Georgian Brooches
GEORGIAN STYLE
Georgian jewelry is named for the monarchies of the four King Georges, who in succession ruled England starting in 1714 (plus King William’s reign, which lasted until 1837). A slew of beautiful pieces were produced during the period, and today antique Georgian rings, necklaces and other accessories are coveted by fine jewelry collectors.
There are certain features that distinguish jewelry from this era, including the fact that pieces from the 18th and early 19th centuries were handmade (so don’t let the absence of a maker’s mark lead you to believe otherwise). Antique Georgian jewelry also has a certain “look.” It’s a bit gray because stones were often set in silver, and because stonecutting techniques were not as advanced as they are today, the gems do not possess the level of sparkle to which we have become accustomed.
Intricate metalworking techniques such as repoussé (the hammering of metal into ornate designs) and cannetille (a method of working the gold wire to make it look woven) allowed goldsmiths to really flex their muscles. These gold pieces, either on their own or combined with gemstones, made for highly original and dramatic jewelry. The era also saw pieces with ornately woven strands of human hair.
Pearls, along with colored gemstones like garnets, rubies and sapphires, were widely used in Georgian jewelry. These were often cut in the shape of a cabochon or teardrop. It was fashionable to combine garnets or rubies with seed pearls. In Georgian diamond rings, popular cuts for diamonds included rose, old mine and table. Around the 1780s, paste jewelry, or hand-cut glass on foil, was used to imitate diamonds.
Browse a collection of antique Georgian diamond rings, earrings, brooches and other authentic Georgian jewelry today on 1stDibs.
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Style: Georgian
Antique Georgian Pink Tourmaline 18k Cannetille Gold Butterfly Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Antique Cannetille jewelry is highly admired for its exquisitely detailed hand wrought gold work reputedly inspired by fine lace embroidery of the 1...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Tourmaline, Gold, 18k Gold
GeorgIan Garnet Flat Cut Snowflake/Cross Pendant or Brooch
Located in Stamford, CT
In natural light, there is a flash of orange in the red of this Georgian Flat Cut garnet snowflake pendant. The color of Georgian garnets are unique to the era as there was no light ...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Garnet, 9k Gold
GIA-Certified Diamond & Mother of Pearl Pendant, Georgian
Located in Southbury, CT
Dating from around the 1830s, this magnificent Georgian pendant features a silver-over-gold "bow" set with 13 beautiful old rose-cut diamonds that total at least 1 carat. From this s...
Category
1820s Unknown Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Silver
Antique 19th Century Georgian Aigrette En Tremblant Emerald Diamond Silver Gold
Located in Lisbon, PT
19th Century Emerald and Diamond “en Tremblant” Aigrette Brooch in Silver and Gold, likely France or Portugal, circa 1800–1830. A monumental 19th-century aigrette of exceptional scal...
Category
Early 19th Century European Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Antique Georgian Rock crystal comet brooch, 9k gold
Located in NEWARK, GB
A fabulous antique Georgian era Rock Crystal comet brooch.
The design is simple yet very effective with the wonderfully sparkling large rock crystal with its expertly faceted cut an...
Category
19th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Rock Crystal, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Georgian Black Dot Paste, Silver and Gold Heart Pendant
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This stunning pendant holds black dot paste. The paste is set in silver and the back of the pendant is modelled in 9carat gold.
Heart Diameter: 17x18...
Category
1830s British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Silver, Gold
Antique Georgian Rose Cut Sapphire Amethyst Pin Brooch
Located in Monroe Township, NJ
Antique Dutch Georgian /early Victorian Rose cut white Sapphire Amethyst Pin / Brooch set on an gold backed on silver with open work design . This kind o...
Category
Late 18th Century European Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Sapphire, Silver
Magnificent Large Antique Georgian Regency Period Black Dot Paste Turban Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Superb antique Georgian Regency period black dot paste and silver turban ornament brooch.
Circa 1810
The hand cut, hand polished stones set in a substant...
