Genre Vintage and Retro Brooch Gallery

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Pierre Bex style Art Deco abstract bow brooch

The bow brooch has been a classic design through several eras of jewellery. The abstract tooling and geometric shape of this delightful brooch fits with the Art Deco period. Pierre Bex (Paris) copied Art Deco designs from original toolings in the 60's to the 80's.

This Art Deco Brooch would look great on a summer jacket.

It is 6 cm in length and 1.2 cm wide. (2 3/8 by 1/2 in).

This Art Deco style brooch is in good condition.

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PEN020
£10.99

Art Deco style arrow brooch

The signal that this is an Art Deco style is the geometric shapes and the sense of movement - it almost looks as if it is in flight. We have ivory and gold tone enamel earrings in the earring gallery that would coordinate well with this unusual brooch.

It is 9.8 cm long and 1.8 cm at its widest point (3 3/4 by 5/8 in).

This evocative Art Deco style brooch is in good vintage condition.

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PEN007
£14.99

Exotic enamel flower brooch

This classic exotic flower is in lovely shades of pinks and orange/ red on a silver tone backing with silver tone line detail.

It is 4 cm (h) by 5 cm (w) (1 5/8 by 2 in).

This colourful brooch is in good condition.

PEN017
£10.99

Triangular enamel Art Deco style brooch

This lovely brooch combines Art Deco geometry with the fragility of abstract pink flowers. It resembles items from the Pierre Bex line (Pierre Bex made retro jewellery with original toolings in Paris, mostly in the 1970's decade).

It is 1.7 cm (h) by 7 cm (w) (.7 by 2.8 in).

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A real beauty in good vintage condition.

PEN018
£15.99

Flamingo brooch

A whimsical figurative brooch that pays homage to the jelly belly brooch. The original animals featured a 'belly' of Lucite. The story is that these were inspired by war time material shortages for jewellery making - made during during WWII by Trifari, with left over Lucite from plane manufacturing.

The 1940's style brooch is 6 cm (h) by 4 cm (w) (2.4 by 1.6 in).

It is in good vintage condition.

PME017
£18.99

Triangular rhinestone brooch

This quirky triangle reminds us of a graph when worn in this position, but could be worn in any angle the owner fancies. The identically sized stones are set with prongs and are close enough to give a pave appearance.

The overall size is 3.5 cm (h) by 3.5 cm (w) (1.4 by 1.4 inch). Each stone is just under 3 mm (less than 1/8 in) square.

The brooch and all the stones are in good condition.

PRS004
£16.99

Blue flower spray rhinestone brooch

The flower spray is a popular design throughout jewellery eras. This has 2 large flowers in an amazing blue. The larger blue stones are prong held, with the smaller round stones of varying shades of blue and the clear stones invisibly fixed into the silver toned design.

This is a large, showy brooch with good detail and beautiful flowing lines. It is 6.3 (h) by 5.5 cm (w) (2.5 by 2.2 inches).

We think this is in the 1950's tradition of cocktail jewellery. It is in good vintage condition.

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PRS008
£16.99

Panis Arts and crafts sterling silver brooch

Silver lotus brooch by Starve Gregor Panis

This handmade brooch is marked STERLING and has the makers mark of Starve Gregor Panis (1889-1974). He was born in Eastern Europe and emigrated to the USA, where he joined the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts. His studio-made jewellery is sought after and increasingly hard to find.

The Panis brooch is 4.2 cm (1.7 in) in diameter and is in good condition.

PME016
£45.99

Czech pressed glass brooch on chain

This remarkable brooch is marked 'made in Czechslov' (sic). It is pressed or moulded glass with silver decoration. It is similar in materials to Gablonz brooches produced in the 20's and 30's, but may have been made pre WWI.

The top bar is 3cm wide by 1 cm in height (1.2 by .4 inch). The hanging flower is 3.5 cm long and 3 cm wide(1.4 by 1.2 in). Overall the brooch measures 5.8 cm (2.3 inch).

There are some surface scratches on the bottom of the top bar and there appears to be a crack at the top of the flower, though there are no signs that it has come apart.

PST001
£23.99

Celtic style amber and silver bar brooch

This Celtic style bar brooch is unmarked, but tested for 925 silver. It features a classic Celtic knot with a pointed oval amber stone in the centre. The bar brooch was popular in Victorian costume jewellery and was still in vogue in the Art Deco jewellery period (see above). Arts and Crafts designers were influenced by ancient Celtic jewellery.

The bar is about 5 cm (2 in) long and almost .9 cm (almost 3/8 in) wide. The amber stone is 1.5 cm (5/8 in) long and 6 cm (1/4in) wide.

There is more coordinating amber jewellery in the necklace and bracelet galleries.

This Celtic style bar brooch is in good condition.

PAM002
£12.99

Art Deco style bow brooch

The bow is a traditional jewellery motif, particularly popular in the 18th century and regularly reappearing since then. This stylistic 1930's geometric interpretation closely resembles the Pierre Bex line (Pierre Bex made retro jewellery with original toolings in Paris, mostly in the 1970's decade).

This Art Deco style bow brooch has gold tone embossing together with black enamel, all covered in a smooth, shiny protective coating. it is 3.5 cm in length by 2.6 cm wide (1.4 by 1 inch).

It is in good vintage condition.

PEN003
£16.99

Please note that vintage and retro jewellery appearing below this line have been sold.

Circular rhinestone cluster brooch

This sparkling brooch has a centre stone that is encircled with 3 rows of smaller stones that are bigger toward the outside. All the stones are set with prongs.

The centre stone is 7 cm (1/4 in) in diameter. The entire brooch is 3.2 cm (1.3 in) in diameter.

The brooch and all the stones are in good condition.

PRS002

Enamel butterfly brooch

We think this is a modern retro version of the ever popular butterfly brooch. It is reminiscent of Art Nouveau design by its muted enamel colours and the cabochon glass insets.

It is 3.1 cm (h) by 4 cm (w) (1 1/4 by 1 5/8 in).

This beautiful butterfly brooch in good vintage condition.

PEN014

Enamel summer bonnet brooch

We think this lovely yellow enamel brooch epitomises the summer bonnet. Three small flowers, each centred with a citron coloured diamante, are attached to a raised silver twist ribbon. The inside backing is silver tone. This is a classic design that we think fits this season's prim 1950's look.

It is 4 cm (h) by 3.5 cm (w) (1 5/8 by 1 3/8 in).

There is some slight thinness to the enamel at the edge of the brim - this is reflected in the price.

PEN015

Jade art deco bar brooch

Oriental jade jewellery was very popular in the 1920's and early 30's and the design of this silver tone brooch shows the geometric influence of the Art Deco period. There is a seed pearl (possibly faux) on each side of the jade stone.

The stone appears to be in the jadeite category of jade (as opposed to the more common and less valuable nephrite, which is generally much darker). The stone is marbled, carved and pierced. Good copies of jade were made from glass during this period, but the uneven texture of the back of the stone leads me to believe this is not a glass copy.

The length of the brooch is about 6 cm and 1 cm at the widest point (2.4 by .4 in). The stone is 1.4 cm long and 1 cm wide (.6 by
.4 inch). It is marked with numbers but we have not been able to interpret them. It is in good vintage condition.

PST001

Enamel flower basket brooch

The flower basket brooch has been reinterpreted throughout the ages. What makes this especially desirable is the detail in the gold tone textured rope handle and basket weaving, as well as the muted autumnal colouring of the enamelled petals and leaves.

This brooch measures 3.5 (h) by 4 cm (w) (1.4 by 1.6 in). It is in good vintage condition.

PEN006