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Style: Modernist
Modernist Turquoise Brooch Pin Silver Brutalist Modern Art
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning Modernist Brooch Pin with a wonderful Turquoise disc and cabochon in an artisan made silver brooch pin.
The wonderful Turquoise disc is set within curling silver ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modernist Brooches
Materials
Turquoise, Silver
Vintage Cultured Pearl & 750/18K Gold Flower Brooch, E.U., Circa 1980's
Located in Chatham, CA
Fine vintage cultured pearl and 750 / 18K yellow gold flower brooch - hand made - featuring a central creamy white round pearl (approx. 7 mm. in diameter) - the surrounding gold flow...
Category
Late 20th Century European Modernist Brooches
Materials
Cultured Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Modernist Carved Jade Moonstone Brooch Pin Silver Brutalist Modern Art
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning Modernist Brooch Pin with a wonderful hand carved Jade center with images of a tree with fruit. The wonderful open work Jade is set within curling silver branches...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modernist Brooches
Materials
Jade, Moonstone, Silver
Modernist Sterling Silver & 18K Yellow Gold Wave Brooch, Mid 20th Century
Located in Chatham, CA
Modernist sterling silver & 18K yellow gold wave brooch - sculptural undulating form - gold rope details - crown maker's mark on the back (unknown/unidenti...
Category
Mid-20th Century North American Modernist Brooches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Thomas Gentille 1970 Color Gradation Brooch in 18kt Gold Bronze Copper & Lucite
Located in Miami, FL
A pendant-brooch designed by Thomas Gentille (1936-).
A sculptural piece of wearable art, created in New York city by the artist and jewelry maker Tho...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze, Copper
Irena Jaworska, Line Vautrin School Gold Resin and Mirror Pin Brooch
Located in Atlanta, GA
It is a striking Talosel or resin pin brooch designed by Irena Jaworska in the 1970s.
The piece features a dimensional geometric modernist shape in gilded resin framing, topped with triangle mirrors...
Category
1970s French Vintage Modernist Brooches
Mid Century Abstract Taxco Mexico Sterling Silver Brooch
Located in Venice, CA
A striking Taxco, Mexico, brooch with an abstracted sterling silver design on a dark brown tortoise shell. The design leaves a lot to the imagination, looking a bit like a snake's he...
Category
20th Century Mexican Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Silver
Diamond Violin and Bow Gold Vintage Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Diamond Violin and Bow Gold Brooch Pin. Hand set with Pave Diamonds, approx. 0.55tcw. Hand crafted in 18K Yellow Gold. Measuring approx. 2.25” H x 1.00” W. More Bea...
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Iconic Cartier Sapphire and Diamond Vintage Brooch Pin Estate Fine Jewelry
By Cartier
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Stylish and finely detailed Mid Century Modern CARTIER Blue and Yellow Sapphires and Diamond Floral Brooch Pin. Securely nestled, Hand set Center Yellow Sapphire 9....
Category
Mid-20th Century French Modernist Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
14 Karat Gold Brooch Matti Hyvärinen Finland, The Rich and The Poor Version
Located in Orimattila, FI
Brooch designed by Matti J Hyvärinen in 14K gold with clear synthetic Spinels.
Slate brooch with clear synthetic spinels.
585 Gold, Turku, MJH Stamp.
Came from Sirokoru Finland
Manufactured about 1968
Dimensions 31.5 x 25mm.
Weight 7.0g.
Very good condition, no engravings.
Sirokoru Ltd was established in 1958 by Matti Hyvärinen...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Spinel, Gold
Modernist 18K Yellow Gold Brooch with Sapphires, Italy, Circa 1970's
Located in Chatham, CA
Modernist 18K (.750) yellow gold brooch with four sapphires (each gemstone round faceted - claw set - approx. 1 mm. diameter - approx. 0.07 carat weight total) - hand made featuring fine and elaborate textured finish - original safety catch and pin - vintage retail...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Signed Tod Pardon Mixed Media Sculpture Brooches, 'Blood Hounds' & 'Hunger'
By Tod Pardon
Located in Philadelphia, PA
We have two very rare and important signed abstract modernist mixed media sculpture brooches by Tod Pardon. In his artist statement, Pardon describes his wo...
