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1940s large floral spray brooch with faux amethyst
Located in San Francisco, CA
1940s large floral spray brooch with amethyst colored and clear stones.
Category
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Vintage Trifari Sterling Aqua Stones Brooch 1940s
By Trifari
Located in Austin, TX
Beautiful Trifari brooch made of sterling silver and decorated with blue crystals. Great condition
Category
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
1940s Mauboussin Retro Diamond Gold Leaf Brooch
By Mauboussin
Located in Milano, IT
A yellow gold and diamond brooch in the shape of two leaves. Signed Mauboussin Paris, 1940 c.a.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Retro Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Retro Ruby Brooch in Yellow Gold 18k, Black Enamel, Estate Jewelry
Located in PARIS, FR
Retro ruby brooch in yellow gold 18 karats. Brooch composed of a bar decorated with three half
Category
Vintage 1940s European Retro Brooches
Materials
Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Joseff of Hollywood 1940s Russian Gold Plate Vintage Floral Brooch and Earrings
By Joseff of Hollywood
Located in Wigan, GB
1940s. The brooch and earrings were made by Joseff of Hollywood.
Condition Report:
Excellent
The Details
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
4.74 Carat Platinum Art Deco Brooch
Located in Melbourne, AU
Featuring an Art Deco Brooch with a geometric design. This brooch is mill grain rub set with a
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Multi-gem and Gold Leaf Brooch
Located in New York, NY
This brooch has such presence and style. The beauty of this 14K gold brooch is accentuated by a
Category
20th Century American Brooches
Materials
Ruby, Emerald, Citrine, 18k Gold
Rare Large Trifari Jelly Belly Fly Brooch / Insect
By Trifari
Located in Litchfield County, CT
This larger size jelly belly fly or bee insect brooch by Trifari is whimsical and rarer. Clear
Category
Vintage 1940s Brooches
1940s William Spratling Wood Sterling Silver Clip Brooch
By William Spratling
Located in New York, NY
A whimsical brooch of a hand by the American master designer, William Spratling, who worked in
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Modern Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
1940s Rebajes Sterling Silver Kinetic Brooch
By Francisco Rebajes
Located in Winnetka, IL
A large, impressive pin by the New York metalsmith Francisco Rebajes (1907-1990). A master craftsman, Rebajes coiled a piece of sterling wire around a boomerang form and attached a...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Trifari Sterling Aqua Blue Brooch 1940s
By Trifari
Located in Austin, TX
Stunning Trifari dress clip in great condition made of sterling silver and decorated with red and white rhinestones and turquoise cabochons. Looks fantastic with any outfit, especial...
Category
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen Denmark Brooch
By Harald Nielsen
Located in Skanninge, SE
A fine brooch by Harald Nielsen for Georg Jensen.
Made during world war II. It is made in silver
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver, Stainless Steel
Cartier Ruby Diamond Yellow Gold Flower Clip Brooches
By Cartier
Located in Milano, IT
original fitted Case. One brooch signed and numbered.
1940's
Category
Vintage 1940s British Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Famous Vintage 1940s signed Trifari Ballerina Dancer Brooch
By Trifari
Located in New York, NY
This is the famous Trifari Ballerina brooch made in the 1940s. Her face is a faux moonstone and
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
ANTONIO PINEDA "Turbaned Woman" Brooch (1950
s)
By Antoñio Pineda
Located in New York, NY
A rare brooch and earrings set by Antonio Pineda designed as an exotic turbaned head of a woman
Category
Vintage 1940s Mexican Brooches
Materials
Amethyst, Opal, Sterling Silver
Pennino Vintage Faux Ruby and Clear Crystal Brooch
By Pennino Jewelry
Located in New York, NY
This brooch was designed by Pennino and features a swirl design with red and clear crystal flowers
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Vintage 1.60 Carat Brilliant Cut F/G VVS Diamond Crescent Moon Brooch/Pendant
Located in Napoli, IT
origin, 1940 ca – hand crafted of solid 18 KT white gold
Beautiful shaped with lovely old style under
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Retro Tricolored Gemstone Gold Flower Brooch
Located in Vail, CO
Retro tricolored gold and gemstone large flower spray brooch, showcasing three flowers one
Category
Vintage 1940s Retro Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
CARTIER. A Yellow Gold
Safety-Pin
Brooch.
By Cartier
Located in London, GB
Designed as a yellow gold stylised 'épingle de sûreté', 1940s, signed Cartier Paris and numbered 05289, French assay marks for 18ct gold.
Category
Vintage 1940s French Brooches
Materials
18k Gold
SUZANNE BELPERRON. Pair of Sapphire
Branche
Brooches.
