Droplet Pin 1940s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A delightful and rare Vintage Miriam Haskell Pearl Droplet Pin crafted in the 1940s, nearly 100 years ago. The attention to detail in this pin is exquisite and signifies the craftman...
Category
Vintage 1940s Brooches
M. BOUCHER SHEAF-OF-WHEAT BROOCH, Rhodium plated, rhinestones pavé, 1940's USA
Located in Stuttgart, DE
MARCEL BOUCHER a Parisian who had previously worked as a jewelier for Cartier and later as a designer for Trifari, started his own company BOUCHER in the 1930's in New York.
Rare an highly collectible Marcel Boucher brooch...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Rhodium
Red Coral Silver Filigree Button Earclips
Located in New York, NY
Red coral silver filigree button earclips. Of red Sardinian coral cabocheons set in filigree wire work sterling silver, with screw back fittings. Exc...
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Artisan Brooches
Materials
Coral, Silver, Sterling Silver
Trifari Mid-1940s Sterling Vermeil, Turquoise Glass and Ruby Paste Vintage Fur C
By Trifari
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
This rare and beautiful fur clip was created in the mid-1940s by Trifari.
Condition Report:
Very Good - A little rubbing to the vermeil plating at the edges of the clip. This is co...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Vermeil
MB BOUCHER STERLING GOLD PAVE and corall Cabochons curling leaf brooch, 1946's
Located in Stuttgart, DE
MARCEL BOUCHER a Parisian who had previously worked as a jewelier for Carier and later as a designer for Trifari, started his own company BOUCHER in the 1930's in New York.
Rare an ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Miriam Haskell Pearl Stick Pin/Brooch
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a Miriam Haskell pearl stick pin/brooch. This is a gilt Russian gold metal flowers stick pin that is hand wired with Niki pearls and on the end of the pin has a flower and th...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Baroque Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Gilt Metal
Vintage Reja Attr. Emerald Paste Peacock Brooch 1940s
By Reja
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A charming Vintage Reja Peacock Brooch. Golden metalwork surrounds a huge green fancy cut crystal depicting the Peacock's body. A rare and whimsical treasure from costume jewel house...
Category
Vintage 1940s Brooches
MiriamHaskell WWII Era FrankHess GoldGiltCast Filigree Butterfly Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
A child of the Art Nouveau period, Miriam Haskell loved its butterfly design-motifs, which are found in many pieces of costume jewelry by her first designer Frank Hess. His butterfly...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal, Base Metal
Art Deco bar brooch with colorful pressed glass flower and leaves, USA 1940s
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A narrow bar brooch with rose and light blue glass flowers and small leaves, surrounded by many small rhinestones. The small flowers and leaves were not ground, but the liquid glass...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Rhodium
Joseff of Hollywood Russian Gold and Crystal Round Brooch
Located in New York, NY
A very nice Joseff of Hollywood signature round open work Russian gold and cushion cut crystal brooch circa 1940's.
Joseff of Hollywood was a jewelry firm founded by Eugene Joseff....
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Marcel Boucher Rhinestone Floral Brooch from 1941
Located in New York, NY
This is an extremely beautiful and rare design brooch from 1941 by the famous American costume jewelry company Marcel Boucher. Boucher was French by birth and moved to NYC in the 1920s. After working for Mazer Brothers, he opened Marcel Boucher and iCe in 1937. This brooch is rhodium plated and with hand set rhinestones. It features a design of two branches with leaves and flowers. Although UNSIGNED, it is absolutely a Marcel Boucher design and was patented in 1941. Collectors will instantly know this to be a Boucher...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Base Metal
MiriamHaskell WWII FrankHess PurpleGlassFlowersGoldLeaves WiredPlasticBackBrooch
Located in Chicago, IL
Beginning in 1939, Miriam Haskell asked her first designer Frank Hess to sparingly use metal in the costume-jewelry collections during WWII while war materials were needed. So their ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Baroque Revival Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Joseff of Hollywood Russian Gold and Crystal Round Brooch
Located in New York, NY
A very nice Joseff of Hollywood signature round open work Russian gold and cushion cut crystal brooch circa 1940's.