Category
19th Century Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Silver
Georgian Flat Cut Garnet, Pearl and Gold Brooch
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This stunning brooch would also make a stunning pendant! There are four large flat cut garnets and at the centre is a run garnet. The brooch is also de...
Category
1830s British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Garnet, Pearl, Gold
A late Georgian diamond-set aigrette brooch
Located in London, GB
A late Georgian diamond-set aigrette brooch, in the form of a diamond-set spray with two diamond-set flowers and a diamond-set bow, the knot of the set with an old mine-cut diamond estimated to weigh 0.7 carats, the small old mine-cut diamonds estimated to weigh a further total of 9 carats, all grain and cut-down set in silver to yellow gold back, with later gold brooch fitting, circa 1810, measuring 6.5 x 3.5cm, gross weight 15.9 grams.
This antique brooch is in very good condition for its age. Unmarked, tested as silver and 18ct gold, with 15ct gold later brooch fitting.
This superb late Georgian diamond aigrette...
Category
1810s British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 15k Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Antique Georgian 18K Silver Rose Diamond Enamel Limoges Mandolin Brooch Pin
Located in Winter Springs, FL
A beautifully preserved piece of jewelry history. This original Georgian period brooch has been done in 18K multi-toned gold and silver topped in sections set with rose and peruzzi c...
Category
Mid-18th Century Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Georgian Garnet and 18 Carat Gold Cannetille Brooch
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This gorgeous 18 Carat gold cannetille brooch holds a shiny red garnet stone. The detail surrounding this stone is exquisite. This piece could be either a brooch or a pendant.
Face...
Category
Early 1800s British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Garnet, Gold
Vintage Georgian Revival 14k Gold 5ctw Rose Cut Diamond Flower Pin Brooch
Located in Montclair, NJ
--Stone(s):--
Numerous Natural Genuine Diamonds - Rose Cut - Prong, Pave & Bezel Set
Total Carat Weight: 4-5 (approx.)
Material: Solid 14k Yellow Gold
Weight: 20.66 Grams
Overall Wi...
Category
19th Century Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Antique 18th Century Iberian Emerald Earrings Brooch/Pendant Demi Parure Spanish
Located in Lisbon, PT
Antique 18th century Iberian emerald demi-parure composed by earrings and brooch/pendant in yellow gold, with Spanish hallmarks and accompanied by fitt...
Category
18th Century Spanish Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Emerald, Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Georgian Floral Brooch Featuring 3 Carats DTW of Antique Diamonds
Located in Montgomery, AL
This exceptional antique piece dates back to the Georgian design period (1714-1840). This design period is quite lengthy as it encompasses the rule of five British monarchies. This G...
Category
Early 19th Century Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
White Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum, Sterling Silver
Georgian Lover's Eye Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Rare Georgian Lover's Eye Brooch from the late 1700's. Painted miniature portrait of a young woman, looking upwards with white ribbon holding her hair, with...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
18k Gold
Antique Collectible 18 Karat Gold Enamel Cartier Historical Pin
By Cartier
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful historical antique 18k gold pin of four flowers accented by diamonds and enamel by Cartier. This pin is a rare pin by Cartier made in 1938 to commemorate the English Royal visit of King George to Paris. It was made in limited edition. The visit took place July 10-22, 1938. The pin features the English Rose, the Scottish Thistle, Ireland's Shamrock and the Welsh Daffodil to signify the United Kingdom held together by a red white and blue ribbon made with enamel. The colors are also French colors. This pin is illustrated in several Cartier books including "The Cartier Collection Jewelry...
Category
1930s French Vintage Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel, Gold
Antique Georgian Brooch Mandolin 18K Gold Diamond Pearl Pale Blue Enamel
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This exquisite brooch is designed in the shape of a miniature round-backed mandolin. It was created around 1825 out of 18K gold. The body, the neck and the headstock of the mandolin ...
Category
1820s French Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Antique Georgian Mourning Stick Pin with Gold, Pearls, and Garnets
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine Georgian hair art memorial or mourning stick pin.
With braided hair behind glass in a gold setting and surrounded by seed pearls and garnets...
