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Vintage 1940s Signed Monet Sterling Book Piece Greyhounds Brooch
By Monet
Located in Easton, PA
Rare 1940s sterling goldtone and pink gold plated two greyhounds brooch with security clasp. Marked
Category
1940s American Art Deco Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Sterling Silver
1940s Goldtone and Copper Enamelled Turtle Pin Brooch
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This unusual unsigned turtle pin dates from the 1940s era, and is an unusual hybrid. Its framework
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Schiaparelli Brooch and Earrings 1940s Silvertone and Blue Stones
By Elsa Schiaparelli
Located in Chicago, IL
This is a beautiful blue and silver-tone 1940s Elsa Schiaparelli brooch and clip-on earrings set
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
1940s Acrylic LUCITE Googly Eyed Cat Pin Brooch
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Lovely and light filled lucite jewelry of the 1940s were frequently remakes of 1930s bakelite
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Miriam Haskell 1940s Vintage Bow Brooch
By Miriam Haskell
Located in Wigan, GB
This brooch is a lovely example of the costume jewellery produced in the 1940s by the Miriam
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Gilt Metal
Louis Rousselet 1940s Vintage Bow Brooch
By Louis Rousselet
Located in Wigan, GB
Featuring lustrous faux pearls and floral glass details, this brooch dates from the 1940s and was
Category
1940s French Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Gilt Metal
1940s Lucite Acrylic Figural OWL Pin Brooch Painted
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Made just like the bakelite version created in the 1930's, the same factories produced many of the
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Unusual and Oversized 1940
s Gold-Toned Pin
Located in Oradell, NJ
This is a very unusual and oversized, 1940's vintage, pin. It is 6.5" long and 2.5" wide and is
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1940s Unknown Vintage Brooches 1940s
1940s Hobe Oversized Sterling Bow Brooch
By Hobé Jewelry
Located in Litchfield County, CT
Larger 3"x 2.5" long Hobe signed sterling flower bow brooch. Great example in very good
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1940s Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Sterling Silver
Georg Jensen 18ct Yellow Gold Brooch #343, Circa 1940s
By Georg Jensen
Located in Glasgow, GB
18ct yellow gold kneeling fawn brooch #343 by Arno Malinowski for Georg Jensen, featuring the Georg
Category
Mid-20th Century Danish Modern Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
18k Gold, Yellow Gold
Alfred Philippe 1940s Oversized Key Brooch
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Litchfield County, CT
Vintage serpent plate oversized brooch. While it does have a shine or plated look it is Rhodium
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches 1940s
Large 1940s MIRIAM HASKELL Antiqued Goldtone Floral Brooch/ Pin
By Miriam Haskell
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This large 1940s MIRIAM HASKELL Antiqued Goldtone Floral Brooch/ Pin is unsigned, but has all the
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Louis Rousselet 1940s Vintage Glass Flowers Brooch
By Louis Rousselet
Located in Wigan, GB
Featuring a delicate floral posy design, this brooch dates from the 1940s and was created in France
Category
1940s French Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Base Metal
Mauboussin 1940s Vintage France 1.50 Carat Diamond and Gold Ribbon Brooch
By Mauboussin
Located in London, GB
circa 1940's vintage brooch, it is designed in highly polished 18ct yellow gold, featuring a series of
Category
1940s French Contemporary Vintage Brooches 1940s
1940s TRIFARI Faux Sapphire Diamond Retro Horse Stallion Pin Brooch
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This gorgeous 1940s TRIFARI Faux Sapphire Diamond Retro Horse Stallion Pin or Brooch measures
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
1940s Mauboussin Retro Diamond Gold Leaf Brooch
By Mauboussin
Located in Milano, IT
A yellow gold and diamond brooch in the shape of two leaves. Signed Mauboussin Paris, 1940 c.a.
Category
1940s French Retro Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, Platinum
Boucheron Paris Vintage 1940s Diamond
Lapis Lazuli Gold Feather Flower Brooch
By Boucheron
Located in Berlin, Berlin
The glamorous vintage brooch at hand takes us back to the 1940s, and to Paris. Unlike other
Category
1940s French Retro Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, Lapis Lazuli, 18k Gold, Platinum
Vintage 1940s Modernist Clifford Russel Sterling Silver Tourmaline Brooch - Pin
By Clifford Russell
Located in Champions State Gate, FL
This vintage Mid Century - Early Modernist Sea Lion brooch is hand made by the famed artisan
Category
1940s Unknown Modernist Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Tourmaline, Sterling Silver
J.E. CALDWELL 1940
s Diamond
Gold Double Clip Pin
By J.E. Caldwell
Co.
