Vintage Signed Monet Goldtone White Sugarloaf Cabochon Brooch, 1984

Florentine finish goldtone polo mallet with pave faux-black diamond riding helmet brooch with security clasp. Marked crown "Trifari." Measures: 3 1/4 inches long by 1/2 inch. Excellent condition. This is a remake of a design which was first advertised in Mademoiselle magazine in 1937. This brooch was featured in a 1959 advertisement. Trifari is an American jewelry company founded in 1925 which sold costume jewelry to the middle to high end market. In 1930, Alfred Philippe, an immigrant from France, joined the company and became its lead designer. Philippe in his previous position in Paris had collaborated with Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels, which influenced his designs for Trifari. In the 1930s, Trifari's jewelry was frequently used in Broadway productions. Their designs were also popular in Europe, owned by the Countess of Polignac as well as madame Lanvin's daughter and the director of Lanvin. Trifari also designed two sets of faux-pearl jewelry for Mamie Eisenhower. In 1955, Trifari won a landmark lawsuit protecting its copyrighted designs which were being copied by other costume jewelry companies. Early jewelry, jewelry featured in advertisements, or by well-known designers like Diane Love, Kunio...

1980s gold plated pave clear rhinestone with faux-garnet eye bird on a branch brooch with security clasp. Marked "Nina Ricci." Measures: 1 1...

Silvertone sundial brooch with security clasp. Marked "Napier." Measures: 2 1/8 inches long by 2 inches wide. Condition: Very good; tarnishing normal for its age. This is from Napier...

1980s oval hematite finish pave clear rhinestone brooch with security clasp. Marked "Givenchy." Measures: 1 5/8 inches long by 2 1/6 inches wide. Excellent condition. Givenchy is a ...

1950s goldtone big 3 faux-pearl dangles brooch with security clasp. Marked "Napier." Measures: 2 1/2 inches long by 2 1/2 inches wide. Condition: Very good; some discoloration to edge of goldtone. The matching earrings in silvertone are shown on pg. 302 of Melinda L. Lewis & Henry Swen's book "The Napier Co.: Defining 20th Century American Costume Jewelry." Vintage Napier jewelry...

Goldtone 3d cube with black and red resin brooch with security clasp. Marked "Givenchy New York Paris 1980." Measures: 1 1/4 inches long by 1 1/8 inches wide. Condition: Very good; m...

A resplendent piece by Van Cleef & Arpels, comprised of 218 fancy vivid yellow diamonds weighing approximately 25 carats VVS-VS, finely set in 18k yellow gold and designed as a quin...

Wonderful chunky brooch in the shape of a three leaf clover made out of 14k gold, button coral and turquoise.

This wonderful large grape brooch was made out of corallium rubrum, meditaranean coral, in an Italian workshop between 1850-1860. The grape is made out of different size boutons, vine leaves and 14 karart golden twines, with the help of golden wires...

Lovely realistically carved putto lying in a bed of scrolled ornaments and a flower. The carving has been executed in Italy in the 3rd quarter of the 19th century and mounted on a 14...

Vintage Sterling Silver 925 Marcasite Enamel Greyhound Dog Brooch High Quality green number 4 with enamel baby blue number 7 with enamel in excellent condition please see photos t...

This massive and fabulously over the top ruby and canary diamond flower brooch with removable stem contains approximately 100 carats of glistening red rubies in the flower part. Th...