Antique Aquamarine Brooch
1920s Unknown Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Diamond, Aquamarine, Natural Pearl, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1910s Edwardian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum
1880s British Victorian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Edwardian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, ...
Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine
1910s Unknown Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Gilt Metal
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Pearl, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Diamond, Aquamarine, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Gold
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Pearl, 15k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1920s German Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Natural Pearl, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
1920s Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s English Victorian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Pearl, 9k Gold
1890s Unknown Victorian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Natural Pearl, Pearl, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
1910s Unknown Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Pearl, Yellow Gold
1910s American Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Gold, White Gold, 14k Gold, P...
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Cultured Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Base Metal
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Gold, 14k Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
1890s British Victorian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s British Edwardian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Early 1900s French Belle Époque Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1910s British Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Ruby, 9k Gold
1820s British Georgian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Garnet, 9k Gold
Late 19th Century French Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Diamond, Sapphire, Zircon, 18k Gold
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Amethyst, Aquamarine, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
9k Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
1920s Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, Natural Pearl, Platinum, White Gold
Early 19th Century English Georgian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Natural Pearl, 15k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Edwardian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Pearl, 15k Gold
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Late 19th Century Late Victorian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Gold, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Edwardian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, 15k Gold, Platinum
1920s Unknown Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Alexandrite, Aquamarine, Blue Sapphire, Chrysoberyl, Diamond, Ruby, Spin...
Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Amethyst, Aquamarine, Citrine, Peridot, Sapphire, Tourmaline, Yellow Gol...
Early 19th Century British Georgian Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Topaz, Gold, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Aquamarine Brooch
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
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Antique Aquamarine Brooch For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Antique Aquamarine Brooch?
The Legacy of Aquamarine in Jewelry Design
Perhaps the one gemstone that best embodies the glimmering blue of the ocean is aquamarine, not just in name but also in color. Aqua marina (Latin for water and sea), March’s birthstone, is often crystal clear and blue. Often affordable in price, vintage and antique aquamarine jewelry belongs in everyone’s jewelry box.
Aquamarine is a precious gemstone from the mineral beryl family. Its cousin is the emerald. Like other beryl varieties, aquamarines are rated 7.5 to 8 on the Mohs Hardness Scale. This means that they are soft enough for jewelers to cut to their client’s specs but also durable enough for daily wear.
On land or sea, aquamarines feature prominently in many folk tales, including one about mermaids gifting aquamarine to sailors to protect them during sea voyages. Worn around sailors’ necks as an amulet, it kept them from getting seasick and, most importantly, from shipwrecks. Considered a symbol of courage by some, aquamarine amulets were also favored by Egyptian and Hebrew warriors during battle.
Aquamarine has also made appearances on some of the grandest of great dames. The Brazilian government gifted Eleanor Roosevelt with a 1,847-carat aquamarine in 1935 and Queen Elizabeth II received a sizable aquamarine upon her 1953 coronation; this stone is now the focal point of her aquamarine tiara. And renowned Tiffany Co. designer Jean Schlumberger made a diamond Bow setting for a 148.5-carat aquamarine, which was originally exhibited at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exhibition, now in the collection of the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
On 1stDibs, find a range of vintage and antique aquamarine jewelry that includes unique aquamarine rings, necklaces and other accessories.
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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