Brooches

This pretty brooch was made by the American Trifari company and dates from c.1960. It is based on a design that Trifari initially produced in c.1944. 

Condition Report:

Excellent

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This delightful and unusual brooch features a basket design and was created in the 1940s. 

Condition Report:

Excellent

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This stylish brooch was created in the 1980s. It is identical in style and construction to a parrot brooch produced during the decade by Christian Dior. However, this example is unsigned. 

Condition Report:

Very Good - A couple of filed patches on the reverse of the brooch where something has potentially been removed - perhaps a signature cartouche?

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This pretty brooch dates from c.1910 and was most likely made in Czechoslovakia. 

Condition Report:

Very Good - One small claw is missing from one of the stone settings. This is only apparent under close magnification and does not detract from the appeal of the brooch. 

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This pretty brooch dates from the 1930s and was most likely made in Czechoslovakia. 

Condition Report:

Excellent

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This dramatic 1950s brooch was most likely created in Austria. 

Condition Report:

Excellent

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This shimmering brooch was created in the mid to late 1800s in Czechoslovakia.

Condition Report:

Excellent 

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This elegant brooch was created in the mid to late 1800s.

Condition Report:

Very Good - A tiny piece of the granulation (gilded metal beading) is missing from the design. This is only apparent upon very close examination and does not detract from the appeal of the piece.  

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This shimmering brooch was created in the mid to late 1800s, most likely in the kingdom of Bohemia. 

Condition Report:

Very Good - A couple of very tiny garnets are missing from the design. This is only apparent under close magnification and does not detract from the appeal of the piece. 

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This chic brooch was created by Marcel Boucher in the mid-1940s. 

Condition Report:

Good - Some rubbing to the plating. This is consistent with age and is only apparent upon close inspection. It does not detract from the appeal of the piece. 

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This striking brooch is emblematic of the evocative 1920s Egyptian Revival aesthetic. 

Condition Report:

Very Good - Some slight indentation to the reverse of the brooch. This is consistent with age and use and is not apparent when the brooch is worn.  

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This stylish brooch was created by Kramer of New York in the 1950s.

Condition Report:

Very Good - A tiny element of clouding to a couple of rhinestones due to age. This does not detract from the appeal of the piece and is only visible upon very close inspection.  

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A stylish piece by the German costume jewellers Henkel and Grossé, this brooch was created in 1970.

Condition Report:

Very Good - A little rubbing to the surface of the gold plating. This is consistent with age and use and does not detract from the appeal of the piece. 

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This elegant example of 1940s design is an unsigned beauty.

Condition Report:

Very Good - Some minor oxidisation to the metal surface underneath two petals. This is only visible upon close inspection and cannot be seen when the brooch is worn. 

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This elegant bar brooch features a classical portrait and was most likely created in France in the early 1930s.

Condition Report:

Very Good -Some minor discolouration to the metal surrounding the portrait. This is only visible upon very close inspection. 

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