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Item Ships From: Massachusetts
Vintage 1950’s 14kw Diamond and Pearl Floral Pin
Located in Boston, MA
Vintage 1950’s 14kw Diamond and Pearl Floral Pin - The pin contains one 7.5mm round saltwater cultured pearl with a fine luster. There are 12 round full cut diamonds and 12 single cu...
Category
1950s Unknown Revival Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
Carved Spectrolite Chameleon Bolo
By Diane Griswold Johnston
Located in Cohasset, MA
Beautifully detailed spectrolite chameleon bolo with a rich range of color, carved by Master Ida-Oberstein artist, with inlayed onyx eye, set in18K brushed gold
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Labradorite, 18k Gold
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Bird Brooch with Lapis Lazuli, circa 1933 - 1944
By Georg Jensen
Located in Danvers, MA
I'm pleased to offer a rather hard to find Bird with Berries Brooch by the esteemed Danish silversmith, Georg Jensen.
Sometimes referred to as "the Raven," this wonderful piece is m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
1938 ElsaSchiaparelli CouturePagan DeposeFrance FeatherCrystalGold Bird Brooch
By Elsa Schiaparelli
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 Artisan Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Vintage 18k White Gold Diamond Flower Brooch
Located in Boston, MA
This exquisite vintage brooch from the 1960s is a true representation of timeless elegance. Crafted in luxurious 18k white gold, the piece showcases a breathtaking floral design adorned with dazzling diamonds.
At the heart of this brooch sits a captivating transitional cut round diamond weighing approximately 0.40 carats. This center stone boasts a bright I color and exceptional VS1 clarity rating, allowing it to sparkle with brilliance and fire.
Radiating outwards from the center are four rows of meticulously arranged diamonds, creating the intricate petal formation of the flower motif. These diamonds are comprised of 48 round brilliant-cut stones, collectively weighing an impressive 1.50 carats. The quality of these diamonds is remarkable, showcasing a range of H to J colors and VS2 clarity grades, ensuring a spectacular display of light and sparkle.
The brooch measures an elegant 1 1/8 inches in diameter, allowing it to make a statement without being overwhelming. With a substantial weight of 8.27 grams, it exudes a sense of quality and durability.
Authenticity is further confirmed by the hallmark stamped on the back of the brooch, which reads "750," indicating its composition of 18k gold.
This vintage diamond flower...
Category
1960s Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, White Gold
Tiffany & Company Natural Saltwater Pearl Edwardian Stick Pin in 14K Yellow Gold
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Boston, MA
A rare natural pearl stick pin by Tiffany & Company. Set with a single natural saltwater pearl of beautiful iridescent white color. The pearl m...
Category
Early 20th Century Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Victorian Religious Mourning Hair Work Cross & Wreath Motif Brooch in 14K Yellow
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
An elaborate hair work victorian period mourning brooch. Depicting a cross of blonde hair, draped in a finely woven wreath of brown hair. Encircled by...
Category
19th Century Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
Victorian Figural Girl with Diamond Bonnet Enameled Stick Pin
Located in Boston, MA
Aston Estate Jewelry Presents:
A beautifully hand painted enamel figural stick pin. Depicting a bright smiling young girl with red scarf around her neck, and a ruby red bonnet. Acce...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
Butterfly Emerald, Ruby, Diamond Gold Stick Pin
Located in Newton, MA
Elevate your style with this fashionable butterfly stick pin accessory that effortlessly combines nature's beauty and precious gemstones, offered b...
Category
20th Century Unknown Modern Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Elwood Van Clief Diamond Platinum Brooch Pin
By Elwood Van Clief
Located in Newton, MA
This outstanding brooch/pendant is crafted in solid platinum by renowned designer Elwood Van Clief, offered by Alex & Co. This estate piece from the 1950's era features 26 round bri...
Category
1950s American Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Platinum
An Exquisite Antique Art Deco French Multigem Japoisme Brooch
Located in Weston, MA
This art deco brooch is of magnificent design and highlights a lovely combination of gems. The subject is an onyx symmetrical bonsai tree planted in a polished coral pot. The onyx b...
Category
Early 20th Century Art Deco Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Garnet, Onyx, 18k Gold
Antique Rose Cut Diamond Heart Brooch - "Witch's Heart" - or Convert to Pendant
Located in Danvers, MA
Offered is a very lovely antique rose cut diamond heart brooch from the Georgian period. This type of heart is referred to as a "witch's heart" with the open style and the point cur...
