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Brooches For Sale
Style: Georgian
Style: Retro
J.E. Caldwell & Co. Citrine Gemstone Shield Brooch Pendant 18k Yellow Gold
Located in MIAMI, FL
One geometric shaped shield brooch by famed jewelry house J.E. Caldwell & Co. The brooch is set with one Madeira Citrine gemstone in a lozenge...
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1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Citrine, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold

Georgian Early1800s Cannetille Filigree WiredPearl FloralSpray RedSilk PinBrooch
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by folk embroidery, filigree jewelry transformed in the early 1800s during the Georgian period into labor-intensive cannetille, like this antique handmade intricately-wired metal-frame brooch depicting a floral spray. Resembling Silesian wire-ornamentation, this metallic wire and red braided-thread brooch...
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Early 19th Century European Georgian Antique Brooches

Materials

Pearl, Freshwater Pearl, Gilt Metal, Berlin Iron

Retro 18k Gold Ruby and Diamond Carriage Clip Brooch, circa 1940
Located in Goettingen, DE
Retro 18K Gold Ruby and Diamond Carriage Clip Brooch, circa 1940 Decorative gold brooch in the shape of a wedding carriage with coachman and a bridal couple in the rear. Very detailed representation of the carriage à verso, the carriage wheels are plated with platinum, the lamps shine as rubies, the bride's hat is set with radiant diamonds. The double-needle clip on the back offers a secure hold.. 18K/750 rose gold and platinum 11 old European cut diamonds, 0.11 ct 4 rubies as rectangle and cabochon Size 3 cm wide, max. 4.4 cm high Weight 16.57g. Condition good from a private Viennese collection Rare retro brooch...
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1940s Austrian Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Platinum

Tiffany & Co. Vintage 1980s Monstera Leaf Pin
Located in Santa Barbara, CA
A minimalist and classy Tiffany & Co. pin. The sizable, 2" brooch of a high polished 14k yellow gold is crafted into the shape of a monstera plant leaf. Can be styled in 100s of way...
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1980s Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Trifari Alfred Philippe Retro Dewdrops Leaf Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Alfred Philippe gold washed over sterling silver dewdrops leaf clip brooch from the 1940's. Crystal pave, faux moonstone and rubies. Excellent Condition. Length 2.50", Width 1.50". Marked: Trifari with Crown, Sterling, Pat Pend
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1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Gold Plate, Sterling Silver

Stone, Moonstones, Diamonds, Rose Gold and Silver Retrò Brooch/Pendant
Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). PS: THIS POLICY IS NOT APPLICABLE ...
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1960s Italian Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Moonstone, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver

Cartier Mid Century Yellow Gold Flower Brooch
Located in Tampa, FL
Cartier Mid Century 14 Karat Yellow Gold Flower Brooch Brooch: Metal - 14k Yellow Weight - 21.5 grams Signed - CARTIER / 14KT
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1950s Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Yellow Gold, 14k Gold

18KT Yellow Gold Elephant Brooch with Ruby Eyes & White Enamel Tusks
Located in New York, NY
This playful elephant brooch is designed in a sandblasted 18 karat yellow gold finish. His eyes are set with round rubies and his tusks are a white enamel .The elephant's trunk is l...
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1990s American Retro Brooches

Materials

Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Retro Diamond Bow Gold Brooch, circa 1940s
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
One Retro diamond bow motif 18K yellow and white gold brooch featuring 21 round brilliant cut diamonds totaling 0.75 ct. Retro, Circa 1940s. Adorable, fluted, chic. Additional info...
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20th Century Retro Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold

Pennino Retro Gathered Bow Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Amazing Pennino Retro Gathered Bow Brooch from the 1940's. Pink gold retro fan is paired with a rhodium and pave element edged in oval cut faux emeralds and ...
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1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Rhodium, Gilt Metal

Two Plique-a-Jour Enamel Ruby Butterfly Brooches 18 Karat Gold Moveable Wings
Located in New York, NY
This is a wonderful and rare pair of Brooches in the form of a Butterfly in 18 Karat Yellow Gold with Ruby eyes and Plique-a-jour Enamel wings which are...
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20th Century Spanish Retro Brooches

