1940s Brooches

A lovely Retro bow brooch pin made of 18k gold with ruby and diamond. The gemstones are assembled in beautiful florets, with ruby “petals” and diamond “stamens”. The bow is tied in t...

One Retro Diamond Sapphire 14k Yellow Gold Platinum Bow Brooch. Featuring five single cut diamonds with a total weight of approximately 0.05 carat, graded F color, VS clarity. Accent...

Timeless Masterpiece: Vintage David Webb Diamond Flower Brooch/Pendant Step into a world of unparalleled luxury and sophistication with...

One Retro Cartier Diamond 14k Yellow Gold Double Clip Brooch. Featuring six round brilliant cut diamonds with a total weight of approximately 0...

Art-Deco retro convertible jeweled Brooch-Wristwatch. Gorgeous historical piece, created in America during the transition of the art deco and the retro periods, back in the late 193...

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...

A brooch designed by Paul Flato. An exceptional and very rare masterpiece, created In New York city back in the 1940, during the American art deco and the retro periods. This colorful elegant brooch has been designed by the famous jeweler Paul Flato. Crafted in solid .900/.999 platinum with high polished finish and fitted at the reverse with a hinged double pins with a trombone lock for safety. It is fully embellished with an exceptional repertoire of natural, earth mined and not treated or heated color gemstones. Diamonds: Mount in four-prongs settings with 12 calibrated round brilliant cut diamonds, 1.26 carats, white colorless E/F color, VS-1 clarity. Diamonds: Mount in flat settings with 12 European round brilliant cut diamonds 0.84 carats, white colorless E/F color, VS-1 clarity. Diamonds: Mount in channel settings with 56 caliber straight baguettes diamonds cut, 3.36 carats, white colorless E/F color, VS-1 clarity. Sapphires: Mounted in four-prongs settings with 21 color sapphires such; Blue (5), Yellow (4), Pink (5), Purple (2), Violet (3), Green (1) and Red (1). The total combined weight is 21.63 carats. Weight: 23.95Grams, (15.35 Dwt). Measurements: 57 mm by 33 mm (2.25 x 1.31 Inches). Hallmarks: Stamped with the maker's mark, the platinum assay mark and signed, "PAUL FLATO". Paul Edmund Flato born on September 1, 1900. He was an American jeweler, based in New York City from the 1920's to the early 1940's. Considered the first celebrity jeweler, he was well known for important jewelry, and as an early proponent of whimsical pieces. His long list of movie star clients included Greta Garbo, Mae West, Rita Hayworth, Joan Crawford, Doris Duke, Ginger Rogers, Carmen Miranda, Marlene Dietrich, Katharine Hepburn, and Gloria Vanderbilt—many of whom wore his pieces on screen. Soon after moving to New York, he opened his own upstairs jewelry shop at One East 57th Street, at the corner of 5th Avenue in Manhattan. Several years later, Tiffany & Co. opened its flagship store directly across the street. Before long, Paul Flato was "one of the best known jewelers in New York", the only one whose "highly imaginative work (was) on a par with European jewelers...

Clip style brooch is designed as a yellow gold form with fanned rose gold extensions Featuring a bezel set old mine cut diamond weighing approx...

Brooch in 18 karat yellow gold, own hallmark. Splendid retro brooch, it forms an openwork knot with gold threads. The center has original synthetic rubies in pavement, shouldered on ...

Delicate vintage pin brooch in the shape of a bird pearched on a twig. Chiseled in yellow gold, the tail in pavè of diamonds in white gold and a Sapp...

Vintage pin brooch in rose gold setting with three central diamonds in claws and openwork design full of diamonds and knurled platinum. MATERIAL ◘ Weight 11.1 grams ◘ Size 23x47mm ...

Designed as an artistic motive with curved and straight elements. The clip is given a Snail shell look by it’s grain and prong set spiral components. At the peak of the shell sits a 0.72 ct old European-cut diamond of I/J-si1 quality. The pattern is disrupted by two straight lines one set with baguette-cut, the other one with brilliant-cut diamonds. Center stone, 0.72 ct, I/J-si 5 baguette-cut diamonds, tot. approx. 1.62 ct, G/H-vs 51 brilliant-cut diamonds, tot. approx. 3.20 ct, G/H-vs Manufactured in Platinum 950...

Retro 15 karat rose gold and diamond brooch, circa 1940, designed as an ornate bow supporting two articulated pendants, accented by single-cut diamonds weighing approximately 0.20 ca...

1940s Platinum Brooch in the shape of a spike full of clean, brilliant-cut, marquisse and baguette white diamonds. Can be used as pendant too. MATERIALS ◘ Weight 24.6 grams ◘ Size...

Metal Type: Platinum [Hallmarked, and Tested] Weight: 5.9 grams Diamond Details: Weight: .25 carat, total weight Cut: Old European Color: G-H Clarity: VS Emerald Details: .05 ca...

A pair of Retro platinum clips with rubies and diamonds. The pair of clips have 17 rubies with an approximate total weight of 2.50 carats, 22 baguette diamonds of circa 2.20 ct, an...

An eye-catching sapphire and diamond flower bouquet brooch. The fluid curvature of the diamond-set platinum stems leads the eye to seven stunning flowerheads, each with vivd blue sap...

Italian designer Cellino 18k yellow gold bow pin circa 1940s with bright white full cut Diamonds. 11 round full cut Diamonds, approx. total weight .20cts,...

Chic and timeless clip created by Cartier in 1942. Definitely a conversational piece that would make a great addition to your jewelry collection. The clip is made of 18 karat (stamp...

1945 Cartier London Exquisite Multicolor Sapphire Diamond Gold Brooch Similar to those in the Royal Collection of H.M Queen Elizabeth. An exquisite examp...

Please check out the HD video! Here is a nice carved Ruby and diamond brooch circa 1940. The brooch is set in 18k yellow gold and old cut diamonds. There are 21 Burma carved rubies i...

Please check out the HD video. This brooch is made by the famous jeweler Oscar Heyman. The "HB" hallmark along with the serial number can be clearly se...

Stunning Retro clip was created by Trabert & Hoeffer-Mauboussin in the 1940's. It belongs to their famous "Reflection" collection that was an entirely new concept of jewelry style. This collection is a mile-stone in jewelry manufacturing and is mentioned in a book "Hollywood Jewels...