Sterling Silver Enamel Brooch
Vintage 1940s Norwegian Retro Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique 19th Century Scottish Victorian Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century Portuguese Art Deco Brooches
Sterling Silver
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Brooches
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Norwegian Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique 1880s Unknown Victorian Brooches
Sterling Silver
20th Century Danish Brooches
Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Norwegian Retro Brooches
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Brooches
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Brooches
Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Brooches
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Romantic Brooches
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Brooches
Sterling Silver
Antique 1890s English Victorian Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Brooches
Gilt Metal, Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Norwegian Art Nouveau Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
2010s Art Deco Brooches
Ruby, Marcasite, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1920s English Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1930s Norwegian Art Deco Brooches
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Early 20th Century British Art Deco Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century American Artisan Brooches
Gold, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s Danish Art Deco Brooches
Sterling Silver
1990s American Artisan Brooches
14k Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Unknown Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique 1660s Modernist Brooches
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
20th Century Brooches
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century American Art Deco Brooches
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1940s American Modern Brooches
Crystal, Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Modernist Brooches
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Modernist Brooches
Sterling Silver, Vermeil, Enamel
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Modernist Brooches
Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Brooches
Silver
Vintage 1960s Norwegian Modernist Brooches
Silver, Sterling Silver
20th Century American Retro Brooches
Marcasite, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century British Art Nouveau Brooches
Silver, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Modernist Brooches
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Modernist Brooches
Vermeil, Sterling Silver
Late 20th Century Mexican Modernist Brooches
Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary Taiwanese Contemporary Brooches
Silver, Silver Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1980s Thai Brooches
Sterling Silver
Early 2000s North American Art Nouveau Brooches
Moonstone, Ruby, Sterling Silver
20th Century Brooches
Vermeil, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1940s American Retro Brooches
Gold Plate, Rose Gold, Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gilt Metal
Vintage 1910s English Edwardian Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
21st Century and Contemporary American Art Deco Brooches
Zircon, Silver, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1950s American Modernist Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
20th Century German Brooches
Marcasite, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Vintage 1970s Norwegian Brooches
20th Century Brooches
Sterling Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Art Nouveau Brooches
Sterling Silver
Vintage 1950s Norwegian Modernist Brooches
Gold Plate, Sterling Silver
Antique Late 19th Century Danish Art Nouveau Brooches
Sterling Silver
20th Century Brooches
Sterling Silver
20th Century Renaissance Brooches
Sterling Silver, Enamel
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Sterling Silver Enamel Brooch For Sale on 1stDibs
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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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