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Brooches For Sale
Period: 19th Century
Period: 1930s
Antique Art Nouveau 18K Yellow Gold Diamond Demantoid Pearl Lady Stick Pin
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Art Nouveau 18K Yellow Gold Diamond Demantoid Pearl Lady Stick Pin. This incredible Art Nouveau stick pin is crafted in 18k yellow gold. The pin features a profile ...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Garnet, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique French Brooche Cameo Color Gold Circa 18 Karat
Located in Vannes, FR
A unique antique brooch in French 18-carat yellow gold. Made in France around 1930, this period piece perfectly embodies the style and craftsmanship of this emblematic period.
The c...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Contemporary Antique Brooches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Brooch/Pendant set with cameo 14k yellow gold
Located in The Hague, ZH
14k yellow gold cameo brooch/pendant – size 6.4 cm x 6.6 cm
Detailed description
the size of the brooch/pendant is 6.4 cm long by 6.6 cm wide
weight 29.8 grams
set with
- 1 x 4....
Category
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Diamond Crescent Brooch
Located in London, GB
Here we have a marvellous crescent brooch. This antique piece showcases an 18ct pink gold frame set with a single row of bright white round faceted old European cut diamonds. All sto...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Victorian 18K Gold Silver Diamond Emerald Butterfly Brooch C 1880
Located in Firenze, IT
Fascinating late Victorian C 1890 butterfly brooch/pendant in 18K yellow gold and silver embellished by 6 natural emeralds and 235 rose cut diamonds.
This nice antique...
Category
1880s European Late Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Silver, 18k Gold
10k Yellow Gold 1890s Pearl Sun Burst Pin/Pendant
Located in Lexington, KY
This pin comes from the 1890s Victorian era and is made in 10k yellow gold with pearl. Each ray from the sun burst contains approximately six individual pearls, creating exceptional ...
Category
1890s Antique Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Circa 1870s 8k Gold Natural Rose Cut Diamond And Emerald Star Brooch
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
In very good condition.
Total weight is 13.5 grams.
Total weight is 3.40 ct.
The diamond is has H-I-J-K-L color and s1-s2-s3-Pique 1-2-3 clarity.
Totally is emerald 0.35 ct.
Acid tes...
Category
1870s European Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald
Antique Victorian Solid Carved Ivory Lovers Knot Brooch c1890s in Fitted Box
Located in Mona Vale, NSW
This brooch is unique and rare and full of hidden meaning.
The antique piece is carved in solid ivory (pre CITES 1974) with large proportions, it measures approximately 6cms x 4cms ...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Brooches
Victorian Madeira Citrine Brooch Circa 1880s
Located in ADELAIDE, SA
One Victorian yellow gold brooch featuring a central oval cut rich orange citrine quartz surrounded by fine wire work and engraving. Secured with a metal pin and hook catch. Due to t...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Citrine, 15k Gold
Antique Victorian 15ct Yellow Gold Dinna Forget Brooch Hallmark Birmingham 1899
Located in Mona Vale, NSW
Presenting this meaningful brooch with interesting history.
The piece features the motif 'Dinna Forget' and the Scottish Thistle emblem carved in 15ct yellow gold. It also sports ...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Emerald Diamond Quartz 18 Karat Gold Cupid Psyche Antique Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centering an oval-shaped tablet of rock crystal quartz carved with an intaglio
Transparent, glossy, and colorless - measuring 15.0 x 20.0 mm
Depicting the Greek figures Cupid & Psy...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Victorian 9 Carat Gold Mourning Brooch and Pendant
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This pendant/brooch holds a lock of plaited hair and has a beautiful 9 carat gold ornate frame.
Brooch Dimensions: 25x32mm
Weight: 10.7g
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Gold
Victorian Cameo Agate Pearl Garnet Yellow Gold Brooch, 1860
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
Antique Victorian Agate and Pearl Seeds, Garnet Yellow Gold Cameo Brooch 1860
Extremely delicate and fine work depicting a high society lady, with pearls and silk dress.