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
14k Gold, Sterling Silver
Thomas Gentille 1970 Geometric Round Brooch in 18kt Gold Frosted Lucite Bronze
Located in Miami, FL
A pendant-brooch designed by Thomas Gentille (1936-).
A sculptural piece of wearable art, created in New York city by the artist and jewelry maker Tho...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze, Copper
Thomas Gentille 1970 Geometric Red Lucite Brooch In 18kt Gold Bronze And Copper
Located in Miami, FL
A pendant-brooch designed by Thomas Gentille (1936-).
A sculptural piece of wearable art, created in New York city by the artist and jewelry maker Thomas Gentille, back in the late...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze, Copper
Thomas Gentille 1970 Sculptural Hair Pin in Polychrome Sterling and Ebony Wood
Located in Miami, FL
A dress hair pin designed by Thomas Gentille (1936-).
A sculptural piece of wearable art, created in New York city by the artist and jewelry maker Tho...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Thomas Gentille 1970 Graffiti Wood Brooch In 18Kt Gold Ebony Bronze And Copper
Located in Miami, FL
A pendant-brooch designed by Thomas Gentille (1936-).
A sculptural piece of wearable art, created in New York city by the artist and jewelry maker Tho...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Bronze, Copper
Björn Weckström, Brooch "Kide ja Lovi" 14K Gold 1966
Located in Orimattila, FI
Björn Weckström, Brooch "Kide ja Lovi", 14K gold with Smoky Quartz. Lapponia
Crystal and Notch
Gold 585, smoky quartz, 1966 (N7), gross 16 g
Brooch in 14K gold, Designed by Björn W...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
Midcentury Brooch by Heikki Kaksonen, Kaunis Koru, Finland, 1964
By Kaunis Koru
Located in Stockholm, SE
Cool, large brooch by Heikki Kaksonen, made from silver in a square form with embossed stripes. A smoothly tumbled moonstone makes a beautiful organic ...
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Moonstone, Silver
Robin Bird Ruby Eye Perched on Gold Branch Brooch Pin Fine Estate Jewelry
Located in Montreal, QC
Exquisitely carved Adorable Robin with cabochon Ruby eye perched on a branch; textured 18k yellow gold; the model for this pin brooch has been hand crafted to the last detail; marked...
Category
1980s Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold
Anne and Frank Vigneri Oversized Figurine Multicolor Lucite Pin Brooch
Located in Atlanta, GA
Stunning Anne and Frank Vigneri multicolor Lucite pin brooch. Oversized geometric design featuring a stylized young woman figurine with carving and a see-t...
Category
1990s American Modernist Brooches
French Artist Willy Gilt Bronze and Enamel Pin Brooch, 1950s
By Willy
Located in Atlanta, GA
A lovely Mid-Century bronze and enamel pin brooch designed by French artist Willy in the 1950s. Features a hand-made geometric gilt bronze rectangular fra...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
14 Karat Gold Elis Kauppi Kupittaan Kulta Brooch, Really Big Smoky Quartz
By Elis Kauppi
Located in Orimattila, FI
14 Karat Gold Elis Kauppi Kupittaan Kulta Brooch. Really big Smoky Quartz. Weight 13.8g
Comes with Anchor gold chain length 82.5cm thickness 2mm 14 karat Gold 585 Weight 10.3g
This c...
