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Jewelry Type: Fashion Jewelry
Period: 1950s
Haskell Style Copper and Topaz Beaded Demi Parure
Located in New York, NY
Haskell style copper and topaz hand sewn seed bead demi parure, consisting of a flori form brooch and drop ear clips. Czech seed beads with topaz crystal drops.
Clip back fittings. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal, Cut Steel
Schreiner Rare Keystone Ruffle Maltese Cross Brooch. # 2
Located in New York, NY
Rarest Schreiner Ruffle series Maltese cross brooch #2. Of staggered rows of signature inverted and tapered keystone emerald rectangle ruffle stones ....
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Gilt Metal
Charming Cis Cherry Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Charming Cis Cherry Brooch from the 1950's.
2 tones of bakelite cherries are set into signature Cis gilt crown settings with enameled leaves.
Franc...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Gold Ribbon Brooch With Baguette Crystal Spray By Alfred Philippe For Trifari
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item
- 2" x 1.5"
- Gold plated
- Baguette crystals
- Designed by Alfred Philippe for Crown Trifari (signed on clasp)
- Patent # 170,284
- Circa 1953
- Estate acquire...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Brooches
Countess Cis Sea Shell Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare Countess Cis cowrie shell flower bud brooch. Floriform brooch incorporating signature stained and carved glass leaves, with green enamel gilt metal leaves. 1950's France. Excell...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Miriam Haskell Chinoiserie Tassel Stick Pin Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Striking Miriam Haskell Chinoiserie Stick Pin Brooch from the 1950's. Signature Russian Gilt metal with lacquered red and black bead, black floral spa...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Schreiner Rare Keystone Ruffle Maltese Cross Brooch, # 1
Located in New York, NY
Rarest Schreiner Ruffle series Maltese cross brooch. Of staggered rows of signature inverted and tapered emerald keystone rectangle ruffle stones. Cen...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass, Gilt Metal
Vintage CORO Arrow brooch with matching ear clip, gold plated USA 1950s
By Coro
Located in Stuttgart, DE
A feminine set, consisting of the whistle brooch with pink and light blue rhinestones, with matching ear clips, designed by CORO USA.
MARKS OF QUALITY
For the most part, pieces mar...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Artisan Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Gilt metal, fuschia and amethyst paste brooch/earrings, Christian Dior, c. 1954
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
An unusual brooch and earrings from Christian Dior by Mitchel Maer, made of articulated twisted gilt rings of various sizes, highlighted with amethyst, light amethyst and fuschia pas...
Category
Vintage 1950s British Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Philip Hulitar Jeweled Crystal Brooch
By Philip Hulitar
Located in New York, NY
Large Philip Hulitar Jeweled Crystal Brooch from the 1950's. Pieces by this couturier are rare.
Emerald and sapphire crystals are set in a large domed shape for maximum impact.
Si...
Category
Vintage 1950s Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Cherub Music Box Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Charming brooch with applied cherub on a filigree base. There is a music box hidden beneath filigree cage. There is an attached pendant fitting as well. Self winding mechanism to ope...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Miriam Haskell Diamante Floriform Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell Floral Brooch decorated with crystal rose montees and faux angel skin coral pate de verre beads. The larger petals of rare iridized finished faux pearls. The brooch is...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Marcasite and Wedgewood Brooch
By Wedgewood
Located in New York, NY
Attractive Wedgewood plaque set in a marcasite and sterling surround. Excellent condition, 1950s. UK.