By Suzanne Belperron
Located in London, GB
made in Paris in the period 1932 - 1955 and the facetted sapphire brooch has partial maker's marks for
Category
Vintage 1940s French Brooches
Materials
Sapphire, 18k Gold
1940s Goldtone and Copper Enamelled Turtle Pin Brooch
Located in Palm Springs, CA
medium large pin measuring approximately 2.75" by 2", the turtle brooch pin makes a style statement
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
1940s Acrylic LUCITE Googly Eyed Cat Pin Brooch
Located in Palm Springs, CA
detail on the back provides color and depth on this pin brooch, and the googly crazy eyes add a level of
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
14 Karat Yellow Gold Ruby Suite with Brooch
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Ruby Suite of 14 Karat yellow gold including brooch with 20 stones totaling 4.52 carats. The brooch
Category
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Materials
Ruby, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Rare 1930s Bakelite V for Victory Brooch Pin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
A classic figural patriotic brooch pin popular in the USA as WWII started, this brooch is a bit of
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Rare
Unusual Hollycraft Brooch
Earring Set of Clear Rhinestones
By Hollycraft
Located in Oradell, NJ
This a rare, unusual, and beautifully made Hollycraft brooch and earring set of clear rhinestones
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Schiaparelli Brooch and Earrings 1940s Silvertone and Blue Stones
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a beautiful blue and silver-tone 1940s Elsa Schiaparelli brooch and clip-on earrings set
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Vintage Signed Coro Duette Tremblant Brooch/Fur Clips
By Coro
Located in New York, NY
This vintage Coro duette features a floral design with green enameling and red and clear crystal accents in a gold tone setting. In excellent condition, this piece measures 2-7/8” x...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
HENNELL. A retro citrine and diamond brooch.
Located in London, GB
Designed as two cut-cornered step-cut citrines flanking an arch pavé-set with circular-cut diamonds, the side of the arch further embellished to either side with two circular-cut sto...
Category
Vintage 1940s British Brooches
Materials
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold
1940s Lucite Acrylic Figural OWL Pin Brooch Painted
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Made just like the bakelite version created in the 1930's, the same factories produced many of the same pins in lucite in the 1940s. See my book The Bakelite Collection by Matthew Bu...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Large Extravagant Retro Ruby Diamond and Citrine Brooch
Located in New York City, NY
A fantastic large 3 color gold ruby, diamond and citrine brooch from the 1940's.
Category
American Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Citrine, Ruby
Large 1940s MIRIAM HASKELL Antiqued Goldtone Floral Brooch/ Pin
By Miriam Haskell
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This large 1940s MIRIAM HASKELL Antiqued Goldtone Floral Brooch/ Pin is unsigned, but has all the
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Aquamarine and Diamond 14 Karat White Gold Brooch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Gorgeous 14K white gold blue aquamarine brooch circa 1940's. The emerald cut aquamarine weighs
Category
20th Century Unknown Brooches
Materials
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold
Vintage 1940s Signed Monet Sterling Book Piece Greyhounds Brooch
By Monet
Located in Easton, PA
Rare 1940s sterling goldtone and pink gold plated two greyhounds brooch with security clasp. Marked
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Authentic Book Piece Mazer Crystal Masked Woman Brooch
By Mazer
Located in New York, NY
enamel lips and faux ruby earrings. It is signed “Design Pat. 95441” and the initial “N”. This brooch
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
French Tutti Frutti Gold and Gem Stone Brooch
Located in Southampton, NY
Very fine Retro "Tutti Frutti" brooch set with three carved emeralds accented with six Burma rubys
Category
Vintage 1940s French Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, 18k Gold
J.E. Caldwell Retro Diamond Platinum Floral Brooch
By J.E. Caldwell
Co.
Located in Sunny Isles Beach, FL
J.E. Caldwell Diamond Floral Bouquet Brooch in Platinum, with Round and Baguette Diamonds
Category
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Eagle Brooch No. 166
By Georg Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Eagle Brooch No. 166
This unique brooch has exceptional patina and
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Art Nouveau Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Gold Old European Cut Diamond Leaf Brooch Pendant
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This leaf brooch pendant features Old European cut diamonds set in 14K rose and white gold.
The
Category
Vintage 1940s American Victorian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 14k Gold
Tiffany
Co. Ruby Brooch in 18K Yellow Gold
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Greenwich, CT
Estate Jewelry Curated by Parulina-This classic Brooch is from Tiffany & Co. and features 0.75ct
Category
Vintage 1940s Brooches
Materials
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
VACHERON
CONSTANTIN Rose Gold and Diamond Flower Brooch Watch
By Vacheron Constantin
Located in New York, NY
This Vacheron & Constantin brooch watch in 18k rose gold is in the form of a flower in which are
Category
Vintage 1940s Swiss Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
Diamond and Platinum Fish Brooch with Ruby Eyes
Located in New York, NY
A lovely model of a platinum fish with diamond scales and a ruby eye.