Category
1960s Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Quartz, Gold
Rare Vintage LUNCH AT THE RITZ Designer Enamel 18th Hole Golf Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Awesome! Large Enamel Multi Charm 18th Hole Golf Themed Designer Brooch signed: LUNCH AT THE RITZ. This “Golf Enthusiast” Brooch epitomizes Vintage charm with personality! Mea...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Enamel
Jacques Gautier Style Silvered Metal Poured Glass Cabochon Pin Brooch
Located in Atlanta, GA
Lovely French Mid-Century pin brooch, reminiscent of Jacques Gautier's work. Geometric design with silvered metal carved and see-thru frame topped with white glitter enamel poured gl...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Silver Plate
14Karat Gold Brooch With Amethyst Eero Rislakki Finland 1958 N. Westerback Oy
Located in Orimattila, FI
14 Karat 585 gold Brooch with Amethyst stone. Size 31 mm X 23 mm, total weight approx. 3.7 grams
A similar piece of jewelry is described in the Book "Independence-era Finnish Jewelry...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Gold
Echo of the Dreamer Butterfly Moth Pendant Brooch Amethyst Pearl Sterling Silver
Located in New York, NY
This is a stunning vintage Echo Of The Dreamer Pendant or Brooch in the form of a Butterfly or Moth with carved Amethyst Wings, a stunning Pearl body, Lapis Lazuli at the tail and in Sterling Silver. The wonderful insect can be worn as a pendant or as a brooch. It has dramatic design and is such a delight of color and form. And insect jewels...
Category
20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Amethyst, Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver, Silver
Kaso Oversized Orange and Red Geometric Lucite Pin Brooch
Located in Atlanta, GA
Impressive Lucite pin brooch designed by Harriet Bauknight for Kaso. Oversized geometric wave shape, all carved with frosted texture and laminated multilay...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Mid-Century Modern 18K Gold & Platinum Turquoise Diamond Sapphire Brooch
Located in Lexington, KY
This stunning mid-century modern brooch combines rich 18k yellow gold, bright platinum, and a gorgeous array of Persian turquoise, diamond, and sapphire. The dimensional layout and unique design make this brooch something Madeleine Albright would have been proud of! The 18k yellow gold body of the brooch features cascading textured yellow gold that creates a fascinating design that gives the illusion of dripping gold. The gold is set with dozens of gorgeous stones, both round, sky blue Persian...
Category
1960s Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
14 Karat Gold Pearl Brooch Helky Juvonen Design Finland Lapland Magic
Located in Orimattila, FI
Finland Lapland magic.
14 karat Gold Pearl Brooch Helky Juvonen Design Finland
Brooch made in 1971
Manufactured by Nils Westerback Helsinki
Helky Juvonen...
Category
1970s Finnish Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Gold
Silver and Rose Quartz Brooch by Elis Kauppi, Kupittaan Kulta, Finland, 1960
By Elis Kauppi
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely silver brooch by Elis Kauppi, in an appealing imaginative form with an oval rose quartz stone in the center. Beautiful, crisp pink color.
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Quartz, Silver
Line Vautrin Talosel and Mirror Cornucopia Brooch Pin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
A very elegant Line Vautrin Talosel brooch pin. Features a cornucopia or horn of plenty with branches in dimensional shapes in white and green Talosel, encrusted with green and gold-colored mirrored glass and gilt metal.
Glass and Talosel, a technique created by Line Vautrin, in which she used cellulose acetate that was fractured into tiny splinters and worked with heat. The process of creating the Talosel jewelry had many stages, including making the mirrors, tinting them, molding the Talosel, and embedding smaller mirror fragments into it.
Measurements: 4.13 in. wide (10.5 cm) x 4.13 in. high (10.5 cm).
Note: This specific branch shape design was also used to create the famous "Miroir St Hubert", circa 1958, pictured in "Line Vautrin - Miroirs" by Patrick Mauriès, Galerie Chastel Marechal Editions - Copyright 2004 on page 13...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Arthur King 1960 Organic Piece 18Kt Gold with 106.41 Ct Diamonds Turquoise Coral
By Arthur King
Located in Miami, FL
A organic modernist pendant brooch designed by Arthur King.
A magnificent sculptural piece, created by the artist goldsmith Arthur King at his atelier in New York city, back in the middle of the 1960s. This colorful pendant-brooch is very rare and has been crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats with textured finish. Fitted with a hinged double stick pins with a security trombone lock and a safety hook to wear as a brooch or a pendant.
The main central gemstone is beautiful pear cabochon cut (32 x 50 x 8 mm) of a rare natural blue turquoise from Arizona of 93.31 carats.
Flanked by a pair of natural vivid red Sardinian corals from the ox blood variety, carved and polished with free-forms and whimsically shaped roots with a combined weight of about 12 carats.
