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Brooches For Sale
Period: 1940s
Period: 1910s
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Butterfly and stylized Flowers Brooch C.1940
By Georg Jensen Arno Malinowski
Located in Toronto, ON
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Butterfly and stylized Flowers Brooch C.1940. Large Brooch fully hallmarked GJ in box, Sterling Denmark and design number 283, C.1940’s. Designed by Arno...
Category
1940s Danish Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage brooch in the shape of a flower basket, emerald rhinestone USA 1940s
Located in Stuttgart, DE
Brooch in the shape of a flower basket with a large topas cut rhinestone as the flower vase inside are golden flowers with small gold rhinestones.
The brooch was designed in the USA...
Category
1940s American Artisan Vintage Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Base Metal
A&K Aarre & Krogh Denmark Sterling Silver Leaf Pin Brooch #12805
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage sterling silver leaf pin/brooch by Aarre & Krogh of Randers, Denmark, 1949-1990.
Beautiful leaf design with a highly polished...
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique 0.25ct Diamond and Ruby, 15k Yellow Gold Horse Pin Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique 0.25 carat diamond and 0.01 carat ruby, 12k yellow gold and silver set, 15 karat yellow gold pin brooch; part of our diverse Edwardian jewellery collect...
Category
1910s Unknown Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Silver
Diamond-set Platinum Crescent Moon Brooch by Barthman New York
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1910, 18k/Platinum, by Barthman, New York. This elegantly mythic crescent moon brooch by the esteemed New York City firm of Barthman features 3.0 carats of superb white diamon...
Category
1910s American Edwardian Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Reja Retro Fretwork Shell Brooch
By Reja
Located in New York, NY
Reja Retro brooch of a focal faux pale blue amythest square cut stone with crystal baguette accents and crystal rhinestone pave. Set into a dimensional Retro fretwork shell of pale ...
Category
1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rhodium, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
DeRosa Retro Lucite Acorn Clip
By Ralph DeRosa
Located in New York, NY
Large and unusual DeRosa Retro Lucite Acorn Clip from the 1940's. Gilt metal with pink lucite scored caps in a retro acorn design. Pave crystal detailing along spine and within pierc...
Category
1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Nettie Rosenstein Sterling Silver Key Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Nettie Rosenstein key brooch circa 1940s of rose gold plated sterling silver, decorated with a rhodium plated sterling Fleur de Lis motif of crys...
Category
1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Rhodium, Sterling Silver, Gilt Metal
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Blossom Pin C.1940 No 65
By Georg Jensen
Located in Toronto, ON
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Blossom Pin C.1940 No 65. Stylised blossom floral pin brooch. Measures approximately 2.00 x 1.50 inches. Weight:15.80 grams. Full Georg Jensen Sterling D...
Category
1940s Danish Vintage Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Platinum and gold double-clip flower-shaped brooch with 13.40 cts diamonds
Located in Braintree, GB
Introducing a magnificent vintage 850 platinum and 18kt gold double-clip/pendant flower-shaped brooch set with 13.40 carats of round brilliant and baguette cut diamonds in total.
Ma...
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
Edwardian Emerald and Diamond Jabot Pin
Located in London, GB
Here we have an antique emerald and diamond jabot pin. This piece was crafted from 18ct yellow gold during the early stages of the 20th century with the head showcasing a single old ...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Antique Art Nouveau 14K Gold Matte Enamel Seed Pearl & Leaf Wreath Brooch Pin
Located in Montclair, NJ
This beautiful antique brooch/pin was crafted during the art nouveau era in solid 14k yellow gold and features a lovely leaf circle wreath design. The wreath is adorned with beautifu...
Category
1910s Art Nouveau Vintage Brooches
Materials
Pearl, 14k Gold, Enamel
The Silversmith Ella Cone Sterling Silver Modernist Leaf Pin/Brooch #14191
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage modernist sterling silver leaf pin/brooch by The Silversmith.
Ella L Cone was the proprietor of The Silversmith's Shop in Boston an...