Materials

Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Vintage Platinum Diamond Baguette Marquise Pear Diamond Brooch 7cttw
Located in Winter Springs, FL
Gorgeous vintage circa 1950’s brooch done in platinum and set with approximately 8cttw in G-I Vs clarity baguette, marquise and large pear shape diamonds. Dimensions/Weight 1 3/4” l...
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1950s Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

Emerald Diamond and Enamel Tiger Brooch Frascarolo
Located in Firenze, IT
Round emerald and circular-cut diamonds, polychrome enamel, 1969, 6.2 cm, maker's mark for Frascarolo. Weight: 22,72gr. Literature Cf. Centro di Documentazione Sull'Oreficeria, Il B...
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1960s Italian Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

French 1950s Ruby Diamond 18 Karat Rose Gold Flower Retro Clip Brooch
Located in Poitiers, FR
Brooch in 18 karat rose gold, eagle's head hallmark. Feminine antique brooch, it represents a flower with slightly bent petals whose heart is an antique cushion-cut diamond and the p...
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1950s French Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold

Broche “ plume ”en or 18 Carats ornée d’émeraudes, Diamants, saphirs et rubis
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
Broche en or 18 carats de forme plume, elle est constituée de fils d’or et rehaussée de 10 diamants pesant chacun 0.05 carat environ, de 5 émeraudes pour un poids de 0.70 carat environ, de 5 rubis pour un poids de 0.60 carat environ, de 4 saphirs pour un poids de 0.50 carat environ, soit un total pour les pierres précieuses...
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Mid-20th Century French Retro Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold

18 Karat Yellow Gold Bee Brooch with Ruby, Diamond, Amethyst and South Sea Pearl
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully detailed 18 karat yellow gold bee brooch. The brooch is intricately set with square cut rubies and round brilliant diamonds. The wings are set with sugarloaf cabochon ame...
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1990s Retro Brooches

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

High Relief Georgian Diamond Amethyst Cameo Brooch
Located in Winter Springs, FL
Pieces like these transcend being a piece of jewelry alone; this is history. Made some time between the early 1700’s and the early 1800’s, this brooch has been hand made in silver and 18K yellow gold. It is centered by a partially faceted and carved, high-relief amethyst cameo...
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Mid-18th Century Georgian Antique Brooches

Materials

Amethyst, Diamond, 18k Gold

Estate Vintage 1950’s Platinum Large Ornate Diamond Brooch Pin 7.60cttw
Located in Winter Springs, FL
A gorgeous 1950’s brooch done in platinum and set with approximately 7.60cttw in G-I color Vs1-Si1 clarity larger round and baguette cut diamonds. Such a striking piece. Dimensions/...
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1950s Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Platinum

Trifari Jewels of India Moghul Set, Alfred Phillipe
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Jewels of India Moghul Set circa 1949 by Alfred Phillipe. Scroll brooch with pave accents with matching clip earrings. Fluted faux emer...
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1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Gilt Metal

Retro Hexagon Pink & Clear Crystal Brooch - 14K Gold - Italy - Circa 1960's
Located in Chatham, CA
Retro 14K yellow gold custom made brooch - set with one hexagonal cut pink crystal (approx. 24 carats - 20 mm. x 17 mm. x 13 mm. deep) - surrounded by gold chased sprigs of clover an...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Retro Brooches

Materials

Crystal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Marquise Ruby and Diamond 18 Carat White Gold Abstract Open Work Brooch
Located in London, GB
This wonderful one of a kind brooch is beautifully inlaid with a mix of 29 marquise shaped rubies and 36 high quality round brilliant cut diamon...
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1960s English Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold

Lava Stone, Peridots, Topazs, Diamonds, Gold and Silver Brooch/Pendant Necklace
Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). PS: THIS POLICY IS NOT APPLICABLE ...
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1960s Italian Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Peridot, Topaz, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver

Georgian 15K Gold Mourning Brooch with Hardstone Floral Cameo - U.K. - C.1837
Located in Chatham, CA
Georgian 15K yellow gold mourning brooch / pin - set with a carved floral agate cameo to the center (approx. 10 mm. x 6 mm.) - the cameo surrounded by an enamel and gold border inscr...
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Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Brooches

