Brooches & Pins 5
Vintage Costume Jewelry
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Another View Reverse	Elegant Victorian Bar Pin with Art Glass, Signed PS Co Wear this beneath the collar of a crisp white librarian blouse or sexy silk blouse; and, if you really want to wear it like Victorian or Edwardian ladies, place a cameo below, or one of those small collar pins with one stone. For instance, here is how the pin looks along with an oval carnelian. Larger than most bar pins seen in this era, this late Victorian jewel is beautifully designed with lovely wheat or barley sheaf motifs in a beaded openwork gilded setting. Oval shaped green & yellow 2-tone art glass stones change with the light and are set openback in bezels. The pin 3 3/4" long x 3/8" wide, fastening with an old style open C-clasp. This a well made piece and is a good weight. and in excellent condition. Signed P.S. Co, across the upper curve of the C-clasp, of all places! Excellent condition. $65
Reverse	Lovely Victorian Edwardian Oval Carnelian Pin This tasteful jewel probably fastened a Victorian lady's white lace collar to her gown. The gilded bezel holds perfectly a genuine carnelian cabochon of good quality. Imagine that rich color adorning the neckline or collar of a white or light neutral blouse, cotton or silk...sigh. The bezel and stone are 1 1/8" wide and 5/8" tall, and thick, the stone rising about 1/4" from the bezel. The pin clasps with a standard late 19th century hinge and open C catch, with the pin extending a bit beyond the bezel. Excellent condition. $55
Reverse	1980's Deco Lady Bisque Face Brooch Pin Most of these pins were hand made and quite popular in the late 1970's. This lady has a bisque face with bright blue eyes and a little red bow mouth. Her red felt cap is lined with hand sewn golden sequins. She is surrounded by a sheer black ruff with golden edging around the hem, and at her throat is a puff of black fur. She is just so glamorous, your alter ego perhaps. The backing is better than usual, gold tone metal with a riveted pin mechanism with safety clasp. Excellent condition. $28
Reverse	Sleek & Sassy Van Dell Sterling Vermeil Bouquet Brooch This lovely, long & slender sterling vermeil pin conveys a smart, quality look with it's perked up leaf and curling tendrils. The heavy flowers set with midnight blue stones adds a mysterious touch. Its hard to see in the reverse image, but the oval signature plaque is marked VAN DELL 1/20 12K GF on STERLING. Dimensions are 3 1/4" x 1 3/8". The blue stone on the lower flower is a somewhat cloudy, but not quite ready to replace. Very Good condition. $38.00
Reverse	Large Vintage MONET Enamel Lily Brooch If you're looking for a good piece of jewelry you can wear year around to almost any occasion, you've found it. The two stylized 6 petaled white lilys are actually enameled in a heavy cream color with gold tone accents and textured stem and leaves. The brooch is 3 1/4" tall x 2 3/4" wide. Signed (c)Monet, this brooch is in excellent, clean condition. $32
Reverse	Rare design~Transitional Sash Pin with Topaz Glass You love music and dancing, and you like quality and high style in your clothing and jewelry while you're having fun. This sash pin was made for you, though you weren't born yet! In the era known by costume jewelry collectors as "transitional," this circa early century brooch offers graceful movement in the openwork design in gilded base metal, with elements of both Art Nouveau and Art Deco design. The applied decorations include curly-cues and zig-zag musical-note shaped designs, and flowers with tiny prong set blue pastes. At the center, sassily tilted, is a claw set open backed oval amber or topaz glass, clear as colored water! Dimensions are 2 7/8" wide x 1 1/2" tall. Very Good to Excellent condition. $85
Reverse	West Germany Faux Tortoiseshell Glass & Resin Cameo Book piece. This design and color of German cameos can be found in Fred Rezazadah's book, COSTUME JEWELRY, on page 201. This one is circa 1960s. A molded resin or plastic cameo is applied to a prong set beveled art glass disk with patterns that resemble tortoise shell, is prong set into a scalloped and textured brass frame. Dimensions, including the frame, are just under 2" tall x 1 3/4" wide. Brooch is in excellent, clean condition, marked W. GERMANY on the rivet of the pin clasp. #B486 $30.00
Reverse	Crown Trifari Flirtation Rhinestone Book Piece Brooch Stylized Flower Basket, circa 1953 is a piece from Trifari's Flirtation line. It is , featured in Signed Beauties of Costume Jewelry by Martha Sparkles Brown, page 170. Signed Trifari with the crown above the 'T' and Pat. Pend. Marquise cut and square crystal rhinestones, chatons and a single baguette decorate this lovely brooch. The basket fitting is golden, the stone fittings are set in silver colored metal. Dimensions are just under 2" x 1 1/2". Excellent condition. #B480 $65.00
Reverse MORE 1930's Costume Jewelry	Striking 1930s Victorian Revival Faux Coral Brooch. Prepare to be complimented wearing this showy yet feminine brooch. Czech glass cabochons imitating coral decorate the delightful round, pot metal openwork base. There are two main layers here, a smaller layer of openwork and glass cabs perched on the base layer. It is 2 1/4" in diameter with a c-clasp that works wonderfully. Excellent condition. $45
Reverse	HUGE Lollipop Purple Pinwheel Moonglow Flower Brooch This striking brooch looks like the huge lollipops we could buy at the carnival when it came to town, or when we drove all the way to the big city in the 1950s and 1960s, and is, in fact, a 1960s piece. Its purple and magenta moonlgow Lucite thermoset inserts will doubtless fascinate all who notice it, and it is bound to be noticed. Made in 3 layers--a goldtone base fitting, thermoset swirls and central gold tone floweret with flashing ruby rhinestone, this is a fairly heavy piece, measuring in at 4" long. The center flower is 3" in diameter. Can you imagine this piece decorating a pastel jacket or vest? Wear all spring and summer to the office, shopping, outdoor events or to any fun occasion all spring & summer. The riveted stem has a tiny bit of wriggle, mainly noticed when you hold the piece by the stem. Very Good condition. $38.00
Another View Reverse	Scarce & Unusual Asian Goddess Statue Pin Circa 1965. This lovely, well made brooch is a depiction of Tara, a Buddhist divinity. The chased gold tone metal is decorated with varying patterns and textures. At the center of the goddess is a jade glass bead. An unusual aspect of this jewel is that it has a flat base, wide enough to stand. As a little statue, Tara can be admired or meditated upon while you aren't wearing her. The pin is 1 7/8" tall, 1 1/4" wide at the base--small, but heavy for it's size! Excellent condition. $55.
Reverse	Unique Siamese Motif Beaded Face Brooch This graceful design is not your usual Siamese dancer jewelry. The matte gold engraved metal is high in detail and set with white glass beads in assorted sizes. The lovely face is is detailed and peaceful looking within an elaborate headdress. No signature, but well made enough to indicate a designer piece, circa mid-1950s to 1970. Measurement is 2 1/2" tall x 2" wide. Very Good condition. $48.