Category
1810s British Georgian Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Sterling Silver
1941 ChanelRelevant American Reinad ArtDecoStyle Silver PolkaDot LargeBow Brooch
By Reinad
Located in Chicago, IL
In Spring 1941 after French fashion couturier Gabriel "Coco" Chanel had stopped production of her clothing designs while she remained in Europe during the WWII era, the decades-old American costume-jewelry company Reinad began imprinting pieces in its new retail line, Chanel Novelty Co, with the script signature "Chanel". As this was prior to the use of the sans-serif capital-letter signature "CHANEL" on French-made jewelry that was commissioned by the Parisian designer, as well as before U.S.-copyright protection began in 1955, the House of Chanel that was mostly owned by the Jewish Wertheimer family of venture capitalists (who remarkably still produced Parfums CHANEL and French-vineyard wine via legal proxy while they lived in asylum in The States during the war) filed a U.S. lawsuit to demand that Reinad halt the use of its founder's famous last name.
As the Werthheimers' quickly won, Reinad only produced the single seasonal collection stamped with the French brand name, and subsequently only imprinted its company name as the sans-serif capital-letter signature "REINAD" without a copyright symbol, which was different that its prior signatures dating back to its founding in 1922. When Chanel herself resumed French-made fashion production in Paris in 1953 (with Werthheimer support leading to their acquisition of all rights to her name despite her post-war eight-year exile in Switzerland due to close association with Nazis), for the first time all of her creations were signed "CHANEL" like the original packaging of the exceedingly profitable "No.5" perfume.
While Reinad continued to produced costume jewelry until 1954, in the last decade of this business, the U.S. company continued to try to appeal to potential Chanel buyers by at least making Chanel-style designs. As such, owning an attractive and well-made Reinad piece can be considered a useful investment in fashion history as evidence of a little-known turning-point involving the most famous ongoing luxury-fashion business Chanel, as well as of the impact of that legal judgement had on advancing U.S. design protection for brands that later used the copyright symbol.
Like early ArtDeco-style oversized heavy metallic costume jewelry by Chanel, this three-dimensional monochrome silver-alloy polkadot bow brooch imitates a pale polkadot-textured ribbon. Notably, while high-quality ribbon for styling hair or decorating clothing in a non-functional way was still an expensive accessory...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Rhodium, Silver, Base Metal
Victorian Sterling Silver Heart Orange Blossom Shield Antique Love Token Brooch
Located in North Attleboro, MA
This exquisite, one-of-a-kind antique love token brooch is a stunning example of 19th-century romantic jewelry. This is a wonderful piece dating to ...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Diamond Star Brooch Pin with Glowing Green & Pearls - or Convert to Ring
Located in Danvers, MA
I'm delighted to offer this lovely antique Victorian brooch/pin that would also be fantastic converted into a statement ring or a striking pendant. (please message me if you would l...
Category
1850s Unknown Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Enamel Sterling Silver Yellow Bird on Branch Lapel Pin Brooch
Located in North Attleboro, MA
This hand-crafted antique Victorian brooch was forged from sterling silver and features a sweet enameled yellow bird perched on a silver branch. During the Victorian era, bird watching and aviaries grew quite fashionable due to the work of ornithologist John James Audubon and his publishing of "Birds of America" in the mid-1800s. These trends led to an upswing of interest in bird-themed jewelry, Moreover, Victorians were fascinated with the secret language of love tokens, friendship gifts and mementos that could be discreetly communicated to lovers, friends and family. Birds often communicated love or fidelity. The bird and branch are set on a silver bar flanked with clover shapes, which symbolizes luck or protection for the wearer. The verso is stamped SILVER and the C-clasp is handmade. It's always exciting to find antique jewelry...
Category
1890s English Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique ArtNouveau Austria Scheid RareMark Pave BlueZircon Silver Snakes Brooch
By Georg Adam Scheid
Located in Chicago, IL
During the Art-Nouveau period while German-born Vienna-based silversmith, niello master, and entrepreneur Georg Adam Scheid (1837-1921) was prospering from a related refinery busines...