Accented around indiscriminately by 10 four-prongs settings, mounted with round brilliant cut white colorless diamonds, 1.10 carats, E color, VS-1 clarity.
Has a total weight of 65.8 Grams and a measurements of 73 mm by 50 mm (2.83 x 2 Inches).
Stamped with the maker's mark, the gold assay hallmark and signed, "KING 18KT".
Arthur King, was a renowned American master jeweler located in New York city that work between the 1960 and 1970. His most notorious was the using of the lost wax technique to set gemstones in a naturalistic form. He had shops in New York, Paris, Miami, London and La Havana. All his jewelry is avidly collected and mostly all items are one of a kind, never mass produced. His jewelry is held at the Victoria & Albert museum, the Moma museum, the New York Natural History museum and many others.
Note: Arthur King jewelry...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Coral, Diamond, Turquoise, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
KJL Faux Coral and Turquoise Kenneth Jay Lane Ladybug Runway Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
KJL Faux Coral and Turquoise Ladybug Gold tone Brooch Pin by Designer Kenneth Jay Lane. Signed on reverse: KJL. Chic and Timeless...Illuminating your look...
Category
1980s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Coral, Turquoise, Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
Mid-Century Modernist Forged 14K Gold & Topaz Brooch by Ronald H. Pearson
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Modernist brooch by Ronald Hayes Pearson.
In 14-karat forged yellow gold with a post-set round blue topaz gemstone bead.
Ronald Pearson is an extremely important figure in the 20th Century American Craft movement.
Together with John Prip and others, Ronald Pearson opened the highly acclaimed Shop One in Rochester, New York. He was, together with Stanley Lechtzin...
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modernist Brooches
Materials
Topaz, 14k Gold
Mid Century 1960 Abstract Brooch in 18Kt Gold with 8.60 Cts Turquoise & Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Free form mid-century Jeweled Brooch.
Beautiful piece with the abstraction design of a flamenco dancer or a carnivalesque figure. This piece was made in Spain, during the mid-Centur...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Turquoise, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Dumbo Vintage Elephant Tie Tag Ruby Hallmark 14K Gold Copyright Possibly Disney
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Dumbo Vintage Elephant Tie Tag Ruby Hallmark 14K Gold Copyright Possibly Disney
Metal 14k gold
Hallmarks copyright, maker's mark, see pictures
Condit...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Ruby, 14k Gold
Tiffany & Co. 1970 by Donald Claflin Rare T's Pendant Brooch in Solid 18Kt Gold
Located in Miami, FL
Pendant brooch designed by Donald Claflin for Tiffany & Co.
Gorgeous piece, created in New York city at the Tiffany Studios, back in the 1970's. This beautiful pendant brooch has be...
Category
1970s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Trifari Mirrored Mosaic Pop Art Brooch
By Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Mirrored Mosaic Pop Art Brooch from the 1960's. Panels of vibrant blue and emerald mirror are arranged in a mosiac style. Matching pendant avai...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Mid-Century Andresen & Scheinpflug Sterling Silver Enamel Brooch Norway
Located in New York, NY
This is a wonderful Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver Enamel Brooch by the esteemed Norwegian maker Andresen & Scheinpflug. Pieces by Andresen and Scheinpflug are rare and highly desirable as objects of Mid-Century Modern design.
Their use of silver and enamel is of the highest quality and their designs based on antique Scandinavian motifs are particularly wonderful. This is a stunning brooch with a romantic heart design. The bold use of the black, orange and green enamel colors is particularly striking.
The history of the Norwegian jewelry...
Category
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Modernist Brooches
Materials
Silver, Enamel, Sterling Silver
Boucheron 1960 Paris Turtle Brooch In 18Kt Gold With 15.24 Cts Sapphires Emerald
By Boucheron
Located in Miami, FL
A turtle brooch pin designed by Boucheron.