2.25" x 1.5"
2.25" x 1.5"
Category
Vintage 1950s British Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Sterling Crystal Pair of Crown Brooches c 1950
Located in University City, MO
Sterling crystal pair of crown brooches c 1950
The elegant mid century brooches are embellished
with jewel tone crystals with diamante crystal accents
The pair of sterling coronation crown...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Miriam Haskell Sea Shell Jabot Pin
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell Sea Shell Jabot Pin. The signature Russian gilt scallop shell trimmed with white pate de verre faux branch coral and small white bakelite she...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Brass, Gilt Metal, Gold Plate
Rare Ken Beldin Modern Primitive Antelope Cuff Bracelet and Brooch Pin Mexico
By Ken Beldin
Located in Montreal, QC
Stunning Museum Quality Artist Signed Cuff Bracelet and Brooch. Hand crafted in Copper and mixed metals featuring an Antelope. Bracelet measures approx. 2" wide in front. The Brooch is unsigned, however, the Bracelet is fully signed by the Artist in electric pen. Signed: ORIGINAL KEN and XOCHITL BELDIN MEXICO 1958. Xochitl may have been Beldin’s wife or mistress. Ken Beldin (1900-?) Was born in Mississippi and educated at U. of C. Berkeley. He retired as head of a successful ad agency in Los Angeles in 1931 to travel through the Southwest. He worked for a time with Mexico’s National Railways attracting tourists to travel to Mexico by rail and was drawn into the rugged beauty of Mexico and its people. He set up a studio in Tenencingo South of Mexico City near Taxco and began creating one-of-a-kind jewelry and sculpture. He was the custodian of a collection of archeological Pre-Columbian stones, and it was from these he derived his motifs. His "modern Primitive" jewelry was considered to have the most feeling and the most authentic look of the Period. He worked throughout the 1940s and 50s with copper, brass, steel, wood and leather. His work was admired and collected by some of the elite of Hollywood including Barbara Hutton, Edward G. Robinson, James Cagney and Sammy Davis, Jr. His friends in Mexico who also purchased his work were: Diego Riviera...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Modernist Cuff Bracelets
Materials
Copper
De Nicola Gripoix Poured Glass Modernist Flower Brooch
By DeNicola
Located in New York, NY
DeNicola Poured Glass Brooch made to look like stain glass Modernist flowers. In the period, DeNicola contracted French houses for manufacture so this brooch is produced by Gripoix. ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Elegant Marcel Boucher Knot Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Boucher Knot Brooch representing an eternity knot in 3D with graduated ruby and crystal baguettes. Super high quality as to be expected from Marcel...
Category
Vintage 1950s Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Rhodium
Layered Baroque Pearl Brooch With Gold Rope Detail, 1950s
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item
- 1.5" diameter
- .75" height
- Gold plated
- Baroque glass pearl cabochon
- Circa 1950s
- Estate acquired
- Excellent vintage condition
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Modern Brooches
Rare Felix Flower Brooch
By Felix
Located in New York, NY
Rare resin and gilt metal flower brooch by Felix. Composed of hand made resin petals stained and patinaed a greyish gold. Metal stem and ochre tint...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
CoCo Chanel Renaissance Crest Brooch
Located in Riverdale, NY
CoCo Chanel Renaissance style oval crest brooch in a modified quatrefoil form with signature cabochon emerald and ruby pate de verre stones and crystals.
...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Renaissance Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze, Gilt Metal
Boucher Mechanical Flower Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Charming Marcel Boucher mechanical flower brooch. Petal can be moved so flower is closed or open. Set with colored pastes and faux pearl. 1950's USA...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Miriam Haskell Patriotic Star Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell Patriotic Star Brooch of handwoven beads with pate de verre elements in a striking dimensional brooch. Signature Russian gilt filigree backing.
2.5" x 1.75". 1950's ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Spider Bug Sterling Silver Mid Century Modern Vintage Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Whimsical spider pin, crafted in sterling silver; featuring four arched silver wire legs, bulbous torso and head and protuberant eyes. Marked: MEXICO STERLING 925. Approx. size: 1.5...
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Mid Century Modern Aksel Holmsen Floral Enamel Sterling Silver Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful Aksel Holmsen Floral Yellow and Green Guilloche Enamel Gilt Sterling Silver Brooch Pin; marked: NORWAY STERLING 925S with Aksel Holmsen trademark. C1950s. A perfect complem...
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Joseff of Hollywood 1950s Gold Plated Clear Crystal Brooch and Clip On Earrings
Located in London, GB
Joseff of Hollywood large brooch and clip-on earrings set. Featuring leaves with the Joseff Russian gold plated antique finish, and brilliant clear crystals. The brooch measures 12cm...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Charming Cis Plum Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Charming Cis Plum Brooch from the 1950's.
A large bakelite plum is set into signature Cis gilt crown settings with enameled leaves.
France 1950's, by Cou...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Silver Danish Mid Century Modern Serpent Brooch Pin
Located in Wallkill, NY
Danish 830 silver Viking style brooch, Svend Aage Marius Larsen, Slagelse, c.1937-1957. Hallmarked 830. It has a pierced interior in a textured, scro...