Materials

Agate, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold

Gubelin 1960 Swiss Retro Brooch in 18Kt Gold with 11.02 Cts in Diamonds Citrines
Located in Miami, FL
A pin-brooch designed by Gubelin. Beautiful Swiss piece, with retro mid-century patterns made at the beginning of the 1960's. This sculptural swirl brooch was crafted in solid 18 ka...
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1960s Swiss Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

White Diamond, Citrine, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold

Taylor Novelty Stage Coach Watch Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Wonderful Taylor Novelty Stage Coach Watch Brooch from the 1940's. Gilt metal with cherubs announcing the arrival of the Roccoco coach above each wheel. ...
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1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Gilt Metal

French 1960s Cameo 18 Karat Yellow Gold Openwork Pendant Brooch
Located in Poitiers, FR
Brooch - pendant in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. Of oval shape, this cameo on shell brooch represents a woman elegantly dressed. The surrounding of this brooch is decor...
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1960s French Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold

18kt Yellow Gold And Ruby Feather Brooch By Boucheron
Located in Firenze, IT
Yellow gold feather brooch finished with rubies, approx. g 20.52, length cm. approximately 6.80 cm. Signed Boucheron and French assay marks.
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1970s French Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Georgian 1820 Enameled Pin of a Playful Putti 18kt Gold with European Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Magnificent piece from the Georgian Period. An antique stick pin brooch, created in the United Kingdom between the kingdoms of George III (17...
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Mid-19th Century British Georgian Antique Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Georgian Flat Cut Garnet, Pearl and Gold Brooch
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This stunning brooch would also make a stunning pendant! There are four large flat cut garnets and at the centre is a run garnet. The brooch is also de...
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1830s British Georgian Antique Brooches

Materials

Garnet, Pearl, Gold

France 1810 Georgian Period Rare Oversized Baroque Brooch .830 Silver Quartz
Located in Miami, FL
Fantastic Oversized antique French brooch. A very nice early French piece, created during the Georgian period, around the 1810's. Carefully crafted in solid .830/1000 sterling silver and suited at the reverse, with a hinged horizontal pin with a hook lock. Is embellished, with a mix of larger quartz gems cuts and small simulated gemstones in paste. Excellent workmanship with black dots and prong set on top of the silver with open backs. Paste, is a gem like material made from a secret formula of leaded glass invented by George Ravenscroft, a 17th century London glassmaker and later perfected by George Strass, an 18th century French jeweler, designed to resemble precious gemstones. This piece is pretty heavy and large with a total weight of 87.4 grams and a measures of 90 mm by 83 mm (3.52 by 3.28 inches). Stamped, with multiples French hallmarks; three times with the maker's maitre cartouche and three times with the boar head, for the assay and guaranty of the .830 silver. Note: This piece have remains of the original gilding in some parts of the reverse. Literature: Antique Paste jewelry...
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1810s French Georgian Antique Brooches

Materials

Quartz, Silver, Yellow Gold

Georgian Carved Memento Mori Skull Stick Pin
Located in Boston, Lincolnshire
A Rare Antique Georgian c.1800s "Memento Mori" skull stick pin. Memento mori from Latin means: "remember that you must die". Memento mori jewellery was...
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Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Brooches

Materials

Silver

Tiffany & Co. 1950 Art Deco Retro Dress Clips in 14Kt Gold with 2.70 Cts Rubies
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of dress clips designed by Tiffany & Co. An amazing beautiful pair of dress clips, created in the city of New York during the late art deco period, circa 1940 at the Tiffany S...
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1950s American Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold

Charming Gold Watch Safety Pin
Located in Riverdale, NY
Charming Gold Watch Safety Pin set in 14k gold from the 1940's. Great design with watch that swivels from the safety pin for easy viewing. The safety pin is made with one gold wire t...
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1940s Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold

George L'Enfant 1960 Paris Retro Brooch in 18Kt Gold with 1.04 Ctw in Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
A brooch designed by George L'Enfant. Beautiful piece created in Paris France at the atelier of George L'Enfant, in the late 1960's. This brooch was crafted in solid yellow gold of ...
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1960s French Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold

