Brooches
1960s Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Antique Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, Silver
20th Century Unknown Modern Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1960s English Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
20th Century Retro Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1970s American Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
1930s Retro Vintage Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Unknown Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Topaz
19th Century British Victorian Antique Brooches
Pearl, Sapphire, 15k Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Retro Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Pearl, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Hong Kong Modern Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
Late 19th Century Edwardian Antique Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire
21st Century and Contemporary American Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1950s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum
1960s Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1960s Italian Vintage Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
20th Century Edwardian Brooches
Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold
2010s Thai Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Tsavorite, Gold, 18k Gold
2010s Modern Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
1960s Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century American Brooches
Labradorite, Black Pearl, Blue Sapphire, Pearl
2010s Thai Art Deco Brooches
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, White Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold
1980s Unknown Retro Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Revival Brooches
Pink Sapphire, Black Star, Yellow Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, Sil...
2010s Thai Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Pl...
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 20th Century Brooches
Moonstone, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Gold
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modern Brooches
Diamond, Pink Diamond, 18k Gold, Rose Gold
20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
2010s Thai Contemporary Brooches
Ruby, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, Silver
1980s Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Moonstone, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Opal, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Early 2000s Contemporary Brooches
Sapphire, Tourmaline, Blue Sapphire, Pink Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century American Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold
2010s American Brooches
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
2010s Thai Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Yellow Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Whit...
2010s German Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold
Early 2000s American Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 20th Century Italian Modern Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold
1980s American Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Ruby, 18k Gold
20th Century Swiss Modern Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1980s American Contemporary Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Nouveau Brooches
Pearl, Sapphire, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
18th Century Georgian Antique Brooches
Emerald, Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Thai Baroque Brooches
Ruby, Sapphire, Tsavorite, 18k Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Brooches
Sapphire, Diamond, Opal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Moonstone, Sapphire, 14k Gold
Early 1900s Russian Russian Empire Antique Brooches
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold
1930s Retro Vintage Brooches
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
1960s Italian Vintage Brooches
White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 18k 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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