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Period: 1930s
Metal: Gold
Carved Amethyst Diamonds Onyx Mother-of-pearl Flower Brooch 18k Gold, 1930
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
Diamonds Carved Amethyst Onyx Mother-of-pearl Flower Brooch 18K Gold.
A Diamond and Gem-set brooch. Designed as a carved Mother-of-pearl and Amethyst floral spray, with an Onyx and ...
Category
1930s Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
Emerald Ruby Sapphire Gold Phoenix Bird Clip Brooch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Retro emerald ruby and sapphire platinum and gold Phoenix bird clip brooch circa 1935. *
ABOUT THIS ITEM: #P-DJ27A. Scroll down for detailed specifications. This early Retro broo...
Category
1930s Retro Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
Antique Circa 1930s Art Deco 14k Gold Natural Diamond Decorated Brooch
Located in Fatih/İstanbul, 34
In very good condition.
Total weight is 12.3 grams.
Totally is rose cut diamond 1.10 carat.
Totally is brilliant Cut Diamond 1.50 carat.
Acid tested to be 14k real gold.
The diamond...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Austria 1930 Art Deco Fish Brooch In 18Kt Gold With 33.28 Ctw Diamonds & Citrine
Located in Miami, FL
An art deco brooch made in Austria.
An amazing brooch in the shape of a stylized fish, created in Vienna Austria during the art deco period, back in the 1930. This brooch has been c...
Category
1930s Austrian Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1938 ElsaSchiaparelli CouturePagan DeposeFrance FeatherCrystalGold Bird Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
Unusually decorated with small partridge feathers like the yellow-gold gilt necklace commissioned by Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) that is featured on the front-and-back covers and centerfold of the French costume-jewelry hardcover book, Lina Baretti Parures, by Patrick Mauries, this unique pave-crystal yellow-gold gilt metal partridge-on-a-branch brooch is further distinguished as an unsigned Parisian-couture piece for Italian-born Schiaparelli with its combination of embossed text "Made In France" and "Modele Depose", along with the trombone clasp often used in the early 20th Century for custom-made French small brooches.
The book centerfold on pages 90-91 shows a closeup of the feathered necklace created by French-born Corsican Baretti, whose intricate decoration often mixed ready-made textural or shiny materials like velvet, cork, wire, rhodoid or raffia with custom-made metal, plastic or glass by specialized Parisian workshops such as Gripoix. The Baretti-book caption about the attributed necklace notes: "Collier realise pour Elsa Schiaparelli. Liege, soie, cannetille, perles de verre et plumes de perdix. Chaine en metal." While none of the captions date this necklace--which could have been from the same commission as our brooch--Baretti created one-of-a-kind jewelry for Schiaparelli from the 1930s until the early 1950s when the fashion designer retired.
Our brooch was most likely made for a fashion-show debut of one of Schiaparelli's themed clothing collections in the late 1930s for which she commissioned many costume-jewelry paruriers including Baretti. See our photo of a Schiaparelli 1930s...
Category
1930s French Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Art Deco Pearl Diamond 18k White Gold Convertible Brooch Pendant
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
One Art Deco Pearl Diamond 18k White Gold Convertible Brooch Pendant. Featuring three pearls measuring approximately 3.50-6.05 millimeters. Accented by 26 old European, rose, and sen...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Art Deco Diamond Brooch 1930S
Located in Geneva, CH
Art Deco Diamond Brooch. Circa 1930.
Total length: approx. 4.50 centimeters.
Total width: approx. 2.30 centimeters.
Total weight: 13.81 grams.
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
Art Deco Diamond Brooch 1930S
Located in Geneva, CH
Art Deco Important Diamond Brooch.
Circa 1930.
Length: approx. 7.80 centimeters / 3.07 inches.
Width: approx. 3.70 centimeters / 1.46 inches.
Total weight: 35.16 grams.
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
Art Deco Diamond Brooch 1930S
Located in Geneva, CH
Art Deco Diamond Brooch.
Circa 1930.
Total length: approx. 5.00 centimeters / 1.97 inches.
Total width: approx. 2.80 centimeters / 1.10 inches.
