Early 19th Century Brooches

An antique yellow gold brooch, comprising twenty-two round cut black paste stones, black enamel, and one panel of glass, set in 18 karat yellow gold, with a silver pin. The brooch ...

Rare Pair of Georgian REGARD Turtle Dove Brooches, ca. 1820s A symbolic and museum-collectable example of acrostic jewels, featuring two doves, mounted with various gemstones, where the gems spell out "regard" - (R)uby (E)merald (G)arnet (A)methyst (R)uby (D)iamond. The pieces are further accentuated with fine cannetille gold work throughout. About Acrostic Jewellery and Turtle Doves In acrostic jewels the first letter of each gemstone spells out a word. Typical examples are words of endearment like "adore", "dearest" and "regard". The utterly romantic trend of acrostic jewels began in the Georgian era and flourished throughout the Victorian period. It is believed that acrostic jewelry was first created by Jean-Baptiste Mellerio of the House of Mellerio, who started designing jewels with gems that spelled out “j’adore.” Napoleon Bonaparte admired Mellario’s acrostic designs and commissioned acrostic jewels for both Empress Josephine and his second wife, Empress Marie Louise. Secret messages of love encoded in gems went perfectly with the Georgian and Victorian love of romance and symbolic meanings. These sentimental jewels would have been gifted to lovers, family members, or even treasured friends. Further to being acrostic jewels, these doves also represent love and faithfulness, because they mate for life, work together to build nests and raise their young together. They are immortalized in literary and poetic works, such as the Old Testament, and artists like Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser...

Art Deco Diamond Brooch in platinum. Gorgeous hand crafted art deco brooch in a braided infinity design. The brooch is set with 50 rounded E...

Micromosaic brooch in lapis and gold, depicting image of St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City. Circa 1800s.

Gold & Silver Brooch with 3.45 Carats Old MIne & Rose Cut Diamonds Old Mine Diamonds : 2.75 Ct Rose Cut Diamonds : 0.7 Ct

Beautiful Antique Victorian 14K Yellow Gold Japanese Carved Bone Hyottoko Stickpin. This incredible stick pin is crafted in 14k yellow gold. The p...

This exquisite and remarkable brooch is a charming and elegant example of Georgian jewelry dating back to approximately 1830. The brooch measures 1.50 inches in diameter and is craft...

Attributed to Tomasso Saulini ( Italian 1793 - 1864 ) carnelian cameo brooch plaque featuring a man's portrait. Dimensions: Height x width depth: 4.1 x 3.2 x 0.4 cm Weight: 9 gram...

Early 19th century 14k gold large pin with natural green emeralds estimate weight 5 to 6 carats cobochon cut and faceted cut flanked with seed pearls pin lenght 10cm

Antique 18kt Yellow Gold Brooch / Pendant with Rose Cut Diamonds Brooch has hoops attached so its a pendant that can also be worn on a necklace Diamonds: 16 Rose cut diamonds Mate...

Clover Diamond Ruby Antique Brooch Year of Manufacture: Circa 1800s Condition: Excellent Gemstone: Ruby, Diamond Ruby Details: Burmese, Very fine, 4 pear ...