Joseff of Hollywood was a jewelry firm founded by Eugene Joseff....
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Alfred Phillipe for Trifari Large Key Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare Alfred Phillipe for Trifari large key brooch of rose gold plated base metal, crystal rhinestone pave, cold black enamel and a focal faux ruby cabocho...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Silson Clutched Hands Retro Corsage Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Charming Silson Clutched Hands Retro Corsage Brooch from the 1940's. A pair of realistically modeled gilt hands is designed to be pinned over a corsage or bouquet or fresh flowers fo...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Trifari Retro Clip Set
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Retro Clip Set from the 1940's in original box. Dimensional swirl clip with matching clip earrings in pinkish gold finish and pave crystal decoration. 1940's USA. Clip 1.75" ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
CORO Duette quivering Camelias flower twist tremblant brooch 1940s USA
By Coro
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Coro classic flower twist Duett brooch of gilt metal, green emamal leafs, blue crystal baguette crystal stones and many small crystal pastes. Both flower clips separate off base to b...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gilt Metal
Rare Mazer, Joseph Wuyts Whispering Angel Jabot Pin
By Mazer
Located in New York, NY
Rare Mazer, Joseph Wuyts Whispering Angel Jabot Pin from 1940's USA of gilt metal with pave accents. Rare collectable series from Mazer.
3.5" x .5".
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Louis ROUSSELET, Brooch in glass beads, FRANCE 1940, vintage
Located in SAINT-CLOUD, FR
Sublime old BROOCH,
40s vintage,
by famous French designer LOUIS ROUSSELET and Gripoix glass,
length 8cm, width 5.5cm,
good condition.
A child of Ménilmontant and the popular suburbs of Paris, Louis Rousselet was born in 1892 and shared his first class benches with Maurice Chevalier, before becoming an apprentice in a pearl factory at the age of 12. Although very young, his artistic talent and strong personality made him quickly noticed.
In 1920, he founded his own workshops to which he gave his name and whose specialty was imitation enamel and pearl glass beads. Coco Chanel, who then wanted to promote costume jewellery, became one of the house's first clients. Then Dior, Lanvin, Schiaparelli, Jacques Fath, Balenciaga, Balmain…
For more than 60 years, all the great couturiers came to get their supplies from Rousselet, who imagined for them adornments implementing a unique know-how. The workshops employed up to 800 people.
Many music hall and cinema personalities appear in the press covered with Rousselet pearls, such as Ginger Rogers during a stocking organized by Jacques Fath. Mistinguett is the face of the house and regularly strikes a pose in the workshops, surrounded by the workers and the parurier.
Between 1920 and until the mid-1960s Louis Rousselet would be one of the most important Parisian fashion designers.
FR:
Sublime BROCHE ancienne,
vintage des années 40s,
par fameux parurier français LOUIS ROUSSELET et verre Gripoix,
longueur 8 cm, largeur 5,5 cm,
bon état général.
Enfant de Ménilmontant et des faubourgs populaires de Paris, Louis Rousselet naît en 1892 et partage ses premiers bancs de classe avec Maurice Chevalier, avant de devenir apprenti dans une fabrique de perles à l’âge de 12 ans. Bien que très jeune, son talent artistique et sa forte personnalité le font rapidement remarquer.
En 1920, il fonde ses propres ateliers auxquels il donne son nom et dont la spécialité est l’émail d’imitation et la perle de verre nacrée. Coco Chanel, qui souhaite alors faire la promotion du bijou fantaisie, devient l’une des premières clientes de la maison. Puis Dior, Lanvin, Schiaparelli, Jacques Fath, Balenciaga, Balmain…
Pendant plus de 60 ans, tous les grands couturiers...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Other
Retro Coral Branch Trembler Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Coral Branch Trembler Brooch from the 1940's. Enamel metal with glass paste drops. Italy. 3.25" x 2.5".
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Brooches
Materials
Brass, Gilt Metal
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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