The brooch ...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Agate, Garnet, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Citrine Gold Brooch
Located in Cairo, EG
Antique victorian era 18k gold brooch with natural colorful gem stones centered with cetrine stone flanked with rubies and terqouise and rose cut diamond in detailed workmanship date...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Brooches
Victorian Citrine 14k Gold Brooch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Oval Citrine weighing 5 carat
14k yellow gold
Victorian circa 1860
1-1/8 x 7/8 inches
3.5 grams
Embrace the grandeur of the Victorian era with this exquisite brooch, delicately cr...
Category
1860s Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Citrine, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
14K Gold Etruscan Revival Turquoise Cabochon, and Diamond Brooch
Located in Venice, CA
This is a gorgeous 14k gold, turquoise, and diamond brooch, made in the Etruscan Revival style of the 1870's. It has a three dimensional dome at its center, which is covered in turqu...
Category
19th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Odeon Style Diamond and Platinum Double Clip Brooch, Circa 1935
Located in London, GB
An Odeon Style Art Deco diamond and platinum double clip brooch, in a geometric design, with two tapered columns, pavé set with eight-cut diamonds, hemmed with baguette-cut diamonds,...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Victorian Lemon Banded Agate Mourning Brooch Pendant Hair Work c1890s
Located in Mona Vale, NSW
Antique Victorian 9ct Gold Agate Mourning Brooch
This brooch features unusual, lemon coloured, banded Agate which is transparent and very attractive.
It is set in 9ct yellow gold ...
Category
Late 19th Century British Late Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Agate, 10k Gold
Antique Diamond Turquoise Gold Brooch Pin
Located in New York, NY
Antique 14k gold brooch, set with old mine cut diamonds - approx. 3.00ctw and turquoise. Center old mine stone is approx. VS2-I stone. Brooch measures 43mm x 43mm. Tested 14k, not m...
Category
19th Century Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Turquoise, Gold
Victorian 15KT gold horse-shoe sapphire and diamond brooch
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Victorian 15kt yellow gold cushion-shaped horse-shoe sapphire and diamond brooch.
Made in England, Circa 1890s
The dimensions -
Size: 3.2 x 2.8 cm
Weight: 7.00 grams
Sap...
Category
1890s British Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 15k Gold
Antique Silver Gold Rose Cut Diamond Ruby Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Antique 14k gold and silver brooch, featuring rose cut diamonds and center 8mm ruby cabochon. Brooch measures 46mm x 30mm. Tested gold and silver, not marked. Weighs 10.8 grams.
Category
19th Century Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Silver
14k Victorian Double Serpent, Diamond, Gemstone, and Pearl Pin
Located in New York, NY
This stunning 14k Victorian pin features a double serpent design, with sparkling diamonds, a colorful center gemstone, and a lustrous pearl. In excellent condition for its age, measu...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
Victorian Diamond 18k Yellow Gold Silver Flower Brooch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
One Victorian Diamond 18k Yellow Gold Silver Flower Brooch. Featuring numerous old European, rose, and senaille cut diamonds with a total weight of approximately 3.75 carats, graded ...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Multi Gem and Gold Bow Brooch, Circa 1860
Located in London, GB
An antique multi gem bow brooch, with an openwork design of baroque leaves, set with a foil backed sapphire in the centre and almandine garnet, pale green beryl, pale yellow beryl, h...
Category
1860s European Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Hessonite, Yellow Beryl, Green Beryl, Turquoise, Pink Sapphire, Garnet, ...
A laughing one and playing cat brooch with rhinestone collar, enameled, 1930/40
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A laughing one and playing with a ball black and white cat brooch . She is wearing a rhinestone collar and blinks with the green rhinestone eye.
A fun brooch for cat lovers!
Dimens...
Category
1930s American Artist Vintage Brooches
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique 0.87Ct Diamond and 18k Yellow Gold Brooch Circa 1890
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive 0.87 carat diamond, 18 karat yellow gold brooch; part of our diverse antique Victorian floral brooches collection.