Category
1940s Modern Vintage Brooches
Materials
Silver, Sterling Silver
Retro Sterling Vermeil Aquamarine Spray
Located in New York, NY
Striking Retro Sterling Vermeil Aquamarine Spray from the 1940's. Large scaled floral brooch in sterling with rose gold wash, pave accents and oval faux aquamarines. Unsigned. 3.75" ...
Category
1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Victorian 1915 Pearl Pin Brooch Enamel Pendant Yellow Gold Antique Original 1915
Located in Dearborn, MI
Genuine Original Antique from 1915 Victorian Pearl Enamel Yellow Gold Pin Brooch Pendant
Features Genuine Natural Seed Pearl
100% Natural Pearl
Circa 1915
The Victorian in Jew...
Category
1910s Victorian Vintage Brooches
Materials
Pearl, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Retro Smoky Quartz Citrine 18 Karat Two-Color Gold Brooch
Located in New York, NY
This unique Retro brooch from ca 1945 was beautifully hand-crafted out 18 karat yellow gold and rose gold. The center piece is a perfectly cut golden-brown smoky quartz citrine step-...
Category
1940s Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Belle Époque Diamond and Platinum Brooch, circa 1910
Located in London, GB
A Belle Époque diamond brooch, set with a cushion shaped old-cut diamond, in the centre, weighing approximately 1.82 carat, in our opinion the colour is I-J, with a surrounding clust...
Category
1910s Belle Époque Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Antique Deco Sailfish Aquamarine Diamond Platinum Brooch Pin
Located in Miami, FL
This glamorous Antique art deco aquamarine diamond brooch pin is crafted in platinum and weighs approx. 23.3 grams.
The center exposes a ge...
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1941 ChanelRelevant American Reinad ArtDecoStyle Silver PolkaDot LargeBow Brooch
By Reinad
Located in Chicago, IL
In Spring 1941 after French fashion couturier Gabriel "Coco" Chanel had stopped production of her clothing designs while she remained in Europe during the WWII era, the decades-old American costume-jewelry company Reinad began imprinting pieces in its new retail line, Chanel Novelty Co, with the script signature "Chanel". As this was prior to the use of the sans-serif capital-letter signature "CHANEL" on French-made jewelry that was commissioned by the Parisian designer, as well as before U.S.-copyright protection began in 1955, the House of Chanel that was mostly owned by the Jewish Wertheimer family of venture capitalists (who remarkably still produced Parfums CHANEL and French-vineyard wine via legal proxy while they lived in asylum in The States during the war) filed a U.S. lawsuit to demand that Reinad halt the use of its founder's famous last name.
As the Werthheimers' quickly won, Reinad only produced the single seasonal collection stamped with the French brand name, and subsequently only imprinted its company name as the sans-serif capital-letter signature "REINAD" without a copyright symbol, which was different that its prior signatures dating back to its founding in 1922. When Chanel herself resumed French-made fashion production in Paris in 1953 (with Werthheimer support leading to their acquisition of all rights to her name despite her post-war eight-year exile in Switzerland due to close association with Nazis), for the first time all of her creations were signed "CHANEL" like the original packaging of the exceedingly profitable "No.5" perfume.
While Reinad continued to produced costume jewelry until 1954, in the last decade of this business, the U.S. company continued to try to appeal to potential Chanel buyers by at least making Chanel-style designs. As such, owning an attractive and well-made Reinad piece can be considered a useful investment in fashion history as evidence of a little-known turning-point involving the most famous ongoing luxury-fashion business Chanel, as well as of the impact of that legal judgement had on advancing U.S. design protection for brands that later used the copyright symbol.
Like early ArtDeco-style oversized heavy metallic costume jewelry by Chanel, this three-dimensional monochrome silver-alloy polkadot bow brooch imitates a pale polkadot-textured ribbon. Notably, while high-quality ribbon for styling hair or decorating clothing in a non-functional way was still an expensive accessory...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Silver, Base Metal
Edwardian Diamond Platinum Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully designed and masterfully handcrafted, this Edwardian brooch from ca. 1910 exhibits the skilled techniques of a master jeweler. From wonderful ajour work to fine milligrai...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Antique 1.95Ct Chrysoprase and 0.14Ct Diamond 15k Yellow Gold Dragonfly Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique 1.95 carat chrysoprase and 0.14 carat diamond, 15 karat yellow gold dragonfly brooch; part of our antique dragonfly jewellery...
