Bronze Brooches

An exquisite metal brooch hand-crafted by the highly talented American artist Sharon Seggi, elegantly showcases the artistic flair of the 1980s era. The brooch features a tall, femal...

Coco Chanel's personal brooch in the form of a four leaf clover of gilt chased bronze set with a central raised faux pearl. The pearl is surrounded by amythest, citrine, olivine and deep amber colored pastes. The clover leaf's edges highlighted with clear pastes. This brooch has been made by Goossens for Chanel in different colorways, always represented by semiprecious tones mixed with pearls and pastes. Originally purchased at Christies London,1978, Sale of the Personal Collection of Chanel. Signed: CHANEL. Excellent Condition 2" x 7/8" high Foto: Chanel crafting jewelry, 1957 image by Mark West...

Lovely Chanel Maison Gripoix multi flower, multi layered brooch. Of jewel tone hand poured glass enamel set in gold plated bronze metal with crystal rhin...

Large Yves Saint Laurent Starburst Brooch of gilt bronze in the Cocteau style by Maison Goossens. Central crystal is a rose cut pyramid. YSL Rive Gauc...

Massive Chanel Cross Brooch in shades of emerald, ruby, topaz and amythest poured glass cabocheons with faux baroque round and pear shape pearls. I...

Chanel byzantine style crest brooch by Maison Gripoix. Poured glass emerald and ruby oval and heart shape cabochons are mixed with faceted cut topaz stone...

Chanel's appropriation of Byzantine and Renaissance forms continued throughout her career, often in the form of oversized cruciform brooches and pendants. This one is set in bronz...

Yves Saint Laurent 1970's Maison Gripoix sun brooch. Of gilt bronze, deep rose and vivid orange poured glass paste enamel. 1970's France. Unsigned. Excell...

French sculptor-artist Willy designed this stunning Mid-Century bronze and enamel brooch in the 1950s. The piece features a hand-made geometric gilt bronze rectangular frame topped w...

This antique amuletic bronze framed pendant cages a dozen 7mm-diameter single-cut rock crystals that each feature a table-cut decagon crown, deep pavilion, 21 facets and uncut girdle, while the culets range from off-center to blunted. They are tightly set within four linked rings to overlap at the same angle in a sparkling single row. Seeming to retain a little of its original yellow-gold gilding on just the interior, the frame that surrounds each of the four sections of three crystals enables them to reflect pale-yellow-and-lime light when the pendant is viewed from certain angles. Each crystal can be manually rotated. Suggesting French heritage, the Medieval Frankish culture in northern France made jewelry in similar segmented or openwork shapes of wheels or whorls, which were worn as gem-decorated disk-shaped brooches or gold-caged rock...

Large important Chanel Maison Gripoix Moghul snowflake brooch. Composed of small poured glass cabochons of pale sapphire , emerald and deep ruby in an...

Massive Chanel Cross Brooch in shades of emerald, topaz and amythest poured glass cabocheons with faux pearls by Maison Gripoix. Intricate scroll...

Coco Chanel classic pearl and gilt bronze twist bar pin by Robert Goossens for Chanel. Composed of a twisted gilt wire with a faux pearl cabochon...

Maison Gripoix for Chanel Renaissance cross pendant brooch from 1992 Autumn/Winter. Of ruby and emerald poured glass enamel round and rectangular cabochons. Set in gilded bronze with handmade baroque nacre Maison Gripoix pearls. Worn in a ruby color way by Linda Evangelista in the CHANEL 1992...

Early Maison Gripoix for Chanel articulated Renaissance pendant brooch circa 1960. Of Gripoix poured glass enamel in emerald and ruby, glass beads, cut crystal rondelles and faux baroque pearls set...

De Nicola Gripoix Glass Anglo Indian crest shape brooch. Composed of pink ruby, emerald and sapphire hand poured glass enamels. A large focal sapphire ca...

Chanel's sapphire poured glass, paste and dog tooth pearl brooch. The central motif, very classic in the Chanel iconography is mounted atop triangular ...

One of Mlle. Chanel's most popular brooch designs.
Handmade Pate de verre beads made to simulate turquoise matrix set in a gilded bronze web scattered with pastes.
Ofte...

