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Jewelry Type: Fashion Jewelry
Period: 1940s
Trifari Alfred Philippe Jelly Belly Rabbit Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Charming and collectable Trifari sterling silver vermeil rabbit brooch with crystal pastes, faux topaz marquises and a lucite Jelly Belly. 1940's USA.
Signed Trifari with Crown, Ster...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Charming Rose Quartz Leaf Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Charming Rose Quartz Leaf Brooch from the 1940's. Beautiful lapidary work in the detailed leaf, cut from one piece of rose quartz. The hand made setting is gilded silver.
Natural i...
Category
Vintage 1940s Chinese Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Quartz, Silver
1940s Massive Crystal Gilt Metal Art Deco Flower Spray Brooch
Located in University City, MO
1940s Massive crystal gilt metal art deco flower spray brooch
The elegant bouquet of flowers are designed
with glass paste settings in a myriad of colors
The crystal embellishments...
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Vermeil, Rhodium, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
Rare Marcel Boucher Rock Fish Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare and collectible Marcel Boucher's 1941 gold, pave and large pale sapphire navette Rock Fish Brooch. Rhodium plate and gold plated base metal with crystal rhinestone pave, and large faceted faux sapphire crystal navette.
The same massive brooch in an aquamarine color way is featured in the costume...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rhodium, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
Miriam Haskell Leaf and Pearl Tassel Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Haskell Leaf and Pearl Tassel Brooch from the 1940's. Elaborate Haskell signature faux pearls create a tiered tassel which is suspended from a gil...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Marcel Boucher Enamel 1940s Spray
Located in New York, NY
Rare Unsigned Marcel Boucher Spray brooch dating from the late 1930's-40s. Signature pearlized enamel decorates the fronds with rose and pale aqua crystals forming the bud. High rhod...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Enamel, Gilt Metal
Trifari Retro Scallop Shell Clip Brooches
Located in New York, NY
Elegant Trifari retro two tone pink and yellow gold striped scallop fur clip brooches with faux pearls. 1.5" x 1.4". 1940's USA.
Excellent condition.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Rare Trifari Pearl Belly Chestnut Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare Alfred Philippe for Trifari horse chestnut clip brooch. Of crystal rhinestone pave, hand painted enamel with pearl nacre baroque belly set in rhodium plated base metal, 1940's ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
Miriam Haskell Micro Pearl Pave Stickpin Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell's two part stick pin brooch. Rare and unusually long stickpin brooch of Russian Gilt metal with embroidered intricate bead work.
The ov...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Reja Confucius Retro Brooch and Earclips
By Reja
Located in New York, NY
Reja retro brooch clip and earclips circa 1940s of rose gold washed sterling silver and colored glass and clear stones accents.
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Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Coro Indian Chief Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Coro American Indian Chief brooch in full headress of multi color cold enamel and crystal pave rhinestones. Set in rhodium plated metal. 1930's USA Unsign...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
Alfred Philippe Trifari Feather Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Alfred Philippe for Trifari Retro feather clip brooch. Unusual green gold finish works beautifully with faux ruby pastes. A very fine example of Trifari's work from the 1940's. Excel...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Reja Massive Retro Bow Knot Brooch
By Reja
Located in New York, NY
Reja massive scale Retro bow knot brooch. The Retro brooch with pierced work decoration is made of base metal with crystal rhinestone pave with 14 karat and r...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Rhodium, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
Marcel Boucher Retro Hearts Demi Parure
Located in New York, NY
Marcel Boucher Retro Hearts Demi Parure with brooch and earrings. Sculpted heart motifs are set with genuine pearls.
1940's USA.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Trifari Eugenie Series Plume Clip, Alfred Phillipe
Located in New York, NY
Collectible and rare Eugenie Series Plume Clip by Trifari, in gilt metal with black enamel and purple oval pastes. Large, extravagant Retro design is dimensional and striking. An amy...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Nordic 1940s Sterling Vermeil Large Bow Brooch
By Nordic Silver Co Inc.
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful sterling silver 1940s large brooch by Nordic Silver Co. Inc. of New York. The brooch is a lovely vintage design of wrapped and looped ribbon in gold on sterling silver ve...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Vermeil
Trifari Alfred Phillipe Blue Opal Fruit Salad Parure
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Alfred Phillipe Floral leaf parure of blue opal molded glass "fruit". Consisting of a clip brooch and companion ear clips of gold pl...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Trifari Sterling Alfred Philippe Riviera "Flower Seller" Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Retro Trifari Sterling Flower Seller brooch designed by Alfred Philippe. Charming subject matter showing a young girl selling jewel laden flowers from her basket.
Brooch of gold plat...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Line Vautrin 1940s Art Deco Articulated Gilt Bronze Seahorse Brooch
By Line Vautrin
Located in University City, MO
Line Vautrin 1940s Art Deco articulated gilt bronze seahorse brooch (Attributed)
The incredibly rare figural brooch is designed with a stylized gilt b...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Bronze, Gilt Metal
De Rosa Machine Age Clip Brooch
By Ralph DeRosa
Located in New York, NY
Ralph De Rosa Machine age 14 karat gold plated fur clip from the 1940's. The Retro atomic half spherical clip is enhanced with two sizes of faux dark rub...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
Calvaire Retro Ruby Heart Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare Calvaire retro faux ruby gilded heart brooch from the 1940s. USA
Excellent condition. Double clip back.