Category
Early 20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Aquamarine, Diamond, Sapphire, Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver
Edwardian Opal Diamond Yellow Gold Charles Packer & Co Antique Lapel Pin Brooch
Located in North Attleboro, MA
This luxurious antique Edwardian pin brooch circa 1880-1917 makes an exquisite addition to your collection. Boasting three prong-set oval opals cabochons with a gorgeous blue, violet, and peach play-of-color and a green flash, and two sparking diamonds set in milgrain-topped bezels, this timeless piece exudes elegance and sophistication. The brooch presented in its original antique box, making it the perfect gift for that special someone.
The brooch measures 1.25" long and weighs a total of 3.4 grams. The center opal measures approximately 11mm long by 8mm wide. The two side opals measure approximately 8mm long by 6mm wide. The Old European cut diamonds are approx. 2.5mm in diameter. The C clasp is handmade.
About the maker:
Highly prestigious maker Charles Packer was first in a partnership with William Brady, but their partnership was dissolved in 1839 and Packer carried on as a jeweler, pearl bead and coral dealer at the same address at 78 Regent Street, London W. until 1880. From 1880 until 1917 the business traded as Charles Packer & Co and then as Charles Packer & Co Ltd until c. 1932. Charles Packer was the major London supplier of mourning costume and accessories in the second half of the 19th century (Queen Victoria's reign) and a Charles Packer jewelry set is on display at the British Museum in London. From at least the 1920s Charles Packer & Co was known to have been the official distributor for Rolex watches in London...
Category
Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Opal, Gold, Yellow Gold
Henry Schreiner 1930s ProngSetCrystal FloraSpray TeardropFrame GiltBrass Brooch
By Henry Schreiner
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 Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Art Nouveau Petite Gold Flower Brooch Pin with Old Cut Diamond & Pearl
Located in Danvers, MA
Offered is a beautiful, dainty and petite Art Nouveau period gold flower brooch pin in lovely original condition.
Finely made in 14K yellow gold, the piece retains most of its original bloomed finish...
Category
Early 1900s American Art Nouveau Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
Whimsical Mid Century Tiffany & Co Chick Brooch in 14K Gold
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Boston, MA
A vintage mid century Tiffany and Company chick brooch crafted in 14 karat yellow gold.
Hand crafted and assembled circa 1955.
Signed on the reverse Tiffany & Co 14K, numbered.
Me...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
Art Deco Natural Pearl & Rose Cut Diamond Bar Brooch in Platinum
Located in Boston, MA
An Art Deco period natural pearl and rose cut diamond brooch in platinum. Centered by a beautiful 5mm diameter natural pearl showing an attractive iridescent milky nacre in excellent...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum
MiriamHaskell WWII FrankHess PurpleGlassFlowersGoldLeaves WiredPlasticBackBrooch
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
Beginning in 1939, Miriam Haskell asked her first designer Frank Hess to sparingly use metal in the costume-jewelry collections during WWII while war materials were needed. So their ...
Category
1940s American Baroque Revival Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Mixed Metal
Art Nouveau Floral Enamel Opal Brooch by Krementz
By Krementz & Co
Located in Boston, MA
A handmade art nouveau period enameled flower brooch centered by an Australian opal.
The leaves, and stem of flower enameled in green and golden translucent enamel.
Hallmarked as 14 Karat gold, with Krementz signature.
Measurements: 1" East to west by 1/2" North to south.
Weight: 2.8 Grams
Circa: 1905...
Category
Early 1900s North American Art Nouveau Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Opal, Enamel
MiriamHaskell c1929 FrankHess Rare FurClips GoldGiltBrass 3ChainFloraBow Lariat
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
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 Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Yellow Gold, Brass, Gilt Metal
Rene Lalique Brooch Deux Aigles, Circa 1911 - Two Eagles Art Nouveau Glass
By René Lalique
Located in Danvers, MA
I'm delighted to offer an original Art Nouveau period art glass brooch by Rene Lalique, complete with its original mounting. Dating to 1911, this is model number 1393, titled "Deux ...
Category
1910s French Art Nouveau Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal
Art Nouveau Diamond Enamel 14K Rose Gold Flower Antique Watch Pin Brooch Pendant
Located in North Attleboro, MA
This stunning Art Nouveau Diamond Enamel 14K Rose Gold Flower Antique Convertible Brooch Pendant is an eye-catching piece of jewelry. Featuring a delicate enameled flower centered in...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, Enamel
MiriamHaskell WWII Era FrankHess GoldGiltCast Filigree Butterfly Brooch
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
A child of the Art Nouveau period, Miriam Haskell loved its butterfly design-motifs, which are found in many pieces of costume jewelry by her first designer Frank Hess. His butterfly...
