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Brooches For Sale
Period: 18th Century
Period: 1930s
Trifari Art Deco Enamel Sparrow, Alfred Phillipe
Located in New York, NY
Charming Trifari Art Deco Enamel Sparrow, Alfred Phillipe from the 1930's. Original rare enamel with pave accents and cab eye, set in rhodium metal. 2.5" x 1". 1930's USA.
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Enamel
Antique Amuletic DozenRockCrystals CagedRing MedievalStyle GiltBronze Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique amuletic bronze framed pendant cages a dozen 7mm-diameter single-cut rock crystals that each feature a table-cut decagon crown, deep pavilion, 21 facets and uncut girdle, while the culets range from off-center to blunted. They are tightly set within four linked rings to overlap at the same angle in a sparkling single row. Seeming to retain a little of its original yellow-gold gilding on just the interior, the frame that surrounds each of the four sections of three crystals enables them to reflect pale-yellow-and-lime light when the pendant is viewed from certain angles.
Suggesting French heritage, the Medieval Frankish culture in northern France made jewelry in similar segmented or openwork shapes of wheels or whorls, which were worn as gem-decorated disk-shaped brooches or gold-caged rock...
Category
18th Century French Renaissance Antique Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gilt Metal, Bronze, Copper
Coro Flower Twist Rare Ruby Tremblant Brooch
By Coro
Located in New York, NY
Coro classic flower twist tremblant duette brooch of gilt metal, green enamel, ruby crystal baguettes and crystal pastes. Both flower clips separate off base to be worn separately. 1...
Category
1930s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Pair of Art Deco Eisenberg Clips
Located in New York, NY
Large Pair of Art Deco Eisenberg Clips from the 1930's. Huge Swarovski crystals set in white metal designed as striking dress clips. Unsigned but definitely made by Eisenberg with si...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Base Metal
Theodor Fahrner Gemstone Peacock Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare Theodor Fahrner Gemstone Peacock Brooch from the Art Deco Period, 1930's Germany. Hand set with tiny marcasites with lapis lazuli and green onyx cabochons in a beautiful pierced...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Coro Enamel Bee Duette
By Coro
Located in New York, NY
Charming Art Deco Coro Enamel Bee Duette from the 1930's. Pave and enamel bee clips are designed to be worn on a brooch together or separately as clips. 193...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Czech Gilt Metal and Pink Glass Floral Brooch circa 1930s
Located in London, GB
Beautiful Czech gilt metal floral brooch, with lovely pink glass stones. Measuring length 5.9 cm / 2.3 inches by 4.8 cm / 1.8 inches. The brooch is in very good condition. There is w...
Category
1930s Czech Vintage Brooches
Pair of Coro Art Deco Enamel Lady Clips
By Coro
Located in New York, NY
Extremely Rare pair of striking Coro Art Deco Enamel Lady Clips from the 1930's. Large in scale with enameled flower accents and pave stones in hair.
2" x ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Base Metal, Enamel
Rare Dujay Art Deco Fruit Salad Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare Dujay Art Deco Fruit Salad Brooch from the 1930's, unsigned. Dujay had the highest quality manufacture of the period, in rhodium and pate de verre ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium
Antique Art Deco 77.42ct Citrine and 1.16ct Diamond Platinum Brooch Circa 1935
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive antique 1930's 77.42 carat citrine and 1.16 carat diamond, platinum and white gold set Art Deco brooch; part of...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Citrine, Diamond, White Gold, Platinum
Art Deco Giardinetto Watch Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Charming Art Deco Giardinetto Watch Brooch from the 1930's. A working watch is inserted into the "vase" of the brooch of gilt metal and square cut ruby pastes. Unusual novelty design...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Art Deco Diamond and Platinum Brooch, 4.50 Carats, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
An Art Deco plaque brooch, with a rhombus-shaped outline and a geometric and foliate openwork design, set with old brilliant-cut diamonds, weigh...
Category
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Vintage Victorian Estate Cameo Black Onyx Brooch & Earrings Set
Located in New York, NY
The antique cameo carving of fine 18k solid gold brooch & earrings is just simply astonishing.
A smooth matte feeling of the cameo sculpture hand-ca...