Excellent condition. Double clip back.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Rare Trifari Brooch Fur Clip
By Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary and rare Trifari fur clip in gilt metal with maroon enamel berries on a stem of flowers. The brooch is designed to be worn with the flowers ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Charming Boucher Mother and Baby Turtle Clips
Located in New York, NY
Charming turtle clips by Marcel Boucher from the 1940s. Set in 2 toned metal with faux opals and pastes.
Excellent condition, Early hallmark.
Mother 2" x 1.5"
Ba...
Excellent condition, Early hallmark.
Mother 2" x 1.5"
Ba...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Rhodium
Joseff of Hollywood Leaf Clip
Located in New York, NY
Joseff of Hollywood Leaf Clip from the 1940's. 3 large leaves are rendered in signature Joseff matte green gold. Large and striking scale. Excellent con...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Retro Mexican Sterling Shell Suite
Located in New York, NY
Retro Mexican Sterling silver shell suite with a pair of scatter brooches, earrings and ring.
Extremely heavy gauge, high grade silver, "980 grade" signed "AD".
1940's Mexico. ...
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Retro Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Marcel Boucher Pearlized Enamel Corn on the Cob Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare and super collectible Marcel Boucher pearlized enamel corn on the cob brooch from 1941.
Of rhodium plated metal, crystal rhinestones, hand painted...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Rhodium, Base Metal
Mazer Brothers Retro Faux Aquamarine Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Mazer brothers, gold washed sterling silver Retro style brooch. An abstract butterfly in brooch form, set with crystal paste rounds and baquettes,and fancy cut faux aquamarines. 1940...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Amazing Marcel Boucher Enamel Sweet Peapod Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Massive and Rare Marcel Boucher Sweet Peapod brooch circa 1940. The large scale brooch of a sweet pea plants' branch in full bloom. Of rhodium plate base metal with crystal rhinestone pave accents. The flower heads and peapods adorned with signature Boucher pearlized enamels. One peapod closed the larger open with its white pearl peas...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Base Metal, Enamel
Mexican Sterling Gazelle Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Quality Mexican Sterling Gazelle Brooch from the 1940's. Unknown maker of high quality with Deco overtones.
Most Mexican jewelry of the period is hol...
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Miriam Haskell Citrine Stickpin Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell two part stickpin brooch. The head is set with carved citrine glass leaves and hand sewn rose montee crystals. The safety lock is set wi...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Pennino Sterling Retro Bow Brooch
Located in New York, NY
lmpressively scaled, Pennino sterling vermeil rose gold and crystal diamante looping bow retro brooch. 1940's USA. Excellent Condition
Length 4.50" x Width 2"
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
Charming Reja Retro Topaz Spray
By Reja
Located in New York, NY
Charming Retro Topaz Spray from the 1940's by Reja. Gilded silver is used extensively in this period for striking jewels set with large, impressive "stones".
A large glass marquise cut "citrine" forms the bud of this brooch, highlighted with pave rhinestone accents along the leaves and stem.
Lovely, high quality construction. 2.75" x 2" wide. 1940's USA. Signed "Reja Sterling...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Vermeil
A large sterling and paste clip, Eisenberg Original, USA, 1940s
By Eisenberg
Located in Greyabbey, County Down
A beautiful clip of the highest quality, like the very best silver and paste jewellery, by Eisenberg, in the form of a 'fruit', with a large cut paste stone surrounded by paste leaves.A rare and charming design. The fitting on the reverse is a double pronged clip, called a 'fur' clip, typical of jewellery at this time, though more suited to robust fabrics as it is a heavy brooch...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Silver
Retro Gilt Shell Clips
Located in New York, NY
Retro Gilt metal scallop jacket/dress clips designed to be worn in pairs or singly from the 1940s.
Excellent condition
Approx. 1.75" diameter
Excellent condition
Approx. 1.75" diameter
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Miriam Haskell Limoncello Pate de Verre Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell's limencello hued pate de verre brooch with signature ornate hand embroidered bead work. Large scaled brooch in amazing condition f...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Miriam Haskell Early Stickpin Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Miriam Haskell's Russian gold plate stickpin brooch of faux jade pate de verre, rose montes crystals, and finely sewn seed pearls. Excellent condition...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Retro Soldier Boy Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Retro Soldier Boy Brooch in 10k gold by Forstner. Charming little guy, ready at attention. Rendered in both pink and yellow gold for additional contrast.
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Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
10k Gold
Boucher Sputnik Clip
Located in New York, NY
Early Marcel Boucher clip brooch from the late 30s early 1940s. Designed as a very 3 dimensional sputnik with a pave domed center. Double prong fur clip fitting. Gilded sterling 1940...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Asian Inspired Auspicious Gilt Figural Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco gilt metal auspicious Asian boy figure holds a hand enameled cloisonne gilt decorated vase. Signed with Asian characters.