Located in Southampton, NY
This organically shaped, mid-century designed J.E. Caldwell double clip pin separates into 2 separate pins and features fluted fan shapes of 18K gold, edged with round-cut diamonds.
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold
1940s Aquamarine Diamond Gold Single Clip Brooch
Located in London, GB
Stunning Aquamarine single clip with Diamond accents
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1940s British Retro Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
18k Gold
Famous Vintage 1940s signed Trifari Ballerina Dancer Brooch
By Trifari
Located in New York, NY
This is the famous Trifari Ballerina brooch made in the 1940s. Her face is a faux moonstone and
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1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Original 1940s, 14 Carat Rose Gold Diamond and Natural Blue Zircon Brooch
Located in Melbourne, AU
Comprising a round brooch formed from twenty-four, rose gold, white gold, four claw set, diamonds
Category
1940s Unknown Modern Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, Zircon, Rose Gold
1940s Joseff of Hollywood Chandelier Floral Wreath Brooch in Russian Gold Fin
Located in Houston, TX
ASTOUNDING oversized floral brooch by Joseff of Hollywood. The brooch is a pentagonal wreath
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1940s American Belle Époque Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Crystal
1940s diamond sapphire ruby gold floral spray brooch
Located in Stratford upon Avon, GB
Yellow gold floral spray brooch consisting of three rubies and twelve brilliant cut diamond set
Category
Mid-20th Century Retro Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Blue Sapphire, Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
1940s Blue Sapphire Diamond Yellow Gold Platinum Brooch
Located in Berlin, DE
Europe, around 1940. A very fine craftsmanship. Mounted in 18 carat yellow gold and platinum. With
Category
Mid-20th Century Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold, Platinum
Vintage Solid Precious Opal Flower Brooch Circa 1940s 15ct Yellow Gold Valuation
Located in Mona Vale, NSW
when pinned onto a dark coloured outfit.
The brooch is Circa 1940s and it is marked with the makers
Category
20th Century Unknown Retro Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Opal, Yellow Gold
14 Karat Yellow Gold 1940s Retro Brooch with Gemstones
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Santa Fe, NM
1940's Retro brooch of fourteen karat yellow gold with gemstones. There are a total of three
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20th Century Retro Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, Moonstone, Ruby, Sapphire, 14k Gold, Yellow Gold
Great Pair of 1940
s Dress Clips
Located in Lambertville, NJ
Wonderfully wearable 14kt. yellow gold shield design pair of dress clips, each is prong set with a round brilliant cut diamond totaling approx..15 cts. and two round faceted natural ...
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, Sapphire, 14k Gold
1940s Brooch in Gilded 925 °/°° Silver with Orange Bakelite
Located in roma, IT
Wonderful 1940s brooch in 925 ° / °° silver with orange bakelite depicting an African face. The
Category
1940s Italian Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Silver
1940s TRIFARI Rhodium and Pave Rhinestone Calla Lily Brooch Pin Dress Clip
By Alfred Philippe for Trifari
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An exquisite 1940s piece, designed by Alfred Phillipe for Trifari, this exceptionally detailed
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
1940s HOBE Sterling and Gold Wash Faux Ruby Diamond Floral Bow Pin/Brooch
By Hobé Jewelry
Located in Palm Springs, CA
An exquisite classic Hobe sterling floral spray brooch with a bow theme, this large brooch measures
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Circa 1940s Coro Craft Duette Yellow and Goldtone Owl Brooch/Clips
Located in Long Beach, CA
1940s Coro Craft Duette gold tone metal owl brooch/clips set with large topaz faceted glass eyes
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1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Base Metal
Brooch, Designed by Wiwen Nilsson for Anders Nilsson Sweden, 1940s
By Wiwen Nilsson
Located in Stockholm, SE
Sterling silver.
Category
1960s Swedish Modern Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Sterling Silver
1940s Baroque Pearl and Gemstone Rooster Brooch in 18 Karat Gold
Located in Middleton, WI
France in the 1940s, at a time when these brooches were highly desirable and created by many of the
Category
1940s French Retro Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, Natural Pearl, Ruby, Blue Sapphire, 18k Gold, Platinum
1940s Carved Emerald with Square Cut Emeralds and Diamonds Geometric Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
. Designed In The 1940's In The United States Of America.