Category
1910s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Chrysophrase, Diamond, Yellow Gold
1940 Vintage White Old Cut Diamond And Turquoise Brooch In Platinum.
Located in New York, NY
1940 Vintage white old cut diamond and turquoise brooch beautifully handmade in platinum.
The details are as follows :
Diamond weight : 2 carats ( G color and VS clarity )
Two big di...
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Turquoise, Platinum
Retro Cartier Diamond 14k Yellow Gold Double Clip Brooch
By Cartier
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
One Retro Cartier Diamond 14k Yellow Gold Double Clip Brooch. Featuring six round brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of approximately 0...
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Diamond and ruby brooch in rose and white gold 1940s
Located in Milano, IT
Gorgeous vintage ribbon brooch circa 1940 in 18K rose and white gold. Decorated with 9 rosette-cut diamonds of about 0.15 carat and 6 brilliant-cut rubies of about 0.50 carat. Questa...
Category
1940s Italian Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold, Rose Gold
TRIFARI BOOCH Hand holding a Jelly Belly ball, sterling goldplated, 1950's USA
By Trifari
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A brooch in the shape of an elegant, slender hand holding a Jelly Belly ball between thumb and forefinger. Below the wrist there is a ruffle decorated with rhinestones.
Measurement
Brooch width 6 cm Height 3 cm. Deep 1 cm
Features
- Signed TRIFARI WITH CROWN STERLING...
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Sterling Silver
Vintage Miriam Haskell Baroque Pearl Droplet Pin 1940s
Located in Wilmslow, GB
A delightful and rare Vintage Miriam Haskell Pearl Droplet Pin crafted in the 1940s, nearly 100 years ago. The attention to detail in this pin is exquisite and signifies the craftman...
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches
Pennino Pink Gold Vermeil Retro Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Pennino Pink Gold Vermeil Retro Fan Shaped Brooch from the 1940's in sterling. Pave accented central motif with square cut faux aquamarines. Wonderful design and condition. Signed Pe...
Category
1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Antique Circa 1910s 18k Gold Top Silver ArtNouveau Natural Diamond Brooch
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
In very good condition.
Total weight is 41.3 grams.
Totally is diamond 7 ct.
The diamond is has G-H-I color and vvs-vs-s1 clarity.
Acid tested to be 18k ...
Category
1910s European Art Nouveau Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
M. BOUCHER SHEAF-OF-WHEAT BROOCH, Rhodium plated, rhinestones pavé, 1940's USA
Located in Stuttgart, DE
MARCEL BOUCHER a Parisian who had previously worked as a jewelier for Cartier and later as a designer for Trifari, started his own company BOUCHER in the 1930's in New York.
Rare an highly collectible Marcel Boucher brooch...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Rhodium
Art Deco Vermeil Elephant Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco Vermeil Elephant Brooch of gold washed sterling from the 1940's. Lucky elephant with raised trunk and large fancy cut amythest crystal body and pave details.
Marked Sterlin...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Vintage Diamond & Sapphire Bonnet & Ribbon Brooch in 18K Rose & Yellow Gold
Located in Miami, FL
1940's Diamond and Sapphire Bonnet (Hat) and Ribbon Brooch crafted in 18K Rose and Yellow Gold. This exquisite pin/brooch weighs 34.86 grams and features a prong setting, showcasing ...
Category
1940s European Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Art-Deco Mediterranean Coral (10mm) Silver Continental French Filigree Brooch
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Of French provenance,
this brooch dates from an Art-Deco (circa 1940's) period
of filigree design - astonishing in its intricacy
the piece is cen...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Coral, Silver
Antique brooch/pendant. 18k gold with a shell cameo made 1919 in Sweden
Located in Stockholm, SE
This 18 karat gold brooch/pendant is adorned with a shell cameo which features stunning details, beautiful, strong women in profile. The brooch/pendant has a classic look making it a...