Fabulous rare vintage piece, created in Paris France by the jewelry house of Boucheron, back in the late 1950's-1960. This one of a kind b...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
North American Navajo Sterling Silver and Turquoise Bear Brooch Pin Pendant
Located in Montreal, QC
Awesome Large 90’s era Navajo Sterling Silver Spirit/Heartline Bear Brooch Pendant. The Silversmith has created a Sterling Silver Heartline Bear with a Lightning bolt arrow and Horseshoe/Naja styled Silver overlay and engraving across the Pendant. and Hand set Turquoise The artist includes sunrise stamp work between the Bear’s legs. Beautifully Hand crafted! The actual bear stands...
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Modernist Brooches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Silver and Rose Quartz Brooch by Elis Kauppi, Kupittaan Kulta, Finland, 1961
By Elis Kauppi
Located in Stockholm, SE
Lovely silver brooch by Elis Kauppi, in a rectangular form with a large rose quartz stone in the center. Beautiful, crisp pink color.
Category
1960s Finnish Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Quartz, Silver
David Webb 1960 New York Pendant-Brooch in 18kt Gold with 2.42 Cts in Gemstones
By David Webb
Located in Miami, FL
Pendant Brooch designed by David Webb.
Gorgeous and bold versatile piece, created in New York city at the atelier of the Iconic David Webb, back in the 1960. This massive pendant ha...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage LUNCH AT THE RITZ Signed Multi Charm Weekend Getaway Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Awesome Vintage Lunch at the Ritz Multi Charm Weekend Getaway Brooch. Featuring an Airplane, Automobile, Train and Ship. Measuring approx. 4.5" long. Sig...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Signed German Modernist 14K Gold & Moonstone Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine German modernist brooch.
In 14 karat brush finished & high polished yellow gold
With smooth oval moonstone cabochons prong set to both top and bottom.
Marked 585 for 14k ...
Category
20th Century German Modernist Brooches
Materials
Moonstone, 14k Gold
Boucheron Paris 1960 Andre Vassort Convertible Pendant Brooch 18Kt Gold Diamonds
By Boucheron
Located in Miami, FL
Convertible pendant brooch designed by Boucheron.
Magnificent piece, created in Paris France by the house of Boucheron, back in the 1960's. This incredible pendant-brooch was crafte...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Anne and Frank Vigneri Oversized Resin Pin Brooch with Dangle Charms
Located in Atlanta, GA
An impressive Lucite or resin pin brooch designed by Anne and Frank Vigneri in the 1990s. The dimensional geometric shape features a massive medallion compliment with dangling charms...
Category
1990s American Modernist Brooches
Line Vautrin Talosel Pink Mirror Checkerboard Brooch Pin
By Line Vautrin
Located in Atlanta, GA
This stunning Line Vautrin geometric Talosel brooch pin features an encrusted rectangular shape with pink-colored mirrored glass in a checkerboard pattern. The glass associated with ...
Category
1960s French Vintage Modernist Brooches
Kenneth J Lane Enamel and Crystal Balancing Clown Vintage Brooch Pin Signed KJL
Located in Montreal, QC
Whimsical Vintage Brooch by Designer Kenneth J Kane featuring a Clown Balancing on a Ball. Black and white enamel accented with small crystals and. Faux pearl buttons with a faux pe...
Category
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Enamel
18 Karat White & Yellow Gold Spray Brooch with White & Yellow Diamonds
Located in Brisbane, QLD
This bold and well crafted brooch pin has been manufactured from yellow and white 18 karat gold and set with an array of white and yellow diamonds. The stylised 'artist's palette' is...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modernist Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Chaumet 1960 Paris Pair Of Turtles Brooches 18Kt Gold 13.82 Cts Diamonds & Gems
By Chaumet
Located in Miami, FL
A suite of turtles brooches designed by Chaumet Paris.
Extremely rare vintage pieces, created in Paris France by the jewelry house of Chaumet, back in the late 1950s and 1960. These...
Category
1950s French Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Rhodocrosite, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Roberto Crippa 1963 Ceramica Circulare Spatialism Sculptural Pendant Brooch
Located in Miami, FL
Ceramica Circulare pendant brooch designed by Roberto Crippa (1921-1972).
Great piece of Spatialism art, created by the Italian painter and sculptor Roberto Crippa, back in the 1963...
