made in Rome, circa 1870, by one of the greatest Italian jewelers of the 19th century – Ernesto Pierret (1824-1898). His business was located at 20 […]
Circa 1870 This classic Victorian openwork 14K gold star brooch / pendant is embellished with chunky old cushion cut diamonds producing a great sparkle. The border […]
St. Petersburg, circa 1870s. A superb quality antique 14K gold brooch is modeled as a pansy flower set with three faceted garnets, twenty nine old rose […]
circa 1925 This elegant vintage brooch / pin from the Art Deco era features very fine quality lapis lazuli of an excellent midnight blue color mounted […]
Italian, circa 1860 An antique lava of Mount Vesuvius cameo is superbly carved in high relief with a powerful depiction of mythological Medusa Gorgon. The cameo […]
Vienna, circa 1910 This elegant Art Nouveau era brooch/pin features a multi-layer shell cameo finely carved with a profile of a female wearing a tiara. The […]
Vienna, Austria, circa 1950 A large vintage brooch is designed as a naturalistically carved amethyst orchid mounted in 14K white gold. The flowerhead is embellished by […]
A vintage mid-century insect brooch / pin is finely modeled in platinum and 18K yellow gold and set with perfectly matched Russian Uralian demantoids, sparkling white […]
c.1960s Although this unique piece is from a later period, it is a stellar example of high Art Deco style beautifully alluding to ancient Egyptian aesthetics, […]
circa 1870 A Victorian era cat’s eye quartz, seed pearl, blue spinel and 14K gold antique brooch is designed as three stylized flowers wrapped with a […]
Geneva, Switzerland, circa 1850 An antique Swiss 18K gold brooch features an oval glossy enamel plaque finely painted with a view of Lake Lucerne after the […]
circa 1880s This magnificent Victorian era pendant / brooch is designed as a large Byzantine (frequently called Maltese) cross set with bright white diamonds, gray pearls, […]
Austria, Vienna, circa 1880 This Belle Epoque antique giardinetto (little garden) convertible brooch / pendant with detachable pin is designed as a diamond basket with two […]
French, circa 1860s Superbly carved in high relief sardonyx, this brooch’s cameo depicts a classical profile of a lady wearing a grapevine wreath (probably a Bacchante, a female follower […]