This fine and impressive Victorian brooch ha...
Category
1890s Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Antique Victorian Natural Onyx Pearl Starburst Mourning Brooch 15ct Rose Gold
Located in Mona Vale, NSW
Presenting this exquisite, antique natural Onyx and Pearl mourning brooch.
From the Georgian to the Victorian eras, mourning jewellery was a treasured way to remember the passing of a loved one. Queen Victoria herself, made them even more popular when her Prince Albert passed away in 1861 and she spent the rest of her life wearing black mourning...
Category
Late 19th Century British Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Onyx, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Brooch with old mine cut diamonds up to 8.00ct 18k pink gold and silver
Located in The Hague, ZH
18k yellow gold with silver branch brooch set with old mine cut and rose cut diamonds. 8.00ct - G/H - VS/SI - size 8.5 cm by 6.4 cm wide
detailed description:
The size of the brooc...
Category
1880s Dutch Early Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Large Antique Victorian Banded Agate Brooch c1890s Gold Gilt Good Condition
Located in Mona Vale, NSW
This lovely brooch is big and bold!
It features a piece of brown, caramel and white striped banded agate that is oval in shape. It is set in gold gilt with nice detail of the fleur ...
Category
1890s British Late Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Agate, Gilt Metal
Antique Georgian Silver Old Cut Paste and Pearl Monkey Pin
Located in Great Neck, NY
Beautiful Antique Georgian Silver Old Cut Paste and Pearl Monkey Pin. This gorgeous Georgian pin is crafted in silver. This pin features a monkey playfully sitting on a branch and ha...
Category
Early 1800s Georgian Antique Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Silver
Antique 9k gold Crescent moon and Dragonfly brooch, Pearl
Located in NEWARK, GB
A gorgeous antique, late Victorian, 9ct gold and pearl crescent and Dragonfly brooch.
A beautiful closed crescent in rich 9ct yellow gold with a wonderful pearl set dragonfly sat ac...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 15ct Gold Victorian Sapphire & Diamond Brooch
Located in Brighton, GB
Antique Gold Brooch
15ct Gold
Hallmarked Birmingham 1895
Makers Mark L & L
Fabulous, Victorian Oval Shaped Brooch.
Set with Gorgeous Sapphires & Diamonds.
Beautifully Detailed...
Category
Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 15k Gold
Flower basket fully decorated with small rhinestones and pearls, rhodium 1940's
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Beautiful basket brooch, with flowers and leaves, fully set with small rhinestones, hanging pearl drops and 5 larger pearls in natural and silver.
Size:
Height 5.5cm
Width 6.5cm
Fea...
Category
1930s French Romantic Vintage Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Rhodium
Art Deco Diamond and Platinum Double Clip Brooch, c. 1930
Located in Aspen, CO
Art Deco Diamond Brooch and Dress Clips in platinum. Well made with fine white diamonds, this brooch can be separated into two stylish dress cli...
Category
1930s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Victorian 9 Karat Gold Amethyst Seed Pearl Double Heart Bar Brooch
Located in Vilnius, LT
This is a Victorian double heart bar brooch crafted in 9K gold. Circa 1890.
The piece features amethysts and seed pearls.
Has a C clasp and a safety chain.
Weight: 4.92g
Length: ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Pearl, Gold, 9k Gold
Carved Amethyst Diamonds Onyx Mother-of-pearl Flower Brooch 18k Gold, 1930
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
Diamonds Carved Amethyst Onyx Mother-of-pearl Flower Brooch 18K Gold.
A Diamond and Gem-set brooch. Designed as a carved Mother-of-pearl and Amethyst floral spray, with an Onyx and ...
Category
1930s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
Antique Diamond Emerald Platinum Fleur De Lis Brooch and Pendant
Located in Miami, FL
This Antique Deco Diamond and Emerald Brooch/Pendant was inspired in an Art Deco design featuring a Fleur De Lis top and is crafted in Luxurious Platinum. This stately piece is abl...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Art Deco Gripoix Style Flower Clip
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Gripoix Style Flower Clip from the 1930's. Pale chalcedony glass are bezeled in brass with sapphire crystal center with Belperron colorations. 1930's USA. 1.75".