Total weight: 13.18 grams.
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Platinum
French Art Deco Old Mine Diamond Ruby Platinum 18 Karat Gold Flower Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Beautifully designed and masterfully handcrafted in platinum and 18 karat yellow gold. This impressive and chic Art Deco from ca 1935 brooch in the shape of a flower has a domed pla...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Platinum
1930s Opal Diamonds Enamel 18 Karat Yellow Gold Round Brooch
Located in Poitiers, FR
Brooch in 18 Karat yellow gold.
Charming round antique brooch set in the center with a round cabochon opal in a setting of antique-cut diamonds set on black enameled geometrical moti...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1930s Natural Pearl and 1.75ct Diamond and 17ct White Gold Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive antique natural pearl and 1.75 carat diamond, 17 karat white gold and platinum set brooch; part of our diverse collection of pearl brooches.
This fin...
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, White Gold
14K Gold Art Deco Diamond Bar Brooch Pin with Filigree
Located in Atlanta, GA
Year: 1930s
Item Details:
Metal Type: 14K White and Yellow Gold [Hallmarked, and Tested]
Weight: 3.6 grams
Diamond Details: .10ct, total weight. Old European Brilliant, H Color, VS C...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Cartier Art Deco Precious Coral Diamond Enamel Rose Flower Hand Yellow Gold 1930
By Cartier
Located in Lisbon, PT
Cartier Paris precious coral and diamond Flower-In-Hand clip/brooch in yellow gold and platinum, in antique maker’s case, France, 1930s. A testament to Art Deco's aesthetics, this Ca...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Coral, Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage Circa 1930s Aquamarine & Seed Pearl Brooch 15 Carat Yellow Gold
Located in Hamilton, AU
Set in 15 carat gold, with straight lines and bright blue aquamarine and creamy seed pearls, The Thetis Brooch is a finely crafted vintage jewel. Named for the 'divine nymph of the d...
Category
1930s Unknown Modern Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Aquamarine, Pearl, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 0.24Ct Sapphire and 0.12Ct Diamond Platinum Pin Brooch Circa 1930
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique 1930s 0.24 carat sapphire and 0.12 carat diamond, platinum pin brooch set in 18 karat white gold, part of our antique sapphire jewelry collections.
Thi...
Category
1930s Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, White Gold, Platinum
Cartier Sapphire and Yellow Gold Double Clips, c. 1935
By Cartier
Located in Aspen, CO
Art Deco pair of double clip dress clips, by Cartier, post 1935.
It has been said that one cannot understand fully art history without appreciating the...
Category
1930s Retro Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Diamond Onyx Platinum Barrette Brooch
Located in Geneva, CH
Art Deco Old mine cut Diamond and Onyx on Platinum and Gold Barrette Brooch.
Circa 1930.
Width: 6.60 centimeters.
Height, at the highest: 0.85 centimeters.
Total weight: approx. 7.7...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, Platinum
Vintage Diamond And Silver Upon Gold Star Brooch, Circa 1930, 3.00 Carats
Located in London, GB
A vintage, antique style diamond star brooch, with an old-cut diamond, in a claw and cut down setting, in the centre of a raised cluster of six old-cut diamonds, in grain settings, on a six pointed silver star, each ray set with two, graduating, old-cut diamonds, an eight-cut diamond and three rose-cut diamonds, in grain settings; with single diamond rays, in cut down settings, on knife edge stalks, between the points of the star, mounted in silver-upon-gold, with an approximate total diamond weight of 3.00 carats, with a pin and catch fitting and a dropping pendant fitting, South American, circa 1930.
In Victorian symbolism stars represented direction, wisdom and guidance for the spirit. This was inspired by sailors of previous eras who used stars in the night sky as navigation aids. Stars have been popular motifs since the 17th century, with women of the Georgian, Victorian and Edwardian eras adding diamond starbursts to their collections. The appearance of Halley’s Comet, in 1758 and again in 1835, lead to a fashion for star and comet jewellery...
