In the 19th century brooches are very popular, Victorian brooches are often decorated with pearls, diamonds, cameos and enamel. Under the reign of Queen Victoria we see mourning brooches, with hair, black enamel, names engraved in tribute to the deceased. At the French court the brooch was an indispensable accessory, it was part of the front of women’s bodices, it served as a messenger for lovers.
Victorian brooches
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380,00€Victorian barrette brooch in 18 karat yellow and pink gold. Antique brooch formed of three spheres decorated with granulation, the central sphere is decorated with 9 fine half-pearls. Antique brooch from the early 20th century, circa 1880.
Weevil hallmarks (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Width: 4.2 cm
Condition : scratches from use
Weight : 3.52 gr
We sell a bracelet to match this brooch (see photos), which you can see by clicking here.
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130,00€Antique chimeras brooch in gilded silver. Antique bar brooch decorated with two facing chimeras. Late 19th century, France.
Hallmarked with the boar’s head (french state hallmark for silver)
Length: 50 mm
Width: 10 mm
Thickness: 3 mmCondition: signs of wear, old solder repair
Weight: 12.59 gr
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900,00€Antique Perpignan garnet brooch in 18 karat rose gold (750/1000). This bar brooch features a series of 11 faceted garnets with a raspberry pink color, arranged in a graduated design. The garnets are bezel-set with V-shaped motifs and have a domed back. Regional brooch from the South of France, circa 1880.
Hallmarked with an eagle’s head and maker’s mark RD
Length: 62 mm
Width: 0.8 mmCondition: dents, wear scratches
Weight: 3.93 gr
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270,00€Antique French silver diamond brooch from Arles. Antique regional brooch decorated with openwork motifs. The center of the brooch is adorned with a small diamond in a crumpled-effect setting, a motif typical of the South of France. The brooch is partially gilded on the reverse to prevent silver staining clothing. Antique regional brooch, France, late 19th century.
Height: 17 mm
Width: 4 cmCondition : scratches from use
Weight : 5.74 gr
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1250,00€Diamond crescent moon and star brooch in 18 karat gold and silver. Celestial brooch featuring a crescent moon and a star, the whole set with 30 flat-cut foiled diamonds. The diamonds have yellow hues, some darker than others. Antique moon brooch, circa 1870.
Owl hallmark (french state hallmark for 18 karat gold)
Diameter : 33 mm
Estimated diamond weight: 0.70 carat
Condition: slight wear scratches
Weight : 9 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
More information : Moon-shaped jewelry was very fashionable in the second half of the 19th century. This corresponds to the rediscovery of Greco-Roman civilization and the “lunar triad” composed of Selene, Hecate and Artemis, symbolizing respectively the full moon, the new moon (or black moon) and the crescent moon. Jewelry adorned with one or more moons is highly symbolic, oriented towards the feminine, and is sometimes complemented by a lucky star, meant to show the way.
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1590,00€Antique Victorian Marianne brooch in 18 karat (750) rose gold and silver. Antique brooch decorated with an enamelled portrait Marianne (French symbol) wearing a Phrygian cap topped with a laurel wreath. The portrait is set off by a surround of rose-cut diamonds in a silver setting. Antique brooch, late Victorian period, circa 1880.
AA hallmark, owl and swan hallmarks (French State hallmarks for 18-karat gold and silver)
Diameter: 32 mm
Condition: enamel restoration
Weight : 18.15 gr
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1500,00€Enamel American flower brooch in Tiffany & Co’s style in rose and yellow gold 14 karats. Antique brooch representing a sweet pea with pink petals enamelled and matt. The representation of the flower is very naturalistic. On the flower, a diamond is set by six claws in yellow gold. American work, in the style of Paul Farnham for Tiffany & Co, circa 1890.
Scallop shell and trefoil hallmark
Size: 58 mm x 16 mmEstimated diamond weight: 0.05 ct
Note: the clasp is in rose gold 9k
Condition : scratches from useWeight : 5.18 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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620,00€Victorian portrait diamonds brooch in silver and rose gold 18 karats (750). Antique brooch with a lady’s portrait painted on ivory and protected by a glass. The portrait is surrounded by a pink gold border and a silver decoration forming a knot and foliage, set with 54 rose-cut diamonds. Late 19th century antique portrait brooch, Victorian period.
Owl and swan hallmarks
Dimensions : 35 x 25 mm
Dimensions of the portrait : 21 x 18 mmCondition : tiny scratches.
Weight : 7.20 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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240,00€Brooch in blackened steel made of a line winding on itself at the ends, holding a tassel also in steel. A very modern line for a jewel of the late nineteenth century. Victorian brooch, maybe from Germany.
No visible punch marks
Dimensions: 47 mm x 50 mm
Condition: scratches from use
Weight : 9,35 gr
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340,00€Victorian grisaille brooch miniature in 18 karat rose gold and silver. Of circular shape, a lady’s portrait dressed as in 18th Century fashion is painted in grisaille (different shades of greys). The portrait is encircled by a rose gold circle, two branches with flowers inlaid with pearls cross each other on the upper part of the jewel. Six pearls decorate the contour of the brooch to highlight the lovely portrait. Antique brooch from the Victorian period, 19th century.
Swan and owl hallmarks
Height: 3,1 cm
Width: 2.8 cmNote: the fastening system works.
Condition: oxidation, wears, soldering to keep the compartment locked.Weight : 7,56 gr
*The antique box is not sold with the jewel*
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150,00€Victorian bow silver brooch. Shaped as a ribbon bow and decorated with half fine pearls, the brooch is holding pearl. French jewel of the 19th century, Victorian period.
Two swan hallmarks.
Height : 2 cm
Width: 3,6 cmNote : the fastening system works
Weight : 4 gr