Countess Cis Bakelite Cherry Brooch
By Countess Cis
Located in New York, NY
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.
Brass, Bronze
$103Sale Price|20% Off
Art Deco Salamander Brooch With Cherry Bakelite By Jean Painlevé, 1930s
Located in McKinney, TX
- Vintage item - Collectible costume jewelry piece from the early 20th century - 1.6" x 1.4" - Gold plated hardware - Red bakelite - Three dimensional salamander/lizard figural...
Unavailable
Cherry Red Bakelite Brooch and Bracelet
Located in Oradell, NJ
This is a fantastic cherry red bakelite brooch and bracelet set in very good vintage condition.
Cherry Red, carved Bakelite brooch with Fern, C1930's
Located in BALMAIN, NSW
Cherry Red, reverse carved Bakelite brooch with Fern Like inclusions as in Amber, Art Deco, C1930's.
Amber
Unavailable
W 1.38 in L 2.17 in
Art Deco Cherry Red and Amber Geometric Bakelite Dress Clip with Diamantes
Located in Balmain, AU
Art Deco Cherry Red and Amber geometric Bakelite Dress clip with embedded Diamantes. In very good Antique condition. Dimension - 5.5cm length x 3.5cm wide.
Unavailable
H 1.66 in D 0.4 in L 2.76 in
Art Deco Red Bakelite Horn of Plenty Brooch pin with Cherries
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco Carved Red Bakelite Horn of Plenty brooch or pin with cherries.
Vintage Bakelite Cherries Brooch
Located in New York, NY
This Bakelite brooch features dark purple colored cherries suspended from green carved leaves on top.
Original Art Deco Bakelite red Cherry Cherries bar brooch pin
Located in Daylesford, Victoria
Art Deco American Bar Pin / Brooch in Bakelite, with bright Red Cherries and Green Leaves, with original “roll-over” safety pin clasp to rear.
Art Deco Cherry Red Bakelite and Chrome Brooch, circa 1930
Located in Westward ho, GB
Beautiful Art Deco cherry red bakelite and chrome brooch in the style of two leafs and a single berry.
Mixed Metal, Other
Edwardian Old Cut Diamond Foliate Scroll Tiara in Silver and Gold
Located in London, England
A truly elegant Edwardian old cut diamond tiara set in silver and gold, circa 1910. This beautifully handcrafted tiara is composed of a number of elegant foliate scroll motifs, com...
Diamond, Gold, Silver
$35,000
H 2.76 in W 3.55 in D 2.76 in
Victorian Opal and Diamond Crown Tiara Haircomb Necklace, circa 1880s
Located in Idar-Oberstein, DE
Victorian Opal and Diamond Crown Haircomb Necklace, ca. 1880s A very unusual and stunning Victorian crown, set with fiery opal cabochons and old-mine cut diamonds, from the 1880s. T...
Diamond, Opal, Gold, Silver
Collection of End of Day Bakelite Squiggle Bracelets
Located in New York, NY
Collection of End of Day Bakelite Squiggle Bracelets from the 1960's likely made of bakelite from an earlier period. Each is shaped like a potato chip and stack perfectly on top of e...
Exceptional Art Deco Mazer Pendant Brooch
By Mazer
Located in New York, NY
Exceptional Art Deco Mazer Pendant Brooch from the 1930's. High Art Deco design with step faceted faux aquamarines and sapphires set within an intricate pave and baguette dangle sett...
Rhodium
$5,145
W 0.5 in D 0.5 in Dm 8.5 in L 15 in
Couture Elsa Schiaparelli Shocking Pink Glass Beads Tassel Sautoir c1930s
Located in Chicago, IL
Elsa Schiaparelli famously embraced "shocking pink" for her Surrealist-aesthetic couture clothing and handcrafted costume jewelry, which she commissioned from Parisian paruriers begi...
Pearl, Gold
Untreated Burma Ruby Bypass Ring, 5.70 Carats
Located in New Orleans, LA
The exquisite 5.70-carat ruby and 4.54-carat diamond showcased in this bypass ring create a tantalizing interplay. The pear-shaped crimson gemstone is certified by the American Gemol...
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
Rare Maison Gripoix Poured Glass Evening Bag
By Maison Gripoix
Located in New York, NY
Rare Gripoix Glass Haute Couture purse from the 1980's. A Chanel design, but made in custom colorations. Our Chanel Haute Couture client ordered these purses directly from Maison Gri...
$25,000
W 1.5 in D 0.5 in L 2.5 in
Couture Surreal Schiaparelli Artist Vertes Harlequin Duck Brooch c1939
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in Chicago, IL
Between the first ad campaign that fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli (1890-1973) commissioned from internationally admired Paris-based Hungarian-born multimedia artist Marcel Vertes...
