Antique Diamond, Platinum And Gold Crown Brooch, Circa 1915

A Fabergé dendritic agate and diamond heart shape brooch, with a heart shape dendritic agate, with inclusions suggesting trees, in a rub over settin...

A diamond set duck brooch, with round brilliant-cut diamonds, with pinky-brown tint to represent feathers, pavé set in platinum, with an 18ct yellow gold wing and oxidised metal deta...

A vintage horse and jockey brooch, pavé set with eight-cut, old-cut and round brilliant-cut diamonds and calibré-cut rubies in the horse's sad...

An Art Deco diamond brooch, set with Edwardian-cut diamonds, in an open work, navette shaped plaque, mounted in platinum, circa 1925, with a gold pin, numbered 8994, with inventory n...

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...

An early 20th century, Luckenbooth double witch's heart brooch, with one heart set with Burma rubies and the other set with old-cut diamonds, in grain settings, surmounted with a coronet, set with three, natural seed pearls, above a row of old-cut diamonds, in grain settings, with a knife edge circular surround, set with alternating rubies and old-cut diamonds, in claw settings, mounted in 14ct gold, with the grain set diamonds in silver-upon-gold. American, circa 1910. Luckenbooth brooches are traditional Scottish love tokens. They are usually a heart shaped brooch, often with a crown or coronet above one heart, or two intertwined hearts, with similar motifs to the Claddagh ring. European Heart-shaped brooches date back to late medieval period but this design probably did not appear in Scotland before the 17th century. It became very popular in the 19th century, featuring in the ranges of Scottish manufacturing jewellers, for the Highland outfitter and tourist trades. They are typically made of silver, although gold heart brooches were made for wealthy people and may be engraved or set with stones. The name comes from the Luckenbooths of Edinburgh. Luckenbooth is a Scots word for a lockable stall or workshop. Originating in the 15th century, they were the city's first permanent shops, situated on the Royal Mile near St. Giles Cathedral. Initially housing mainly silversmiths and goldsmiths. They were demolished in 1817. The brooches were often given as a betrothal or wedding gift. It might have been worn as a charm, by a nursing mother to help her milk flow or be pinned to a baby’s clothing. It was also known as a witch-brooch to protect children from evil. By the mid-18th century, Luckenbooth tokens featured heavily as trade silver...

A classic Edwardian piece, circa 1915, featuring 2.55 carats of European-cut diamonds. They are set around the 3-dimensional piece decorated with filigree and garland style motifs ty...

A stunning, fine and impressive antique Art Deco 3.05 Carat diamond and platinum brooch; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This stunning, fine and impressive antique brooch has been crafted in platinum. The Art Deco brooch has been modelled in the form of a geometric tied ribbon bow with zig-zag decoration. The knot of the bow design is ornamented with forty-one impressive pavé set diamonds and each side of the bow is embellished with a further seventy-one pavé set diamonds, in a combination of Old European round and eight cuts. The diamond brooch secures to the reverse with a hinged pin and sheath style fastening. This geometric diamond brooch...

1915 Edwardian Era Brooch, Lapel Pin features French-Cut Blue Sapphires and Round Faceted Single Cut Diamonds graduating down in size. This lovely pin features a circular design wit...

Circa 1890s This Belle Epoque openwork gold brooch is finely modeled as a royal crown embellished with pearls, old mine and rose cut diamonds. The three principal diamonds are brig...

Antique platinum and gold back brooch, set with approx. 3.00ctw in old mine cut diamonds, center stone approx. 0.60ct. The brooch measures 1 1/8" in diameter. Weight of the piece - ...

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...