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Brass
Art Nouveau Enamel & Old Cut Diamond Brooch
Located in London, GB
An Art Nouveau brooch that can also be worn a choker pendant.
18ct gold with French hallmarks with Plique-a-jour enamelling.
Old cut diamonds with natural pearl.
Central diamon...
Category
1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Enamel
Victorian 4.55ct Diamond and Pearl Brooch, c.1880s
Located in London, GB
A stunning pearl is surrounded by a double diamond halo, with an elegant tied bow design in this Victorian brooch. The closest diamond halo features 18 old cut diamonds of 0.10 carat...
Category
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver
18k Victorian Diamond and Painted Enamel Pin
Located in New York, NY
Explore the timeless beauty of our 18K Victorian Diamond and Painted Enamel Pin. Crafted with precision and elegance, this exquisite pin features a delightful combination of diamonds...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
18k Gold
Etruscan Revival Brooch, Circa 1990, Victorian Era Antique 18k Gold Brooch
Located in Surfside, FL
Etruscan revival brooch, circa 1990, Victorian era Antique brooch in 18K (top tested) yellow gold. Center round brilliant cut diamond approx. 0.10 carat. White & eye clean. Measure...
Category
1880s Antique Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, 18k Gold
Victorian 18 Karat Gold Ruby Rose Cut Diamond Snake Bar Brooch
Located in Vilnius, LT
This is a Victorian snake bar brooch crafted in 18K gold. Circa 1890.
The piece features ruby and rose cut diamonds. Eyes are encrusted with 2 round cut diamonds.
Has a C clasp. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
19th Century Antique Diamond encrusted Crescent Moon Brooch
Located in Stockholm, SE
This late victorian enchanting piece, delicately created in 18k gold, takes the form of a gracefully curved crescent moon, exuding timeless elegance and celestial charm.
Adorning th...
Category
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Antique Circa 1840s 14k Gold Natural Rose Cut Diamond Enamel Bird Brooch
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
In very good condition.
Total weight is 11.9 grams.
Totally is diamond 1.60 ct.
The diamond is has H-I-J-K-L-M color and S1-S2-S3-Pique 1-2 clarity.
Repair was made on the enamel par...
Category
1840s European Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Victorian 14k Diamond, Hand Painted Porcelain, and Pearl Pin
Located in New York, NY
This exquisite Victorian pin features diamond, beautifully hand painted porcelain, and a delicate pearl. In good condition with minor surface wear, it exudes the elegant charm of the...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 4.00 ct old mine cut diamond Giardinetto brooch pendant with Guilloche
Located in Magdeburg, DE
This brooch was made in France or Germany around 1850 and is in very good, antique condition.
The diamonds are all set in silver with open backs.
- One large old mine cut diamond,...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Georgian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Silver
Antique Circa 1930s Art Deco 14k Gold Natural Diamond Decorated Brooch
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
In very good condition.
Total weight is 12.3 grams.
Totally is rose cut diamond 1.10 carat.
Totally is brilliant Cut Diamond 1.50 carat.
Acid tested to be 14k real gold.
The diamond...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Cartier Art Deco Onyx and Diamond Arrow Jabot Pin
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
Here we have a fabulously rare Art Deco onyx and diamond arrow jabot pin from the world renowned jewellery house of Cartier. This piece has been crafted in France from platinum and s...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
1 Victorian 18k/Sterling Silver Diamond Monogram Pin/Pendant
Located in Narberth, PA
A lovely pin/pendant from the Victorian (ca1880s) era! Crafted in 18kt yellow gold and topped in sterling silver, this piece, which can be worn as either a pin or a pendant, displays...