Category
1930s South American Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
1930s Green Enamel and Yellow Gold Regimantal Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional antique 1930s green enamel and 18 karat yellow gold regimental brooch with 14 karat yellow gold pin; part of our diverse antique jewelry and estate jewelry collections.
This exceptional, fine and impressive gold military brooch has been crafted in 18k yellow gold with a 14k yellow gold pin.
The brooch has been modelled in the form of the regimental badge of The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers (5th)*.
The brooch depicts St. George upon a horse, killing a dragon.
A green enamelled banner to the lower border bears the Latin motto 'Quo Fata Vocant', meaning 'Whither the Fates call'.
The brooch is fitted to the original leatherette and velvet lined push fit presentation case, bearing the retailer's name 'By Appointment To H.M The King, The Goldsmiths & Silversmiths Company LTD, 112. Regent St London. W'.
The brooch and presentation case are in exceptional condition, showing no signs or wear or use.
This stunning antique sweetheart brooch...
Category
1930s British Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
An Art-Deco c1930's Garnet (0.60ct) & 9K Gold Bar Brooch, with security chain.
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Crafted with refined elegance
this stunning Bar Brooch
is of Australian provenance, dating from Art-Deco period.
Of lovely bar design,
it centers a bezel set Natural Garnet of 0....
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Garnet, 9k Gold
Antique Natural Pearl and Diamond Brooch in Yellow Gold and Platinum
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive antique natural pearl and 3.10 carat diamond, 15k yellow gold and platinum set brooch; part of our antique pearl jewelry collections.
This stunning, fine and impressive antique pearl brooch...
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Natural Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Alfred Philippe for Trifari Sapphire Fruit Salad Berry Cluster Dress Clip
Located in New York, NY
Alfred Philippe for Trifari faux sapphire fruit salad berry cluster dress clip. Of gold plated base metal unfurling leaf motifs with jelly mold fruit salad glass...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rhodium, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
An Art-Deco c1930's Gilson Synthetic Emerald 9K Yellow Gold Bar Brooch
Located in MELBOURNE, AU
Beautifully crafted in 9K Gold (stamped 9ct)
this stunning Bar Brooch
is of timeless & classic design
dating from Art-Deco (c1930's) period
It centers a bezel set Gilson Synthetic...
Category
1930s English Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Emerald, Yellow Gold, 9k Gold
Art Deco 2.12 CTW Diamond Carved Rock Crystal Platinum Artemis Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centering an elongated cushion-shaped tablet of transparent and partially frosted rock crystal
Carved to depict the Greek goddess Artemis walking with a dog and carrying a bow
Measu...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
Art Deco 5.84 CTW Diamond Sapphire Ruby Pearl Circle Platinum Pendant Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as a tiered circular form centering a 8.0 mm round pearl
Cream in body color with strong iridescence and excellent luster
With alternating tiers of diamonds, rubies, and sa...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Art Deco Pear Cut Diamond Onyx Platinum Vintage Stickpin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Centering a pear cut diamond weighing approximately 0.30 carat - K color with SI1 clarity
Set in miligrain detail bezel with pierced floating halo surround
Inlaid with onyx - opaque...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Onyx, Gold, Platinum
Alfred Philippe for Trifari Aquamarine Retro Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Alfred Philippe for Trifari aquamarine Retro clip brooch. Of gold plated base metal, the large aquamarine faceted stone set into a round Retro scallop...
Category
1930s American Retro Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Rhodium, Base Metal, Gilt Metal
DeRosa Art Deco Lapel Clip Brooch
By Ralph DeRosa
Located in New York, NY
Ralph Derosa intricate Art Deco fan shape lapel clip brooch composed of faux sapphire baguettes, oval and round faceted faux topaz, pink tourmaline and sapphires on a fine crystal rh...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Base Metal, Brass, Gilt Metal
Antique Diamond and Ruby 9k White Gold Argyll and Sutherland Highlander Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A fine and impressive antique 0.29 carat diamond and 0.01 carat ruby, 9 karat white gold Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders brooch; part of our diver...
Category
1930s Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, White Gold
Vintage Art Nouveau Style Bee Brooch Pin Set in 18 Karat Yellow Gold
Located in London, GB
A vintage Art Nouveau style bee brooch pin set in 18 karat yellow gold.
