Art Deco Onyx Brooch
Vintage 1920s French Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Ruby, Turquoise, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Chalcedony, Marcasite, Onyx, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Early 20th Century Unknown Brooches
White Diamond, Onyx, Diamond, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Early 2000s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Brooches
Diamond, South Sea Pearl, Onyx, Ruby, 18k Gold, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, White Gold
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Amethyst, Coral, Diamond, Garnet, Onyx, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Austrian Art Deco Brooches
Chalcedony, Onyx, 14k Gold
Vintage 1980s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, 14k Gold, Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, South Sea Pearl, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1970s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 14k Gold, Platinum
2010s American Art Deco Brooches
Emerald, Onyx, Ruby, Sapphire, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Crystal, Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
Onyx, Jade, Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1920s English Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Onyx, Pearl, 9k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Brooches
Coral, Crystal, White Diamond, Onyx, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Brooches
White Diamond, Onyx, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Wh...
Vintage 1970s German Art Deco Brooches
Gold Plate
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Brooches
White Diamond, Onyx, South Sea Pearl, Ruby, Diamond, Pearl, 18k Gold, Wh...
Vintage 1930s English Art Deco Brooches
Marcasite, Onyx, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1980s Italian Art Deco Brooches
Gold Plate
Vintage 1930s German Art Deco Brooches
Lapis Lazuli, Onyx, Sterling Silver
Early 2000s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
White Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Brooches
Aquamarine, Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Brooches
White Diamond, Black Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, Onyx, Pearl, 18k G...
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Artist Brooches
Coral, White Diamond, Onyx, South Sea Pearl, Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Italian Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Opal, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Vintage 1920s Art Deco Pocket Watches
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold, Platinum
Mid-20th Century Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, Emerald, Onyx, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Gold, 10k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s North American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Agate, Chrysophrase, Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Frames
Onyx, 14k Gold, White Gold
1980s Art Deco Mixed Media
Metal, Gold, Silver
Vintage 1970s American Art Deco Drop Necklaces
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, Silver
20th Century Austrian Art Deco Brooches
Platinum
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Brooches
Coral, Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, Platinum
Vintage 1910s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Rock Crystal, 18k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Unknown Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, 18k Gold
Vintage 1910s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
Vintage 1920s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Onyx, Gold, Platinum
Early 20th Century Art Deco Brooches
Onyx, Diamond, Pearl, Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Onyx, Platinum
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A Close Look at Art-deco Jewelry
Fascination with the Jazz Age is endless, and even today jewelry designers continue to be inspired by authentic Art Deco jewelry and watches.
The Art Deco period, encompassing the 1920s and ’30s, ushered in a very distinct look in the design of jewelry. There were many influences on the jewelry of the era that actually began to take shape prior to the 1920s. In 1909, Serge Diaghilev brought the Ballet Russes to Paris, and women went wild for the company’s exotic and vibrant costumes It’s no wonder, then, that jade, lapis lazuli, coral, turquoise and other bright gemstones became all the rage. There already existed a fascination with the East, particularly China and Japan, and motifs consisting of fans and masks started to show up in Art Deco jewelry.
However, the event that had the greatest influence on Deco was the excavation of the tomb of King Tut in 1922. When the world saw what was hidden in Tut’s burial chamber, it sent just about everyone into a frenzy. Pierre Cartier wrote in 1923 that “the discovery of the tomb will bring some sweeping changes in fashion jewelry.” And he couldn’t have been more right. “Egyptomania” left an indelible mark on all of the major jewelry houses, from Cartier to Van Cleef Arpels, Boucheron and Georges Fouquet. (Cartier created some of the most iconic jewelry designs that defined this era.)
While a lot of Art Deco jewelry was black and white — the black coming from the use of onyx or black enamel and the white from rock crystal and diamonds — there is plenty of color in jewelry of the era. A perfect accent to diamonds in platinum settings were blue sapphires, emeralds and rubies, and these stones were also used in combination with each other.
Many designers employed coral, jade and lapis lazuli, too. In fact, some of the most important avant-garde jewelers of the period, like Jean Després and Jean Fouquet (son of Georges), would combine white gold with ebony and malachite for a jolt of color.
A lot of the jewelry produced during this time nodded to current fashion trends, and women often accessorized their accessories. The cloche hat was often accented with geometric diamond brooches or double-clip brooches. Backless evening dresses looked fabulous with sautoir necklaces, and long pearl necklaces that ended with tassels, popular during the Edwardian period, were favored by women everywhere, including Coco Chanel.
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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.
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