Category
1930s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Onyx, Gold, 18k Gold
Alfred Philippe for Trifari Moonstone and Ruby Cabochon Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Lovley Trifari 'Alfred Philippe' blue moonstone and ruby cabochon clip brooch with dark magenta cold enamel accents and crystal pave rhinestones. Rhodium plated base metal, rhineston...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Base Metal, Enamel, Rhodium
Art Deco Calibre Set Sapphire Flower Clip
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Art Deco Calibre Set Sapphire Clip of highest quality attributed to De Rosa. Clip in an Art Deco floral design with set faux sapphires with to...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium
Platina/Gold Later Art Deco Brooch/ Pendant with Diamonds
Located in AMSTERDAM, NL
Later Art Deco Brooch/ pendant made of 14 kt white gold and platina set. The brooch is made like a basket of flowers set with 24 stuks octagon cut diamonds approx. 0.30 ct H/VS/SI ...
Category
1930s Belgian Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum
Circa 1930s Hand Painted Porcelain Portrait Brooch in 10 Karat Gold
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item Details: This antique art deco brooch has a hand-painted portrait design on porcelain. It is framed in 10 Karat yellow gold with a scrol...
Category
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
10k Gold, Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Royal Crown Brooch, Coro
By Coro
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Art Deco Royal Crown Brooch, Coro. High quality manufacture set in rhodium metal with pave work, hand set with tiny emerald cabs and squares. Uns...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium
Art Deco French Paste Sapphire Spray
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Art Deco French Paste Sapphire Spray from the 1930's. Set in sterling silver with faux sapphires and crystals. Handmade beautiful quality and des...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 19.2 Karat Gold Whimsical Fish Brooch, Set with Rubies and Emeralds
Located in Braintree, GB
Vintage 800. gold (19.2 kt. ) yellow gold whimsical fish brooch, set with round cabochon - cut rubies and emeralds.
Made in Portugal, Circa. 1930s-1980s
Maker's mark is unidentified....
Category
1930s Portuguese Vintage Brooches
Materials
Emerald, Ruby, Gold
MiriamHaskell 1930s FrankHess TripleSeashell RussianGilt Flora WoodLeaf Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
This early Miriam Haskell lacquered-shell and brass-decorated clip brooch was created by Frank Hess, her first designer since 1926. The 1930s brooch features three seashells supporti...
Category
1930s American Baroque Revival Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gold, Base Metal, Brass, Gilt Metal
Rare 18th Century Painted Enamel Gold Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
An 18th century enamel on gold brooch embellished with pearls, circa 1790. The enamel miniature on the front shows a boy flying a kite against a sunny Mediterranean landscape. The b...
Category
18th Century Georgian Antique Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
18k Yellow Gold Brooch Diamonds Natural Motive, 1930
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
18K Yellow Gold Brooch Diamonds Natural Motives.
It is made of gold threads and platinum decorations, set with diamonds.
Created around 1930, i...
Category
1930s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Trifari Enamel Jeweled Clips, Alfred Phillipe
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Enamel Jeweled Clips by Alfred Phillipe. Pink, amythest and aqua oval pastes with navy hand enamel and pave leaf work. Beautiful quality. 1930's USA. Each clip 2" x 1.5".
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Enamel
Antique Victorian 1870s Tortoiseshell Piqué Brooch
Located in London, GB
Introducing our antique Victorian tortoiseshell piqué brooch, popular in the 1820s and 1870s. This exquisite heirloom piece is a testament to the fine craftsmanship of the Victorian era. The large round brooch is made with tortoiseshell piqué that looks stunning with its gold and silver inlay.
In the Victorian era Tortoiseshell was used in mourning jewellery...
Category
18th Century English Victorian Antique Brooches
Materials
9k Gold
Antique Georgian Rose Cut Sapphire Amethyst Pin Brooch
Located in Plainsboro, NJ
Antique Dutch Georgian /early Victorian Rose cut white Sapphire Amethyst Pin / Brooch set on an gold backed on silver with open work design . This kind o...
Category
Late 18th Century European Georgian Antique Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver
Madeleine RIVIÈRE by the workshop of Louis ROUSSELET, old brooch, vintage 30s
Located in SAINT-CLOUD, FR
Magnificent old BROOCH in brass and glass beads,
vintage 30s,
creation of Madeleine Rivière made by the workshop of famous parurier Louis ROUSSELET,
length 7.5cm, width 4cm,
very fine quality, sewing, glass art,
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:
Magnifique BROCHE ancienne en laiton et perles en verre,
vintage des années 30s,
création de Madeleine Rivière réalisée par l'atelier de célèbre parurier Louis ROUSSELET,
longueur 7,5 cm, largeur 4 cm,
très belle qualité, couture, art de verre,
bon état.
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
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Other
Retro Diamond Gold Scroll Brooch
Located in Darnestown, MD
Gracefully curved scroll brooch with diamonds. The diamonds are graduated in size with a total weight of approximately 1.75 carats; quality is VS. It has...