Designed in yellow gold, its head is set with two brightly hued round cut peridots for eyes. The thorax of th...
Category
1930s Unknown Retro Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Peridot, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Estate Art Deco Diamond Clip Brooch Circa 1930
Located in Dubai, DU
A mesmerizing Art Deco clip brooch crafted circa 1930, boasting harmoniously placed old brilliant-cut diamonds approximating 1.10cts, and presente...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage Ruby Onyx and Diamond Classic Car Brooch
Located in London, GB
Here we have a superb vintage brooch. The piece has been crafted from 18ct yellow gold into the shape of a classic car from the 1930s. Automobiles of the 1930s exhibited many notable...
Category
1930s Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Onyx, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Suzanne Belperron Dents de Loup Clip Brooches Diamond Gold Platinum
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A pair of magnificent double clips designed by Suzanne Belperron and manufactured by company B. Herz in Paris between 1932 and 1940. The piece comes with an authentication certificate from Belperron LLC (see picture 10).
The brooches are made of 18 karat (hallmarked) yellow gold and platinum and set with 108 Old European and old-mine cut diamonds (F-G H color, VS1-VS2 clarity, total weight approximately 7.0 carats).
The clips measure 2-1/8" (52 mm) long, 1" (25 mm) wide and 3/8" deep.
Total weight 36.9 grams.
Stamped with French hallmarks for 18k gold and partially effaced maker's marks for Societe Groe Ne Et Darde.
Suzanne Belperron jewelry...
Category
1930s French Retro Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
White Diamond, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Art Deco Old Cut Diamond Brooch
Located in London, GB
This stunning antique art deco old cut diamond brooch is set in 18k white gold with a total diamond weight of 3.5 carats.
Set in a symmetrical...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Art Deco Diamond Brooch/Necklace
Located in London, GB
Step into the glamour of the 1930s with this state-of-the-art Art Deco brooch, a timeless masterpiece adorned with 3.7 carats of old European cut diamonds. Set in lustrous 18k white ...
Category
1930s British Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Cartier 1930 Art Deco Enameled Jabot In 18kt Gold With Diamonds And Turquoises
By Cartier
Located in Miami, FL
A jabot pin designed by Cartier.
Fantastic jabot brooch, created during the art deco period by the jewelry house of Cartier, back in the 1930. This rare colorful piece has been craf...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Turquoise, White Diamond, Diamond, Enamel, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Art Deco 2.34 CTW Sapphire Diamond Platinum 14 Karat Gold Origami Bird Stickpin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Designed as a stylized origami bird featuring baguette and calibré cut sapphires
Weighing approximately 2.16 carats total - medium transparent blue in color
Channel set on platinum w...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 14K Yellow Gold 1930s Swirl Brooch with German Hallmarks
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item Details:
Metal Type: 14K Yellow Gold [Hallmarked, and Tested]
Weight: 5.0 grams
Pin Measurements:
Diameter: 1.25 inches
Condition: Excellent
Price: $650
Payment & Refund Details...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Cherub Chariot 18 KT Gold Brooch
Located in Napoli, IT
This lovely vintage solid 18 Kt gold hand created brooch is much of a little piece of art made by past Italian masters
The brooch shows a standing winged Cherub or Putto in a chariot...
Category
1930s Italian Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Henry Schreiner 1930s ProngSetCrystal FloraSpray TeardropFrame GiltBrass Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
Henry Schreiner, the Austrian-born blacksmith founder of Schreiner New York in 1932, handcrafted this multi-color prong-set Bavarian crystal stylized-...
Category
1930s American Artist Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Style Metal Spec NY Maple Dress Clip
Located in Atlanta, GA
This is a signed Style Metal Spec. N.Y. dress clip that comes with brass stylized maple leaves and prong set faceted ruby red glass berries. This original dress clip could be worn as...
