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Vintage 3 Bird Chicks Sparkling Crystal Golden Brooch Pins
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Delightful! Vintage Three Tiny Chicks Bird Crystal Brooch Pins. The Chicks Beautifully
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Vintage 3 Bird Chicks Sparkling Crystal Golden Brooch Pins
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Delightful! Vintage Three Tiny Chicks Bird Crystal Brooch Pins. The Chicks Beautifully
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Vintage 3 Bird Chicks Sparkling Crystal Golden Brooch Pins
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Delightful! Vintage Three Tiny Chicks Bird Crystal Brooch Pins. The Chicks Beautifully
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Vintage 3 Bird Chicks Sparkling Crystal Golden Brooch Pins
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Delightful! Vintage Three Tiny Chicks Bird Crystal Brooch Pins. The Chicks Beautifully
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Vintage 3 Bird Chicks Sparkling Crystal Golden Brooch Pins
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Delightful! Vintage Three Tiny Chicks Bird Crystal Brooch Pins. The Chicks Beautifully
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Vintage Sergio Bustamante Designer Signed Cheetah Pendant Brooch Pin
By Sergio Bustamante
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Designer Signed Sergio Bustamante Vintage Mid Century Modern Brooch Pendant
Category
Late 20th Century Mexican Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage Crystal CZ Enamel Poinsettia Christmas Tree Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Vintage White Glitter Poinsettia Christmas Tree Brooch accented by Red Crystals
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Enamel
Bumble Bee Crystal and Enamel Golden Vintage Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Vintage Awesome Bumble Bee Brooch. Hand set with Sparkling Crystals enhancing the
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Enamel
Vintage Purple Enamel Hippopotamus Signed Figurative Golden Statement Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Delightful! Hippopotamus Signed Figural Golden Brooch Pin. Featuring a Purple Enamel Belly
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Enamel
Vintage Cherub Hearts and Flowers Askew London Brooch Pin
By Askew London
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Fabulous! Askew London Vintage Brooch featuring a pair of Cherubs amid Hearts and Flowers
Category
Late 20th Century British Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Irina Jarworska, Line Vautrin School Gold Resin and Mirror Pin Brooch
Located in Atlanta, GA
Striking Irina Jarworska Talosel or resin pin brooch. Featuring dimensional geometric modernist
Category
Vintage 1970s French Modernist Brooches
Kenneth Lane KJL Pearl Enamel Fish Statement Brooch Pin
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Montreal, QC
Delightful Fish brooch adorned with Faux Pearls and Faux Diamonds finished with Turquoise Enamel
Category
Antique 1890s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Pearl, Gold Plate
Butler Wilson Frog and Crown Enamel Brooch Pin England
By Butler
Wilson
Located in Montreal, QC
Fabulous Butler Wilson of England Whimsical Pin depicting a sitting Frog holding a faux pearl in
Category
Late 20th Century English Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Vintage Two Owl Sparkling Crystal Bird Statement Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! A Delightful Vintage Statement 2 Owls Brooch featuring intricate details of 2
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Evil Eye Blue Crystal Tear Drop and Diamante Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Vintage Evil Eye Blue Crystal Tear Drop and Diamanté Brooch Pin. Approx. size
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal
KJL Kenneth Lane Pave Diamanté Flower Couture Brooch Pin
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Montreal, QC
Sensational KJL large Exotic Flower encrusted with sparkling Faux Diamonds. More Beautiful in person! Signed on reverse: KJL. Measuring approx. 5 x 4.75 inches. A Fabulous Statement ...