Very Good Condition. 1940's USA.
2.5" x 1".
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Kramer Retro Surreal Hand Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Kramer surreal retro gilt hand brooch sporting a miniature pave faux diamond cuff and cold enamelled red fingernails. 1940's USA.
Very Good condition.
L2...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Ralph DeRosa Sterling Vermeil Retro Starfish Suite
By Ralph DeRosa
Located in New York, NY
Ralph DeRosa Sterling Vermeil Retro Starfish Suite from the 1940's. The sterling silver is plated in rose gold and then cold painted in an unusual green enamel. Clip back fittings on...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Rare Trifari Retro Bow
By Trifari
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and rare Trifari 2 toned retro bow brooch. Pink and yellow gold are mixed with sapphire and ruby square cut pastes with openwork pave. 3" x 2". 1...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Base Metal
Large Coral and Adventurine Stickpin, Seaman Schepps
Located in New York, NY
Large Coral and Adventurine Stickpin attributed to Seaman Schepps. Likely antique carved stone elements set onto 14k gold.
1940's USA. Excellent Condition. Unsigned.
Length 3.75&qu...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Coral, 14k Gold
Margaret De Patta Abstract Sterling Brooch Mid-century Modern Free Form
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract sterling brooch dates to the early 1940s when Margaret De Patta attended the Institute of Design in Chicago. This piece was bought from her by a fellow student at the I...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Corocraft Retro Sterling Silver Bow Brooch
By Corocraft
Located in New York, NY
Large Corocraft Retro sterling silver stylized bow knot and lily brooch. Gold washed in a bright yellow gold finish and highlighted with crystal pave and vari cut rounds and baguette...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Calvaire Retro Citrine Clip Brooch
By Calvaire
Located in New York, NY
Large Calvaire Retro Clip Brooch with 2 large faux citrines in a dimensional gilded setting. 1940's USA. Excellent condition. Length 3", Width 2".
Calvaire was founded in New York...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Frances Higgins Fused Glass Hair Pin
Located in Chicago, IL
Frances and Michael Higgins were masters in the art of fused glass. Having met at the Chicago Institute of Design, they worked together there to develop and refine methods of fusing glass...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Massive Joseff Tremblant Spray
Located in New York, NY
Joseff of Hollywood, massive spray brooch with cushion cut crystals en tremblant. In signature Joseff lacquered green gold finish. 1940's USA. 4.75"L,1.75"H
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Ciner Faux Citrine and Ruby Retro Sterling Silver Brooch
By Ciner
Located in New York, NY
Large, dimensional Ciner Retro brooch of gold washed sterling silver. Large focal, oval faux citrine stone is flanked on both sides by faux ruby beads and...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Huge Ciner Retro Floral Spray Brooch
By Ciner
Located in New York, NY
Large and striking Ciner Retro floral spray brooch of gold plated metal, crystal pave with focal faux aquamarine and ruby flower head. Strong dimen...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
French Embroidered Combs and Brooches
Located in New York, NY
Unusual suite of matching hair combs and brooches. French in origin with lavishly hand embellished beads, rhinestones and faux pearls on felt bases. Brooch 3.25". Comb 1.75".
1940's...
Category
Vintage 1940s French Brooches
Robert Orange Seed Bead and Filigree Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Orange Seed Bead Wreath Brooch probably made by Robert, NY in the 1950's.
Orange lined yellow seed beads are wrapped tightly around a circular base and top...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Mazer Topaz Retro Hemisphere Fur Clip
By Mazer
Located in New York, NY
Striking and dimensional Mazer faux topaz and vermeil sterling silver basket woven "Hemisphere" clip brooch. Crystal baguettes accent the edge of the motif holding the large stone. ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Sterling Gilt Vogue Amythest Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Attractive gilt silver brooch of wired hexagonal amythest pastes by Vogue N.Y. circa 1940s. Dimensional and unusual.
USA 1940's. Excellent condition. 2.5"
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Trifari Alfred Philippe Retro Dewdrops Leaf Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Trifari Alfred Philippe gold washed over sterling silver 'Dewdrops' moonstone raindrop on gold and pave leaf clip brooch from the 1940's. Crystal pave, faux moonstone and rubies.
...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Nettie Rosenstein Heraldic Crest Articulated Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Nettie Rosenstein rose gold washed sterling silver and crystal pave heraldic badge articulated brooch. Crest is cast in sterling silver in contrast ...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Outstanding Pennino Retro Citrine Spray
Located in New York, NY
Huge 1940's Sterling spray with pink gold wash by Pennino. High styled with large emerald cut citrine centering a cluster of pave flowers and long ribbon loops. Heavy and large scale...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Gold Plate
Miriam Haskell Morning Glory Stickpin Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare Miriam Haskell vari pastel shades of hand made pate de verre morning glory flowers, cascading stick pin brooch.Signature russian gilt fili...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Russian Revival 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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