Aquamarine Brooch
Vintage 1940s Retro Brooches
Early 20th Century French Art Deco Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s European Art Deco Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century British Retro Brooches
Aquamarine, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Retro Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
2010s French Aesthetic Movement Brooches
Aquamarine, Beryl, Crystal, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
2010s French Aesthetic Movement Brooches
Aquamarine, Beryl, Crystal, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Mid-20th Century Retro Brooches
Aquamarine, Gold
Vintage 1930s Brooches
Aquamarine, Pearl, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Unknown Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1980s Unknown Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Pearl, White Gold
Early 2000s American Modernist Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
2010s North American Art Deco Brooches
Aquamarine, Beryl, Diamond, Platinum
Late 20th Century Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Antique 19th Century Brooches
Aquamarine, Ruby, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century Late Victorian Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1910s Brooches
Aquamarine, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Aquamarine, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1940s French Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1910s Unknown Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
20th Century Unknown Brooches
Aquamarine, Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Retro Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Brooches
Aquamarine, Ruby, Rose Gold, 14k Gold
Mid-20th Century American Retro Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
20th Century Retro Brooches
Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Brooches
Aquamarine, 18k Gold
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Aquamarine, Platinum
20th Century American Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, Silver
Vintage 1970s European Brooches
Aquamarine, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Retro Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, 9k Gold, Rose Gold, Silver
Vintage 1950s Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby
Mid-20th Century Retro Brooches
Aquamarine, Ruby, Gold Plate
Antique 1830s British Georgian Brooches
Aquamarine, Gold
Vintage 1940s Unknown Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, 14k Gold, Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary Brooches
Diamond, Aquamarine, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Gold, Platinum
20th Century Brooches
Aquamarine, Pearl, Tourmaline, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Aquamarine, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
20th Century Brooches
Aquamarine, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Mid-20th Century Brooches
Aquamarine, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
Early 20th Century English Edwardian Brooches
Aquamarine, 15k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s British Victorian Brooches
Aquamarine, Garnet, Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1940s Art Deco Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1930s British Art Deco Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary American Contemporary Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Turquoise, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Gilt Metal
Vintage 1940s European Retro Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Gold
20th Century Unknown Modern Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Platinum
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Aquamarine Brooch For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a 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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