Silver Brooches

A stunning, fine and impressive antique 0.22 carat diamond and 0.02 carat ruby, 21 karat yellow gold and silver set brooch; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections This stunning, fine and impressive antique Victorian diamond brooch has been crafted in 21k yellow gold with a silver setting. The brooch has been realistically modelled in the form of a 21k yellow gold hunting horn, ornamented with a central silver setting, fashioned in the form of a perched bird amongst foliate. The bird is embellished with a silver setting featuring twenty-seven pavé set Dutch cut diamonds. The eye of the bird is represented with a cabochon cut, pavé set ruby. This 21k yellow gold brooch secures to the reverse with a hinged pin and clasp. This diamond brooch has been independently tested using state of the art technology (Niton XL2 Analyzer) and verified as 21k gold and silver; this carat of gold indicates the high quality of the piece. This antique gold bird brooch is supplied with an independent diamond grading report card. Images do not always reflect the true color and brilliance of gemstones and diamonds. The video however provides a truer representation of the actual color and showcases each stone. Condition This stunning antique bird brooch...

Fine diamond bar pin from the turn of the century. Graduated design manufactured in silver on rose gold 14 Kt. Millgriffes set with 1 charming Old-European cut diamond of approxima...

Victorian Swiss Agate Brooch from the Black Forest region decorated with a forest Gnome motif. Wonderfully striated agate is set in an ornate gilt silver setting with the forest gnom...

An impressive antique pearl and 0.75 carat diamond, 9 karat yellow gold and silver set bar brooch; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections. This fine and impressive antique pearl brooch...

Antique Victorian filigree brooch with old European cut diamonds set in silver and gold. This brooch is a fine example of Victori...

18ct gold & silver set Art Nouveau Diamond Opal Pendant/Brooch dated circa 1900 Five round opals with an articulated pear shaped opal drop, very well matched with lively play of colours and iridescence in reds, greens, blues and gold. Set in 18 carat yellow gold claw collets Two main transitional cut (old mine) diamonds 0.70ct. Mix of old mine and rose cut diamonds in an 18 carat yellow gold with “silver Set” channel setting , approx 1 ct total. G/H/I, VS2-SI2. Total diamond weight: approx 1.7carats Setting diamonds in gold with a thin layer of silver, “silver set”, was a technique used in the Georgian/Victorian/Art Nouveau period as white coloured gold and platinum were not yet available. A very thin layer of silver was applied to the gold, on which the diamonds were set, to show them off to their best advantage (as the yellow would reflect and distort the white colour of the diamonds). The Art Nouveau period was a short lived but worldwide movement which reached its peak at the end of the 19th Century and the first decade of the 20th Century. It had its roots in the Pre Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts movements in Britain in the 1860’s. Artists, such as William Morris, took their inspiration from the flora and fauna of nature and rejected the mass industrialisation and mechanisation of the Victorian age. Art Nouveau continued with this theme and has a distinctive appearance with soft, curved shapes and lines and often depicted natural designs such as flowers, birds and the female form. Before the Art Nouveau period, the emphasis had been to design pieces with an emphasis on gem stones, diamonds, rubies emeralds etc. However, during the Art Nouveau period, jewellers adopted the idea of using other semi–precious stones “from nature” such as agate, garnet opal, moonstone, aquamarine and experimented with a wide variety of new techniques e.g. enamelling. The “New Art” style became a worldwide movement encompassing all disciplines of the arts, and world class artists as far afield as Gaudi with his “modernisme” architecture in Spain, Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York with objects, Galle Glass in France and the Liberty & Co Archibald Knox designs in Britain, Jugendstil in Northern Europe and Faberge in Russia. The movement flared brightly but briefly and by 1910 it was already going out of style to be replaced by Art Deco. In fitted period box. Detachable 18ct brooch...