Category
Early 19th Century Unknown Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Pearl, 10k Gold
Antique Georgian 1.5 Carat Diamond Virgin Mary and Jesus Portrait Brooch
Located in London, GB
Georgian jewellery is highly sought after. The Goldsmiths of this period were highly skilled.
This unique and beautiful brooch features 51 rose cut diamon...
Category
17th Century Unknown Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 9k Gold, Silver
Lovely Georgian Paste Corsage Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Lovely Georgian Paste Corsage Brooch with foiled chrysolites from the late 18th Century. Handmade brooch (likely Portugese) in heavy silver closed back ...
Category
1770s Portuguese Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Quartz, Silver
Georgian Flat Cut Garnet and Gold Mourning Brooch
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
This stunning brooch would also make a stunning pendant! The hair behind the locket front is surrounded by beautiful flat cut garnets, typical of the Georgian period...
Category
Early 1800s British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Garnet, Gold
Giacomo Raffaelli signed & dated 1784, Rare Micromosaic Plaque of the Goldfinch
Located in Aspen, CO
Very rare 18th century micromosaic plaque of the Goldfinch. This circular plaque is 3 inches in diameter, the micromosaic is set in copper. On the verso, the piece is signed in cursi...
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1780s Italian Antique Georgian Brooches
1740s Georgian Diamond Brooch
Located in London, GB
Georgian diamond brooch. Set with one hundred and ten rose and table cut diamonds of varying shapes and sizes, in closed back cut down settings ...
Category
1740s British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Georgian Aquamarine Lapis Cannetille Pendant Brooch
Located in Riverdale, NY
Georgian Aquamarine and Lapis Cannetille Pendant-Brooch of beautiful quality and condition. Extraordinary detailed gold work forms the surrounds fo...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Aquamarine, Lapis Lazuli, 15k Gold
Georgian 1.40 Ct Diamond Rare Comet Brooch
Located in Napoli, IT
Celestial Halley’s Comet
A rare and stunning example of Georgian Halley’s comet brooch, superb little example richly set with old mine cut Diamond...
Category
1830s European Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Silver
Coral Angel Brooch
Located in Amsterdam, NL
A large coral brooch of an angel, Italy, 18th century.
weight: 19.1 grams
dimensions: 6.1 cm.
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Coral, 18k Gold
Antique 1780 Georgian Brooch Miniature Pencil Drawing on Paper Silver Paste
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This chaming piece of jewellery was created around 1780 as a clasp for a bracelet or necklace. In the early 19th century it was converted into a brooch.
The pencil drawing shows the ...
Category
1780s British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Silver
Georgian Halley's Comet Rose Cut Diamond Brooch
Located in London, GB
Here we have a charming little Halley's Comet brooch taken from the Georgian period. Crafted from a blend of old gold and silver, it showcases a striking design with a white rose cut...
Category
18th Century Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Silver
Georgian Diamond Brooch, circa 1770
Located in London, GB
Georgian diamond brooch/pendant. Centrally set with one cushion shape old mine diamond in a closed back cutdown setting with a weight of 1.10 ca...
Category
1770s Unknown Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Rose Gold, Silver
Antique Mid-18th Century 14 Karat Gold Onyx Stomacher Pendant Brooch
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This beautiful mid-18th century piece of jewellery has been executed in 14 carat gold and is set with facetted onyx .
Category
1650s Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold
En Tremblant Platinum 16.00 Carat Diamond Flower Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Designed as a flower set en tremblant . The center is set with a round brilliant diamond weighing approximately 1.25 carats, further set throughout with round, baguette ,pear and marquise cut diamonds weighing approximately 14.76 carats. The stem and leaf...
Category
Mid-20th Century Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Lovely Georgian Paste Corsage Brooch
Located in Riverdale, NY
Lovely Georgian Paste Corsage Brooch with foiled chrysolites from the late 18th Century. Handmade brooch (likely Portugese) in heavy silver closed back ...