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Modern Brooches
Materials
Silver
Gilded Swirl Brooch With Crystals By Alfred Philippe For Crown Trifari, 1953
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item
- 1.8" x 1.25"
- Gold plated
- Baguette, oval and round rhinestone faceted crystals
- By Alfred Philippe for Crown Trifari...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Brooches
1950s Matisse Renoir Copper & Enamel Butterfly Brooch, Signed
By Matisse
Located in McKinney, TX
- 2" x 2"
- Copper base with enamel coating
- By Matisse Renoir
- Signed Matisse on verso
- Circa 1950s
- Handmade in Santa Monica, CA
- Estate acquired...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Miriam Haskell Pearl and Pave Wreath Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Attractive Miriam Haskell oval wreath form brooch of pastes and faux pearls in signature Russian gold settings. A pair of pearl pendants hang from gilt fox...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Weiss Jet Sputnik Brooch
By Weiss
Located in New York, NY
Weiss Jet Sputnik Brooch with fancy cut faceted stones. Blackened metal setting makes the design even more striking.
1950's USA. 3" x 2.5".
Excellent c...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Aurora Borealis Iridescent Blues, Greens Vintage Crystal Pin Brooch
Located in North Miami, FL
The luscious and stunning colors of this vintage pin are what makes the beautiful crystals of the Aurora Borealis. The brilliant iridescent turquoise to turquoise greens will add to ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Brooches
Materials
Crystal
Watermelon Rivoli Vitrail Crystal Golden Filigree Leaf Figural Brooch, 1950s
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item
- Measures 2.75" wide
- Gold tone
- Watermelon Rivoli Vitrail special effect crystals with pink and red accent crystal rhinestones
- Filigree detail
- Circa 1950s...
Category
Vintage 1950s Unknown Modern Brooches
Miriam Haskell Black and White Pate de Verre Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Attractive Miriam Haskell black and white pate de verre Maltese cross style bead brooch. The unusually shaped bead work is hand sewn to a Japanned blackened cross shape signature fil...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Silver Plate
Platinum Trifarium Swirl Brooch With Teardrop Crystals By Crown Trifari, 1950s
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item
- 2.25" x 1.5"
- Rhodium plated "Trifarium" finish
- Teardrop crystals
- Designed by Alfred Philippe for Crown Trifari (signed on verso)
- Circa 1950s
- Estate a...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Brooches
Talosel Brooch with Pate de Verre Cabochon
Located in New York, NY
Talosel resin brooch with large pate de verre Cabochon. Designed in an oval form, the warm resin has been scored, cut and pleated to form a dimensional pin wheel style border. A glas...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Artisan Brooches
Materials
Brass
Roger Scemama Modernist Starburst Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Roger Scemama antique gilt and pewter metal abstract Modernist starburst brooch. Completely hand made in France, 1950's. 2.5". Excellent condition.
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Exceptional Maison Gripoix for Chanel Regency Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare and massive Maison Gripoix for Chanel long Regency style pendant brooch. Composed of five articulated stations of gilt plated bronze each in a neoclassical design. The brooch is quite long and is composed with 2 brooches to stabilize it. Each of Gripoix elements are rendered in emerald, sapphire and amythest poured glass enamel with fine crystal paste accents. Designed to be worn down the center of a neckline as an important focal point likely on simple elegant gown or suit.
7.5" x 3" ( 2" smaller brooch width). Unsigned. 1950's France.
For a similar Regency brooch...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Regency Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Sterling and Enamel Norwegian Orchid Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Sterling and Enamel Norwegian Orchid Brooch from the 1950's. Yellow enamel on a 3 dimesional orchid set in vermeil sterling.
2.5" wide x 2".
Excellent ...
Category
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Brooches
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Countess Cis Jeweled Mother of Pearl Brooch
By Countess Cis
Located in New York, NY
Countess Cis Mother of Pearl Jeweled Brooch. Countess Cis is known for her unusual color combinations as well her unusual materials. A white mother of pearl "jewel" forms the centerp...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Leaf Brooch With Navettes and Baguettes By Alfred Philippe For Crown Trifari
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item
- 2.25" x 1.25"
- Rhodium plated "Trifarium" finish
- Navette and baguette shaped crystals
- Designed by Alfred Philippe for Crown Trifari...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Brooches
Trifari Art Deco Safety Pin Brooch c 1950
By Trifari
Located in University City, MO
TRIFARI Art Deco unique safety pin brooch c 1950
The avant-garde brooch is designed with an citrine square cut dangling crystal
The large scale b...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Miriam Haskell Modernist Spirals Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell Modernist oval brooch. Composed of Signature Russian Gilt filigrees and interlocking spiral rings of faux orange and white coral celluloid.
Excellent Condition, Signed...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
Amazing Neptune Fountain Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Massive Neptune fountain head brooch of antique silver plated base metal. With the head of Neptune spitting multiple strands of graduated faux pearls. Accented with articulated long lantern...