Gold, Yellow Gold, Gilt Metal
Extraordinary 1930's Haute Couture Leather Gingko Bib
Located in New York, NY
Extraordinary 1930's Haute Couture Leather Gingko Bib with pastes and gold bullion of French origin. Unknown designer, completely handmade. Gold leaf leather gingko leaves fall from ...
Gilt Metal, Gold Plate
Antique Tiffany & Co. Enamel Flower Brooch
By Tiffany & Co.
Located in New York, NY
Created around 1895-1900, shortly after the firm's triumph at the 1889 Paris Exposition, this white enamel gardenia brooch in 18K gold belongs to an enduringly popular Tiffany & Co. ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Enamel
$1,820Sale Price|20% Off
W 0.69 in D 0.31 in L 1.69 in
ART NOUVEAU 1900 Edwardian Enameled Flowers Brooch In 18Kt Gold With Diamond
Located in Miami, FL
Edwardian art nouveau enamel flowers pendant-brooch. This is a really fantastic three-dimensional antique brooch with flowers, created in America during the Edwardian and the Art No...
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel, 14k Gold
$12,000
Vintage Gold Charm Bracelet
Located in Cairo, EG
Vintage 14k gold bracelet with complet unuswal charms in very fine workmanship of every charm braclete is in 14k gold total bracelet weight 46 grams in good condition
Nettie Rosenstein Pate De Verre Clip, Maison Gripoix
By Nettie Rosenstein
Located in New York, NY
Nettie Rosenstein Pate De Verre Clip made in the 1930's. Many of costume jewelry houses imported "elements" for their collections in this period. This explains the design of this "...
Sterling Silver
Antique Ring 25ct natural Blue Sapphire solid 18K Gold Ø 4.75 US /9.6gr
Located in SE
Luxurious Antique Ring in Renaissance style, band and crown tested solid 18K Gold,not hallmarked, European, ca. XVIII - early XIX centuries. Huge cabochon of natural Light - Blue Sa...
Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Countess Cis Monumental Angel Fish Brooch, France 1950s
By Countess Cis Zoltowska
Located in New York, NY
A rare Countess Cis figural brooch in the form of a large angel fish handset with a myriad of colored stones and pearls. 1950's France. Handmade and large scale. 4.75" x 4" Excelle...
Gilt Metal
$120,000
Diamond Tiara by J.E. Caldwell
By J.E. Caldwell & Co.
Located in New York, NY
this breathtaking tiara is a vision of elegance and refinement. Crafted in 18K white gold and platinum, it features an intricate lattice-like design adorned with shimmering rose-cut ...
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage brooches, which refer to decorative jewelry traditionally pinned to garments and used to fasten pieces of clothing together where needed, have seen increasing popularity in recent years.
While jewelry trends come and go, brooches are indeed back on the radar thanks to fashion houses like Gucci, Versace, Dior and Saint Laurent, all of which feature fun pinnable designs in their current collections. Whether a dazzlingly naturalistic Art Nouveau dragonfly, a whimsical David Webb animal, a gem-studded bloom or a streamlined abstract design, these jewels add color and sparkle to your look and a spring to your step.
Given their long history, brooches have expectedly taken on a variety of different shapes and forms over time, with jewelers turning to assorted methods of ornamentation for these accessories, including enameling and the integration of pearls and gemstones. Cameo brooches that originated during the Victorian age are characterized by a shell carved in raised relief that feature portraits of a woman’s profile, while 19th-century micromosaic brooches, comprising innumerable individually placed glass fragments, sometimes feature miniature depictions of a pastoral scene in daily Roman life.
At one time, brooches were symbols of wealth, made primarily from the finest metals and showcasing exquisite precious gemstones. Today, these jewels are inclusive and universal, and you don’t have to travel very far to find an admirer of brooches. They can be richly geometric in form, such as the ornate diamond pins dating from the Art Deco era, or designer-specific, such as the celebrated naturalistic works created by Tiffany & Co., the milk glass and gold confections crafted by Trifari or handmade vintage Chanel brooches of silk or laminated sheer fabric. Chanel, of course, has never abandoned this style, producing gorgeously baroque CC examples since the 1980s.
Brooches are versatile and adaptable. These decorative accessories can be worn in your hair, on hats, scarves and on the lower point of V-neck clothing. Pin a dazzling brooch to the lapel of your blazer-and-tee combo or add a cluster of smaller pins to your overcoat. And while brooches have their place in “mourning jewelry,” in that a mourning brooch is representative of your connection to a lost loved one, they’re widely seen as romantic and symbolic of love, so much so that a hardcore brooch enthusiast might advocate for brooches to be worn over the heart.
Today, find a wide variety of antique and vintage brooches for sale on 1stDibs, including gold brooches, sapphire brooches and more.
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