Category
1990s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Silver Plate
Kenneth Lane KJL Topaz Maltese Cross Runway Brooch Pin Pendant
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Montreal, QC
Stunning Kenneth Lane KJL Maltese Cross Brooch Pin Pendant featuring Briolette and Pave set with
Category
Vintage 1970s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
KJL Kenneth Jay Lane Faux Coral Lucite Starfish Brooch Pin
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Montreal, QC
Fabulous Vintage Kenneth Jay Lane Design Starfish Brooch Pin set with Faux Coral Gold Plated
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Stunning Large Runway Cubic Zirconia Sterling Silver Dragonfly Brooch Pin
By Coach House
Located in Montreal, QC
Chic and Dramatic Dragon Fly brooch encrusted with CZ Rhinestones measures approx. 3” x 2.25
Category
Vintage 1980s Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Signed KJL Kenneth Jay Lane Prized Poodle Dog Brooch Pin
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Montreal, QC
Delightful Prized Poodle brooch adorned with Faux Dark Gray Pearls and Faux dark Diamonds and
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Brooches
Sensational Butler
Wilson Red Black Crystal Dancing Couple Brooch Pin
By Butler
Wilson
Located in Montreal, QC
Fabulous Butler & Wilson featuring a Sparkling Dancing Couple brooch set with red, black and clear
Category
1990s British Modernist Brooches
Vintage Midcentury 14 Karat Gold and Jade Brooch or Pin
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine vintage gold and jade brooch or pin.
With a jadeite cabochon bezel set in a textured gold
Category
Mid-20th Century Unknown Modernist Brooches
Materials
Jade, 14k Gold
Heidi Daus Designer Sparkling Swarovski Crystal Bird In Flight Brooch Pin
By Heidi Daus
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Vintage Heidi Daus Designer Signed Bird in Flight Brooch Pin Simply Beautiful
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
Butler
Wilson Red Enamel Star and Saturn Planet Brooch Pins
By Butler
Wilson
Located in Montreal, QC
Celestial and Sparkling…These Beautiful Gold tone Butler & Wilson Planet design pins show Rich Red
Category
Vintage 1980s British Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Butler
Wilson Mother Owl
Babies on a Branch Pin Brooch
By Butler
Wilson
Located in Montreal, QC
This striking brooch features a Mother Owl and her Babies on a Branch, set with a multitude of
Category
1990s British Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Rattlesnake Snake Brooch Pin Sterling Silver Lapis Lazuli Elaine Pike
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful Mid-Century Modern Sterling Silver pin brooch in the form of a Rattlesnake Snake with
Category
20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Sterling Silver
Hattie Carnegie Aztec Warrior Lucite Voodoo Brooch Pin Estate Find
By Hattie Carnegie
Located in Montreal, QC
Signed Hattie Carnegie figural pin, depicting an Aztec Warrior adorned with CZ rhinestones
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Vintage Eisenberg Designer Signed Faux Gemstone Christmas Tree Brooch Pin
By Eisenberg
Located in Montreal, QC
Gemstones in Gold-tone mounting Holiday Brooch Pin. Measuring approx. 2.25" high. More Beautiful in Real
Category
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate
KJL Kenneth Jay Lane Royal Maharajah Enamel Elephant Brooch Pin
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Montreal, QC
Fabulous Elephant head, all dressed up for ceremony, in cream enamel, Ruby red, Emerald green and Sapphire blue colored Enamel, square and cabochon faux Jewels, Rhinestones and gold ...
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Brooches
Butler Wilson Iconic BW Sparkling Diamante Deer Statement Brooch Pin
By Butler
Wilson
Located in Montreal, QC
Exquisite Butler & Wilson Couture Brooch featuring two prancing Deer set with Sparkling Pink and
Category
Vintage 1980s British Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Delightful Mama and Baby Hedgehog Faux Diamond Statement Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Showcasing a Darling Mama and Baby Hedgehog pin set pave with sparkling Faux Diamond Crystals in a
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate
Large Ladybug Lea Stein Orange
Black Ladybird Brooch Pin Estate Jewelry
By Lea Stein
Located in Montreal, QC
Fabulous Ladybird/Ladybug brooch pin by Lea Stein, Paris boosts a rich, vibrant shiny orange with
Category
Late 20th Century French Modernist Brooches
Art Glass Evil Eye Golden Marquise Crystal Vintage Statement Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Art Glass Evil Eye Crystal Golden Vintage Mid Century Modern Statement Brooch Pin
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal
Vintage Art Glass Evil Eye Golden Marquise Crystal Statement Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Art Glass Evil Eye Crystal Golden Vintage Mid Century Modern Statement Brooch Pin
Category
Late 20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal
Swarovski Crystal And Nickel Silver Modernist Pin
Located in North Miami, FL
This modernist pin is white glass, beautiful Swarovski crystals and nickel silver.
