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18kt Yellow Gold And Micromosaic Brooch
Located in Firenze, IT
Rectangular brooch in chased yellow gold with a micro-mosaic representing a fox having caught a
Category
1850s Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Yellow Gold
Antique Cameo Yellow Gold Brooch Pendant
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
with a pin and C-closure to be worn as a brooch and a hinged bale to be worn as a necklace.
The oval
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Pietra Dura Set 18 Karat Gold Brooch
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1880, 18k, attributed to Italy. A charming, wearable example of nineteenth-century
Category
1880s Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Micro Mosaic Landscape Brooch Framed In Gold.
Located in Greenwich, CT
This splendid Italian landscape brooch, attributed to Vatican craftsmen, was created though the use
Category
1830s Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
Vintage Art Deco Shell Cameo Brooch Young Lady
Located in Chesterland, OH
Art Deco Cameo Brooch. Fabulously carved cameo brooch made at the beginning of the 20th century
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Art Deco Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Silver
Victorian Gold Diamond Portrait Pin Brooch Pendant
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
Exquisite Italian made hand painted portrait brooch pendant from the Victorian era. Made of
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Lava Cameo Brooch, 19th Century, Classical Maiden
Located in NEWARK, GB
A beautiful antique, late 19th century Lava Cameo brooch.
It has a typical dark beige tone, finely
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Pietra Dura Set 18 Karat Gold Brooch
Located in Litchfield, CT
Circa 1880, 18k, attributed to Italy. A charming, wearable example of nineteenth-century
Category
1880s Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Agate, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Shell Cameo Brooch - the Festivities of Bacchus
Located in Chesterland, OH
This exquisite cameo brooch is a beautiful example of 19th-century craftsmanship, steeped in the
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Bronze
Three-Faces Cameo Brooch of Blue Gray Lava
Located in Stamford, CT
, they appear slightly menacing, but are still smiling. At a later time this brooch was discretely and
Category
1870s Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Madonna Shell Sterling Silver Cameo Brooch Pendant
Located in Mount Kisco, NY
cameo brooch. Artisan framed in toned sterling silver, the Madonna's image has extraordinary fine life
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Antique Victorian Micro Mosaic floral brooch, 9k gold
Located in NEWARK, GB
An attractive and well detailed little antique micro mosaic brooch.
A 19th century Grand Tour
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
9k Gold, Base Metal
Multicolored Enamel Sapphire Gold Medieval Florentine Style Brooch
Located in Firenze, IT
Of lobed shape centered by a round cut sapphire and champleve multicolored enamels all around, reeded border.
Mounted in brushed 18Kt yellow gold.
Weight: 17.2 gr
45 mm wide...
Category
1910s Italian Medieval Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Art Deco Period 18kt Gold Floral Shaped Brooch with Diamonds
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique 18kt yellow gold art deco period floral shaped brooch with tree bark like stem.
Tested
Category
1920s Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold
Late 18th Century Gold
Micromosaic Brooch/Pendant Attr. Giacomo Raffaelli
Located in Firenze, IT
An Italian Important brooch in 18K yellow gold, centered with a hexagonal micro mosaic on copper of
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold, 18k Gold
Antique Victorian Etruscan Revival Gold Filled Micromosaic Brooch with Doves
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A very fine Etruscan Revival brooch or pin.
With 2 doves or love birds depicted at the center of a
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold-filled
Victorian Micromosaic Villa Gregoriana and Temple of Vesta 9ct Gold Brooch
Located in Austin, TX
, probably Italy.
The fine micromosaic brooch depicting a view from the gardens of Villa Gregoriana in
Category
1860s Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold, 9k Gold, Rose Gold
Antique 18K and Malachite Large Brooch, c. 1880
Located in Aspen, CO
antique brooch probably Italian is 1.75 inches in diameter.