Category
1910s Swedish Vintage Brooches
Materials
18k Gold
Antique 7.48 Carats Total Brilliant Round Cut Diamond Platinum Pendant Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Showcasing an art deco style pendant brooch accented with 147 brilliant round cut diamonds weighing 7.48 carats total, set in an antique-looking design. Finely made in polished plati...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
1910-1930 Czech Large Brooch
Located in New York, NY
A stunning and large brooch from Czechoslovakia at the beginning of through the 20th century circa 1900-1910. The brooch is just under 3" at 2.82" in diameter. This is very large for...
Category
1910s Czech Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Retro Pearl Diamond Gold Fanned Spokes Brooch
Located in Darnestown, MD
Different size spokes are fanned on several levels to make this Retro brooch especially graceful. It is centered with a 5.8 mm cultured pearl that is surrounded with 6 diamonds.
...
Category
1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Cultured Pearl, 14k Gold
Yellow Gold Amethyst & Pearl Edwardian Flower Brooch 14k Oval 4.00ct Vintage Pin
Located in Greensboro, NC
Era: Edwardian
Date: 1910s - 1920s
Metal Content: 14k Yellow Gold
Stone Information
Natural Amethyst
Carat(s): 4.00ct
Cut: Oval
Color: Purple
Natural Seed Pearls
Total Carats: 4...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Trifari Mid-1940s Sterling Vermeil, Turquoise Glass and Ruby Paste Vintage Fur C
By Trifari
Located in Skelmersdale, GB
This rare and beautiful fur clip was created in the mid-1940s by Trifari.
Condition Report:
Very Good - A little rubbing to the vermeil plating at the edges of the clip. This is co...
Category
1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Vermeil
MB BOUCHER STERLING GOLD PAVE and corall Cabochons curling leaf brooch, 1946's
Located in Stuttgart, DE
MARCEL BOUCHER a Parisian who had previously worked as a jewelier for Carier and later as a designer for Trifari, started his own company BOUCHER in the 1930's in New York.
Rare an ...
Category
1940s American Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver
Miriam Haskell Pearl Stick Pin/Brooch
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a Miriam Haskell pearl stick pin/brooch. This is a gilt Russian gold metal flowers stick pin that is hand wired with Niki pearls and on the end of the pin has a flower and th...
Category
1940s American Baroque Vintage Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Gilt Metal
A Yellow Gold Brooch
Located in New York, NY
A 14 karat yellow gold brooch, circa 1940s. Designed as a scrolling tapered horizontally striated motif applied with a graduated row of gold beadwork down the center. Length approx...
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Ruby and diamond brooch, circa 1945.
Located in London, GB
Ruby and diamond brooch. Set to centre with thirty four square baguette cut natural unenhanced rubies in open back channel settings with a combined approximate weight of 3.40 carats,...
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Edwardian Blue Stone and Pearl Brooch Circa 1910
Located in ADELAIDE, SA
Edwardian gold lozenge knife edge brooch with a safety chain and pin. Set with a synthetic sapphire and pearls.
Gemstone: One 4.0mm square cut synthetic sapphire, mid blue material,...
Category
1910s Edwardian Vintage Brooches
Materials
Pearl
14 Karat Gold, Platinum and Three Old-Mine Diamond Domed Flower Brooch
Located in New York, NY
14 kt., 3 old-mine cut diamonds ap. .65 ct., 20 old-mine cut diamonds ap. 1.80 cts., c. 1945, ap. 24.6 dwts.
Center diamonds: G-H-I-SI, several chips on girdles, large open culets,...
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Edwardian Diamond Brooch, 18K Yellow Gold, Date 1910...
Located in Canterbury, GB
This exquisite Edwardian diamond brooch is set in 18K white gold and is dated circa 1910. With keeper, this rare piece measures 50mm in leng...
Category
1910s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold
Antique 0.78Ct Ruby and 0.40Ct Diamond 18k Yellow Gold Bow Brooch Circa 1910
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive antique 0.78 carat ruby and 0.40 carat diamond, 18k yellow gold and platinum set bow brooch; part of our diverse antique Edwardian jewellery collections.
This stunning, fine and impressive antique Edwardian brooch has been crafted in 18k yellow gold with platinum settings.
The brooch has been modelled in the form of a tied bow.