Coco Chanel's personal brooch in the form of a four leaf clover of gilt chased bronze set with a central raised faux pearl. The pearl is surrounded by amythest,citrine,olivine and deep amber colored pastes. The clover leaf's edges highlighted with clear pastes.
This brooch has been made by Goossens for Chanel in different colorways, always represented by semiprecious tones mixed with pearls and pastes.
Originally purchased at Christies London,1978, Sale of the Personal Collection of Chanel
Signed: CHANEL. Excellent Condition
2" x 7/8" high

Foto: Chanel crafting jewelry, 1957 image by Mark West...

Chanel renaissance style brooch quatrefoil in form of turquoise pate de verre and multiple pearls. This style of brooch was one of Chanel's "Fords" ...

Attractive gilt bronze flower brooch by Maison Gripoix for Chanel. Handmade streamers are edged with looped wire work to free form the many "petals" of the flower. A dome set with po...

Rare and special Miriam Haskell pink Gripoix Glass romantic flower petal bouquet brooch. Composed of signature Russian Gold Plate metal stampings and Gripoix Glass petals edged in pi...

Striking floriform brooch completely handmade by Goossens for Chanel. Chanel's favorite fox chain is transformed into a spray of leaves centered with pastes. The texture of the chain...

Early Chanel Medieval Pendant Brooch by Goossens in signature colors. Stones are set right side up and upside down as is often in jeweled Chanel pieces. F...

With distinct handmade glass by French Maison Gripoix for a faux-amethyst 25mm domed open-back oval cabochon poured into a forged wire ring topped with a serrated-bezel setting, this...

Gilt brooch by Line Vautrin (1913-1997), circa 1945-46. The design is known as ...

Important Maison Goossens for Chanel filigree byzantine cross brooch. Of gilt cruciform filigrees and square jelly cut cabochon stones in emerald and ruby pate de verre. Early French trombone...

Chanel renaissance style brooch quatrefoil in form of turquoise pate de verre and multiple pearls. This style of brooch was one of Chanel's "Fords" ...

A collectible gilt-bronze brooch showing a sunlit lion was designed by pioneering French woman jeweler Line Vautrin, France, circa 1945. It is a small but mighty piece weighing 27.72 grams and signed “LV.” Vautrin’s brooch makes the perfect gift for a partner or a unique addition to an artist’s jewelry aficionado’s collection. Born into a family of metal founders, even as a small child Line Vautrin (1913-1997) was fascinated by her father’s business. She never received a formal art education, but by the time she was 14, she had mastered the skills of casting, chasing, and gilding bronze. At 15, she hit upon the novel concept of making artistic jewelry in gilt metal. She began to sell pieces almost immediately; Vautrin devoted herself to experimentation with new materials then and, indeed, throughout her career but remained committed to bronze. In a time when few women played such a role, she was a pioneering craftswoman known for highly original jewelry enveloped in wordplay and symbology. The turning point came when she hired a stand at the Paris International Exposition...

One of Mlle. Chanel's most popular brooch designs.
Handmade Pate de verre beads made to simulate turquoise matrix set in a gilded bronze web scattered with pastes.
Often ...

Chanel Haute Couture hexagonal cut natural fluorite crystal with faux pearls and crystals. Crest brooch of hammered, darkened silver metal, bezel set cry...

Large Roger Jean Pierre articulated Pendant brooch of antique silver plate, cabocheon faceted crystals, faceted round crystal beads and faux pearl drops. Excellent Condition, France ...

This stunning Christian Lacroix Paris signed brooch features a modernist shape in gilt metal, all carved and textured. The rare piece is topped with enameled bronze cabochons and com...

Pair of Roger Jean-Pierre couture Turtle clip brooches of emerald, topaz and crystal pastes. Gilt metal settings with double clip back fittings. Marked Depose. Excellent Condition. 1950's France. Two clips are available priced per ite Length 2.50" Width 1.75" Roger Jean Pierre was a French designer that worked for or collaborated with many designers including Schiaparelli (1934-39), Jean Clement (1940-46) and director of Maison Francis...

Unusual Maison Gripoix for Chanel poured glass signature camellia pendant-brooch with deep coral nacre lacquer by Victoire de Castellane for Maison Gripoix ...

Clovers are another motif Chanel has revisited many times since the 1930s. This elaborate dimensional brooch derives from the Gripoix workshops in Paris. Dozens of rhinestone pegs de...

Chanel large square shaped cruciform pendant-brooch composed of ruby, emerald, and pearl square cabochons. The center being a signature "Chanel" coin medallion...