18ct gold & silver set Art Nouveau Diamond Opal Pendant/Brooch dated circa 1900 Five round opals with an articulated pear shaped opal drop, very well matched with lively play of colours and iridescence in reds, greens, blues and gold. Set in 18 carat yellow gold claw collets Two main transitional cut (old mine) diamonds 0.70ct. Mix of old mine and rose cut diamonds in an 18 carat yellow gold with “silver Set” channel setting , approx 1 ct total. G/H/I, VS2-SI2. Total diamond weight: approx 1.7carats Setting diamonds in gold with a thin layer of silver, “silver set”, was a technique used in the Georgian/Victorian/Art Nouveau period as white coloured gold and platinum were not yet available. A very thin layer of silver was applied to the gold, on which the diamonds were set, to show them off to their best advantage (as the yellow would reflect and distort the white colour of the diamonds). The Art Nouveau period was a short lived but worldwide movement which reached its peak at the end of the 19th Century and the first decade of the 20th Century. It had its roots in the Pre Raphaelite and Arts and Crafts movements in Britain in the 1860’s. Artists, such as William Morris, took their inspiration from the flora and fauna of nature and rejected the mass industrialisation and mechanisation of the Victorian age. Art Nouveau continued with this theme and has a distinctive appearance with soft, curved shapes and lines and often depicted natural designs such as flowers, birds and the female form. Before the Art Nouveau period, the emphasis had been to design pieces with an emphasis on gem stones, diamonds, rubies emeralds etc. However, during the Art Nouveau period, jewellers adopted the idea of using other semi–precious stones “from nature” such as agate, garnet opal, moonstone, aquamarine and experimented with a wide variety of new techniques e.g. enamelling. The “New Art” style became a worldwide movement encompassing all disciplines of the arts, and world class artists as far afield as Gaudi with his “modernisme” architecture in Spain, Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York with objects, Galle Glass in France and the Liberty & Co Archibald Knox designs in Britain, Jugendstil in Northern Europe and Faberge in Russia. The movement flared brightly but briefly and by 1910 it was already going out of style to be replaced by Art Deco. Detachable 18ct brooch...

This lovely brooch features diamonds and pearl arranged in a delicate design. The natural pearl has great lustre. Two 0.50 carat old cut diamonds sit on the ends of the brooch, and a...

Lizard pin, finely crafted in silver and gold with pearls, tsavorite and diamonds. Circa 1900's.

Antique diamond wing brooch, attributed to Carlo and Arthur Giuliano, circa 1900. A gold and silver brooch in the form of a pair of outstretched wings, the wings with one hundred and sixteen pavé set round old cut diamonds with an approximate total weight of 5.80 carats, and additionally set with two old cut drop shaped diamonds set to top and bottom of the centrepiece with an approximate total weight of 2.05 carats. Originally part of a hair ornament. In a fitted Wartski box, authentication courtesy of Wartski. This brooch appears in 'Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts Jewellery', by Charlotte Gere and Geoffrey Munn, p. 12. Please note shipping to the United States of America requires the purchaser to fill out a CBP 5106 customs form before the item is shipped. This form is a legal requirement for any item over $2,000 which is being imported into the United States. One of the details the form requests is the purchaser’s social security number or importer’s number. One of the most collectable makers of antique jewellery is the London house of Giuliano, founded by the Neapolitan-born Carlo Giuliano, and succeeded by his sons Carlo and Arthur Alphonse. Though unmarked, this piece is likely to have once been a part of a tiara or hair ornament made by Giuliano due to its similarity to other signed pieces by the firm. There are five known pieces, in addition to the present jewel, by Giuliano which are comprised of a pair of diamond set wings with a larger stone or stones placed at centre. All five—a convertible hair ornament/brooch, a tiara, and three brooches—appeared in Wartski’s 1989 exhibition Artists’ Jewellery: Pre-Raphaelite to Arts and Crafts, and additionally two of these five are featured in the book of the same title by Charlotte Gere and Geoffrey Munn. The present piece is most similar to the diamond hair ornament...

A peculiar Art Nouveau "L'Union fait la force" pin with birds, crowns and a hanging Maltese Cross, in yellow gold and silver with rose cut diamonds. Fine enam...

Fabulous vintage 14k yellow gold and silver dragon fly pin set with five faceted green emeralds weighing about 2.20cts and 33 rose cut and old mine cut diam...

Oversized Skonvirke Brooch of silver, amber and green Onyx. Exquisite hand made silver brooch from the turn of the 20th Century, extremely rare for its size and design. Highly interesting influences including Victorian/Art Nouveau, with the cascading industrial ball chain and triangular amber pendants predating the styling of the Art Deco era. 828 S grade Silver. 3.25" x 5.25" Excellent condition. Skonvirke Jewelry...

Sterling silver basket brooch No. 67. Made and signed by Georg Jensen. Set with amethysts and chrysophrase. 1.75" x 2.125". An early, desirable Jensen piece. Alice Kwartler has sold the finest antique gold and diamond jewelry and silver for over 40 years. Come and visit our magnificent store at 445 Park Avenue at 57th Street in New York City and view collection...

Gold over silver and silver diamond and pink tourmaline leaf pin, set with 186 rose cut diamonds approximately 7.44cts and 12 cabochon pink tourmalines

18K yellow gold and silver arrow pin, set with 56 single cut diamonds weighing 1.0 carats total, 2 cultured pearls and a pear shape faceted green quartz.

Please check out the HD video. This antique brooch is so well made. There are approximately 7 cts of old cut diamonds set in silver. There are also 5 blue sapphires and 2 ruby eyes t...