Category
1940s American Art Nouveau Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal, Base Metal
Birks Enamel & Diamond Maple Leaf Brooch in 15 Karat Yellow Gold Victorian
By Birks
Located in Boston, MA
A beautifully enameled victorian period maple leaf brooch by Birks of Canada. Embellished with rich enamel depicting a wonderfully lifelike Canadian maple leaf in shades of red, gree...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Art Deco Dove with Olive Branch Diamond and Emerald Circle Brooch in Platinum
Located in Boston, MA
A beautiful one of a kind Art Deco period diamond and French cut emerald brooch in platinum. Depicting a pave diamond set dove with a ruby eye holdi...
Category
1930s Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Art Deco Apple Green Jade Diamond Stick Pin - Cravat Pin in Platinum & 18K Gold
Located in Danvers, MA
Offered is a very elegant Jadeite and diamond stick pin/cravat pin dating to the Edwardian to Art Deco period.
The jadeite jade and old cushion cut diamond are set in platinum bezel...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Jade, 18k Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co. 14k Yellow Gold Orchid Flower Pin Brooch Vintage Circa 1960s
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in North Attleboro, MA
Lovely Tiffany & Co. large Orchid brooch in 14K yellow gold. The petals are finely detailed and dimensional - just gorgeous. This is a classic & timeless piece perfect for day or nig...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Contemporary Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Couture 1920s French HandCarved Dogs Hounds Galalith RedPaintedArtPlastic Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
This Art-Deco period French carved, lathe-worked, sculpted and painted red-enameled black galalith figural brooch depicts a pair of long-limbed dogs, which may be wolfhounds, greyhou...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Brass
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 Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold, Gold Plate, Silver
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 Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Topaz, Gold, Platinum
Trifari 1940s Philippe 4PieceParure CrystalFloraMotif GoldNecklaceEarringsBrooch
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Chicago, IL
In the late 1940s, Trifari's French-born artistic director Alfred Philippe, who had earlier created fine jewelry for Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, designed this flora-motif crystal...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Art Deco Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Diamond, Gold, Gold Plate, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Rose Cut Diamond Skeleton Key Jabot Pin in Platinum & 18K Gold
Located in Danvers, MA
Elegant, dainty and sparkly – this elegant key jabot pin dates to the late Edwardian to Art Deco period.
Crafted of platinum and 18K gold, the piece features a figural skeleton key ...
Category
20th Century Unknown Art Deco Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Tiffany & Co Patriotic Ruby, Sapphire, Pearl Brooch in 18K Yellow Gold
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in Boston, MA
An antique Tiffany & Company Ruby, Sapphire, and natural Pearl brooch in 18 karat yellow gold.
Centered by a vivid red ruby of 1.10 carats, and a rich blue sapphire 1.15 carats set ...
Category
20th Century Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Ruby, Sapphire, Yellow Gold
Arts and Crafts Platinum Amethyst, Diamond, and Pearl Brooch
Located in Boston, MA
An Art Nouveau period amethyst brooch accented by natural pearls and European cut diamonds in a wire work mounting.
Weighing 2.50 carats, the center amethyst is of rich vivid purple...
Category
1920s Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Diamond, Pearl, Platinum
Antique Bippart & Co. 14k Gold Seed Pearl Victorian Crescent Moon Honeymoon Pin
Located in North Attleboro, MA
This extraordinary Antique Victorian Bippart & Co. 14k Gold Seed Pearl Crescent Moon Brooch beautifully encapsulates the Victorian fascination with celestial symbolism and the exquis...
Category
Early 19th Century American Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage Sterling Silver/Turquoise, Zuni hand-made pin, signed by CJ (Published)
Located in Methuen, MA
Sterling Silver with Turquoise, Zuni hand-made pin, signed by the maker - CJ. (Beautiful Vintage Needle Point Cluster, believed to be by Charlie John, w...
Category
1980s North American Native American Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Turquoise, Sterling Silver
Antique Diamond & Blue Guilloche Enamel Gold Heart Brooch Pin
Located in Danvers, MA
This elegant and sizable Victorian enamel Heart with rose cut diamond flowers is currently a brooch with watch pin but would also be stunning w...