Category
1770s Portuguese Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Quartz, Silver
Georgian Deer Pin with Rose Cut Diamonds 12k Gold Brooch
Located in Scotts Valley, CA
Details:
Rare find! A wonderful Georgian diamond deer brooch! Beautiful pair of sweet reindeer with rose cut diamonds and little ruby eyes. Both a doe and a buck depicted in this swe...
Category
Early 18th Century Unknown Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Gold
Georgian Key to My Heart Rare Acrostic Brooch
Located in Napoli, IT
Love for Ever
Magnificent little treasure as survivor of a past pledge of love will please the next keeper with its un discussed beauty and hidden secret tales of love
Georgian perio...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Diamond, Emerald, Garnet, Ruby, 18k Gold
Antique Georgian Starburst Clasp Oriental Pearl Peridot 15 Karat Gold Silver
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This precious clasp designed as a starburst was intended for a bracelet or a necklace, most likely to be worn with pearls. The oval fasetted peridot has been set in a silver setting...
Category
1810s British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Oriental Pearl, Peridot, Gold, 15k Gold, Silver
Georgian 1820 Enameled Pin of a Playful Putti 18kt Gold with European Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Magnificent piece from the Georgian Period.
An antique stick pin brooch, created in the United Kingdom between the kingdoms of George III (17...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 19th Century Silesian Wirework Bow Brooch
Located in New York, NY
Silesian Wirework Bow Brooch from the Georgian period, circa 1830's. Intricately woven iron wire is formed into a bow formed brooch with drop and gut...
Category
1830s French Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Other
Antique Amethyst Citrine & 18K Gold Pansy Brooch, circa 1820
Located in Baltimore, MD
Dainty Georgian pansy pin set with amethysts and citrines in 18K gold. Pansy pins were often given as a gift from a loved as the sound of the word pansy was similar to the French "pe...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Citrine, 18k Gold
Antique 1785 Georgian Handpainted Sentimental Miniature Gold Brooch
Located in Munich, Bavaria
A young woman, wearing a white muslin dress à la greque and a blue shawl, is pointing to a word or possibly writing it onto a lage marble slate in a garde...
Category
1780s British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
9k Gold
Georgian Ruby, Emerald, Diamond and Gold Cannetille Brooch-Pendant, Circa 1830
Located in London, GB
A Georgian cannetille brooch-cum-pendant, with a cushion shaped emerald in the centre, surrounded by a cluster of eight, old mine-cut diamonds, with six, oval faceted rubies and six ...
Category
Early 19th Century English Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold
Antique Georgian Gold, Enamel, and Seed Pearl Braided Hair Mourning Brooch
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine antique Georgian gold, seed pearl, hair, and enamel mourning brooch.
With braided or plaited hair behind glass in a worked gold setting set with seed pearls and surrounded by a black enamel band.
The reverse bears a pin for attachment and likely had a jump ring removed.
In the Georgian and Victorian eras, woven hair art was used to memorialize a departed loved one or given as a keepsake memorial for a loved one in their absence.
The gold tests at 10k.
Simply a wonderful Georgian mourning brooch...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Woven Hair Art Gold-Filled Brooch with Coral Cabochons
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A wonderful, diminutive Georgian or early Victorian gold-filled and woven hair brooch or pin.
With braided hair behind glass set in a gold-filled setting surrounded by small pink coral cabochons.
In the Georgian and Victorian eras, woven hair art...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Coral, Gold-filled
Antique 17th/18th Century Sequilé Diamond Demi-Parure Yellow Gold Portuguese
Located in Lisbon, PT
Museum-quality antique late 17th/early 18th century diamond and yellow gold Baroque “sequilé” earrings and pendant/brooch demi-parure, Portuguese, with hallmarks from the period and ...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold
Colombian emerald, diamond and ruby cannetille brooch, circa 1830.
Located in London, GB
Colombian emerald, diamond and ruby cannetille brooch. Set to centre with a cushion shape old cut natural Colombian emerald with minor oil with a weight of 2.70 carats in an open bac...
Category
1830s Antique Georgian Brooches
Antique Georgian Padlock Mourning Brooch, 9k Rose Gold, Hairwork
Located in NEWARK, GB
The sweetest little antique Georgian era padlock mourning brooch or pin.