Yellow Gold Sterling Ruby Emerald Matador Brooch/Pin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Two-Tone Ruby Emerald Matador Brooch/Pin. Absolutely fabulous multi-gemstone Matador pin featuring eight 1.8mm round rubies and five 1.8mm round emerald...
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1980s Unknown Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Sterling Silver

Retro Gold 0.75 Carat Natural Round Ruby & Diamond Bee Pin Brooche, Circa 1950
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Stunning 18k Yellow Gold Bee Pin. The piece is set with 19 natural round brilliant diamonds weighing 0.75 carats, F-G in color and VVS-SI in clarity. Total weight is 4 grams.
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1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold

14K Gold Georgian Mourning Pin with Purple Paste Stones, circa 1820
Located in Venice, CA
Circa 1820, this 14k gold pin would have been worn in the Georgian era as a way to memorialize someone. In its center, hair is woven tightly together to m...
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1820s European Georgian Antique Brooches

Materials

14k Gold

Turquoise Pearl Pendant Brooch Vintage 14k Yellow Gold Enamel Estate Jewelry
Located in Torrance, CA
Finely detailed turquoise & cultured pearl pendant (brooch/in) crafted in 14k yellow gold (circa 1950s to 1960s). Cabochon cut turquoise measures from 2mm to 4mm. Cultured pearls ...
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Mid-20th Century Unknown Retro Brooches

Materials

Pearl, Cultured Pearl, Turquoise, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

Trifari Retro Sterling Turquoise Dangle Brooch, Alfred Phillipe
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Retro Sterling Turquoise Dangle Brooch from the 1940's. Retro pierced design with faux cab turquoises and ruby pastes by Alfred Phillipe. Vermeil...
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1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Vermeil, Sterling Silver

18k Yellow Gold Mediterranean Coral Oval Brooch
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is an 18k yellow gold and Mediterranean coral brooch. It depicts an elongated oval brooch with a cabochon oval coral in the center in prong setting. Around it, the brooch is ado...
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20th Century Italian Retro Brooches

Materials

Coral, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Enamel, 14 Karat Yellow Gold Retrò Brooch
Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). PS: THIS POLICY IS NOT APPLICABLE ...
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Early 1800s Italian Retro Antique Brooches

Materials

Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel

Vintage Cartier Double Headed Panther Brooch Set in 18k Yellow Gold
Located in London, GB
A beautiful vintage Cartier Panthère double headed brooch set in 18k yellow and white gold. From a discontinued Cartier collection, the brooch...
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1990s Retro Brooches

Materials

Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Enamel Yellow Gold Butterfly Vintage Brooch Handcrafted in Italy
Located in Milano, IT
Lovely enamel 18 karat yellow gold butterfly vintage brooch in shades of green and blue. The size is 33x21 mm / 1.299x0.826 inches. The pin is stra...
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1970s Italian Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel

GIA-Certified Diamond & Mother of Pearl Pendant, Georgian
Located in Southbury, CT
Dating from around the 1830s, this magnificent Georgian pendant features a silver-over-gold "bow" set with 13 beautiful old rose-cut diamonds that total at least 1 carat. From this s...
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1820s Unknown Georgian Antique Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Silver

Retro 18kt Gold Diamond Ruby Brooch
Located in The Hague, ZH
18k red gold brooch with one old mine cut diamond 0.08ct colour Topwesselton clarity SI, and five rubies approx 0.50 ct, purple red colour and fine clarity. Weight : 11.1 gram Dimen...
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20th Century Unknown Retro Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold

Yellow Sapphires Diamonds Amber Rose Gold and Silver Bee Brooch/Pendant Necklace
Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). PS: THIS POLICY IS NOT APPLICABLE ...
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1970s Italian Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Amber, Diamond, Yellow Sapphire, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver

Large Pennino Retro Ruby Spray
Located in New York, NY
Large Pennino Retro Ruby Spray from the late 1930's. High style design, with leaves and sprays of faux cab rubies. 3" x 2.5" wide.
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1930s American Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Vermeil, Rhodium

