Vintage Brooches

The brooch is the classic piece of costume jewelry. Victorian women wore mourning brooches and cameos, the Art Deco years brought geometric paste clips, and the 1940s and 1950s were a golden age of large rhinestone brooches, enameled figurals and dress clips. Designers such as Schreiner, Marcel Boucher and Miriam Haskell made the brooch a showpiece, using unusual stones, layered construction and fine hand finishing. Brooches remain one of the most versatile vintage pieces: wear one on a lapel, a hat, a scarf or a handbag, or group several together. Each listing notes the era, any signature and the measurements, so you can picture the scale before you buy.