Category
1930s Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Art Deco Reja Pave Flower Spray
By Reja
Located in New York, NY
Deco Reja Pave Flower Spray with lilac colored pastes set within a pave design in high rhodium finish. 1930's USA. Unsigned. 3.75" x 1.5".
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium
Trifari Enamel Bellflower Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Enamel Bellflower Clip Brooch from the 1930's. Bellflower design with enamel berries throughout set in greenish gold plate. 1930's USA. 2.5" x 1.5".
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Rare Baumann Massa suitcase lady under palmtree brooch, vintage 1930 USA
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Superb Baumann Massa suitcase lady under a spreading palm tree brooch.
The suitcase is set with faceted rhinestones( they are the suitcase), one pink and one green.
She is stepping through the enameled grass under a large palm tree.
She is in great vintage condition, with expected enamel flaking, but all original to the brooch.
Her jacket is set with tiny sparkling rhinestones,
Fantastic and rare figural 1930s...
Category
1930s American Artisan Vintage Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Base Metal
Art Deco Retro 1935 Convertible Clips 18kt Gold with 7.08ctw Diamonds & Spinels
Located in Miami, FL
Great art deco dress clips brooches.
Stunning pair of convertible dress clips brooches, created during the late art deco and the retro periods, back i...
Category
1930s North American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Spinel, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold
Early Boucher Pave and Ruby Cab Spray
Located in New York, NY
Early Boucher Pave and Ruby Cab Floral Spray from the 1930's. Delicate pave blooms in elaborate pierced setting with tiny faux ruby cabs and baguette stems.
1930's USA, Early Signat...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium
Art Deco Platinum Diamond Plaque Brooch
Located in Glasgow, GB
An Art Deco period platinum diamond brooch. The art deco style brooch is set with a central marquise cut diamond weighing approximately 0.37ct within a platinum rectangular surmount...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum, 18k Gold, White Gold
JELLY BELLY RABBIT brooch by Trifari USA , sterling silver gold plated, 1940s
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Jelly Belly Rabbit brooch by Trifari USA made by Sterling silber gold plated.
In the 1940s, no rhinestones could be imported into the USA from Europe.
Necessity is the mother of invention...
Category
1930s American Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Rare Ciner Sterling Deco Paste Duette
By Ciner
Located in New York, NY
Rare Ciner Sterling Deco Paste Duette from the 1930's. Large in scale, beautiful quality made in sterling silver with hand set pastes in typical High Style Art Deco Design. Clips sep...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Art Deco Mazer Fruit Salad Basket Brooch
By Mazer
Located in New York, NY
Mazer rare Art Deco brooch of pave and tricolor fruit salad stones. The openwork flower baskets' handle wrapped by an unfurling bow. The brooch of rhodium ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Base Metal
Marcel Boucher Art Deco Doves Suite
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Marcel Boucher Art Deco Doves Suite from the 1930's. Early MB mark on pierced gold plated dove with pave accents and matching clip bird earrings in flight. 1930's USA.
Bird l...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Coro Craft brooch in the shape of a rose, sterling gold plated, rhinestones 1940
By Corocraft
Located in Stuttgart, DE
BLOSSOMING!
The brooch celebretes its comeback and lets your outfits shine!
A fully bloomed rose with small rhinestones on each petal.
Measureme: Hight 6 cm Wide 4, Deep 2 cm,
Fe...
Category
1930s American Romantic Vintage Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Art Deco Pair of Red and Black Glass Bow Brooches with Silver Tone Highlights
Located in London, GB
Wonderful Art Deco pair of red and black glass bow brooches, with silver tone highlights. Measuring length 6.6 cm / 2.5 inches by width 1.4 cm / .55 inch.
These are very stylish and...
Category
1930s Vintage Brooches
Trifari Eugenie Sapphire Star Brooch, Alfred Phillipe
Located in New York, NY
Attractive Trifari Eugenie Star Brooch of faux oval sapphires with navy enamel and pave accents. Alfred Phillipe for Trifari 1930's. 2.25".
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Gilt Metal
Vintage Calvaire Gold and Diamante Blue Enamel Flower Brooch Circa 1930s
By Calvaire
Located in New York, NY
Vintage Calvaire Gold and Diamante Blue Enamel Flower Brooch Circa 1930s. This is a brooch of gathered flowers with a bow that has a few diamante at the end of the bow but the beauty...