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1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold
1940s Large and Dramatic Floral Citrine with Diamonds Gold Double Clip Brooch
Located in New York, NY
One 18kt Yellow Gold Figural Flower Brooch Embellished With Numerous Pear Shaped Beautiful Color
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Citrine, Diamond, 18k Gold
Joseff of Hollywood 1940s Russian Gold Plate Vintage Floral Brooch and Earrings
By Joseff of Hollywood
Located in Wigan, GB
1940s. The brooch and earrings were made by Joseff of Hollywood.
Condition Report:
Excellent
The Details
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Gold Plate
Art Deco Style and Period Ruby and Diamond Gold Brooch, Italy, 1940s
Located in Rome, IT
. Dimension 44x47 mm. Weight 18.50 gr. Item condition grading: **** good - Ce.S.Ar. Certificate.
Category
1950s Italian Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond
1940s Oval Agate Cabochon Set into a Sterling Silver Roped Shaped Bezel Brooch
Located in Sydney CBD, AU
1930's Oval Agate Cabochon set into a Sterling Silver Roped shaped Bezel Brooch
Vintage 1930's
Category
1940s Art Deco Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Agate, Sterling Silver
Vintage Eisenberg Dress Clip 1940s
By Eisenberg
Located in Austin, TX
Period: 1940
Hallmark: Eisenberg Original
Condition: perfect
Dimensions: H 1.8 Inch
Materials: base
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches 1940s
Trifari Rare Dress Clip 1940s
By Trifari
Located in Austin, TX
Period: 1940
Hallmark: Trifari
Condition: fair
Dimensions: H 2.7 Inch
Materials: sterling silver
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches 1940s
1940s Suzanne Belperron Citrine Gold Clip
By Suzanne Belperron
Located in New York , NY
18K gold clip featuring single citrine by Suzanne Belperron, circa 1940s. Maker's mark.
Category
1940s French Vintage Brooches 1940s
Vintage Massive Dress Clip Eisenberg 1940s
By Eisenberg
Located in Austin, TX
Period: 1940
Hallmark: Eisenberg Original
Condition: good
Dimensions: H 3.5 Inch
Materials: base
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches 1940s
Vintage Rare Eisenberg Dress Clip 1940s
By Eisenberg
Located in Austin, TX
Period: 1940
Hallmark: Eisenberg Original
Condition: very good
Dimensions: H 3 Inch
Materials: base
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches 1940s
TIFFANY
CO. Retro Diamond Sapphire Gold Starburst Brooch
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Southampton, NY
This Tiffany brooch from the 1940s is set with a center cluster of circular-cut sapphires
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Sapphire, Diamond, 14k Gold
Dress Clip Eisenberg Originals Faux Amethyst 1940s
By Eisenberg
Located in Austin, TX
Year: 1940
Hallmark: Eisenberg Original
Materials: base metal, crystals
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Base Metal
Vintage Eisenberg Dress Clip With White Rhinestones 1940s
By Eisenberg
Located in Austin, TX
Period: 1940
Hallmark: Eisenberg Original
Condition: perfect
Dimensions: H 2.4 Inch
Materials: base
Category
1940s Vintage Brooches 1940s
1940s Modernist Sterling Silver "Kiss" Pin by Rebajes
By Francisco Rebajes
Located in Winnetka, IL
Modernist "Kiss" pin by master craftsman Francisco Rebajes (1907-1990), an avant-garde designer working in New York City from 1930 to 1960. This iconic pin is rare in sterling silver...
Category
1940s American Modernist Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Sterling Silver
Large Floral Rhinestone Brooch with Gold Wash Over Silver
Located in Oradell, NJ
This is a handsome large floral brooch, circa 1930's-1940's, masterfully crafted with fine detail
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Brooches 1940s
Retro Style Estate Sapphire and Diamond Pin in Platinum, circa 1940s
Located in Chicago, IL
together. Entire pin is a very rare, retro style, circa the 1940's. Entire pin is created in Platinum
Category
1940s Unknown Retro Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Platinum
Margaret De Patta Abstract Sterling Brooch Mid-century Modern Free Form
Located in Chicago, IL
This abstract sterling brooch dates to the early 1940s when Margaret De Patta attended the
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Sterling Silver
Vintage bakelite carved butterscotch butterfly brooch bought in Paris circa 1940
Located in Malpas, GB
coloured carved bakelite butterfly brooch dating from the 1940's with a spring back pin. Very faintly on
Category
1940s French Post-War Vintage Brooches 1940s
Retro Diamond Ruby Platinum Brooch
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
A coveted 1940s platinum brooch/clips. The brooch is designed as flowing bows with two bouquets of
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Platinum
Platinum and Diamond Clips, 1940s
Located in New York, NY
Each clip decorated with brilliant and single-cut diamonds, baguettes and a triangular diamond.