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Platinum
TRABERT HOEFFER for MAUBOUSSIN Retro Emerald and Gold Brooch
Located in Southampton, NY
This brooch is from the famous customized “Reflections” line created when Trabert & Hoeffer merged
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Emerald, 14k Gold
1940s TRIFARI Faux Sapphire Diamond Retro Horse Stallion Pin Brooch
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This gorgeous 1940s TRIFARI Faux Sapphire Diamond Retro Horse Stallion Pin or Brooch measures
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Mid-Century Corocraft Gilded Sterling
Aqua Glass Stone Brooch, 1940s
Located in Burbank, CA
Offered here is a Mid-Century Corocraft gold-plated sterling brooch with a huge faceted aqua glass
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Mid-Century Silson Sterling Rhodium
Emerald Crystal Bouquet Brooch, 1940s
Located in Burbank, CA
Offered here is a large Mid-Century Silson rhodium-plated sterling brooch with large emerald
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Vintage Coro Duette Floral Trembler Brooch/Fur-Clip
Earrings Set
By Coro
Located in New York, NY
the duette brooch is 3” x 1-3/4”. This vintage Coro set bears the patent numbers and is in excellent
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Rare Margot de Taxco Mask and Fan Sterling and enamel duette brooch
By Margot De Taxco
Located in San Francisco, CA
Rare Margot enamel on sterling mask and fan duette brooch. Each brooch can be worn separately
Category
Vintage 1940s Brooches
JOHN RUBEL CO. Turquoise, Ruby
Diamond Flower Brooch
Located in New York, NY
The domed ruby- and diamond-set center radiating six arms set with cabochon turquoise, faceted rubies and circular-cut white diamonds, with hinged petals in two concentric rings enab...
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, Turquoise, 18k Gold
Frances Higgins Fused Glass Brooch with Embedded Brass and Thread
By Frances Higgins
Located in Chicago, IL
shards of clear glass that fused together to form the irregular, soft edged body of the brooch. There is
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
RARE 1930s Bakelite Patriotic Eagle with Drum and Batons Brooch/Pin
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This RARE 1930s Bakelite Patriotic Eagle with Drum and Batons Brooch/Pin is a masterwork of
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Modern Brooch No. 356 by Henning Koppel
By Georg Jensen
Located in San Francisco, CA
Georg Jensen Sterling Silver Modern Brooch No. 356 by Henning Koppel
Sleek, modernist brooch
Category
Vintage 1940s Danish Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage 9ct Gold Cameo Brooch NeoClassical Lady Wearing Earrings Necklace c1940s
Located in Mona Vale, NSW
The Lady Wearing Jewels.
This vintage brooch features a Cameo that is hand carved in Sardonyx Shell
Category
Vintage 1940s Italian Neoclassical Brooches
Materials
Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s Modernist Clifford Russel Sterling Silver Tourmaline Brooch - Pin
By Clifford Russell
Located in Champions State Gate, FL
This vintage Mid Century - Early Modernist Sea Lion brooch is hand made by the famed artisan
Category
Vintage 1940s Unknown Modernist Brooches
Materials
Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
LG Treasures Line Vautrin Pomone Gilt Silvered bronze brooch, circa 1945
Located in London, GB
Line Vautrin, Pomone Brooch, c. 1945, monogrammed 'L.V.' on reverse, gilt and silvered bronze
Category
Vintage 1940s French Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Bronze
Margaret De Patta Abstract Sterling Brooch Mid-century Modern Free Form
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract sterling brooch dates to the early 1940s when Margaret De Patta attended the
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Reja Rhodium
Sterling Cut Crystal Four Leaf Clover Brooch, 1940s
By Reja
Located in Burbank, CA
Offered here is a Reja rhodium-plated sterling and cut-crystal brooch from the 1940s. The three
Category
Vintage 1940s American Post-War Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Rhodium, Sterling Silver
1940s TRIFARI Rhodium and Pave Rhinestone Calla Lily Brooch Pin Dress Clip
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Palm Springs, CA
flower brooch pin clip in the figural form of a lovely faux ruby centered calla lily is a classic dress
Category
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
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1940 Brooch For Sale on 1stDibs
Find the exact 1940 brooch you’re shopping for in the variety available on 1stDibs. Every item for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using Gold, 18k Gold and 14k Gold. You can easily find a 3917 antique edition and 2 modern creations to choose from as well. Making the right choice when shopping for a 1940 brooch may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. As it relates to this specific piece, our collection includes designs that are universally popular, but .5 Carat and 1 Carat carat weights, specifically, are sought with frequency. Creating a 1940 brooch has been a part of the legacy of many jewelers, but those produced by Tiffany
Co., Alfred Philippe for Trifari and Cartier are consistently popular. While most can agree that any 1940 brooch from our collection can easily elevate most outfits, but the choice of a Diamond version from the 853 available is guaranteed to add a special touch to your ensemble. Today, if you’re looking for a round cut version of this piece and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes old european cut and brilliant cut alternatives. Finding a 1940 brooch for sale for women should be easy, but there are 991 pieces available to browse for unisex as well as men, too.
How Much is a 1940 Brooch?
On average, a 1940 brooch at 1stDibs sells for $1,999, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $375,000 for the highest priced versions of this item.
Finding the Right Brooches for You
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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