It has
Category
1990s American Modern Brooches
Vintage Multi Gemstone Inlay Hummingbird Pendant Brooch Pin Fine Estate Jewelry
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful and Charming, Finely detailed Humming Bird Pendant Brooch inlaid with Multi Gemstones
Category
Vintage 1960s Modernist Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
Signed Heidi Daus Designer Vintage Tremblant Crystal Dragonfly Brooch Pin
By Heidi Daus
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Signed Heidi Daus Designer Tremblant Crystal Dragonfly Brooch Centering a Purple
Category
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal
1980s Clear Lucite with Inclusions Oversized Pin Brooch by Vigneri signed
By Anne
Frank Vigneri
Located in Atlanta, GA
Impressive Anne and Frank Vigneri Lucite huge pin brooch from 1980s. Large geometric shape
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Brooches
Awesome Askew London Bat with Faux Gem Stones Brooch Pin
By Askew London
Located in Montreal, QC
Whimsical and Fun Brooch featuring a Bat suspending Faux Gem enhancements; Signed Askew London
Category
Late 20th Century British Modernist Brooches
Materials
Silver Plate
LOS CASTILLO Taxco Sterling Silver Pluma Azteca Indian Chieftain Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Fabulous Pluma Azteca Aztec Chieftain Design Sterling Silver Brooch Pin; Marked: LOS CASTILLO TAXCO
Category
Vintage 1950s Mexican Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Signed Jerry Leibowitz Designer Acme Studios Lovers Enamel Figurative Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Iconic Designer Jerry Leibowitz for Acme Studios Enamel Lovers Vintage Brooch Pin. Approx. size: 2
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Enamel
Designer Nolan Miller Signed Vintage Crystal Enamel Orchid Brooch Pin
By Nolan Miller
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Rare Vintage Designer Crystal Enamel Brooch Pin by Nolan Miller. Featuring an
Category
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Enamel
Vintage Red Carpet Alexis Bittar Designer Signed Flower Statement Brooch Pin
By Alexis Bittar
Located in Montreal, QC
Flower Centering Gold plated Stamen. Marked on reverse: HAND CRAFTED BY ALEXIS BITTAR. Pin measures
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Modernist Brooches
Paash Sapphire Diamond Gold Abstract Mid Century Modern Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Dynamic Abstract 18K Gold Pin inspired by Habitat 67, all handmade in 18K yellow gold, set with a
Category
Vintage 1960s Canadian Modernist Brooches
Materials
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, 18k Gold
KJL KENNETH J LANE Sparkling Heart Ice Star Statement Brooch Pin
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful signed Kenneth Jay Lane Pin; pave set rhinestone Star Burst Heart with a large Rhinestone
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Brooches
Jelly Belly and Crystal Penguin Rare Mid Century Modern Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Delightful Vintage Jelly Belly Penguin Brooch enhanced with Sparkling Crystals
Category
Mid-20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal
Jelly Belly and Crystal Penguin Rare Mid Century Modern Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Simply Beautiful! Delightful Vintage Jelly Belly Penguin Brooch enhanced with Sparkling Crystals
Category
Mid-20th Century Modernist Brooches
Materials
Crystal
Divine Hollycraft Signed Faux Multi Gem Christmas Angel Dangle Brooch Pin
By Hollycraft
Located in Montreal, QC
Fabulous Hollycraft Stylized Christmas Angel Brooch encrusted with Sparkling Multi colored Crystals
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Brooches
Crown Trifari Lucite Ladybug, Mushroom and Strawberry Trio Brooch Pins Estate
By Trifari
Located in Montreal, QC
Awesome trio of Vintage signed Crown Trifari Blue and White Pins, featuring a Ladybug Beetle
Category
Vintage 1960s American Modernist Brooches
Vintage North American Navajo Sterling Silver Prayer Dancer Pendant Brooch PIn
Located in Montreal, QC
Brooch Pin. The silversmith has created a somewhat Storyteller Prayer Dancer using decorative Embossed
Category
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
Designer Signed GFMW Malachite Giraffe Rhinoceros Sterling Silver Brooch Pin
Located in Montreal, QC
Designer Signed Great Falls Metal Works Malachite Sterling Silver Giraffe Rhinoceros Brooch
Category
Late 20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Malachite, Sterling Silver
Vintage Butler and Wilson Enamel Crescent Moon and Stars Brooch Pin
By Butler
Wilson
Located in Montreal, QC
Beautiful Crescent Moon and Stars Brooch set with Sparkling Ice Crystals and enhanced with black
Category
20th Century British Modernist Brooches
Materials
Enamel
Kenneth Jay Lane Signed KJL MALTESE CROSS Pin Brooch Pendant Estate Find
By Kenneth Jay Lane
Located in Montreal, QC
Stunning Vintage Kenneth Jay Lane MALTESE CROSS Pin Brooch Pendant encrusted with CZ Rhinestones
Category
Vintage 1980s American Modernist Brooches
Henry Steig 14 Karat Mid-Century Modern Sunburst Brooch or Pin
By Henry Steig
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine modernist brooch by Henry Steig.