Category
1880s Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver
Victorian Old Cut Pear Shaped Diamond Cluster Ring
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful, 18ct yellow gold diamond cluster ring. The ring features a central old cut pear shaped diamond and is surrounded by eight smaller old cut diamonds that vary in s...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1938 ElsaSchiaparelli CouturePagan DeposeFrance FeatherCrystalGold Bird Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusually decorated with small partridge feathers like the yellow-gold gilt necklace commissioned by Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) that is featured on the front-and-back covers and centerfold of the French costume-jewelry hardcover book, Lina Baretti Parures, by Patrick Mauries, this unique pave-crystal yellow-gold gilt metal partridge-on-a-branch brooch is further distinguished as an unsigned Parisian-couture piece for Italian-born Schiaparelli with its combination of embossed text "Made In France" and "Modele Depose", along with the trombone clasp often used in the early 20th Century for custom-made French small brooches.
The book centerfold on pages 90-91 shows a closeup of the feathered necklace created by French-born Corsican Baretti, whose intricate decoration often mixed ready-made textural or shiny materials like velvet, cork, wire, rhodoid or raffia with custom-made metal, plastic or glass by specialized Parisian workshops such as Gripoix. The Baretti-book caption about the attributed necklace notes: "Collier realise pour Elsa Schiaparelli. Liege, soie, cannetille, perles de verre et plumes de perdix. Chaine en metal." While none of the captions date this necklace--which could have been from the same commission as our brooch--Baretti created one-of-a-kind jewelry for Schiaparelli from the 1930s until the early 1950s when the fashion designer retired.
Our brooch was most likely made for a fashion-show debut of one of Schiaparelli's themed clothing collections in the late 1930s for which she commissioned many costume-jewelry paruriers including Baretti. See our photo of a Schiaparelli 1930s...
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1930s French Vintage Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Antique Brooch with Portrait & Transparent Enamel, Diamonds & Natural Pearls
Located in Aspen, CO
Antique portrait and transparent enamel brooch with rose cut diamonds and natural pearls. This charming antique piece is both gold and silver, it is 1.5 inches long and .5 inches hi...
Category
1890s Late Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Silver, Enamel
TIFFANY CO 18K Gold Platinum topped Old European Cut Diamond Fleur-de-Lis Brooch
Located in Santa Monica, CA
An antique, Edwardian/late Victorian era, Fleur-de-Lis brooch marked Tiffany & Co, set with Old European Cut Diamonds weighing approximately O.75- 1.00 total Carat weight, the larges...
Category
1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Victorian Coral Cameo Brooch
Located in Huntington Woods, MI
Very unusual Victorian 14kt. Gold Brooch with 2 cameos. The upper portion has taille d’epargné, engraving filled in with black enamel. The cameo on the upper piece is a high relief w...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Coral, 14k Gold
Antique Victorian Brooch Carved Onyx Natural Oriental Seed Pearls Silver
Located in Munich, Bavaria
The brooch was handcrafted in 1880 ca. In the center of this extravagant piece of jeweller we see a large rectangular pyramid shaped onyx in a claw set frame set with eighteen seed p...
Category
1880s European Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Onyx, Pearl, Silver
Framed Portrait Monochrome Photography American Postcolonial 9k Gold Frame
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Framed Portrait Monochrome Photography American Gilded Age
Size: 2.5 inch by 2 inch
Weight: 18.3 gram
Frame Material: Tested 9K
Country of origin: United States
Condition: some dama...
Category
1880s American Art Nouveau Antique Brooches
Materials
9k Gold
Victorian Jelly Opal Diamond 18 Karat Yellow Gold Antique Horseshoe Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as a horseshoe form featuring a row of jelly opal cabochons
Transparent colorless body with spectral play-of-color
Ranging in size from 2.5 to 3.5 mm round
Bead set with ha...
Category
1870s Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique and Vintage Brooches
Antique and vintage brooches, which are decorative jewels traditionally pinned to garments and used to fasten pieces of clothing together where needed, have seen increasing popularity in recent years.
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.
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 on 1stDibs, including gold brooches, sapphire brooches and more.
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