Rare Countess Cis Bakelite Double Plum Brooch from the 1960's. Designed with large bakelite "plums" set into gilt bronze filigree band with hand enamel leaves. Cabochons are pale amy...

Rare Countess Cis Bakelite Cherry Brooch from the 1960's. Designed with a bakelite cherries with hand enamel leaves set into gilt bronze filigree settings. Unsigned but recognized as...

Roger Jean Pierre, for Christian Dior, Gripoix pegged glass pearl, lemon citrine quartz and faux ruby crest brooch, set in gilt plated metal. This brooch is unsigned, although the...

The large artisan natural white sea scallop shell brooch is embellished with small fronds of gilt bronze seaweed and varisized cabochons of turquo...

Line Vautrin (1913-1997) brooch in geometric bronze, decorated with a large pin on the back, signed in the lower part on the back. Width 4.4 cm x height 9 cm. The piece is vintage bu...

Rossella Ugolini's handcrafted brooch, suitable for both men and women, is made in Italy from silver sterling and bronze, gold-plated with 24k gold, featuring an emerald-cut citrine. This round brooch, with a diameter of 2 inches (5 cm), depicts a bumblebee poised on the edge of a flower's corolla, symbolized by a hollow circle enameled in purple, ready to sip the nectar represented by the precious citrine. When worn, the fabric shows through the empty circle, adding a unique touch to the piece. This piece tells a story of nature, perfect for lovers of fairy tales and bees, illustrating the life lessons nature imparts and the continuous, tireless work of bees that sustain our ecosystem. All this is captured in a handcrafted brooch made in Italy...

Line Vautrin 1940s Art Deco articulated gilt bronze seahorse brooch (Attributed) The incredibly rare figural brooch is designed with a stylized gilt b...

Rare Countess Cis Berry Brooch from the 1960's. Designed with a deep blue glass berries with molded citrine glass leaves set into gilt bronze filigree set...

Art Nouveau style brooch of aqua poured glass. Silver gilt with pate de verre pear shaped drop.
Christian Dior, unsigned.
Excell...

A fine vintage Memento Mori stick pin. With a figural bronze skull with glass eyes mounted on a gold filled pin shaft. The skull has a textured surface & detailed teeth and is mounted on a long pin stem. One glass eye retains most of its facets, and it sparkles and reflects light. The second eye is fractured, retains only about half its original volume, and has a deadened look because it reflects comparatively little light. Simply a wonderful antique Momento Mori...

Attractive gilt bronze flower brooch by Maison Gripoix for CoCo Chanel. Handmade streamers are edged with looped wire to free form the many "petals" of the flower. A dome set with po...

Coco Chanel Medieval style brooch, quatrefoil in form of ruby pate de verre with multiple handmade faux pearls. This style of brooch was one of Chanel's "Fords" of bijoux fantasie m...

Striking Yves Saint Laurent Ruby Bullet Cab Brooch from the 1990's. Made by Maison Goossens in gilt metal in a Deco style design with square red bul...

Miriam Haskell ruby faceted crystal and pate de verre brooch set on silver gilt with pegged rhinestones and signature rose montees stones. Excelle...

Maison Gripoix for Yves Saint Laurent Haute Couture sea urchin brooch. Of emerald light and dark mellon cut Gripoix glass cabochons, prong set citrine and crystal pastes and fine gil...

Imperial Russian Tsar Nicholas I Naval Technical and Engineering Gymnasium Badge Finds such as these are incredibly rare, that truly deserve a museum display, as it’s a fascinati...

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...

1950's Line Vautrin gilded bronze and enamel pin. An every day lapel sized pin designed by the renowned metal worker known for her wearable art. Fashioned in a floral shape, it featu...

This brooch-pendant is a unique piece created for Ludmila Navarro, fine artist & jewellery designer. A totally handmade jewel which it was created from a sustainable process during w...

Roger Jean Pierre topaz fringed brooch. Composed of rare chevron cut topaz crystal ombre focal stone. The brooch is framed by topaz marquise, baguette and round vari shaded stones. B...

CoCo Chanel Renaissance style oval crest brooch in a modified quatrefoil form with signature cabochon emerald and ruby pate de verre stones and crystals. ...

This brooch is a unique piece created for Ludmila Navarro, fine artist & jewellery designer. A totally handmade jewel which it was created from a sustainable process during which she...

French jewelry designer Henry Perichon (also known as Henry) created this stunning gilt bronze pin brooch. The Medieval-inspired design is ornate with ovoid poured glass cabochons an...