Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Mid-19th Century Antique Hand Painted Brooches
18k Gold, Gold Plate
Late 19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Natural Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s Antique Hand Painted Brooches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
1860s Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Pearl, Turquoise, 18k Gold, Gold
Early 20th Century Antique Hand Painted Brooches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Revival Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold, 14k Gold, Enamel
1880s Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Antique Hand Painted Brooches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
1920s French Art Deco Antique Hand Painted Brooches
19th Century Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Unknown Early Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, 14k Gold
1920s Art Deco Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Crystal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
1830s Georgian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, Mixed Metal
1880s Unknown Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
1880s French Antique Hand Painted Brooches
10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
19th Century Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Porcelain
Late 17th Century American Federal Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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1850s Indian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
18k Gold
16th Century British Antique Hand Painted Brooches
16th Century British Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
18k Gold
Late 18th Century French Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Pearl, 18k Gold
1890s British Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
18k Gold, Gilt Metal
Mid-19th Century British Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold, 9k Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
16th Century French Antique Hand Painted Brooches
14k Gold
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century French Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
14k Gold, Rose Gold
19th Century Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold, Enamel
Late 19th Century French Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Pearl, Gold, Enamel
1880s Unknown Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1880s Unknown Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Crystal, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, Gold, Enamel
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Hand Painted Brooches
19th Century Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Brass
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold
Early 20th Century Unknown Late Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
14k Gold
Early 1900s Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold
19th Century French Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
1890s Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
14k Gold, Rose Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century Japanese Antique Hand Painted Brooches
1920s French Art Nouveau Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Late 19th Century American Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
18k Gold
1880s Unknown Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Sterling Silver
1880s Antique Hand Painted Brooches
15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 19th Century Unknown Byzantine Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Silver, Gilt Metal
1890s Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Crystal, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s British Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century European Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Rock Crystal, Platinum, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Late 19th Century Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Pearl, Gold
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Early 1900s Russian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Base Metal
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
18k Gold
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
1890s Unknown Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold
Early 1900s Unknown Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
18k Gold, Silver
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1910s Antique Hand Painted Brooches
14k Gold, White Gold, Gold
1930s Art Deco Antique Hand Painted Brooches
18k Gold
Early 20th Century French Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century English Modern Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, Platinum
19th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, Opal, Gold, Silver
1910s Swedish Edwardian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold
Late 20th Century Unknown Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, Gold
20th Century Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold
Early 1900s Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 1900s Edwardian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Coral, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
1950s Retro Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-19th Century French Victorian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold, 14k Gold
20th Century Italian Baroque Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold
1770s Portuguese Georgian Antique Hand Painted Brooches
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Silver
Antique Hand Painted Brooches For Sale on 1stDibs
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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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