Brooches
1940s Unknown Retro Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
Crystal, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Enamel, Gilt Metal, Vermeil
1830s Unknown Victorian Antique Brooches
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum, Enamel
1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Star Ruby, 14k Gold
1880s Antique Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century French Brooches
Turquoise, Gold
1960s French Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
2010s American Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, Yellow Gold
2010s Modern Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Yellow Gold, Platinum, ...
20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, White Gold, Silver
Late 20th Century French Brooches
Amethyst, Turquoise, 18k Gold
1910s American Belle Époque Vintage Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
20th Century French Modern Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Native American Brooches
Turquoise, Other, Sterling Silver
1950s French Retro Vintage Brooches
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, 14k Gold, ...
1890s Victorian Antique Brooches
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Silver
2010s Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
White Diamond, Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, White Gold...
Late 20th Century Brooches
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century North American Brooches
Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire
Mid-20th Century Unknown Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Multi-gemstone, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Yellow G...
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Brooches
Garnet, Turquoise, Gold, Yellow Gold
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, White Gold, 1...
1880s Antique Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Brown Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18...
1930s Unknown Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Brooches
Garnet, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
1930s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
2010s British Modern Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century European Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary European Modern Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Amethyst, Turquoise, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Native American Brooches
Coral, Pearl, Turquoise, Onyx, Sterling Silver
1880s French Victorian Antique Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Modern Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s French Retro Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, 18k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Swiss Modernist Vintage Brooches
Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century American Artist Brooches
Amethyst, Coral, Turquoise, Other, Chrysocolla, Multi-gemstone, Peridot,...
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold...
Late 20th Century Artist Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1970s British Modern Vintage Brooches
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Turquoise, 18k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Artisan Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
1960s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Brooches
Diamond, Brown Diamond, Garnet, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose ...
Early 2000s American Modern Brooches
Yellow Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Pearl, Moonstone, Emeral...
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Yellow Gold, Rose Gold, 18k Gold, 14k Gold, Gold
20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Brooches
Diamond, Garnet, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Late 20th Century Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, 14k Gold, White ...
Early 1900s Antique Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Brooches for Sale: Shop Fabergé Brooches, Chanel Brooches, Cartier Brooches and Other Brooches on 1stDibs
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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