The double-looped bow is ornamented with curvilinear arrangements of fifty-one channel set mixed cut rubies, totalling 0.78ct.
The ruby formations to the loops are flanked with pavé set Dutch cut diamonds, and the ruby strands...
Category
1910s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1940s Austrian Gold and Carved Nephrite Jade Four-Leaf Clover Brooch
Located in New York, NY
A Retro period gold and carved nephrite jade brooch in the form of a four leaf clover with a diamond center and gold stem, in 14k. Austria
Jade i...
Category
1940s Austrian Late Victorian Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Jade, Gold, 14k Gold
Retro Diamond Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Retro Diamond Brooch
A 14-karat yellow and white gold brooch set with round cut diamonds
Stamped 14K
Measurements: 2.25" x 1.5"
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
MiriamHaskell WWII Era FrankHess GoldGiltCast Filigree Butterfly Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
A child of the Art Nouveau period, Miriam Haskell loved its butterfly design-motifs, which are found in many pieces of costume jewelry by her first designer Frank Hess. His butterfly...
Category
1940s American Art Nouveau Vintage Brooches
Materials
Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal, Base Metal
Brooch Half-Beads, Blue Enamel, 18-Carats Gold
Located in Vannes, FR
Discover our Art Deco Brooch, an exceptional piece that fuses history with contemporary refinement. Carefully crafted, this brooch is adorned with 4 fine half-pearls, creating a visu...
Category
1940s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Marcel Boucher Rhinestone Floral Brooch from 1941
Located in New York, NY
This is an extremely beautiful and rare design brooch from 1941 by the famous American costume jewelry company Marcel Boucher. Boucher was French by birth and moved to NYC in the 1920s. After working for Mazer Brothers, he opened Marcel Boucher and iCe in 1937. This brooch is rhodium plated and with hand set rhinestones. It features a design of two branches with leaves and flowers. Although UNSIGNED, it is absolutely a Marcel Boucher design and was patented in 1941. Collectors will instantly know this to be a Boucher...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Base Metal
Retro Diamond & Ruby Multi Tone Gold Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Retro Diamond & Ruby Multi Tone Gold Brooch
A 14-karat gold brooch set with 21 round cut diamonds, 4 round cut rubies, and 4 square cut rubies
Circa 1940's
Measurements: 2.25" x 2"
Category
1940s Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Sapphire Diamond Convertible Brooch Pendant 1910s
Located in Chicago, IL
Circa 1910 This antique convertible brooch / pendant is finely crafted in yellow 14K gold and platinum. It features an excellent royal blue sapphire framed with rose cut diamonds wi...
Category
1910s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Materials
Blue Sapphire, Sapphire, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, ...
14K Yellow Gold Sapphire and Seed Pearl Pin #15913
Located in Washington Depot, CT
Vintage 14K Yellow Gold Sapphire and Seed Pearl Pin JAGi Certified-
This elegant pin features nine round blue sapphires and eight seed pearls set in be...
Category
1910s Vintage Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Red Coral Silver Filigree Button Earclips
Located in New York, NY
Red coral silver filigree button earclips. Of red Sardinian coral cabocheons set in filigree wire work sterling silver, with screw back fittings. Exc...
Category
1940s Italian Artisan Vintage Brooches
Materials
Coral, Silver, Sterling Silver
Joseff of Hollywood Russian Gold and Crystal Round Brooch
Located in New York, NY
A very nice Joseff of Hollywood signature round open work Russian gold and cushion cut crystal brooch circa 1940's.
Joseff of Hollywood was a jewelry firm founded by Eugene Joseff....
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Diamonds, Platinum Retrò Brooch.
Located in Marcianise, Marcianise (CE)
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Category
1940s Italian Retro Vintage Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
MiriamHaskell WWII FrankHess PurpleGlassFlowersGoldLeaves WiredPlasticBackBrooch
Located in Chicago, IL
Beginning in 1939, Miriam Haskell asked her first designer Frank Hess to sparingly use metal in the costume-jewelry collections during WWII while war materials were needed. So their ...
Category
1940s American Baroque Revival Vintage Brooches
Materials
Mixed 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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