In 14k yellow gold.
Cast as a sun or starburst.
A great
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modernist Brooches
Materials
14k Gold
Signed HAR Blue Enamel and Turquoise Enamel Butterfly Brooch Pins
By Har Jewelry
Located in Montreal, QC
Featuring a Beautiful Blue Enamel Butterfly inset with Emerald Green Jelly Belly Cabochon CZ Rhinestones and a Turquoise Enamel Butterfly set with Green CZ Rhinestones. Both Signed: ...
Category
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Brooches
Materials
Gold Plate, Enamel
Swarovski Rhinestone
Amber Lucite Squirrel Nolan Miller Brooch Pin Estate Find
By Nolan Miller
Located in Montreal, QC
Vintage Brooch featuring a Squirrel holding an Acorn set with sparkling Rhinestones and displaying
Category
Vintage 1980s Modernist Brooches
Materials
Amber, Gold Plate
Blue Eyed Owl Head Sterling Silver CZ Accents Brooch Pin Estate Find
Located in Montreal, QC
Alluring Owl Sterling Silver pin brooch, featuring cabochon glass eyes and accented by sparkling CZ
Category
Vintage 1970s Modernist Brooches
Materials
Sterling Silver
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Modernist Pins Brooches For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, there are many options to choose from in our inventory of modernist pins brooches. Frequently made of Gold, Silver and Gold Plate, these items were constructed with great care. Our collection of these items for sale includes 416 vintage editions and 9 modern creations to choose from as well. Our collection, which features older pieces for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century, has proven very popular over the years. There are many different pieces in our collection of modernist pins brooches to choose from, but Retro and Modern modernist pins brooches are of considerable interest. Versions of these items have been a part of the life’s work for many jewelers, but those produced by Kenneth Jay Lane, Butler
Wilson and Hattie Carnegie are consistently popular. Lovers of these pieces agree that it’s a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 37 Diamond versions can add an especially stylish touch. A selection of round cut, mixed cut and brilliant cut can be found today on these pages. Most of our modernist pins brooches for sale are for women, but there are 164 pieces available to browse for men.
How Much are Modernist Pins Brooches?
On average, modernist pins brooches at 1stDibs sell for $468, while they’re typically $108 on the low end and $18,000 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 Modernist Pins Brooches
- Is a brooch a pin?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertMarch 25, 2024Yes, a brooch is a pin. A pin is the general term for an accessory designed to slide through fabric and stay in place with the help of a fastener. A brooch is the term for a decorative pin. The word pin can also refer to a functional accessory that has no decorative embellishments. As a result, not all pins are brooches, but all brooches are pins. Explore a diverse assortment of brooches on 1stDibs.
- What is a brooch pin?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Brooch pins are beautiful pieces of jewelry with a sharpened metal wire on the reverse that adheres to garments. Traditionally, people wore pins and brooches on clothing such as skirts, sweaters, jackets, shirts, and hats. Brooches were used to hold garments together in the past. On 1stDibs, find a variety of antique and vintage brooch pins.
- What are brooch pins called?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022Brooch pins are usually called brooches or pins. The practice of wearing pins dates back to the Bronze Age. At the time, people referred to a pin as a fibula. Its purpose was to fasten clothing. Shop a range of brooch pins on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023The main difference between pins and brooches is style. Both items slide through fabrics and secure in the back with some type of fastener. Brooches are always decorative, but some pins are made only to secure materials together or to hold a garment in place. All brooches are pins, but not all pins are brooches. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of brooches.