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Etruscan Revival Brooches
Materials
Silver Plate, Base Metal
Chanel Dog Tooth Pearl Flower Brooch
Located in Riverdale, NY
Chanel's sapphire poured glass, paste and dog tooth pearl brooch. The central motif, very classic in the Chanel iconography is mounted atop triangular hand made tooth pearls. Chanel ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Renaissance Brooches
Materials
Silver Plate, Bronze, Enamel
Early Chanel Lion Brooch
Located in Riverdale, NY
Classic Chanel Lion motif quatrefoil shaped brooch composed of pearls and grey crystal rondelles. All her baroque signatures are evident from the rich gold...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Swarovski Retro Tassel Pin Brooch
Located in Montreal, QC
A stunning Retro stylized figural Tassel pin set with clear round Swarovski Crystals; approx. length: 2”. Circa: 1950s. A Sparkly Classic to add pizzazz to...
Category
Vintage 1950s Modernist Brooches
1950s 18k gold Cammeo with white pearls brooch and pendant
Located in Capri, IT
1950s 18k yellow gold Cammeo with white pearls brooch and pendant
Totally handmade with design of a woman wearing a dress with 3 flowers on her left side.
Category
Vintage 1950s Italian Artisan Brooches
Materials
Pearl, 18k Gold
Roger Jean- Pierre for Balenciaga Tremblant Tassel Depose Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Balenciaga tremblant Tassel Clip brooch of prong set fringed gray crystal pastes with a large faux ruby focal stone, forming the tassels head.
Made in France, marked Depose. 1950's...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal, Silver Plate
Vintage Crystal Flower Basket Brooch by Alfred Philippe for Crown Trifari, 1950s
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item
- Measures 2" tall
- Round, navette, baguette and square crystal rhinestones
- Rhodium plated
- Designed by Alfred Philippe for Crown Trifari (signed on verso)
- ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modern Brooches
Georg Jensen Crysophrase Floral Bud Brooch
By Georg Jensen
Located in New York, NY
Georg Jensen Crysophrase pin in sterling silver. Art Nouveau floriform bud design with green onyx cabochon. 3" x .75". Design #121. Excellent condition. 1950's Denmark.
Category
Vintage 1950s Danish Brooches
Materials
Chrysophrase, Sterling Silver
De Nicola Citrine and Topaz Gripoix Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Elaborate De Nicola Citrine and Topaz made by Gripoix, Paris brooch of 2 tones of citrine poured glass with faux pearls and dangling drops. Many manufacturer...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Line Vautrin Mirror Mosaic Flower Bouquet Brooch
By Line Vautrin
Located in New York, NY
Unusual Floral bouquet brooch by Line Vautrin, France from the 1950s. Signature "mosaics" of rose color mirrored glass rounds cut to form flowerheads and set in Talosel resin backed ...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Gilt Metal
Miriam Haskell Aurora Crystal Cascade Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell cascading waterfall brooch of hand sewn faceted aurora crystals and crystal seed beads. The brooch is set with hand wired bead work on...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Silver Plate, Gilt Metal
Schreiner Tremblant Turtle Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Charming Schreiner tremblant turtle brooch with large lucite "jelly belly" stone with copper crystals and a faux agate cabochon for the head. The arms, l...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Vendome Beaded Apple Suite
By Vendome
Located in New York, NY
Unusual hand beaded "Apple" suite by Vendome. High domed gilt findings are wired with rows of ruby glass seed beads and accented with enamel leaves. Clip back fittings on e...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Roger Jean-Pierre Depose Jeweled Cluster Depose Clip
Located in New York, NY
Roger Jean- Pierre cjewled depose cluster clip brooch of faux pearls with smoke and pink crystal faceted beads. The melange produces an almost flori form design. Brooch clip is ver...
Category
Vintage 1950s French Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Antique and Vintage Costume and Fashion Pins and Brooches
Antique and vintage costume and fashion pins and brooches are decorative jewels traditionally pinned to garments and used to fasten pieces of clothing together where needed. In recent years, these accessories have seen increasing popularity.
Costume jewelry is made of inexpensive materials and is typically designed to accessorize with current fashions. There has been no shortage of unique fashion brooches created over the years by jewelers and jewelry houses such as Trifari, Kenneth Jay Lane and others. Enthusiasts of Chanel — the founder of which loved costume jewelry but couldn’t resist designing jewelry with diamonds — are also going to find that the range of fashion jewelry that has been created at the company includes sophisticated Chanel brooches embellished with pearls and glass jewels.
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.
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 in the collection of costume and fashion jewelry on 1stDibs.
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