Georgian padlock jewels are increasingly difficult to find and a highly popu...
Category
19th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
9k Gold, Rose Gold
Georgian Era Peacock Brooch Opal Ruby Emerald Diamond & Sapphire
Located in Montgomery, AL
This brooch is so intricate and thought out!
He is accented by an array of gemstones, including a hidden sapphire behind the head!
Brooch Details
Material: 14K Gold & Silver Top
Era...
Category
18th Century Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Emerald, Opal, Sapphire, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique Georgian Silver & 9K Gold Diamond Foliate Openwork Brooch in Fitted Case
Located in Staines-Upon-Thames, GB
A Georgian diamond, silver, and rose gold brooch, comprising forty-seven old mine cut diamonds, set in silver, backed in 9 karat rose gold, with 9 karat rose gold pin and fittings.
...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Georgian French Pearl Diamond Novelty Swallow Brooch
Located in Napoli, IT
Precious Past Novelty
Sweet novelty brooch from the Georgian period, bearing French hallmarks 1796 ca – hand crafted of solid 18 KT gold and silver portions
Featuring four Swallows l...
Category
Late 18th Century French Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl
A Georgian diamond-set en tremblant butterfly brooch
Located in London, GB
A Georgian diamond-set en tremblant butterfly brooch, the body set with five large old mine-cut diamonds graduating in size with the larger estimated to weigh 1 ½ carats, the openwor...
Category
1880s British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond
9ct Gold Antique Georgian Turquoise Set Brooch
Located in London, GB
9ct 375 Gold Antique Georgian Brooch with
beautiful Turquoise stones
Beautifully decorative floral design
Actual Size 4.5cm x 2cm
Weight 3.28 ...
Category
Late 18th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Turquoise, Gold
Georgian 15K Gold Mourning Brooch with Hardstone Floral Cameo - U.K. - C.1837
Located in Chatham, CA
Georgian 15K yellow gold mourning brooch / pin - set with a carved floral agate cameo to the center (approx. 10 mm. x 6 mm.) - the cameo surrounded by an enamel and gold border inscr...
Category
Early 19th Century British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Agate, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
14K Gold Georgian Mourning Pin with Purple Paste Stones, circa 1820
Located in Venice, CA
Circa 1820, this 14k gold pin would have been worn in the Georgian era as a way to memorialize someone. In its center, hair is woven tightly together to m...
Category
1820s European Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
Georgian Victorian 1830 Pendant Brooch In 18Kt Gold 4.58 Cts Rose Cut Diamonds
Located in Miami, FL
Georgian-Victorian 1840 era jeweled pendant-brooch
An antique early transitional convertible piece, made in England around the 1840's. It was designed...
Category
Late 18th Century English Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver
Garnet Crescent
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Three 18 carat gold brooches in the shape of crescents, each set with eleven rose cut rhodolite garnets on red gold foil, one with a little star in the middle, Perpignan, France, cir...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Garnet, 18k Gold
Georgian Amethyst & 18K Yellow Gold Cannetille Brooch - France - Circa 1820
Located in Chatham, CA
Exceptional Georgian Amethyst and 18K yellow gold cannetille work brooch - featuring four fine crimped collet set and solid gold backed amethyst gemstones (approx. 9.36 Total Carat W...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Georgian 18 Carat Gold Cannetille earrings
Located in Chipping Campden, GB
These gorgeous 18 Carat gold cannetille earrings are so decorative. They have flown detail near the hooks and delicate detail all the way down to the bottom.
Drop from ear: 6mm
Wei...
Category
1830s British Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Gold
Georgian Canetille Bow Garnet Natural Pearl Brooch Pendant Necklace 18 KT
Located in Napoli, IT
This stunning Georgian period pendant brooch is 1790 ca
The fine elaborated Canetille work is elegantly shaped as a bow with a suspending drop further enriched by Natural not nucleated Pearls...
Category
1790s European Antique Georgian Brooches
Materials
Garnet, Natural Pearl, 18k Gold
