Brooches | Pins

A late Georgian to early Victorian era Rocco style repousse and citrine brooch. The front is gilded with chasing along the crescent shaped scrolls. The machine stamped repousse is close backed and hollow in construction.

Victorian bar pins do not come any more simpler and minimalist in design than this. The body of the brooch is made from a solid rectangular block of black onyx in the shape of a square bar.

A Georgian cameo depicting John Milton circa 1830 proves to be an interesting find. Mounted in a mixed metal pin is an oval shell cameo, thought to be an unsigned shell cameo carved by Rome Italy cameo carver Giovani Dies. 

A mid 1900's WWII era United States Air Force Lieutenant Colonel's rank insignia; sterling silver oak leaf pin. 

A vintage mid 20th century Retro era rose gold filled swag link necklace. There are five beaded half round bar links that are shaped like a swag. 

A signed Modernist or studio handmade Greek Tragedy and Comedy necklace. Maybe with its 3 faces its symbolizing a Tragicomedy, a literary genre that blends aspects of both tragic and comic forms.

A mid 20th century hand made modernist or studio made brooch with a scarab gemstone. The color of the 12x9mm oval cabochon is hard to describe but it appears to be a brownish red granite or jasper.

This 18k Victorian Etruscan Revival brooch is from circa 1875 featuring a stunning cameo of Mediterranean Toree del Greco red coral set in 18-carat yellow gold. It is remarkable in its exquisite craftsmanship in three-dimension carved in high relief.

An original early 1900s Art Nouveau era Gibson girl portrait pin with a festoon chain. This finely detailed brooch features a young woman with up-swept hair in repousse, as the ideal Gibson Girl.

A Victorian rolled gold filled cameo aesthetic bar pin with Eastlake style leaves and vines intertwined on two rails. 

A mid 20th century, and possibly earlier, Modernist interlocking circles brooch with two lavender colored chalcedony cabochons.

A hand made dogwood flower blossom bracelet and matching set of pins. It is believed this set is custom made Navajo and attributed Navajo artist Tawney Willey but is unsigned.