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Etruscan Revival Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Malachite, 18k Gold
Silver Frame on a Pietra Dura Brooch with Semi-Precious Stones
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Victorian oval .800 silver pietra dura brooch with a pin stem locking back. The black ground shows
Category
1890s Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Malachite, Onyx, Silver
Antique Angel Skin Coral Cameo Seed-Pearl Gold Pendant-Brooch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
after angel skin color also know as “Pelle D'Angelo” in Italian. It is accented by 4 natural seed
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Coral, Pearl, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Pietra Dura 18 Karat Gold Flower Bouquet Mosaic Victorian Oval Pin Brooch
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
This is a lovely Victorian oval floral mosaic pin brooch crafted in 18K gold. The piece features
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold
Madonna and Child Guardian Angel Cameo Brooch Pin Gold Antique Victorian Rare
Located in New York, NY
Brooch Pin with a hand carved image of the Madonna with Child and a Guardian Angel watching set in a
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Pietra Dura Flower Lily Poppy Brooch Pin Gold Antique Victorian Etruscan Revival
Located in New York, NY
popular souvenirs from Italy for people on the Grand Tour. Typically such brooches are made from hard
Category
19th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Turquoise, Gold, 10k Gold
Pietra Dura Amethyst Pansy Flower Brooch Pin 14K Gold Antique Victorian Etruscan
Located in New York, NY
jewels were popular souvenirs from Italy for tourists on the Grand Tour. Typically such brooches are
Category
19th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Onyx, Amethyst, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Micro-Mosaic Brooch of a King Charles Spaniel, Attributed to Luigi Moglia c1830
Located in valatie, NY
A Very Fine Micro-mosaic Brooch Depicting a Classic King Charles Spaniel c1830, attributed to Luigi
Category
1830s Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Silver, Gilt Metal
Ceres Roman Goddess Of The Earth Lava Cameo Brooch Victorian Cerere Fur Cloak
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a magnificent Antique Victorian Lava Cameo Brooch Pin of a Renaissance Revival Portrait
Category
19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Roman 1880 Etruscan Revival Mechanical Scarab Brooch In 18Kt Gold With Opals
Located in Miami, FL
Etruscan revival mechanical beetle brooch.
Fabulous antique piece, created in Rome Italy in the
Category
1880s Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Opal, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Pietra Dura Lily of the Valley Flower Brooch Pin 14 Karat Gold Antique Victorian
Located in New York, NY
jewels were popular souvenirs from Italy for people on the Grand Tour. Typically such brooches are made
Category
19th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Signed G. Torrini Pietra Dura Rose Lily Flower Brooch Pin 14 Karat Gold Antique
Located in New York, NY
Indulge in a museum quality signed Giocondo Torrini Pietra Dura Brooch Pin in 14 Karat Gold with
Category
19th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Micro Mosaic Gold Set
Located in Chicago, IL
Rome, circa 1850
An early Victorian era Italian micromosaic and 18K gold set comprising dangle
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Italian Brooches
Carved Shell Cameo 14KT Gold Filigree Pin Pendant Italy
Located in Berkeley, CA
in Italy in the early 1900's the detailing is exquisite. There is a bale on the back of the setting
Category
1910s Italian Edwardian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
Italian Micro Mosaic 800 Silver Iris Pin, 19th Century
Located in Tucson, AZ
; milgrain frame. Italian 800 silver setting and rollover safety clasp.
material: 800 silver, glass
Category
19th Century Italian Belle Époque Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Silver
The Three Graces Carved Cameo in Gilt Silver
Located in Montreal, QC
Victorian carved cameo shell of the three graces set in a gold-plated silver mount brooch/pendant
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Silver
Antique Shell Scallop Lava Stone Vesuv Grand Tour Souvenir St.James Pilgrimage
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This lovely junky scallop shell has been hand carved out of lava in the first half of the nineteenth century. Scallops were the symbol of pilgrims that walked the camino de Santiago ...
Category
1840s Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Silver
Late 19th Century Micro Mosaic Gold Pin Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
a Gentleman in a Hunting Outfit. measuring 3 1/8 inch in length and 1 3/8 inch wide. Having Italian
Category
1880s Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
18k Gold
Edwardian Giardinetti Pendant Pin in Platinum and 18K Yellow Gold, circa 1905
Located in New York, NY
karat yellow gold. This brooch from the Edwardian era features blossom flowers on a basket whose petals
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Edwardian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Platinum, Yellow Gold
Antique 1800 Medusa Miniature Painting Gold Silver Diamond Snake Eternity Symbol
Located in Munich, Bavaria
This beautiful gold mounted painting of a medusa's head has been painted on porcelain around 1800. The snake with it's silverset diamond eyes is biting it's own tail, a symbol for et...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Empire Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Gold, Silver
Victorian Italian Murano Micro Mosaic Brooch
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Stunning authentic Victorian Italian micro Murano glass mosaic brooch.
Measures: 1 1/4" diameter.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Late Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Brass
Antique 19th Century Italian Cameo Brooch
Located in New Orleans, LA
Vintage shell cameo sterling silver pendant necklace brooch 600.
Stunning pendant for a necklace
Category
Early 1900s Italian Grand Tour Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold
Vintage Italian 14 Karat Shell Cameo Brooch/Pendant
Located in Palm Desert, CA
Vintage Italian 14k Yellow Gold Shell Cameo Brooch Pendant. Portrait of a lady with flowers in her
Category
1890s Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Platinum Diamond Necklace or Brooch
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Vintage platinum necklace which also becomes a brooch, with natural pearls and a total 5 karats of
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
19th Century Coral Brooch and Earring Suite
Located in Firenze, IT
The brooch formed as a series of corals carved as flowers, leaves, buds and berries, the earrings
Category
1870s Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Coral, Gold
Grand Tour Micro Mosaic Brooch Featuring Saint Peter in Rome
Located in Milano, MI
This is a Grand Tour brooch, a late 19th century era souvenir from Italy.