1960s Green Jade 18 Karat Yellow Gold Brooch
Located in Poitiers, FR
Brooch in 18 karat yellow gold, own hallmark. Original retro brooch it is formed of a chiseled gold foliage and its fruit made of engraved green jade. The attachment system is a pin with a safety hook. Height : 2.3 cm, width : 3.3 cm, thickness : 8.7 mm. Total weight of the jewel : 7,8 g approximately. Authentic antique jewelry - Work of the 1960s. Our opinion : this beautiful jade and gold brooch...
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1960s French Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

1960s Orange Jade 18 Karat Yellow Gold Brooch
Located in Poitiers, FR
Brooch in 18 karat yellow gold, own hallmark. Original retro brooch, it formed a chased gold foliage and its fruit made of engraved orange to brown jade. The attachment system is a p...
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1960s French Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Giovanni Corletto 1960 Enameled Chinoiserie Dragon Brooch 18Kt Gold And Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Chinoiserie mythological dragon brooch, designed by Oreste Giovanni Corletto. Fantastic piece created in Venice, Italy by the famous jewelry house of Corletto, circa 1960. This gorg...
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1960s Italian Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Ruby, Diamond, Enamel, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Gold

Retro Gold 2.2 Carat Natural Colorless Diamond & Pearl Pendant Brooch Circa 1960
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Magnificent 14k gold Pendant/Pin set with 16 colorless VS natural baguette diamonds weighing approximately 0.75 carats and 36 natural round brilliant colorless VS diamonds weighing...
Category

1960s Unknown Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Pearl, Gold

Retro Aqua Peacock Eye Spray
By Reja
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Retro Aqua Peacock Eye Spray from 1940's in 2 tone vermeil sterling. Unsigned but likely by Reja from the quality of the design and constructio...
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1940s Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Vermeil, Sterling Silver

French 1960s Ruby Sapphire Emerald 18 Karat Yellow Gold Bouquet Brooch
Located in Poitiers, FR
Brooch in 18 karat yellow gold, eagle head hallmark. Lovely retro brooch, it represents an openwork basket of flowers in twisted yellow gold. The petals of the flowers are set with green, red and blue stones and their hearts set with white stones. The clasp is a pin with safety hook. Height : 4 cm, width : 2.9 cm, thickness : 5.3 mm. Total weight of the jewel : 7,1 g approximately. Authentic antique jewel - French work of the years 1960. Our opinion : Sober and easy to wear, this retro gold sapphire brooch...
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1960s French Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

Pearl, Onyx, Diamonds, Topaz, 14 Kt White and Rose Gold Brooch.
Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). PS: THIS POLICY IS NOT APPLICABLE ...
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1970s Italian Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, Topaz, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold

Italian 1960 Retro Convertible Pendant in 18kt Gold with Diamonds and Sapphires
Located in Miami, FL
Italian Jeweled retro pendant-brooch. Beautiful convertible piece, made in Italy during the mid-century period, circa 1960. It was crafted, with retro organic patterns in solid yel...
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1960s Italian Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold

18kt 1950's Enamel Brooch w/ Diamonds
Located in Princeton, NJ
Vintage 18Y 1950's enamel brooch with 6 RBC=.35dwt approximate prong set. Pin has free-form shape with enamel work in colors green, red, and blue with textured finish. Standard pin c...
Category

1950s Unknown Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Enamel

Van Cleef & Arpels Paris 18k Yellow Gold & Diamond 4 Leaf Clover Clip Brooch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Van Cleef & Arpels Paris 18k Yellow Gold & Diamond Four Leaf Clover Clip Brooch Retro Here is your chance to purchase a beautiful and highly collectible designer clip brooch. Trul...
Category

1940s French Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, Yellow Gold

UTI Paris 1948 for Eliakim Cairo Lapel Cuckoo Watch in 18kt Gold with Gemstones
Located in Miami, FL
Lapel cuckoo watch designed by UTI Paris. Fabulous and very unusual piece, created in Paris France by the watchmakers UTI during the post war, back in the l...
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1940s French Retro Vintage Brooches

Materials

Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow ...

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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