Brooches
1650s George II Antique Brooches
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold
1920s Unknown Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Ruby, White Diamond, Diamond, Sterling Silver, Silver, Gold, Yellow Gold...
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
1770s Portuguese Georgian Antique Brooches
Crystal, Quartz, Rock Crystal, Topaz, Silver
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Cultured Pearl, Pearl, White Diamond, Diamond, Platinum, Gold, Yellow Go...
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
1920s Vintage Brooches
Diamond, White Gold
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Silver
1920s French Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Topaz, Platinum
18th Century Antique Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, 14k Gold, Silver, Enamel
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Chalcedony, Marcasite, Onyx, Sterling Silver
1730s British Georgian Antique Brooches
Diamond
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Gold, Platinum
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
1920s Spanish Artist Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Platinum, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold
1920s Unknown Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Amethyst, Rock Crystal
1920s Dutch Jugendstil Vintage Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Coral, Diamond, Onyx
1920s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
1920s Unknown Vintage Brooches
Citrine, Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Unknown Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
18th Century Unknown Antique Brooches
Lapis Lazuli, 14k Gold
1920s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Coral, Diamond, Jade, White Gold
1920s French Victorian Vintage Brooches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
17th Century Unknown Georgian Antique Brooches
Diamond, Gold, Silver
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, White Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, White Gold, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
1920s Unknown Vintage Brooches
Coral, Diamond, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
15th Century and Earlier Unknown Antique Brooches
Gold
1920s British Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Opal, Platinum
1920s French Art Nouveau Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
1920s Austrian Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s American Vintage Brooches
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Enamel
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold, White Gold
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, 15k Gold, White Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Jade, Platinum
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Rock Crystal, Platinum
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.