Category
1930s American Arts and Crafts Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Art Deco Precious Topaz & European Cut Diamond Stick Pin in Platinum, Gold
Located in Boston, MA
An Art Deco period precious topaz and diamond stick pin. Crafted in platinum, and 14 karat gold this sleek Art Deco period piece features a 0.30 carat vividly colored trapezoid cut p...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Topaz, Gold, Platinum
Onyx Flower Brooch Pendant Pearls 14K Gold, 1930
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
Onyx Flower Brooch Pendant Pearls 14K Gold, 1930
Onyx flower with two detachable Pearl and Onyx pendants. 14K Gold. Created around 1930es.
Rea...
Category
1930s Israeli Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Onyx, Pearl, 14k Gold
Art Deco Sapphire Diamond 14 Karat Yellow Gold Brooch
Located in Atlanta, GA
Item Details:
Metal Type: 14K Yellow Gold [Hallmarked, and Tested]
Weight: 2.5 grams
Pin Measurements:
Diameter: 2.25 inches
Condition: Excellent
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Sapphire, Yellow Gold
1930s rock crystal and diamond brooch
Located in London, GB
This is a stunningly elegant rock crystal and diamond brooch made in Austria in 1930s. The rock crystal is masterfully carved and gives the ap...
Category
1930s Austrian Contemporary Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Rock Crystal, 14k Gold
MiriamHaskell c1929 FrankHess Rare FurClips GoldGiltBrass 3ChainFloraBow Lariat
Located in Chicago, IL
As one of Miriam Haskell's earliest fur clips from the late 1920s, these two Russian-gold gilt mostly brass brooches by her first designer Frank Hess are tethered as a lariat by thre...
Category
1930s American Baroque Revival Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Yellow Gold, Brass, Gilt Metal
Gold Diamond and Enamel Stradivari Violin and Bow Brooch, circa 1930
Located in Goettingen, DE
Gold Diamond and Enamel Stradivari Violin and Bow Brooch, circa 1930
Wonderful 18K gold and diamond brooch in the shape of a lifelike Stradivarius violin...
Category
1930s Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel, Gold
Tiffany & Co. 1938 Art Deco Dress Clips Brooches 14Kt Yellow Gold With Sapphires
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of deco clips designed by Tiffany & Co.
A beautiful pair of squared dress clips, created in New York city at the Tiffany Studios during the late art deco period, circa 1938. T...
Category
1930s American Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco 1930s Oval Diamond Filigree 18k White Gold Brooch
Located in Pamplona, Navarra
This Art Deco diamond is the epitome of Deco style. The symmetry, the geometry, antique diamonds, everything about this brooch is what Art Deco jewelry is known.
The brooch featur...
Category
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, White Gold
CoutureChanel Antique Byzantine ThePurpleHeart PearlAmethystQuartz GoldMedallion
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
During the ArtDeco period when Gabriel "Coco" Chanel was at her peak as a Parisian couture fashion-designer in the early 1930s, this antique one-of-a-kind handcrafted gem-fringed and gilt-chain medallion brooch with trombone clasp was commissioned to accessorize one of her clothing designs. Marked only "FRANCE" like some early 1930s Chanel couture jewelry (without a brand stamp until the 1950s), its artistic origin is most likely from ornate organic-form sketches by her favorite parurer Fulco di Verdura. The Sicilian duke began creating fabric patterns for Chanel in 1927, which shortly expanded to fine jewelry beginning with custom pieces for herself. These include the iconic Byzantine-influenced gem-adorned cuffs referencing the Maltese military-cross, which the French designer can often be seen wearing in circa-1930s photos.
This bright yellow-gold brooch suits goldsmith Verdura's early anti-Art-Deco aesthetic that was considered a radical departure from 1920s silver-tone jewelry, which otherwise featured linear geometric designs or figurative representation. The softly-shaped deconstructed gem-bouquet mixes amethyst and rose-quartz beads with natural Keshi pearls and intricate tiny gilt leaves, which are wired to a Baroque-motif open-work frame that dangles another gem surrounded by a thick gilt-rope halo. Notably, Verdura is credited with re-introducing since Victorian times the rope motif to jewelry.
