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Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s Italian Modernist Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Deco Brooches
Citrine, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s North American Art Nouveau Brooches
Pearl, Natural Pearl, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1940s North American Retro Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 14k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yel...
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Rubelite, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Post-War Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1980s American Modern Brooches
Silver, Sterling Silver
1990s American Modernist Brooches
Citrine, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Brooches
Lapis Lazuli, Silver, Sterling Silver
Antique Early 1900s French Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Brooches
Jade, Black Jade, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Post-War Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Revival Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1950s Italian Retro Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold...
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Brooches
Gold, Bronze
Vintage 1930s French Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1930s Austrian Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, Silv...
Vintage 1950s Italian Modernist Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Antique 1850s British Early Victorian Brooches
15k Gold, Silver
Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k ...
Vintage 1970s Italian Modernist Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, White Diamond, Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Mid-20th Century Italian Modernist Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Revival Brooches
Rose Gold, Yellow Gold, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Retro Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1990s American Modern Brooches
Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian Pendant Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Early 2000s American Modernist Brooches
Diamond, Pearl, Quartz, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, White Gold
Vintage 1960s Italian Baroque Revival Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Pearl, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Gold, 18k Gold, ...
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Sapphire, Blue Sapphire, Platinum
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches
Crystal, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1920s American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Vintage 1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Jade, Quartz, Gold, 18k Gold, White Gold
Antique 1890s American Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Platinum, Enamel
Vintage 1970s Italian Baroque Revival Brooches
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Rose Gold, White Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Pendant Necklaces
Aquamarine, Diamond, White Diamond, Platinum
Vintage 1970s American Modern Brooches
Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold, Enamel
Antique Early 1900s English Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, Emerald, Ruby, Sapphire, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, Gold, Ye...
1990s American Modernist Brooches
White Diamond, Yellow Diamond, Pearl, Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1850s French Etruscan Revival Brooches
Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Antique 1820s English George IV Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Brooches
Diamond, Rhodocrosite, White Diamond, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Vintage 1920s North American Art Deco Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Garnet, Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, Platinum
Antique Early 1900s American Edwardian Drop Necklaces
Diamond, White Diamond, Peridot, Platinum
Antique 1810s English Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Enamel
Vintage 1960s French Retro Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1960s French Modernist Brooches
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, Yellow Gold, 18k Gold
Antique 1850s Portuguese High Victorian Brooches
Pearl, South Sea Pearl, Gold, 22k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1880s Victorian Brooches
Coral, Pearl, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Ruby, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Brooches
Diamond, Ruby, Sapphire, White Diamond, Green Sapphire, Spinel, Gold, Ye...
Vintage 1910s North American Edwardian Brooches
Diamond, White Diamond, Emerald, Platinum
Antique 18th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Brooches
Coral, Diamond, White Diamond, Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
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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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