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Antonio Pineda Amethyst Pea Pod 970 Silver Masterpiece Taxco Brooch Circa 1960s
By Antoñio Pineda
Located in North Attleboro, MA
Absolutely stunning, avante garde work of wearable art by Taxco, Mexico master silversmith Antonio Pineda! In top quality 970 purity silver, this circa 1960s brooch is in the whimsic...
Category
1960s Mexican Artisan Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Silver
Antique Flying Owl Brooch Pin with Diamond & Pearls
Located in Danvers, MA
I'm delighted to offer this very fine quality Art Nouveau gold Flying Owl Brooch Pin, that would also be amazing worn as a pendant necklace (I’ve included two photos of the Owl threa...
Category
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold
Antique Diamond Grouse Bird Capercaillie Brooch Pin in 14K Gold & Silver
Located in Danvers, MA
Incredibly sparkly and utterly charming, this antique diamond bird brooch (a Capercaillie or type of grouse, I believe) is a little stunner...
Category
19th Century European Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Silver
Antique Enamel French Bulldog with Diamond Eyes 14K Gold Stick Pin - Cravat Pin
Located in Danvers, MA
As a passionate dog lover, I was delighted to find this charming antique enamel "Frenchie" French Bull Dog stick pin (or cravat pin) with sparkling diamond eyes. He/she is wonderful...
Category
20th Century American Art Nouveau Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold, Enamel
MiriamHaskell 1930s FrankHess TripleSeashell RussianGilt Flora WoodLeaf Brooch
By Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell
Located in Chicago, IL
This early Miriam Haskell lacquered-shell and brass-decorated clip brooch was created by Frank Hess, her first designer since 1926. The 1930s brooch features three seashells supporti...
Category
1930s American Baroque Revival Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Gold, Base Metal, Brass, Gilt Metal
Black Tahitian Pearl Dutch DroogDesign 1998 Unique ThirdNipple GoldDisk Brooch
By Artistian Made
Located in Chicago, IL
In the 1990s when the Dutch collective Droog introduced international leaders of late 20th-Century functional art such as Ron Arad, Marcel Wanders, Jurgen Bey, Hella Jongerius, and Tejo Remy, the Netherlands-based brand was one of the most successful producers of conceptual design. The collaboration was co-founded in 1993 in Amsterdam by the jewelry and product designer Gijs Bakker (b. 1942), who commissioned his protege French artist Frederic Braham in 1998 to create this one-of-a-kind brooch for his young Droog-represented jewelry line "Chi ha paura...?". The Italian phrase means "who is afraid of?".
This natural satin-lustre South Sea black-Tahitian 15 x 10 mm baroque thick-nacred pearl, which is bezel-set in oxidized sterling on a sharp silver stud for push-back fastening as a lapel or tie pin, is surrounded by a removable textured gold disk brooch with the Chiapaura maker's mark, artist's signature, abbreviated year and assay symbol. Notably, while farmed pearls from this French-Polynesian region are scarce, it is rarer to find one over 12mm. This dark gray one is also exceptional for its desirable secondary tone of peacock green with minimal surface imperfections.
From normal use, the unseen back of the disk is missing chips of ecru enamel where it contacts the fastening knob. This reveals that the disk is solid gold.
Like other functional conceptual design represented by Droog, the brooch is more than a beautiful piece of fine jewelry featuring multiple contrasting elements, as it could be a provocative "third nipple" if worn on a tie or scarf. Given the Dutch origin of the brand, we recall the famous 15th-Century oil-painting by Johannes Vermeer, known as "Girl with a Pearl Earring". Who is afraid of girl or boy with a third nipple?
We acquired this brooch from a jewelry collector who had purchased it from the Italian gallery...
Category
1990s Dutch Artist Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, Silver, Mixed Metal, Sterling Silver
Edwardian - Art Deco Diamond Stick Pin with Old European & Rose Cut Diamonds
Located in Danvers, MA
Dating to the late Edwardian into the Art Deco period, this super sparkly, elegant stickpin or cravat pin is in wonderful condition and ready to wear, but would also be very lovely c...