Since 1930, Verdura's unique style was influenced by travels with Chanel to explore Byzantine art, Baroque architecture, and exotic flora-and-fauna among his native Italian aristocratic estate. The legendary fashion-editor Diane Vreeland and American entertainment-stars were among the first Chanel clients to acquire couture real-gem-adorned jewelry made by Verdura, while one of the two brooches treasured by Vreeland was titled "Theodora". See our photo of the Byzantine mosaic of Empress Theodora, whose image wearing many teardrop pearls above her chest and surrounded by a golden halo seems to be the inspiration for this brooch.
As one of the most important modern-design collaborations, Chanel's close relationship with Verdura lasted largely-undocumented years in Paris, until he launched his first outside jewelry venture with a Hollywood designer-boutique after emigrating to the United States in 1934. By 1939 as a financially-backed in-demand goldsmith, he founded the namesake jewelry-company Verdura in NYC. After he retired in 1973, the brand continued to operate without him with different owners.
Given the duo's designs that played with historic and military references, Chanel's couture commission for this purple medallion may have been sparked in the early 1930s when the internationally-new...
Category
1930s French Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Pearl, Quartz, Gold, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Yellow Gold Emerald Diamond Brooch Pendant
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Art Deco 18 Karat Art Yellow Gold Emerald Diamond Brooch Pendant. This absolutely stunning piece features two emerald-cut green emeralds, a step-cut diamond and one hundred thirty ro...
Category
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Yellow Gold, Gold, 18k Gold
Art Deco Platinum Diamond Bar Brooch/Pin
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Art Deco Platinum Diamond Bar Brooch/Pin. This absolutely gorgeous pin features seventeen round diamonds, nine graduate diamonds are bezel set across the center and eight are bead se...
Category
1930s Unknown Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Diamond and Enamel Yellow Gold and Palladium Sweetheart Brooch
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
A stunning, fine and impressive 0.24 carat diamond and enamel, 15 karat yellow gold and palladium sweetheart brooch; part of our diverse antique jewe...
Category
1930s Unknown Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Palladium, Enamel
Couture 1930s CocoChanel LinaBaretti SatinBlackCamellias PaveCrystals Gold Set
By Chanel
Located in Chicago, IL
This rare signed couture set of pave-crystal and gold-plated brooch and earrings from the Art Deco period is marked in the manner of one-off costume jewelry commissioned...
Category
1930s French Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
Late Art Deco 79.00 Ct Untreated Large Madeira Citrine Brooch
Located in Napoli, IT
Tres Chic
This amazingly large 79.00 CT natural untreated Madeira Citrine of the most wonderful colour, large oval faceted cut, very rare when untreated
So chic and unique late Art...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Citrine, Pearl, 18k Gold
Diamonds Lovers Knot Pink Pearls Brooch 18K White Gold, 1930
Located in Herzelia, Tel Aviv
A Vintage Diamond And Pearl Brooch in 18 Karats White Gold. Designed as a lover's knot set with old cut Diamonds suspending two Pink Pearl drops. One Pearl is slightly more pink in s...
Category
1930s European Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
Art Deco 3.50 Ct Colombian Emerald Diamond Arrow 18 KT Brooch
Located in Napoli, IT
This stunning Art Deco period Arrow Brooch is 1930 ca.
Hand crafted as unique of solid 18 KT, superlative workmanship
Sophisticate classy arrow Design which is in the tradition of th...
Category
1930s European Art Deco Vintage Gold Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
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The philanthropist and heiress was an avid jewelry collector, and her trove of Jean Schlumberger creations embodies the love of nature she shared with the famed designer.
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Estate Brooches Emerald
Baguette Bow
Crescent Pins
Antique Cameo Brooch Pin
Brooch Link Diamonds Gold
Carved Sapphire Brooch
Emerald Brooch Estate
Floral Diamond Sapphire Ruby
Large Diamond Brooch Art Deco
Crescent Pin
Vintage Equestrian Jewellery
Vintage Equestrian Jewelry
Victorian Gold Emerald Brooch
14k And Coral Brooch
Silver Bird Brooches
Straight Brooch
Pearl Owl
Gold Diamond Brooch Dog