Category
1930s American Modern Vintage Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal, Enamel
Georgian Victorian 1830 Pendant Brooch In 18Kt Gold 4.58 Cts Rose Cut Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Georgian-Victorian 1840 era jeweled pendant-brooch
An antique early transitional convertible piece, made in England around the 1840's. It was designed...
Category
Late 18th Century English Georgian Antique Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Rare Trifari Art Deco Fruit Salad Suite, KTF Alfred Phillipe
Located in New York, NY
Rare Trifari Art Deco Fruit Salad Suite, KTF by Alfred Phillipe circa 1930's. A matching set with brooch and bracelet covered in faux ruby, emerald and sapphire fruits set in gilt me...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
'Opal Blossom' Antique 17.7ct Black Opal & 8.03ct Diamond Pendant and Brooch
Located in MAIN BEACH, QLD
A truly timeless piece, the Opal Blossom, was created in the 1930s. This spectacular piece is a pendant and also a brooch. Centred with a heart of 17.7ct black opal and set in an 18K gold and palladium Chrysanthemum setting featuring over 8ct of diamonds, it is a true heirloom piece fit for royalty.
Category
1930s Australian Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Opal, Black Opal, 18k Gold, Palladium
Antique Portuguese Diamond and Ruby Heart and Arrow Brooch, circa 1930
Located in London, GB
A Portuguese, Art Deco, diamond and ruby heart and arrow brooch, featuring a witch's heart, set with rose-cut diamonds, in grain settings; with an arrow with baguette-cut rubies, channel set in the shaft, with the arrow head set with a rub over set...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Platinum
Trifari Fruit Salad Clip, Alfred Phillipe
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Fruit Salad Clip from the 1930's by Alfred Phillipe. Art Deco glass fruits in pave cornucopia clip design. Unsigned. 1930's USA. 2" x 1.75".
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium
Trifari Art Deco Enamel Bow Set, Alfred Phillipe
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Art Deco Enamel Bow Set from the 1930's by Alfred Phillipe. Rhodium finish with hand painted enamel detailing.
Clip earrings. 1930's USA.
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Art Deco 18k Platinum Tri Tone Painted Porcelain Mine Diamond Brooch Pendant
Located in Winter Springs, FL
This exquisite piece is unlike anything we have ever owned or even seen. It has been crafted in 18K pink and yellow gold as well as platinum and lightly dusted in a green enameling. ...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Deco Platinum Emerald Diamond Brooch
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Deco Platinum Emerald Brooches are unusual as Aquamarine Deco brooches are. During this period, Sapphires and Rubies were king and Emeralds an...
Category
1930s Canadian Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Art Deco Large Early Plastic Oval Black and Amber Cameo Brooch
Located in London, GB
Beautiful large oval black and amber early plastic cameo brooch. Measuring 7 cm / 2.75 inches by 5.5 cm / 2.1 inches. There is scratching as expected and wear to the back. The fasten...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Exceptional Art Deco Jeweled Flower Set
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Art Deco Jeweled Flower Set from the 1930's. Incredible scale and design in a multitude of colors set in sterling silver. Matching screw back ea...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Antique 2.5 Carat Diamond 18k Gold and Platinum Brooch, circa 1930
Located in Goettingen, DE
Antique 2.5 Carat Diamond 18K Gold and Platinum Brooch circa 1930
Decorative, leaf-shaped curved diamond brooch, pierced and set with 66 diamonds totalling 2.5 ct, with the 5 larger...
Category
1930s German Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Art Deco Bakelite Sombrero Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Charming Art Deco Bakelite Brooch of brightly colored carved and painted sombreros dangling from a central red bakelite bar pin. Hat is mango, black ...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Trifari Sterling Vermeil Caduceus Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Sterling Vermeil Caduceus brooch from the 1940's by Alfred Phillipe in pink gold washed sterling. 1.25" x 1.5" wide. 1940's USA.
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Rare Hand-Carved Silver "Medieval Lady In Waiting" Pendant
Located in New York, NY
This wonderfully rare detailed hand-carved silver "Medieval Lady In Waiting" pendant measures 2 5/8 inches in height, and the width measures 1 3/8 inch...
Category
1930s European Medieval Vintage Brooches
Chanel Baby Deer Brooch
By Chanel
Located in New York, NY
Chanel Baby Deer Brooch with paste eyes made by Reinad for the American market. Chanel script signature, not associated with the house in Paris, but the Ch...
Category
1930s American Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Trifari Sapphire Cab Deco Clip, Alfred Phillipe
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Sapphire Cab Deco Clip, Alfred Phillipe from the 1930's. A layered dome clip is set with blue cabs and tiny pave accents.
1930's USA. 2" x 1.6".
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
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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