Category
20th Century European Art Deco Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Cruciform NielloInlay FleurDeLys GiltEngravedCopperAlloy Heraldry Brooch Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
This 15th-Century period or older gilt copper and silver alloy amulet with niello inlay is an elaborately engraved three-dimensional brooch and pendant, which demonstrates the epitome of miniature decorative nielli in the early Renaissance by European goldsmiths of small cruciform or quatrefoil objects with heraldry symbols.
Beyond a dense array of engraved radiant-light, cloud and star motifs with punchwork, it features a 10mm fine black crested staff that is the Christian symbol for the Holy Trinity. This intricate engraving with niello has fleur-de-lys elements, like a French or Florentine coat-of-arms or monogram used to identify noble families or a significant person like a king. It tops a 5mm bar, which is bracketed by 10mm peaked bars that form a cross. When worn, it is positioned horizontally like an elongated barbed quatrefoil. The bars may be concealing a relic such as wood, while it is not clear how these pieces are attached to the front.
As a symbol of French conversion to Christianity, the French King Louis in the 12th Century made a fleur-de-lys element of the Holy Trinity vector the official emblem of his royal authority on shields. Later, English kings adopted it when claiming the French throne. By the 14th Century, the fleur-de-lys was used in family insignia that was sewn onto a knight's coat-of-mail surcoat. This coat-of-arms insignia could identify them if found on a battlefield.
The Met Cloisters museum collection includes a similarly sized mid-15th Century French gold brooch...
Category
15th Century and Earlier European Renaissance Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Gilt Metal, Mixed Metal, Niello, Silver, Copper
Schreiner 1950s ProngSet UniqueGreenABCrystals PaveCrystalLeaves Silver Brooch
By Schreiner of New York
Located in Chicago, IL
This colorful prong-set crystal spray brooch by Schreiner New York was made to compliment luxury clothing by a U.S.-based fashion designer, such as Pauline Trigere, in the late 1950s...
Category
1950s American Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Silver, Brass
Antique Diamond Pearl Celestial Crescent Moon Brooch Pin
Located in Danvers, MA
So elegant, this Celestial Diamond & Pearl Crescent Moon brooch has some of the prettiest and most sparkly diamonds. It’s wonderful as a brooch but would also convert beautifully to...
Category
19th Century British Victorian Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, Silver
Couture 1939-50 Schiaparelli-SchlumbergerStyle GlassBeads ProngSetCrystal Brooch
By Artisan NYC
Located in Chicago, IL
In the style of Elsa Schiaparelli couture jewelry and one of her paruriers since the late 1930s, Jean Schlumberger, this handcrafted highly-textural glass-and-crystal silvery brooch ...
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Pearl, Silver, Base Metal, Gilt Metal, Mixed Metal, Rhodium
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 Byzantine Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Pearl, Quartz, Gold, Gilt Metal, Yellow Gold
Artist BertoiaStyle Hammered SterlingSilver SquiggleSpiral UndulatingWire Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
This modern mid-century abstract three-dimensional unsigned brooch is a single hand-hammered sterling-silver wire that was shaped by an artist into an undulating squiggle that ends i...
Category
Early 20th Century American Modern Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Enamel Snake Mourning Stick Pin with Hair Locket, Inscribed 1852
Located in Danvers, MA
A stunning piece of antique early Victorian Mourning jewelry, this enameled Snake Stickpin is complete with its hair locket and original inscription on the reverse, with date of Janu...
Category
Mid-19th Century British Georgian Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
Antique Amuletic DozenRockCrystals Caged MedievalStyle FourRing Bronze Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
This antique amuletic bronze framed pendant cages a dozen single-cut rock crystals that each feature a table-cut decagon crown, deep pavilion, 21 facets, uncut girdle, and 7mm diameter. 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 gold gilding on just the interior, the frame that surrounds each of the four sections of three crystals enables them to reflect surprising pale-yellow-and-lime light when the pendant is viewed from certain angles.
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...
Category
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Rock Crystal, Gilt Metal, Bronze, Copper
Couture 1936-49 Schiaparelli-Dali-Style Set FauxSapphire&Pearl Earrings & Brooch
Located in Chicago, IL
This surrealistic handcrafted faux-sapphire-topped-pearl cluster brooch and clip-earrings set dates to around WWII, when fashion designer Elsa Sch...
Category
1940s American Modern Vintage Massachusetts - Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Pearl, Sapphire, Mixed Metal
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