Category
1960s Italian Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
14 Karat Gold Brooch by Elis Kauppi for Kupittaan Kulta, Finland, 1958
By Elis Kauppi
Located in Orimattila, FI
Brooch by Elis Kauppi for Kupittaan Kulta, Finland, 1958.
Fine and Rare Finland Jewelry
Smoky quartz
Gold 585
Last picture from Kupittaan Kulta old cat...
Category
1950s Finnish Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold
Modernist 1970 Convertible Maltese Pendant Brooch 18Kt Gold 106.86 Cts Gemstones
Located in Miami, FL
Convertible Maltese Cross pendant brooch.
A flamboyant and colorful iconic piece, created with modernist patterns, back in the 1970. This convertible oversized Maltese pendant-brooch has been carefully assembled with elements crafted in solid yellow gold of 18 karats, with brushed, satined, textured and polished finish, creating a great surfaces contrast. It is suited at the reverse, with a hinged double pins with a trombone security lock to wear as a brooch and a removable retractable piece to wear as a pendant.
Although this design had already been used for more than 2000 years since ancient times, fashion and jewelry houses such as Verdura, Channel and Bvlgari integrated this very popular model into their designs. Being since then an icon of high fashion. One of the most iconic pieces of jewelry depicting a Maltese cross, was designed by Fulco Di Verdura (1899-1978) in 1920, when he created the iconic Maltese cross cuff bracelet for his friend Coco Chanel.
It is embellished, with 17 colorful gemstones having a total combined weight of 106.86 carats, they are individually described as follow;
In the center, in a bezel setting with one Sugarloaf cabochon cut (20 x 20 x 8 mm) of Afghani green Chrysoprase of 22.90 carat.
Screwed setting, with 4 Japanese cultured white mabe pearls of 16 mm.
Four-prong set, with 4 round cabochon cut (5 mm) of natural Italian red coral, with a total of 3 carats.
Bezel set, with 4 round cabochon cut (10 x 10 x 8 mm) of Afghani green chrysoprase, with a total weight of 22.88 carats.
Bezel set, with 4 oval cabochon cut (12 x 20 x 8 mm) of Hungarian greenish malachite, with a total weight of 58.08 carats.
It is pretty heavy and large, with a total weight of 104.2 Grams and a measurements of 95 mm by 89 mm (3.75 by 3.5 Inches).
Stamped, with the maker's mark, the hallmark for the assay of the 18kt gold and signed, "INDUSTRIA ARGENTINA 18KT".
Note: The Maltese cross, is a cross symbol, consisting of four "V" or arrowhead shaped concave quadrilaterals converging at a central vertex at right angles, two tips pointing outward symmetrically. It is a heraldic cross variant which developed from earlier forms of eight-pointed crosses in the 16th century. Although chiefly associated with the Knights Hospitaller (Order of St. John, now the Sovereign Military Order of Malta...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Chrysophrase, Coral, Malachite, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold
Lynn Rogers Porter Sterling Silver Ebony American Modernist Fish Brooch
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Sterling silver, and ebony inlay modernist fish brooch created by Lynn Rogers Porter, a student of Earl Pardon while at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. Brooch measur...
Category
1950s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Gilded Silver Brooch by Sigurd Persson, Sweden, 1948
Located in Stockholm, SE
Beautiful gilded silver brooch by Sigurd Persson, in the form of two large leaves. Elegantly made with attention to detail in the veins and billowing form.
Category
1940s Swedish Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Silver
Napier Modernist Swirl Citrine Paste Suite
By Napier
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Napier Modernist Swirl Citrine Stone Suite. Brooch with earrings with clip back fittings. A gilt striated coil motif is edged with dozens ...
Category
1960s American Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
14 Karat Yellow Gold Björn Weckström Stickpin 1980 Lapponia Finland
Located in Orimattila, FI
14 Karat Yellow Gold Björn Weckström Stickpin 1980 Lapponia Finland
Completely unused store stock.
Very good condition. (New)
I have several Lapponian Jewelry designed by Björn Weck...
Category
1980s Finnish Vintage Modernist Brooches
Materials
Yellow Gold
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