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, Platinum
Mid-Century Boucher For Mazer Amber Crystal Fur Clip Brooch
Earrings Set 1940
Located in Burbank, CA
earrings designed by Marcel Boucher for Mazer Bros. in the 1940s. The brooch is executed in an asymmetrical
Category
1940s American Vintage Brooches 1940s
1940s Tiffany
Co. Montana Sapphire Moonstone Gold Pin
By Tiffany
Co.
Located in Hartsdale, NY
14K pin set with montana sapphires and moonstones. Signed Tiffany & Co. Circa 1940's
Category
1940s Unknown Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Blue Sapphire, Moonstone, 14k Gold
Cartier Ruby Diamond Yellow Gold Flower Clip Brooches
By Cartier
Located in Milano, IT
original fitted Case. One brooch signed and numbered.
1940's
Category
1940s British Vintage Brooches 1940s
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 18k Gold
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Vintage Brooches 1940S For Sale on 1stDibs
Find an expansive variety of vintage brooches 1940s available on 1stDibs. These distinct designs — crafted with great care and often made from Gold, 18k Gold and 14k Gold — can elevate any look. Our inventory has long been popular, and it includes earlier versions that date to the 20th Century and newer variations that were made as recently as the 20th Century. Pieces in our collection of vintage brooches 1940s made by Retro jewelers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — are very popular. There have been many well-made iterations of these items over the years, but those made by Alfred Philippe for Trifari, Tiffany
Co. and Trifari are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Browse our collection of 658 Diamond versions today to add the perfect touch to your look. Today, if you’re looking for round cut vintage brooches 1940s and are unable to find the perfect match, our selection also includes old european cut and brilliant cut alternatives. There aren’t many items for men in our collection of vintage brooches 1940s, as most of the options available are for women.
How Much are Vintage Brooches 1940S?
On average, vintage brooches 1940s at 1stDibs sell for $1,791, while they’re typically $1 on the low end and $192,000 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 Vintage Brooches 1940s
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A number of dresses were popular during the 1940s. Many women wore short-waist dresses with button necks, collars, fitted waists and full skirts. The classic A-lines with knee-length hems in red, white and blue colors were also a trend. Shop a collection of vintage dresses on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021In the 1940s, ladies wore clothes defined by clean and slim silhouettes. The jackets, blouses and sweaters often featured shoulderpads and had somewhat of a military feel. Most dresses were quite casual and pants and playsuits became part of a woman's everyday style.
- What is a 1940s style dress?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 5, 2021The most popular 1940s-style dress was the shirtwaist dress. It had a front opening like a men’s shirt, but with large buttons in the front of the dress, which was practical and easy to wear. The sleeves were short and necklines varied from shirt style to sweetheart and other necklines. Antique and vintage dresses from well-known designers are available on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023To tell if a brooch is vintage, take a look at its fastener. Pieces made during the first half of the 20th century often had a long thin fastener that you push to open or close. This style of hardware is commonly known as a trombone clasp. Locking safety clasps emerged during the 1930s, and jewelers used them throughout the rest of the 20th century. You can also check brooches for a date stamp or research the maker's mark to determine who produced it. Then, consult trusted online resources to determine the age. Alternatively, you can have a certified appraiser or professional jeweler examine the piece. On 1stDibs, find a variety of brooches from some of the world's top sellers.
- 1stDibs ExpertAugust 20, 2024To identify vintage brooches, look for the maker's marks. You can usually find them on the backs of brooches. Take a photo of the marking on your brooch, and then conduct a reverse image search to learn who the maker is. If you're unsuccessful, research the marks using trusted online resources or consult a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer. Shop a diverse assortment of vintage brooches on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 23, 2024Claire McCardell was the designer often called the Mother of American Fashion in the 1940s. An American designer, she helped introduce women's sportswear to the United States and was particularly well-known for her bias-cut, loose-fitting Monastic dress. When World War II broke out in the 1940s, she designed pieces out of readily available materials like denim, calico and wool jersey, introducing new fabrics for women's clothing that would remain popular well after the close of the war. Many people point to McCardell as one of the first successful American fashion designers. Shop a collection of Claire McCardell apparel on 1stDibs.
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