Tourists in Rome visited
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Metal
Antique 14-Karat Yellow Gold and Carved Shell Cameo Brooch
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large antique cameo brooch is presumed to have been made in Italy in approximately the
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Classical Greek Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold
Rare Antique 1830 Shell Cameo Full Set Bracelet Brooch Earrings Necklace
Located in Firenze, IT
profiles of classical figures, including Sappho and Venus, accompanied by a brooch with the depiction of
Category
1830s Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold
Brooch in the Shape of a Cross 19th Century 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Brooch in the shape of a cross xix century
It is made of wood and golden metal. Measures: 8 x 5 cm
Category
19th Century Italian Gothic Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Bronze
Antique 18 Karat Engraved Yellow Gold
Hand-Carved Hardstone Cameo Brooch
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique brooch is unsigned, or marked, but presumed to have originated from Italy and date to
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Stone, Gold
Antique 19th Century Ivory 14 k Gold Pre-Raphaelite Cameo Brooch Pendant 1870
Located in Portland, OR
A very elegant carved ivory & 14 karat gold cameo brooch & pendant, Italy, circa 1870.
This very
Category
1870s Italian Pre-Raphaelite Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold
Antique 14K Gold Framed Cameo Brooch, Classical Scene of Women and Putti
Located in New Orleans, LA
Italian artistry at it's best. The 14K gold bezel is finely beaded and follows the shape and the depth of
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Gold
22 Karat Embossed Gold Necklace
Located in Los Angeles, CA
be used as a brooch / Made in Italy 1830-1850s
Length 51 cm
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
22k Gold, Gold
Water Theme Micro Mosaic Gold Brooch and Earrings
Located in New York, NY
A unique Grand Tour brooch and earring suite in 14K gold, featuring five different water themed
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
Castellani (Attr.) Etruscan Necklace and Brooch, Lava
Gold, Italy, circa 1850
Located in Berlin, Berlin
From the 1820s onwards, Etruscan jewellery had been found in excavations in Italy – just at a time
Category
1850s Italian Etruscan Revival Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mythical Cameo Brooch
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Handmade shell cameo depicting Zeus as an eagle seducing Thalia in a finely detailed yellow gold frame in three color gold with birds dragonfly and leaf details with natural pearl ac...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
$2,175
Egyptian Revival Scarab Brooch
By Giacinto Melillo
Located in New York, NY
An Egyptian Revival Brooch by Giacinto Melillo (1846 - 1915) in 18 karat gold. The brooch is
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Victorian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
18k Gold
Antique Micro Mosaic Scarab Brooch
Located in London, GB
Weight: 20.6g
Dimensions: 3.5cm long x 2.6cm wide
Unmarked 18K Gold
Italian: circa 1860
Category
1860s Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
18k Gold
Antique Neapolitan Carved Coral Hand Brooch
Located in London, GB
A naturalistically carved coral brooch in the form of a hand holding flowers, with intricate detail
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
Coral
Art Nouveau Cameo Brooch or Pendant
Located in Chicago, IL
sea. Measuring 2.1/4th"h x 1.3/4th"w, this brooch can be worn as a brooch or as a pendant.
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Italian Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
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Antique Italian Brooches For Sale on 1stDibs
There is a broad range of antique italian brooches for sale on 1stDibs. All of the items for sale were constructed with extraordinary care, often using Gold, 14k Gold and 18k Gold. Our inventory is broad and distinctive, with accessories on offer that were made as long ago as the 19th Century to those produced as recently as the 20th Century. There are many different pieces in our collection of antique italian brooches to choose from, but Victorian and Revival antique italian brooches are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made iterations of these items over the years, but those made by Mario Buccellati are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Lovers of these pieces agree that it’s a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 6 Coral versions can add an especially stylish touch. Today, if you’re looking for mixed cut antique italian brooches and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes old european cut and round cut alternatives. Most of our antique italian brooches for sale are for women, but there are 24 pieces available to browse for men.
How Much are Antique Italian Brooches?
On average, antique italian brooches at 1stDibs sell for $2,796, while they’re typically $124 on the low end and $28,649 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.
Questions About Antique Italian Brooches
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 29, 2024To tell an antique Italian pottery apart from other pieces, do some research using trusted online resources. First, identify the maker by looking for marks on the bottom or interior. Once you know who produced your pottery, you can then explore the styles and types of pieces they produced over the years and use this information to estimate your piece's age. For pottery to be antique, it must be at least 100 years old. If you'd like assistance with the dating process, talk to a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antique dealer. Shop a collection of antique Italian pottery on 1stDibs.
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